Knollenberg Staffer to Protester: "You're not a citizen," and "I speak for Joe." by Kagro X Mon Oct 15, 2007 at 08:03:34 AM PDT
Apparently the Republicans still haven't figured out that those little black boxes with the lenses on the front actually record what they say.
Here's Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and a staffer -- Trent Wisecup -- who "speaks for" him, telling a protester he's anti-American, and not a citizen.
Protester: I'm a citizen.
Wisecup: No you're not. You're a political activist. You're a political activist with a political agenda. Wisecup: Go away. We don't want you here.
Protester: Well, that doesn't matter.
Wisecup: You're not a citizen. You're a political hack.
Wisecup: You are a political hack with a political agenda. You're for everything that is wrong in this country, sir. You want our soldiers to lose in Iraq. You want Toyota to beat GM. If we followed your approach, Michigan would be in the tank.
Protester: Let's hear Joe say that. Is that what Joe thinks?
Wisecup: Ha! I'm speaking for Joe, because I'm his Chief of Staff, and he doesn't dignify you by talking to you.
You heard it yourselves, folks. Trent speaks for Joe, and he says protesters aren't citizens.