Congressman's Aide Says NPR Needs 'Schweaty Balls'

A new aide to South Carolina Republican Rep. Tom Rice called out NPR in a weekend tirade more fit for South Park than Facebook. John Sweeney, who wrote for the Morning News and PeeDeePolitics.com, joined Price’s staff on June 23, 2013 as the Pee Dee Regional Rep. for the 7th Congressional District. His duties? Naturally, outreach and constituent service.

Everyone knows Republicans abhor NPR because they receive federal funding. But was it really necessary for Sweeney to continue his rant by saying NPR needs “some schweaty balls”? Of course it was.

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