• coeliacmccarthy [he/him]
    hexbear
    23
    8 months ago

    if that boomer had spent an extra hour at the range we wouldn't be dealing with this

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
    hexagon
    hexbear
    9
    8 months ago

    CNN interviewed this GOP rep and it was so noisy that his name sounded like Bill Bazinga to me. I knew it was too good to be true and it was...

    William Patrick Huizenga (HY-zing-gə; born January 31, 1969) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 4th congressional district, serving in Congress since 2011.

  • culpritus [any]
    hexbear
    5
    edit-2
    8 months ago

    As chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Scalise dismissed Derek Khanna, a committee staffer, in December 2012 because of pressure from content industry lobbyists after the study committee published a memo advocating copyright reform.

    In 2013, Scalise voted against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act.

    Scalise was the ranking Republican on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis during the May 19, 2021, hearings involving Emergent BioSolutions founder Faud El-Hibiri and its CEO Robert G. Kramer.

    On January 6, 2021, Scalise voted to de-certify President-elect Biden's victories in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

    Scalise condemned the Capitol attack as terrorism and compared it to the Congressional baseball shooting. "It would ... be naive to think the [2017] shooter arrived at his decision in a vacuum", Scalise said, adding, "It would be equally naive to think that the Capitol rioters arrived at their decisions in a void. Violent rhetoric helps radicalize people. Republicans and Democrats alike must have the moral clarity to call this language out whenever it is spoken, not only when it comes from the other side of the political aisle." [January 13th 2021]

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    In February 2021, more than a month after Joe Biden's inauguration, Scalise refused to acknowledge that the election was not stolen or fraudulent.

    wonder-who-thats-for

    In May 2021, he called for the ouster of Liz Cheney as House Republican Conference Chair due to her vote to impeach Trump for inciting a mob to attack the U.S. Capitol.[64] On May 19, 2021, Scalise and the seven other House Republican leaders voted against establishing a national commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol Complex. Thirty-five House Republicans and all 217 Democrats present voted to establish such a commission.

    In October 2021, Fox News anchor Chris Wallace interviewed Scalise. In the aftermath of controversy surrounding the 2020 presidential election, Scalise refused to acknowledge the loss of president Donald Trump. His refusal to admit Trump's loss was viewed as fear of Trump's vindictiveness and willingness to kowtow to Trump in order to avoid being targeted by Trump.

    In 2002, Scalise was a speaker at a convention for the European-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO), a group which was founded by David Duke. This became known in 2014 after political blogger[87][88] Lamar White, Jr. uncovered anonymous comments from 2002 on Stormfront, a white supremacist website, which made reference to Scalise as a 2002 speaker at the convention.

    Scalise said he spoke about state tax legislation and that EURO was "one of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation," further stating that this is a group "whose views I wholeheartedly condemn." Scalise apologized for speaking to the group, saying, "It was a mistake I regret, and I emphatically oppose the divisive racial and religious views groups like these hold."[88] After Scalise's attendance at the conference was publicized in 2014, journalist Stephanie Grace alleged that Scalise had once called himself "David Duke without the baggage".

    On August 29, 2023, Scalise announced he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He said the cancer was detected early and was "very treatable".

    On September 14, Scalise returned to work, having begun chemotherapy, and reported that his treatment was “going well.”

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    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
      hexbear
      3
      8 months ago

      I want to make a joke about a baseball game that could have ended better but I better not.

      I will say though...

      Scalise announced he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma

      C'mon comrade cancer do your thing.

      Scalise voted to de-certify President-elect Biden... Scalise refused to acknowledge that the election was not stolen or fraudulent.

      If Scalise becomes speaker - the dems (including Biden) will kiss his ass.

      We look forward to reaching across the aisle...

      Bleh.

    • wahwahwah [none/use name]
      hexbear
      2
      edit-2
      8 months ago

      In 2013, Scalise voted against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act.

      Ngl, I don't think the act was that great either, though for different reasons. Its focus on criminalization over community support contributed to the rise of mass incarceration, esp. in communities of color. A lot of victims wound up in prison. Carceral feminism sucks.