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TexasTowelie

(112,365 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2019, 03:24 AM Jan 2019

Jimmy Kimmel Puts Federal Employees to Work During Government Shutdown

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Jimmy Kimmel Puts Federal Employees to Work During Government Shutdown (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2019 OP

That's a very cool idea! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2019 #1

I like that idea! I am assuming these people are getting paid and it is getting the message out smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #2

Rhiannon12866

(205,839 posts)

1. That's a very cool idea!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 03:35 AM

Jan 2019

Hiring a federal worker every night for the duration is not only a nice idea, but it puts human faces on this ridiculous shutdown!

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

2. I like that idea! I am assuming these people are getting paid and it is getting the message out

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 09:53 PM

Jan 2019

there that these are real people who are suffering because a certain egomaniaical madman decided that his fucking vanity project was more important than their livelihoods.

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