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2naSalit

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3. He was as effective as...

Reply to riversedge (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 06:49 AM

Yesterday

A US House Rep as shit on a doorknob. He was overtly corrupt and everybody knew it. I remember when An NPR reporter gained an exclusive interview with him just before his conviction and in the middle of it he threw the reporter out of his office during a temper tantrum which he was also known for on the list of shitty things for which he was well known.

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