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Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?

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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 20 Oct 2023, 18:18 last edited by
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    Jim Jordan gets the axe from his caucus.

    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 20 Oct 2023, 18:22 last edited by jon-nyc
      #162

      There wasn’t even another name considered. Literally a majority of the conference just voted for him to drop out of the race.

      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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        Renauda
        wrote on 20 Oct 2023, 18:41 last edited by Renauda
        #163

        Howard Cosell mode/

        Down goes Jordan! Down goes Jordan!

        /Howard Cosell mode

        Elbows up!

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          jon-nyc
          wrote on 20 Oct 2023, 21:22 last edited by
          #164

          Best comment:

          GOP Moderates to Jordan: Who's the squish now???

          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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            taiwan_girl
            wrote on 21 Oct 2023, 01:33 last edited by
            #165

            LOL

            Gaetz, who led the charge against McCarthy, blamed “the swamp” for Jordan’s defeat. “The most popular Republican in the United States Congress was just knifed by a secret ballot, in a private meeting, in the basement of the Capitol,” he told reporters. “It’s as swampy as swamp gets,

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              George K
              wrote on 21 Oct 2023, 02:16 last edited by
              #166

              Screenshot 2023-10-20 at 9.15.51 PM.png

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 21 Oct 2023, 11:19 last edited by
                #167

                At this point, every outcome is as likely as any other,” former Rep. Peter Meijer, a Michigan Republican who’s considering a Senate bid, told The Dispatch on Friday. “Might as well just start throwing a 222-sided die and keep holding votes round and round until January 3, 2025.”

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                • T taiwan_girl
                  21 Oct 2023, 01:33

                  LOL

                  Gaetz, who led the charge against McCarthy, blamed “the swamp” for Jordan’s defeat. “The most popular Republican in the United States Congress was just knifed by a secret ballot, in a private meeting, in the basement of the Capitol,” he told reporters. “It’s as swampy as swamp gets,

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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on 21 Oct 2023, 11:28 last edited by
                  #168

                  @taiwan_girl said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

                  LOL

                  Gaetz, who led the charge against McCarthy, blamed “the swamp” for Jordan’s defeat. “The most popular Republican in the United States Congress was just knifed by a secret ballot, in a private meeting, in the basement of the Capitol,” he told reporters. “It’s as swampy as swamp gets,

                  If that guy's the most popular Republican, imagine how hated the rest of them must be.

                  I was only joking

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                    George K
                    wrote on 21 Oct 2023, 13:36 last edited by
                    #169

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                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • J Jolly
                      18 Oct 2023, 23:16

                      I ain't skeered...

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 22 Oct 2023, 04:02 last edited by jon-nyc
                      #170

                      @Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

                      I ain't skeered...

                      Perhaps but you’ve offered no opinion since the majority of the GOP conference told Jordan to fuck off already.

                      What’s your response to yet another Trump pick losing? And not just in a general but among elected Republicans!?

                      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                      • J jon-nyc
                        22 Oct 2023, 04:02

                        @Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

                        I ain't skeered...

                        Perhaps but you’ve offered no opinion since the majority of the GOP conference told Jordan to fuck off already.

                        What’s your response to yet another Trump pick losing? And not just in a general but among elected Republicans!?

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                        Jolly
                        wrote on 22 Oct 2023, 12:52 last edited by
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                        @jon-nyc said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

                        @Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

                        I ain't skeered...

                        Perhaps but you’ve offered no opinion since the majority of the GOP conference told Jordan to fuck off already.

                        What’s your response to yet another Trump pick losing? And not just in a general but among elected Republicans!?

                        Machts nix.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                          George K
                          wrote on 22 Oct 2023, 13:24 last edited by
                          #172

                          F8-_FcBWYAAbIku.jpeg

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 22 Oct 2023, 14:11 last edited by
                            #173

                            Wow. What’s the resolution he’s asking them about?

                            Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                              22 Oct 2023, 14:11

                              Wow. What’s the resolution he’s asking them about?

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                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on 22 Oct 2023, 17:20 last edited by
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                              @jon-nyc I think it is the one where everybody MUST vote for whoever gets the most votes in the secret ballot for the next speaker.

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                                22 Oct 2023, 13:24

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                                Horace
                                wrote on 22 Oct 2023, 17:28 last edited by
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                                @George-K said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

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                                In a marriage, sarcasm and contempt is a sign that it's over but for the paperwork.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 23 Oct 2023, 00:33 last edited by
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                                  Funny, Horace, many many years ago I read a piece in the New Yorker I think by a very senior marriage counselor. He said that, in his experience, the biggest predictor of divorce is when one spouse rolls their eyes at the other. A sign of contempt or lack of respect if their ever was one.

                                  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                  • J jon-nyc
                                    23 Oct 2023, 00:33

                                    Funny, Horace, many many years ago I read a piece in the New Yorker I think by a very senior marriage counselor. He said that, in his experience, the biggest predictor of divorce is when one spouse rolls their eyes at the other. A sign of contempt or lack of respect if their ever was one.

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 23 Oct 2023, 00:42 last edited by
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                                    @jon-nyc said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

                                    Funny, Horace, many many years ago I read a piece in the New Yorker I think by a very senior marriage counselor. He said that, in his experience, the biggest predictor of divorce is when one spouse rolls their eyes at the other. A sign of contempt or lack of respect if there ever was one.

                                    Gladwell makes a similar point in "Blink." He talks about a psychologist who looks at marriages:

                                    https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-four-horsemen-recognizing-criticism-contempt-defensiveness-and-stonewalling/


                                    Contempt

                                    The second horseman is contempt. When we communicate in this state, we are truly mean—we treat others with disrespect, mock them with sarcasm, ridicule, call them names, and mimic or use body language such as eye-rolling or scoffing. The target of contempt is made to feel despised and worthless.

                                    Contempt goes far beyond criticism. While criticism attacks your partner’s character, contempt assumes a position of moral superiority over them:

                                    “You’re ‘tired?’ Cry me a river. I’ve been with the kids all day, running around like mad to keep this house going and all you do when you come home from work is flop down on that sofa like a child and play those idiotic video games. I don’t have time to deal with another kid. Could you be any more pathetic?”

                                    Research even shows that couples that are contemptuous of each other are more likely to suffer from infectious illness (colds, the flu, etc.) than others due to weakened immune systems! Contempt is fueled by long-simmering negative thoughts about the partner—which come to a head when the perpetrator attacks the accused from a position of relative superiority.

                                    Most importantly, contempt is the single greatest predictor of divorce. It must be eliminated.


                                    Sorry to veer off-topic, Jon's comment brought this to mind.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                                    HoraceH 1 Reply Last reply 23 Oct 2023, 01:09
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                                      Axtremus
                                      wrote on 23 Oct 2023, 01:01 last edited by Axtremus
                                      #178

                                      Nine-way contest among House GOP for the next round of voting?

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                                      • G George K
                                        23 Oct 2023, 00:42

                                        @jon-nyc said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

                                        Funny, Horace, many many years ago I read a piece in the New Yorker I think by a very senior marriage counselor. He said that, in his experience, the biggest predictor of divorce is when one spouse rolls their eyes at the other. A sign of contempt or lack of respect if there ever was one.

                                        Gladwell makes a similar point in "Blink." He talks about a psychologist who looks at marriages:

                                        https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-four-horsemen-recognizing-criticism-contempt-defensiveness-and-stonewalling/


                                        Contempt

                                        The second horseman is contempt. When we communicate in this state, we are truly mean—we treat others with disrespect, mock them with sarcasm, ridicule, call them names, and mimic or use body language such as eye-rolling or scoffing. The target of contempt is made to feel despised and worthless.

                                        Contempt goes far beyond criticism. While criticism attacks your partner’s character, contempt assumes a position of moral superiority over them:

                                        “You’re ‘tired?’ Cry me a river. I’ve been with the kids all day, running around like mad to keep this house going and all you do when you come home from work is flop down on that sofa like a child and play those idiotic video games. I don’t have time to deal with another kid. Could you be any more pathetic?”

                                        Research even shows that couples that are contemptuous of each other are more likely to suffer from infectious illness (colds, the flu, etc.) than others due to weakened immune systems! Contempt is fueled by long-simmering negative thoughts about the partner—which come to a head when the perpetrator attacks the accused from a position of relative superiority.

                                        Most importantly, contempt is the single greatest predictor of divorce. It must be eliminated.


                                        Sorry to veer off-topic, Jon's comment brought this to mind.

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                                        Horace
                                        wrote on 23 Oct 2023, 01:09 last edited by
                                        #179

                                        @George-K said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

                                        @jon-nyc said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

                                        Funny, Horace, many many years ago I read a piece in the New Yorker I think by a very senior marriage counselor. He said that, in his experience, the biggest predictor of divorce is when one spouse rolls their eyes at the other. A sign of contempt or lack of respect if there ever was one.

                                        Gladwell makes a similar point in "Blink." He talks about a psychologist who looks at marriages:

                                        https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-four-horsemen-recognizing-criticism-contempt-defensiveness-and-stonewalling/


                                        Contempt

                                        The second horseman is contempt. When we communicate in this state, we are truly mean—we treat others with disrespect, mock them with sarcasm, ridicule, call them names, and mimic or use body language such as eye-rolling or scoffing. The target of contempt is made to feel despised and worthless.

                                        Contempt goes far beyond criticism. While criticism attacks your partner’s character, contempt assumes a position of moral superiority over them:

                                        “You’re ‘tired?’ Cry me a river. I’ve been with the kids all day, running around like mad to keep this house going and all you do when you come home from work is flop down on that sofa like a child and play those idiotic video games. I don’t have time to deal with another kid. Could you be any more pathetic?”

                                        Research even shows that couples that are contemptuous of each other are more likely to suffer from infectious illness (colds, the flu, etc.) than others due to weakened immune systems! Contempt is fueled by long-simmering negative thoughts about the partner—which come to a head when the perpetrator attacks the accused from a position of relative superiority.

                                        Most importantly, contempt is the single greatest predictor of divorce. It must be eliminated.


                                        Sorry to veer off-topic, Jon's comment brought this to mind.

                                        I heard it in some podcast interview with a marriage counselor.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          Axtremus
                                          wrote on 24 Oct 2023, 17:32 last edited by
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                                          https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/24/house-speaker-vote/

                                          The House GOP entered a process where they would vote by secret ballots, the candidate with the fewest vote in a round of voting is eliminated. Presumably the process would continue until there is a "last survivor." Even then there is no guarantee that the last survivor will make Speaker.

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