Reps’ Punishment For Addressing A White Nationalist Conference? Talking To Kevin McCarthy | Talking Points Memo

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) confirmed Wednesday that there would be no consequences for two sitting Republicans in the House who recently addressed a white nationalist conference. 


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The only punishment for the two representatives, apparently, was a conversation with Kevin McCarthy.

Since that punishment was imposed… haven’t they suffered enough?!

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Amidst all of this crap, something interesting is happening here in Idaho. The press has turned it’s attention to a dark money group here which holds tremendous influence on the extreme right. And it has turned into a statewide story about Republican in-fighting. The press smells blood.

Oh and Kev is a spineless sycophant.

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Qevin McCarthy is a wimpish empty suit, an absolute coward. Is he afraid of white supremacists? It sure looks that way. Shame on him.

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“Reps’ Punishment For Addressing A White Nationalist Conference? Talking To Kevin McCarthy.”

Jeezuz.

Doesn’t the US Constitution prohibit cruel and unusual punishment?

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Oh Qevin, honey, you’re still never gonna get to be Speaker.

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Tim, can you post a link? Love to read about this about my Oregon neighbor Idaho. Thanks.

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The only punishment for the two representatives, apparently, was a conversation with Kevin McCarthy.

That would be cruel and unusual punishment for me…

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also:

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‘Needlepoint’ is hard.

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Uh, no thank you - Jesus

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So, no repercussions for addressing white nationalist conference? “My conversations with my members are exactly that,” McCarthy said.

Qevin: “So, Marjorie, did they have anything to eat? Buffet or just appetizers?”

MTG: “Appetizers. But no chicken wings or watermelon.”

Both: “Hahahaha!”

Qevin: “Nice conversation. Thanks.”

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Scalise n Stefanik are also scared of them.

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Afraid of them, or likes them?

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Every time I see him, I think of the Dr. Seuss story “What Was I Afraid Of.” He’s a pair of mysteriously animate pants with nothing inside them. Except he’s not even initially scary and his perpetual fear is contemptable, not sympathetic.

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She then referred to AFPAC attendees — a group consisting of open racists and extremists — as “1,200 young conservatives who feel cast aside and marginalized by society” and “1,200 people gathered to declare that Christ is King.”

Damn, empty greene, you’re a fucking saint standing by the misunderstood, downtrodden and violence prone racists that way. Brings a tear to my eye.

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“1,200 young conservatives who feel cast aside and marginalized by society” and “1,200 people gathered to declare that Christ is King.”

“But only white, Anglo-Saxon Christ, of course. Not commie Palestinian Jew Christ.”

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Greene and Gosar the Gozerian are just one degree less in separation from white supremacy than Kevin, apparently.

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McCarthy doubtlessly scolded the wayward representatives for getting caught in the act, rather than anything they said or any crazy ideas and bigotry they endorsed.

Gotta stand up for GOP values.

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