2/25/10 Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) and “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough had some fun at J.D. Hayworth’s expense on Thursday.
All three served as Republicans in Congress when Newt Gingrich was Speaker of the House, and Shadegg has endorsed Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in his re-election bid against Hayworth.
Talking with Scarborough on the former Congressman’s radio show Thursday, Shadegg sarcastically said Hayworth – a tea party favorite who has questioned the president’s place of birth – is “very balanced.”
“So you’re now going to take away your support for John McCain and support Hayworth?” Scarborough asked.
“I don’t think that’s happening,” Shadegg responded while laughing.
Asked by Scarborough if he remembered Hayworth, who served in the House from 1995 to 2007, as a conservative member, Shadegg said
“He had a fairly conservative voting record when he was in the House, but he was an earmarker.”
Scarborough then recalled one episode during his time in Congress when he and Shadegg were dressed down by Hayworth and Gingrich.
“John Shadegg and I along with about seven, eight, nine Republicans used to give Newt Gingrich hell after Newt decided he liked earmarks and liked big spending. And [Gingrich] liked teaming up with Dave Obey and attacking us, and I’m quoting Newt, as ‘jihadists,’”
Scarborough said. “So Newt called us ‘jihadists’ and I remember our friend JD Hayworth standing up in those caucus meetings and just beating the hell out of us.”
Hayworth, Scarborough recalled, was “saying how dare you do this to poor Newt, blah, blah, blah, blah. And all we were trying to do was balance the budget.”
“Yeah, that’s right,” Shadegg responded. “J.D. was on the other side of those fights from us ‘jihadists.’”
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2 comments:
JD likes earmarks, that means he is NO good to us AZ! We need to CUT spending!!!!
I am still lauging at JD Hayworth! JD earned a name in Congress of the second biggest blowhard and the dumbest member of COngress! That is not who we need or want representing us, AZ!
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