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[–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 119 points 4 days ago

This guy is a POS.

But this story is "opposing party calls politician the worst ever."

Dumb gossipy bs

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 64 points 4 days ago (1 children)

JUST because he's Allowing MILLIONS of Children to Starve so he can Protect the Richest Child Rapists in the world DOESNT make him BAD!

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Democrats should meet anyways, as a parallel government, and pass laws that they would pass, even if they aren't going to hold up, the show of doing what they could do when they can't because of the GOP won't let them would be good publicisty

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Maybe they can deploy a paramilitary organization called NICE to protect and help immigrants integrate.

[–] Kaliax@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lol, fucking nice. There is a meme in there somewhere.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Especially with all the "Republicans are not in charge" talk Johnson has been spouting. Just start doing things, rules be damned. They're not being followed anyway, so just start doing what you want to do.

Invite any Republicans who want to join in, even if they want to argue against it, that's fine, just show yourself working. Either make Johnson show up and actually run things, or run things without him.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 47 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hmm he’s operating like he’s probably the last speaker in history, anybody else find that alarming?

[–] radio@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If Republicans were at all competent it might be alarming. But these people are all losers and this guy is the biggest loser of them all.

They have the will but they don't have the way.

They have managed to be in control of all branches of government, so don't get cocky. We have an election Tuesday. If they are in the Republican column don't vote for them. Show the parties we are watching and we will vote. If we get a midterm election hopefully we can stop this disaster

[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 40 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's absolutely adorable that y'all think these assholes feel shame.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The thing about people is that they don't live in isolation. It doesn't matter if any one politician feels shame. They have families, they go out in public, and they interact with others often.

Shaming them can be very effective.

[–] Tm12@lemmy.ca 35 points 4 days ago

I am starting to think he likes being humiliated…

[–] StayDoomed@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh my! On MSNBC of all places? That's really going to get through to the people who can have their minds changed.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I still have such a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact that so many on the right will never watch MSNBC, or, if they do, likely would never admit it, because of fierce brand loyalty to another corporate right-leaning news network.

This brand loyalty is so ironclad that they cannot even understand or at least won't admit that MSNBC is also right leaning. The Faux loyalists really do think it's some kind of liberal outlet, LOL.

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Hey Mike, you're in an impossible situation. On the one hand pledged your loyalty and honour to a guy, and on the other you're causing children to starve. You're a man of faith, what does your faith say to do in such a situation? Maybe if your guy is worth your loyalty then he has nothing to fear from a fair trial.

[–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

He's already proven he's not a man of genuine faith.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 days ago

He is not a man of faith. No MAGA have any real faith at all. Here is the "faith" test: should kids have free lunch at public school? If you say yes, you have a shred of decency and goodness. If you say no, you are a sociopath driven by greed, hate, and evil.

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

He really should be removed from the Speakership for dereliction of duty, but to do so would require the House to actually meet for business.

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

To be fair, there's currently quite a lot of "Worst Xs in US history".

[–] bender223@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago

Make America Gross Again

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

There's been Speakers of the House who raped kids so that is really saying a lot about Mike Johnson to call him the worst.

[–] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

We would have to see the Epstein list to know if he's done that or not 🤷‍♂️

At 23 he adopted a 17 year old boy … hmmm 🤨

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 7 points 4 days ago

The worst speaker for democracy. But for dictatorship? He is a golden Johnson, and he likes to make it rain yellow on the constituents.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

I loved Mike Johnson's clapback though:

"I'm a reeeeal boy!!!"

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

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[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago

This is the first I'm hearing of it