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Newsjock

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Thu Mar 21, 2013, 09:13 PM Mar 2013

Arizona GOP official won’t resign after comparing governor to 'Judas'

Source: Associated Press

The chairman of the Republican Party in Maricopa County says he won’t resign for comparing Gov. Jan Brewer to Judas because she wants to expand the state’s Medicaid plan.

A.J. LaFaro said in an email to the Associated Press Thursday that he didn’t intend to offend anyone at a House hearing on the expansion plan Wednesday evening. He says his remark reflected his passion on the subject.

... LaFaro ended his testimony against the expansion by saying “Jesus had Judas, Republicans have Governor Brewer.”

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/free/20130321arizona-republican-brewer-judas-response.html

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Arizona GOP official won’t resign after comparing governor to 'Judas' (Original Post) Newsjock Mar 2013 OP
He was just mad that Brewer went electric. bbernardini Mar 2013 #1
did he try to pick her nose with his bony finger? ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #2

bbernardini

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1. He was just mad that Brewer went electric.
Thu Mar 21, 2013, 09:17 PM
Mar 2013

Two points if anybody gets that joke without having to look it up.

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