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NC Legislator caught telling the truth. Immediately reverts to lying his ass off.
ASHEVILLE — State Rep. Tim Moffitt on Wednesday made light of his explanation to a Realtors group on why legislators excluded Asheville from a parks authority that could have helped the city balance its budget.
Moffit told the group Aug. 5 that the move was made in response to the city’s lawsuit to block the loss of its water system, but he said Wednesday that was meant only as a joke.
City Councilman Chris Pelly, who was in the audience for Moffitt’s talk to Realtors, said it did not sound like a joke to him or others listening.
“They say in Washington, D.C., a gaffe is when somebody accidentally tells the truth, and that’s what happened the other day,” Pelly said
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