His voice strained and cracked as he pled with her to utter even just a single word about the impeachment meeting she had just left. But as the congresswoman fled – surrounded by a phalanx of 4 staffers who can and did talk with ease – she was silent.
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And she heard and felt every inch of the pain she caused Jamie. A partial transcript of the mayhem is below.
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“Excuse me sir,” a young male staffer said to a small group of us reporters (who weren’t in anyone’s way in a public hall in the basement of the Capitol). “Excuse us,” a resolute female staffer kept saying. “Excuse us.”
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“My name is
@jamiedupree,” the senior congressional reporter was finally able to muster through a strained whisper. “What did you think?”Show this thread -
“We’re on a way to an event right now, so we’d love to chat at another time,” the young dude chimed in. “Is there a reason you don’t want to talk about it ma’am?” I ask.
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“I’m just saying we’re on our way to an event,” the young man said, answering for his female boss,
@RepLucyMcBath, who was right there surrounded by her federally paid 'blockers' (not saying a word to them - just running from her job). “That’s exactly what we’re trying to do.”Show this thread -
“Do you like…impeachment?” Jamie asked, through a perpetually quivering and unsteady voice. “Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Why not? Is it something that you worry about? Then why would you have no comment on impeachment?”
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“Thank you ma’am,” I yelled as
@RepLucyMcBath ran away. “That woman is useless,” a female reporter uttered. The congresswoman came back to the meeting in less than 20 minutes and no one tried to talk to her. I know I won’t ever again.Show this thread -
Some heroes don't wear congressional pins. They yell questions to those who are afraid to live up to the pins they wear. And
@jamiedupree is one of my heroes - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=15&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjsm57K0OrkAhUSzlkKHVa9DEUQFjAOegQIABAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F06%2F15%2Fhealth%2Fdystonia-jamie-dupree-radio-no-voice%2Findex.html&usg=AOvVaw2eGSg-CxeHrJLdcH1T6vQp …Show this thread
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Jamie is great. I always used to love hearing him on the radio, shame about his voice, but he keeps doing his job.
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