What’s that old saying? “Power corrupts and absolute power turns you into a ranting loony tune?” If it’s not, I think it should be changed to that after reading the email exchange between raging leftist Democrat Congressman “Baghdad” Jim McDermott’s office manager Elizabeth “Don’t Call Me Liz” Becton and an unnamed and unfortunate assistant who tried to set up a meeting between her boss and McDermott through Becton.
You may remember “Baghdad” Jim McDermott as one of three Democrat Congressmen who went to Iraq on Saddam Hussein’s dime during the run-up to the Iraq war in order to talk up Saddam Hussein’s regime. Obviously, the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree in that office.
Here’s a redacted version of the exchange:
From: XXX
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 11:38 AM
To: Becton, Elizabeth
Subject: JPMC Meeting RequestElizabeth,
Attached is a meeting request for JP Morgan Chase who will be in DC June 3rd-4th and would like to request a brief meeting with the Congressman.
Let me know if you need any additional information.
Thank you!
Best,
XXX________________________________
From: XXX
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:05 PM
To: Becton, Elizabeth
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestHi Liz,
just checking in on whether the Congressman is available next week. [REDACTED] can confirm a meeting time for you – she is available at [REDACTED].
Thank you!
Best,
XXX________________________________
From: Becton, Elizabeth
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:07 PM
To: XXX
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting Request
Importance: HighWho is Liz?
Elizabeth Becton
Executive Assistant/Office Manager
Office of Congressman Jim McDermott
XXXX Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
XXX phone
XXX fax
________________________________From: XXX
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:07 PM
To: Becton, Elizabeth
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestHi Elizabeth, I thought you went by Liz – apologies if that is incorrect. Best, XXX
________________________________
From: Becton, Elizabeth
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:08 PM
To: XXX
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestI do not go by Liz. Where did you get your information?
________________________________Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:10 PM
To: Becton, Elizabeth
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestHi Elizabeth, I’m so sorry if I offended you! I thought you had gone by Liz at Potlatch, this was my mistake. Best, XXX
________________________________
From: Becton, Elizabeth
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:11 PM
To: XXX
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestNEVER. I hate that name.
________________________________
From: XXX
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:13 PM
To: Becton, Elizabeth
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestHi Elizabeth, I’m so sorry if I offended you! I must have mis-heard. My mistake! Best, XX
________________________________
From: Becton, Elizabeth
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:20 PM
To: XXX
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting Request
Importance: HighXXX:
If I wanted you to call me by any other name, I would have offered that to you. I think it’s rude when people don’t even ask permission and take all sorts of liberties with your name. This is a real sore spot with me. My name has a lot of “nicknames” which I don’t use. I use either my first name or my last name because I row with a lot of other women who share the same first name. Now, please do not ever call me by a nickname again.
As for your meeting request, who is the point of contact for this meeting? If it’s not you, then I need to know who because it’s very time-consuming to deal with a lot of people for one meeting.
Thanks,
________________________________
From: XXX
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:23 PM
To: Becton, Elizabeth
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestHi Elizabeth, I’m so sorry I offended you! My mistake!
XXX can confirm a meeting time for you – she is available at XXX XXXX.
Thank you!
Best, XXX
________________________________
[UNRELATED EMAILS REDACTED]From: XXX
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:33 PM
To: Becton, Elizabeth
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestOf course! Again, I am sincerely sorry for offending you. I must have mis-heard and it was in no way my intention to make you upset. I always enjoy working with you and seeing you at the WSS events J
Best,
XXX________________________________
From: Becton, Elizabeth
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:37 PM
To: XXX
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestSounds like you got played by someone who KNOWS I hate that name and that it’s a fast way to TICK me off. Who told you that I go by that name? They are not your friend…
________________________________
From: XXX
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:38 PM
To: Becton, Elizabeth
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestHi Elizabeth,
Again, I am sincerely sorry for offending you. I don’t want to cause trouble as I clearly must have mis-heard the person at Potlatch. It was in no way my intention to make you upset.
Best,
XXX________________________________
From: Becton, Elizabeth
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:41 PM
To: XXX
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting Request
Importance: HighI REALLY want to know who told you to call me that.
________________________________
From:XXX
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:44 PM
To: Becton, Elizabeth
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestHi Elizabeth,
Again, I am sincerely sorry for offending you. I don’t recall who I overheard. It was in no way my intention to make you upset.
Best,
XXX________________________________
From: Becton, Elizabeth
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:04 PM
To: XXX
Subject: RE: JPMC Meeting RequestLet me put it this way, they don’t know me and perhaps they were PRETENDING to know me better than they do and pretended that I go by Liz. They did YOU a disservice.
In the future, you should be VERY careful about such things. People like to brag about their connections in DC. It’s a past time for some. It’s also dangerous to eaves drop, as you have just found out.
Quit apologizing and never call me anything but Elizabeth again. Also, make sure you correct anyone who attempts to call me by any other name but Elizabeth. Are we clear on this? Like I said, it’s a hot button for me.
And please don’t call the office and not leave a message. My colleague told me you called while I was away at the Ladies’ room. I do sometimes leave my desk.
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It is absurd how many people are weighing in on this subject on the blogs and websites. Is is possible that they didn’t print all the emails that actually transpired between Ms. Becton and the woman at McBee? There has been an assumption made that the other emailer was a man. Check your facts and you will find that it was a woman. Surely, there was some editorial license taken to make a story out of nothing. From reading all the comments on different blogs, I have come to the conclusion that there are a lot of people who have too much time on their hands and they are making a mountain out of a mole hill. McBee is a lobbying firm and they are not constituents of Congressman McDermott’s. I’m wondering how this is going to play with McBee and their clients? Who sent the email from McBee? Who wants to trust someone so petty that they would spend the time to doctor an email and take out and embellish an email to implicate someone like Ms. Becton? I think McBee’s female assistant is more at fault than anyone here. She took the time to send emails to Politico for personal gain. So typical of a lobbyist.
I clearly indicate the other participant is a woman in the article. What “personal gain” did she get from it? Hard to get a “personal gain” when no one knows who you are.
Believe it or not, talking about this does not prevent anyone from talking about anything else, and the 2 or 3 minutes anyone would take to read this isn’t any different than looking at a funny video of two cats kissing or someone falling off a bike. It’s a humorous distraction based on the absurd and embarrassing behavior of someone who clearly needs to be taken down a peg or two.
Or, in fewer words, lighten up.
I think Cat is really Lizzy B. Nice try Bitsy! Your insane, bullying behavior has ensured you and your whacked psyche will live in infamy! And take that haughty, judgmental stick out of your *ss. And by the way, you too have weighed in on this subject, Queen Absurd.
Don’t Call Her Cat! Who told you to call her Cat?! That Person is not your Friend! And leave a message when you call, damnit.
Interesting premise, though.
Let’s keep this from getting personal either way. We don’t know that she’s “insane.” Plenty of people are royal assholes in their jobs and entirely sane. It’s about her behavior as part of her job, ostensibly as a servant of the public.
And, by the way, if Cat is Elizabeth and wants to get her side out, she can contact me using the contact form (and using your government email address for verification) and I will publish her statement.