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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 03:45 PM Oct 2013

POS congressman needs his check to "pay for his nice house"

Lee Terry Needs His Salary During Government Shutdown To Pay For His 'Nice House



Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) said this week that there is no way he's giving up his salary during the government shutdown.

"Dang straight," he said when asked by the Omaha World-Herald Bureau whether he would keep his paycheck.

Many holdouts say they believe giving up their pay is a gimmick that wouldn't actually solve the impasse. Terry, however, was more blunt than most.

"Whatever gets them good press," Terry said of members giving up their salary. "That's all that it's going to be. God bless them. But you know what? I've got a nice house and a kid in college, and I'll tell you we cannot handle it. Giving our paycheck away when you still worked and earned it? That's just not going to fly."

Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) also said on Wednesday that he would be keeping his salary, because he's "working to earn" it and even came in on the weekend.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/04/lee-terry-government-shutdown-nice-house_n_4044511.html

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POS congressman needs his check to "pay for his nice house" (Original Post) CatWoman Oct 2013 OP
Another GOPee Congresscreep with a sense of entitlement. City Lights Oct 2013 #1
Republicons and their selfish ways: "It's ok for us to make everyone else suffer." Berlum Oct 2013 #2
"Giving our paycheck away when you still worked and earned it? " frylock Oct 2013 #3
I got super hung up on that too... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #4
That pissed me off, as well... CherokeeDem Oct 2013 #7
Aaaaand he's getting slammed on his Facebook page, too: to wit... CurtEastPoint Oct 2013 #5
I love checking out thier facebook pages - sammytko Oct 2013 #9
All I heard was "Yep, I'm a ginormous floppy penis." HughBeaumont Oct 2013 #6
. Egnever Oct 2013 #10
The stupid... hamsterjill Oct 2013 #8

City Lights

(25,171 posts)
1. Another GOPee Congresscreep with a sense of entitlement.
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 03:49 PM
Oct 2013

Fuck you, Lee. Fuck you up, down, and sideways!

Arrogant hypocritical assclown.

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)
7. That pissed me off, as well...
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 03:58 PM
Oct 2013

Idiot worried about his family and nice house but could give a damn about the thousands of people he and his idiot cohorts have put out of work.

These people really annoy me....

CurtEastPoint

(18,644 posts)
5. Aaaaand he's getting slammed on his Facebook page, too: to wit...
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 03:55 PM
Oct 2013

"You asshat. 800,000 Federal employees have "nice houses" and "college tuition"" to pay, too. You are the most selfish, pathetic excuse of a human being. You.are.political.toast."

"Congressman, you and your ilk are an embarrassment to our country -- a bunch of boneheaded self-centered ideologues. The silly games you play only make you look worse. Just vote a clean bill and get everyone back to work, you idiot."


More fun at https://www.facebook.com/leeterry

sammytko

(2,480 posts)
9. I love checking out thier facebook pages -
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 04:08 PM
Oct 2013

One person said he was dweeb in high school and he still hasn't changed - too funny.

HughBeaumont

(24,461 posts)
6. All I heard was "Yep, I'm a ginormous floppy penis."
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 03:56 PM
Oct 2013

"A big fat supreme dick, that's what I am. I don't care, I'd vote to not pay anybody but me, the corporation$ make me erect, I'd sooner see the poor thrown in a big ol' blender than to watch them get even a measly SCRAP of progress, and I'm a big fuuu-uuuuuckin dick HAH!"

Then again, that's pretty much what I hear when I listen to any conservative talk . . .

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