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Louie Gohmert Reveals ‘Real Intimidation’ Happening in Speaker Battle
The Blaze ^ | January 5, 2015 | Erica Ritz

Posted on 01/05/2015 6:20:20 PM PST by Timber Rattler

Texas Republican Louie Gohmert said there is “real intimidation” happening in the fight to determine who will be the next speaker of the House of Representatives.

Gohmert announced Sunday that he is running for speaker to unseat John Boehner (R-Ohio). Glenn Beck warned him Monday that if he doesn’t win, his political future is over.

“If you don’t win, you’re toast,” Beck said. “And that’s exactly what they’re going to be saying [to those who don't vote for Boehner]. That’s what Boehner is saying to everybody right now. ‘Listen, you don’t vote for me, you don’t play ball with me now, you’re not getting on any committee. You’re not going to be heard from again.’”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 114th; boehner; dumpboehner; elections; gohmert; intimidation; speaker; uniparty
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To: Timber Rattler
Louie Gohmert Reveals ‘Real Intimidation’ Happening in Speaker Battle

Politics ain't beanbag.

41 posted on 01/05/2015 7:23:51 PM PST by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: mrsmel

Just wondering, what exactly was the down side of Thad’s dirty tactics against conservatives.

Not seeing him suffering much.


42 posted on 01/05/2015 7:24:11 PM PST by super7man (Oh why did I post that, now I'll never be able to run for Congress.)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
So why go through all the stress and hardship of getting elected if you are just going to surrender and quit, not just failing your constituents, and failing your nation and your oath of office, but failing yourself?

I just sent this line to my congressman. I hope you don't mind.

43 posted on 01/05/2015 7:27:42 PM PST by super7man (Oh why did I post that, now I'll never be able to run for Congress.)
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To: attyatlaw001

Then you definitely need to call you Congressman and tell him who you want him to vote for!


44 posted on 01/05/2015 7:31:14 PM PST by Hessian (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.)
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To: super7man

I am honored. If anyone reads it, I hope it hits home.


45 posted on 01/05/2015 7:31:40 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: PapaBear3625

No system of government can avoid this corruption if the people it governs, the sheeple who choose these oligarchs, are corrupt themselves. Garbage in, garbage out. Without a turn to Judeo-Christian virtue by the people, this system will continue to fail.


46 posted on 01/05/2015 7:33:58 PM PST by ReaganGeneration2
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

It DOES hit home, well done!


47 posted on 01/05/2015 7:39:55 PM PST by txhurl
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To: Timber Rattler
Please take a minute to contact your Reps. Boehner needs to go! http://www.house.gov/
48 posted on 01/05/2015 7:42:47 PM PST by stilloftyhenight (...shut it down)
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To: Timber Rattler

Here is how this works:

Gohmert simply asks his peers, “Is this how you want the Congress of the United States run? With police state intimidation tactics? Congressman Boehner has NOT EARNED your loyalty or your vote. Boehner has lied directly to House members about his intended course of action. He has caved in to Obama without putting up the slightest fight or concession.


49 posted on 01/05/2015 7:43:14 PM PST by G Larry (Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
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To: RummyChick

that was my first thought, disgusting.


50 posted on 01/05/2015 7:45:15 PM PST by annieokie
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To: Steely Tom

and I suspect there are many who have, unproven of course.


51 posted on 01/05/2015 7:46:38 PM PST by annieokie
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To: Timber Rattler

1997 FLASHBACK:

http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/07/21/time/gingrich.html

Attempted Republican Coup: Ready, Aim, Misfire

The gang that couldn’t shoot straight targets Newt Gingrich — but a G.O.P. upstart takes the hit instead

By James Carney/Washington

With reporting by Karen Tumulty/Washington

(TIME, July 28) — Congressman Tom Delay, the pest-control expert from Laredo, Texas, knows all about the black art of extermination. So how did the majority whip so thoroughly botch the job he undertook two weeks ago, when he tried to eradicate a king-size Newt?

In scheming to be rid of House Speaker Gingrich, DeLay and his co-conspirators showed all the talent for intrigue of Peter Sellers in his Pink Panther days. Depending on who’s doing the telling, the schemers included one, two or all three of the other House leaders ranked directly below the Speaker—majority leader Dick Armey, G.O.P. conference chairman John Boehner and leadership chairman Bill Paxon—not to mention 20 or more insurgents from the rank and file.


52 posted on 01/05/2015 7:51:43 PM PST by maggief
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To: X-spurt

That’s a good point about Goliath. It reminds me of Malcolm Gladwell.
http://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_the_unheard_story_of_david_and_goliath?language=en
I don’t agree with everything he says here but it’s pretty great. His point is that Goliaths have a huge disadvantage when faced with a determined David.


53 posted on 01/05/2015 7:53:01 PM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: jazusamo

right. Beck has no credibility. even if true .. so what. this is normal DC politics played by both parties. If they can’t handle the pressure they shouldn’t be up there. Until there is a mob up there supporting an alternative to Boehner nothing will change ... and I doubt anything will change. 14 people is nothing. we need a mob of reps with pitchforks up there to take back the country


54 posted on 01/05/2015 8:01:24 PM PST by plain talk
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To: RummyChick

Let’s hope tomorrow the house CASTOR-ates Boehner into oblivion. They should then make Boehner’s life a living hell for selling out America by leaving him off any committees giving him the NYPD style of disapproval by turning their backs on him until he resigns!


55 posted on 01/05/2015 8:06:43 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: RginTN

That gavel of hers was possessed and has “turned” Boehner into a liberal himself.


56 posted on 01/05/2015 8:08:36 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: PapaBear3625

That’s the problem... DC insiders... lobbyists... Conservatives should tell those cretins to “get lost!”


57 posted on 01/05/2015 8:11:40 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: mrsmel
Mine is Thad Cochran...

Sure wish he was only a congressman.

58 posted on 01/05/2015 8:14:29 PM PST by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Best post on this subject - Bravo!


59 posted on 01/05/2015 8:16:49 PM PST by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery ea)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

WORTH REPEATING. RIGHT ON.

If a schoolyard bully has to threaten the other children to do what he says, when somebody stands up to him, the truth of the matter is that by supporting him, the other children will guarantee that the bullying never stops.

Boehner is a weak man, and a bully. He is weak against the Democrats, when he should be strong, and he is a bully against those who should be his teammates.

If they make him speaker again, they lose two more years of their time in office, when they could have done what they went to Washington to do. They will have chosen the path of cowardice and failure.

So why go through all the stress and hardship of getting elected if you are just going to surrender and quit, not just failing your constituents, and failing your nation and your oath of office, but failing yourself?

Voting for Boehner is what cowards will do. And cowards do not deserve leadership or respect, and they should lose their seats in the next election. Forgotten people who wasted everyone’s time and squandered America’s resources.


60 posted on 01/05/2015 8:19:05 PM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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