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Related: About this forumRev. AL Smacks Down Florida Congress critter
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45755884/vp/53189855#53189855The topic went from the shutdown, to schools in Rep John Mica's district in Fl.--specifically a head start school closing. Mica then got a case of "tounge tied" while on camera.
As Rev. Al Says. "we got ya". And he did.
Classic.
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Rev. AL Smacks Down Florida Congress critter (Original Post)
Left Coast2020
Oct 2013
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Holy shit. Did he just try to lecture Rev. Sharpton on advocating more educational opportunities...
phleshdef
Oct 2013
#1
Actually he claimed the Rev should be pushing to privatize because it's better for minorities....
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2013
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phleshdef
(11,936 posts)1. Holy shit. Did he just try to lecture Rev. Sharpton on advocating more educational opportunities...
...for minorities? Does he even know who the fuck he is talking to?
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)2. Actually he claimed the Rev should be pushing to privatize because it's better for minorities....
That's another great example of a falsehood taken as a fact in the Right Wing Bubble.
I always ask these idiots, "How can it cost less to hire someone when you can do it yourself?"
Left Coast2020
(2,397 posts)3. Burned him good with video of problems in his own district
Of course Mica can only filibuster the question because he has no answer.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)4. That's because there's nuthin under that rug....
Google image search shows his hair in exactly the same length and style.
Also, he's 70 and there isn't a hint of gray.