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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHypocrisy in a nutshell.
"I need my paycheck. That's the bottom line. I understand that there may be some other members who are deferring their paychecks, and I think that's admirable. I'm not in that position."
- Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC), in an interview with WTVD-TV, on needing to be paid during the government shutdown she supported.
Ft. Bragg is in her district.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)City Lights
(25,171 posts)Her hypocrisy and arrogance are stunning!
The Blue Flower
(5,442 posts)disgusting
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)learn what it's like to eat on all that money and be sure to give her a card to give to the cashier for all to see she's on food stamps.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Must need that money to pay the mortgage on her 2nd and third homes...
progressoid
(49,990 posts)StrictlyRockers
(3,855 posts)Does she care about all of the Americans who are forced to go without a paycheck while they grandstand? Does she care about the cancer children going without treatment or the children with no Head Start program?
LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)I've got mine, screw you. This is not at all surprising.
Fla Dem
(23,668 posts)mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)...going by the comments on the bottom of the article.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/10/03/3250988/dome-ellmers-keeping-congressional.html
JBoy
(8,021 posts)She seems addicted to posting patently false GOP talking points, each of which invites hundreds of comments telling her what a hypocritical liar she is. If she was smart, she would STFU.
https://www.facebook.com/reneeellmers
Berlum
(7,044 posts)Republicon 'values' come right out of the gutter.