Ellison calls the cops to snuff Tancredo ’s cigar

“Rep. Ellison calls the cops to snuff Tancredo’s cigar (In Tancredo's Office)

By Betsy Rothstein

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) believes it is his right as a Muslim to be sworn into Congress with the Quran. But apparently, the freshman lawmaker doesn’t believe it’s Rep. Tom Tancredo’s (R-Colo.) right to smoke a cigar in his congressional office.

Ellison’s office called the Capitol Hill Police on Tancredo last Wednesday night as Tancredo was in his office smoking a cigar. The lawmakers have neighboring offices on the first floor of the Longworth House Office Building.

Tancredo was still stunned a day later. “It’s very bizarre,” said Tancredo, who has never met Ellison. “Seemed to me not a good way to say hello.”

And let’s face it. Calling the cops on a colleague takes the cake for the nerviest behavior so far among members of this year’s freshman class of Congress.

This is how it all went down. On Wednesday evening, around 6 p.m., Tancredo was preparing for his trip to Mississippi. And as he so often does, he was unwinding with a cigar.

Soon enough, however, a police officer walked in to check on the smoke. The officer told Tancredo that the officer came because he was required to do so and not because the officer wanted to. The officer had already told Ellison that Tancredo was permitted to smoke in his office. The visit was more a formality.

Tancredo said he would not stop smoking in his office. “Heck, no!” he said. “If he [Ellison] would have [had] the courtesy to say something I’m sure I would have been more accommodating to his wishes.”

To help keep his office free of impurities, Tancredo has three air purifiers. And he has no plans to meet Ellison anytime soon. “I’m sure we will, but I’m not going to make a point [of it],” the presidential hopeful said, adding that he supported Ellison’s right to be sworn in with the Quran.

Ellison’s press secretary, Rick Jauert, made the call to the Superintendent’s office when he noticed the smoke. “I called because the smoke was coming through the walls,” Jauert said, adding that the Superintendent’s office referred him to the Capitol Police.

Jauert said he then informed his boss what he had done. He said “fine,” Jauert said. “He’s complained of the smoke before.”


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Typical Democrat.
Rather than be a man and go over and tell him the smoke was bothering him, he calls the cops.
....and there are no laws against smoking in the offices.”

“You waitin' tables stovie? Cigar boy!!”

“I'm not that big a fan of Tancredo, but I do like the fact that my congressman is involved in some controversial news just about every other day.”

“Typical Democrat:

Doesn't know the laws even though he was elected to pass them.

Preaches tolerance, but practises none.

Preaches understanding, but shows none.

Thinks a cigar is proper to use as a sex toy but not to smoke.”

“WHEN YOU HAVE LIBBIES LIBBIES LIBBIES
AT THE TABLE TABLE TABLE
THEY WILL CHANGE THE RULES TO SUIT THEM
AS THEY ARE ABLE ABLE ABLE...(LOL)

I am still waiting for the libbies to break out into a revised version of "Beasts of England"(LOL)”

“Back under your bridge, trolls.”

“LOL...Kinda hurts when you figure it out....its all been a lie.”

“They ain't makin' lib'rels like Jezus any more
We don't turn the other cheek, the way we done before
I heard that honky holler as he hit the bar room floor
They ain't makin' lib'rels like Jezus any more”

“Liberal Values in action, LOL.”

“SS, schittin' up the board............as usual.”

“Liberals like Jesus....

Lets see, he did the work himself (rather than DEMANDING PILOT or the Romans do the work).

He never took from the well to do, only encouraged it.

He opposed tax collectors and those who abused the Temple (church).

He demanded responsibility from people rather than letting them write it off.....

yeah real liberal....go ahead marky mark...say how he was born HOMELESS becuase they were in a stable....(LOL)”

“Tell us a bit about the last 6 years of spending in terms of WW2.”

“At least MarkO is quoting a Jewish songwriter. LOL!”

“Want to compare it to Spending VS GNP?”

“Dance! maRKO! Dance!
LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!

Chickens@#t Democrats, MarkO's heroes and role models. No wonder he takes such pride in being a kept boy by his woman.
LOL”

“GNP= Gross National Pretense?”

“wow, what a jerk. Typical muslim. - no, at least he didn't call for tanc's death.”

“I declare jihad on you and your cigar!”

“I can understand a democrat being confused about the proper use of a cigar, but I think there may be more to this than presently known. I'll wait 'til the smoke clears.”

“Typical Democrat, Mutt.
Give any of them a little power and the Fascist in them leaps out.
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