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MrMallard 01/29/22 7:03:12 PM #1: |
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/24/politics/newt-gingrich-jail-time/index.html As the House's January 6 committee continues its work to get to the bottom of what happened before, during and after the riot at the US Capitol, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has a warning for them: If Republicans take over the House, you could well be arrested. inb4 "bluh CNN bad source leftist shill" - I cut all the unnecessary snark from the article, and it doesn't change the fact that this happened. People tend to get upset over the perceived overuse of the term "fascism" nowadays, but throwing your political enemies in jail on trumped up charges is a hallmark of fascism and here you have a Republican suggesting that in the event of a Republican win, that's exactly what they'll be doing. With Hillary and "Lock Her Up", there were shades of this - but all they had to go on were slander and exaggeration. Hillary's emails and shit were not a jailable offence, and Donald Trump couldn't follow through on his campaign bluster to have her arrested. This bluster is much more close to home - after all, in the wake of Trump's election loss, he empowered his supporters to attack a building where Congress was sitting for the inauguration of a new President. It was an insurrection - it was an attempted coup. People erected a mock gallows. People brought flex cuffs and guns. And now you have scum-sucking sleazeballs like Newt Gingrich saying "the government is abusing their power in prosecuting anyone attached to January 6, and if we're re-elected we're going to put them in jail". The Republican party has been radicalized by the Tea Party's abject insanity, and they've been emboldened by Donald Trump's popularity and the toxic support of internet trolls and white supremacists. And you may roll you eyes and go "look at the leftist calling everyone a Nazi", but what you're seeing in behavior like this is the roots of fascism taking hold in one of your two main political parties. And you can see it in other politicians. Before Marjorie Greene-Taylor was elected, she was a qanon nutjob who recorded herself yelling threats at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez through her mail slot. Ted Cruz is a populist fuckface who slides further to the right in response to his allies insulting him and his wife to his face. The fact that a millionaire Mormon is more of a moderate than most of the Republican party right now is fucking insane. I wanted to talk about this because dipshits have been downplaying this horseshit for years now. "It's not that bad, you're blowing everything out of proportion, stop making a big deal over nothing". Republicans are floating the idea of jailing members of Congress for prosecuting extremists who attacked a sitting Congress. Between the people who were gathered to inaugurate a new President and the people who erected gallows and brought guns to attack and potentially kill politicians they didn't like - with people trying to POINT OUT WHERE THE RIOTERS' BIGGEST TARGETS WERE - the right has sided with the gun-toting attempted murderers. And for the crime of daring to prosecute them for attacking a sitting Congress - Republicans and Democrats, who were certifying an election - Republicans want to send congressional members to jail. It's been said a hundred times, but it bears repeating. This is what fascism looks like. --- But for you I came this far across the tracks, 10 miles above the limit with no seatbelt Now Playing: Minecraft, Pokemon BD, World Flipper ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MrMallard 01/30/22 8:06:28 PM #2: |
Flopic bump --- But for you I came this far across the tracks, 10 miles above the limit with no seatbelt Now Playing: Minecraft, Pokemon BD, World Flipper ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HylianFox 01/30/22 8:08:10 PM #3: |
Gingrich is also the embodiment of pure evil So there's that --- This is my signature until I can think of a better one. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Unsugarized_Foo 01/30/22 8:08:39 PM #4: |
I cant agree with the right so imma gloss over it Who names someone Newt? What kind of name is Gingrich? What an ugly name --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DrizztLink 01/30/22 8:09:22 PM #5: |
Newt Gingrich is basically Kroger brand Kissinger and the world will be a better place when both of them die of old age or getting exorcised or whatever. --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Machete 01/30/22 8:09:41 PM #6: |
That sounds like a death penalty offense committed by newt imo --- I do not receive notifications, so using the @ feature will not do anything. I might see your post and respond though if I have already been in the topic. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kegran 01/30/22 8:10:30 PM #7: |
Who unironically posts CNN articles? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MrMallard 01/30/22 8:13:07 PM #9: |
Kegran posted... Who unironically posts CNN articles? MrMallard posted... I cut all the unnecessary snark from the article, and it doesn't change the fact that this happened. --- But for you I came this far across the tracks, 10 miles above the limit with no seatbelt Now Playing: Minecraft, Pokemon BD, World Flipper ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MrToothHasYou 01/30/22 8:15:06 PM #11: |
In terms of the USs modern day March into fascism, Gingrich is basically Goebbels to Reagans Hitler, so. Anything out of his mouth is pretty much guaranteed garbage. --- An Injury to One is an Injury to All https://iww.org/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ruvan22 01/30/22 8:23:08 PM #12: |
[LFAQs-redacted-quote] And then said he cheated on her (and other wives) because he loved the US too much ... Copied to Clipboard!
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