# Congressman drowns out hearing protestor with auction chant

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**Created:** [September 6, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-drowns-out-hearing-protestor-with-auction-chant/820845 "2018-09-06T00:36:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-drowns-out-hearing-protestor-with-auction-chant/820845/1 "2018-09-06T00:36:08Z")

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing today about social media, with Twitter and Facebook execs testifying (Google didn’t show.) An attendee upset about Twitter something or other started ranting. Billy Long (R Missouri) is apparently a certified auctioneer and started up an auction chant to drown her out.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AvALgOjojOI/hqdefault.jpg "Auctioneer Congressman Billy Long Drowns Out Protester at Dorsey Hearing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvALgOjojOI)

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-drowns-out-hearing-protestor-with-auction-chant/820845/2 "2018-09-06T12:22:03Z")

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> [@Ruken](#):
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> (Google didn’t show.)

Any explanation why? I’m assuming they searched.😕

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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-drowns-out-hearing-protestor-with-auction-chant/820845/3 "2018-09-06T13:53:43Z")

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Saw that on the news this morning, made me LOL. Best comment under the YouTube video: “if I was there I would have made a bid” 😃

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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-drowns-out-hearing-protestor-with-auction-chant/820845/4 "2018-09-06T14:39:50Z")

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I’ve been to an event where he was a special guest auctioneer. The man is hilarious. I can guarantee you I am not a fan of his politics, but he is really quite a character.

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressman-drowns-out-hearing-protestor-with-auction-chant/820845/5 "2018-09-06T20:55:32Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> Any explanation why? I’m assuming they searched.😕

Maps took them to Commerce, Georgia.