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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Mark Takano (D-Calif): Trolling House Republicans
Love this! Here's a shout out to Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif)!
Takano trolls House Republicans:
Most Congressmen Are Boring. This One is FunnyOn Purpose
Meet Rep. Mark Takano, the man who trolls House Republicans with "Breaking Bad" and Kanye West references.
Congressional Republicans are continuing on their chronic crusade to defund or kill Obamacare, using the threat of government shutdown and default as their weapon. Democrats aren't thrilled. "Legislative arsonists," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called the Republicans on CNN. "They're not focused on you They're focused on trying to mess with me," President Obama told a Kansas City crowd last week.
On Tuesday, as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was going all-out with his defund-the-Affordable-Care-Act grandstanding, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) tweeted out his takewith a Photoshopped image referencing Kanye West:
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Here's the congressman's response to Rep. Michele Bachmann's celebration the House's 37th vote to repeal Obamacare:
And from July, here's a reference to a well-known song by American hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar, in the context of Republicans blocking Senate confirmations:
~snip~
Love the Breaking Bad reference, too, at the link:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/09/rep-mark-takano-best-democrat-social-media-twitter-tumblr
Previous DU thread on Cruz tweet: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023725368
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Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif): Trolling House Republicans (Original Post)
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Sep 2013
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eissa
(4,238 posts)1. Kicking for awesomeness
Easily the funniest (intentionally, unlike some of his colleagues) member of the House.
TroglodyteScholar
(5,477 posts)2. K & R
This is how it's done!
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)3. Mark Takano rawks
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)4. k&r
I got to see him talk on a panel this summer at Netroots, not only is he funny, he's also very perceptive and caring. Hopefully a stint in Congress won't wear that away, lol. I'm glad to see him getting recognition.