Republicans: continued

[L'Emmerdeur]

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Much injustice! Deep state fake news!

Just wait till next year, when the Republicans control the House.

'Nebraska US Rep. Fortenberry found guilty in campaign probe'

U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska was convicted Thursday on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire at a 2016 Los Angeles fundraiser.

A federal jury in LA deliberated about two hours before finding the nine-term Republican guilty of concealing information and two counts of making false statements to authorities. Fortenberry was charged after denying to the FBI that he was aware he had received illicit funds from Gilbert Chagoury, a Nigerian billionaire of Lebanese descent.

Fortenberry showed no emotion as the verdict was read but his youngest daughter began sobbing uncontrollably in the front of the gallery as her mother tried to console her. After the jury left the courtroom, Fortenberry walked over to his wife and the two of his five daughters who were present and clasped them in a hug.

Outside the courthouse, Fortenberry said the process had been unfair and he would appeal immediately. He would not say if he would suspend his campaign for reelection, saying he was going to spend time with his family.

“I’m getting so many beautiful messages from people literally all around the world, who’ve been praying for us and pulling for us,” he said.

[Tero]

My congresseman ended his career at 61. "I did not know it was illegal at the time." His seat is open. Democrat patty (have met her) offers thought and prayers.
https://apnews.com/article/elections-lo ... 54e8a686f7

[Tero]

Stuff we worried about a year ago.

[Sean Hayden]

We answer what we can, jeesh...

[L'Emmerdeur]

Of course Thom Hartmann has something to say about the performance put on by the Republicans on the US Senate Judiciary Committee. It mostly comes down to pointing out the obvious, but I enjoy his approach.

'Judge Jackson's Hearing Proves That All the Sold-Out GOP Has Left Is Performance Art'

Even if they make fools of themselves, they all know that the first dictum of public relations — taught to them by Donald Trump himself, who candidly and correctly credited it to PT Barnum — is: “There’s no such thing as bad publicity. Just spell my name right.”

This is happening because the Republican Party is no longer interested in governing. They’ve become the mouthpiece for a faction of business and great wealth, and beyond that have no commitment to rebuilding or improving this country in any meaningful way.

There’s a reason the GOP refuses to publish a party platform or legislative agenda: they don’t have one, beyond doing anything they can to increase corporate profits (regardless of the harm to consumers, competition, or the planet) and to keep taxes low on their morbidly rich donors. And to winning the so-called “culture wars.”

Hell, they’ve been telling us that for years.

“Deregulation, cut taxes, small government” is the GOP mantra. Meanwhile, the culture war keeps their base in a constant state of frothing-at-the mouth.

[Hermit]

Of course Thom Hartmann has something to say about the performance put on by the Republicans on the US Senate Judiciary Committee. It mostly comes down to pointing out the obvious, but I enjoy his approach.

'Judge Jackson's Hearing Proves That All the Sold-Out GOP Has Left Is Performance Art'

Even if they make fools of themselves, they all know that the first dictum of public relations — taught to them by Donald Trump himself, who candidly and correctly credited it to PT Barnum — is: “There’s no such thing as bad publicity. Just spell my name right.”

This is happening because the Republican Party is no longer interested in governing. They’ve become the mouthpiece for a faction of business and great wealth, and beyond that have no commitment to rebuilding or improving this country in any meaningful way.

There’s a reason the GOP refuses to publish a party platform or legislative agenda: they don’t have one, beyond doing anything they can to increase corporate profits (regardless of the harm to consumers, competition, or the planet) and to keep taxes low on their morbidly rich donors. And to winning the so-called “culture wars.”

Hell, they’ve been telling us that for years.

“Deregulation, cut taxes, small government” is the GOP mantra. Meanwhile, the culture war keeps their base in a constant state of frothing-at-the mouth.

That's an excellent opinion piece. Unfortunately, only the converted will as much as look at it. They'll nod, sigh and stay away from the polling booths 'coz, you know, the Republicans have the political environment all sown up, so what's the point in voting?

[L'Emmerdeur]

Maybe you're right. On the other hand, it seems more Democratic voters have been taking the time to vote lately.

Your point regarding Hartmann's audience is well taken: He doesn't get a lot of exposure in the commercial news/opinion world. In any case, I don't think people who bother to listen to or read Hartmann and agree with at least some of what he says are going to be discouraged from voting by it. He's not defeatist.

[L'Emmerdeur]

I was dismayed to learn that Louie Gohmert and Jim Jordan have been excluded from the guest lists of the political orgy scene at Washington DC. Well, so they say.

Minority Leader McCarthy will speak with Representative Cawthorn.

'Angry GOP Responds to Cawthorn’s "Bizarre" D.C. Orgy Claims: "Name Names"'

After Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) went on a podcast and alleged that some of his Republican colleagues in Congress are orgy-frequenting degenerates with a fondness for hard drugs, members of the House GOP had a simple response on Tuesday.

Name names.

That’s what Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) said when asked about Cawthorn’s bomb-throwing remarks, which, in implicating no one specifically, ended up casting a bizarre cloud of suspicion over all of his fellow colleagues.

“It does paint the picture here that isn't accurate,” Crenshaw said. “Name names. Let’s see who he hangs out with.”

That sentiment was expressed in private, too, as the House GOP gathered for their weekly meeting on Tuesday morning.

According to Politico, lawmakers stood up unprompted and vented their frustration that their 26-year old colleague from North Carolina would suggest that lawmakers “leading on the movement to try and remove addiction” would “do a key bump of cocaine in front of you” or that people “I’ve looked up to through my life” in Congress had invited him to a “sexual get-together” at their homes as Cawthorn told the Warrior Poet Society podcast.

The backlash was so severe that House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told his conference that he plans to speak with Cawthorn about the allegations.

In the meantime, a number of House Republican lawmakers approached by The Daily Beast to discuss the latest Cawthorn controversy declined to comment or say much about the episode at all.

“I don’t know anything about what Madison referenced,” said Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), a leader of the right-most flank of the conference that includes Cawthorn. “I’ve heard about it; I haven’t seen the video.”

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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) said Tuesday’s caucus meeting was the first he’d heard of Cawthorn’s comments.

“I haven’t seen those parties. So, I need to find out more about it before I comment, because that just seems rather bizarre,” he told The Daily Beast.

[JimC]

Yebbut Dems eat babies!

[Brian Peacock]

"I've never seen these parties, or heard anything about them... honest," said a red-faced Gohmert.

[Svartalf]

Yebbut Dems eat babies!

I eat babies too, baby kine, baby sheep, underage chickens, maybe even underage pigs...

[Tero]

If not Trump, then they want someone like Trump. But a guy, women are not rating well with GOP

Trump remains the favorite for the 2024 GOP nod, with 59 percent of Republican voters saying they would support him should he take another shot at the White House. Former Vice President Mike Pence and DeSantis are statistically tied for second place, garnering 11 percent and 10 percent support, respectively.

In the event that Trump doesn’t run again, however, DeSantis supplants Pence as the favorite. In that scenario, 28 percent of Republican voters say they would back DeSantis, while 24 percent say they would support Pence.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6 ... 4-matchups

[Tero]

Markorie Three Names thinks that Florida "don't say gay" law is to prevent grooming. Because gay teachers will "convert" teens to gay.

[Sean Hayden]

She's a tool, like a media bot for the GOP. I bet they don't even expect to keep her around.

[L'Emmerdeur]

She's a top fund-raiser, and will almost certainly win in the Republican primary. Though her district has been redrawn to include some Democratic-leaning areas, her chances look pretty good in the general election. She'll be on some important committees if/when the Republicans re-take the House.