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angka

(1,599 posts)
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 10:38 AM Aug 2018

How a House speaker's aide helped smuggle the Putin portrait into the Colorado Capitol

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Source: 9NEWS Denver

Alan Franklin, political director for the liberal advocacy group Progress Now, placed the large portrait of Putin near portraits of American presidents in the halls of the Capitol.

The stunt was designed to embarrass Republicans following news reports that no money had been raised to place a portrait of President Trump alongside those of his predecessors.

The prank made national and international news, including a story on the Kremlin-controlled RT, formerly known as Russia Today.

Republicans angered by the stunt and the resulting publicity quickly rallied to raise the necessary funds for the Trump portrait.

Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/how-a-house-speakers-aide-helped-smuggle-the-putin-portrait-into-the-colorado-capitol/585289835

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How a House speaker's aide helped smuggle the Putin portrait into the Colorado Capitol (Original Post) angka Aug 2018 OP
It was a great prank! CrispyQ Aug 2018 #1
Wait, repubs were shamed? didn't think that was possible Merlot Aug 2018 #2
How'd the Republicans figure it out? Was it the hair? I bet it was the hair. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2018 #3
Rethugs find reality too painful... magicarpet Aug 2018 #4
Locking... DonViejo Aug 2018 #5

CrispyQ

(36,236 posts)
1. It was a great prank!
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 10:47 AM
Aug 2018


Merlot

(9,696 posts)
2. Wait, repubs were shamed? didn't think that was possible
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 10:50 AM
Aug 2018
"Republicans angered by the stunt and the resulting publicity quickly rallied to raise the necessary funds for the Trump portrait."

The downside is now their will be a portrait of trumpft in the capitol

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,283 posts)
3. How'd the Republicans figure it out? Was it the hair? I bet it was the hair. nt
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 10:50 AM
Aug 2018

magicarpet

(13,945 posts)
4. Rethugs find reality too painful...
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 10:54 AM
Aug 2018

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
5. Locking...
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 10:54 AM
Aug 2018

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