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Darrell Issa Packs a Punch on Instagram

The outspoken congressman from Vista is just as vivid on the photo-sharing app Instagram.

It would be difficult to predict what Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, of the 49th Congressional District, may post next on the photo-sharing app Instagram.

Related: View @DarrellIssa on Instagram

From a left hook to Muhammad Ali to Jo Jo the dog brushing his own teeth, his feed is quite diverse and recently caught the attention of Buzzfeed. A recent article called Issa“Amazing at Instagram.”

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His style may be best summed up by his latest “Throwback Thursdays” post this week showing a vintage photo of him with large glasses and a thick mustache

“We all had one once,” he wrote about the facial hair.

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The account regularly shows local in his Washington, D.C. office, local scenes and various snapshots of daily life on Capital Hill. 

On Friday, Instagram released a 15-second video feature to compete with Twitter’s looping vine videos.  Issa has not yet posted a video. 


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