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SouthBayDem

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19. A "former educator" who defunded a reliable ally of schools, public broadcasting.

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Reply #14)

Wed May 13, 2026, 12:59 AM

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I found last summer that Virginia Foxx was the lead sponsor of the amendment that defunded the CPB, and ironically during her teaching career, the Republican representative of her current district voted to fund CPB in the early '70s: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220531990

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Mother slams NC Rep. Virginia Foxx for response to 10-year-old son's essay [View all] riversedge May 12 OP

What horrid person she is, inside and out. efhmc May 12 #1

She's a Republican politician... regnaD kciN May 12 #11

She looks nice. llmart May 12 #2

Troll enid602 May 12 #5

Ugh Skittles May 12 #3

She is and has always been a nasty piece of work who has never done a LoisB May 12 #4

She's an atypical southern "Good 'Ol Girl". I call her a NOB. You can figure it out n/t Cheezoholic May 12 #6

She has always been hateful The Blue Flower May 12 #7

And this nasty piece of work has a doctorate in education. 3catwoman3 May 12 #8

Who in their right mind would elect this nasty old POS? Diamond_Dog May 12 #9

If we weren't gerrymandered to hell and back, ms liberty May 12 #10

Needs a SQUIRT OF LEMON Grokenstein May 12 #12

Looking on the bright side, she'll be rotting in the dirt by the time he starts driving. Plus everyone learned a FSogol May 12 #13

Foxx is 82. . . AverageOldGuy May 12 #14

A "former educator" who defunded a reliable ally of schools, public broadcasting. SouthBayDem Wednesday #19

That'd piss me off, too. calimary May 12 #15

Ms. Foxx reminds us once again... GiqueCee May 12 #16

She gonna lose SSJVegeta May 12 #17

She is ugly inside and out. sheshe2 May 12 #18

He should tell her to learn what hypocrite means. Qutzupalotl Wednesday #20

Nasty dried up old biddy. nt moniss Wednesday #21

Well Bless Her Heart modrepub Wednesday #22

I have to admit Delphinus Wednesday #23

Nasty old bat. She must have a hell of a hard time putting on her knee pads. Vinca Wednesday #24

I know as humans we are told not to hate other humans, BlueKota Wednesday #25

She don't care........... Lovie777 Wednesday #26

What a miserable life, she must live. OAITW r.2.0 Wednesday #27

Foxx is a real asshole for attacking this student LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #28

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