Leg-Wrestling Utah Congressman Has No Comment on Video Game Bill... But He's a Good Sport About It
Leg-Wrestling Utah Congressman Has No Comment on Video Game Bill... But He's a Good Sport About It
March 23, 2009
He leg-wrestled Stephen Colbert and even played a Rock Band duet with the popular Comedy Central host, but freshman Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R) offered GamePolitics no comment on his state's controversial video game/movie legislation.
The measure is now on Gov. Jon Huntsman's desk, awaiting signature.
GamePolitics tracked Rep. Chaffetz down on Twitter, where he is jasoninthehouse. To be fair, since he is a federal legislator and HB 353 is a state bill, we didn't really expect he'd be fully briefed - and he wasn't. But the media-savvy - and tech-savvy - Chaffetz is a good sport, as our private Twitter exchange demonstrates:
GamePolitics: Hey, Rep. Chaffetz, any thoughts on HB 353, video game/movie bill now on Gov. Huntsman's desk for signature?
jasoninthehouse: Just not familiar with it... State bill... I have been focused on the federal ones
GamePolitics: Fair enough, but what if I told you that among its provisions was a ban on leg-wrestling with fake news show hosts?
jasoninthehouse: That is funny. I should abide by this and not do any more leg wrestling....I am obviously not very good at it.
GP: For the record, I must point out that the text of my direct messages to Rep. Chaffetz disappeared into the Twitter ether, so I've paraphrased them from memory. Rep. Chaffetz's responses are verbatim. Beyond that, it's nice to see an approachable Congressman on Twitter - especially one with a sense of humor.
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Posted 11/20/09 at 05:17pm
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JDKJ: O.K. Suit yourself. But when you're wearing Ray-Bans, sitting on a curb with a white cane and a cup of pencils, and doing Stevie Wonder impersonations, don't say I didn't warn you.
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JDKJ: Me. I'm rehearsing the role just in case I do get dubbed Zippy The Soecnda.
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DarkSaber: Wait, is that meant to be Zippy, me or you?
DarkSaber: Wait, is that meant to be Zippy, me or you?
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JDKJ: I cud caer lez. =^^= *wakes up in mid-afternoon after staying up until 3:00AM soldering resistors on to circuit boards, stumbles around in formerly white but now grey underwear, while simultaneously scratching groin with vigor and making coffee*
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DarkSaber: knell? Don't you mean Neil? Anymore of tht and I'll dub thee Zippy The Soecnda
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JDKJ: Now, now, Saber. Don't be salty. You weren't the first one to knell and bob and you ain't gonna be the last one, either.
JDKJ: Now, now, Saber. Don't be salty. You weren't the first one to knell and bob and you ain't gonna be the last one, either.
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DarkSaber: JD's feeling rather desperate it seems.
DarkSaber: JD's feeling rather desperate it seems.
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JDKJ: C'mon, Zip. You already touch yourself way too much. Spread the love. Before you go blind.
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ZippyDSMlee: JD:No and I ain't touching any part of you or your friends!! :P
ZippyDSMlee: JD:No and I ain't touching any part of you or your friends!! :P
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JDKJ: @Zip: You know Lik Mitaint?
JDKJ: @Zip: You know Lik Mitaint?
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JDKJ: But thanks for the memory. MIB's a classic. *sings* "Here come the Men in Black. Galaxy defenders. Here come the Men in Black. They won't let you remember."
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ZippyDSMlee: JD:for the record I told you you can suck your own dck.
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JDKJ: I'd like to introduce you to them. First, Neil. Then, Bob.
JDKJ: I'd like to introduce you to them. First, Neil. Then, Bob.
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Comments
You would think that being a Utah gongressmen that he would be more involed with state laws the federal laws.
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He's a federal legislator, not a state legislator, so he doesn't vote on state issues. His time is better spent focusing on federal issues.
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I know he claims to do it because he wants to save the federal taxpayers' money, but there's something I find disturbing about Rep. Chaffetz's decision to sleep in his Capitol Hill office and take showers in the basement. If I had to sleep and eat in the same place where I worked all day, I'd go completely nuts. I can't imagine how he does it. Maybe he's just gassing all of us up and he's actually got a down-low D.C. shorty on the side and sleeps over at her crib on the regular. That would make more sense to me. But, other than his choice of accommodations, he seems a better breed than most of the other bears in the National Zoo --even though he's outta Utah.
Fake news?
You lie good sir, you lie!
Every word from Colberts mouth is truth coated in justice with a freedom cherry on top.
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While I admittedly prefer Jon Stewart to Colbert, calling him a fake isn't really fair.
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Uhm... But it isn't a real news show.
"Politician has no clue what I'm talking about and has no information"
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE!!!1111
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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.
"Politician has an actual sense of humour"
HOLD THE PRESSES!!! CALL THE FBI!!!
I have really no idea how he is doing that at the same time.May be true, may be not,who knows?
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