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Congressman Wants YouTube Video Covered Up
Hugh Pickens writes "Wisconsin Republicans claim that no one else can republish a video of United States Representative Sean Duffy (R-WI) complaining about how he is 'struggling' to get by on his $174,000 salary without their permission, even though they originally released the video on YouTube for the whole world to see. Now the GOP is trying to take legal action to stop anyone else from republishing the video. The tape caused a stir for Duffy, a first-term conservative best known for his past as a reality TV show star on MTV's The Real World after Democrats flagged the comments about his taxpayer-funded salary, which is nearly three times the median income in Wisconsin, and criticisms began to flow Duffy's way. Here's a one-minute clip, excerpted from roughly 45 minutes of video of the public Duffy townhall, that the Polk County GOP doesn't want anyone to see."
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The difference between the Democrats and Republicans - In a nutshell:
When the Democrats do something stupid, it's because it's expected from the diverse, working class roots they largely come from.
When the Republicans do something stupid, they deny it happened at all and is a liberal conspiracy.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
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I know my rates were going up and coverage was getting going down long before Obama took office. In fact it nearly doubled about 5 years ago.
Do you actually believe that if it were repealed immediately your premiums would drop by 20%?
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If someone is passing you on the right, you are an asshole for driving in the wrong lane.