GOP official in viral town hall video is known for sharing misleading stories, bigoted jokes

GOP official in viral town hall video is known for sharing misleading stories, bigoted jokes

Posted on February 11, 2017 by in Congress, Politics

As news networks have scrambled to put cameras in congressional town hall meetings, a few of their attendees and speakers have earned short bursts of fame — or infamy. Bill Akins, the secretary of the Republican executive committee in Florida's Pasco County, became the star of a CNN segment after he was heckled for saying […]
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Authored by: David Weigel
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics

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