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Goat stunt backfires on New York congressman (Weiner gets bitten by goat at mohair subsidy event)
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| 6/10/10
| Holly Bailey
Posted on 06/10/2010 7:42:50 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Ever heard that old adage "Don't mess with the goat, you'll get the horn"? Neither had we, but maybe it's time for it to start going viral, after Rep. Anthony Weiner's bracing encounter with a pair of farmyard animals Thursday on Capitol Hill.
The New York Democrat, known for his flair for theatrics, showed up Thursday morning on the Hill with a pair of mohair goats, Lancelot and Arthur.
It was all about one of Weiner's, um, pet projects: his effort to repeal a nearly 60-year-old federal subsidy for mohair. According to Weiner's office, the subsidy hit the books back in the 1950s, when the government was worried about manufacturing enough wool for military uniforms. Well, that worry has long subsided, yet the subsidy is still there — paying out more than $20 million in the last decade, mostly to Angora goat farmers in Texas.
Ah, but political props, especially live ones, can be tricky. As the Hill's Christina Wilkie reports, one of those incredibly cute goats used its very sharp footlong horn to claim a piece of flesh from the congressman's right hand. "At press time, it was unclear which goat, Lancelot or Arthur, was to blame for Weiner's injury," Wilkie writes.
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TOPICS: Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: anthonyweiner; backfires; congressman; goat; goats; mohair; newyork; stunt; weiner
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To: NormsRevenge
Stupid weiner
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:45:24 PM PDT
by
Oceander
(The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
To: NormsRevenge
I guess that city boy learned a lesson about goats...didn’t he?
To: NormsRevenge
“At press time, it was unclear which goat, Lancelot or Arthur, was to blame for Weiner’s injury.”
Given the method, my money’s on Lancelot.
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:47:19 PM PDT
by
sthguard
(The DNC theme song: "All You Need is Guv")
New York Congressman Anthony Weiner got up close and personal with a Mohair goat
on June 10, 2010, at a press conference in Washington and came away in pain.
CBS
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:47:20 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
To: NormsRevenge
The only appropriately-surnamed congresscritter.
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:48:11 PM PDT
by
elkfersupper
(Member of the Original Defiant Class)
To: NormsRevenge
I guess he found out that screwing (with) a goat is not as easy as screwing his constituents.
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:49:35 PM PDT
by
twhitak
To: NormsRevenge
Sounds like he was gored, but “Weiner bitten by goat” is funnier.
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:50:05 PM PDT
by
gundog
(Outrage is anger taken by surprise. Nothing these people do surprises me anymore.)
To: gundog
apparently the Thread Title Editorial board at FR agrees.. I asked to have ‘nicked’ used after first posting bit.. lol
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:51:51 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
To: NormsRevenge
Isn't he getting hitched to Hillary's Saudi Gal Pal?
He should be know his way around a goat by now.
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:52:39 PM PDT
by
csvset
To: NormsRevenge
The goat should plead self defense from a sexual assault.
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:53:43 PM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
To: org.whodat; TigersEye
lmao! I guess the goat didn’t care for Weiner.
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:53:59 PM PDT
by
pandoraou812
(Hey 0.....you don't kick A$$, you kiss A$$)
To: NormsRevenge
A goat bites a weiner. This is news?
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:57:03 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Tea totaler, PROUD birther, mobster, pro-lifer, anti-warmer, enemy of the state, extremist....)
To: NormsRevenge
The New York Democrat, known for his flair for theatrics, showed up Thursday morning on the Hill with a pair of mohair goats, Lancelot and Arthur.
This sounds very wrong. Does this guy commute to Tijuana on a regular basis?
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posted on
06/10/2010 7:58:46 PM PDT
by
proud_yank
(Socialism - An Answer In Search Of A Question For Over 100 Years)
To: NormsRevenge; SwinneySwitch
I can tell that Weiner is a favorite for the folks in Val Verde County, Texas, right now. The US Mohair capital is Del Rio, Texas, and has been for over sixty years.
To: NormsRevenge
She looks more like a camel than a goat.
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posted on
06/10/2010 8:00:40 PM PDT
by
csvset
To: NormsRevenge
Great thing about America first time I have ever heard of a crap eating goat.
To: NormsRevenge
Apparently the goat knows who is a POS and who isn’t.
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posted on
06/10/2010 8:01:58 PM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: sthguard
“At press time, it was unclear which goat, Lancelot or Arthur, was to blame for Weiner’s injury.” The goat injured his what?
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posted on
06/10/2010 8:10:51 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(I am a stranger in the country I was born and raised.)
To: vetvetdoug
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posted on
06/10/2010 8:10:56 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
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