Did Sen. Grassley Issue an Expletive When His iPhone Rang During a Floor Speech?
- Posted on June 7, 2012 at 9:01am by
Liz Klimas
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There are times when you really, really want to make sure your phone is off. A few examples are during a wedding, a client meeting, and, for Sen. Chuck Grassley, during your floor speech for a judicial nomination.
The peppy ring from the Republican senator’s iPhone began going off during the middle of his speech where he was explaining why he would be voting against the nomination of Jeffrey J. Helmick to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, according to The Hill.
As Gizmodo points out – and you can judge for yourself — it even sounds like Grassley, annoyed by the embarrassing disruption, issues an expletive before shutting off the phone.
Reaching for the offending phone. (Image: YouTube screenshot)
Silencing his iPhone. (Image: YouTube screenshot)
Back to his speech. (Image: YouTube screenshot)
Watch the clip from Buzzfeed:
Taking a moment to compose himself afterward, the Iowa senator buttons his suit jacked and proceeds with his explanation once more. No apology or anything. Grassley starts off in the clip with the phrase “when I apply the standard” and picks up right there after he silenced his phone, barely missing a beat.
(H/T Daily Mail)
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lisa2994
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 9:37amThis is a non issue! The END..
Report Post »MRMANN
Posted on June 8, 2012 at 6:21amDo we really care about this?!?!??
Report Post »football lady
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 10:25pmWorse when it goes off during a funeral. Spouse forgot to cut his off!
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 8:22pmI don’t know if he did or not, but I probably would have said “well, who in the he**? or something of that nature if I was at somehting like that and some azz clown called. I would have said, excuse my sorry self or something. But who really gives a flip? He did pretty good not to throw it across the room. he handled it quite well.
Report Post »ET43
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 5:54pmSince when is “dog gone it” an expletive? What type of liberal garbage is this?
Report Post »inferno
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 3:29pmWhat‘s the big deal about a Senator’s cell phone ringing while he is speaking. I have a ringing in my ears, everytime anyone of these “public servants ” take the floor. He has an advantage, he can mute his phone, the general public hears the incessant ringing everytime we tune in to a news program.
Report Post »Oh , that reminds me. I have an idea for torture than be used at Gitmo. Loop a few recorded speeches from the house and senate floors, that would make the devil himsell beg to be heard !
Volsense
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 3:19pmThis has to be the most petty article ever published on any site in history. The person who approved something this unprofessional should be fired immediately. It should be an embarrassment that it has even been seen on The Blaze.
Report Post »TJexcite
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 3:17pmWhat would make this better is if the ring tone was a Lady Gaga or like song.
Report Post »cdavis411
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 3:00pmI mean, I am sure you are nice and all that Liz but this is not a story worthy even for toilet paper.
Report Post »GatorSkin
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 1:35pmDidn‘t Joe Blow BIteMe say this was a big F’in deal????????? Why was that not front page news??????
Report Post »SweetDoug
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 1:03pmAs Pierre Elliot Trudeau once said….
“Fuddle Duddle!”
•∆•
Report Post »V-V
THX-1138
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 11:47amWho hasn’t?
Report Post »Big Al
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 11:41amNon-story.
Report Post »erwind1
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 11:35amHe says “doggone-it” – not vulgar, pretty plain and clear. Agreed – a slow news day today.
Report Post »NAT1138
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 10:40amThis is yet another indication of the gradual erosion of civility and decency in society, and just how crass and profane liberal Democrats are when things don’t go just exactly the way they…
(…wait, I’m being told that Sen. Grassley is a Republican.)
This is a total non-story and only serves to distract from the true issues at hand.
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 10:49amYa mean he doesn’t shut the dam thing off for a few before his speach?? When he moves a finger(GOD that’s hard work!!) and turnsit on after his speach, the missed-calls showup onscreen…DUH!!
Report Post »MistaB
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 10:14amIt was Obama on the phone asking him to pick up his dry cleaning.
Report Post »marvel
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 10:05amHe whispered “doggone”… It’s not a very vulgar or profane expletive. Not news worthy.
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 9:45amI think he said “stop”…..maybe?
Report Post »Listen_then_think
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 9:43amSo what. Focus on the stuff that matters like the MSM, liberals, democrats, progressives that are destroying our country. This story isn’t even a funny one for a humor break, it just doesn’t matter.
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 9:37amSo what if he did–Joker Joe had no problem using the F-bomb…
Report Post »BRONZESTAR
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 9:28amBlaze WTF must be a slow news day.
Report Post »Nothing happening here keep moving nothing to see……
Baja
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 9:15amCut the Cat some slack.
Report Post »Master.Debater
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 9:13amThis is stupid.
Report Post »GeorgeWashingtonslept here
Posted on June 7, 2012 at 9:08am?????? I didn’t hear anything. Gee, if he did say something naughty, that would have been a normal reaction……..wow, normal….wth is that today?
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