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Sen. Mutombo Blocks Legislation [Onion]

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    Senator Dikembe Mutombo Blocks Record Amount Of Legislation

    February 26, 2010 | Issue 46•08 Onion Sports

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    WASHINGTON—Sen. Dikembe Mutombo (R-CO) showed that he is still one of the most dominant big men in Congress Thursday, blocking a record 16 bills in one legislative session.
    Enlarge Image Senator Dikembe

    The 7-foot-2 senator, who broke the record previously held by Sen. Shawn Bradley (D-NJ), Rep. Arvydas Sabonis (D-OR), and current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), batted away legislation left and right, sometimes swatting bills so hard that they were sent flying all the way back to committee.

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    Gotta love the onion.
     
    #2 mikol13, Feb 26, 2010
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    Amazing
     
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    my favorite part is the picture...
     
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    LOL!!!!!
     
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    The finest journalism of all time. OF ALL TIME!
     
    #6 gwatson86, Feb 26, 2010
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    I miss him, wish he didn't get hurt last season, he'd at least be a big guy, and lets face it, we really need a big guy. I wish him the best of luck.
     
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    Clever :grin:
     
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    "Because he's so tall, he sees the perimeter of the entire Senate floor and knows when a senator from the left or right might offer some weak-side help."

    Lol, hilarious stuff.
     
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    could this be the end of olajuwon record in block :eek:
     
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    "Not in my house!!"
     
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    "Not in my house!!"
     
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    Then he asked:

    "Who wants to sex Mutumbo?!" to all the lady senators.

    :grin:
     
    #13 FLASH21, Feb 26, 2010
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    I never knew him.
     
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    :confused: is he really a senator???
     
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    Oh, boy! This is my moment to shine.

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    "Reminds me of a young Bill Bradley," Baucus added.

    LOL
     
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