23 posts tagged ‘Republicans’
Listen: Tim Burchett tells Kevin McCarthy he's pathetic to his face (audio)
Boing Boing,
Earlier today we posted about "bully" Kevin McCarthy "shoving" and "elbowing" Rep. Tim Burchett in the back while the Tennessee lawmaker was talking to NPR reporter Claudia Grisales. Since then, a recording of the incident was released by Grisales (listen to audio below, reposted on X by Aaron Fritschner). — Read the rest
Kevin McCarthy just "sucker punched" — literally — Rep. Tim Burchett
Former speaker Kevin McCarthy has so much bottled-up rage after his ousting, he's now lashing out — literally — at his own party members, according to Rep. Tim Burchett. As in sneaking up behind the Tennessee lawmaker — one of the "crazy 8" Republicans who voted to remove McCarthy — in a hallway on Capitol Hill this morning to "elbow him in the back," causing Burchett "a lot of pain." — Read the rest
Tim Scott drops out of GOP Presidential race
Republican Senator Tim Scott has quit the Presidential race in a decision said to shock staff but which ends a candidacy clearly going nowhere. His polling hovered in the low single digits, weak debate performances failed to make an impression, and the girlfriend reveal only Streisand-effected the rumor it sought to silence. — Read the rest
Critics of Trump's dictator evoking speech "will be crushed," says campaign spokesperson
Doing absolutely nothing to dial back the sound-like-a-dictator shit, a Trump campaign spokesperson doubled down on sounding like a fascist stooge. Over the weekend, Trump gave a cheery Veteran's Day message to his social media adherents that reflected the language used by some of history's worst people. — Read the rest
RNC Chairman will proudly stand behind a convicted felon for President
Republican National Committee Chairperson Ronna McDaniel will stand by her candidate even if they are convicted of a felony. So dedicated to the will of the people, all that matters is the vote count. This is strange coming from a party that loudly insists every election it loses is rigged. — Read the rest
The Warnings About Trump in 2024 Are Getting Louder
The New Yorker,
A judge’s plea, Hillary Clinton invokes the H-word, and a shock poll in the Times.
The Lessons of Ohio’s Abortion-Rights Victory
Tuesday’s election results in that state and elsewhere offer fresh evidence of how the issue is likely to help Democrats in 2024.