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SCENE: It’s a darkened back room at Minnesota DFL headquarters. Ken Martin and an attendant perp-walk a figured in handcuffs with a bag over his head into a room at the faaar back of the building. They sit him down and pull the bag off, revealing Rep. Andy SMITH (chucklehead jagoff, Rochester). DIsoriented, SMITH blinks and adjusts to the dim light as he notices the people around him. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SMITH: Er…who are you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAN 1: I’m former state Representative John Thompson<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAN 2: I’m Representative Dan Wolgamott<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WOMAN 1: I’m Representative Brion Curran<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAN 3: I’m former sheriff Dave Hutchinson<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAN 4: I’m William Davis<\/a>, former communications genius. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WOMAN 2: I’m Julie Blaha, state auditor<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAN 5: I’m Matt Roznowski, , DFL comms guy and tough tough enforcer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SMITH: Wow. So – what are you all in for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CURRAN: Same thing as you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SMITH: Uh…what’s that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HUTCHINSON: Keep you out of sight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SMITH: Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BLAHA: So the media doesn’t accidentally get curious and cover any of us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THOMPSON: RIght about now, you’ll be…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(DAVIS pulls up SMITH’s twitter account<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DAVIS: Just like they did for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone nods, goes back to quietly passing the time. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And SCENE<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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