Mike Parry doubles down on Governor Dayton pill-popper accusation: Top 10 tweets

Parry continues to claim he saw Dayton pop 15 or 16 pills during a meeting.

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Mike Parry won't apologize for calling Gov. Mark Dayton a drug addict. Instead, he's doubling down.

That's right kids -- Parry is standing by his claim that Dayton pops "15 or 16" pills during meetings. And, as you'd imagine, the Twitter-sphere isn't letting the U.S. Congress hopeful get away with uttering such seemingly preposterous statements without giving him grief in return. Below the jump, we take a look at the top 10 Twitter responses to Parry's surprising double-down.

10. Dayton responded to Parry's remarks this morning:

Dayton says he takes meds for depression but not to the level Parry suggested.

-- tomscheck (@tomscheck) August 7, 2012

9. But Parry, asked to clarify his remarks, wouldn't back down:

Parry declines to apologize to #mDayton. Instead doubles down, says pills were on table. Doesn't *think* they were tictacs.

-- Jennifer Brooks (@stribrooks) August 7, 2012

8. Bob Hume, Dayton's deputy chief of staff, pointed out that Parry was embodying the height of hypocrisy in accusing the governor of being anti-veteran:

@mikeparry 's 2011 proposal SF 1047 includes veterans in an across the board 15% cut.

-- bobhume (@bobhume) August 7, 2012

7. MNGOP Rep. John Kriesel, a veteran himself, took fellow veteran Parry to task:

Classless. RT @josh_moniz: Parry says Dayton pops 15 to 16 pills when he sitting across from you in negotiations. Says Dayton is scary

-- John Kriesel (@johnkriesel) August 7, 2012

6. After responding to the substance of Parry's allegation, Dayton blasted him:

Gov. Dayton called Sen. Parry's comments the worst form of "gutter politics" and said the claim that he takes 15 to 16 pills is "a lie."

-- tomscheck (@tomscheck) August 7, 2012