WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Pat Roberts is urging people to “let it go” after his cellphone filled a somber committee hearing room with the first few bars of a song from Disney’s “Frozen.”
The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1GPVP0V ) reports that the 78-year-old Kansas lawmaker was questioning Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday when his phone went off. Vilsack tried in vain to repress a smile as an apologetic Roberts fumbled with his phone and quipped, “Just let it go.”
Twitter exploded, with the celebrity news focused TMZ and Roberts’ 2014 primary opponent, Milton Wolf, among those offering snarky commentary. Wolf said he figured Roberts was “more like a Sleeping Beauty kinda guy.”
Roberts spokeswoman Sarah Little said in an email that the senator’s “Frozen” ringtone is for his grandkids. He has five.
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But but but…I thought it was the official GOP position that Frozen was teaching kids to do the gay?
I’ve never watched a Senator move that fast as Roberts, knowing how sexually ambiguous his ringtone must have sounded, rocketed to shut the cell off and any controversy surrounding his teen jingle. (It’s the ‘Frozen’ panties he has to worry about, FYI)
Not everything should make the news. This is definitely one those those that shouldn’t.
It’s not a big deal, but the sad thing is this will cause some chuckleheads to vote to re-elect this guy as he seems so “relatable.” You know, like some figured George W. Bush was the kind of guy they could have a beer with, unlike that stiff Al Gore.
On the contrary. It’s just another example of what a sorry collection of dumbasses comprise today’s GOP.