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Dem Lawmaker Rips GOP Reps To Their Faces: 'You Bend The Knee To The Orange Jesus' (www.huffpost.com)
submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world
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Rep. Rob Menendez says he's "had it" with the partisanship of Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee.

A Democratic lawmaker slammed his Republican colleagues over their fealty to Donald Trump on Tuesday night during a marathon 15-hour session on impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over border security issues.

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) said the House Homeland Security Committee has held 17 hearings on the border, but zero full committee hearings on other issues within its jurisdiction such as emergency preparedness, cyber threats, infrastructure protection and more.

“We have not lived up to our oversight obligation here on this committee because you all are obsessed with the border,” he said. “Because you bend the knee to the ‘Orange Jesus’ as you refer to him across the aisle.”

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[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 84 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (8 children)

Rips! At least he didn't "slam" them -

A Democratic lawmaker slammed his

Goddammit

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I made a post complaining about political articles using "slam" on Fark back in 2004. I wouldn't hold your breath that journalists will stop using it anytime soon.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Now I'm sad. Thanks a lot for slamming my dreams of better journalism.

[–] Encode1307@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Journalists generally don't write their headlines. It's usually copy editors from what I've heard.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

He sparked outrage by torching the GOP. You'll never believe what happened next

[–] jaemo@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Was ripped a new slam hole! Excoriated!

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Slam hole...

[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Don't mind if I do

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

A torch is never mentioned past the title. I'm disappointed every time.

[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The only politician I know of who actually slammed anyone was Greg Gianforte. I always feel compelled to throw that reminder out when this comes up.

[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Jesse The Body Ventura begs to differ.

[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Loud sigh. You definitely got me there.

[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's not Ventura.
That's all of mankind.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

In like 5-10 years lawmakers will be "roasting". I'd enjoy it if they all did actual roasts outside of the corespondents dinner.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I may have to learn how to make Lemmy bots so I can build a Slamometer. Increments a counter every time a headline says someone slammed something.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I think that's worth a try. If only to really get an idea of how much it's used by everyone.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

Get some sabre rattling in there too

[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago

GOP Representative SLAMMED his dick in a drawer and blamed Democrats for his pain.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You know what's more boring than journalists recycling metaphors? The inevitable complaints people pay about it every. single. time.

[–] jettrscga@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

It's not about being boring. It's about calling out lazy journalism and this news trend of pretending like anything is changing while no progress actually happens.

This entire article is just saying they got mad and everyone still voted along party lines. That's a whole lot of nothing for such a sensationalist title.

I'm all for calling that out every single time.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah, fuck people that point out professionals being lazy! Don't criticize anyone!

Want anything to be better? Well fuck you for wanting that. Amiright?

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Not like they care or are willing to do anything though.

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 13 points 10 months ago

bUt wHaT aBoUt CiViLiTy?

[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Rapist Messiah