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'You, sir, shut up!': Republican congressman shouts down a constituent at tense town hall
'You, sir, shut up!': Republican congressman shouts down a constituent at tense town hall
A Republican congressman from Texas is caught in a firestorm after he told a constituent to "shut up." Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) was speaking Saturday at a town hall in Frost, a small town not far from Arlington, when he said he opposed federal legislation protecting women from violence because it is a state issue.
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Well that is one way to handle a town hall meeting, it doesnt sound like the people there liked the comment either.