Floriduh legislature food fight
The 2020 Florida legislative session kicked off Tuesday, less than 24 hours after state Rep. Chris Latvala, R-Clearwater, accused U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, of having founded a long-rumored sex game played among lawmakers in the Florida House a few years ago.
The accusation came on Twitter at the height of a heated exchange between the two lawmakers after Latvala tweeted a picture of himself next to conservative bugaboo Al Sharpton and wrote, It was an honor to meet @TheRevAl today.
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This prompted a reply from Gaetz, who noted, Sharpton has called cops pigs, whites interlopers,' Greeks homos and Jews diamond merchants, so that is pretty disgusting.
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Latvala responded by accusing Gaetz of having created a game where members of the FL House got points for sleeping with aides, interns, lobbyists and married legislators.
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The sex game in question was still rumored to be in progress during the 2014 and 2015 sessions. It was brought to public light in 2013 by Politico reporter Marc Caputo, then working for the Miami Herald, who tweeted, Hey ladies! Source: young male FL Reps have point-system contest for having sex: 1=lobbyist 2=staff 3=other legislator 6=married legislator.
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https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-gaetz-latvala-twitter-20200114-hrbeklwtxnbvfnbwvu57nlxvpy-story.html