Huffington Post logo Huffington Post 2 months ago

Shimkus' Obama Walkout Could Create Campaign Problems

Shimkus

Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill. leaves as President Barack Obama delivers a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept. , 9, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Full Article at Huffington Post

Related Topics:

Related Articles

  1. tool goes here Some people are outraged that U.S. Rep. John Shimkus walked out on President Barack Obama's speech the other night. The Republican from Collinsville obviously disagrees with Obama's take on health care reform. Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat

  2. Congressman left before president finished speaking CARBONDALE — Nearly lost in the wake of South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson’s now infamous “You lie” shout during President Barack Obama’s Wednesday evening address was a quieter act by another... Full Article at The Southern Illinoisan

  3. tool goes here U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, is receiving a sudden dose of national attention after walking out in frustration a few minutes before President Barack Obama finished his health care reform speech Wednesday night. Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat

  4. Yawn. More infantile conduct from a knuckledragger. Out of curiosity: What does Shimkus' healthcare reform bill say? Full Article at Chicago Tribune

Related Quotes

(What's this?)
  1. Are you a Publisher?

    We built Daylife.com using our SmartMedia Services platform, which can give you thousands of content-rich, advertiser-friendly pages (like this one) on any topic and with full editorial control. Learn More »

    Our Customers
  2. Our Products
    Daylife Select

    A point & click tool to create dynamic content portals. Learn More »

  3. Daylife API

    Unlimited smart, customizable content to suit any publisher. Learn More »

  4. Enterprise API

    Use the Daylife Platform to distribute content across your sites. Learn More »

  5. SmartContext

    Weave the web's best content into your own. Learn More »

Browse More Photos

Daylife is the web's largest archive of news photos

  1. A soldier from Golf Battery 4th 317 stands atop a vehicle as they prepare to go out on night patrol at Forward Operating Base Airborne, near the town of Maidan Shar, Wardak province, Afghanistan Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 30: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walks away after speaking at a news conference on the AIDS virus with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building On November 30, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 30:  U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) greets Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd  outside the Treasury Building November 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Rudd and Geithner met following the Prime Minister's meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama.
  4. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 30:  Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (R) waves as he leaves the West Wing of the White House on November 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Rudd met with U.S. President Barack Obama and is scheduled to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton later today.
  5. TOKYO - NOVEMBER 30:  Director Michael Moore (R) attends a stage greeting before the Japan Premiere of 'Capitalism: A Love Story' with Japanese comedy group The Newspaper, as they mimic Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama, at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills on N...
  6. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 18:  U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) holds up a piece of coal as he speaks and Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) (R) listens during a news conference to call on Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to open up a debate on offshore drilling on Capitol Hill August 18, 2008 in Wash...

Cast of Characters