From the “you just can’t make this stuff up department“, something so outrageously stupid, you wonder how the Navy Admiral being interviewed by congressman Hank Johnson (D) GA kept himself from busting out laughing.
It should be an April fools joke, but isn’t. Watch the video below.
h/t to Bruce F.
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You can educate ignorance… but you can’t fix stupid.
He couldn’t do the basic math – island 24 miles by,lets say 10 miles, average. 240 square miles.
Hey, these people also control the US finances! Now we foreigners understand 😉
How many times do our men serving in the military have to put up with this kind of stuff? Can you imagine what this Admiral was thinking? Then, before all this, the Clintons wanting the military officers in uniform serving meals and waiting on tables. Then, THE SENATOR Boxer refusing to be answered by a General saying” yes mam.” Now this total imbecile doing this stunt. And, on top of this Mann and “the team”, and Hansen. Goood GRieef!! How much more can we all take? Oh, and Gore. And,Cap and Trade. ……..
This is the Cynthia Mckinney seat. Nuff said!
Absolutely correct Congressman that Admiral needs to be a lot more forward thinking with the fleet anchored in port, just think of all that weight. I suppose the easiest solution would be to anchor the fleet equi-spaced around the island, arrggg no no the island would sink then I suppose, as you were Congressman.
Thanks DaveE, lol
I guess I couldn’t believe anyone could be so out of it. Should have remembered it was April Fools Day.
The poor man has Hepatitus (spelling) C, and is in really bad shape.
Well, this explains the health care bill.
The IPCC told us that all the glaciers in the Himalayas will melt in 25 years, despite the fact that at least 230 Himalayan glaciers are growing. Talk about stupid.
http://news.discovery.com/earth/himalayas-glaciers-shrink.html
He’s got to be stoned right?
But the real question is:
If the Marines run back and forth, from side to side, does everyone else get seasick?
I should be ashamed, the man really is not well and I’m making a joke.
Is this Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest character? Bit too much like Ali G, innit?
If the Congressman is ill, shouldn’t his Vice-Congressman take over until he recovers? 🙂
I’m sorry, but this man has serious problems. His level of articulation doesn’t necessarily rule out his abilities in other areas, but what he actually says does.
I am also sorry for the US. I pity you. And I thought my Australian politicians were embarrassing….
Doesn’t congress have any kind of standing orders regarding incapacity ?
thegoodlocust (12:57:01) :
Anthony/Charles,
I must demand that you immediately remove this video since it is obvious that Congressman Johnson has accidentally revealed a state secret that is vital to our national security – that Guam is in fact a floating battle island.
Please, for the troops, we can’t let Red China know!
Reply: If the New York Times can do it, we can do it. ~ ctm
Really – is that the best that you can do, well now that the cat is really out of the bag…
Secret teams have been drilling holes and installing pumps thoroughout the base of Guam island. The USNs newest stealth weapon – a submergable island. The new submarine island, with it’s hollow base and super pumps can be secretly relocated to any oceanic location on the planet to allow for future force projection and forward basing.
What other nation has a submarine equipped with 8000 battle ready marines and a superbly equipped airfield.
It is rumoured that the Chinese Government has already mobilised the use of the Hong Kong airport as a counter to the Guam submarine island and that the Hong Kong airport is a cleverly disguised submersible island that was created when the Honk Kong airport was originally constructed as an “artificial Island”. REF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_International_Airport
The fact that American voters have put this man in office is far more stunning and disheartening than his “understanding” of reality.
We’d do as well with Caligula’s horse.
Interesting times, VERY interesting times.
Remember Strom? He was dead and embalmed yet still voting. Our parties know no limit to keeping someone in office beyond their cognitive abilities due to illness for the all glorified vote they cast.
I LOVE APRIL FOOLS lol and for reasons like all the pranks played around the net on google, wikipedia, funnyordie, collegehumor, youtube.. you name it and they have all played a prank on their readers and viewers today!!
if you missed them… check out this link that has a summary and pictures/videos of them all @ur momisugly http://www.lionsdenu.com/april-fools-around-the-internet/
The video was blocked at work when I first saw the story, and I thought why such a serious reaction? Easy folks, it had to be a play on words, an allegory (sorry), a metaphor, a symbolic gesture perhaps.
Wow. I’m dumbfounded – no such excuse possible.
As I’ve said before… Want to fight global warming? Take a physics class. Repeat as necessary. Advance if possible.
Alright – first I’m embarrassed – yes he is from Georgia BUT not in my district. Dekalb county is a whole different animal … yes this was the Cynthia McKinney seat. But my Rep. is Lynn Westmoreland and he is definitely against cap and trade and other mish mosh. But then again Atlanta is not Georgia
If he’s truly unfit b/c of illness, wtf is he doing out there? That means something ELSE is a complete a joke too. (the process that allowed him to be there, wasting everyone’s time, even though everyone knew he was unfit.)
Oh well, this is what happens when “do-gooders” and “feel-gooders” run things.
The statement of concern presented by Congressman Johnson is very embarrassing to me and my country. I”m deeply sorry the foreign lurkers on this site had to see that level of stupidity coming from one of our elected representatives. Alas, the ignorance of this one elected official is not exclusive to this one congressman, The ignorance permeates throughout our current government structure, except for Ron Paul. I’m sorry our country failed in its experiment in establishing a Constitutional Republic that could have been a beacon of light for the rest of the world to aspire to. With this level of incompetence running the USA, our country is doomed. Don’t come here, it’s going to get really bad soon.
[snip – off color, stop this stuff, Anthony]
George E. Smith (13:40:29) – Yes , Georgia has islands , I have a house on one .
Claude Harvey (13:57:29) – Yes , Guam has trees , and a surfeit of poisonous tree snakes – an unfortunate and accidental import from New Guinea during WWII .
Let’s make this guy President of the USA!
The moment we don’t like his policies we simply threaten to move the entire population to Florida risking the entire USA to tip over and capsize!