Texas House Rep dies on night of SOTU

[Dutch Uncle]

Sad, but another reason to not install reps over 65 in Congress or the White House. I'd prefer a mandatory retirement age for SCOTUS too.

Rep. Sylvester Turner, a Texas Democrat, dies at 70

The former Houston mayor, who was just two months into his first term, attended President Donald Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday night.

www.nbcnews.com

First-term Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, died Tuesday night after suffering a medical emergency following President Donald Trump's address to Congress, according to two House Democratic lawmakers who were informed of his death.

He was 70 years old and had just taken the oath of office in January. Turner had previously battled bone cancer.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., later Wednesday confirmed Turner's death in a statement, calling the former Houston mayor an "iconic leader" and a "fighter until the end."

"The House Democratic Caucus family is shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Congressman Sylvester Turner. Though he was newly elected to the Congress, Rep. Turner had a long and distinguished career in public service and spent decades fighting for the people of Houston," Jeffries said.

 

[Stone]

Why do so many of you uneducated dumb fucks keep calling last nights speech the SOTU when that speech is a year away? Last night was his speech to the JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS,....NOT the State of the Union. This is a political forum,...you would think people who post on it would at least know a little about politics. Geez.....

 

[TOP]

Why do so many of you uneducated dumb fucks keep calling last nights speech the SOTU when that speech is a year away? Last night was his speech to the JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS,....NOT the State of the Union. This is a political forum,...you would think people who post on it would at least know a little about politics. Geez.....

Indeed...And the representative in question had been observed
suffering a medical emergency earlier in the day...His death was totally unrelated to the events of the evening...

 

[anonymoose]

Why do so many of you uneducated dumb fucks keep calling last nights speech the SOTU when that speech is a year away? Last night was his speech to the JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS,....NOT the State of the Union. This is a political forum,...you would think people who post on it would at least know a little about politics. Geez.....

I think you answered your own question.

 

[Stone]

Typical Democrats. They just talk out of their ass without ever REALLY knowing what they are talking about. They go with what SOUNDS good or makes them FEEL good instead of reality and truth. It gets old.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Why do so many of you uneducated dumb fucks keep calling last nights speech the SOTU when that speech is a year away? Last night was his speech to the JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS,....NOT the State of the Union. This is a political forum,...you would think people who post on it would at least know a little about politics. Geez.....

Not bad for being the "slow" brother, Fat Boy. Thanks for the correction.

President Trump’s speech to Congress, annotated and fact-checked

Read a line-by-line analysis of President Donald Trumps's address to a joint session of Congress

www.cnn.com