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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

22 hrs ago

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 Yesterday OP

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

She's a Republican politician... regnaD kciN Yesterday #11

She looks nice. llmart Yesterday #2

Troll enid602 Yesterday #5

Ugh Skittles Yesterday #3

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

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

She has always been hateful The Blue Flower Yesterday #7

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

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

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

Needs a SQUIRT OF LEMON Grokenstein Yesterday #12

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

Foxx is 82. . . AverageOldGuy Yesterday #14

A "former educator" who defunded a reliable ally of schools, public broadcasting. SouthBayDem 22 hrs ago #19

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

Ms. Foxx reminds us once again... GiqueCee Yesterday #16

She gonna lose SSJVegeta Yesterday #17

She is ugly inside and out. sheshe2 23 hrs ago #18

He should tell her to learn what hypocrite means. Qutzupalotl 22 hrs ago #20

Nasty dried up old biddy. nt moniss 21 hrs ago #21

Well Bless Her Heart modrepub 16 hrs ago #22

I have to admit Delphinus 16 hrs ago #23

Nasty old bat. She must have a hell of a hard time putting on her knee pads. Vinca 15 hrs ago #24

I know as humans we are told not to hate other humans, BlueKota 3 hrs ago #25

She don't care........... Lovie777 3 hrs ago #26

What a miserable life, she must live. OAITW r.2.0 3 hrs ago #27