Rep. John Culberson

Republican  •  7th District, Texas  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 2001
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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03/20/10
Virginia questions Obama's eligibility 'It's not law if qualified ...

Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Ritze sponsored a proposal to demand eligibility documentation from candidates for political office, including the president. Ritze, who says he regularly gets questions from his constituents about Obama's eligibility, ... Dan

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03/20/10
When Common Sense Isn't So Common | The Langar Hall

Representative, John Culberson (Republican from Texas) demanded to know why the US government refuses to engage in racial and religious profiling, when screening at airports. The Representative stated: It is disturbing [the TSA policy ...

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03/20/10
Space Politics » Houston's delegation optimistic about Constellation

“All of us, from Democrat to Republican, no matter geographically where we're located in the Gulf Coast area, support the effort to save the Johnson Space Center and Constellation,” said Rep. ... John Culberson (R) likened it to privatizing the Ma

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03/20/10
The Heat is On: Congressman's Office Says Constituent Calls Are ...

Reality keeps intruding on Attorney General Eric Holder's approach to terrorism. During recent testimony before the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee, Holder had a heated exchange with Rep. John Culberson. ...

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03/19/10
Rethinking Islam with Sultan Shahin

Republican Representative John Culberson said Holder's analogy to Manson, a convicted killer, showed President Barack Obama's administration has a profound disconnect with an American public that wants the terror suspects to be tried as ...

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03/19/10
just a guy: The end of politics (here, for a while)

"Let's deal with the reality here," Holder said in response to questions from Rep. John Culberson (R-Tex.). "The reality is, we will be reading Miranda rights to a corpse." Mr Holder may be right that the odds of capturing Mr Bin La

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03/19/10
ISIAH CAREY'S 'INSITE': UNITED FOR THE CAUSE IN CLEAR LAKE!

Rep. John Culberson said, “The Constellation Program is the best program to keep our country at the forefront of space exploration. I am strongly opposed to the president's proposal because yielding the high ground in space will make ...

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03/19/10
This Corpse Has the Right to Remain Silent: Eric Holder bobs and ...

Cornered, he insisted to Rep. John Culberson (R., Texas) that there was no need to answer the question of whether Osama bin Laden would be Mirandized on capture because . . . he won't be captured. Holder guaranteed that bin Laden would ...

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03/18/10
Reality takes an unreal shape

...a post called "Is Eric Holder a Dope?," we noted a colloquy between Attorney General Holder and Rep. John Culberson in which Holder testifed that Osama bin Laden and Charles Manson are comparable people, at least to the extent that they both have "the r

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03/18/10
Dearborn Underground: Holder Skelter!

Cornered, he insisted to Rep. John Culberson (R., Texas) that there was no need to answer the question of whether Osama bin Laden would be Mirandized on capture because . . . he won't be captured. Holder guaranteed that bin Laden would ...

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03/18/10
AG Holder Confused by Culberson Straight Talk

Houston's own Representative John Culberson does an excellent job of nailing Holder's hide to the wall: CULBERSON: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Mr. Attorney General for appearing before us. ...

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03/18/10
Osama bin Laden will never face US trial - Belly Dance Forums

The comparison to convicted killer Manson angered Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, who said it showed the Obama administration doesn't understand the American public's desire to treat terrorists as wartime enemies, not criminal defendants. ...

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03/18/10
KICKIN' AND SCREAMIN'……….. » Blog Archive » TERRORIST SYMPATHIZER ...

... would be tried in a civilian court and afforded the same rights as Charles Manson. “In some ways I think they're comparable people, in some ways,” Holder said. Rep. John Culberson, R-Tex., called that response “incredible.” ...

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03/18/10
Download Grilled | sonoyes

Holdren Gets Grilled On The Hill. (200 words excerpt, click title or image to see full post). House Appropriators Grill Obama's Science Adviser on NASA Plan, SpaceNews. “Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) accused Holdren of not consulting … ...

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03/18/10
Bin Laden Will Never Face US Trial, Be Caught Alive: Holder ...

Republican Representative John Culberson said Holder's analogy to Manson, a convicted killer, showed President Barack Obama's administration has a profound disconnect with an American public that wants the terror suspects to be tried as ...

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03/18/10
ARE WE ALL POTENTIAL JIHADISTS?

This harsh reality was evidenced recently in a sharp exchange between U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Rep. John Culberson, D-Tex, during a congressional hearing dealing with the divisive issue of whether “suspected terrorists” ...

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03/18/10
COUNTER-JIHAD ALLIANCE: This Corpse Has the Right to Remain Silent ...

Cornered, he insisted to Rep. John Culberson (R., Texas) that there was no need to answer the question of whether Osama bin Laden would be Mirandized on capture because#...#he won't be captured. Holder guaranteed that bin Laden would ...

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03/18/10
ARE WE ALL POTENTIAL JIHADISTS?

This harsh reality was evidenced recently in a sharp exchange between U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Rep. John Culberson, D-Tex, during a congressional hearing dealing with the divisive issue of whether “suspected terrorists” ...

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03/17/10
US Attorney General: Osama Bin Laden May Have A Civilian Trial If ...

Rep. John Culberson, R-Tex. is right …. such a response from an Attorney General is incredible …. but what is even more incredible is that the President of The United States chose Eric Holder to be Attorney General for the simple reason ...

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03/17/10
Blog Scan - Crime and Consequences Blog

Representative John Culberson (R-TX), was upset that Holder compared the rights of terrorists to those of convicted murderer Charles Manson. He said it showed the Obama administration doesn't understand the American public's desire to ...

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03/17/10
Semper America

Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) called Holder's comparison “incredible”. And I could not agree more. What I am waiting for, though, is for the Media to attack the Obama administration for stating that bin Laden will not be captured alive, ...

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03/17/10
Private Investigator Bill Warner Sarasota - Panama City FL Marital ...

Holder said terrorists are treated like the murderers they are in federal courts – or, more specifically, “like Charles Manson.” When Rep. John Culberson (R-Tex.) said that if Bin Laden himself were arrested, it would be absurd to give ...

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03/17/10
Americans for Tax Reform Center for Fiscal Accountability

The contract's suggested provision stipulates a significantly longer waiting period than the 72 hours demanded by the "Read the Bill" effort in support of Reps. Brian Baird and John Culberson's H.R. 554, pending in the House. ...

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03/17/10
Sorry to say « Whatever Works

“Let's deal with the reality here,” Holder said in response to questions from Rep. John Culberson (R-Tex.). “The reality is, we will be reading Miranda rights to a corpse.” That was part of his response in a House hearing about military ...

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03/17/10
Holder: Osama bin Laden will never be taken alive

Republican Representative John Culberson said Holder's analogy to Manson, a convicted killer, showed President Barack Obama's administration has a profound disconnect with an American public that wants the terror suspects to be tried as ...

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03/17/10
In Heated Testimony, Holder Says Bin Laden Won't Be "Captured ...

Am I missing something?," asked Rep. John Culberson (R) of Texas. Why put him on trial if the government is going to hold him anyway, he asked. "You are dealing with a hypothetical that is not going to happen," Holder countered. ...

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03/17/10
RealClearPolitics - Interview with Senator Lindsey Graham

REP. JOHN CULBERSON (R), TEXAS: Granting Osama bin Laden the right to appear in a U.S. courtroom, you are clothing Osama bin Laden with the protections of the U.S. Constitution. That's unavoidable, and something that you've skipped ...

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03/17/10
Reality takes an unreal shape | Liberal Whoppers

In a post called “Is Eric Holder a Dope?,” we noted a colloquy between Attorney General Holder and Rep. John Culberson in which Holder testifed that Osama bin Laden and Charles Manson are comparable people, at least to the extent that ...

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03/17/10
SEC chief backs self-funding (3/17/10) -- GovExec.com

Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, also questioned Schapiro about why SEC employees are not prohibited from working for firms the SEC regulates for a certain amount of time after leaving the agency. "We want to bring in the best and the ...

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03/17/10
Eric Holder – Says that we can't capture Osama Bin Laden – And why ...

Rep. John Culberson, R-Tex., called that response “incredible.” “This is where the disconnect between this administration in your mindset is so completely opposite that of where the vast majority of the American people are,” Culberson ...

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Official website: http://culberson.house.gov/
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428 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2571
Fax: 202-225-4381

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