OMG! Sheila Jackson-Lee uses cell phone during a constituent's worthless rant and before useless question from another

If this were a worthless cable TV-style site, we'd be all over the video of Sheila Jackson Lee using her cellphone at a townhall while a constituent engages in a rant (video link). So, I'll leave the expected reaction to HotAir [1].

Instead, I'll point out that the video is little more than entertainment; it's not going to have an effect on much of anything. SJL's supporters are going to continue to support her, and her detractors are going to keep doing the opposite. Her making a phone call isn't as emblematic as Obama's "bitter" comment.

And, the lady who's ranting while SJL is on the phone isn't going to change SJL's mind: SJL is going to keep on doing what she was planning on doing all along. The next questioner's question about whether the government can be trusted because of the Tuskeegee experiment is also worthless: does anyone expect someone who's employed at the top levels of the government and who's pushing a new government program to say that the government can't be trusted?

What those people should have done is found the smartest among them and had that person "cross-examine" SJL over the details of what she's promoting. Just one person "interrogating" her over these issues would get many more views and have a far greater impact than worthless cable TV fodder. Politicians are only going to take a certain number of questions per appearance; engaging in worthless rants or worthless questions like, "did you read the bill?" takes time away from the questions that need to be asked.

Help promote the question authority plan if you want a real debate about these issues instead of vanity questions and rants.

[1] hotair.com/archives/2009/08/12/video-sheila-jackson-lee-shows-her-respect-for-constituents

Wed, 08/12/2009 - 18:47 · · Importance: 4