people, and quit talking about band-aids and peas. all right. what about pizza? speaker boehner tried to call a pizza party placating the freshmen house pledges with pepperoni and beer and even as some reports suggest, cigarettes. that is grown-up, right? well, indeed, it did seem some stress relief might be a good idea after the debt debate devolved into schoolyard name calling. take allan west who responded to budget criticism from congresswoman debbie wassermann schultz by calling her the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. well, that is professional, isn t it? the president, himself, addressed the stubbornness and downright childness at town hall today. we never get our way 100% of the time. that is what we teach our kids. that is what we teach our
e-mail to congresswoman debbie wassermann schultz which some are calling disgraceful and harassment. and some say you cannot fix the crisis the same way you budget the household, and we will look at what officials say and match the words to reality. and it is the worst drought in 60 years, and 11 million people are facing a hunger crisis in east africa and we will get the latest from there. today a coalition of civil rights groups asked a federal judge to block alabama s controversial immigration law. the aclu and the southern poverty center and the american immigration center is saying that the law is unconstitutional and allowing the police to detain people they believe are in this country illegally after a traffic stop and it forces schools to report immigration status, and makes it illegal to knowingly or willingly give
whose brother accidentally shot him in the head. tom tommy s doctors decided to leave the pellet there rather than try a risky operation. he s in rehab to regain control of his arm and leg. if you needed more proof of how bad this heat wave is, it s so hot in minnesota s twin cities, you can literally bake cookies on the car dashboard. 96 degrees outside yesterday, 105 if you factor in the humidity, and out in the hot sun, temperatures could hit 130 degrees inside a closed car. not as hot as the home oven but enough to turn this batch golden brown. al qaeda has a new plan to recruit children using a kid s favorite, cartoons. plus, why congressman allen west refuses to apologize to dnc chair, congresswoman debbie wassermann-schultz after calling her names. hot on the web today, our theme, ripoff. the chinese have taken
congressman allen west from florida, republican freshman, still under fire today for comments that he directed at his colleague, congresswoman debbie wassermann-schultz tuesday. he called her vile, unprofessional, despicable, not a lady. here on our show yesterday, she responded. she had this to say. well, i have to tell you, i was unfazed by his e-mail. congressman west represents thousands of senior citizens which is what i was pointing out, and they would face significant increased costs due to the republicans medicare plan and the cut, cap and balance bill. so it s not really surprising that he would crack under the pressure of having to defend that. congresswoman jackie speier from california, part of a group of congressional women demanding
republican. he s also affiliated with the tea party. so new to congress, he used to be an army officer and school teacher and he was taking on someone with a lot of political experience. she said oh, those e-mails didn t bother me, he really cracked under the pressure which is certainly a jab as well. some of the democratic women believe this is not the right behavior for a member of congress, no matter what the back story. they wanted that apology. it does not appear they are going to get it. allen west appealed to leadership in both parties saying it was wassermann-schultz who went too far. as you might imagine, leadership is not talking about this. when i asked about it, they said they are kind of worried about the debt issue right now and they just didn t want to engage in this. but the political teams are. they are using this, sending out e-mails trying to raise money on both sides of this thing. this is an incident that shows that their supporters should send in more cash. it i