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3 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

What's our current record for non-Jordan R votes in previous two rounds? 22?

First vote = 20 against

Second vote = 22 against

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3 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

God, I wish I still had access to Mr. Wizard's Star Trek/Star Wars spec script from Shaggy. 

Yep. Same. Had to go home-grown for that instead. Paragraphs were not preserved in copy/paste which really just makes the desired result all the better.

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Posted
1 minute ago, tokamak said:

Lost another one, Molinaro-NY (yet again a Biden district). He has not gained any so far from the 2nd vote.

i almost feel like these additional rounds are an attempt for some Republicans in Biden districts to save themselves from their previous votes FOR Jordan.

See, see.. i am a moderate.. i voted against Jordan, it's right there.. round 3.

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Question for those in the know -- at the Texas Capitol, you can just walk in and sit in the gallery. Same thing at the US Capitol? (Or does entry require special access or in the performance of an insurrection?)

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7 minutes ago, shakahorn said:

96% oF tHe No VoTeS cAMe fRoM dEMoCRaTs !!!

Hey, that percentage is moving down. Clearly the Democrats are coming around.

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Posted
11 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

And it's all the Dems fault

 

He keeps arguing that it's the Dem's fault because they represented 96% of the "No" votes.  I wish she would have asked him what would have happened if they had represented 100% of the "No" votes.

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2 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:

He keeps arguing that it's the Dem's fault because they represented 96% of the "No" votes.  I wish she would have asked him what would have happened if they had represented 100% of the "No" votes.

I wish she'd ask him "Why should a Dem vote for a GOP speaker? Did you vote for Pelosi in 2019 and 2021?"

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Posted
15 hours ago, bernorange said:

Why is laughing at someone because of their height socially acceptable?

Fuck short people. They need to be pulling themselves up by their bootstraps instead of crying about how unfair the world is. 

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Group aligned with Freedom Caucus is behind pro-Jordan pressure campaign

From CNN's Melanie Zanona

The Conservative Partnership Institute — a group headed up by former Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows, who is Jim Jordan’s close ally — has been an active player in the intense, outside pressure campaign aimed at boosting Jordan’s speakership candidacy, sources tell CNN. 

CPI has been coordinating calls and helping strategize with right-wing activists about ways to apply pressure on holdouts and whip up support for Jordan, sources say.

Jordan has denounced the threats and harassment some of his detractors are facing, and has denied any involvement in the right-wing intimidation tactics. But CPI is very closely tied to the Freedom Caucus, which even holds their weekly meetings at CPI’s headquarters. 

There’s growing anger among the holdouts over the bullying they are facing from some of Jordan’s allies on the right, and they say they are disappointed with Jordan’s response — which is only hardening their opposition. 

Rep. Don Bacon tells CNN: “Jordan and his team are in denial over the threats and harassment his supporters are doing. Jordan’s response has been tepid.”

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Posted (edited)
51 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Threatening the wives and families of people who don't vote for you seems like peak fascism.

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Can any of the GOP fools that are voting for Jordan not understand that strong arm, death threat, bullying M.O. is what he would bring to the table as Speaker were he elected?  I'm disappointed but not surprised at my go along to get along Rep voting for this asshole.

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Crenshaw has said he won't vote for Jordan after this. 

I'd expect most of the Biden district GOP members (other than Santos) will continue to drop. 

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I seriously don't understand what the point of continuing to hold votes is.  

Are they just stalling?  They think this is good because the government can't work?

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Just now, Beau Vine said:

I seriously don't understand what the point of continuing to hold votes is.  

Gymbo is a big fan of “ow my balls?” Or he’s just proving how fucking aggy the GOP really is. Keep rolling shit out, losing and trying again and again 

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Just now, Beau Vine said:

I seriously don't understand what the point of continuing to hold votes is.  

Are they just stalling?  They think this is good because the government can't work?

Some of them genuinely think this is just a negotiating tactic and the other members will eventually come around like they did with McCarthy.

Some of them are in disbelief that Jordan is this unpopular.

Some of them just like to watch the world burn.

 

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Beyond the hubris and inability to read the room, is it as simple as betting that the electorate will buy the rhetoric blaming the Democrats? I feel pretty good about that strategy backfiring if that's what they're doing. 

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Posted
2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

I seriously don't understand what the point of continuing to hold votes is.  

Are they just stalling?  They think this is good because the government can't work?

C-SPAN covered an impromptu press conference on the steps of the Capitol.  Gaetz et al seem to really believe that they can win support for Jordan.  Delusional.

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This is the result of zero sum politics. GOP won’t abide ANY compromise with Dems so there’s been zero effort to offer them anything of substance in exchange for being able to function. And since they can’t get their own conference in line - they’d rather just embarrass themselves over and over and over

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Just now, bernorange said:

C-SPAN covered an impromptu press conference on the steps of the Capitol.  Gaetz et al seem to really believe that they can win support for Jordan.  Delusional.

It’s especially delusional after the death threats. Those votes are never happening 

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At least McCarthy finally said it out loud that Gaetz and his team are responsible but I fully expect him to go on Fox News and blame the Democrats once again.

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It would be helpful if CNN would have on senior Dem House leadership to reiterate that it’s not their job to bail out the GOP or elect a speaker for a body where they don’t have the majority. And that the GOP didn’t vote for Pelosi in 2019 or 2021.

But no, let’s put on a bunch of GOP members to blame the Dems 

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4 minutes ago, bernorange said:

C-SPAN covered an impromptu press conference on the steps of the Capitol.  Gaetz et al seem to really believe that they can win support for Jordan.  Delusional.

Yeah, they offered themselves as martyrs if Jordan gets the speaker but they know no-one would take it so it was a hollow offer.

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1 minute ago, Js1 said:

It would be helpful if CNN would have on senior Dem House leadership to reiterate that it’s not their job to bail out the GOP or elect a speaker for a body where they don’t have the majority. And that the GOP didn’t vote for Pelosi in 2019 or 2021. 

"I'm sorry, you're asking me why democrats aren't voting for republicans?" 

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Posted
55 minutes ago, G650 said:

Is it that obscure? I figured everyone over a certain age would know that song by heart

What age? Like 65+? I would bet young millennials and Gen Z have no fucking clue about that song 

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Posted
1 minute ago, SubliminalHorn said:

What age? Like 65+? I would bet young millennials and Gen Z have no fucking clue about that song 

Raise Hand GIF by Nick Jonas

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