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Re: McCarthy wins - Gaetz & Boebert lose
Reply #60 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:22pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:13pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:00pm:

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Will Matt Gaetz - alleged sex offender - resign?

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He is not an alleged hypocrite.

Here are some fun facts.

Facts about the two most vocal opponents of McCarthy: Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert.

1. Gaetz is currently under investigation for child sex trafficking.

2. Boebert is married to a convicted child sex offender.

3. Gaetz was living with a teenage boy from Cuba whom he claimed was his adopted son. However, there are no adoption papers to support his claim.

4. Boebert is the most arrested congressperson in US history.

Birds of a feather.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, the gun-toting freshman Republican Colorado congresswoman who ran on a law-and-order platform, has had several dust-ups with police, starting as a teenager.

The 34-year-old lawmaker, who beat her district’s very conservative Rep. Scott Tipton in a primary upset last June, has a rap sheet unusually long for a member of Congress.

Back in June 2015, Boebert was cuffed for disorderly conduct at a country music festival near Grand Junction, Colo., after police said she attempted to interfere in the arrest of minors busted for underage drinking (there's a theme developing) and encouraged the accused to run off.

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Re: McCarthy wins - Gaetz & Boebert lose
Reply #61 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:27pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:22pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:13pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:00pm:

Quote:

Will Matt Gaetz - alleged sex offender - resign?

10,000 / 1

He is not an alleged hypocrite.

Here are some fun facts.

Facts about the two most vocal opponents of McCarthy: Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert.

1. Gaetz is currently under investigation for child sex trafficking.

2. Boebert is married to a convicted child sex offender.

3. Gaetz was living with a teenage boy from Cuba whom he claimed was his adopted son. However, there are no adoption papers to support his claim.

4. Boebert is the most arrested congressperson in US history.

Birds of a feather.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, the gun-toting freshman Republican Colorado congresswoman who ran on a law-and-order platform, has had several dust-ups with police, starting as a teenager.

The 34-year-old lawmaker, who beat her district’s very conservative Rep. Scott Tipton in a primary upset last June, has a rap sheet unusually long for a member of Congress.

Back in June 2015, Boebert was cuffed for disorderly conduct at a country music festival near Grand Junction, Colo., after police said she attempted to interfere in the arrest of minors busted for underage drinking (there's a theme developing) and encouraged the accused to run off.

Boebert subsequently missed two court appearances and was arrested again in December 2015.

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Re: McCarthy wins - Gaetz & Boebert lose
Reply #62 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:33pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:13pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:00pm:

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Will Matt Gaetz - alleged sex offender - resign?

10,000 / 1

He is not an alleged hypocrite.

Here are some fun facts.

Facts about the two most vocal opponents of McCarthy: Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert.

1. Gaetz is currently under investigation for child sex trafficking.

2. Boebert is married to a convicted child sex offender.

3. Gaetz was living with a teenage boy from Cuba whom he claimed was his adopted son. However, there are no adoption papers to support his claim.

4. Boebert is the most arrested congressperson in US history.

Birds of a feather.

Well, none of them mean anything to me as long as the Second Amendment is safer with the Freedom Caucus at the helm & deeply entrenched in both the House & the Senate.

Be patient......stand by, & watch......Watch them get stronger & stronger......The best is yet to come.

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Re: McCarthy wins - Gaetz & Boebert lose
Reply #63 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:34pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:27pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:22pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:13pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:00pm:

Quote:

Will Matt Gaetz - alleged sex offender - resign?

10,000 / 1

He is not an alleged hypocrite.

Here are some fun facts.

Facts about the two most vocal opponents of McCarthy: Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert.

1. Gaetz is currently under investigation for child sex trafficking.

2. Boebert is married to a convicted child sex offender.

3. Gaetz was living with a teenage boy from Cuba whom he claimed was his adopted son. However, there are no adoption papers to support his claim.

4. Boebert is the most arrested congressperson in US history.

Birds of a feather.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, the gun-toting freshman Republican Colorado congresswoman who ran on a law-and-order platform, has had several dust-ups with police, starting as a teenager.

The 34-year-old lawmaker, who beat her district’s very conservative Rep. Scott Tipton in a primary upset last June, has a rap sheet unusually long for a member of Congress.

Back in June 2015, Boebert was cuffed for disorderly conduct at a country music festival near Grand Junction, Colo., after police said she attempted to interfere in the arrest of minors busted for underage drinking (there's a theme developing) and encouraged the accused to run off.

Boebert subsequently missed two court appearances and was arrested again in December 2015.

A year later, in September 2016, Boebert was charged with careless driving and operating an unsafe vehicle after rolling her truck into a ditch, police said. When she failed to show up for court a month later, a warrant was issued for her arrest. She was booked on Feb. 13, 2017. She ultimately pleaded guilty to the unsafe vehicle charge and paid $123.50 in fines and court costs.

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Re: McCarthy wins - Gaetz & Boebert lose
Reply #64 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:59pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:34pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:27pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:22pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:13pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:00pm:

Quote:

Will Matt Gaetz - alleged sex offender - resign?

10,000 / 1

He is not an alleged hypocrite.

Here are some fun facts.

Facts about the two most vocal opponents of McCarthy: Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert.

1. Gaetz is currently under investigation for child sex trafficking.

2. Boebert is married to a convicted child sex offender.

3. Gaetz was living with a teenage boy from Cuba whom he claimed was his adopted son. However, there are no adoption papers to support his claim.

4. Boebert is the most arrested congressperson in US history.

Birds of a feather.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, the gun-toting freshman Republican Colorado congresswoman who ran on a law-and-order platform, has had several dust-ups with police, starting as a teenager.

The 34-year-old lawmaker, who beat her district’s very conservative Rep. Scott Tipton in a primary upset last June, has a rap sheet unusually long for a member of Congress.

Back in June 2015, Boebert was cuffed for disorderly conduct at a country music festival near Grand Junction, Colo., after police said she attempted to interfere in the arrest of minors busted for underage drinking (there's a theme developing) and encouraged the accused to run off.

Boebert subsequently missed two court appearances and was arrested again in December 2015.

A year later, in September 2016, Boebert was charged with careless driving and operating an unsafe vehicle after rolling her truck into a ditch, police said. When she failed to show up for court a month later, a warrant was issued for her arrest. She was booked on Feb. 13, 2017.

She ultimately pleaded guilty to the unsafe vehicle charge and paid $123.50 in fines and court costs.

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Re: McCarthy wins - Gaetz & Boebert lose
Reply #66 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 8:12pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:34pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:27pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:22pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:13pm:

Dnarever wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:00pm:

Quote:

Will Matt Gaetz - alleged sex offender - resign?

10,000 / 1

He is not an alleged hypocrite.

Here are some fun facts.

Facts about the two most vocal opponents of McCarthy: Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert.

1. Gaetz is currently under investigation for child sex trafficking.

2. Boebert is married to a convicted child sex offender.

3. Gaetz was living with a teenage boy from Cuba whom he claimed was his adopted son. However, there are no adoption papers to support his claim.

4. Boebert is the most arrested congressperson in US history.

Birds of a feather.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, the gun-toting freshman Republican Colorado congresswoman who ran on a law-and-order platform, has had several dust-ups with police, starting as a teenager.

The 34-year-old lawmaker, who beat her district’s very conservative Rep. Scott Tipton in a primary upset last June, has a rap sheet unusually long for a member of Congress.

Back in June 2015, Boebert was cuffed for disorderly conduct at a country music festival near Grand Junction, Colo., after police said she attempted to interfere in the arrest of minors busted for underage drinking (there's a theme developing) and encouraged the accused to run off.

Boebert subsequently missed two court appearances and was arrested again in December 2015.

A year later, in September 2016, Boebert was charged with careless driving and operating an unsafe vehicle after rolling her truck into a ditch, police said. When she failed to show up for court a month later, a warrant was issued for her arrest. She was booked on Feb. 13, 2017. She ultimately pleaded guilty to the unsafe vehicle charge and paid $123.50 in fines and court costs.

“It’s certainly of concern that on a couple of occasions she apparently failed to appear for court,” Tom Silverman, a Democrat and former president of the Colorado Municipal Judges Association, told The Post. “I was disappointed when she was elected.”

Colin Wilhelm, a Colorado defense attorney and Democrat who plans to challenge Boebert in 2022, agreed: “It’s concerning when you claim to be a member of ‘back the blue’ and yet are so anti-authority when they are trying to do their job.”

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Re: McCarthy wins - Gaetz & Boebert lose
Reply #67 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 8:33pm

Panther wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:33pm:

Be patient......stand by, & watch......Watch them get stronger & stronger......The best is yet to come.

[This] embarrassing spectacle has attracted international scrutiny and raised more
questions about the future of the Republican party, as well as the US Congress. With
a narrow majority in the House and an unruly conference to lead, any Republican
speaker will face significant hurdles in trying to advance legislation.

When it comes to must-pass bills like a government funding package or a debt ceiling
hike, the Republican dysfunction displayed during the speakership election could
threaten the health and legitimacy of the US government and economy.

“If Republicans are unable to muster the votes for a speaker, it will make very clear
from the outset they cannot be counted on to fulfill the body’s basic responsibilities,”
Brendan Buck, a former senior adviser to House Republican leaders, wrote in a New
York Times op-ed [last] week. “No matter who emerges as the top House Republican,
the prolonged spectacle would leave the Republican majority hopelessly damaged from
the start, along with the institution of the House itself.”

Some of McCarthy’s allies have blamed their disappointing performance in November
on the extremism displayed by Trump and his acolytes. The speakership standoff will
only intensify voters’ concerns about the trajectory of the Republican party, they warn.

“If this remains the face of the GOP in 2024, we will get pummeled in the presidential
and congressional elections,” Congressman Don Bacon, a Republican of Nebraska and
a McCarthy supporter [said]. “We would have won more seats in 2022, but too many
feared the extremes in the GOP even before this.”

—Excerpted from The Guardian Australia, 7 January.

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Karnal Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 96294 Gender:	Re: Top US Republican Kevin McCarthy struggling Reply #68 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 9:23pm Brian Ross wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 8:03pm: https://www.liveabout.com/thmb/vTIRO98F4Fgj7MzFYC7vEnUCD6k=/1500x0/filters:no_up... Trump.
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Re: McCarthy wins - Gaetz & Boebert lose
Reply #69 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 10:33pm

AusGeoff wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 8:33pm:

Panther wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 7:33pm:

Be patient......stand by, & watch......Watch them get stronger & stronger......The best is yet to come.

[This] embarrassing spectacle has attracted international scrutiny and raised more
questions about the future of the Republican party, as well as the US Congress. With
a narrow majority in the House and an unruly conference to lead, any Republican
speaker will face significant hurdles in trying to advance legislation.

When it comes to must-pass bills like a government funding package or a debt ceiling
hike, the Republican dysfunction displayed during the speakership election could
threaten the health and legitimacy of the US government and economy.

“If Republicans are unable to muster the votes for a speaker, it will make very clear
from the outset they cannot be counted on to fulfill the body’s basic responsibilities,”
Brendan Buck, a former senior adviser to House Republican leaders, wrote in a New
York Times op-ed [last] week. “No matter who emerges as the top House Republican,
the prolonged spectacle would leave the Republican majority hopelessly damaged from
the start, along with the institution of the House itself.”

Some of McCarthy’s allies have blamed their disappointing performance in November
on the extremism displayed by Trump and his acolytes. The speakership standoff will
only intensify voters’ concerns about the trajectory of the Republican party, they warn.

“If this remains the face of the GOP in 2024, we will get pummeled in the presidential
and congressional elections,” Congressman Don Bacon, a Republican of Nebraska and
a McCarthy supporter [said]. “We would have won more seats in 2022, but too many
feared the extremes in the GOP even before this.”

—Excerpted from The Guardian Australia, 7 January.

Come come, Geoff. The GOP is no longer about advancing legislation, it's about sdvancing our great Dear Leader.

RIGGED! WITCH HUNT! SO UNFAIR !!!!

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Re: Top US Republican Kevin McCarthy struggling
Reply #70 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 11:19pm

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McCarthy wins - Gaetz & Boebert lose

Not sure anyone has won here.

McCarthy is the speaker but there are 200 wonky rethuglicans all squeezing his balls and he cannot make a decision that even one of them disagree with.

I doubt that they would be able to agree on the brand of toilet paper to buy for the house toilets.

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Re: Top US Republican Kevin McCarthy struggling
Reply #71 - Jan 7^th, 2023 at 11:59pm

Dnarever wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 11:19pm:

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McCarthy wins - Gaetz & Boebert lose

Not sure anyone has won here.

McCarthy is the speaker but there are 200 wonky rethuglicans all squeezing his balls and he cannot make a decision that even one of them disagree with.

I doubt that they would be able to agree on the brand of toilet paper to buy for the house toilets.

So?

If you dont FIGHT LIKE HELL, dear, you may not even have a country left anymore.

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Re: Top US Republican Kevin McCarthy struggling
Reply #72 - Jan 8^th, 2023 at 6:47am

Dnarever wrote on Jan 7^th, 2023 at 11:19pm:

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McCarthy wins - Gaetz & Boebert lose

Not sure anyone has won here.

McCarthy is the speaker but there are 200 wonky rethuglicans all squeezing his balls and he cannot make a decision that even one of them disagree with.

I doubt that they would be able to agree on the brand of toilet paper to buy for the house toilets.

Indeed.

And those balls are stored at Mar-a-Lago.

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Brian Ross Gold Member Offline Representative of me Posts: 42221	Re: Top US Republican Kevin McCarthy struggling Reply #73 - Jan 8^th, 2023 at 5:25pm Republican Kevin McCarthy battled 15 rounds to finally become US House Speaker. It might only be the start of the war
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