Dan Burton luvs him some Rocket

by Adam J. Morris on Feb 13, 2008 10:54 AM CST in News

I'm reading Richard Justice's liveblogging of the hearings today...

And this jumps out at me:

''Gee whiz, are you kidding me?'' Rep. Dan Burton said to McNamee at one point.

That comment seemed to rattle McNamee, who stumbled over his words after that.

''Are you lying about anything else?'' Burton asked, adding, ''So you just lie when it's conventient for you to lie?''

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''This is really disgusting,'' Burton said. ''You're hear as a sworn witness yet we have lie after lie after lie. I don't know what to believe. I know one thing I don't believe. That's you!''

''Roger Clemens is a baseball titan, and with all these lies, you have destroyed him and his reputation. How can we believe you?... This kind of circus really bothers me.''

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by Agreen07 on Feb 13, 2008 10:57 AM CST reply actions

Our government is screwed in the head

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by jamcadbury on Feb 13, 2008 11:04 AM CST reply actions

geez

maybe burton needs some kneepads if he's going to keep fellating roger clemens like that

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by rentz on Feb 13, 2008 11:04 AM CST reply actions

LOL

wasn't Clemens hanging around the Congressional halls the last few days "lobbying". I can't believe they would allow that. He certainly must of made some new friends perhaps one of them being
Burton.

You have to watch the new flick "Debbie does HGH". It's not quite as sexy as "Debbie does Dallas" but it may keep Roger Clemens out of jail.

by LAMuscleFag on Feb 13, 2008 11:08 AM CST up reply actions

In September 1998, Burton admitted to fathering a son, born in 1983, with a former state employee.[3][2] After the admission, one report claimed, "During part of the 1970s and '80s, Dan Burton was known as the biggest skirt-chaser in the Indiana legislature ... Privately, some of his fellow Republicans expressed embarrassment. Lobbyists whispered about the stories of Burton's escapades. Statehouse reporters joked about him. Yet no one ever wrote about, or probably thought about writing anything. To the people who sent him first to the legislature and then to Congress, Burton was Mr. Conservative, the devout husband and father who espoused family values."[2]

On August 22, 2006, Burton remarried to Dr. Samia Tawil in Park City, Utah.[3] Dr. Tawil was the internist who cared for Burton's wife, Barbara, during her battle with cancer.

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by willamos2 on Feb 13, 2008 11:12 AM CST reply actions

Good god...

that is awful. Maybe he should be next to Clemens and McNamee.

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by ortonius on Feb 13, 2008 11:17 AM CST up reply actions

Holy shit...

what a joke. How do people like this live with themselves?

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Feb 13, 2008 6:02 PM CST up reply actions

This is a joke right

What color were the steroids in questions?

What color was the B12 shot in question?

what kind of crap is this

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by 1man5tools @ Lone Star Ball on Feb 13, 2008 11:15 AM CST reply actions

That man is a Titan!

Hilarious!

by FuturePants on Feb 13, 2008 11:18 AM CST reply actions

This is all a waste of time

nothing legally will come of this against Clemens. He knows it, that's why he pushed to make sure this hearing went through. He may not be able to prove his innocence to the general public, but as far as the courts go, there's not much to get him on.

by Dirk Diggler on Feb 13, 2008 11:19 AM CST reply actions

unless clemens lies

then he's okay.

but if they think he lied, and can prove it, he is just as bad as bonds.

bonds is a titan of baseball. these allegations have ruined his name and career. that means everybody against him is lying.

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by gossamer on Feb 13, 2008 11:24 AM CST up reply actions

True

But I'm not sure how they could prove he's lying.

by Dirk Diggler on Feb 13, 2008 11:44 AM CST up reply actions

That was a cheap shot by

the chick from Colbert fame.

LSB hates them some Mench.

by sprite on Feb 13, 2008 11:53 AM CST reply actions

What jumps out at me

is that blogger's horrific spelling.

by Inkara1 on Feb 13, 2008 12:14 PM CST reply actions

he's not just a blogger

he's a sports columnist for a major metropolitan newspaper

chew on that for a bit.

"When we're mad we'll use our words. Then the rest of the world will play nice with us. And the only boom-booms will be in our pants." - Ralph Wiggum

by rentz on Feb 13, 2008 12:18 PM CST up reply actions

waxman delivered the nice blow

i don't know why burton picked that horse but waxman sure didn't make his choice look good

by ab03 on Feb 13, 2008 12:32 PM CST reply actions

Clemens

I don't think Clemens knows the difference between a Ph.D. and a medical doctor.

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by jparks77 on Feb 13, 2008 12:47 PM CST reply actions

this Westmoreland guy

is the only intelligent person to speak today

finally pointing out that this crap is no longer in keeping with the Committee's original focus and now only about individuals.

by simplesimon on Feb 13, 2008 12:55 PM CST reply actions

gives this Fox lady

kudos too.

also pointing out the waste of time.

it's this Waxman douchebag finally admits he's wasting everyone's time just to pretend to justify his freeloading off the taxpayers.

by simplesimon on Feb 13, 2008 1:07 PM CST reply actions

clemens is such an ass

So he says that yes his wife took HGH but he didn't. What a joke.

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by cgolden on Feb 13, 2008 1:20 PM CST reply actions

PLease, PLEASE

Clemens and McNamee (and Petitte)

GO AWAY!!!!

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by RangerMad on Feb 13, 2008 2:02 PM CST reply actions

waxman's take

"Mr. McNamee, you've taken some hits today. In my view, some were fair, and some were really unwarranted. ... I appreciate your cooperation, and I want to apologize for some of those remarks that were made to you."

by ab03 on Feb 13, 2008 3:06 PM CST reply actions