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gateley

(62,683 posts) Tue May 8, 2012, 03:21 PM May 2012

Whoo boy! Martin Bashir is SPANKING Joe Barton! He's relentless! [View all]

Forcing him to say yes, he's cutting funding for Meals on Wheels rather than raising taxes a smidgen for the uber wealthy. Barton's squirming, but fighting back.

ETA: (Paraphrasing) How can you be a Christian when Jesus said to feed the poor?

Barton: The Lord helps those who help themselves.

Bashir: Which piece of scripture says that?

Barton: Well that's what my father always told me.

I saw a bumper sticker the other day which nailed it: God helps those who help others.

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Whoo boy! Martin Bashir is SPANKING Joe Barton! He's relentless! [View all] gateley May 2012 OP

I had to turn off the tv. He is so sickening, another preacher for the relgion of trickle down libinnyandia May 2012 #1

He makes my skin crawl. But then Bashir started in on him about being Christian - gateley May 2012 #3

I should have changed the channel... butterfly77 May 2012 #8

That POS Politicalboi May 2012 #2

Bashir sure made him look like a POS - he wouldn't answer yes or no as to cutting meals on wheels aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #5

Yup Politicalboi May 2012 #6

I wasn't all that fond of him initially -- but lately he's wowed the socks off of me! gateley May 2012 #11

I adore Martin Bashir PatSeg May 2012 #32

barton is a fool. republicans don't give a fuck about people. spanone May 2012 #4

What piece of scripture says that? gratuitous May 2012 #7

Yeah, I was impressed! Hopefully others will take note. nt gateley May 2012 #9

Benjamin Franklin said that, not Jesus. hifiguy May 2012 #10

I never knew that. And apparently neither did Barton. Good for Bashir! nt gateley May 2012 #13

Yeah, I'm pretty sure there was a nod and a wink implied FiveGoodMen May 2012 #21

I got in on the end of it JitterbugPerfume May 2012 #12

That piece of scripture is BPsalms 23$ Uncle Joe May 2012 #14

God helps the helpless! Isaiah 25:4 leftyohiolib May 2012 #15

But it doesn't say I should help the helpless -- God will help them. (Just thinking like gateley May 2012 #16

They call themselves Christians secretly hoping they can fool God lunatica May 2012 #18

Who said they were Christians? DearAbby May 2012 #19

It was worth watching mitchtv May 2012 #17

Barton is a tool Icicle May 2012 #20

I literally gasped -- I'd totally forgotten about that! What a weasel! nt gateley May 2012 #22

THAT twit! eShirl May 2012 #31

It's a 'phantom quote' from a non-existent book in the Bible LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2012 #23

Barton is quoting ancient pagan literature. JDPriestly May 2012 #24

Yup. n/t progressoid May 2012 #33

Missed it, but friend told me about it. elleng May 2012 #25

Fish in a barrel. Joe Barton is dumber than an empty box of rocks. marmar May 2012 #26

Besides Rachel or Ed, name one other MSM talking head that would have done the deed. DCKit May 2012 #28

did anyone ever tell barton that his father ain't jesus SemperEadem May 2012 #27

AMEN!!! uponit7771 May 2012 #29

Now I understand the rePIGlican support for the likes of the Koch brothers mazzarro May 2012 #30

Bashir was great when he asked Barton if he is suggesting that the elderly PA Democrat May 2012 #34

He had a LOT of zingers! He was outstanding!! nt gateley May 2012 #35