The thread for stupidity from GQP politicians who don't have their own thread - Page 64

Norman Alexander · 24th May 2023, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by TurkeysGhost

I'm no political expert, but it doesn't strike me as a great thing for the GOP that being an aggrieved loser is a great way to chase clout in their party. Generally speaking, losers should not be rewarded with more attention if they actually want the party to remain vibrant.

having a bunch of mini-Trumps that keep losing and refusing to gracefully give up the spotlight is probably not good for their political project, especially in swing districts.

That should have been enforced some time before 6-Jan-2021.

TurkeysGhost · 25th May 2023, 05:13 AM

Originally Posted by Norman Alexander

That should have been enforced some time before 6-Jan-2021.

I mean, at least Trump actually won an election one time. Kari Lake has zero wins under her belt, but because the inmates have taken over the asylum, it's verboten to suggest that she was a bad candidate.

But yeah, I very much suspect that Trump running in 2024 as aggrieved, in denial loser is not going to have the same juice as when he was on his 2016 winning stampede.

dirtywick · 25th May 2023, 05:17 AM

ah yes, nothing gets the base fired up like the salty loser bit. it should be fun

Donal · 25th May 2023, 05:39 AM

"The election I lost was fraudulent, so go out and vote again!" is one hell of a message.

Galaxie · 25th May 2023, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by The Atheist

Perfectly sane Republican Kandiss Taylor:

https://twitter.com/RightWingWatch/s...77910959730688

Originally Posted by Aridas

Just because, including a quote is generally a good idea.

I just had to check the thread and see if this story was posted yet

There are more "wtf?" quotes, too:

Quote:

“The people that defend the globe don’t know anything about the globe,” said Weiss. “If they knew a tenth of what Matt and I know about the globe they would be Flat Earthers.”

Quote:

“I turn on the TV, there’s globes in the background … Everywhere there’s globes. You see them all the time, it’s constant. My children will be like ‘Mama, globe, globe, globe, globe’ — they’re everywhere.”

She's right. I can't even look up in the sky anymore without seeing those damn globes!

shemp · 25th May 2023, 01:08 PM

Meanwhile, in Texas:

https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/st...73559959822339

Quote:

Woah. Today a Texas House committee accused Republican AG Ken Paxton of multiple crimes—and now he will likely face impeachment as soon as this weekend.

This video from @scottbraddock shows papers being burned outside his office today.

The video is literally a dumpster fire.

Stacyhs · 25th May 2023, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by shemp

Meanwhile, in Texas:

https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/st...73559959822339

The video is literally a dumpster fire.

This would not surprise me at all after what I've read about Paxton.

Trebuchet · 25th May 2023, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by Galaxie

I just had to check the thread and see if this story was posted yet

There are more "wtf?" quotes, too:

She's right. I can't even look up in the sky anymore without seeing those damn globes!

(((Globes!)))

novaphile · 25th May 2023, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Trebuchet

(((Globes!)))

Nah...

(((globe)))(((globe)))

Jiggling 'globes' !!!

rdaneel · 25th May 2023, 03:49 PM

It's like there's some kind of conspiracy all over the world, but I forget what the name for that is.

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Segnosaur · 25th May 2023, 05:01 PM

Not necessarily about a single politician but more about republican group-think.

You know how Republicans are SO concerned about the debt that they would crash the economy over it? (McCarthy said it was the biggest threat the US faces) Apparently they have very short memories. So short that they are planning MORE tax cuts, even before they have dealt with the debt ceiling.

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/...210440437.html

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kookbreaker · 25th May 2023, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by shemp

Meanwhile, in Texas:

https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/st...73559959822339

The video is literally a dumpster fire.

Paxton’s response is to call said Republicans “liberals”.

I bet nothing will come of it besides a slap on the wrist. He’s a hero there.

shemp · 26th May 2023, 06:49 AM

Texas House committee issues 20 articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton

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In an unprecedented move, a Texas House committee voted Thursday to recommend that Attorney General Ken Paxton be impeached and removed from office, citing 20 accusations that include bribery, retaliating against whistleblowers and obstruction of justice.

Around 8 p.m., the House General Investigating Committee filed its impeachment resolution with the House clerk. It included the 20 articles listing a yearslong pattern of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking that investigators detailed one day earlier. On the House floor, some lawmakers could be heard yelling the number of the newly filed articles, and several could be seen reading the document minutes after it was filed.

The House will next decide whether to approve the articles against Paxton, which could lead to the attorney general’s removal from office pending the outcome of a trial to be conducted by the Senate.

The Great Zaganza · 26th May 2023, 06:55 AM

2/3 needed for Impeachment.
I'm certain Paxton has enough dirt on the Representatives to avoid that.

shemp · 26th May 2023, 07:56 AM

Originally Posted by The Great Zaganza

2/3 needed for Impeachment.
I'm certain Paxton has enough dirt on the Representatives to avoid that.

I think there's a possibility he's worn his welcome with enough Republicans in the House to get impeached. The Texas House presently has 85 Republicans and 64 Democrats. (One seat is vacant; a Republican was expelled for inappropriate conduct with an intern.) So it would take 64 Democrats and 36 Republicans to impeach him. And the Committee that voted 5-0 to send the 20 articles to the floor was 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats. Paxton is presently facing several scandals and criminal charges.

And there's this:

Quote:

Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to come to Paxton’s defense, declining to comment on the committee’s allegations against the attorney general.

But Paxton has alienated some House Republicans. He has repeatedly criticized House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, and his leadership as insufficiently conservative. And hours before the investigative committee revealed Tuesday that it had secretly launched a probe into Paxton, the attorney general called on Phelan to resign, pointing to a video of the speaker slurring his words to accuse him of presiding over the House while drunk.

He's got plenty of enemies in his own party. They may have finally decided to cut him loose as too much baggage.

The Texas Senate has 31 members, 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats, so 2/3 there would be 12 Democrats and 9 Republicans.

We'll just sit back and see how far this goes.

The Great Zaganza · 26th May 2023, 08:07 AM

If impeached, he won't go silently into the night

JoeMorgue · 26th May 2023, 08:09 AM

He won't be impeached. He'll "learn his lesson" from simply being threatened with the possibility.

"Those actions are not who I am (expect they totally are), I apologize (in that I will mouth the words because that's a free action) and with my wife and Jesus by my side I will put this behind me."

shemp · 26th May 2023, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

He won't be impeached. He'll "learn his lesson" from simply being threatened with the possibility.

"Those actions are not who I am (expect they totally are), I apologize (in that I will mouth the words because that's a free action) and with my wife and Jesus by my side I will put this behind me."

Well see. He called the Speaker a "drunk." I presume the Speaker has a lot of friends.

The Don · 26th May 2023, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by shemp

Well see. He called the Speaker a "drunk." I presume the Speaker has a lot of friends.

He probably has a bunch of drinking buddies.

Stacyhs · 26th May 2023, 04:22 PM

According to Bloomberg,

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If a majority of the 149-member chamber votes in favor of impeachment, Paxton would be forced to leave his post immediately while the state Senate would hold a trial on whether he should be removed from office permanently.

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“It is imperative that the House proceed with impeachment so that Paxton is prevented from using the significant powers granted to the attorney general to further obstruct and delay justice, not just by avoiding accountability for his wrongdoings, but by undermining the integrity of our state government,” committee members said.

[quote]At a press conference Friday, Paxton claimed the impeachment attempt was illegal and that the legislative panel had denied him the opportunity to present evidence in his defense. He said lawmakers seeking his removal are “showcasing their absolute contempt for the electoral process.”[/QUOTE

Irony and hypocrisy meters are exploding world-wide. Paxton is a major election denier and responsible for bringing a lawsuit against several battleground states that voted for Biden. The SC threw it out on the basis of lacking standing.

Paxton's lawsuit:

“Trust in the integrity of our election processes is sacrosanct and binds our citizenry and the States in this Union together. Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin destroyed that trust and compromised the security and integrity of the 2020 election. The states violated statutes enacted by their duly elected legislatures, thereby violating the Constitution. By ignoring both state and federal law, these states have not only tainted the integrity of their own citizens’ vote, but of Texas and every other state that held lawful elections,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Their failure to abide by the rule of law casts a dark shadow of doubt over the outcome of the entire election. We now ask that the Supreme Court step in to correct this egregious error.”

Stacyhs · 26th May 2023, 04:23 PM

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The Great Zaganza · 26th May 2023, 08:13 PM

Paxton's lawyer's argument against Impeachment boils down to this:

"The voters knew how corrupt he was when they elected him, hence removing him for his corruption would be against the will of the voters".

He might have a point there....

Norman Alexander · 26th May 2023, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

He won't be impeached. He'll "learn his lesson" from simply being threatened with the possibility.

"Those actions are not who I am (expect they totally are), I apologize (in that I will mouth the words because that's a free action) and with my wife and Jesus by my side I will put this behind me."

He will also cry buckets of loud, blubbery crocodile tears and ask his wife to forgive him. No doubt.

Then go straight back to his old ways.

Gulliver Foyle · 27th May 2023, 12:30 AM

Originally Posted by TurkeysGhost

I mean, at least Trump actually won an election one time. Kari Lake has zero wins under her belt, but because the inmates have taken over the asylum, it's verboten to suggest that she was a bad candidate.

But yeah, I very much suspect that Trump running in 2024 as aggrieved, in denial loser is not going to have the same juice as when he was on his 2016 winning stampede.

I'd put that won in quotation marks, given that it was so crooked that Enver Hoxha would have goggled at the results.

kookbreaker · 27th May 2023, 07:50 AM

Michael Flynn is making a special group for the COVID unvaccinated. Cost of entry? $2500!

https://www.businessinsider.com/mich...-people-2023-5

Trebuchet · 27th May 2023, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by kookbreaker

Michael Flynn is making a special group for the COVID unvaccinated. Cost of entry? $2500!

https://www.businessinsider.com/mich...-people-2023-5

And this man was a general officer in the United States Army!

The Great Zaganza · 27th May 2023, 08:02 AM

Originally Posted by kookbreaker

Michael Flynn is making a special group for the COVID unvaccinated. Cost of entry? $2500!

https://www.businessinsider.com/mich...-people-2023-5

That's what I charge for my vaxx-free sperm!

welshdean · 27th May 2023, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by The Great Zaganza

That's what I charge for my vaxx-free sperm!

For the sperm or is it the cost of 'entry'?

shemp · 27th May 2023, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by shemp

I think there's a possibility he's worn his welcome with enough Republicans in the House to get impeached. The Texas House presently has 85 Republicans and 64 Democrats. (One seat is vacant; a Republican was expelled for inappropriate conduct with an intern.) So it would take 64 Democrats and 36 Republicans to impeach him. And the Committee that voted 5-0 to send the 20 articles to the floor was 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats. Paxton is presently facing several scandals and criminal charges.

Apparently, it only takes a majority to impeach, so only 12 Republicans and all 64 Democrats can do it.

ZiprHead · 27th May 2023, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by kookbreaker

Michael Flynn is making a special group for the COVID unvaccinated. Cost of entry? $2500!

https://www.businessinsider.com/mich...-people-2023-5

General Ripper.

Stacyhs · 27th May 2023, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by kookbreaker

Michael Flynn is making a special group for the COVID unvaccinated. Cost of entry? $2500!

https://www.businessinsider.com/mich...-people-2023-5

It's sad to see someone who rose to the rank of general to go insane.

Stacyhs · 27th May 2023, 05:57 PM

The TX House has voted to impeach Ken Paxton. Hopefully, the Senate will convict him.

"The vote was 121-23, with two present but not voting, and three who were absent from the chamber. He will be suspended from office pending a trial in the Senate."

shemp · 27th May 2023, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by Stacyhs

It's sad to see someone who rose to the rank of general to go insane.

I'm reasonably sure he was insane before he rose to the rank of general.

Orphia Nay · 27th May 2023, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Stacyhs

The TX House has voted to impeach Ken Paxton. Hopefully, the Senate will convict him.

"The vote was 121-23, with two present but not voting, and three who were absent from the chamber. He will be suspended from office pending a trial in the Senate."

Stacyhs · 27th May 2023, 07:13 PM

Lauren Boebert thinks antisemitism is anti-conservativism.

Quote:

Lauren Boebert says President Biden's plan to fight antisemitism is a plot 'to go after conservatives'

Quote:

The Biden administration announced the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism to protect Jewish communities across the US this week.

Biden released a video about the new strategy, saying hate has been "given too much oxygen" in recent years and has fuelled a "record rise in antisemitism."

But Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert denounced the plan in a tweet to her 2.5 million followers: "When they say stuff like this, they mean they want to go after conservatives."

The gun-rights activist described the newly-announced "tactics" —which include encouraging social media companies to tackle antisemitism and to "build cross-community solidarity" — as "straight out of the USSR's playbook."

Stacyhs · 27th May 2023, 07:14 PM

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bruto · 27th May 2023, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by Stacyhs

Lauren Boebert thinks antisemitism is anti-conservativism.

Typical of Boebert to get it upside down and backwards, since as I understand it, during the reign of the USSR Jews had a separate passport designation and were not considered to share the nationality of the SSR's they inhabited.

Norman Alexander · 28th May 2023, 02:13 AM

Originally Posted by shemp

I'm reasonably sure he was insane before he rose to the rank of general.

OK, surprise me. How did he make general officer rank if he was certifiably insane? My understanding is that doesn't happen.

Fidelio · 28th May 2023, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by shemp

Well see. He called the Speaker a "drunk." I presume the Speaker has a lot of friends.

Has he used the phrase "witch hunt" or "most persecuted" yet? Or are these copyrighted by Trump?

Hans · 28th May 2023, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by Stacyhs

It's sad to see someone who rose to the rank of general to go insane.

Quote:

His new endeavor is a website called 4ThePURE, which is meant to connect unvaccinated people.

Pure huh?

https://youtu.be/iAHJCPoWCC8

24th May 2023, 10:48 PM	#2521
Norman Alexander Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Dharug & Gundungurra Posts: 14,963	Originally Posted by TurkeysGhost I'm no political expert, but it doesn't strike me as a great thing for the GOP that being an aggrieved loser is a great way to chase clout in their party. Generally speaking, losers should not be rewarded with more attention if they actually want the party to remain vibrant. having a bunch of mini-Trumps that keep losing and refusing to gracefully give up the spotlight is probably not good for their political project, especially in swing districts. That should have been enforced some time before 6-Jan-2021.
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25th May 2023, 05:13 AM	#2522
TurkeysGhost Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 31,583	Originally Posted by Norman Alexander That should have been enforced some time before 6-Jan-2021. I mean, at least Trump actually won an election one time. Kari Lake has zero wins under her belt, but because the inmates have taken over the asylum, it's verboten to suggest that she was a bad candidate. But yeah, I very much suspect that Trump running in 2024 as aggrieved, in denial loser is not going to have the same juice as when he was on his 2016 winning stampede.
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25th May 2023, 05:17 AM	#2523
dirtywick Illuminator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,374	ah yes, nothing gets the base fired up like the salty loser bit. it should be fun
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25th May 2023, 05:39 AM	#2524
Donal Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,628	"The election I lost was fraudulent, so go out and vote again!" is one hell of a message.
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25th May 2023, 09:08 AM	#2525
Galaxie Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,212	Originally Posted by The Atheist Perfectly sane Republican Kandiss Taylor: https://twitter.com/RightWingWatch/s...77910959730688 Originally Posted by Aridas Just because, including a quote is generally a good idea. I just had to check the thread and see if this story was posted yet There are more "wtf?" quotes, too: Quote: “The people that defend the globe don’t know anything about the globe,” said Weiss. “If they knew a tenth of what Matt and I know about the globe they would be Flat Earthers.” Quote: “I turn on the TV, there’s globes in the background … Everywhere there’s globes. You see them all the time, it’s constant. My children will be like ‘Mama, globe, globe, globe, globe’ — they’re everywhere.” She's right. I can't even look up in the sky anymore without seeing those damn globes!
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25th May 2023, 01:08 PM	#2526
shemp a flimsy character...perfidious and despised Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Where the Old Man of the Mountain used to stand Posts: 55,223	Meanwhile, in Texas: https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/st...73559959822339 Quote: Woah. Today a Texas House committee accused Republican AG Ken Paxton of multiple crimes—and now he will likely face impeachment as soon as this weekend. This video from @scottbraddock shows papers being burned outside his office today. The video is literally a dumpster fire.
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25th May 2023, 01:23 PM	#2527
Stacyhs Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: United States Posts: 30,300	Originally Posted by shemp Meanwhile, in Texas: https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/st...73559959822339 The video is literally a dumpster fire. This would not surprise me at all after what I've read about Paxton.

25th May 2023, 02:02 PM	#2528
Trebuchet Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Port Townsend, Washington Posts: 36,519	Originally Posted by Galaxie I just had to check the thread and see if this story was posted yet There are more "wtf?" quotes, too: She's right. I can't even look up in the sky anymore without seeing those damn globes! (((Globes!)))
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25th May 2023, 03:01 PM	#2529
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25th May 2023, 03:49 PM	#2530
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25th May 2023, 05:01 PM	#2531
Segnosaur Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 19,893	Not necessarily about a single politician but more about republican group-think. You know how Republicans are SO concerned about the debt that they would crash the economy over it? (McCarthy said it was the biggest threat the US faces) Apparently they have very short memories. So short that they are planning MORE tax cuts, even before they have dealt with the debt ceiling. https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/...210440437.html Sent from my moto e using Tapatalk
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25th May 2023, 05:27 PM	#2532
kookbreaker Evil Fokker Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 14,539	Originally Posted by shemp Meanwhile, in Texas: https://twitter.com/SawyerHackett/st...73559959822339 The video is literally a dumpster fire. Paxton’s response is to call said Republicans “liberals”. I bet nothing will come of it besides a slap on the wrist. He’s a hero there.
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26th May 2023, 06:49 AM	#2533
shemp a flimsy character...perfidious and despised Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Where the Old Man of the Mountain used to stand Posts: 55,223	Texas House committee issues 20 articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton Quote: In an unprecedented move, a Texas House committee voted Thursday to recommend that Attorney General Ken Paxton be impeached and removed from office, citing 20 accusations that include bribery, retaliating against whistleblowers and obstruction of justice. Around 8 p.m., the House General Investigating Committee filed its impeachment resolution with the House clerk. It included the 20 articles listing a yearslong pattern of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking that investigators detailed one day earlier. On the House floor, some lawmakers could be heard yelling the number of the newly filed articles, and several could be seen reading the document minutes after it was filed. The House will next decide whether to approve the articles against Paxton, which could lead to the attorney general’s removal from office pending the outcome of a trial to be conducted by the Senate.
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26th May 2023, 06:55 AM	#2534
The Great Zaganza Maledictorian Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 19,888	2/3 needed for Impeachment. I'm certain Paxton has enough dirt on the Representatives to avoid that.
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26th May 2023, 07:56 AM	#2535
shemp a flimsy character...perfidious and despised Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Where the Old Man of the Mountain used to stand Posts: 55,223	Originally Posted by The Great Zaganza 2/3 needed for Impeachment. I'm certain Paxton has enough dirt on the Representatives to avoid that. I think there's a possibility he's worn his welcome with enough Republicans in the House to get impeached. The Texas House presently has 85 Republicans and 64 Democrats. (One seat is vacant; a Republican was expelled for inappropriate conduct with an intern.) So it would take 64 Democrats and 36 Republicans to impeach him. And the Committee that voted 5-0 to send the 20 articles to the floor was 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats. Paxton is presently facing several scandals and criminal charges. And there's this: Quote: Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to come to Paxton’s defense, declining to comment on the committee’s allegations against the attorney general. But Paxton has alienated some House Republicans. He has repeatedly criticized House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, and his leadership as insufficiently conservative. And hours before the investigative committee revealed Tuesday that it had secretly launched a probe into Paxton, the attorney general called on Phelan to resign, pointing to a video of the speaker slurring his words to accuse him of presiding over the House while drunk. He's got plenty of enemies in his own party. They may have finally decided to cut him loose as too much baggage. The Texas Senate has 31 members, 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats, so 2/3 there would be 12 Democrats and 9 Republicans. We'll just sit back and see how far this goes.
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26th May 2023, 08:07 AM	#2536
The Great Zaganza Maledictorian Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 19,888	If impeached, he won't go silently into the night
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26th May 2023, 08:09 AM	#2537
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 44,081	He won't be impeached. He'll "learn his lesson" from simply being threatened with the possibility. "Those actions are not who I am (expect they totally are), I apologize (in that I will mouth the words because that's a free action) and with my wife and Jesus by my side I will put this behind me."
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26th May 2023, 08:44 AM	#2538
shemp a flimsy character...perfidious and despised Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Where the Old Man of the Mountain used to stand Posts: 55,223	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue He won't be impeached. He'll "learn his lesson" from simply being threatened with the possibility. "Those actions are not who I am (expect they totally are), I apologize (in that I will mouth the words because that's a free action) and with my wife and Jesus by my side I will put this behind me." Well see. He called the Speaker a "drunk." I presume the Speaker has a lot of friends.
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26th May 2023, 09:47 AM	#2539
The Don Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sir Fynwy Posts: 36,611	Originally Posted by shemp Well see. He called the Speaker a "drunk." I presume the Speaker has a lot of friends. He probably has a bunch of drinking buddies.

26th May 2023, 04:22 PM	#2540
Stacyhs Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: United States Posts: 30,300	According to Bloomberg, Quote: If a majority of the 149-member chamber votes in favor of impeachment, Paxton would be forced to leave his post immediately while the state Senate would hold a trial on whether he should be removed from office permanently. Quote: “It is imperative that the House proceed with impeachment so that Paxton is prevented from using the significant powers granted to the attorney general to further obstruct and delay justice, not just by avoiding accountability for his wrongdoings, but by undermining the integrity of our state government,” committee members said. [quote]At a press conference Friday, Paxton claimed the impeachment attempt was illegal and that the legislative panel had denied him the opportunity to present evidence in his defense. He said lawmakers seeking his removal are “showcasing their absolute contempt for the electoral process.”[/QUOTE Irony and hypocrisy meters are exploding world-wide. Paxton is a major election denier and responsible for bringing a lawsuit against several battleground states that voted for Biden. The SC threw it out on the basis of lacking standing. Paxton's lawsuit: “Trust in the integrity of our election processes is sacrosanct and binds our citizenry and the States in this Union together. Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin destroyed that trust and compromised the security and integrity of the 2020 election. The states violated statutes enacted by their duly elected legislatures, thereby violating the Constitution. By ignoring both state and federal law, these states have not only tainted the integrity of their own citizens’ vote, but of Texas and every other state that held lawful elections,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Their failure to abide by the rule of law casts a dark shadow of doubt over the outcome of the entire election. We now ask that the Supreme Court step in to correct this egregious error.”
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26th May 2023, 04:23 PM	#2541
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26th May 2023, 08:13 PM	#2542
The Great Zaganza Maledictorian Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 19,888	Paxton's lawyer's argument against Impeachment boils down to this: "The voters knew how corrupt he was when they elected him, hence removing him for his corruption would be against the will of the voters". He might have a point there....
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26th May 2023, 11:23 PM	#2543
Norman Alexander Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Dharug & Gundungurra Posts: 14,963	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue He won't be impeached. He'll "learn his lesson" from simply being threatened with the possibility. "Those actions are not who I am (expect they totally are), I apologize (in that I will mouth the words because that's a free action) and with my wife and Jesus by my side I will put this behind me." He will also cry buckets of loud, blubbery crocodile tears and ask his wife to forgive him. No doubt. Then go straight back to his old ways.
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27th May 2023, 12:30 AM	#2544
Gulliver Foyle Graduate Poster Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Cork baaaiii Posts: 1,691	Originally Posted by TurkeysGhost I mean, at least Trump actually won an election one time. Kari Lake has zero wins under her belt, but because the inmates have taken over the asylum, it's verboten to suggest that she was a bad candidate. But yeah, I very much suspect that Trump running in 2024 as aggrieved, in denial loser is not going to have the same juice as when he was on his 2016 winning stampede. I'd put that won in quotation marks, given that it was so crooked that Enver Hoxha would have goggled at the results.
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27th May 2023, 07:50 AM	#2545
kookbreaker Evil Fokker Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 14,539	Michael Flynn is making a special group for the COVID unvaccinated. Cost of entry? $2500! https://www.businessinsider.com/mich...-people-2023-5
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27th May 2023, 07:58 AM	#2546
Trebuchet Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Port Townsend, Washington Posts: 36,519	Originally Posted by kookbreaker Michael Flynn is making a special group for the COVID unvaccinated. Cost of entry? $2500! https://www.businessinsider.com/mich...-people-2023-5 And this man was a general officer in the United States Army!
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27th May 2023, 08:02 AM	#2547
The Great Zaganza Maledictorian Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 19,888	Originally Posted by kookbreaker Michael Flynn is making a special group for the COVID unvaccinated. Cost of entry? $2500! https://www.businessinsider.com/mich...-people-2023-5 That's what I charge for my vaxx-free sperm!
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27th May 2023, 10:14 AM	#2548
welshdean Michael McDonald 1967 - 2021 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,428	Originally Posted by The Great Zaganza That's what I charge for my vaxx-free sperm! For the sperm or is it the cost of 'entry'?
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27th May 2023, 10:24 AM	#2549
shemp a flimsy character...perfidious and despised Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Where the Old Man of the Mountain used to stand Posts: 55,223	Originally Posted by shemp I think there's a possibility he's worn his welcome with enough Republicans in the House to get impeached. The Texas House presently has 85 Republicans and 64 Democrats. (One seat is vacant; a Republican was expelled for inappropriate conduct with an intern.) So it would take 64 Democrats and 36 Republicans to impeach him. And the Committee that voted 5-0 to send the 20 articles to the floor was 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats. Paxton is presently facing several scandals and criminal charges. Apparently, it only takes a majority to impeach, so only 12 Republicans and all 64 Democrats can do it.
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27th May 2023, 12:33 PM	#2550
ZiprHead Muse Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sag-Nasty Posts: 927	Originally Posted by kookbreaker Michael Flynn is making a special group for the COVID unvaccinated. Cost of entry? $2500! https://www.businessinsider.com/mich...-people-2023-5 General Ripper.
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27th May 2023, 05:54 PM	#2551
Stacyhs Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: United States Posts: 30,300	Originally Posted by kookbreaker Michael Flynn is making a special group for the COVID unvaccinated. Cost of entry? $2500! https://www.businessinsider.com/mich...-people-2023-5 It's sad to see someone who rose to the rank of general to go insane.

27th May 2023, 05:57 PM	#2552
Stacyhs Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: United States Posts: 30,300	The TX House has voted to impeach Ken Paxton. Hopefully, the Senate will convict him. "The vote was 121-23, with two present but not voting, and three who were absent from the chamber. He will be suspended from office pending a trial in the Senate."

27th May 2023, 06:32 PM	#2553
shemp a flimsy character...perfidious and despised Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Where the Old Man of the Mountain used to stand Posts: 55,223	Originally Posted by Stacyhs It's sad to see someone who rose to the rank of general to go insane. I'm reasonably sure he was insane before he rose to the rank of general.
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27th May 2023, 06:56 PM	#2554
Orphia Nay Penguilicious Spodmaster. Tagger Photo Contest Winner Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ponylandistan Presidential Palace (above the Spods' stables). Posts: 41,936	Originally Posted by Stacyhs The TX House has voted to impeach Ken Paxton. Hopefully, the Senate will convict him. "The vote was 121-23, with two present but not voting, and three who were absent from the chamber. He will be suspended from office pending a trial in the Senate."
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27th May 2023, 07:13 PM	#2555
Stacyhs Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: United States Posts: 30,300	Lauren Boebert thinks antisemitism is anti-conservativism. Quote: Lauren Boebert says President Biden's plan to fight antisemitism is a plot 'to go after conservatives' Quote: The Biden administration announced the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism to protect Jewish communities across the US this week. Biden released a video about the new strategy, saying hate has been "given too much oxygen" in recent years and has fuelled a "record rise in antisemitism." But Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert denounced the plan in a tweet to her 2.5 million followers: "When they say stuff like this, they mean they want to go after conservatives." The gun-rights activist described the newly-announced "tactics" —which include encouraging social media companies to tackle antisemitism and to "build cross-community solidarity" — as "straight out of the USSR's playbook."