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Marked Man
WAPO ^ | July 15, 2007 | Peter Carlson

Posted on 07/15/2007 2:48:52 PM PDT by stm

A doctor in a white coat ambles down a hospital hallway. Suddenly, an old lady attacks, whacking him with her metal cane. Pow! He collapses, falling face-first on the floor. Another old lady kneels over him, rummaging through his pockets, stealing vials of pills.

"That's me in drag," says Matthew Lesko, Washington's infomercial king, the self-proclaimed Guru of Government Giveaways. He's watching one of his latest ads on a laptop computer in a funky College Park coffeehouse, pointing to the "old lady," who is actually Lesko in a blue dress and a pink hat.

On the screen, the doctor-mugging scene disappears, replaced by the image of Lesko standing in front of the Capitol, wearing a garish blue suit speckled with big white question marks. "You don't have to take extreme action to get the health care you need!" he's yelling. "There are THOUSANDS of programs available for people of all ages, all incomes, with or without insurance -- FROM THE GOVERNMENT!"

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1 posted on 07/15/2007 2:48:53 PM PDT by stm
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To: stm

Lesko should ask Elijah Harvey, another new grad, who raps under the name “XL” about government handouts. I’ll bet he knows a few.


2 posted on 07/15/2007 3:08:21 PM PDT by toddlintown (Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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To: toddlintown
And, Mr. 99 in the book "The 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America".

So he's back. Too bad;one of the most obnoxious TV idiots out there....

3 posted on 07/15/2007 5:20:15 PM PDT by GoldCountryRedneck ("Flying is like Life: Know where you are, where you're going, and how to get there." - 'Ol Dad)
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To: Cacique

1-800-ASK-LESKO! Ping!


4 posted on 07/15/2007 5:20:58 PM PDT by Clemenza (Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
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To: stm
It’s ironic that he likes to dress up like the Batman villain “riddler”. Whenever I see the guy I always think he should be dressed up like a cockroach instead.
5 posted on 07/15/2007 6:20:20 PM PDT by Nateman
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To: stm

God how I wish he’d just hurry up and die.


6 posted on 07/15/2007 9:09:06 PM PDT by lesser_satan
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