Goofy Gaetz

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Continuing a proud tradition of TRE45QN press secretaries:

‘Shameless Lying’: Trump Spox Put On Blast Over Bold Claim About The Media
Karoline Leavitt’s hot take on her boss gets put to an instant test

... “There is no greater advocate for a free and fair press than Donald Trump,” she said on Fox News on Tuesday. “During his first term as the president, he was the most transparent president in American history. That continued on the campaign trail.”

... Far from being a press advocate, Trump has attacked the media as the “enemy of the people.” During a rally earlier this month, Trump said any potential gunman “would have to shoot through the fake news. And I don’t mind that so much.”

He’s filed lawsuits against media organizations, demanded that broadcast networks have their licenses yanked over reports critical of him, and even reportedly tried to have late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel censored during his first term in office because of his jokes....

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I have a suggestion as to where to stick him.

Sacrificial lamb from the get-go? Even demented DonOLD had to know how unqualified and unpopular he is.

One theory: Goofy Gaetz knows that he wouldn't survive House Ethics Committee report so this non-starter of an appointment gave him an excuse to resign suspiciously rapidly while quashing the release. Johnson the johnson also announced that the report wouldn't be released suspiciously rapidly. Now, as GoCubsGo suggests other admin* roles become available.

One view partly mirrors mine:

What Was the Matt Gaetz Attorney General Pick Really About? | Opinion

... In fact, Gaetz may have played his hand perfectly. By immediately resigning from Congress after being tapped for attorney general, Gaetz has effectively stopped the House Ethics Committee from releasing its much-anticipated report on his alleged sexual misconduct and drug use. If he runs for governor of Florida in 2026, as he is widely believed to be considering, he can credibly say he was Trump's first pick to be attorney general of the United States. And he gets a good excuse to resign from being a U.S. congressman, a job he apparently disliked....

But the rapidity with which Trump announced Bondi after Gaetz withdrew his own nomination does add further cause for speculation: Was all this planned all along? Was this elaborate exercise in musical chairs an actual instance of Trumpian "4-D chess"?

Maybe. The reality was that there was little to no chance that Gaetz was ever going to get confirmed. He is too controversial, has made too many enemies, has too many alleged skeletons in his closet, and was always going to lack any GOP establishment support. It really does seem likelier than not that Trump named Gaetz for attorney general to give him a viable off-ramp from the House, allowing him to salvage his reputation from the menacing House Ethics Committee report and permitting him to more freely seek his next post—quite possibly governor of Florida.

Governor had not occurred to me.

From Trump's perspective, he has thus killed two birds with one stone. First, he has demonstrated reciprocal loyalty to an arch-MAGA loyalist, Gaetz, and permitted him the ability to play his difficult political hand as well as he could possibly have played it. Second, Bondi's confirmation fight now looks like a genuine breeze. The Gaetz announcement caught so many off-guard, ruffled so many feathers, and was vociferously opposed by so many that anyone—literally anyone—who Trump picked next, after the Gaetz nomination inevitably failed, would have looked calm, cool, and sober by comparison....

As O Really says.

That is certainly the case now for Bondi, a former two-term attorney general from the nation's third-largest state. Perhaps it will also be the case for some of Trump's other more controversial nominees besides attorney general, such as Pete Hegseth (secretary of defense), Tulsi Gabbard (director of national intelligence), and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (secretary of health and human services). After all, from this perspective: "At least they aren't Matt Gaetz!"

Sacrificial lamb from the get-go?

Many have made fun of Trump and his fans, going all the way back to the 2016 campaign, by mocking the notion that he could be savvy enough to play "4-D chess." But the maestro of Mar-a-Lago might have actually done it for real this time.

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Not counting his rumored 2026 run for FL governor, this will have little practical effect. However, it's entertainment value may be immense.

In reversal, key House panel votes to release Matt Gaetz ethics report

Paraphrasing Sally Field:
We can’t deny the fact that they dislike him. Right now, they dislike him!

... It is exceedingly rare for an ethics report to be released after a member has left Congress, though it has happened on a couple of occasions in the past. The committee revisited the issue behind closed doors earlier this month after a feud over the report spilled into public view before Thanksgiving.

The Ethics Committee’s report concludes a years-long probe into numerous allegations against Gaetz, including whether he engaged in sexual misconduct, used illicit drugs, “shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gifts,” according to an announcement by the panel last summer.

Sweet!

Speaker Mike Johnson has said that he does not believe the report should be released, since Gaetz is no longer a member of Congress after he abruptly resigned once Trump announced him as his initial attorney general choice.

, SINO Johnson the johnson.

Johnson has acknowledged he has no role on the operations of the panel, which has traditionally operated separately from leadership. Many lawmakers believed that Gaetz resigned to try to bury the investigation.

Opps. It's a twofer of embarrassment.

Gaetz, who was reelected to the seat last month prior to his resignation, has said he has no plans of returning to Congress next year.

Buh-bye, don't let the door hit you.

... “I’m going to be fighting for President Trump. I’m going to be doing whatever he asks of me, as I always have...."

Cultist

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Beat me to it.....and he's melting down.

He must really, really be hated.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/matt-gaetz-m ... 45210.html

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The only surprise is how unsurprising it is.

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The only surprise is how unsurprising it is.

https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/18 ... 2504482048

The now public, bipartisan nature of the report is a little surprising to me.

More info:

House panel releases report on sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Gaetz

... The committee found there was "substantial evidence" Gaetz violated House rules, state and federal laws, "and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, acceptance of impermissible gifts, the provision of special favors and privileges, and obstruction of Congress."

Lock him up!

... The panel opened an investigation into Gaetz in 2021 after a flurry of allegations against the then-congressman, including illegal drug use and sexual misconduct. It released the report against the objections of some of the panel's members and its chairman, Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., who said the committee had no jurisdiction over former members of Congress.

... He also accepted gifts, including transportation and lodging, in connection to a trip to the Bahamas in 2018, in excess of amounts permitted to lawmakers.

"Representative Gaetz knowingly and willfully sought to impede and obstruct the Committee's investigation of his conduct," the committee said. "Representative Gaetz has acted in a manner that reflects discreditably upon the House."...

Does SINO Johnson the johnson's House have any credibility to lose?

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The funniest thing is it appears that MadCaw was telling the truth.

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The funniest thing is it appears that MadCaw was telling the truth.

QAnon, too.

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One way to stay in the news.

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MAGA is clearly not the party of education.

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At least there was some fun yesterday.

MAGA is clearly not the party of education.
https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1875239907008069941

Social Media Giggles At Congress' Reaction To Matt Gaetz's Absence





Maybe, he will be replaced by a FL RepuQ after all.

Please note that there is nothing honorable about Matt Gaetz.

"Dishonourable" would have been a more appropriate description for him.

I erupted in laughter when he referred to him as honorable

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I for one is glad to see him jettisoned.

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I for one is glad to see him jettisoned.

Cool. Do the CPFools agree with you or do they think Goofy Gaetz got a raw deal?

Anyhow, TRE45QN's US AG pick:


Article
"Very Unfair!"
for both of them.

One way to stay in the news.
https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1875007935715434829

Ewww.

Matt Gaetz Debuts His New OANN Show To Maybe Not The Feedback He Expected
The former GOP lawmaker launched "The Matt Gaetz Show" on the right-wing network with an interesting look.

... “However much you might despise Matt Gaetz, his makeup person has you beat,” wrote another....

Reminder to blend your concealer before you go out!!

Replace the makeup person stat

Bozobert?

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I for one is glad to see him jettisoned.

Cool. Do the CPFools agree with you or do they think Goofy Gaetz got a raw deal?

Anyhow, TRE45QN's US AG pick:


Article
"Very Unfair!"
for both of them.

One way to stay in the news.
https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1875007935715434829

Ewww.

Matt Gaetz Debuts His New OANN Show To Maybe Not The Feedback He Expected
The former GOP lawmaker launched "The Matt Gaetz Show" on the right-wing network with an interesting look.

... “However much you might despise Matt Gaetz, his makeup person has you beat,” wrote another....

Reminder to blend your concealer before you go out!!

Replace the makeup person stat

Bozobert?

You would probably be surprised by how many conservatives are not Gaetz fans.

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I for one is glad to see him jettisoned.

Cool. Do the CPFools agree with you or do they think Goofy Gaetz got a raw deal?

You would probably be surprised by how many conservatives are not Gaetz fans.

Not at all. It's the sexcapades and drug use on top of the Speaker fights and Goofy Gaetz being generally repugnant. There are limits even with MAGA cultists. However, I asked about the CPFools.

Beavis Jordan (molester abetter) and Butthead Gaetz:

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However, I asked about the CPFools.

That can't be determined until the AI generated Facebok memes out of Eastern Europe command them what to think.

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I for one is glad to see him jettisoned.

Cool. Do the CPFools agree with you or do they think Goofy Gaetz got a raw deal?

You would probably be surprised by how many conservatives are not Gaetz fans.

Not at all. It's the sexcapades and drug use on top of the Speaker fights and Goofy Gaetz being generally repugnant. There are limits even with MAGA cultists. However, I asked about the CPFools.

Beavis Jordan (molester abetter) and Butthead Gaetz:

Quite frankly, I do not remember a great deal of conversation on the forum about Gaetz.

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Quite frankly, I do not remember a great deal of conversation on the forum about Gaetz.

I thought you might have insight that I can't easily find by surfing the site. Anyhow:

Matt Gaetz OANN Anchor?
Solar is thrilled.

I'm still wishing for Special counsel.

Gaetz Resigns as AG Pick
Odd, SoupySales posted to this 2-page thread with the second entry, yet he claims not to remember such discussion. Busted, guess he doesn't want to admit the CPFools' slobbering adoration of Goofy Gaetz.

The defining feature of MAGAts is not their dishonesty or cowardice, but rather that they're so dumb as to be so easily caught.

Every person Trump puts up will be a "distraction". Just because RINOs and communists don't like him and are terrified of going to prison. Also, Gaetz doesn't have baggage. It's like saying Trump has "baggage" because the enemy accused him of being a Russian asset.

Yup, Goofy Gaetz fanboy.

... really don't get the baggage part. If there was baggage, then sure, but there is none.

Ummm, it's a BIPARTISAN scathing report. Pay attention.

Okay then, I thought I was going to have to do a deep dive to show that SoupySales was desperately deflecting from providing a simple, honest answer. Turns out it was easy.

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Quite frankly, I do not remember a great deal of conversation on the forum about Gaetz.

I thought you might have insight that I can't easily find by surfing the site. Anyhow:

Matt Gaetz OANN Anchor?
Solar is thrilled.

I'm still wishing for Special counsel.

Gaetz Resigns as AG Pick
Odd, SoupySales posted to this 2-page thread with the second entry, yet he claims not to remember such discussion. Busted, guess he doesn't want to admit the CPFools' slobbering adoration of Goofy Gaetz.

The defining feature of MAGAts is not their dishonesty or cowardice, but rather that they're so dumb as to be so easily caught.

Every person Trump puts up will be a "distraction". Just because RINOs and communists don't like him and are terrified of going to prison. Also, Gaetz doesn't have baggage. It's like saying Trump has "baggage" because the enemy accused him of being a Russian asset.

Yup, Goofy Gaetz fanboy.

... really don't get the baggage part. If there was baggage, then sure, but there is none.

Ummm, it's a BIPARTISAN scathing report. Pay attention.

Okay then, I thought I was going to have to do a deep dive to show that SoupySales was desperately deflecting from providing a simple, honest answer. Turns out it was easy.

One short blurb about Gaetz dropping out is NOT a lot of conversation. You obsession is noted.

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That's a hilarious thread on CPF.