| − | On March 9, 2007, a video was posted on [[YouTube]] of Congressman Obey arguing with proponents of defunding the [[Iraq War]] about their position on how to end the war. He angrily referred to them as "idiot liberals" and said that they're "smoking something that ain't legal." Obey later apologized for the tone of his remarks, saying his immense frustration over the issue of the war simply "boiled over".<ref>http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obey-berates-woman-over-war-funding-later-apologizes-2007-03-09.html</ref> | + | On March 9, 2007, a video was posted on [[YouTube]] of Congressman Obey arguing with proponents of defunding the [[Iraq War]] about their position on how to end the war. He angrily referred to them as "idiot liberals" and said that they're "smoking something that ain't legal." Obey later apologized for the tone of his remarks, saying his immense frustration over the issue of the war simply "boiled over".<ref>https://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obey-berates-woman-over-war-funding-later-apologizes-2007-03-09.html</ref> |