Gaetz Fundraises Off Of Alleged Sex Trafficking Investigation

As the Gaetz scandal unfurls, the congressman has kept himself squarely in the spotlight.

The congressman, who is reportedly being investigated for the possible sex trafficking of a minor, has happily given interviews and on-the-record quotes, penned op-eds and furiously retweeted supportive articles and takes from rightwing outlets. 


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1368434
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But of course.

Dickhead.

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These will be the same rubes that were bilked and frauded out of thousands of dollars from the T**** campaign.

There really is just no fixing stupid.

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He’s making a real run at “Worst Human Being in the World.”

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Time to pad that legal defense fund.

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GAETZ fundraising notice …

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Is he qualified?

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that has to be one of the top ten most punchable faces of all time.

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Yep, this is the playbook, isn’t it? The fundraising will give him some insight into where he stands with The Cult: if it’s meager, he’ll change tactics; if it’s decent, it’s full steam ahead.

The silence from the GOP is reassuring for him: it means the party believes that punishing him will play badly with The Cult. So, the fundraising is going to test the supposition.

The absolute worst that will happen to him is a slap on the wrist and perhaps the loss of his committee seat–both of which he can use to his benefit when he runs for higher office.

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Pedophilia PAC?

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Dickhead. Scumbag. Somehow, they just don’t really describe him adequately enough.

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He’s a lot like Donnie in that he thinks he’s untouchable.

I hope he’s proven wrong.

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Good analysis. I disagree, though, about his fate: that’s going to in the hands of LEOs. And his FL opponents will exploit this against him.

He sure is a degenerate, though.

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The Christian Right will secretly back him for photos.

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It’s interesting that more congressional Republicans are supporting him than are condemning him. So far, I think the score is 2-0. A truly muted response from his colleagues.

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He’s certainly made enough attempts to prove he can reproduce.

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Gaetz Fundraises Off Of Alleged Sex Trafficking Investigation

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Because of course he does.
This pol has zero ethics.
He should’ve resigned if he had any ethical feelings but he is as dishonest as they come.

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Maybe in low-scandal years TPM can do the Backpfeifengesichts instead of the Dukes?

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You mean, those are just his good points??? :wink:

Or is it more like, don’t believe everything you hear about him - the truth is far worse…

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If Gaetz can successfully fundraise off of this, does this not suggest that there is money to be made running for office, being as corrupt and bombastic as possible, and making everybody as angry and disgusted as possible to attract stupid money?

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