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‘A Little Too Much Coffee’: Joe Walsh Explains Town Hall Tirade

A Little Too Much Coffee: Joe Walsh Explains Town Hall TiradeRep. Joe Walsh said it was too much coffee and a lack of food that resulted in his videotaped tirade during a meeting with constituents Sunday.

“I made the mistake of doing this on an empty stomach and with a little too much coffee,” the Illinois Republican and Tea Party favorite told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto Wednesday. “I downed a couple quick cups which was probably a mistake.”

He pointed out that his “Cup of Joe with Joe” events are “always passionate, spirited affairs” but admitted he might have gone a bit far.

“Did I go over the line on Sunday? Yeah, but I think in general most people find it refreshing that a congressman is so accessible,” he said.

Cavuto asked whether Walsh thought his actions might contribute to the image of the Tea Party as a bunch of “over-caffeinated freaks.”

“There is no doubt Neil that I was a bit too wound up at this one,” he said, pointing out that his events always allow others to express differing opinions.

“I think the world of you, congressman,” Cavuto said. “I think you should change it to maybe ‘Cup o’ Prozac.‘ ’Maybe Cup o’ Downer.’”

Walsh laughed and readily agreed. “It was too much coffee and no food,” he said.

Watch the full interview below, via Fox News:

Comments (61)

  • Carbine
    Posted on November 10, 2011 at 8:23am

    Reading the headline I came away with a negative opinion but after watching the video I agree with Joe 100%. Looks like he was just fed up with stupid people who will not listen and are apparently not informed enough.The informed part is the fault of a lamestream media that is bought and paid for by the democrats and communists.

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  • Wilbur D Pig
    Posted on November 10, 2011 at 12:38am

    Yeah, He was a bit out of control, but I can’t really condemn him (except for telling the guy he’d have to leave for asking questions) since I get the same way. At my work we have no shortage of loud/profane people and I have been trying hard to tone myself down, but if you get me with guys that bring up these same Demo talking points and bleeding heart garbage, all my efforts are fruitless and I lose it too. It will make any sailor blush, the things I say. Oh and Remember, bleeding hearts don’t stay pumping for very long.

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  • digital_femme
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 9:13pm

    That was a pretty spectacular public meltdown, but Phil Davidson’s is still the best. By the way Joe, how’s your kid doing?

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    • artistskeptic
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:17pm

      That was the greatest, open, honest, straeght-forward reaction to the irrational questions the day! I am so sick of seeing the “progressives, welfare lovers, tree huggers” try to show that those of us who nrationally believe in individual liberty and resoponsibility are for some reason inferrior. If you will not try to take care of yourself and accept responsibilty for your tomorrow may you have no yesterdays.

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    • digital_femme
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:28pm

      When it comes to individual liberties and freedoms, it has ALWAYS been and WILL be liberal thinking that protects ALL individuals.

      Also, for future reference, please use spell check to prevent another message that was riddled with misspellings, so that it may make some semblance of sense. It was quite erratic and unfocused. I’m not the “grammar police,” but seriously, come on.

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    • restorehope
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:30pm

      It’s refreshing to hear people speak from their heart rather than lie between their teeth.

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    • restorehope
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:35pm

      Sorry to burst your bubble, but it is not liberals who have ‘always’ defended the individual. It is the Constitution of the United States that has done that spectacularly for hundreds of years. Liberal egos are so predictable.

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    • digital_femme
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:39pm

      Random sound bites are a dime a dozen. And I’m getting tired, but several of his delusional statements were disproven by a simple Google search.

      An honest politician is refreshing. An edgy jerk parroting soundbites is not. I NEED COFFEE!

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    • digital_femme
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:46pm

      Bless your heart. Re-read what I said and maybe you‘ll see what’s wrong with your little statement. The Constitution was written by our founding fathers who obviously didn’t “drink the kool-aid,” as they established a new country independent of the British. Soooo, they thought outside of the box and were fighters, just as us filthy liberals are.
      Good night; I know that I can’t change your opinion, but everyone’s entitled to one – no matter how dreadfully wrong they are. Bisou!

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    • restorehope
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:53pm

      Not surprised that you need a cup of coffee because you sound quite allergic to Tea. My condolences.

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    • restorehope
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 11:03pm

      Only problem is, you libs are NOT thinking outside the box. You are just repeating the sentiments and policies of Woodrow Wilson and his fellow progressives nearly a hundred years ago. Nothing original in your words or aims. The objective of people like that is to turn America into a nanny state where the government has total control and individuals lose their individuality. Your attempt at misdirection in the argument is typical and thoroughly understandable considering the source.

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  • jzs
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 9:02pm

    Keep it up Joe!

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    • restorehope
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 9:20pm

      In spite of your obvious sarcasm, let’s hope that Joe does keep it up. He is a breath of fresh air to anyone who has is tired of drinking the DC kool-aid, It’s heartening to see someone from Congress actually try to clean the pool rather than swim in the mud with the rest of them.

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    • jzs
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 9:54pm

      What’s he in favor of exactly? Please don’t say more tax cuts for the rich. Bush tried that remember? He tried it twice. No growth, no jobs, either time. Then the crash. So he wants to try cutting taxes for the rich a third time to see what happens? How many times do we have to cut taxes for the rich before we realize it doesn’t help Americans?

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    • digital_femme
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:11pm

      What the heck is this Kool-Aid stuff people keep talking about? I grew up poor and we did drink quite a bit of it when I was growing up; is “kool-Aid” a poorly-formed euphemism for something? Crack the egg of knowledge on me as this Southern gal pours herself some TEA.

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    • restorehope
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:26pm

      “Drinking kool-aid” is a reference to the mindless way 913 followers of Rev. Jim Jones on November 18, 1978 in Guyana drank glasses of poisoned kool-aid in an act of mass suicide to show allegiance to him. From then on, anyone accused of drinking the kool-aid is being accused of blindly obeying or believing in something without looking for the truth.

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    • digital_femme
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:35pm

      Thank you for the explanation, “RestoreHope.” This term was new to me because I never once heard it in regards to George W. Bush after his re-election and the subsequent real estate market collapse. And the $700 Billion dollar bank bailout that was approved by him (not excusing President Obama, but Dubya sure did get that ball rolling!) that I opposed from the start.

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    • Your Sensie
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:39pm

      JZS, Finally…….someone who is as demented as me.

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    • restorehope
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:47pm

      Sounds like you may have drank some kool-aid yourself. To put the blame solely on Bush for the bailouts and the economic freefall is kind of naive. The unstable conditions were already in place not only in America but internationally as well. Obama’s gross mishandling of the economy just keeps the snowball rolling down the mountain. He personally may not have started the landslide but he most certainly has multiplied the destruction it has caused.

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    • digital_femme
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:59pm

      So you are admitting that issues started with Dubya in office. Thank you for your candor and proving my point.

      The current economic situation is akin to a maid showing up to clean a hotel room that’s splattered with blood, food, and God only knows what else, and most of the furniture broken. The damage is done and you do your best to clean it, but because the damage is so severe you can’t immediately slap a band-aid on it and say, “Done!” Eight years of diddling around vs. two years of trying to clean up the mess of a very…. “overwhelmed” man.

      I’m off to play with my dog and hang out with loved ones. Have a good one.

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    • veruca salt
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 11:22pm

      Flavor Aid was the drink of choice at Jonestown, not Kool-Aid.

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    • thetreyman
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 11:39pm

      @digital_femme
      “Eight years of diddling around vs. two years of trying to clean up the mess of a very…. “overwhelmed” man”
      i think you meant 8 years of diddling around vs. two years of playing golf.

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    • restorehope
      Posted on November 10, 2011 at 1:07am

      Actually, Femme, I did not prove your point at all. I pointed out that the underlying economic conditions were already set in place by the time Bush got into office. Your placing the blame on Bush is way too simplistic. It is apparent that the current prez has not spent the last THREE years cleaning up the mess……otherwise at least SOME progress could be seen. Rather he has spent his term dividing and agitating the populace. Too bad he didn’t devote more time to clean up, huh?

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  • hauschild
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 8:03pm

    Holy smokes – Joltin’ Joe just leaped into my Top 5!

    Don’t apologize because that was nothing short of phenomenal.

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    • restorehope
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 9:40pm

      Love the man’s fervor and patriotism. I live in his district and have become a Joe believer. He regularly reaches out to get the opinions of his constituents. I have never received as many phone calls from a DC representative as I have from him. His phone calls and email messages keep us aware of the real condition of our country. He gives us hope that someone has got his eye on the throttle of the runaway train that our government has become.

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  • Mr Sanders
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 8:00pm

    NO Decaf! Let him speak!!!! Its the truth!! Tell em Joe, tell em Joe, tell em!!

    Decaf is so bad for you anyway. If you’re going to drink the Navy Brew (spoon standing up) then drink it unadulterated. I drink 5 cups a day and I’m fine. Don’t even have high blood pressure!! ;-)

    So you go Joe – need more of this passion in Congress – SAY IT LIKE IT IS. Wish I had a politician in my State with this kind of energy! I’ll have Costco ship you a palette if this helps wake up & energize others in Congress!!! (has anybody noticed how pasty they look in photos or on camera? they look like the evil emperor in Star Wars)

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  • ChiefGeorge
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 7:06pm

    Its a shame when you just begin to think you‘ve got someone who’s finally got the balls to speak up then only to find out they have not honored their own commitments at home. Still like his fighting spirit! He’s just passionate about what he believes a Dem would say.

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  • Hyena
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 7:03pm

    Joe was still the smartest person in that room, bar none, AND one of the sharpest members of Congress.

    End of story……

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    • aro5o75
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 7:57pm

      Exactly.!!!

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    • EddardStark
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 8:59pm

      Yes, the loudest people are the smartest. Science shows it is a one to one correlation.

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  • Trucker1313
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:54pm

    I like Him,has more guts and Golf Balls than 80% of Congress

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  • your sensei
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:29pm

    Coffee? No. It’s clear that the stress of being unveiled as a deadbeat dad, being humiliated in court, is getting to Little Joe. But you gott a give him credit, he’s shameless. Empty stomach and to much coffee – that gives the Twinkie Defense a run for its money (another hallowed moment in the boundless depravity of family values).

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    • Your Sensie
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:41pm

      Speaking of Twinkies……… I love their cylindrical shape.

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    • Joshua7
      Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:28pm

      Excuse me, are you a democrate? A liberal who only wants tolerence and peace and for Sarah Palin to stop shooting people, etc. etc. becuase there there seems to be a lot of personal hate in that post. Just sayn’

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:24pm

    At least it wasn’t Pelosi or any other lib getting face time. But, Joe; do pay your child support and don’t apologize for your positions.

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  • Lather
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:24pm

    Pay your damned Child Support!! We can talk like grown ups when you’re done.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:20pm

    Make no mistake, the government is preparing for imminent collapse, we will fall much like the soviegs did in 1991… And for the same exact reason, socislism !!! And Joe was right, defend tho dont apologize….

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  • Zena
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:09pm

    Whats the big deal! Democrats treat the town halls that they rarely attend way worse. It’s about time we tell the truth about how intrusive government has become in our lives! This is NOT and I’ll be damned if it ever will be a communist country!

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    • digital_femme
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 9:18pm

      Private companies are more like communists than the government. And in 2011, it concerns me that I even had to say that. *paging Mr. McCarthy*

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  • marybethelizabeth
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:08pm

    Representative Walsh sounded like he thought he was a boss and not the people’s employee. He should be fired.

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  • ares338
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:53pm

    I can’t stand people who apologize after they pontificate. If you say it, by god stand behind it!

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    • bmwrider
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:57pm

      Pay your child support, Joe!

      This man, like the judge in texas who beat his daughter, is a perfect demonstration of conservative values.

      Vote all deadbeat dads out in 2012.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:10pm

      ME either. LET YOUR YES be YES and YOUR NO be NO but I think this stinks!! We are looking for people who speak their mind. GOOD LORD knows there is SO much to yell about and if we stop yelling, they’ll think “THEY” won. They will never win! All these MARXISTS, SOCIALISTS, COMMUNISTS are such dopes…they say “ We are going to change this country ” yeah, right…who the hell do they think is going to be calling the shots? NOT THEM…they’ll be peons and slaves. DOPES. This is our last election unless we get REAL LEADERSHIP, Leadership that can’t be derailed by smear attempts by Bimbos, Rivals and other parties… GO CAIN!!!

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  • SouthP
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:46pm

    Why does everyone make excuses and apologize for anything they say? Just say what you mean and if people don’t like it, too bad.

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    • CultureWarriors
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:49pm

      You’re right.

      Let me get this straight … Joe had too much … Joe that morning.

      Makes me want to sing …
      Spent the last year,
      Rocky Mountain way.
      Couldn’t get much higher …

      Oh wait that’s a different Joe … Walsh.

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  • garyM
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:44pm

    Hey Joe the left does me the same way even when I haven’t had a drop of coffee!

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  • ilovetheusa1
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:43pm

    don’t apologize for telling the truth. you sound like a typical POS politician. you said, that’s it.

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  • KickinBack
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:41pm

    Too much caffeine eh..”I am Cornholio!”

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  • Eblaze44
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:39pm

    Excuses are like butt holes, everybody’s got one. Apologies might be accepted if they were sincere from the heart and not merely political coverup expediency that means nothing. Suggest if too much coffee and not enough food is your problem that you perhaps should lay off the coffee and eat before you engage your tongue to your pea brain.

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    • Eblaze44
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:50pm

      I’m not apologizing for what I wrote – but I am truly sick and tired of people who have to apologize for what they say or believe simply because someone sensitivities got hurt. Joe is RIGHT and it should P everyone off that it’s truly the GOVERNMENTS fault, things Like Frank-Dodd – but you can go back much further to put the blame on Congress and their forcing banks (Janet Reno et al) to loan money to people that couldn’t pay it back, and to do it knowingly.

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  • Eblaze44
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:37pm

    Excuses are like ******** and everybody’s got one. Apologies might be accepted if they were sincere from the heart – but this will just be for show and political correctness. Bah! If too much coffee and lack of food are your problem – suggest you lay off the coffee for a while and eat before you let your pea brain take hold of your tongue.

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    • digital_femme
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 9:42pm

      This goes back to Reagan when he declared countries like Nicaragua were being taken over by Marxists-Communists. What he really was saying is poor people there and in our country don’t count. How’s that for political correctness? I know you Conservatives out there like the back of my hand. Here’s what you want — security for yourselves and your immediate families and screw everyone else. You know, just like what Jesus wanted. There’s just one teeny, tiny flaw to your logic — when there’s an injustice done to you, you’ll run to the Emerald City for a handout.
      What is Walsh talking about? “The government wants everyone to own a home.” Yeah, we could only wish. If it was up to Joe “Deadbeat Dad” Walsh who still owes more than a $100K in child support, he would repeal the Fair Housing Act. That means we would have even less home ownership, since minorities and those with disabilities would be excluded from participating in the marketplace. Yeah, keep it up Joe and Tea Party Nation. Put us all in a Depression. The 99 percent are comin‘ for ya’ and perhaps, one or two dirty hippies will tread on your lawns.

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  • martinez012577
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:36pm

    Maybe the Blaze editor that allowed the Ron Paul picture on the earlier thread can use this excuse on why he used it.

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    • KickinBack
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:43pm

      Dude, I am going to post that Ron Paul pic for my avatar! Just because I know you love to talk about it so much.

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:49pm

      Enough biatching about the Ron Paul picture! Y’all sound like Justin Bieber fanboys…

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  • Susan Harkins
    Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:34pm

    It’s OK Joe — keep drinking that joe. We need more of that and less ‘kool-aid’ anyway!

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