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Video: Rep. Erhardt’s odd turkey speech

Following a lunch of turkey burgers at the Minnesota State Capitol, Rep. Ron Erhardt, DFL-Edina, gave a floor speech wearing a lab coat and stethoscope to discuss the avian flu crisis.

Following a lunch of turkey burgers at the Minnesota State Capitol, Rep. Ron Erhardt, DFL-Edina, gave a floor speech wearing a lab coat and stethoscope to discuss the avian flu epidemic affecting Minnesota turkeys. Following numerous point of order interruptions by other members denouncing the speech’s content, Erhardt was forced to cease when the House adjourned. The representative later apologized for attempting to make light of the crisis.

The video of the speech is courtesy of the UpTake.