Democratic congressman posts Craigslist ad for Republican Speaker job on Facebook page

[babylonsister]

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Thu Oct 08, 2015 at 02:52 PM PDT
Democratic congressman posts Craigslist ad for Republican Speaker job on Facebook page

by Walter Einenkel


Teehee

This is pretty hilarious. Mark Takano is a Democrat. He's a congressman who represents California's 41st district. With all of the madness and general farce going through the Republican ranks these days, Mr. Takano decided to have a little fun, and maybe be a little helpful, by posting a Craigslist job notice for Republican Speaker of the House.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (Washington, D.C.)

Are you an American Citizen? Do you have experience negotiating hostage situations? Are you ready for the challenge of a lifetime? Then this job is for you!

We are seeking an extremely patient and motivated person to lead the U.S. House of Representatives.

Responsibilities:

-Keeping the government open
-Avoiding a default on U.S. debt
-Maintaining women's access to health care
-Managing multiple investigative committees aimed at attacking Hillary Clinton
-Explaining to the "Freedom Caucus" the concepts of compromise and democratic governance

Requirements
-Proven ability to work with irrational people who pursue narrow priorities at the expense of millions of others
-Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
-Babysitting experience STRONGLY PREFERRED
-No Congressional experience necessary

Please e-mail resume and an outline of your plan to TheNextFrankUnderwood [at] gmail [dot] com.

RINOs NEED NOT REPLY

[valerief]

1. Bravo!!!!

[yeoman6987]

26. Newt Gingrich answered

Dear god if he is chosen which is possible. I know I won't be laughing.

[mindwalker_i]

2. Babysitting?!

[malaise]

3. Delish

[jaysunb]

4. You don't have to be a member of Congress to be speaker.

So, this listing is not necessarily off base.

[bvf]

14. Never knew that. Interesting!

And a great listing!

[cui bono]

23. Really? That's weird.

[jaysunb]

24. Article l Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution

Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution states, "The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers." Although the Constitution does not require the Speaker to be a Member of the House, all Speakers have been Members.



Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives ...



clerk.house.gov/.../mem...

Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

[cui bono]

25. Hm... that could be an interesting job...

says the devil on my shoulder...

[jaysunb]

27. Heh Heh...I could see me now,

getting the current speaker to introduce me to all the best watering holes.

[KamaAina]

5. I'm in!

[rockfordfile]

6. lol

[allan01]

7. bravo

[retrowire]

8. LMAO

"-Proven ability to work with irrational people who pursue narrow priorities at the expense of millions of others"

This is dead on. Seriously the best way to explain how the GOP currently works right now.

Other than that, this is some professional level trolling. Bravo congressman, bravo.

[meow2u3]

9. ROFL

[madamvlb]

10. LOL

[eissa]

11. Brilliant! n/t

[marym625]

12. Love it!

[dae]

13. The GOP will scream outrage because the ad would have

been paid for by Planned Parenthood.

[NastyRiffraff]

15. SPEW!!

Thanks for this! You owe me a new monitor! Who needs comedy on film when we have the House Republicans going into total meltdown? Boehner's reaction to McCarthy's bombshell: "Well that was a surprise."

Pass it:

[demmiblue]

16. Lol... brilliant!

[rurallib]

17. That "Freedom Caucus" clause may be a game changer for most

unless provided with the proper cattle prods etc.

[stage left]

18. lovely snark. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. ...

[A Simple Game]

20. I said it before and I'll say it again, there is only one person that, as speaker,

could instantly unify the Republicans.

Nancy Pelosi.

On edit: I take that back, if Hillary wins the primaries, she too could unify the Republicans.

[Ilsa]

21. The next Frank Underwood! Bwaaaaahahaha.

Kevin Spacey would be so proud!

[niyad]

22. LOVE IT

[DreamGypsy]

28. The ad should list other potentially disqualifying criteria ...

... such as:

(1). An IQ over 27;
(2). Lady parts;
(3). Symptoms of ethical behavior;
(4). Fluency in 0 or more languages.

[emulatorloo]

29. Brilliant and crazy funny! Thanks for posting! n/t

[dmr]

30. Samuel L Jackson must apply.

Oh, man, I'd just love to see ... no, hear him telling them a thing or two.

Oh, CSPAN would be so much fun ...

[progressoid]

31. Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Nice touch.