When House Republicans held an impromptu press conference late Tuesday night to celebrate coalescing around their new speaker nominee, they were in no mood to answer tough questions—or even the obvious one.
So when ABC reporter Rachel Scott asked Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA)—the speaker nominee who has now been elevated to the speakership—about his leading efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Republicans were having none of it.
They drowned out the reporter with boos. Johnson said “next question.” And Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) told the reporter to “shut up!”
Now, a D.C.-based advocacy group, Courage For America, is seizing on the moment to attack Republicans and quickly define the new speaker.
The non-profit group is launching an ad series Wednesday night targeting New York Republicans with the viral moment. The ad will run against New Republican Reps. Nick LaLota, Andrew Garbarino, George Santos, Anthony D’Esposito, Nicole Malliotakis, Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro, Elise Stefanik, Brandon Williams, Nick Langworthy, and Claudia Tenney.
This is evidence that the indecency and rot of Republicans is firmly rooted in the older folks. The young ones are simply following the lead of their seniors.
The link to the subject ad in the article doesn’t work for me (on Reddit iOS app). Can someone please share a working link to the ad?
Plaster it on all networks throughout the country, especially during Nov. 2024 voting .
Good. These people are trash.
“Shut up”
This is a smart move, though with the general election in ’24 a year away, the effect may not be as strong.
They’re already worried that his name won’t be a good draw for fundraising. It sounds like he’s well on his way to becoming a liability.
The press should ask this question at every conference he holds.
Proximity to power. Boebert standing immediately next to him smiling like she just got to chew out a fast food worker tells you everything you need to know about the new speaker.
Such decorum. Good thing none of them were wearing a sweatshirt.
The fact Boebert is standing next to him smiling is all you need to know.
So much for decorum, eh EmptyG?
Need to get a similar recording of a reporter asking him about a national abortion ban.
The odds of a Government shutdown are now near certain.
Hopefully this guy is so incompetent at fundraising that the GOP caucus materially suffers. He’s extremely dangerous in the short term, but hopefully he ends up being an anchor that drags House GOP reelection efforts down.
It shouldn’t be hard to dig up something repugnant about Johnson. I look forward to daily reveals as his pathetic life is picked to bones
It’s funny to me that they are all crowded around cheesing like they’ve accomplished something great! What a puddle of dipshits
Just change the party’s name to The Maga Reich already.
Virginia! Sounding like a grandma scolding someone else’s kid. Then looking around for approval. I shouldn’t be shocked but I was.
Was Gym Nasium Jordan even at the event???
The funniest part of this ad is “Tell Congressman George Santos…”
Can’t wait til the ask him the questions again
The Republican base will never see the ad and wouldn’t give a shit if they did.
I’ve never seen that wretched hag before, but she needs to go the fuck home, lawmaking is for the living.
41 comments
Here is the beginning of the story:
When House Republicans held an impromptu press conference late Tuesday night to celebrate coalescing around their new speaker nominee, they were in no mood to answer tough questions—or even the obvious one.
So when ABC reporter Rachel Scott asked Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA)—the speaker nominee who has now been elevated to the speakership—about his leading efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Republicans were having none of it.
They drowned out the reporter with boos. Johnson said “next question.” And Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) told the reporter to “shut up!”
Now, a D.C.-based advocacy group, Courage For America, is seizing on the moment to attack Republicans and quickly define the new speaker.
The non-profit group is launching an ad series Wednesday night targeting New York Republicans with the viral moment. The ad will run against New Republican Reps. Nick LaLota, Andrew Garbarino, George Santos, Anthony D’Esposito, Nicole Malliotakis, Mike Lawler, Marc Molinaro, Elise Stefanik, Brandon Williams, Nick Langworthy, and Claudia Tenney.
This is evidence that the indecency and rot of Republicans is firmly rooted in the older folks. The young ones are simply following the lead of their seniors.
The link to the subject ad in the article doesn’t work for me (on Reddit iOS app). Can someone please share a working link to the ad?
Plaster it on all networks throughout the country, especially during Nov. 2024 voting .
Good. These people are trash.
“Shut up”
This is a smart move, though with the general election in ’24 a year away, the effect may not be as strong.
They’re already worried that his name won’t be a good draw for fundraising. It sounds like he’s well on his way to becoming a liability.
The press should ask this question at every conference he holds.
Proximity to power. Boebert standing immediately next to him smiling like she just got to chew out a fast food worker tells you everything you need to know about the new speaker.
Such decorum. Good thing none of them were wearing a sweatshirt.
The fact Boebert is standing next to him smiling is all you need to know.
So much for decorum, eh EmptyG?
Need to get a similar recording of a reporter asking him about a national abortion ban.
The odds of a Government shutdown are now near certain.
Hopefully this guy is so incompetent at fundraising that the GOP caucus materially suffers. He’s extremely dangerous in the short term, but hopefully he ends up being an anchor that drags House GOP reelection efforts down.
It shouldn’t be hard to dig up something repugnant about Johnson. I look forward to daily reveals as his pathetic life is picked to bones
It’s funny to me that they are all crowded around cheesing like they’ve accomplished something great! What a puddle of dipshits
Just change the party’s name to The Maga Reich already.
Virginia! Sounding like a grandma scolding someone else’s kid. Then looking around for approval. I shouldn’t be shocked but I was.
Was Gym Nasium Jordan even at the event???
The funniest part of this ad is “Tell Congressman George Santos…”
Can’t wait til the ask him the questions again
The Republican base will never see the ad and wouldn’t give a shit if they did.
I’ve never seen that wretched hag before, but she needs to go the fuck home, lawmaking is for the living.
Video here:
https://youtu.be/vF5qzVAWHxA?si=LeMZpOK0gAPHv7NG
That really was a stupid move on their part… the media should not throw this guy curveballs
They have really turned into a reality tv show people. Everyone knows it’s not reality but they just keep going. Hypernormalisation at its finest.
Okay, but I’m laughing at the futile appeal to Santos.
Their photo looking like a visit to a retirement home.
We’re going to find out in about two weeks that “obscure, never heard of before” Mike Johnson is really just another alter ego of George Santos.
He’s a blank canvas. Democrats need to start painting.
The photo shows a very diverse group of White Fascists. White men and women of all ages.
Every single reporter in the room should’ve asked that question one after another to hammer home how much they were avoiding it
The party of free speech starts the day by telling the American people to shut up!
It’s just another maga Wednesday!
What a prime Streisand Effect moment. If he had given a 5 second wishy washy answer no one would have even known he was asked the question.
Speaker Mike Johnson is an Anti-GOP ad.
hmmm, who is snl going to have play him?
Great he’s bat shit crazy
We understand why our corporate overlords want shill politicians. But will we get tired of it in time ?
How to tell they don’t consider themselves ‘representatives of the people’, but rather ‘the elite who have been put in charge’.