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Re: Quick Hits

bummer — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:34:52 -0400

I guess no one reported that this was posted at 4:45pm, and that they more than likley partook later!? Gotta love slanted news AND when people blog about things they technically know nothing about...just sayin'!

Foxx staffer's tweets still cached

Gosh — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:56:12 -0400

She tried to delete, but still cached as of May 23.

Name: Courtney Coble
Location: Washington, DC
Bio: head to toe legit

# woman on the phone with me is a vegan and is complaining about the treatment of animals...starting to cry...makes me want a burger.
10:03 AM Apr 29th from web

# im all for hate crimes, as long as i can be included in some special protective group. im all about being exclusive and special.
9:53 AM Apr 29th from web

# rep. steve king just referred to his manbits as "downstairs plumbing". i feel like im back in the 6th grade at the poe center.
10:17 AM Apr 29th from web

# spreading the rumor of swine flu hitting capitol hill. i really need to go shopping and an evacuation and quarantine would help the cause.
7:00 AM May 1st from web

Re: Quick Hits

Gosh — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:35:22 -0400

Ah. The name Coble in Foxx story threw me.

Any relation to Howard?

Coble inexplicably took to her Gmail account and curiously posted this brazen update, bragging: “Office beers. on taxpayer time. you’re welcome, fightin 5th district.”

I see Courtney Coble's Twitter account just twittered into oblivion.

Think the "appropriate disciplinary action" ends there?

Foxx spokesman Aaron Groer told Shenan: “We are looking into this matter to figure out what happened. Once we’ve established the facts, appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.”

Please keep all us teabaggers up to date on this blatant abuse of taxpayer time and money by Virginia Foxx's staff.

Quick Hits

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:09:38 -0400

* Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum notes that he and Jesse Helms voted for Sonia Sotomayor before, but says they wouldn't again.

* Scheduler for U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx gets in trouble for a tweet about drinking "office beers" on "taxpayer time."

* U.S. Senate could take up bill regulating tobacco as soon as today, Sens. Richard Burr and Kay Hagan have vowed to fight it.

* Charlotte officials wonder if they should put in a bid for the 2012 Democratic or Republican national conventions, given a $60 million price tag.