As many of you might know, embattled Montana Senator Conrad Burns (R) landed in some hot water a few days ago after insulting the firefighters who were (and are) risking their lives to battle wildfires raging through the state. In damage control mode, Senator Burns apologized, and held a conference call to discuss the issue with reporters. After the call was concluded, he thanked them for attending and everyone hung up.
Unfortunately for Burns, however, the camara was still rolling. Still rolling when he exclaimed:
“That’s the way to shut that down,” Burns is seen saying on the tape, a video file of which was e-mailed to HOH. “Huh? That works!” Then came a “you bet!” as he put on his white cowboy hat and prepared to get up from his desk.
Ouch.
Source: Roll Call via Kos.