Rep. James Clyburn (D) of South Carolina, and Elitist Extraordinaire, is milking this shooting tragedy in Arizona for every drop he can get. This man is so shameless that he now wants special privileges at airports, as reported by The Hill:
A top House Democrat said the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) should change how members of Congress are screened at airports.
“I really believe that that is the place where we feel the most ill at ease, is going through airports,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), who serves as assistant minority leader in the House, said on "Fox News Sunday."
Clyburn called for the Transportation Security Administration, which administers airport security checkpoints, to interact “a little better” with the Capitol Hill Police.
“We’ve had some incidents where TSA authorities think that congress people should be treated like everybody else,” he said. “Well, the fact of the matter is, we are held to a higher standard in so many other areas, and I think we need to take a hard look at exactly how the TSA interact with members of Congress.
You’re held at higher standards? If that were so, then why is Charlie Rangel still in office and not spending time in a federal prison? Why is he not sharing a cell with Tom DeLay?
I’ll tell you where you’re ill at ease: it is at Town Hall meetings. I guess this tragedy is just another excuse to not engage your constituents in a thoughtful forum; and that was well before the congresswoman from Arizona was shot.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Rep. James Clyburn drape himself in the purple, and demand his constituents address him as “Your Excellency”.
Source: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/136849-house-dem-calls-for-beefed-up-security-special-treatment-by-tsa
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