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Hank "Guam Might Capsize" Johnson's Painful Debt Speech

Ya all remember the good Hank Johnson (D-Georgia), right? This is the same guy who feared that if 100,000 Marines were stationed on the island of Guam, it would "tip over and capsize." His other fear centered on the "You lie!" remark by Congressman Joe Wilson to President Obama. Hank thought this statement would lead to white folks putting on white hoods and white uniforms and running through the country intimidating people. That was, according to Hank Johnson, his "logical conclusion."

Note too that Hank is a former Judge and has been a member of Congress since 2007.

Here is his latest moment of brilliance on the floor of the House Thursday morning discussing the debt and deficit negotiations: