After a while,  the cognitive dissonance from repeatedly doing the  wrong things causes paranoia and inappropriate responses,  such as this physical interaction with a student on a sidewalk in DC.

After seeing this video,  Congressman Bob Etheridge could do nothing else but apologize for his behavior.

Etheridge in 2007: “I would say to young people, get involved with a specific opportunity, something that’s really happening in your community, that you care about. It may be children, it may be a park, it may be a health department, you know, a lot of things…”

Something fun to do….. send Rep Etheridge a nice,  polite letter or email asking him if he “fully supports the Obama agenda”.