Republican House Has No Speaker

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The obvious corporate news response to all this. "Democrats divided"
https://www.threads.net/@grogu_speak_nyc/post/CymL5UGuOI0/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
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Ha. Good one!

He's gone to back room to count money for bribes.
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I'm sure there are many Republicans who would agree to one of the many Republicans who would be acceptable to democrats.

But there are none who are willing to stick their necks out in joining with Dems unless there are < 100 of them. Fearful of getting primaried.

The machine controls US. Sheldon Whitehouse for President.
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Kevin McCarthy rises to nominate Jim Jordan.

"Jim Jordan is an effective legislator."
-laughter

"To legislate is about more than the name on the bill. It's about compromise, and working long hours behind the scene to get the job done."
-scoffing, more laughter, derision


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Really too bad...I tried to give you a chance, but you're just a nasty person irl, who just says things to hear his own voice. I don't block people very often unless they're just off the chain rude, which you were earlier with your racist tirade. I've decided that I just don't care for anything you have to say anymore. So welcome to block, don't bother replying to anything I type I won't see it.
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See now, that's very MAGA of you, where you make accusations that are unfounded. "Racist tirade."
Yeah, right.

You didn't laugh at my humor, but I did laugh at your accusation, so maybe you do have a sense of humor after all.

Eh - win some, lose some.
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PS: it's good you responded over here rather than on the unnecessary and wasteful thread you started - it should have been in the Obituaries thread.
Just like Big C said.

See what that gets you?
Obey Big C!
Now your thread is going to die, just like Suzanne Somers, just like Jim Jordan's bid for Speaker!
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PPS:
I know you can't resist clicking to read what I say, anyways. So, read this!

I hope you have a nice day.
I truly do!
Ciao!
bearister
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concordtom said:

PS: it's good you responded over here rather than on the unnecessary and wasteful thread you started - it should have been in the Obituaries thread.
Just like Big C said.

See what that gets you?
Obey Big C!
Now your thread is going to die, just like Suzanne Somers, just like Jim Jordan's bid for Speaker!

….but Ms. Somers' uncredited, yet iconic, role in Magnum Force will never die in Big C's mind.
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This is all going over my head (not hard to do), but I saw my "name" a few times and perked up!
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MinotStateBeav said:

Really too bad...I tried to give you a chance, but you're just a nasty person irl, who just says things to hear his own voice. I don't block people very often unless they're just off the chain rude, which you were earlier with your racist tirade. I've decided that I just don't care for anything you have to say anymore. So welcome to block, don't bother replying to anything I type I won't see it.
Put your friendship in the Obituaries thread
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Big C said:


This is all going over my head (not hard to do), but I saw my "name" a few times and perked up!


Yeah, sure. Something like that. As a kid you broke your VCR you watched that scene so many times.
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bearister said:

Big C said:


This is all going over my head (not hard to do), but I saw my "name" a few times and perked up!


Yeah, sure. Something like that. As a kid you broke your VCR you watched that scene so many times.

Not sure if they had VCRs yet when I was a kid, but even if they did, my dad would've been too cheap to get one. When I left for Cal, he was still watching B & W TV (last house on the block to get color).

So, short answer, no. But at 11;35, when Johnny Carson came on, I'd stay up if one of his guests was going to be "enchanting" (even in B & W).
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SBGold said:

MinotStateBeav said:

Really too bad...I tried to give you a chance, but you're just a nasty person irl, who just says things to hear his own voice. I don't block people very often unless they're just off the chain rude, which you were earlier with your racist tirade. I've decided that I just don't care for anything you have to say anymore. So welcome to block, don't bother replying to anything I type I won't see it.
Put your friendship in the Obituaries thread


Agh!
He's just upset because his teenage hard-on has died, his Jimmy Jordan has been flushed, and his all-star favorite conspiracy theorists are all pleading guilty and will soon be placing a noose around his messiah's neck.

It's okay, let him stew for a while.
A LONG WHILE!!!
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Your favorite skit player and guest was the late Carol Wayne.
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Tom Emmers apparently went against Trump's election fraud nonsense.
He also has partnered with Democrats in the past.

Those things make a MAGA wing of gop oppose his bid for speakership.

However, I'm wondering if Dems could come together and vote for him with a collection of Republicans.

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/640617-tom-emmers-relationship-with-cuba-and-democrats-may-come-back-to-bite-him-in-house-speakers-race/
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Among those running for Speaker, only two voted to certify the electoral college vote: Tom Emmer of WI and Austin Scott of GA.

I had thought Emmer could be a decent choice. But now reading this, no.

Austin had already turned me off when he railed on Dems for supporting Hakeem Jeffries. Jerk!!



In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Tom Emmer, a leading Republican candidate to be speaker of the House, baselessly said there were "questionable" practices in the 2020 presidential election.

Later, Emmer signed an amicus brief in support of a last-ditch Texas lawsuit seeking to throw out the results in key swing states.

Though he would vote to certify the results on January 6, 2021, the comments and actions show Emmer flirted with some of the same election denial rhetoric as far-right members of the Republican caucus.

Speaking with the radio show for the far-right publication Breitbart News 12 days after the election, Emmer baselessly suggested that mail-in ballots might have "skewed" the election against Trump.

"I think that you will see the courts, if nothing else, this president is making sure that he stays focused and his team stays focused on these questionable election practices," Emmer said. "We're gonna find out -- if it's accurate -- how much they skewed the outcome of the election in Georgia and elsewhere."

"I had one of my colleagues telling me in Georgia that where we got voter ID we're doing great, where we can't reasonably identify the voter, we're getting killed," he added, saying he hoped the state would restrict vote by mail in the then-upcoming January Georgia Senate runoff elections.

Emmer was quieter than many Republicans in the aftermath of the 2020 election. But in interviews and public comments, reviewed by CNN's KFile ahead of the speakership vote, Emmer refused to say Biden won the election and bashed the press for calling the race.

Speaking to local news outlets in early December 2020 -- after results had been certified in all swing states -- Emmer attacked the press for calling the race for Joe Biden.

"Everybody has the right to count every vote. Right now, we're in a process where the media wants to call the race, the media wants to create this situation that they're the ones that determine when people are done with the process," Emmer said. "It's about making sure that everybody -- people that voted for Joe Biden, people who voted for Donald Trump, or people who voted for somebody else -- that they know every legitimate vote is counted and they have confidence in the outcome.

"There's a process," Emmer added. "The process is the votes are cast, if there's a question, there are recounts, there are signature verifications. This time across the country, mail-in ballots threw a whole new curveball into it. And then if you have specific areas where there's more to be done, you do have the right to go to a court to have a difference of opinion result. That's all following the process. It'll be resolved soon."
Emmer later defended signing the amicus brief in support of the Texas lawsuit filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton to invalidate 62 Electoral votes in swing states won by Biden -- which would have effectively thrown the election to Trump. The lawsuit was rejected by the US Supreme Court.

"This brief asserts the democratic right of state legislatures to make appointments to the Electoral College was violated in several states," Emmer said in a statement published in the local St. Cloud Times. "All legal votes should be counted and the process should be followed - the integrity of current and future elections depends on this premise and this suit is a part of that process."

Speaking at a forum on Dec. 17, 2020, Emmer acknowledged Biden's win was certified by the Electoral College days earlier but said the process still had yet to play out and declined to call Biden president-elect when prompted.

"The media would like to declare the ultimate end to this process. I think certain elected officials would like to declare the end of this process, but as someone who was in a recount himself 10 years ago, I know that we need to respect the process whether you agree with it or not," Emmer said. "Because once it's over you've got people that are going to be on one side or the other, and they've all got to be satisfied that our election was conducted in a fair and transparent manner."
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Tom Emmer wins to become the 3rd GOP Speaker designate.

They bagan the day with 8 or 9 candidates.
In each round of votes, the lowest vote getter was eliminated. It ended with 2 candidates left.

In conference, Emmer got 117 votes (GOP SECRET BALLOT) on the final ballot, while House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) got 97.

The conference is taking a roll call vote to see how much support the Minnesota Republican may have as the nominee.

Emmer may also have to contend having a less-conservative voting record than some members would like.

He has voted in favor of codifying same-sex marriage; in favor of spending bills and a debt limit deal that outraged hardliners; and opposed votes on Jan. 6, 2021, objecting to 2020 election results.


Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) said he will not back Emmer for Speaker because of his vote in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which was passed by Congress last year and gives federal protections to same-sex marriages.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) on Tuesday said the conservative House Freedom Caucus is not committing to backing Emmer on the floor.

"We'll see, all of them have different characters, different qualities and we'll see how it goes," he told reporters when asked if he would back Emmer.

"We want to sit down with whoever gets it as a Freedom Caucus and understand what their roles what their roles will be, what they want to push and things like that," he added.

In other words, no guarantees that the GOP will unify to beat Jeffries in a House-wide public vote.
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What about the OPHJ Queen?

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Emmer is apparently out. This is comically pathetic. What a bunch of amateurish losers.
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concordtom said:

Tom Emmer wins to become the 3rd GOP Speaker designate.

They bagan the day with 8 or 9 candidates.
In each round of votes, the lowest vote getter was eliminated. It ended with 2 candidates left.

In conference, Emmer got 117 votes (GOP SECRET BALLOT) on the final ballot, while House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) got 97.

The conference is taking a roll call vote to see how much support the Minnesota Republican may have as the nominee.

Emmer may also have to contend having a less-conservative voting record than some members would like.

He has voted in favor of codifying same-sex marriage; in favor of spending bills and a debt limit deal that outraged hardliners; and opposed votes on Jan. 6, 2021, objecting to 2020 election results.


Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) said he will not back Emmer for Speaker because of his vote in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which was passed by Congress last year and gives federal protections to same-sex marriages.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) on Tuesday said the conservative House Freedom Caucus is not committing to backing Emmer on the floor.

"We'll see, all of them have different characters, different qualities and we'll see how it goes," he told reporters when asked if he would back Emmer.

"We want to sit down with whoever gets it as a Freedom Caucus and understand what their roles what their roles will be, what they want to push and things like that," he added.

In other words, no guarantees that the GOP will unify to beat Jeffries in a House-wide public vote.

Just freakin comedy, Emmer as the designate lasted about 5 hours before he saw the writing on the wall. Voters are looking at this and are thinking, these guys want me to give them the keys to the store? Clown show, just pure and simple, a f&$@ing Clown Show.


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BearNIt said:

concordtom said:

Tom Emmer wins to become the 3rd GOP Speaker designate.

They bagan the day with 8 or 9 candidates.
In each round of votes, the lowest vote getter was eliminated. It ended with 2 candidates left.

In conference, Emmer got 117 votes (GOP SECRET BALLOT) on the final ballot, while House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) got 97.

The conference is taking a roll call vote to see how much support the Minnesota Republican may have as the nominee.

Emmer may also have to contend having a less-conservative voting record than some members would like.

He has voted in favor of codifying same-sex marriage; in favor of spending bills and a debt limit deal that outraged hardliners; and opposed votes on Jan. 6, 2021, objecting to 2020 election results.


Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) said he will not back Emmer for Speaker because of his vote in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which was passed by Congress last year and gives federal protections to same-sex marriages.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) on Tuesday said the conservative House Freedom Caucus is not committing to backing Emmer on the floor.

"We'll see, all of them have different characters, different qualities and we'll see how it goes," he told reporters when asked if he would back Emmer.

"We want to sit down with whoever gets it as a Freedom Caucus and understand what their roles what their roles will be, what they want to push and things like that," he added.

In other words, no guarantees that the GOP will unify to beat Jeffries in a House-wide public vote.

Just freakin comedy, Emmer as the designate lasted about 5 hours before he saw the writing on the wall. Voters are looking at this and are thinking, these guys want me to give them the keys to the store? Clown show, just pure and simple, a f&$@ing Clown Show.



I think the only option left for these clowns are for the moderate Republicans to reach an agreement with certain moderate Democrats and appoint someone who will marginalize the extremism on both sides, including the anarchism in the Freedom Caucus and the anti-Semitism in the Squad. And get back to governing and legislating instead of posing for the damn camera and playing to the audience for or against Trump. The fools who love and who have obsessive hatred for Trump are the ones who give him power and create chaos. If people just ignored him, he would be nothing, and he would lose the power to say he is the only one standing between the far left's insanity from destroying the country.
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BearNIt said:


Just freakin comedy, Emmer as the designate lasted about 5 hours before he saw the writing on the wall. Voters are looking at this and are thinking, these guys want me to give them the keys to the store? Clown show, just pure and simple, a f&$@ing Clown Show.
tequila4kapp said:

Emmer is apparently out. This is comically pathetic. What a bunch of amateurish losers.

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The law has turned a blind eye to tRump and "ignored" his felonious conduct for 50 years. It is well past time to charge, try, convict and incarcerate him on as many of the 91 felony charges he is facing in 4 criminal cases as possible.

Each day a new cast member is added to my favorite show:



…..and as Ray Shoesmith points out…

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calbear93 said:

BearNIt said:

concordtom said:

Tom Emmer wins to become the 3rd GOP Speaker designate.

They bagan the day with 8 or 9 candidates.
In each round of votes, the lowest vote getter was eliminated. It ended with 2 candidates left.

In conference, Emmer got 117 votes (GOP SECRET BALLOT) on the final ballot, while House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) got 97.

The conference is taking a roll call vote to see how much support the Minnesota Republican may have as the nominee.

Emmer may also have to contend having a less-conservative voting record than some members would like.

He has voted in favor of codifying same-sex marriage; in favor of spending bills and a debt limit deal that outraged hardliners; and opposed votes on Jan. 6, 2021, objecting to 2020 election results.


Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) said he will not back Emmer for Speaker because of his vote in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which was passed by Congress last year and gives federal protections to same-sex marriages.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) on Tuesday said the conservative House Freedom Caucus is not committing to backing Emmer on the floor.

"We'll see, all of them have different characters, different qualities and we'll see how it goes," he told reporters when asked if he would back Emmer.

"We want to sit down with whoever gets it as a Freedom Caucus and understand what their roles what their roles will be, what they want to push and things like that," he added.

In other words, no guarantees that the GOP will unify to beat Jeffries in a House-wide public vote.

Just freakin comedy, Emmer as the designate lasted about 5 hours before he saw the writing on the wall. Voters are looking at this and are thinking, these guys want me to give them the keys to the store? Clown show, just pure and simple, a f&$@ing Clown Show.



I think the only option left for these clowns are for the moderate Republicans to reach an agreement with certain moderate Democrats and appoint someone who will marginalize the extremism on both sides, including the anarchism in the Freedom Caucus and the anti-Semitism in the Squad. And get back to governing and legislating instead of posing for the damn camera and playing to the audience for or against Trump. The fools who love and who have obsessive hatred for Trump are the ones who give him power and create chaos. If people just ignored him, he would be nothing, and he would lose the power to say he is the only one standing between the far left's insanity from destroying the country.
The current Republican Party has no purpose but to play for their audience. They have no coherent policy goals.
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sycasey said:

calbear93 said:

BearNIt said:

concordtom said:

Tom Emmer wins to become the 3rd GOP Speaker designate.

They bagan the day with 8 or 9 candidates.
In each round of votes, the lowest vote getter was eliminated. It ended with 2 candidates left.

In conference, Emmer got 117 votes (GOP SECRET BALLOT) on the final ballot, while House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) got 97.

The conference is taking a roll call vote to see how much support the Minnesota Republican may have as the nominee.

Emmer may also have to contend having a less-conservative voting record than some members would like.

He has voted in favor of codifying same-sex marriage; in favor of spending bills and a debt limit deal that outraged hardliners; and opposed votes on Jan. 6, 2021, objecting to 2020 election results.


Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) said he will not back Emmer for Speaker because of his vote in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which was passed by Congress last year and gives federal protections to same-sex marriages.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) on Tuesday said the conservative House Freedom Caucus is not committing to backing Emmer on the floor.

"We'll see, all of them have different characters, different qualities and we'll see how it goes," he told reporters when asked if he would back Emmer.

"We want to sit down with whoever gets it as a Freedom Caucus and understand what their roles what their roles will be, what they want to push and things like that," he added.

In other words, no guarantees that the GOP will unify to beat Jeffries in a House-wide public vote.

Just freakin comedy, Emmer as the designate lasted about 5 hours before he saw the writing on the wall. Voters are looking at this and are thinking, these guys want me to give them the keys to the store? Clown show, just pure and simple, a f&$@ing Clown Show.



I think the only option left for these clowns are for the moderate Republicans to reach an agreement with certain moderate Democrats and appoint someone who will marginalize the extremism on both sides, including the anarchism in the Freedom Caucus and the anti-Semitism in the Squad. And get back to governing and legislating instead of posing for the damn camera and playing to the audience for or against Trump. The fools who love and who have obsessive hatred for Trump are the ones who give him power and create chaos. If people just ignored him, he would be nothing, and he would lose the power to say he is the only one standing between the far left's insanity from destroying the country.
The current Republican Party has no purpose but to play for their audience. They have no coherent policy goals.
The fact that Jordan failed to get appointed means there are at least a handful of Republicans who are turned off by the extremism and want to get back to actual governing.

But the slim margin actually gave these idiots on Freedom Caucus even more power who think they get paid to do nothing but pose and then yell about inefficient government when they epitomize it.

I can tell you that the only ones who can make the truly unelectable Biden electable are these idiots.
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calbear93 said:

sycasey said:

calbear93 said:

BearNIt said:

concordtom said:

Tom Emmer wins to become the 3rd GOP Speaker designate.

They bagan the day with 8 or 9 candidates.
In each round of votes, the lowest vote getter was eliminated. It ended with 2 candidates left.

In conference, Emmer got 117 votes (GOP SECRET BALLOT) on the final ballot, while House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) got 97.

The conference is taking a roll call vote to see how much support the Minnesota Republican may have as the nominee.

Emmer may also have to contend having a less-conservative voting record than some members would like.

He has voted in favor of codifying same-sex marriage; in favor of spending bills and a debt limit deal that outraged hardliners; and opposed votes on Jan. 6, 2021, objecting to 2020 election results.


Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) said he will not back Emmer for Speaker because of his vote in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, which was passed by Congress last year and gives federal protections to same-sex marriages.

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) on Tuesday said the conservative House Freedom Caucus is not committing to backing Emmer on the floor.

"We'll see, all of them have different characters, different qualities and we'll see how it goes," he told reporters when asked if he would back Emmer.

"We want to sit down with whoever gets it as a Freedom Caucus and understand what their roles what their roles will be, what they want to push and things like that," he added.

In other words, no guarantees that the GOP will unify to beat Jeffries in a House-wide public vote.

Just freakin comedy, Emmer as the designate lasted about 5 hours before he saw the writing on the wall. Voters are looking at this and are thinking, these guys want me to give them the keys to the store? Clown show, just pure and simple, a f&$@ing Clown Show.



I think the only option left for these clowns are for the moderate Republicans to reach an agreement with certain moderate Democrats and appoint someone who will marginalize the extremism on both sides, including the anarchism in the Freedom Caucus and the anti-Semitism in the Squad. And get back to governing and legislating instead of posing for the damn camera and playing to the audience for or against Trump. The fools who love and who have obsessive hatred for Trump are the ones who give him power and create chaos. If people just ignored him, he would be nothing, and he would lose the power to say he is the only one standing between the far left's insanity from destroying the country.
The current Republican Party has no purpose but to play for their audience. They have no coherent policy goals.
The fact that Jordan failed to get appointed means there are at least a handful of Republicans who are turned off by the extremism and want to get back to actual governing.

Right, SOME such Republicans still exist. But not enough to marginalize the crazies.

That wasn't the case when Democrats had a slim majority.
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tequila4kapp said:

Emmer is apparently out. This is comically pathetic. What a bunch of amateurish losers.
I think its great. Imagine having a house with only 2 opinions on everything. We have 8 people who changed the way the house works and a GOP that wants to have Neocons run everything, but with an internet, once they have to go public with their vote get threatened with going against the people and they're scared of being primaried. The "Squad" was suppose to work like that against Pelosi but instead turned on their supporters. They thought they could stab Jordan in the back in secret and then get somebody that democrats may vote for lol. Then Trump killed Emmer before 1 vote.
 
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