Bad boy Republicans
On July 29, the letter “Writer critiqued” by Joel Ramirez of Edinburg asks me to explain my list of bad boy Republicans; well, here you go. Matt Gaetz is under investigation for child sex trafficking, when he took a 17-year-old girl on vacation across state lines. Jim Jordan is accused of knowing, and doing nothing, about the serial sexual assaults of students at OhioStateUniversity. He would not let President Obama’s Supreme Court pick go to a vote, because it was an election year. Paul Gosar: Made a video of killing U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and swinging swords at President Biden.
myrgv.comParkland survivor David Hogg was kicked out of a House gun control meeting after tearing into Rep. Andy Biggs for using the same logic of 'mass shooters in your manifesto'
During the committee meeting, Rep. Biggs claimed Americans need assault weapons to protect themselves against an "invasion of the southern border."
news.yahoo.comMarjorie Taylor Greene cites her high school 'lockdown' while needling David Hogg, a gun safety activist who survived the Parkland, Florida shoooting
A spokesperson for South Forsyth High School said Marjorie Taylor Greene was "present at school" on the day of the 1990 incident, but that the Georgia Republican was not in the two classrooms that were taken hostage.
news.yahoo.comManuel Oliver, father of Parkland shooting victim, climbed D.C. crane to call for federal action on gun violence
Oliver, whose 17-year-old son Joaquin was killed four years ago in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, dropped a banner with a message for President Joe Biden.
cbsnews.comGOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's donors largely stick with her after House ousts her from committees
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's biggest donors are largely standing by her after the House voted to remove her from several committees due to her past incendiary comments, as well as her previous support of conspiracy theories and messages endorsing violence against lawmakers. "She stands by the conservative values we all have and will not compromise," said donor Pamela Reardon, a real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty, who gave Greene's campaign over $3,000. Before the House voted her off the committees, Greene told the Washington Examiner that Democratic lawmakers were actually helping her campaign. Thomas Beckwith, the CEO of Florida-based Beckwith Electric, gave two separate $2,800 checks to Greene's campaign during the runoff for the GOP primary and later general election, records show. Bill Pope, the CEO of Texas-based NCIC Inmate Telephone Services, said that he will not be contributing again to Greene's campaign.
cnbc.comDavid Hogg says he's starting a pillow company, taking on MyPillow's Mike Lindell
Gun control activist David Hogg says he's starting a pillow fight — against MyPillow CEO and Trump supporter Mike Lindell. The 20-year-old said on Twitter he's starting a pillow company, taking on Lindell. Hogg tweeted the Axios article on Thursday, writing: "Mike the 'my pillow guy' is commenting on his soon too be progressive competition in the form of a progressive pillow company @williamlegate and I are starting. "Today we started a pillow company and removed MTG from every committee assignments. Removed MTG from her committees✅Started a pillow company ✅ That’s what I call multitasking — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) February 5, 2021Greene was also seen in a video confronting Hogg at the U.S. Capitol in 2019.
cbsnews.comDavid Hogg says he's starting a pillow company, taking on MyPillow's Mike Lindell
Gun control activist David Hogg says he's starting a pillow fight — against MyPillow CEO and Trump supporter Mike Lindell. The 20-year-old said on Twitter he's starting a pillow company, taking on Lindell. Hogg tweeted the Axios article on Thursday, writing: "Mike the 'my pillow guy' is commenting on his soon too be progressive competition in the form of a progressive pillow company @williamlegate and I are starting. "Today we started a pillow company and removed MTG from every committee assignments. Removed MTG from her committees✅Started a pillow company ✅ That’s what I call multitasking — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) February 5, 2021Greene was also seen in a video confronting Hogg at the U.S. Capitol in 2019.
cbsnews.comGOP's McConnell blasts 'loony lies' by Ga. Rep. Greene
It comes as House Democrats moved Monday to strip Greene of her committee assignments if Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., refuses to do so himself. One suggested shooting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the head. Last week, Pelosi pressed House Republicans to take action. A spokesperson for the Republican leader declined to comment Monday. AdAlthough it’s not certain he will take action against Greene, McCarthy has punished members of the House Republican caucus before.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene faces criticism after video of her confronting Parkland shooting survivor resurfaces
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a freshman Republican from Georgia, is facing mounting backlash after a video resurfaced showing her confronting Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg. On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Republican leadership to call out Greene for her comments. Media Matters reported last week that Greene claimed the Parkland shooting was a "false flag" planned event. As Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene faces mounting calls to resign, Pelosi blasts GOP leadership for being "willing to overlook" Greene's Facebook posts mocking the Parkland shooting: "What could they be thinking? Rep. Jahana Hayes said that she's circulating a letter asking Republican leadership in the House to remove Greene from the education and labor committee.
cbsnews.comGOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene faces mounting backlash over comments and videos
GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene faces mounting backlash over comments and videos Freshman Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing growing criticism after a video resurfaced showing her confronting Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg. She has spread conspiracy theories and also posted messages in the past threatening violence against prominent Democrats. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion joins CBSN with more.
cbsnews.comSan Antonio-Austin U.S. Rep. calls Parkland shooting survivor 'functionally illiterate' in tweet
click to enlarge Wikimedia Commons / Gage SkidmoreU.S. Rep. Chip RoyImagine being so functionally illiterate about the tragedy of cartel-driven trafficking of human beings on our southern border that you ignorantly mock @realDonaldTrump for using the well-established term “coyote” in a leftist zeal to (wrongly) virtue signal your “compassion.” https://t.co/SFEBc6csci — Chip Roy (@chiproytx) October 23, 2020You know, Chip, attacking young activists is not a good look for a statesman. It is ok for citizens to loudly question their leaders. Leaders should be able to take the heat. The criticism was Hogg's attempt to "(wrongly) virtue signal your 'compassion,'" he added.Of course, Roy is free to use his Twitter account however he pleases. And Hogg — while a minor when he first began speaking up about gun violence — is an adult fully capable of defending himself.But the Twitter outburst doesn't exactly line up with Roy's attempt at rebranding himself as a bipartisan family man as heads into the home stretch in his race against Democrat Wendy Davis.As one Twitter follower noted, the attack was "not a good look for a statesman."
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