Rep. Gordon draws small (9) but rabid crowd at statehouse rally

Hey King Linc, Sheriff Gordon's a comin' for you.

At yesterday's anti-Chafee rally, the 9 supporters of Rep. Dan Gordon (R-71) had to share the Capital steps with a photo shoot for a wedding party wearing "Phantom of the Opera" masks.

Rep. Gordon's half-hour rant focused on attacking Gov. Chafee for his "intolerable act" of subverting the legislature on tuition for undocumented immigrant kids. "He's committed felony after felony," yelled one attendee. I believe he was talking about the Governor.

At one point, Gordon veered off-topic to rail about government waste, waving his General Assembly ID badge (see video) as evidence.

Said Gordon: "We don't have, as state representatives and senators, to the best of my knowledge, any use for this whatsoever."

While I may agree with the representative in this specific case, I would like to point out that such badges allow public officials access to otherwise restricted areas, such as crossing police lines at a flood area to assess the situation and make sure your constituents are okay.

Like, say, your constituents in Portsmouth Park during Irene?

One of the attendees offered a suggestion. "You should have showed that to the cops."

Comments

I'm speechless!

"you can never explain everything to everybody"

Wonderful lead.