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mateomaui@reddthat.com to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

After voting for McCarthy, leopards are coming after Boebert now

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After voting for McCarthy, leopards are coming after Boebert now

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mateomaui@reddthat.com to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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'You blew it': Lauren Boebert hit by vicious backlash after supporting McCarthy in speaker vote
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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is among the far-right lawmakers who frequently ally with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) – but not on Tuesday.The fringe lawmaker cast her ballot in favor of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in the vote that ultimately cast him from his post, despite other less conservative members l...
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  • Baron Von J@lemmy.world
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    What, she hasn’t been handy enough in session?

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      She was handy, but it was in a crowded theater.

    • mateomaui@reddthat.comOP
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      They don’t ever bring the lights down low enough, I suppose.

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      It’s hard to pick just one when you’re surrounded by dicks…

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        She’s got 2 hands.

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          Middle out!

    • swab148@startrek.website
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      I bet she thinks all the other Republicans are just boobs!

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    “Too late. You blew it. It’s going to be very difficult for you to recover from this. You betrayed your base,” raged X user Mark Watson who then began promoting Trump for speaker.

    So random voters.

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      Ah yes, the hot take from checks notes

      X user Mark Watson.

      • mateomaui@reddthat.comOP
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        You say that like all the magas aren’t going to groupthink themselves into some kind of frenzy and boycott something.

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          and boycott something

          Like rational thought?

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            Can’t boycott something they don’t subscribe to in the first place

            • mateomaui@reddthat.comOP
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              oh yeah? when has that stopped them?

            • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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              Can’t boycott something you can’t do.

              Like how I can’t boycott flying on private jets.

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          Rainbow coors can when?

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        What does Ja Rule Mark Watson think of all this?

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      Not necessarily even voters. A bunch of the Jan 6th loonies didn’t even vote before throwing a hissy fit over the results. Some of the loudest ones are too busy screaming to make it to the polls.

      Plenty of others do vote, though, so you should too.

    • mateomaui@reddthat.comOP
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      Remember how she barely got by in the last election?

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        It was like 600 votes, too. Heartbreaking.

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      You betrayed your base

      There are degrees of lunacy, you see.

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      All serious…what is the likelihood someone puts up trump for speaker and basically sets up a loyalty test? Remember…no one in the GOP house wants the title

      Since the constitution doesn’t specify the speaker needs to be a house member or any member of government, Technically he could be nominated and this is a way for him to be an unelected member in the federal government only 3 positions away from the presidency. In this position, all he would need to do is get Biden and Harris removed through impeachment or (knowing him) any means necessary and he’s unelected president.

      EDIT: yep two members of the house have publicly said they want trump for speaker. So what’s the likelihood that this will happen?

      • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.social
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        I believe one of his boot lickers entered his name for each of the 15 votes it took McCarthy to win previously. MTG was already saying she was going to do it again.

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    That article reads like a high school journalism second page story

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      That might reach her voters better. Maybe they should do a story about the handie next

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        Maybe start handing out handies, might be a better strategy

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        Dear Penthouse RawStory, …

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    For fucks sake… stop citing X/Twitter users as if they represent the majority of US citizens. I can’t stand this shit.

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      No one did.

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        Read the article. They cite at least three users. This is a small minority of the constituents she has in her legislative district, if they live there at all. It’s not like a verified Twitter account means you are a verified resident of that LD.

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          I read the article. They don’t cite them “as if they represent the majority of US citizens.” Get a grip, seek counseling if it bothers you that much.

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    Removed by mod

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      Well, it’s RawStory… so.

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    Say what you want about Boebert, but at least she’s not afraid to roll up her sleeves and really get her hands in there.

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      Roll up her sleeves and unbutton her shirt.

      In a crowded theater in front of children

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    Sounds like the jackals are starting to eat their babies. aw

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    You blew it

    Well, she didn’t get that far before she was kicked out.

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    Does she have a 5 o’clock shadow in this picture?

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      Even if she does I say we leave that be. Women grow facial hair and society’s stigma around it should be eliminated.

      Source: women I know with PCOS and the way it affects them.

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        My sister has that, still gets dates. Me, not so much.

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          I laughed so hard at this kamikaze I read it out loud to my friends. Love seeing you around.

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      You’re not tricking me into looking that close at a pic of her

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