Gaetz Paints Himself As Both Victim And Hero ‘Built For The Battle’ | Talking Points Memo

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) insisted to a crowd of supporters in Florida on Friday that he was the victim of “the lies” and “the smears” of his critics as he faces a Justice Department inquiry over whether he broke sex trafficking laws.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1369048

He talks a lot of shit but I believe he’s royally screwed.

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What a colossal dickhead.

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“So when you see the leaks and the lies and the falsehoods and the smears, when you see the anonymous sources and insiders forecasting my demise, know this: They aren’t really coming for me. They’re coming for you. I’m just in the way.”

Did Gaetz have permission to steal this from Trump’s speech? Can we add a charge of plagiarism, or would this be considered a freebee because it’s propaganda?

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Majorly.

And Minorly…

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I have a sudden urge to go and grab my weed whacker.

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'Built For The Battle’

hehe.

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So the odds of Gaetz getting Epsteined?

He’s already done the Weinstein.

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Don’t you mean he’s already done a Whinestein?

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Only if he intends to use his ginormous forehead as a missile shield.

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And about to get Sodomsteined.

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Awesome. I hope he stays in and hugs Trump hard.

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This speech was at the Doral, which means Trump must have approved it. That’s interesting. I thought he was being advised to keep some distance from Gaetz?

I guess it doesn’t matter in the long run. When Gaetz is led away in handcuffs it won’t have any significant blowback for Trump.

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“The smears against me range from distortions of my personal life to wild — and I mean wild — conspiracy theories. I won’t be intimidated by a lying media,”Gaetz said.

I saw a clip of him delivering this applause line to the sexual predator-loving Women for America First. Even the crickets and the bedbugs failed to respond.

Somewhere a dog barked.

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Yes, when there’s a battle for the soul of the country, what you really want is a firebrand.

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Do you mean Mattie should love him to death?

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Dogs know when someone is barking mad.

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Just a hunch, but I don’t think this peacock is going to adjust well to prison life …

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What kind of hair gel do they sell at the prison store?

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