Redneck Rules
For those of you reveling in CSPAN being able to put cameras on the House floor during the election of a speaker, there was a very special treat among many, many regular treats.
Mike Rogers, a Republican Congressman from Aladamnbama (begin cringe) is a McCarthy supporter with the worst toupee on God’s green earth. He confronted Matt Gaetz after Gaetz’s vote helped sink McCarthy’s 14th effort to be elected speaker.
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— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 7, 2023
North Carolina Republican Richard Hudson pulled Rogers out of the confrontation – oh hell, let’s call it was it is – bayou brawl – after Rogers lunged at Gaetz.
Okay, but all that wasn’t enough for Republicans.
Oh no.
Tennessee Republican Tim Burchett opened his mouth.
“People shouldn’t be drinking, especially when you’re a redneck, on the House floor,” Rep. Burchett told CNN’s Kate Sullivan about the incident.
Juanita Rule: Rednecks should not be drinking period. Except maybe on the House floor. I mean, let’s be honest about this. Majorie Taylor Green is about two beers away from demanding they install neon lighting in the House and Chip Roy thinks every mechanical bull should be declared a national monument. We can’t have these people operating sober because they are dangerous.
But, Burchett wasn’t finished with his Redneck bedtime story. “I would drop him like a bag of dirt,” Burchett said about Rogers. “Nobody’s gonna put their hands on me. Nobody’s gonna threaten me.”
Burchett seems completely oblivious to the fact that nobody even wants to touch him. And he, supposedly, was the sober one.
Did I hear a gavel pound and a female voice say”stay civil”. How about “ get civil”? Or “ y’all cut that out”? Somebody needs a smack with a flyswatter!
1JJ as a hair professional, you would know a bad hair piece when you see one. That’s one ugly rug
Joyce #1, that hair does have a certain telltale sheen to it. The troublemakers are going to plague McCarthy, the whole US as well as our allies for the next two years – buckle up!
2I enjoyed the replays (cuz I went to bed). I can’t wait for MTG and the Colorado gunslinger boebert to get in a cat fight. Sounds like they’re close. Ooh, I forgot, they’re armed at all times. That could get messy.
3Booze is allowed on the House floor? Who knew? Well, since we’re no longer banning guns in the House since they took the metal detectors out, maybe the combination of booze and guns on the floor will solve some of our problems. At least it may bring the problems home to some of our denser legislators.
4thatotherjean @ 4,
Coming soon: Shoot out at the House of Representatives corral.
5Papa @5,, That would be: ‘Gunfight at the Not-OK Corral’… let ’em have at it, the more that get plugged the better.
6Papa says:
Shoot at at the House…
Don’t you think think members of the House would settle things in a more civilized manner, with the throw down of gloves and challenge of a duel, outside on the front steps of the Capitol?
7Meet your new Congress: Cory Mills of the gerrymandered Florida 7th shared a funny joke about Paul Pelosi.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/9/2146237/-A-sick-joke-by-a-new-congressman-about-Paul-Pelosi-showcases-the-indecency-of-the-House-GOP-caucus
8Now you can see why the rePUKEians, who think guns are the solution, dont allow them where they gather!!!!
9Rick @ 7,
I doubt that any of these morons ever had a classic education in manners that included wearing gentlemen’s gloves. Most of them are probably too chicken sheet for an actual duel.
Sandridge @6,
Agree with you totally. But I hope the Dems come well armed and duck quickly between shots.
10Drugs and or alcohol? Probably not necessary for those jackwagons to act like jackwagons. In their ‘defense’ it’s possible they were self-medicating after MAGAt Greene literally/physically neutered them. Rumor has it she needs a porter to assist carrying her handbag after collecting GOP kibbles and bits for the duration of their floor fight. Say what we will about MAGAt Empty Greene – she has been delivering on what Joni Ernst merely promised. GOP squeals are music to the ears.
11I’ve been thinking we should start a poll of when and who will be the single Representative to call for the no-confidence vote to oust McCarthy.
I’m betting on Matt Gaetz about a week from now so…1/16 about 1 pm EST.
12Joyce Forbush and Grandma Ada: you’ve hit on something that I also noticed. If anyone really wants to take out Gaetz in a fight, all they have to do is reach up and muss up his hair. He seems like the kinda person who would immediately drop to his knees and try to fix the mess. I can see him in the men’s room afterwards, sobbing and trying to restore it to its greasy splendor.
Of course full OSHA toxic material protection would be needed, or at least medical gloves, before letting your fingers take on that manner of fighting him. It looks like he uses an industrial version of Brylcreem.
13Oops, forgot to mention. That woman calling for civility during the ruckus is the House Clerk Cheryl Johnson, who deserves and is getting respect from the zoo of representatives.
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/06/1147372078/house-clerk-cheryl-johnson-speaker-vote
Always good to remember there are some adults doing their jobs well ….
14At certain angles Gaetz bears a remarkable resemblance to Max Headroom.
15On Twitter, Michael Beschloss has given McCarthy the Liz Truss treatment by wondering if he will last longer than a head of lettuce.
16I swear! (Occasionally) but this sure looks and sounds like the fights that used to break out at the same place well over 100 years ago. Despite the presence of ladies, what was the same stays the same. I wonder if Fanduel betting is covering this session of the House?
17This particular piece of video is getting rerun after rerun on any station concerned with political reporting. Just glad the participants are not getting any royalties!
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