GOP Congresswoman Blamed Wildfires on Secret Jewish Space Laser

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  1. Esau

    Esau Well-Known Member

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    what you should have said is: i didnt know that the biblical israelites were black

    instead of: thats some wacky spaced out stuff

    since you were not aware of the jews being black that would have been the correct thing to do but no, you want to go on some anti black narrative ignorant of the FACT that their were thousands of Black Jews in west africa.

    oh really, i didnt know that, can you provide a source

    is what you should now say
     
  2. Esau

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    im not looking for credibility. just opening discourse for history buffs. you are either uninterested or very hostile about the notion of black jews of antiquity. that is very alarming indeed. *alarm bells ringing*
     
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    If we expelled all the crooks and loons from Congress they could hold a joint session in a Taco Bell without disturbing the regular customers.
     
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    And?
     
  5. stone6

    stone6 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Just asking. What about Maxine? I believe her husband is a banker.
     
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    grapeape Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Um, Trump DID give polling data to the russians. That was proven in the Mueller report, and Paul Manafort went to jail for lying about it ?Or are you referring to something else ?

    The point is not that she "presented a dumb conspiracy theory", its that she believes it. She also believes the election was stolen, which is an even bigger conspiracy theory with no relation to reality. She is a Q-anon believer (she admitted such). She is only recanting those positions now under pressure from the party. And lets be clear, the party is only disavowing these things now because they see the polling is hurting them.
     
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    I was referring to the conspiracy theory about DT giving Russia instructions buried within a campaign rally speech. Silly conspiracy but who is to decide which conspiracies are worthy of the cancel culture. I suppose it is the Dems as they flex their newfound power. The Dems are only freaked about something she posted before she was elected and to which she no longer gives credence because they find it politically advantageous.
     
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    The woman is always saying something nuts.. i.e. https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/25/politics/maxine-waters-trump-officials/index.html... and her corruption involving that husband banker... https://what.youwacom.ma/2017/02/25/maxine-waters-husband-scandal-2017/ which, of course, being a democrat.. she was never or lightly reprimanded.. there is a double standard thru-out the body politic.... you haven't noticed that?
     
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    You may be mistaking the power of the majority for a "double standard?" I remember something like seven Republican investigations of Benghazi...none came to anything.
     
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    Exactly... when it's democrats... none of it comes to anything.. i.e. double standards. Try this exercise imagine if it had been Republican administration officials that left those people in Benghazi to die.
     
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    So she believed that Pelosi should be shot 6 months ago, and that the capital should be taken over last month, but just not now so we should just accept that ?

    Its not "politically advantageous" unless it cant be defended.
     
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    I studied the Benghazi incident carefully...minute by minute. No one was left to die. In fact, it was most likely an accident in that no one expected the burning tire smoke to result in the Ambassador and State Department IT manager deaths. When the rescue team from the CIA Annex arrived all hell broke loose. I think they did what was right and the attack on the diplomatic compound shouldn't have been allowed, but it was to be an attack similar to the one on our Cairo Embassy earlier in the day...storm the Embassy/diplomatic compound...terrify those in the Embassy/compound/ destroy property, etc., etc., then leave. I'd also be sure that Al Qaeda affiliated people took part as well...some of those were among the revolutionists who overthrew Qaddafi. The CIA operation in Benghazi probably was gathering weapons we'd given the revolutionists, in order to transport them to revolutionists in Syria, via Turkey. But, the whole thing was politicalized by Romney's staff and the next morning he backed them up. The Dems were just covering up the CIA operation. None of the principals were willing to expose the CIA operation (at least until they'd shut down the operation) and Susan Rice, who probably, as U.N. Ambassador, hadn't a clue and just read what the various agencies came up with, taking one for the team. I read a half dozen books on the subject, saw the movie, etc., etc. One of the best timelines of events was, paradoxically from Fox.

    Almost voted for Romney...but didn't think he still had the right business model fitting the recovery from the recession. Other Republicans...primarily House Crazies...Trey Gowdy, the ex-BYU football player (can' think of his name at the moment) and others, picked it up and made it a political issue.
     
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    I HATE cancel culture.

    And yes, the conspiracy that Trump had coded messages in his speeches was ridiculous.

    For me, the difference here is that MTG didnt disavow any of this until it became an albatross around the neck of the GOP. She actually ran on these positions in Georgia.
     
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    Well, she lost committee assignments.
     
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    Hmmm...what was the vote?
     
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    All dems; 11 Republicans
     
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    Interesting. Ten voted for impeachment; one more to strip her of her committee assignments. Maybe she can start her own committee with Steve King? Meanwhile, none of same blink about Trump's "no" on testimony under oath. Strange times.
    Thanks.
     
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    She has a history of threatening and spouting dangerous crap, and in addition the vote to strip her of her assignments was bipartisan.
     
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    Yes, well Democrats set a new low-bar precedent today by stripping someone of assignments for something said before they were elected as member of the House. We'll see how that works out in a couple of years. Every time Democrats "lead" by lowering the bar, Republicans follow that lead as civility goes swirling down the toilet.

    There are certainly Democrat Representatives who spout things which Republicans could label "threatening and dangerous" too. During today's vote, several Representatives went through a list of "threatening" quotes.

    It would be nice if the House were spending its time working on Covid relief, healthcare, immigration or some real issue. But we are going into a third year of Nancy's House of Horror and she continues her Reign of Terror against any political opposition.
     
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    Ah...you just don't like democracy. And...on MTG? She needs help. Just be sure she goes through the metal detector.
     
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    Two wrongs don't make a right. Republicans should never have given her a committee assignment, but Pelosi continues to undermine Biden, and do nothing but focus on revenge.

    When the day comes that the Republicans control the house, they will take it to the next level and then subsequently the Dems will do the same when they regain control and so on. America will go down the toilet while the Dems/GOP continue their nonsense
     
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    I think we should absolutely stand behind democracy. MTG has as much right to be a wacko and still serve as a full working committee member as any other wacko, like AOC or Omar, as long as they are the person who the people in their districts democratically choose to represent them.

    Democracy means that you don't always get your choice, but then our House members should be expected to abide by the choice of the people who voted for their colleagues.

    It is Democrats in Congress who are showing their stripes as the Party who just don't like democracy. Today, they decided to override the voices of 229,827 American citizens.

    Wait until 2023 when Republicans decide to "get even" and play by new "norm" the Democrats established today. You know they will. Democrats can't see past the ends of their noses to the future consequences of today's actions. They lead our country into the gutter and Republicans follow.

    Dem leaders are turning the country away from a democratic republic and into a banana republic. Unlikely that Republicans will take the high road after these few years of the pathetic displays of chaos in the House under a Democrat majority.

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    Yep. That's what I'm seeing.
     
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    It occasionally seems so...but I'm more optimistic. I think a new centrist party may emerge following the break-up of the Republican Party (which seems to have lost its collective mind, with few exceptions). Then we'll become essentially a one party system leading to the Democrats overstepping their authority (as most single party systems do) and a new centrist party will emerge to compete. And, who knows? During that process we may go to more of a parliamentry system and get rid of the "winner take all system." I do think the old GOP has burned its bridges, so it will go the way of the Whigs. For sure, we're in a critical period for who wins control of the Republican Party. Dems? Not so much.
     
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    Yes...I agree that Democrats share part of the blame for MTG. I understand the low vote for Democrats was, in part, because their candidate quit the race before the election. Similar to the Massachusetts farce when the Dems were so sure of themselves, their candidate didn't campaign and went on vacation, allowing the guy, who was driving his pick-up around the state and going door-to-door, to win. But, "elites" aren't all bad and are largely responsible for my axiom, "hypocrisy is the glue of civilization." If we must go to a unitary presidency to escape the insanity of the mob...let's at least select someone sane with some empathy, instead of a "nut" who called upon his mob to attack the Capitol in a crazy attempt to overthrow an election.
     

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