Jim Jordan loses third speaker vote with
no end in sight for House leadership crisis
Posted By: Dreadnought, 10/20/2023 12:37:02 PM
Rep. Jim Jordan's bid to become speaker failed for a third time on Friday, with no end in sight to the House leadership vacuum as Congress faces a deadline to avoid a government shutdown and the White House calls for urgent security assistance for Israel. Jordan has insisted on remaining in the race despite failing repeatedly to secure the gavel as support for his bid erodes further with each consecutive vote. This time, 25 Republicans voted against Jordan, who boasts the support of former President Donald Trump. Twenty-two voted against him in the previous vote.
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buyout among major producers this month
as oil prices surge 3 replies
buyout among major producers this month
as oil prices surge 3 replies
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Evacuates Personnel, U.S. Forces Face
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Another Nail In the Global Warming Coffin
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from Gaza 6 replies
to secure release of American hostages
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Sheila Jackson Lee • 0:01 - 0:09:
Uh, you took a piece of paper from that woman, uh, regarding, uh, something that was owned
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the ground in Gaza to free American hostages
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According to recent polling by the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, nearly half of President Joe Biden’s supporters believe the government should clamp down on objectionable speech.
That’s right, among individuals intending to vote for Biden in 2024, 47% think “the government should regulate or restrict the expression of views considered discriminatory or offensive.”
Considered “discriminatory or offensive” by whom, exactly?
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Fools, all.
Come to think of it, I find the poll and this report offensive, so I want government to regulate them.
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“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.” --Marcus Tullius Cicero
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A clear majority of Republicans wanted Rep. Jim Jordan to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy for good and obvious reasons.
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