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A Republican Congressman shouted at Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) to “Go back to Puerto Rico!” Thursday while Cárdenas was on the House floor.

Initially, and in typical GOP fashion, when Rep. Cárdenas demanded to know who shouted it, the classless GOP reps wouldn’t fess up.

”There was about 50 mostly male Republicans staring at me, and no one would admit that they said it. I asked several times but no one owned up to the fact that they said it.”

Rep. Cárdenas, who, by the way, has Mexican rather than Puerto Rican heritage, wouldn’t let the matter drop. Eventually, the culprit came forward. Rep. Jason T. Smith (R-Mo.) finally admitted to shouting it—several hours later.

Bob Juch wrote:A Trump supporter yells 'Go back to Puerto Rico!' at Dem rep. Turns out it was a GOP congressman.

A Republican Congressman shouted at Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) to “Go back to Puerto Rico!” Thursday while Cárdenas was on the House floor.

Initially, and in typical GOP fashion, when Rep. Cárdenas demanded to know who shouted it, the classless GOP reps wouldn’t fess up.

”There was about 50 mostly male Republicans staring at me, and no one would admit that they said it. I asked several times but no one owned up to the fact that they said it.”

Rep. Cárdenas, who, by the way, has Mexican rather than Puerto Rican heritage, wouldn’t let the matter drop. Eventually, the culprit came forward. Rep. Jason T. Smith (R-Mo.) finally admitted to shouting it—several hours later.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1 ... ongressman

Spock wrote:
I would have thought that as the self-designated Bored newshound-you would have realized that many congressional Democrats have been vacationing in Puerto Rico during the shutdown.

Occam's Razor suggests that the comment was meant in that context.

Spock wrote:

Bob Juch wrote:A Trump supporter yells 'Go back to Puerto Rico!' at Dem rep. Turns out it was a GOP congressman.

A Republican Congressman shouted at Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) to “Go back to Puerto Rico!” Thursday while Cárdenas was on the House floor.

Initially, and in typical GOP fashion, when Rep. Cárdenas demanded to know who shouted it, the classless GOP reps wouldn’t fess up.

”There was about 50 mostly male Republicans staring at me, and no one would admit that they said it. I asked several times but no one owned up to the fact that they said it.”

Rep. Cárdenas, who, by the way, has Mexican rather than Puerto Rican heritage, wouldn’t let the matter drop. Eventually, the culprit came forward. Rep. Jason T. Smith (R-Mo.) finally admitted to shouting it—several hours later.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1 ... ongressman

I would have thought that as the self-designated Bored newshound-you would have realized that many congressional Democrats have been vacationing in Puerto Rico during the shutdown.

Occam's Razor suggests that the comment was meant in that context.

silverscreenselect wrote:

Spock wrote:
I would have thought that as the self-designated Bored newshound-you would have realized that many congressional Democrats have been vacationing in Puerto Rico during the shutdown.

Occam's Razor suggests that the comment was meant in that context.

Calling that a "vacation" or "partying" is a gross misrepresentation.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/democ ... -shutdown/

Bob Juch wrote:

Spock wrote:

Bob Juch wrote:A Trump supporter yells 'Go back to Puerto Rico!' at Dem rep. Turns out it was a GOP congressman.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1 ... ongressman

I would have thought that as the self-designated Bored newshound-you would have realized that many congressional Democrats have been vacationing in Puerto Rico during the shutdown.

Occam's Razor suggests that the comment was meant in that context.

Neither you, nor I, nor Occam know what was in his mind.

Spock wrote: Occam's Razor again-They were in Puerto Rico.

Estonut wrote:

Bob Juch wrote:

Spock wrote:I would have thought that as the self-designated Bored newshound-you would have realized that many congressional Democrats have been vacationing in Puerto Rico during the shutdown.

Occam's Razor suggests that the comment was meant in that context.

Neither you, nor I, nor Occam know what was in his mind.

That's true. Why then, did you leave out the other side of the story and the context in which it may have been said?

Bob Juch wrote:

Estonut wrote:

Bob Juch wrote:Neither you, nor I, nor Occam know what was in his mind.

That's true. Why then, did you leave out the other side of the story and the context in which it may have been said?

What's the other side of the story?