Congressman Turns To Reddit, Gets Savaged

Congressman, You've Just Been Owned By Reddit
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 10: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) chairs a hearing on Capitol Hill on October 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. The hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee focused on the security situation in Benghazi leading up to the September 11 attack that resulted in the assassination of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 10: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) chairs a hearing on Capitol Hill on October 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. The hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee focused on the security situation in Benghazi leading up to the September 11 attack that resulted in the assassination of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

During the election, President Barack Obama crashed servers when he appeared in an impromptu "Ask Me Anything" post on Reddit. Rep. Darrell Issa, a Republican from California, decided to do the same -- "Together, we can make Washington take a break from messing w/ the Internet" his post said in part. But the response wasn't quite as positive as he might have hoped.

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