"A congresswoman stood up, and in a long tradition of empty barrels making the most noise, stood up there in all of that and talked about how she was instrumental in getting the funding for that building," Kelly said. John Kelly called Frederica Wilson an 'empty barrel.' Is that racist? - CNNPolitics
I hadn't heard it before either. But its meaning seems pretty clear from context. Lack of substance. "All hat and no cattle" It literally seems to refer to the fact that if you rap on a full barrel, it makes a dull sound, but if you rap on an empty barrel, it rings like a bell. The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs quotes Shakespeare as writing (in Henry V), "I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart, but the saying is true - The empty vessel makes the greatest sound." https://books.google.com/books?id=LMGPCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=oxford+dictionary+%22empty+vessel%22&source=bl&ots=lGRggjzl92&sig=oOLdscyNFAAmIlSSYHb_nJuBQvw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwini5a0wf_WAhUr74MKHdi1CKUQ6AEIPTAE#v=onepage&q=oxford%20dictionary%20%22empty%20vessel%22&f=false
It’s an old New England expression. It’s not a surprise to hear Gen Kelly use it because I believe he is from Boston. The full expression is “empty barrels make the most noise.” Essentially it means “stupid people have the most to say”
Ms. Frederica Wilson is not a rock star In reference to the controversy over the dead serviceman, Ms. Frederica Wilson responded: Democrat Rep. Frederica Wilson LAUGHS Over The Gold Star Widow Controversy and says: 'I'm A Rock Star Now!' Empty is as empty does.
More fake news from you. She laughed at Trump giving her so much attention when he has more important things to do. Your cult leader spends more time golfing and having feuds on Twitter than doing his job.
