The Onion: Vic Snyder forced to explain controversial 1971 remark

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For those who have been living in caves, outer space, and/or FreeRepublic, please note that The Onion is satire.

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Congressional Candidate Forced To Explain Controversial 1971 'Fuck Everything' Remark

LITTLE ROCK, AR—U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder (D-AR) was forced to defend himself Monday against Republican opponent Marvin Parks' claim that witnesses heard Snyder say "Fuck everything" in 1971. "At least four people attest that they saw an inebriated 24-year-old Vic Snyder tell a group of fellow medical-school students, 'I'm so sick of dealing... Fuck everything,'" Snyder said. "Everything? Did Snyder mean 'fuck' middle-class families who need tax relief? Did he mean 'fuck' the nation's elderly? Does Snyder say 'fuck' the American flag?" A spokesman for Snyder said the remark made perfect sense when put in the context of finals week.

http://theonion.com/nib/index.php?issue=4038&nib=5

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1. I am concerned for Vic.

I know people personally who are working for his opponent. They are angry with him over something to do with the Corps of Engineers and release of water. They're farmers, of course.

Vic Snyder is absolutely fabulous, IMO. He was at our college Monday just before the debate with crazy Mr. Parks. He didn't seem concerned at all, though. In the report about the debate in the paper, he made some pretty good points, IMO. But, there are a lot of extremist fundamentalists here and he is catching flack for his vote against the gay marriage amendment along with his vote against the IWR and other things - basically all the things that I love him for.