Dem Rep. Finally Speaks Out on Earwax-Eating Moment…

Democratic congressman Joe Garcia invited lots of up-chucking and near-vomiting today when some eagle-eyed C-SPAN viewers caught Garcia apparently picking earwax out of his ear and then eating it. Well, Garcia finally responded on Twitter and cleared the whole thing up. Yep, cleared it up like it was an ear.

Garcia contends he was not, in fact, eating his own earwax, but instead he was trying to deal with a hangnail. Sure.

My mom always told me to keep my fingers out of my mouth, and now I know why. #hangnail #ithappens #camerasrolling

— Rep. Joe Garcia (@RepJoeGarcia) May 13, 2014

Those damn hangnails, they'll get you every time #perceptioniseverything

— Rep. Joe Garcia (@RepJoeGarcia) May 13, 2014

Wow, I'm almost trending as much as #JayZ ! #papparazzi

— Rep. Joe Garcia (@RepJoeGarcia) May 13, 2014

I’m not sure that’s necessarily a good thing.

Also, because why not, here’s the video of Garcia’s disgusting little moment, via C-SPAN:

[h/t Twitchy]
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