Tea Party Congressman Listens To Constituent Who Wears Thomas Jefferson Costume Everywhere

[iandhr]

WINNSBORO, SC—At a town hall meeting Monday sponsored by Tea Party affiliate FreedomWorks, sources confirmed that Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) seriously listened and responded to several points raised by a constituent wearing a Thomas Jefferson costume complete with brass-buttoned waistcoat, velveteen breeches, and tricorn hat. “You make a great point, sir, and I am here to fight for people like you,” the congressman said to the man in a powdered wig who was carrying a giant Declaration of Independence poster board and who wears his Thomas Jefferson costume not just to political meetings, but every time he leaves his home. “When I get out of the D.C. bubble and come back to South Carolina and talk to voters, that’s when I remember the folks like yourself who sent me to Washington.” Following the meeting, Mulvaney spoke for 45 minutes with a local business owner and his wife, both of whom said the government shutdown was a good thing, and both of whom were dressed as Paul Revere.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/tea-party-congressman-listens-to-constituent-who-w,34218/

[DetlefK]

1. "...the folks like yourself who sent me to Washington." Enough said.

[demwing]

2. psst!

(check the link!!!)

[MrScorpio]

4. You can never tell anymore

Even the Onion is having a hard time keeping up

[DetlefK]

6. DAMNIT!!! But it sounded to realistic!

[demwing]

7. It's a sign of the times

satire is more believable than reality

[MrScorpio]

3. There was once a time when we chased people like that around with a butterfly net...

Caught them and shot them full of Thorzine, wrapped them with a canvas overcoat and dropped them into a rubber lined room for their own safety, as well as that of the public's.

But these people get to vote today and call themselves the "Tea Party."

[Liberal_Dog]

5. In My Old District In NC

Republicans actually nominated a guy who dressed as Uncle Sam to run for State Senate.

[Mika]

8. LOL