UnParliamentary Language

Seems things are getting out of hand (or mouth) in the U.S.

Read one:-

Rep. Loretta Sanchez has quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, accusing the chairman, Rep. Joe Baca, of telling people she's a "whore."

Baca denied the charge.

In an interview with The Politico Wednesday, Sanchez, a California Democrat as is Baca, also cited concerns about whether Baca was properly elected Hispanic Caucus chairman in November and about his general attitude toward female lawmakers. The caucus represents 21 Hispanic Democrats in Congress.

"I'm not going to be a part of the CHC as long as Mr. Baca illegally holds the chair … I told them no. There's a big rift here," Sanchez said. "You treat the women like shit. I have no use for him."

For us in Israel, this is old stuff.

For example:-

MK Azmi Bishara (Balad) was removed from a Knesset Legislative Committee session on Tuesday for his use of profane language during an official meeting.

A heated argument broke out between Bishara and MK Gilad Erdan (Likud) at the hearing of a proposed law submitted by MK Zevulun Orlev (National Religious Party) that would allow the Knesset to expel elected members from its ranks.

According to Orlev's proposal, MKs deemed as inciting racial hatred, denouncing Israel's right to exist as a Jewish and democratic country or expressing support of violence against the state or in a terror organization could be voted out of the parliamentary assembly.

Erdan, who was in favor of the proposed law, remarked that "Hitler's government was also democratically elected," and called on the Israeli Arab Bishara to "go preside in a Palestinian or Syrian parliament."

Bishara, who apparently misheard Erdan's remark and confused the Hebrew verb for to preside with the similar sounding Hebrew verb for to procreate, replied by using the f-word and called the Likud member a "dog."

In response, a commotion erupted and the chairman of the committee, MK Menahem Ben-Sasson (Kadima), removed Bishara from the hearing.