Brazil clown-turned-Congressman announces he will not run again

 
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 4:03 pm    Post subject: Brazil clown-turned-Congressman announces he will not run again

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Tiririca said he was "ashamed" of his colleagues' behaviour and would return to being a full-time clown.


In his first speech since he was elected in 2010, Tiririca, whose stage name means Grumpy, said he was saddened by what he had seen in the lower house of congress.

"Everyone knows that we're paid well to work, but not everyone does work. There are 513 deputies, only eight come regularly. And I'm one of those eight, and I'm a circus clown."

In his eight-minute speech, he admitted that he had "not done much" during his almost seven years as a lawmaker, but he said: "At least I was here."

Tiririca has been very popular with voters. Campaigning under the slogan "It can't get any worse", he won 1.3 million votes in 2010, more than any other candidate in that election.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42264157
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 4:06 pm    Post subject:

I guess he didn’t have the “It” factor.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 4:27 pm    Post subject:

Clowns > Politicians.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:15 pm    Post subject:

Does Tiririca mean Al Franken in Spanish?
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:29 am    Post subject:

I wish he would follow suit.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:39 am    Post subject:

Quite a laugh.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:36 pm    Post subject:

The only honest politician in the world happens to be a clown
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