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Dem. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez Apologizes For Yelling At Constituent (VIDEO)

Christina Bellantoni | July 12, 2010, 4:59PM

Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)

Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) apologized this afternoon for getting testy at a recent town hall, decrying the unflattering viral video that caught him yelling at a constituent as "cynical tactics by political operatives."

In an edited, less-than-45-second clip posted by BreitbartTV, Rodriguez is seen sparring with someone in what appears to be a restaurant. "Don't say that I'm not saying the truth," Rodriguez says in the video, smacking a sheet of papers for emphasis.

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