This ended up a multi win. Got rid of back stabbing McCarthy, exposed more rino's, got a good man in as speaker and Jordan can get back to his investigations of corrupt Biden and his klan of grifters.

So thanks Rep Gaetz for draining the swamp some and revealing more of the trash.

Here's the trashy fake the Dems tried to vote in as speaker. Compare and contrast this jackass with Rep. Johnson. "Dollar Store Obama" for sure.

Typical contradictory, say whatever suits them at the moment hypocrite. Fucking phony.

https://twitter.com/atensnut/s.../1717574941283959204

I watched Hannity interview Johnson. I think we have an excellent choice. He is articulate and has a pleasant demeanor.

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Originally posted by 1s1k:
I agree. My only question is why did the Dems do it. They couldn’t possibly have thought someone less conservative was going to be chosen could they. It seems like they made a bad choice based on emotion which I guess is par for the course.

The best explanation that I have heard is that the Dims assumed McCarthy would run again, and they would extract concessions in exchange for their support. When McCarthy announced he would not in fact run, the Dims were a bit flummoxed.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
I watched Hannity interview Johnson.

So he has one viewer left, huh?

That jagoff could be interviewing Jesus and I'd find something else to watch.

What is your issue with Hannity? You prefer Rachel Maddow? I thought Ted Koppel was great. He really new how to interview people.

I find Hannity annoying as shit! It's just laborious to listen to him. He talks over his interview guests constantly, and beats things to death! I also hate all of his silly little cliche' phrases he can't stop repeating incessantly. Back when I still had cable and was watching Fox News, I was primarily watching Turker Carlson, and only Tucker Carlson! I made it my personal challenge to listen to every last word from Tucker possible, AND then shut the TV off before a single word came out of Hannity's mouth...I got 'really' good at that!

OK who do you suggest? I am afraid the good interviewers are dead or retired. I am interested in his guests not what he has to say.

Tucker Carlson...Honestly, he's about the only interviewer I trust any more. He gets compelling interview guests, and he asks the questions that need asking, AND he's usually asking the tough questions that almost nobody else is willing to ask! I also find him entertaining, but that's just my opinion though. YMMV

Some like Hannity, some like Tucker, and some, for whatever reason(s) simply dislike one or the other, usually for the way they perceive their on-air persona. It is what it is, but I do know this...It's awful hard to find ANYONE to trust in the News Media today, and that's my first criteria!

This is the guy. He got folks to believe in TV news. Sadly he is long gone.

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:
Tucker Carlson...Honestly, he's about the only interviewer I trust any more. He gets compelling interview guests, and he asks the questions that need asking, AND he's usually asking the tough questions that almost nobody else is willing to ask! I also find him entertaining, but that's just my opinion though. !

I’m with you. Hannity annoys me.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
OK who do you suggest? I am afraid the good interviewers are dead or retired. I am interested in his guests not what he has to say.

Joe Rogan. I listen to maybe 1 in 10 of his interviews, but he puts out a lot of them and there are gems in there. Most interviews run 3 hours, but you don’t have to listen to all of it, 30 minutes to an hour tells you a lot. The most recent interview I listened to was Coleman Hughes. I began to wear a bit as it went on, but the first hour was great.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Thank you.

In LOL News: The Hill ran a “somebody said something” story yesterday headlined, “Speaker Johnson sees ‘cognitive decline’ in Biden: ‘It’s just reality.’”

New Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), 51, appeared on Sean Hannity last night. Sean asked the new Speaker, “Do you see in Joe Biden a cognitive decline? And if so, is that a danger to the country?”

Johnson replied, “I do, I think most of us do.” Fact check: True. Biden has bats in his belfry.

Laughably, the Hill got a ‘response’ from the White House that did not actually respond to the question about Biden’s last six working neurons, but instead just called Johnson names like, “MAGA Mike” and “extreme,” and then complained about President Trump a bunch.

I bet now they’re wishing they’d supported Representative Jordan a little more.

Even more hilariously, the Hill waited till its final paragraph to mention the question about Biden’s impeachment inquiry. “I believe the documents are proving all that,” Johnson told Hannity. “As my good brother Jamie Comer often says, ‘The bank records don’t lie,’ so we have the receipts on so much of this now.”

Shouldn’t that have been in the first paragraph?

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com...ack&utm_medium=email

U.S. House speaker says Israel, Ukraine funding request should be split

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news...uest-should-be-split

“Israel is a separate matter”: Speaker Johnson said the House may not back President Biden’s $106 billion joint aid package

Speaker of the U.S. House Mike Johnson on Thursday stated that funding to support Ukraine and Israel should be handled separately, suggesting that he will not support U.S. President Joe Biden's $106 billion aid package for both countries. The statement comes one day after Johnson’s election as the new House Speaker.

In an interview to Fox News, he said: "We want to know what the object is in Ukraine, what is the endgame there. The White House has not provided that."

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Originally posted by bionic218:
There is no more joyous sound than the gnashing and wailing of the dems who smugly voted with Gaetz to oust milquetoast McCarthy…..

Only to be replaced with the most conservative, America first speaker we’ve had in a hundred years.

It also speaks volumes to the never-Trumpers that the man tanked Emmer with a tweet or two.

I agree. My only question is why did the Dems do it. They couldn’t possibly have thought someone less conservative was going to be chosen could they. It seems like they made a bad choice based on emotion which I guess is par for the course.

Just my wild guess: I think they thought they were going to cow down the MAGA Republicans. They figure with so many indictments against Trump, the GOP supposedly in disarray in that they couldn't elect a speaker, they thought they'd end up with another RINO.

How do you like that? An honest congressman.

Claim that Speaker Johnson lives paycheck to paycheck makes him relatable, say defenders

Some Americans rallied behind House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday after a report nitpicked his personal finances and put a harsh spotlight on the possibility that he lives paycheck to paycheck.

The Daily Beast published a report headlined, "Does New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Have a Bank Account?," which featured a subhead that said he "has never listed a bank account on his financial disclosure. In fact, on his newest disclosure he doesn’t list a single asset at all."

"Over the course of seven years, Johnson has never reported a checking or savings account in his name, nor in the name of his wife or any of his children, disclosures show. In fact, he doesn’t appear to have money stashed in any investments, with his latest filing — covering 2022 — showing no assets whatsoever," Daily Beast senior political reporter Roger Sollenberger wrote.

"Of course, it’s unlikely Johnson doesn’t actually have a bank account," Sollenberger continued. "What’s more likely is Johnson lives paycheck to paycheck — so much so that he doesn’t have enough money in his bank account to trigger the checking account disclosure rules for members of Congress."

Many Americans rushed to Speaker Johnson’s defense, with everyone from elected officials to cable news pundits responding when the article was shared on social media.

"The Daily Beast is furious that @SpeakerJohnson isn’t rich, corrupt or rich from being corrupt. He doesn’t have shady business deals. He doesn’t trade stocks as a congressman," Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., posted on X. "Cry more, I guess?"

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, added, "So, to extent accurate, he’s like a lot of Americans right now while also navigating raising a large family? What a monster."

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., wrote, "So the Daily Beast wants people to be mad that Speaker Johnson isn’t corrupt and hasn’t used his office to enrich himself? This is how out of touch these guys are."

Author Tim Carney joked, "Who let in the poors?!?"

Fox News contributor Joe Concha noted there were "a few things to unpack" in the Daily Beast report.

"(A) Two-thirds of Americans right now (link below) can't even afford a $400 emergency. (B) Members of Congress owning stocks is something everyone from AOC to Josh Hawley are against for obvious reasons. (C) Johnson is eligible for a congressional pension at 62," Concha wrote.

"Of course, we could have the Pelosis stock trades completely outperforming the S&P year after year while buying and selling companies that benefited from bills passed in the house," Concha added. "Yes... that would be far better than being an average person, correct?"

Fox Business host Charles Payne believes the examination of Johnson’s finances is a sign of the crazy times we live in.

"Crazy times when some see it as a strike against lawmakers who are not actively using insider knowledge to make millions of dollars while serving as 'public servants,’" Payne wrote. "Worse than libbying [sic] upon retirement is getting paid millions in campaign contributions (wink) while in office."

Townhall columnist Kurt Schlichter added, "I think what we need is more rich people in Congress. Did I get your point correctly?"

Popular X account The Foo posted, "Imagine if you were this outraged about ‘public servants’ being multimillionaires."

Many others used the Daily Beast report to take jabs at President Biden and the situation surrounding his son, Hunter.

Monica Crowley wrote, "I guess @SpeakerJohnson could get rich by selling out America to the Chinese like Biden did, right?"

Federalist senior editor David Harsanyi posted, "Does he have a son who can set up an influencer-trading racket and kick 10 percent back to him on every transaction? That seems pretty lucrative."

"In other words, it’d be better if he had inexplicably become a millionaire on the public dime, like Nancy Pelosi or Joe Biden," writer Eduardo Neret posted. "Then we’d know he was both corrupt, and more importantly, perfect for the job!"
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RealClearInvestigation writer Mark Hemingway responded, "He should just have his kids hit up foreign governments and pocket 10 percent."

The Daily Beast did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Speaker Johnson's office did not respond to a request for comment.

What a breath of fresh air!

So the corrupt media went from Trump is rich that's bad we need to see his tax returns to Mike Johnson isn't rich that's bad.

Is there anything these worthless phonies are consistent on? (other than being worthless phonies)

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"Of course, it’s unlikely Johnson doesn’t actually have a bank account," Sollenberger continued

This guy's a genius, proving his ignorance to the world all on his own.

This is illustrative of how scared they are of Speaker Johnson.

https://twitter.com/EndWokenes.../1720116499493396665



Utter, obvious horse shit, of course, but that's a surprise to no one.