Kevin McCarthy walks into Trump trap and dooms GOP

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Kevin McCarthy’s lust for power will result in a complete loss for the Republican House Minority Leader and the GOP.

Niall O'Dowd
Jan 30, 2021

Well, that did not take long! A few weeks after showing some testicular fortitude and criticizing President Trump’s outrageous behavior on January 6th, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was spotted at Mar A Lago butt-sniffing his old boss Donald Trump.

Denial of any responsibility for January 6th seemed to be the new mantra as McCarthy proudly posed for pictures beside the closest thing to a dictator that America has ever witnessed.

Trump is a man who fought at several different levels to disenfranchise American voters and steal an election. He sought to interfere in the count in Georgia, he filed utterly bogus lawsuits, he tried to corruptly use the Justice Department and lit the flame for a riot situation. Luckily he failed on all levels but still refused to concede.

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The lack of gumption and acceptance of anti-democratic norms, including trying to steal an election by fomenting a riot, was suddenly swept under the carpet and the corpulent Trump re-appeared in triumph, seemingly back at the head of the party he is about to destroy.

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https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/niallodowd/kevin-mccarthy-trump-dooms-gop

[luv2fly]

1. Proud Boys

I love that the author calls McCarthy and McConnell Proud Boys. We all should, along with Hawley, Cruz and the rest.

[DeSmet]

10. or

Sedition Apologists

[orangecrush]

20. Pathetic boys

Is more like it.

[Catch2.2]

35. The Dems need to start doing that!

Thats what Repubs do. Anytime the mention Liberals it's the "Radical Left". The Dems need to take a page out of the Repubs playbook! Refer to everyone of them in Congress as "Proud boys" or say "Extreme Right" every time they mention republicans.

[Efilroft Sul]

2. Robert Johnson ain't got nothin' on Kevin McCarthy and the Republican Party.

[Ferrets are Cool]

5. At least Robert Johnson did it for a noble cause

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. I would point out that McCarthy, by his own admission,

believes Trump is a Russian asset. He was recorded stating he believed Trump was paid by Russia.

And yet, there he is.

[Dukkha]

4. So he forgoes the lifeboat and jumps back on the Titanic

Always party before country with these people.

[Andy823]

6. Actually I would say

It's now "always" trump, before the country.

[COL Mustard]

9. The Bar Was Probably Better On The Titanic

Than it was on the lifeboat.

[hay rick]

21. Even in retrospect there are compelling arguments for foolish actions.

[certainot]

24. all these trump supporting pols are in for a surprise when perfect storm destroys RW radio

MIT researchers prototyped using AI to automatically record, transcribe, and analyze hundreds of radio stations for nearly 300,000 hrs or 3Bil words. a larger continuous sampling and retroactive analysis of rw radio will scare the ad industry into breaking up the monopoly and destroying it.

besides that, limbaugh is croaking

these dumbass teabag dittoheads will have no one to make excuses for their treason and they're going to get dumped in their next elections

maybe someone should tell democrats they have no need to compromise

[BComplex]

31. Huh?

As long as there is a platform, corporations are going to place ads. They don't care how much you hate them, they will call your house, they'll call your cell phone, they'll email you, they'll slide their ads in, no matter what. Legal, illegal, doesn't matter.

Until the US makes a law banning all of this advertising, selling your information crap, it's going to only get worse.

The "do not call" list? How in the hell do you think they know your number? And that there is someone who lives there?

The "unsubscribe" button on your emails? How in the hell do you think they know there is someone at that email address, and that it's a valid address? For every "unsubscribe", they sell your email to at least 100 advertisers.

Every time you sign up for a service, your phone and email are sold. They stalk the hell out of you, and there are ABSOLUTELY NO repercussions.

[certainot]

33. the ability to transcribe radio and analyze without listening means boycotters can list advertisers

without listening and associate them with content - global warming denial, the covid denial that got hundreds of thousands killed, racism, etc - it's stoprush x 100

that's not good for business and they won't want it to start

it will also scare off the 100+ universities and another hundred pro sports teams that also use those stations while their racist blowhards call kneeling athletes unamerican and blm protestors commie terrorists

[Paladin]

7. "...butt-sniffing his old boss..."

Leave it to the Irish to nail the situation with a single pithy phrase.

[imanamerican63]

8. It is who these people are!

I wish we could find a more positive way of dealing with all, but then the GOPers run right back into Trump’s demoralizing ways! Pathetic and no true leader could ever make things right again!

[uponit7771]

11. Every question to McCarthy now needs to be " is Trump responsible for j6 attacks?"

[DallasNE]

12. All GOP Efforts Lead To Helping Trump Escape Accountability

1. Protect Trump at all costs. 2. See step 1.

[NewJeffCT]

13. I've been hearing about the imminent demise of the GOP

since the early days of George W Bush - it still hasn't happened

[Martin Eden]

38. Color me skeptical as well

More than 74 million voted for Trump in November, despite four years of that shit show and the egregiosly mishandled pandemic needlessly killing so many Americans.

And Republicans gained in the House.

[cstanleytech]

14. Butt-sniffing? More like ass tonguing.

[musclecar6]

15. Beyond belief

The way the republican congress kisses up to a guy who has done everything he could to destroy democracy in his selfish pursuit to become a totalitarian dictator, just like Hitler did back in the day. Not every republican congress person is a Tea Party type like Cruz and Hawley, so WTF is wrong with them that they don't come out in the strongest terms that he needs to be convicted for his painfully obvious despicable acts.

[Tommymac]

28. In the House it's Gerrymandered Districts

They fear the primaries. They are putting their ambition over their Country.

Change will not happen until Congressional Districts are drawn in a non-partisan fashion.

The Senate rethugs fear the same thing - primary challenges. QAnon crazies, white supremacists and Christo-fascists, though a distinct minority, are being allowed to control the message.

The only solution I see to this is deprogramming and re-education of the electorate. And that means limiting Fox News, OAN, Nesmax and AM hate radio.

[keithbvadu2]

16. Kevin tickling Lindsey's feet with his tongue.

Kevin tickling Lindsey's feet with his tongue.

[Ligyron]

18. That trophy is friggin' awesome!

[hay rick]

22. And Lindsey is behind Hannity!

It must be a large room. But we knew that.

[VladmireTrumpkins]

23. HA HA HA HA !

[kimbutgar]

17. That capitol riot led by domestic terrorists on January 6th will be great campaign footage against

Repukes in 2022. How they were willing to overthrow our government and democracy for MF45 to stay in power.

[Oldem]

25. ...testicular fortitude

Reminds me of one of Betty White's funnier and bawdier witticisms. I'm paraphrasing: I don't know why they say anyone should grow some balls. Those things are delicate and easily injured. They should recommend growing a vagina. Now, those things can take a pounding. McCarthy's fragile testicles surely prove White's wisdom. (White also suggests why we need more women in govt. The men surely have made an unholy mess of thing.)

[BobTheSubgenius]

26. Jeez, Donnie!

If that's your plan, get on with it!!!

[Kid Berwyn]

27. Ask McCarthy why he thought "Putin pays Trump"?

"There's two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump." — Kevin McCarthy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/house-majority-leader-to-colleagues-in-2016-i-think-putin-pays-trump/2017/05/17/515f6f8a-3aff-11e7-8854-21f359183e8c_story.html

[Vivienne235729]

29. Hey, McConnell! Your house is STILL on fire, dude!

[Skittles]

30. "testicular fortitude"

WTF is that supposed to mean?

why does *THE* most delicate body part so often referenced as a requirement for courage?

[Mr.Bill]

32. I think we are seeing a new branch of the republican party emerging.

It's called people who will obey Trump because they are tired of their family getting death threats. I think it's gotten to that level. Threatening people is not a new tactic for Trump. He doesn't do it, he has people do it. Michael Cohen used to do it for a living.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

36. The Radical Republican Reich, formerly the Republican Party, is a terrorist organization.

[Nitram]

34. That headline is a bit overstated. The GOP is by no means "doomed." I wish it was.

[Cha]

37. TY

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

39. Niall O'Dowd is brilliant.

Niall is the Founder of IrishCentral as well as of Irish America Magazine and the Irish Voice Newspaper. He is also responsible for publishing IrishCentral.com community newspaper and The Irish Emigrant newspaper, in Boston.

He founded the Wall Street 50 awards, the Top 100 Irish Americans, the Business 100 and more recently the Top 50 Women in Business and the Irish Legal 100 awards.

Niall was awarded an honorary doctorate by University College Dublin for his work on the Irish peace process, which was a subject of a book, "Daring Diplomacy" and a PBS Special, "An Irish Voice."

https://www.irishcentral.com/author/niall-o-dowd

Always enjoy reading his commentaries. Here's another good one:

The truth about Trump the antichrist revealed to his fanatic followers

https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/truth-trump-ant-christ-fanatic-followers

[black-bear]

40. Freedom Party

Trump was part of the Freedom Party, when the Republicans destroyed it. Now it's his turn to destroy them. He's served his purpose.

[Scruffy1]

41. Follow the money.

The deposed tyrant is setting on a huge pile of dough in his PAC and these weasels are hoping to get some for the own campaigns. They all know that fundraising going to get tougher for them with the Russia/NRA money cut off and big donors trying to hide. i wouldn't put it past any of these weasels to demand money for a no vote on impeachment. Oh, and they still make brown paper bags. McCarthy is probably just the bag man.