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marmar

(77,084 posts)
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 08:37 AM Dec 2012

Virginia Foxx gets ugly





Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) chewed out a House staffer after catching her riding on a “members only” elevator, according to an ITK tipster who was on the scene.

But Foxx’s office is calling our lookout's description of events in the elevator an "exaggeration."

Our spy hit the “members” button on the elevator after waiting (and waiting) for a lift on Tuesday. Elevators were slow that day because furniture was being moved around the Longworth House Office Building. When the members-only elevator arrived, our tipster and a female House staffer stepped in.

The elevator went up a single floor before the doors opened and Foxx walked in with an aide. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/271305-congresswoman-chews-out-staffer-for-riding-on-members-only-elevator




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Virginia Foxx gets ugly (Original Post) marmar Dec 2012 OP
69 going on 70 riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #1
She's been ugly on the inside for a long time. hobbit709 Dec 2012 #2
"Gets Ugly". You funny. nt DCKit Dec 2012 #3
Proving that RoBear Dec 2012 #4
Members only...only during votes 47of74 Dec 2012 #5
 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
5. Members only...only during votes
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 08:49 PM
Dec 2012

An important thing that is missing here is that the elevator is only reserved for members only when there are votes going on. Cenk pointed it out here;

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