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Dick Durbin Goes Full 'Thug Life' on CNN's
Manu Raju Over Congressional Pay Raises
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Posted By: Imright, 12/18/2024 1:06:56 PM

Outside of rare exceptions like Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings in 2018, it's not often we see a member of Congress from either party go full "thug life" out of sheer frustration over media-driven narratives or lines of questioning they think are ridiculous.But on Wednesday, we got just that and who would have guessed that Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) would be at the center of it all? Durbin, who as the Majority Whip is second only to Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in the United States Senate, was taking questions from reporters Wednesday morning

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Reply 1 - Posted by: oldmagnolia 12/18/2024 1:31:46 PM (No. 1857193)
Durbin, the trash from Illinois never disappoints doesn't he.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Ida Lou Pino 12/18/2024 2:25:48 PM (No. 1857226)
Deanna Durbin doesn't have to worry about the pay raise. The Pubbie congressmen will approve it overwhelmingly - - just as they always have supported funding the Deep State. The Uniparty never has to worry about nothing.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: vhs68 12/18/2024 2:42:03 PM (No. 1857232)
You can bet big money that Dicky knows exactly what the pay-raise is that is in the CR bill. Just because he looks dumb and speaks dumb and plays dumb doesn't mean he doesn't know.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: WinterParker 12/18/2024 4:27:13 PM (No. 1857269)
Durbin doesn't know b/c his gov't salary is chump change compared to his other, "passive" income. ;)
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Reply 5 - Posted by: judy 12/18/2024 4:49:06 PM (No. 1857276)
For once a reporter is correct…he ask how congress could receive a raise with their low ratings….
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Reply 6 - Posted by: skacmar 12/18/2024 8:22:22 PM (No. 1857391)
For once a CNN reporter is correct! Dick Dirtbin seems to forget that CNN is not paying it's employees with taxpayer's money. It is CNN's money to use as CNN wishes. Congress is entrusted to responsibly the taxpayer's funds. They have failed miserably at this. They are already well paid and get better health & other benefits, vacation, pensions, and other perks than 99.99999999% of the public. Durbin is an arrogant out of touch bureaucrat who is out of touch with the real world. He need to be on the same Medicare Health Plan that people in Illinois get.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: mifla 12/19/2024 4:37:03 AM (No. 1857533)
I hope to see more interviews like this. Dem gets embarrassed by CNN. CNN gets embarrassed by a Dem.
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