'You are a nut': Bette Midler offered history lesson after snark about Darrell Issa job offer

Rep. Darrell Issa cutting off the mic of Oversight Committee Democrat Rep. Elijah Cummings is a tactic worthy of Vladimir Putin, Bette Midler snarked. That in spite of the fact that Cummings was simply out of line with the Committee rules.

@BetteMidler Cummings did NOT follow rules!

— w5fhwflash (@w5fhwflash) March 7, 2014

https://twitter.com/caryusa/status/442039798342352897

Because Democratic leaders have never used their positions to put an end to a debate?

https://twitter.com/greeneli123/status/442048336657670144

And don’t forget this one:

@BetteMidler I remember when Nancy Pelosi walked out and turned all the lights off. You failed to mention that

— jeff ross (@cabbyjeff) March 7, 2014

Yes, good times. But Issa!