'Yack!!!' Democrat congressman eats own earwax on TV [video]

Today Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., learned that the cameras are always rolling. The rest of us learned that Congressman Joe Garcia is kinda gross.

Florida Man Eats Earwax Live on C-SPAN | http://t.co/yNVPHlxkad http://t.co/TtFoMYzxvH

— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) May 13, 2014

So…this happened. https://t.co/8sw9WJAy64

— Jason Pye (@pye) May 13, 2014

Will there be a @voxdotcom explanation for this? http://t.co/CNoFYtDUcE

— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) May 13, 2014

I just showed my 10yrold son that Dem congressman who ate his earwax on CSPAN #whatnottodoEVER==> http://t.co/QdYLvUjA2n

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 13, 2014

Pro Tip for Lawmakers: Don't Eat Your Earwax Live on C-SPAN http://t.co/Ox9BmS0Cn7 via @mediaite

— sarah (@sarah_ross) May 13, 2014

https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/466214098166747137

and . . . NO EARWAX. Period.
RT @SpeakerBoehner #NoEarmarks. Period. → http://t.co/RRbg5GSVew

— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) May 13, 2014

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/466231177670832128

Good heavens, Twitter. I leave you for most of the morning and come back to….earwax?!?!?! What. The. Hell.!?

— Susie Moore (@SmoosieQ) May 13, 2014

https://twitter.com/wgiolando/status/466258549920632832

What's eating Rep. Joe Garcia? http://t.co/896ajeCq47

— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 13, 2014

https://twitter.com/GregSharp/status/466224757021487104

@GregSharp Think of it as an intervention over his addiction to ingesting his own earwax. We care, Congressman, we really care.

— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 13, 2014

https://twitter.com/GregSharp/status/466225970915979265

According to this: http://t.co/wU1LgjnWXO earwax is zero calories, but it also offers no nutritional value.

— Krystle Baker (@TarheelKrystle) May 13, 2014

Dem spin: "Well, earwax has many antibacterial and antifungal properties & is 0 calorie. Republicans want every1 to be fat & grow fungus."

— Krystle Baker (@TarheelKrystle) May 13, 2014