Terry (R-Ne) gives wrestling guru verbal body slam

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10270679

Published Friday | February 29, 2008

BY JOSEPH MORTON
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU

WASHINGTON — Maybe C-SPAN should switch to a pay-per-view format when Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., is on camera.


Lee Terry


An argument on the House floor last year between Terry and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., threatened to turn physical.

This week, Terry found himself trading verbal smackdowns with professional wrestler and promoter Vince McMahon.

Commissioners of the major professional sports leagues and players associations testified Wednesday before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee about their efforts to combat steroids and other performance enhancing drugs.

Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush, D-Ill., said he was disappointed that McMahon had turned down an invitation to appear at the hearing.

Then Terry jumped into the ring and sought to put a congressional body slam on the absent, muscle-bound wrestling magnate.

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[flvegan]

1. Um...pro wrestling isn't a sport.

Steroids are illegal, so it seems that this would be more a police enforcement issue. Going after steroids in wrestling is like going after breast enhancements in Hollywood. Look out Demi Moore!!!1!

Funny they bring up Chris Benoit again. Steroids found after he killed his family and himself. I see that they failed to mention the massive brain damage he had sustained, and the Xanax he had in his system.

But then, that's not as fun a story, is it?

[VP505]

2. It sure is a

breath of fresh air to know that bastion against corruption, Congress, so vigorously investigated professional sports lawlessness. How would the country survive without their dedication to the rule of law and stopping illegal activities? We all know, nothing is more important than insuring that some muscle headed wrassler or baseball player isn't all juiced up out there in front of everyone!!!!! :sarcasm:

[acmavm]

3. Just to note to point out what a goofy looking doofus this guy is.

And he's my rep.

Shit.