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January 04, 2023, 07:37 PM

nhracecraft

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Gaetz is kind of an asshole. He is damn lucky he is not in jail as his sidekicks are facing serious time. He is too much of a narcissist for me. He likes to stir up controversy.

Well, apparently one could quite accurately say that McCarthy is a presumptive entitled narcissist asshole, so there's that...

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January 04, 2023, 07:49 PM

Rey HRH

I don’t know what to think. I understand what both sides are saying. On one hand, they say Macarty is a RINO who’s sold shares of himself to lobbyists. On one hand, what are you offering instead? On the other hand, I heard people are voting no out of pettiness such as committee assignments. I don’t know who to believe. I suspect there’s some truth in both sides.

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January 04, 2023, 07:56 PM

nhracecraft

^^^Who are you referring to as 'you'? I'm not offering anything, but I am enjoying all the drama!

January 04, 2023, 08:16 PM

Dwill104

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:
Matt Gaetz reports a 'Squatter' in the Speaker's Office...

Is the Architect of the Capitol actually in charge of assigning and enforcing office space, and evicting squatters? And if Gaetz believes that someone who came in second place shouldn’t be in there, would he be OK if Jeffries moved in? After all, he came in first six times.

Seems like Gaetz just trying to get attention.

January 04, 2023, 08:22 PM

old dino

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Originally posted by parabellum:
I just want us to reach the 69th round of voting on Valentine's Day.

... 69 is a very poetic number especially on Valentine's Day.

Oh my ...

January 04, 2023, 08:24 PM

nhracecraft

quote:
Originally posted by Dwill104:
quote:
Originally posted by nhracecraft:
Matt Gaetz reports a 'Squatter' in the Speaker's Office...

Is the Architect of the Capitol actually in charge of assigning and enforcing office space, and evicting squatters? And if Gaetz believes that someone who came in second place shouldn’t be in there, would he be OK if Jeffries moved in? After all, he came in first six times.

Seems like Gaetz just trying to get attention.

Nobody has been elected Speaker of the House (the threshold is 218 votes!), therefore NOBODY should be currently occupying that office!

January 04, 2023, 08:39 PM

HuskySig

The House doesn't have anything to do until September 30th when the $1.7T omnibus spending bill that was just passed into law expires. So it would seem that they have nine plus months to decide upon the next speaker.

January 04, 2023, 08:41 PM

Rightwire

This does nothing in my mind but make the Republican party appear to be in total disarray and almost dysfunctional.

Where is the unity, the strength, the power????

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January 04, 2023, 08:44 PM

ZSMICHAEL

quote:
Well, apparently one could quite accurately say that McCarthy is a presumptive entitled narcissist asshole, so there's that...

^^^^^^^^^^
I agree. However, Gaetz is slimeball. His political connections and money has gotten him out of a lot of stuff over the years. McCarthy does not have that background of cavorting with underage girls and charges of sex trafficking. That is lower than scum.

January 04, 2023, 08:46 PM

ZSMICHAEL

If Hannity is on YouTube tonite give it a watch. Boebert clearly HATES Mccarthy for some reason. She did not let Hannity speak, interrupted him and clearly irritated him. He was unable to control her even though he said repeatedly that two of them agreed on political points. Her not voting for Mccarthy is purely personal. I have no doubt.

January 04, 2023, 08:47 PM

jljones

quote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
This does nothing in my mind but make the Republican party appear to be in total disarray and almost dysfunctional.

Where is the unity, the strength, the power????

Because just shutting up and going along has work out great for us in the past, hasn’t it?

January 04, 2023, 08:54 PM

doublesharp

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
quote:
Well, apparently one could quite accurately say that McCarthy is a presumptive entitled narcissist asshole, so there's that...

^^^^^^^^^^
I agree. However, Gaetz is slimeball. His political connections and money has gotten him out of a lot of stuff over the years. McCarthy does not have that background of cavorting with underage girls and charges of sex trafficking. That is lower than scum.

Oh yeah, it's the seriousness of the charge that matters

January 04, 2023, 08:58 PM

chellim1

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
If Hannity is on YouTube tonite give it a watch. Boebert clearly HATES Mccarthy for some reason. She did not let Hannity speak, interrupted him and clearly irritated him. He was unable to control her even though he said repeatedly that two of them agreed on political points. Her not voting for Mccarthy is purely personal. I have no doubt.

Huh, I watched that interview and thought Hannity was an ass.

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January 04, 2023, 09:01 PM

nhracecraft

quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
quote:
Well, apparently one could quite accurately say that McCarthy is a presumptive entitled narcissist asshole, so there's that...

^^^^^^^^^^
I agree. However, Gaetz is slimeball. His political connections and money has gotten him out of a lot of stuff over the years. McCarthy does not have that background of cavorting with underage girls and charges of sex trafficking. That is lower than scum.

The first half of this video deals with the DOJ leaked accusations against Matt Gaetz. Obviously one side, but ultimately Biden's DOJ, weaponized by Merrick Garland (and obviously NO strangers to targeting conservatives!) recommended that NO charges be filed. Apparently a year and a half after the initial leak targeting Gaetz, the 'witnesses' and potentially the evidence was perceived to be NOT credible...

January 04, 2023, 09:02 PM

ZSMICHAEL

^^^^^^^^^^^
Hmmm. You are entitled that opinion. Boebert would not answer a simple question. I would have cut off her microphone.

January 04, 2023, 09:05 PM

wishfull thinker

quote:
Originally posted by jljones:
quote:
Originally posted by Rightwire:
This does nothing in my mind but make the Republican party appear to be in total disarray and almost dysfunctional.

Where is the unity, the strength, the power????

Because just shutting up and going along has work out great for us in the past, hasn’t it?

I am so cool with elbows under the net at this point. Being sweet and kind and understanding has got the Repubs precisely nowhere.

As Mr. Dooley said, “Sure, politics ain’t bean-bag. ‘Tis a man’s game, an’ women, childer, cripples an’ prohybitionists’d do well to keep out iv it.” 100 years old and it works for me.

January 04, 2023, 09:06 PM

ZSMICHAEL

Yeah I am aware of that, but that does not make him an angel. Here:
Gaetz has attacked the Justice Department for not doing more to prosecute alleged co-conspirators who tried to shake down his wealthy father, former state Senate president Don Gaetz, for $25 million in return for securing a presidential pardon of the congressman in the sex crimes investigation. Gaetz’s father went to the FBI and wore a wire to catch the suspects — one of whom has since pleaded guilty.
Interesting huh? Read up on his Wingman, Joel Greenberg. Sordid tabloid stuff, not something I want to know about my Reprentative.
Would you let Gaetz babysit your kids?

January 04, 2023, 09:08 PM

parabellum

quote:
Originally posted by wishfull thinker:
I am so cool with elbows under the net...

Say what?

January 04, 2023, 09:14 PM

nhracecraft

quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Yeah I am aware of that, but that does not make him an angel. Here:
Gaetz has attacked the Justice Department for not doing more to prosecute alleged co-conspirators who tried to shake down his wealthy father, former state Senate president Don Gaetz, for $25 million in return for securing a presidential pardon of the congressman in the sex crimes investigation. Gaetz’s father went to the FBI and wore a wire to catch the suspects — one of whom has since pleaded guilty.
Interesting huh? Read up on his Wingman, Joel Greenberg. Sordid tabloid stuff, not something I want to know about my Reprentative.
Would you let Gaetz babysit your kids?

Dude, let it go! This DOJ has prosecuted innocent conservatives, targeted parents protesting at school board meetings and STILL, the 'Jan. 6 defendents' are rotting in jail as political prisoners! They did not even charge him with a crime! If they could have prosecuted him, surely they would have! It's not the seriousness of the charge that matters here...