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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,367 posts)
Wed Apr 4, 2018, 11:56 PM Apr 2018

LTE in Fresno Bee criticizes Devin Nunes

According to two recent articles, Devin Nunes continues to add to the list of publications he won’t talk to (Mother Jones, March 29; Wall Street Journal, March 29).

Increasingly, Nunes avoids any contact with those he defines as adversaries, whether they are constituents or members of the media. Instead, he sticks to making paid fundraiser appearances and sending up occasional flares on local talk radio. Nunes has had no town halls since 2010.

The Wall Street Journal piece, which chronicled “the political rise of Devin Nunes” contained this sad irony: Nunes was “discovered” by his long-time mentor, Valley Republican Bill Thomas, when a sharp-elbowed young Nunes kept turning up at Thomas town halls, asking detailed questions.

Apparently, town halls are useful on the way up, but not once you get there.

Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article207722384.html#storylink=cpy

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LTE in Fresno Bee criticizes Devin Nunes (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2018 OP
Make sure to pull up that ladder on the way up to the top MagickMuffin Apr 2018 #1
Well of course, it's the GOP Mode of Operandi aeromanKC Apr 2018 #3
A billboard in Visalia urges Devin Nunes to hold a town hall meeting. Brother Buzz Apr 2018 #2

MagickMuffin

(15,972 posts)
1. Make sure to pull up that ladder on the way up to the top
Thu Apr 5, 2018, 12:19 AM
Apr 2018

And make sure to kick anyone who attempts to pass you on the way to the top.


Hey David Nunes, I hear the SURF IS UP, no life preserver for you! Out to sea you go!


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