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2007-02-22 Home Front: Politix

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A U.S. congresswoman called on the Bush administration Wednesday to reconsider its ban on selling parts for U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to Venezuela, urging improved ties between the two nations.

Cynthia's no longer in Congress, so one guess who this is ...

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, told reporters that she was making the first U.S. congressional visit to Venezuela since President Hugo Chavez's December re-election with the message: "I want an immediate repairing of the relations between the United States and Venezuela."

Jackson Lee described Venezuela, as a friendly nation that the U.S. should cooperate with and said that the F-16 jets, which are built in Texas, was an issue of concern to her constituents in Houston.
Just call it Pork BarrelSeditionist style.
Pledging to "personally go back and raise" the issue, she called for the U.S. Congress "to reconsider sanctions on the F-16s."
She added, In light of what we know now, how can anybody disagree with Hugo? All he said was that Bush was the Devil incarnate and that the imperialistic US must be brought to its knees. And besides that, wasnt it just dreamy how he wasnt afraid to say that the 9/11 terrorist attack was self inflicted.
The U.S. State Department has banned arms sales to Venezuela, including parts necessary to maintain its fleet of F-16s, citing a lack of support by Chavez's government for counter terrorism efforts and its close relations with Iran and Cuba.

Venezuela has since begun receiving the first of 24 Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets as part of approximately $3 billion in military deals that Chavez has signed with Moscow. She said her fact-finding mission to Venezuela was part of an effort by a new Democrat-controlled Congress to show that "Venezuela has many friends in this new Congress."

"We're here to re-establish friendship," she said.
Just like the Bashar Assad episode.

Posted by DepotGuy 2007-02-22 10:08|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Jeebus, I knew who it was before I even clicked the linky. I've gotta wonder if she polled her "constituents" who actually build those F-16s on whether or not they think we should sell to Hugo? I'ma bettin' that the large majority would be against it too.

Posted by BA 2007-02-22 10:47|| 2007-02-22 10:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Sheila Jackson is an idiot. She is a rascist, and represents the worst of American politics. Ask her why she is banned from Flying Southwest Airlines.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2007-02-22 12:40|| 2007-02-22 12:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Congresswoman Jackson. Go head and visit Hugo. But leave your US passport here and do not come back.

That's the deal.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-02-22 14:19|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2007-02-22 14:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Sheila, make sure ya tell Hugo that the Mass Congressional delegation and Joe Kennedy say hello.

Posted by tu3031 2007-02-22 15:08|| 2007-02-22 15:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Take jimmuh carter with you.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-02-22 15:53|| 2007-02-22 15:53|| Front Page Top

#6 "Venezuela has many friends in this new Congress."

If true, may God help us all.

Sheila Jackson Lee is a publicity whore. Famous for never missing an event - funeral, barbeque, charity or somebody else's campaign speech - if it meant an opportunity to get her face in the paper or on tv.

Posted by SteveS 2007-02-22 19:05|| 2007-02-22 19:05|| Front Page Top

#7 same genius that thought NASA had landed men on Mars

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-22 19:14|| 2007-02-22 19:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Does she have bug eyes like Cynthia McKinney, too?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-02-22 21:04|| 2007-02-22 21:04|| Front Page Top

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