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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAre the reTHUGliCONS really throwing a kegger to celebrate the killing of people?
I hope it's not true but I wouldn't put it past them.
"House Republicans reportedly had beer delivered to the U.S. Capitol to celebrate their vote to strip health insurance from millions of Americans."
http://shareblue.com/republicans-have-beer-delivered-to-capitol-to-celebrate-end-of-health-care/#.WQt3Q25lyzI.twitter
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Republicans celebrated stripping health insurance from 24 million Americans with a delivery of beer to the United States Capitol.
As Republicans were voting to repeal Obamacare and make it harder and more expensive for Americans to access life-saving health care, they were apparently already looking forward to knocking back beers in celebration.
Looks like House Republicans are gearing up for a party, said Alexandra De Luca, deputy press secretary for EMILYs List. Its stomach-churning to think of the tens of millions of Americans who are learning they may lose their health care at the same time that Republicans drink beers and toast President Trump. House Republicans better buckle in for 2018. Americans arent going to forget this.
Several reporters photographed cases of Bud Light coming into the building for a celebration.
Republicans already have case of beer standing by here at the Capitol to celebrate, @nancycordes says after vote https://t.co/Okz2bwUl4f pic.twitter.com/4xNHcxun6c
CBS News (@CBSNews) May 4, 2017
CORDES: Republicans are not being modest in their victory. They already have cases of beer standing by here at the Capitol, Scott, to celebrate.
Cases upon cases of beer just rolled into the Capitol on a cart covered in a sheet. Spotted Bud Light peeking out from the sheet
Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) May 4, 2017
Didn't catch a good pic but here's what our camera shot pic.twitter.com/06rrHmqjJc
Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) May 4, 2017
They are rolling cases of beer into Capitol and coming to the White House afterwards for a celebration. Kind of remarkable. So far to go.
Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) May 4, 2017
They had time to plan a beer bash but not to read the bill or get a CBO score.
Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) May 4, 2017
Across the street, protesters chanted shame at Republicans for what they had done, while MSNBC host Chris Hayes said the network was having difficulty finding Republican guests to come on air and defend the vote.
Protesters yell shame as House members leave Congress. Republican members heading to buses that will take them to WH for press conference. pic.twitter.com/n1ZYFHBblI
Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) May 4, 2017
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From the tweet above by... Didn't catch a good pic but here's what our camera shot pic.twitter.com/06rrHmqjJc
Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) May 4, 2017
Link to tweet
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Murdering rat bastards!
Every single one of them, and the brain dead, gullible, racist, mysogonistic, unempathetic SOB's that voted for them!
May they all rot in hell!
BannonsLiver
(16,362 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,884 posts)Now they're asshole Congressmen.
bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)Or at the very least, in his delusional mind, a start.
https://thinkprogress.org/paul-ryan-says-he-fantasized-about-cutting-health-care-for-the-poor-at-his-college-keggers-7aa0accc928b
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So Medicaid, Ryan told Lowry, sending it back to the states, capping its growth rate. Weve been dreaming of this since Ive been around since you and I were drinking at a keg. . . . Ive been thinking about this stuff for a long time. Were on the cusp of doing something weve long believed in.
Ryan is 47 years old, which means that, if he started drinking at a keg early in his college career, hes fantasized about all the poor people who could be stripped of health care for nearly three decades."
bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)They don't pay for anything else.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)Why am I not surprised that they would consider that stuff beer?
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,884 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)applegrove
(118,600 posts)leftynyc
(26,060 posts)To wash down the cake.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,403 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Alexandra JaffeVerified account @ajjaffe May 4
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Here are the beers. Asked if they were going to a GOP conference meeting & he said "no, different meeting," no further details
bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)That's why I asked the question because I couldn't believe they could be so callous.
And because the reTHUGliCONS are beacons of empathy, truth and integrity...
I "believe" him.
Say no more.(nudge, nudge, wink, wink)