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The fact that Matt Gaetz wasn’t forced to resign in disgrace for being a sex trafficker says all you need to know about the GOP.

The fact that he isn’t in jail for those same crimes says all you need to know about the justice system in this country as well.

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The fact that Matt Gaetz wasn’t forced to resign in disgrace for being a sex trafficker says all you need to know about the GOP.

I can only assume by his continued presence his constituency in Pensacola FL appreciates having their own personal values being reflected in their representation. People of Pensacola, please demonstrate I’m incorrect by voting him out.

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He’s supposed to represent his constituents, right? Then I say we call everyone in Pensacola pedos and sex traffickers.

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9 points

You talking about Pedsacola Florida?

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Isnt Pensacola Florida where Kent Hovind is from? If so that would explain a lot about Gaetz.

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Republican logic: “Sex trafficking of a minor? Fine if you’re a Republican. Republican conducts major instances of fraud, including defrauding a veteran? Fine. Democrat pulls a fire alarm? He needs to go to prison immediately!!!”

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10 points

And that other serial liar from NY.

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4 points

You mean speaker of the house George Santos? The very same George Santos that singlehandedly stopped a government shutdown and rallied bipartisan support the likes of which have never been equaled in modern history?

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Perhaps he was talking about George Santos’s father, George Santos. You know, the one who dropped the atom bomb on Osaka.

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3 points

Ugh. We never wanted that goddamn Cheeto. He’s a new Yorker like Foxwoods casino is owned by native Americans: technically true, but so different that in actuality, not.

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6 points

the GOP is fueled by disgrace

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76 points

Matt wants to get back to his true passion project of owning teenage girls.

Also, is it just me or does he bear an uncanny resemblance to Richard Nixon in the picture?

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24 points

Looks more like Butthead to me.

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Why would you disparage Butthead in such a way? Blasphemer!!!

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2 points

Ahuhuhuhuhuhuh huhuhuhuhuh

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2 points

I was just about to post that he looks like Beavis and Butthead had a baby.

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22 points

Omg he does look about 5 shots and some cottage cheese pineapple away from Nixon

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5 points

And boys

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45 points

GQP: rape murder and treason are fine, but if you so much as glance at a democrat, I’ll fucking end you.

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Gaetz is an entitled aristocrat. Child of a politician and a total piece of shit as a human being.

I know most of you already know this, but maybe someone will learn something new today.

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11 points

Wait, the guy who was caught fucking a teenage prostitute isn’t a good dude?

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but maybe someone will learn something new today

Probably includes no one in his district.

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The party supposed to walk in lockstep no longer does, so any GOP speaker is destined to fail at this point.

I’m okay with that. Our forefathers assumed that the average person would vote to support their constituents. But instead, we got mofos voting against their own beliefs because “the other team” proposed it.

The Democrats only started playing the lockstep game after Republicans mastered it for decades. And honestly, people breaking rank and forcing bipartisanship and making concessions is what we are supposed to be doing.

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There is no way the average American will ever be able to comprehend anything more complicated than “my tribe” vs “not my tribe”

Also ranked choice voting got NYC Mayor Eric Adams. The election took way longer than it should have and they ended up with the "centrist"candidate that should have never gotten elected and disappointed both sides

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What sucks about this attitude is that despite the clownshow of conservative PMs in Britain, the only thing more pathetic has been the political opposition. Hate hate to be a doomer, but it could go that way in the US too.

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