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An audio clip of D.C. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton features a severe stammering episode during a public statement. The hosts document the peculiar nature of the speech pattern, comparing it to other "stammering Democrats" they have tracked, and suggest it may be a sign of stress or deception.
Congressional Phone System Outage, Constituent Feedback
During the vote on the cap and trade legislation, the phone systems at the U.S. Capitol reportedly crashed due to a high volume of calls from concerned citizens. The hosts suggest this was a convenient failure to avoid listening to constituent opposition. Doubt is expressed regarding the Senate's ability or willingness to act as an impediment to the bill's final passage.
