Republicans At Jan. 6 Hearing Try To Paint Trump And His Followers As The True Victims

Not only are House Oversight Republicans refusing to blame former President Donald Trump for his actions that led to the January 6 attack, but they are actually trying to paint Trump and his mob as the real victims. 


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1373785
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Do these GQP idiots not understand that the entire T**** insurrection was live streamed across the globe in real time?

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I just asked in another thread if the unification McCarthy was looking for is the minimization of the insurrection. Apparently their ambitions are much loftier. They want to totally re-write recent history right in front of our eyes.

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Madness, sheer madness!

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Yeah because history is killing them with voters. The insurrection was not a popular move.

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If the lie pays, go with the lie.

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The insurrectionists were just asking questions, y’all.

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Who ya gonna believe, me or yer lyin’ eyes?

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Only the Guardians Of Plunderers can sink low enough to make Shameless’ Frank Gallagher appear to be the epitome of moral purity.

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I’m sorry…Gosar is a twitchy Qanon spouting idiot and Jodie Hice is a racist, bigoted piece of garbage. They are stumbling over their tongues to blame ANYONE and stand against their country for Trump who doesn’t give a single sht that they exist.

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Right wing media has not shown the close ups that places like TPM have, where the violence that occurred is clearly evident. They ignore the entire thing, or only show the bits that look like a “friendly gathering” where insurrectionists are singing the national anthem or whatever. And, they also say that the police just let them in, since the Capitol is public property. All of this is meant to make it seem like the insurrection was just a peaceful protest…maybe a few people got rowdy, but “that was much worse in the summer with BLM riots burning shops!”

It really is an alternate reality, created by right wing media and pushes by Republican leadership. They are desperately claiming nothing happened that day, and trying to erase it…they want the average American to see the two things as equivalent so they win in 2022.

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Why do I get the feeling that Cheney is already finalizing plans to piss on McCarthy’s grave?

It is really, really hard for me to ascribe noble intentions to a Cheney.

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FOX news coverage looks like a poorly attended high school pep rally

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Every enemy of the nation should have such chutzpah-not!
King George was the victim!
Jefferson Davis was the victim!
Hitler was the victim!
Eff’em all and their whiny, insurrectionist, snowflake cohorts!

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I was talking with colleagues in the UK the next day who said they had tears in their eyes as they were watching. It was just past dinner time.

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If she is I’m going to sue her for infringing on my Tio Wally’s Shit on their Graves Tours™ trademark.

BTW I’ve extended a two-fer offer to her and her daddy for a ride on my Trebutine®.

Schwiiiiiiiing!™

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Of Course, They Will See What They Want To See

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Though I’m sure this is not allowed but I would have liked to have seen a Dem ask Gosar or Hice why they didn’t go to the halls of Congress to talk with these Trump supporters?

I know I sound like a broken record but want these Republican members of Congress asked why they hid? Why did they allow themselves to be hustled off into secure areas if these people weren’t violent?

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Noble or not, she has said now that she’s going to fight any attempts by Trump to get back into office with all she’s got.

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“Why did you MAKE me hit you?!” – Every abuser who ever ended up killing his wife or girlfriend.

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