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Furries in Congress
« on: February 24, 2011, 01:25:49 PM »
Dem. Representative in Oregon asked to step down, after questions about his mental health, and tiger costume pictures.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/02/24/newspapers_gop_call_for_congressman_to_resign/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+Boston+Globe+--+National+News

Good for a laugh.
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 02:16:40 PM »
We need more furries in Congress, might make C-Span watchable. Furry flying monkey costume + Pelosi = HAWT!
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2011, 02:23:19 PM »
Quote from: French G. on February 24, 2011, 02:16:40 PM
We need more furries in Congress, might make C-Span watchable. Furry flying monkey costume + Pelosi = HAWT!

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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2011, 02:25:35 PM »
As I've posted on a number of forums, that's not a furry. That's someone screwing around trying to make something of a family photo. He might be nuts, sure, but he's as much of a furry as Fistful is a valued member of APS. :D
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2011, 02:41:50 PM »
I think that whether he is a furry or not is beside the point. What one person's interest (or attempt to entertain his children) is shouldn't matter a whit. Just how much of a stretch would it be to alter that story to read something along the lines of "After demonstrating an unusual interest in guns, the Congressman's mental stability is being questioned, and other members of Congress are calling for his resignation."
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2011, 03:29:25 PM »
Maybe more folks need to be questioned for mental stability. I say we start with Sheila Jackson Lee.
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2011, 05:21:30 PM »
Like cockroaches, congresscritters are too tough to be destroyed by glory holes, drunk driving accidents, freezers full of cash, child prostitution rings, or even furry allegations proof.
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2011, 05:26:11 PM »
Quote from: PTK on February 24, 2011, 02:25:35 PM
As I've posted on a number of forums, that's not a furry. That's someone screwing around trying to make something of a family photo. He might be nuts, sure, but he's as much of a furry as Fistful is a valued member of APS. :D

Overruled. He's wearing an animal costume, so we get to call him a furry.  :P
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2011, 05:30:46 PM »
Uh-huh. And now I remember why. :)
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2011, 05:32:45 PM »
Pipe down, furry-lover!
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2011, 10:05:38 PM »
Furry fury?
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2011, 12:23:07 AM »
So, what do you all think? The Republicans are not really hoping to unseat him, just to weaken him for re-election?
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2011, 01:03:38 AM »
In politics, any time you do something even remotely shifty, or strange, people will try to have a go at you for it. It's not even so much that anybody actually gives a crap about these antics so much as it's a sports game.

Frankly, as long the good Congressman is not insane in the medical sense, he should stay. If anybody doesn't like it, they should elect a new one.

...oh god the next election campaign in this guy's district is going to be gold.
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2011, 01:16:08 AM »
I think the guy should stay. His defense is simple. Point to Barney Frank, "You let him stay!"
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2011, 01:38:15 AM »
Quote from: French G. on February 25, 2011, 01:16:08 AM
I think the guy should stay. His defense is simple. Point to Barney Frank, "You let him stay!"


The defense rests, your honor.
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2011, 02:30:58 AM »
This man is also famous for his awesome (though IMO incorrect) Klingons in the White House speech.
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2011, 02:40:19 AM »
Quote from: French G. on February 24, 2011, 03:29:25 PM
Maybe more folks need to be questioned for mental stability. I say we start with Sheila Jackson Lee.

Exhibit A
http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/hurricane.asp

And I'm sure that if she got her wish, the first cat five that hit under her plan would have to be renamed...

<fill in the rest.  She has a JD. I would include other citations, but you can find them easily enough.>
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2011, 02:46:47 AM »
Quote from: MicroBalrog on February 25, 2011, 02:30:58 AM
This man is also famous for his awesome (though IMO incorrect) Klingons in the White House speech.

Someone took Rise of the Vulcans realllllly seriously.  "Faux Klingons" did he really say that?
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2011, 03:40:25 AM »
Quote from: MicroBalrog on February 25, 2011, 02:30:58 AM
This man is also famous for his awesome (though IMO incorrect) Klingons in the White House speech.

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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #19 on: February 25, 2011, 08:58:02 AM »
Quote from: MicroBalrog on February 25, 2011, 01:03:38 AM
In politics, any time you do something even remotely shifty, or strange, people will try to have a go at you for it. It's not even so much that anybody actually gives a crap about these antics so much as it's a sports game.

I'm waiting for one of these politicians to NOT apologize and to go on the offensive. 

http://www.john-ross.net/spitz.php
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #20 on: February 25, 2011, 09:00:15 AM »
Quote from: RevDisk on February 25, 2011, 08:58:02 AM
I'm waiting for one of these politicians to NOT apologize and to go on the offensive. 

http://www.john-ross.net/spitz.php

Because a person like that would likely never get elected.
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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #21 on: February 25, 2011, 10:04:11 AM »
Quote from: RevDisk on February 25, 2011, 08:58:02 AM
I'm waiting for one of these politicians to NOT apologize and to go on the offensive. 

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Re: Furries in Congress
« Reply #22 on: February 27, 2011, 12:54:59 AM »
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Re: Furries in Congress
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