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This may be the only clip left of Sean Duffy speaking in a town hall meeting last week. All clips have vanished from the internet. There is nothing that constituents who are working extra jobs and experiencing pay cuts want to hear more from their representative, than that he is "struggling" along on a mere $174K – with golden benefits.
After one constituent sputtered, "that’s three times—that’s three of my family’s—that’s three times what I make." Duffy proved that he was one of them with a litany of his hardships."I guarantee that I have more debt than all of you. … I still pay my mortgage. I drive a used minivan. If you think I’m living high off the hog, I’ve got one paycheck. So I struggle to pay my bills right now." It’s no surprise that they’re out of touch, but to be told – and still not get it should earn him a place in the temporary work line.
Obama’s self-deprecating humor was in evidence when he spoke of his Nobel Peace Prize compared to the one awarded to Energy Secretary Steven Chu.