A Central Figure In The Abramoff Corruption Scandal Is Helping MTG Become A ‘Real Player’

Sixteen years ago, things looked bleak for Ed Buckham. The former chief of staff to the House Majority leader had been swept up in a wave of scandal, found himself under investigation by the FBI and, ultimately, was forced to close down his lucrative lobbying firm. 


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‘Firebrand” not . Please come up with a better word.

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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: As reported by The Gateway Pundit :rofl: :rofl:

Internet rips into Marjorie Taylor Greene as she supports truckers protesting $355M verdict against Donald Trump (msn.com)


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The American people have far more power than they realize and they can stop the weaponized government when they boldly stand together and make it stop.

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American truckers are now reportedly threatening to stop deliveries into New York City over the grotesque $364 million judgment against President Trump and his sons Don Jr. and Eric by partisan hack Judge Engoron on Friday.

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Trump-supporting truckers refusing to drive to NYC after ex-president’s $355 million fraud ruling (nypost.com)
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Trump-loving truckers refusing to drive to NYC after his $355 million fraud ruling

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Trump-supporting truckers are saying they are refusing to drive to New York City after the former president was slapped with a $355 million fine in his fraud case last week.

A conservative social media influencer and trucker who goes by Chicago Ray posted a video clip in which he claims that some of his colleagues are going to stop making deliveries to New York City to protest the ruling, issued in Manhattan Supreme court on Friday.

“I’ve been on the radio talking to drivers for about the past hour and I’ve talked to about ten drivers … and they’re going to start refusing loads to New York City starting on Monday,” Ray said in the video from inside his truck.

He said he’s already spoken to some drivers that work with him who told their boss they won’t go to The Big Apple.

“I don’t know how far across the country this is or how many truckers are going to start denying loads going to New York City, but I’ll tell you what — you f–k around and find out,” Ray said.

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America first, my ass. Looks like Abramoff and M. T. Greene may as well be foreign agents.

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Whoreaid.

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This is going to go about as well as every other “trucker” led protest, like the one in Canada or the one at the Southern border. Some initial media attention completely out of proportion to the number of participants, and then fistfights and recriminations at a rest stop somewhere.

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If they don’t go to NYC, where will there be a confrontation to generate headlines? All it makes is a very few refuseniks who may lose their jobs.

Truck drivers are not stupid. Sorry Large Marge.

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Has MTG made any statements about Putin’s killing of Alexei Navalny yet? Some intrepid reporter should ask her about that. Trump has remained silent on it, so far.

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After living in the meatpacking district, in the days when fat was thick on the cobbles of a summer morning, I know this without question: those truckers are the heart and soul of the transsexual prostitution industry.

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Geeslin, who is a pastor, suggested the situation had worked itself out perfectly.

“Ed Buckham, I consider him a good friend and any problems we had in the past, we don’t have them now,” he said, adding: “In my opinion, he’s right where God would want him to be and I’m glad he’s there.”

It’s so fortunate for the goopers that gawd is always supportive of their corruption. In the goopers, and apparently gawd’s view, corruption is righteousness. Actual empathy, and concern for the plight of others, otoh,
is satan’s work.

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These barroom bloviators. Hatred is their pretense to potency.

F around and find out! Now let me at these ribs!

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So…an evil “genius” behind an evil dunce. I’m sure this will end well.

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He is a good looking fellow :rofl: :rofl:

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That 3-toed imbecile will never hold a higher electoral office than she does right now.

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They are all so typically vain. Those are ‘tactical’ sunglasses. Also, any male I’ve ever met that wears fluorescence socially is the kind to be sweating in busstops in the small hours.

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I think it was about that time that the GOP decided to fully adopt the policy of filthy lying hypocrisy. With trump the change was complete. The cult of trump is all that is left of the republican party.

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Spork Foot may want to have power, but to get power you have to be a work horse, not a show pony. Spork Foot is nothing but show pony.

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Look what you missed out on for a mere $399 !!!
Trump’s high-top sneakers sell out hours after launch (axios.com)

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Mr. trucker man would sure look pretty in a pair of sneakers like that. He might have to get some of those sunglasses that look like they are plated in gold, to round out his outfit. That, and to find the rest of the village people.

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Geez, how ugly can you get? The gold Nike high tops look better at half the cost!

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