Tag Archives: hypocrisy

DeSantis And Wife Host Black History Month Reception

The Florida Phoenix reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis held a reception at the Governor’s Mansion Friday to honor Black History Month, just days after civil rights advocates marched to the Capitol and college students walked out of classrooms in Tallahassee to protest the DeSantis administration’s handling of a college-level African American studies course for Florida high …

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Republicans Shrug At Musk Pushing His Tweets To All

Earlier this week it was reported that Elon Musk was livid that President Biden’s Super Bowl tweet got five times the engagement that his did. Musk immediately boarded his private jet to raise hell in Twitter’s San Francisco office, where his real-life cousin ordered engineers to tweak the algorithm so that all of Musk’s tweets would get pushed to every …

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DeSantis Asked To Ban Guns At Election Night Party, Told Tampa City Officials To Say It Was Their Decision

The Washington Post reports: As Gov. Ron DeSantis prepared for an election night party in downtown Tampa last year, city officials received a surprising — and politically sensitive — request. The Republican governor’s campaign wanted weapons banned from his victory celebration at the city-run Tampa Convention Center, a city official said in emails obtained by The Washington Post. And the …

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Scott Defends Plan To Sunset Social Security, Medicare

The Hill reports: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Wednesday defended his proposal to sunset all federal legislation after five years and slammed President Biden as “confused” in response to Biden’s claim at the State of the Union address that some Republicans want to sunset Social Security and Medicare. “In my plan, I suggested the following: All federal legislation sunsets in …

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CBS Host Corners Ted Cruz On Term Limits Hypocrisy

The Guardian reports: CBS host Margaret Brennan said: “You introduced a bill to limit terms to two six-year terms in office for senators. Why aren’t you holding yourself to that standard? You said you’re running for a third term.” Cruz said: “Well, listen, I’m a passionate defender of term limits. I think that Congress would work much better if every …

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GOP Now Uninterested In Using Former Trump Hotel

The Insider reports: Republican spending at the infamous DC hotel that was once owned by former President Donald Trump has dwindled to a pittance since he sold it, FEC records show. The glittering Trump International Hotel housed and entertained numerous Republican officials, candidates and lawmakers throughout the Trump presidency. But a new report from the ethics watchdog Citizens for Responsiblity …

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GOP Rep: We’ll Investigate Biden’s Docs, Not Trump’s

The Hill reports: Rep. James Comer (R-Ky,) the newly appointed House Oversight and Accountability Committee chairman on Sunday sidestepped multiple questions about why the panel won’t investigate former President Trump over his handling of classified documents, despite plans to probe President Biden for similar offenses. “With respect to investigating President Trump, there have been so many investigations of President Trump. …

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Recent Recipient Of Billions In Federal Aid Attacks “Woke” Federal Government In Inauguration Speech

Tallahassee’s CBS affiliate reports: Governor Ron DeSantis said freedom lives in Florida, and called the Sunshine State a “refuge of sanity” after taking the oath of office for a second term on Tuesday. The swearing-in ceremony took place on the steps of the Historic Capitol in Tallahassee, just before 12 p.m. Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis stood at his side, …

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Man Who Blames Mass Shootings On Weed Allowed Mike Tyson To Smoke Weed While Staying At His Home

Rupert Murdoch’s Page Six reports: We’re told Carlson invited heavyweight legend Mike Tyson to stay at his home before the champ appeared on his Fox Nation streaming show “Tucker Carlson Today.” But insiders say that Tyson thought he’d have to turn down the hospitable offer because he has a heavy weed habit and didn’t want to impertinently hotbox Carlson’s tastefully …

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Twitter Bans Account That Tracked Musk’s Private Jet

Axios reports: Twitter has clipped the wings of the account that actively tracked Elon Musk’s private jet, the owner of the account said Wednesday. The suspension raises questions about Musk’s commitment to free speech on Twitter. Musk said in early November that his “commitment to free speech” included the account following his plane. Florida college student Jack Sweeney, the owner …

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NC To Decide On Voter Fraud Charges For Meadows

The Hill reports: North Carolina’s probe of voter fraud allegations against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has been completed and sent to the state’s attorney general, who will decide whether to press criminal charges. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI) announced Tuesday that the Meadows case file had been completed and submitted to Attorney General (AG) …

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Ex-Wife Of Michigan Justice Who Voted Against Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative: He Took Me To Get An Abortion

NBC News reports: When Brian Zahra learned that he had impregnated his 20-year-old girlfriend in May 1983, he grabbed the yellow pages, found an abortion clinic in the Detroit suburbs and made an appointment, the woman told NBC News in an interview last month. They were of the same mind regarding what to do about the pregnancy and did not …

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Ex-DOJ Official Who Tried To Overturn Election Wants To Know Why Rep. Liz Cheney Won’t “Go Away Graciously”

Mediaite reports: In what may be the least self-aware tweet in history, a former Department of Justice official who tried to overturn the 2020 election said he wishes Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) would “go away graciously” after losing her Republican primary. Clark’s home was raided by the FBI in July over his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential …

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GOP Rep Defends Walker: “We All Make Mistakes”

“Herschel needs to come clean and just be honest. We also know that we all make mistakes and it’s just better — if this actually did happen — say ‘I’m sorry’ and ask for forgiveness. “You want to walk the talk and talk the walk. You want to have cohesion with your message. But people also make mistakes. I’m surely …

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Fox Host: Vote For Walker If You “Despise Democrats”

Media Matters has the transcript: Our kids are being indoctrinated by perverts and racists. Our institutions, our traditions are being burned to the ground. The nuclear family is under attack by our government. We have a federal government that has now been turned against us in many respects. Look at the Department of Justice and the FBI, look at these …

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Biden Trolls “Socialist” GOP For Infrastructure Begs

The Daily Beast reports: President Joe Biden took the opportunity on Friday to tweak conservative Republicans who recently asked for grants from the infrastructure law that was passed last year, noting that these same lawmakers had previously blasted the legislation as socialism. “I didn’t know there were that many socialist Republicans!” Biden exclaimed during a speech in Maryland. “I can …

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Dozens Of Republican Reps Beg Buttigieg For Slice Of The Infrastructure Funding That They All Voted Against

CNN reports: Last November, GOP Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota released a statement slamming the passage of the freshly approved infrastructure law he referred to as “President Biden’s multi-trillion dollar socialist wish list.” Then in June, Emmer – the House Republican campaign chairman leading attacks on Democrats for supporting the law – quietly submitted a wish of his own. In …

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Evangelical Leaders Rally Around Herschel Walker

Politico reports: Since revelations surfaced that the former football star and self-described “pro-life” Republican had allegedly paid for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion in 2009, evangelical Christian leaders in Georgia have banded together to support Walker, as has the Republican Party in general. Walker has staked out a hard-line, “no exceptions” position on abortion. So far, Christian evangelical leaders have not flagged …

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Dana Loesch: I Don’t Care If Walker “Paid Some Skank” For An Abortion, I Want Control Of The Senate [VIDEO]

“So, does this change anything? Do you want my opinion? You’re listening. Not a damn thing. How many times have I said four very important words. These four words: winning is a virtue. “What I’m about to say is in no means a contradiction or a compromise of a principle. And, please keep in mind that I am concerned about …

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DeSantis Crows About Pre-Election Gas Tax Holiday Paid For By Federal “Rescue Plan” All Republicans Opposed

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: The $200 million tax holiday, which DeSantis boasts about on his reelection campaign website, is being paid for through the American Rescue Plan, a federal law pushed through by President Biden that got no Republican congressional support. Nor did it get support from Florida’s governor, who continually derides federal funds but still uses them to promote …

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