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MTG throwing a tantrum is definitely a win! πŸ€£πŸ™πŸ»πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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A big hug to AOC.

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She is such a treasure! Brilliant. And always prepared. πŸ’–

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She and Leigh McGowan are birds of a feather.

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AOC is a very smart and beautiful women. I suspect she has learned a great deal from Nancy Pelosi. She is definitely someone to watch develop going forward.

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Gangrene cannot take a loss. She is like every other MAGA baby when she doesn't get her way. I wonder if these fools ever think about how they come across to people other than wing nuts. I hope she is wailing like a banshee. In some good news, Heather's book has arrived.

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Gangrene. Perfect.

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She is a perfect example

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Absolute YESSS , Alec ! Rotten, ..... & DEAD !

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Those fools outnumber decent human beings by about four to one among white voters in her district. Magat voters, not gangrene herself, are the crux of the problem.

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Agreed. The voters put all of these extremists into office. I guess they are happy to waste their tax dollars on people who do not govern, scream, and generally cause chaos. Those same voters would be first in lint if they needed government help. But owning the libs is important.

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I think that they don't know what they don't know, that they are being conned because their hatred of Blacks, female rights, immigrants, gays, Muslims, Jews, "Libtards," and others blinds them to the fact that they're being manipulated to vote against their own best social and financial interests.

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THEY, DON'T KNOW! Richard !, BeCause, THEY All! , Hold a PERFECT VACUUM, !, in Their PEA BRAIN SKULLS!!

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First in lint may be-a typo but it is so appropriate!

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Not a typo, but autocorrect helping me out. It was late and I didn't reread. I usually do, but wanted to go to bed.

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The prpblem is when they hold the balance of power.

Disproportionate power.

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They shouldn't hold the power they do, but Keystone Kev wanted the speakership. He and the rest of us paid for that dearly. Thankfully, the government didn't shut down and I hope this is the beginning of a very large crack in their power.

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You are EXACTLY right, Rex. I live one county down from her district, and the MAGAt voters in her district ARE the problem. Backwoods, gun toting hicks are the majority in her district. Same goes for the area of my county i live in, my family are the lone Democratic household here.

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You may not be the only Democrat there. What we found here in Florida was that the Democrats "were in the closet." When I sent out notices to the residents of a 55+ community where I lived that I was holding a meeting to see if there was enough interest to form a Democratic club, I reserved a room for 20. But, more than 100 showed up. A number of couples who had known each other for more than ten years DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE OTHERS WERE DEMOCRATS! Surprise! Surprise! You may not be alone, John.

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So sad that democrats were in the closet. We are a silent majority (sorry Falwell). So ROAR

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The whole Trump/GOP vilification of Dems is just another piece of their movement toward fascism. First, they came for the Black's & Jews. Then they came for LGBTQ+. Then they came for the FBI. Then they came for the DOJ. Then the judges. Then the Jurors. Then the Elections workers. Then the Voters. Then the entire Democratic Party. They will keep expanding their targets until we stop them.

What First Amendment rights do any of us have if we dare not speak our political preferences for fear of violence?

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It’s true that you csn find many Democrats just anout everywhere, but β€œmany” doesn’t mean β€œmajority.” Democrats aren’t a majority in Florida.

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That is so reassuring, Richard. I often have wondered whether some of these seemingly reasonable, decent folks aren't secretly Dems where I live in FL. However, there aren't enough of us to make a difference in this largely RED county that always votes in Republicans! But maybe there are more Dems than I imagine. I'm still moving out of this state, however. It's become too fascist for me.

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Carol, are you in the Ft. Myers area. If so, the hurricanes are enough reason to move. I live in Lakeland, which is far enough inland to avoid the brunt force of the hurricanes. It's red here in Polk County, but the number of Democrats and NPAs combined outnumber the Republicans.

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I found the same thing in my small Keys community. Great party being able to speak so freely! That, and having people whisper from the side of their mouth, β€œI like your bumper sticker”. It says OMG GOP WTF.

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I would not be surprised if a few I & republicans disgusted with their parties direction snuck in. Montanans for Decency is trying to gather together people based on democratic values rather than party

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Thanks, Richard, for sharing and all you do !

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Thats GREAT !, Richard ! , For US!, and John ! ( " THERE'S AN ARMY !, RISEN' ,,,,, UP !! ) Read 2nd KINGS ! Chapter 6, VERSES 15, Thru 18 !! ( GLORY !! )

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Excellent Richard!!

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Never assume that JOE will win in 2024, these cretins have been empowered by leadership (and Rupert) hate for decades. They are neighbors of us all. The fight continues…

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DEMS ! , THINK !, ,,,,,,David & goliath !, ( One Good SHOT ! , ,,,to the HEAD ! ) = BIG !, FACEPLANT !!

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LORD !, Have MERCY !, John T ! ( GOD !, I Pulled Enough " guard Duty !" in VIETNAM, ! ) GOD BLESS YOU !, and Your FAMILY !

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Take care

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Thanks for the link. That explains her presence in the House. I had to stop reading though, it hurt my heart. That the GOP is home to these elements of hate says it all. There is no place for that in civil culture. And the supposedly sane remnants of that party are complicit in their silence. The one thing for certain is that this cancer will ultimately kill its host. Let’s keep it isolated in the GOP and keep shining the light of truth and compassion.

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Thanks for the link. This story is so familiar-it’s happened all across America over centuries.

Yet, most people don’t want to talk about racism. It’s the underlying issue that we don’t face head on..we fought a war to defeat Nazism but ignore and deny racism.

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I had to stop, too. My caffeine membrane isn't thick enough to repel such horrible and disgusting actions and beliefs.

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Sure does explain the push to change "history" taught in the schools, though, doesnt it? Certainly wouldnt want to cause students to question what they were taught at home!

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LOL. I get that!

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Stomach turning. As for Gangrene, I always wonder how she made her living before Congress. So ignorant.

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Morning, Lynell.

Thanks for the link. It explains a lot, all of it completely disgusting. It also explains the lure of the MAGAt philosophy.

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Morning, Ally! Yes, it is most disturbing to see that this one person is just a reflection of her constituents.

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Thank You Lynell. I think. I have relatives in that beautiful area. This history is new to me, and beyond heartbreaking. To Think MTG actually "represents" her district is sickening.

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Hey, MaryPat. Not an excuse but does explain her behavior.

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Yup.

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I'm sorry, I don't agree. The crux of the problem is that Kevin McCarthy walks in fear of them. The vote yesterday shows him that at most 40% of the Rubbish caucus (20% of the House) are willing to go down with the ship, in the name of MAGA and The Loser. May he learn the lesson.

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He created this mess when he bowed down to chump after Jan 6. Chump could have been marginalized but Rupert and Kevin kept him alive. As I said, Republican created chaos.

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All Republicans walk in fear of Trump’s base. Those that don’t fall in line get primaried back to the stone age.

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The majority of the Rubbish caucus broke ranks and voted against the MAGA/QAnon line yesterday. We gotta give them SOME credit -- better late than never. And McCarthy's decision to allow a non-MAGA CR come to a vote was a pleasant surprise; he really broke his conditioning. I'm not suggesting that any of these folks should be re-elected because of this but we might give them a smile instead of a glare as we walk into the booth to vote against them and the Dark Lord.

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Well, I won't fart in their general direction, but that's as far as I go.

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True, but she spreads it worse than Covid

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Not only has Heather's book arrived, it is fascinating reading. I'm half way through and hate to put it down.

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Not out of the package yet. I know if I open it, I will immediately start reading and I am busy putting our garden to bed. Also part way through Song of the Cell. I think I could easily go back to that however, after treating myself to Heather.

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Mukherjee's writing is always excellent. I'd forgotten about this one - thanks for the reminder.

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I am enjoying it and I want to read the one on the gene. I find science fascinating even though I am a history person.

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Have you read "The Emperor of Maladies"? I recommend it, although if you know anyone with cancer or who was murdered by it, it can be a hard read - as the beginning pages of "Song of the Cell".

Edited to correct the name of the book - it's "The Emperor of All Maladies".

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Gangrene! Ha! Best tag yet for that despicable excuse for a human being.

Thanks Michelle.

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You are welcome. I can't help myself giving these monsters a nickname. I was education for many years and around kids who were very good at taking a name and making it into a nickname of some kind, usually not very nice.

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"Democracy Awakening" is a tribute to HCR's brilliance and nonstop efforts for Democracy, for America, for history, for facts.

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I almost know for certain she is wailing like a banshee, she don't seem to know how to present her sorry self any other way. I almost hate to acknowledge i am from Georgia because of her.

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I am not from Texas but I feel tainted by the evil trio running things here. The Paxton trial was a sham because Patrick and Paxton assured that it would be. They are Texas’ worst MAGAts

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I live in Oregon, but grew up in Indiana and there are plenty of wing nuts there to make me not want to acknowledge that I am Hoosier born.

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My nephew moved to Bloomington when his best friend and her husband moved so that Katherine could get her Ph.D. He lasted about a year, maybe a bit longer, but had to leave because of the awful politics there.

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We moved to Indiana in 1989 and left 5 months later. We hated it. I've lived in 10 states and Indiana is the only one you couldn't pay me enough to go back to. The only good thing about Indiana is Kurt Vonnegut was born there and I met my best friend of 35 years there. He passed away a few years ago.

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Cole Porter was from there too and is one of my fav composers of the great American song book. Just keep in mind that it was the biggest hotbed of KKK activity in the 1920s and that aspect is still there. I do know Ds and progressive people who live in Indiana.

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HCR’s interview about Democracy Awakening on CBS. I think the interviewers are out of their league.πŸ˜‰

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/heather-cox-richardson-says-new-book-is-a-warning-with-a-hopeful-message-for-us-democracy/

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There's also a good interview on the Boston Globe site (referring to HCR as "luminary" - so accurate!): https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/26/arts/small-town-maine-substack-luminary-heather-cox-richardson-discusses-her-new-book-about-rise-authoritarianism-us/.

And of course someone in the comments "outed" her residence, AFTER the Globe article indicated she preferred to keep it unpublished, for privacy. FGS.

The article includes an interview on the Globes's opinion blog, Say More with Shirley Leung.

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I just got it on my Kindle😊

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Happiness. I look forward to reading it.

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I finally got down to J Michael's books yesterday and picked it up. I fell asleep reading Chapter 2 (I NEVER fall asleep reading; I was exhausted yesterday). That book is so, so worth it.

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I started it yesterday and gave up when it was time for me to go to bed.

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OH! HCR book is available electronically! I must find! THX!

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Maggot Traitor Gangrene. Thanks - I'd been looking for a good word to use rather than "Greene" for that unspeakable individual. I'd been referring to that individual as "maggot traitor gross", but "gangreen/gangrene" is MUCH better. That word for individual epitomizes the rot that is the republican party today. It's just the Party of Rot, not representation, or responsibility, or reason. Just rot.

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Yes, just rot that will kill you.

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Slowly, painfully, noisomely, over time. We have to make sure she fails in everything she tries to do going forward - people like her, like the people she represents, do not deserve to be listened to, although I suppose they must be permitted to speak. In support of my contention that we need to know they exist but must not support them IN ANY WAY, including by listening to and paying attention to them, I'm copy-pasting the link provided by Lynell(VA by way of Md & DC) above: "Here is the story of MTG's voters: https://news.yahoo.com/sickening-history-marjorie-taylor-greene-095713316.html". Sickening is the word; she and they really are rotten to the core, broken wanna-be human beings.

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Thanks for the cite. We were in the south before the 2008 election, first in Savannah and then in Charleston on election night. I remember one young man telling someone else that he was going to vote for Sarah like John McCain did not exist. While visiting the house where General Sherman headquartered during the Civil War, the docent was elderly and had tears in her eyes like the Civil War was last week. I read Saving Savannah and I recommend it if you haven't read it. Then in Charlestown, the news was coming in on the election and the bar was full of white people who paid no attention. We were on the top floor of the Francis Marion Hotel near the College of Charleston and had to wait until midnight for the final results. There was much revelry on the streets from people in the surrounding area, but I doubt much in other places. Lots of people were outraged the we had a black man as President and this resentment has gone on ever since. It is not enough to be a white male Christian straight anymore and that's part of the bad behavior. No matter how bad white folks were, they could tell themselves they were better than blacks.

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Just looked at the article. None of what was there surprised me. A couple of us have recommended Fever in the Heartland, about the KKK in the 1920s mainly in Indiana where I was born and raised. Not surprised either that it is a rich place. One of my worst encounters was with an ex-classmate who although intelligent, was made crazy by the idea of a black president. She lives in Naples, Fl., and probably has an echo chamber all around her. She was ranting about something and I told her the factual background and I was treated to an all caps rant that said she didn't care about the facts. It was as she said. That ended our conversation which was email. I also have a reiki sister who wrote a book about her wealthy upbringing in New Orleans which when I passed it around changed people's opinion about some of the celebrations during Mardi Gras.

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A BIG TIME! Thank You !! , HEATHER !, I Know !, Your WRITE !, .... IS GOOD !

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I like the good new as much as I detest the deplorable Mtg.

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Glad to see some pragmatism still exists in the non-maga republicans, if not workable ideas. The force needs balance, so a functioning right wing is important. Except for environmental issues, which both right and left need to be extremely aggressive on.

I think Trump’s rambling, incoherent, cognitively impaired speech this week in California, his open flirtation with assassinating Gen Milley (!!!), and his grotesque physical decline were quite sobering for many.

Maybe this vote to keep the government open will be the start of something better. I would isolate the maga wing, and keep building bridges with any Republican leaders displaying even a modicum of newfound courage and principles, and sanity.

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Good diagnosis, Doc! Thank you for all that you are most certainly doing for so many of us, as well. Your dedication and that of your colleagues means a great deal.

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I heard Pence condemn X 's rant on Miley . R silence on this is deafening

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Pense is such weak sauce. Profiles in Courage he is not.

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And I think most Democrats would welcome that β€œnewfound courage and principles, and sanity.”

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Throwing tantrums is all that Goon, (MTG) is good for. She has a BIG mouth too and a penchant for confrontation with people who call her out and tell the truth about her. She is the most hateful and arrogant Goon i have ever seen. She should have been shown the door a long time ago in Congress. She is a total disgrace and also an insurrectionist.

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Well, she and her little pet Matt Gaetz who isn't quite as hateful but certainly equally arrogant and confrontational. Mattie has had the wind taken out of his sails--for a time at least. All that posturing so the little Butt-head clone could get his name out in front to run for Governor of FL. Ronnie best be looking behind him!

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Aside: Gaetz comes off as a buffoon in β€œEnough,” Cassidy Hutchinson’s book. On The View, Joy Behar said, β€œYou were too old for him.” (25) πŸ˜‰

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He is a most annoying insect and I would really like to give him a well-deserved swat. Put that pest in Putin’s gulag and give them all a taste of true authoritarian living. Let’s give them all a one-way ticket to Dear Leader and see how long they last.

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Dear Lord...please, please let it be so!!!! That arrogant little insect more than deserves a hearty slap with a fly swatter.

I think his unearned hubris is riding for a fall, however. I very much doubt the 'Gaetz of Hell' can gather the votes necessary to bring McCarthy down. Of course, the rest of the R conference is also very unhappy about McCarthy going to the Dems to get the CR passed, but since they are 'a little' busy with their infighting, I'm not sure what may happen.

I think the Dems would be wise to let them slug it out in front of the entire country so that everybody understands just how dystunctional the Rs have become. (Looks like that may be Jeffries strategy).

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She is a Yam Face extrodinaire.

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Is it on video anywhere? πŸ˜‚

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MSNBC last night,

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"MTG throwing a tantrum is definitely a win!"

Holding her breath 'til she turns blue is a nice metaphor.

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I’d like to see a video of that. It would be worth it to see it posted on Facebook

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YESS ! MT GANGRENE !, is a Constant BUSHELL BASKET, OF " DE-LUXES ! ( WAH WAH !)

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Win win!

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Isn't that her MO? She belongs on reality TV, not in Congress. It's all show.

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Another example of her sense of proper decorum.

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Is it, though? MTG throws tantrums on every day that ends with β€œy.”

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😑

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