GOP works to cover up video they previously published on internet
http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-national/gop-trying-desperately-to-cover-up-video-they-previously-published-on-internet
• By Ryan Witt, Political Buzz Examiner
• March 30th, 2011 5:14 pm ET
Ever since the internet became popular many individuals have regretted posting
pictures, writings, or otherwise embarrassing material which comes back to
haunt them at a later date. Usually these cases involve an immature teenager
who posts something improper on Facebook or YouTube, however, now it seems the
GOP finds itself in the same kind of predicament. The Polk County Republicans
in Wisconsin are now trying to cover up a video of one of their own elected
representatives that they released via YouTube. The video in question shows
United States Representative Sean Duffy (R-WI) complaining about how he is
"struggling" to get by on his $174,000 salary. Various political websites,
including this one, reported on Duffy's comment since he also advocated for
making all public employees in the state take a pay cut under Governor Scott
Walker's (R-WI) Budget Repair Bill. The Polk County Republicans tried to pull
the video from YouTube, but not before it was captured by other websites.
According to Talking Points Memo, the GOP is now trying to take legal action to
stop anyone else from republishing the video.
The Polk County Republicans claim that no one else can republish the video
without their permission, even though they originally released the video on
YouTube for the whole world to see. The GOP has succeeded in getting some to
pull the video from their sites, but Talking Points Memo believes they have no
case and has decided to keep the video up on their web page.
The video clearly contains content that the GOP does not want anyone else to
see. Duffy's congressional salary is over three times that of the average
public employee in Wisconsin, and over five times that of an average worker in
Wisconsin, yet he groups himself with them in arguing every public employee
needs to take a cut. Duffy also complains about how much he now as to pay for
health care ($600 a month) and contribute toward his pension plan. Duffy
claimed he is struggling because he has six children, a mortgage, and student
loans, but other progressive websites noted that Duffy actually owns a second
home which, if he sold, would help relieve his debt burden.
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