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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScathing article in right-wing local paper about Matt Gaetz
In a town full of turkeys, none of them gobbled like Gaetz for emotional validation from an insecure and unimpressive man who peaked personally and publicly in the 1980s the humiliated outgoing president, Donald J. Trump.
But now, what becomes of a guy like Gaetz? What becomes of a shrill and unscrupulous congressman who has devoted so much squawking to demonizing the incoming president, lying about the election and promoting himself via podcasts and television appearances.
What becomes of a loud and loyal gobbler when the top turkey just got served up for dinner?
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The point here is not to persuade. The elections are over.
The point, rather, is to document. To mark another plot point in the journey of a privileged politician and to point out the price of our electoral choices.
Indeed, Gaetz became the boy blessed by a president, an ambitious politician who sacrificed honesty, integrity and country in order to become a member of the flock of Trump's top turkeys.
https://www.pnj.com/story/opinion/2020/11/29/marlette-gaetz-became-one-trumps-top-turkeys/6405897002/
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Scathing article in right-wing local paper about Matt Gaetz (Original Post)
packman
Nov 2020
OP
Why do you say it's a right-wing paper? The opinion pieces don't appear to support that.
SharonClark
Nov 2020
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jimfields33
(15,462 posts)1. Could have thought to do this in October when it would be affective
Take out thanksgiving points and maybe he would have lost. Talk about being late to the party.
DemoTex
(25,370 posts)2. Gaetz had flies before Pence made it cool.
What a clown.
Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)3. Good one! nt
Response to packman (Original post)
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SharonClark
(10,005 posts)5. Why do you say it's a right-wing paper? The opinion pieces don't appear to support that.
Towlie
(5,307 posts)7. For what it's worth, here's a rating site that says they're "least biased".
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Media Bias/Fact Check: Pensacola News Journal
Disclaimer: I see no virtue in an institution that's regarded as "unbiased" because it strikes a balance between good and evil, or between truth and lies, or between love and hate.
Towlie
(5,307 posts)6. I vote we give his district to Alabama. It's not even in the same time zone as the rest of Florida!
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Florida would still have plenty of handle left to lift the pan.
Phoenix61
(16,951 posts)8. The panhandle is affectionately called LA by locals. nt
niyad
(112,432 posts)9. One cannot sacrifice that which one does not have, such as honesty and integrity.
Warpy
(110,901 posts)10. Who is Matt Gaetz?
I want this punk pounded into the ground like a tent peg.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,535 posts)11. Did anyone see Equalizer 2?
Gaetz and the yuppie rapist could be brothers.
birdographer
(1,213 posts)12. Gaetz is a total moron
His "I will never love another president again!" declaration was just plain creepy. He's taken being a sycophant to a whole new level. How can a head that oversized be so empty?