Shelia Jackson Lee lashes out at Hank Williams, Jr., Herman Cain

[Coach Hank Crisp]

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For the second time in as many days, Texas Democratic Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee used her time during the five-minute speech period on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to attack GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain. On Wednesday, however, she added a new target: Country music star Hank Williams, Jr.

Jackson Lee first explained the need for her call for civility, which she claimed was part of her duties as a member of the House Judiciary Committee.

“So I want to say over the days we had Herman Cain shouting out about brainwashing about a certain people, African-Americans, who I guess he suggests that we are not educated persons and as different as any other population of Americans,” she continued.

 “The greatness of Americans is that we are mosaic – we are diverse. Though I may challenge the philosophy of the tea party and have great abhorrence to their views, I would never suggest that those individuals didn’t thoughtfully think about who they wanted to associate with. So, again, to Mr. Cain, get your vocabulary straight and understand that we have a brain as well and make choices on our interests.”

“Then, my good friend, Hank Williams, who I guess professes to be one of America’s great philosophers, and so when he was posed the question about the President of the United States and the Speaker of the House, attempting civility through what a lot of Americans do, playing golf – he chose to use a what I think was both an unhelpful and disgraceful comparison,” she said.

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[Coach Hank Crisp]

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