Rep. Marsha Blackburn Says No to ‘Congresswoman’

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Personally I am thankful for Blackburn's stance on the state income tax and the privatization of Social Security. If the gutless tax and spend liberals of this world had free reign we'd have a tax rate of 85%. Ignorance is killing America....and I mean the type of ignorance displayed in the comments about Blackburn....the 23rd district? Are you kidding me? Read a newspaper or some other meaningful source of information instead of watching King of the Hill reruns and you might learn something.

True American of TN 9:13AM May 27, 2010

Sorry, she "represented" the 23rd district in the state senate. She incited a riot over the state income tax while here and people were throwing rocks at the state capitol breaking the windows. Her fellow state senators and reps, both Republicans and Democrats will tell you they were glad to see her go. It's a shame she keeps getting re-elected in the gerrymandered 7th, and people just don't pay attention to her voting record. She's even sponsored legislation to privatise social security and give vouchers for Medicare. She's bad news....

Rudy of TN 7:57AM May 27, 2010

It's sad that she has chosen to self-identify as a "congressman." "Congress representative" and "Congress member" are more than PC. They don't implicitly say that all members of Congress are men. As one of the women of that legislative body, she should recognize that.
Incidentally, I'm tired of people being "PC" just to be polite or to avoid acknowledging their prejudices. We should be PC in deference to groups. Being polite doesn't say anything about our mentalities and in many ways it allows people to covertly hide or repress their negative views. Someone can be polite and still be a flaming bigot. Being deferential, however, demonstrates not only a sense of mutual understanding between groups, but also shows genuine kindness. I we can reach that some day.

Stephen Kearse of GA 7:46AM May 27, 2010

CongressMAN Blackburn was a sorry excuse for a representative when she "represented" the 23rd district in the state house, and she's even worse now that she is in the U.S. House. She represents no one and uses her campaign contributions to pay her children for consulting and buy $1400 symphony tickets. Perhaps that's why she is on the Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington list of "most corrupt members of Congress". It's time we elect a real CongressMAN who will represent all of us--Republicans and Democrats, instead of the fringe elements of the ultra far right. I'm voting for Dr. Greg Rabidoux!!

Rudy of TN 7:45AM May 27, 2010

Thank God for some clarity, finally, from someone in Washington. The suffix "-man" on the end of anything does not necessarily indicate the sex of the person to whom that word is applied. "Congresswoman" is a non-sensical and unnecessary bastardization of an already extant, perfectly acceptable word.
Also, JP clearly says that Blackburn represented the 23rd district of the STATE Senate. Tennessee has 99 STATE districts, so its population compared to Florida is irrelevant, since that would apply only to their NATIONAL representation. You'd think a poster would read more carefully and take appropriate care before posting.

Neuromon of MA 8:11PM May 26, 2010

Congressman Blackburn represented the 23rd district of the TN State Senate.

JP of LA 3:47PM May 26, 2010

Forgot to add that Blackburn represents Tennessee's *7th District*.

Take Highway 12 of TN 3:00PM May 26, 2010

Tennessee has only nine congressional districts. Its population would have to approach Florida's for it to have 23 congressmen. You'd think a congressional and/or political expert would realize that and take appropriate care before posting, even in the get-it-online-NOW environment.

Take Highway 12 of TN 2:57PM May 26, 2010