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SwissTony

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7. What if a speaker at a Senate hearing actually made a joke?

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Wed May 3, 2017, 04:14 PM

May 2017

Or meant to say the word "shirt" but accidentally left out the "r"?

Who decides when and if a laugh is appropriate?

And if it's inappropriate, why not just take the offender out of the room/building and not let him/her back inside?

Does the punishment fit the "crime"?

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