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Breaking 7-Year Tradition, Bloggers Invite Republican Walter Jones To Conversation

Breaking Seven-Year Tradition, Bloggers Invite Republican To Conversation
Ryan Grim
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Former Washington Bureau Chief, HuffPost

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) speaks during a news conference to introduce the 'Afghanistan Exit and Accountability Act' at the U.S. Capitol May 5, 2011 in Washington, DC. The bill would require President Barack Obama to give Congress a concrete strategy and timeframe for bringing troops home and report on the 'human and financial costs of continuing the war.' (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) speaks during a news conference to introduce the 'Afghanistan Exit and Accountability Act' at the U.S. Capitol May 5, 2011 in Washington, DC. The bill would require President Barack Obama to give Congress a concrete strategy and timeframe for bringing troops home and report on the 'human and financial costs of continuing the war.' (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

For the first time in seven years, progressive activists who generally spend their energy targeting conservative Democrats reached out to a Republican House member and invited him to chat with their liberal community. Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.), a war critic and thorn in the side of the GOP leadership, accepted the invitation and engaged the progressives in a mostly friendly back and forth on Monday.

The online interview was announced at DownWithTyranny and hosted by Howie Klein at Blue America.

In 2011, Jones told The Huffington Post that if House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) didn't reinstitute a moment of silence for troops who had died under Nancy Pelosi's watch, he would embarrass the speaker by introducing a resolution calling for it. The article led to a confrontation on the House floor between Jones and Boehner's then-chief of staff Barry Jackson, according to Robert Draper's Do Not Ask What Good We Do.

Visit Crooks and Liars for the full Q&A.

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