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Gaetz says conservatives who voted to remove McCarthy have offered to leave GOP conference
Just The News ^ | 10/20/23 | Nicholas Ballasy

Posted on 10/20/2023 9:36:12 AM PDT by Yo-Yo

Gaetz says those voting against Jordan are trying to punish 8 conservatives who voted to remove McCarthy

lorida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz told reporters on Friday that he and other conservatives who voted to remove former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have offered to face removal from the House Republican conference.

"If what people need is to see the 8 of us wrapped on the knuckles in order to get on to the business of governing" than we are open to consequences, Gaetz said, which includes removal from the conference.

Gaetz said he and the other conservatives would stay Republicans.

Gaetz and Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., argued that the Republican holdouts voting against Jordan are doing so to punish the group of conservatives that voted to ouster McCarthy.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government
KEYWORDS: democrats; gaetz; kevinmccarthy; mattgaetz; rino; timburchett
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To: BlackAdderess

Not in my part of Florida they won’t. We like fighters. We like rebels. We like men with brass balls who calls out the liars in life. Need more of them.


81 posted on 10/20/2023 10:26:14 AM PDT by Mathews (I have faith Malachi is right!!! Any day now...)
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To: Beowulf9

Gaetz exposed a lot of people. We should be grateful to him. Some of these were people we thought were good members (witness John James of MI, who had 2 Senate races stolen from him — now we know what would’ve happened had he been in the Senate, becoming a disciple of McConnell’s treasonous RINO turds to sandbag the Conservative agenda).


82 posted on 10/20/2023 10:27:14 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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To: BlackAdderess

He has a long way to drop before he reaches the approval rating of your other Leader, Mitch McConnell


83 posted on 10/20/2023 10:27:48 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: Moorings

And a way to punish republican voters who are conservative. “You will do it our way, and you have no other option.” 22 RINOs threatening to go with democrats if they don’t get their way. They want the republican party to be a rubber stamp for the democrat agenda.
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It looks to me like this is the last stand for the RINOS. If they lose this round against Jordon and Gaetz the old ‘good old boy’ GOP clique is done for.


84 posted on 10/20/2023 10:28:15 AM PDT by iontheball
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To: digger48
He blew his chance at ever becoming governor

Funny, I think he secured it. Free people like a fighter who fights for the people. Gaetz has proven he is such a person.

85 posted on 10/20/2023 10:29:03 AM PDT by Boomer (Winter is coming...)
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To: Mathews

Too many RINO trolls on FR championing the likes of Lizard Cheney and Kevin the Turd. They hate Conservative fighters like Gaetz.


86 posted on 10/20/2023 10:29:06 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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To: Yo-Yo; Tax-chick
"If what people need is to see the 8 of us wrapped on the knuckles in order to get on to the business of governing" than we are open to consequences, Gaetz said, which includes removal from the conference.

I take it that he's open to resolving the matter by boxing but not yet ready for bare knuckles.

87 posted on 10/20/2023 10:29:06 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Chgogal

Yes and yes. Still, Gaetz should have had a better game plan. This whole thing is making Republicans look incompetent and leading to infighting amongst Republican politicians and the rank and file.


88 posted on 10/20/2023 10:29:09 AM PDT by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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To: Texas Hostage in a Blue State

“The 25 RINO Children who voted against Jordan and the will of the people, should be primaried or petitions started to remove them from office.”

I concur.


89 posted on 10/20/2023 10:29:39 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

—”Get rid of the 25 RINOs. That’s how.”

Reminiscent of a famous quote:

“Better to rule in Hell, than serve in Heaven”
JM

That did not work out very well.

Is that part of the DOUBLE SECRET GREAT GAETZ plan?
So secret, not even Gaetz knows it!


90 posted on 10/20/2023 10:29:42 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Źzzzzzz, Tata blowhard


91 posted on 10/20/2023 10:30:24 AM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: Wuli

No,it wasn’t. They gave McCarthy the chance, knowing he’d lie, which he did, and they’d have to vacate. Gaetz et al knew he wasn’t going to last, but I guess the others just needed to see the spots on the leopard really don’t change.


92 posted on 10/20/2023 10:30:27 AM PDT by Mathews (I have faith Malachi is right!!! Any day now...)
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To: BlackAdderess

93 posted on 10/20/2023 10:30:27 AM PDT by Boomer (Winter is coming...)
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To: Major Matt Mason

Exactly! Probably getting minimum minimum wage to do it


94 posted on 10/20/2023 10:31:14 AM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: piytar

“Hey Rep. Gaetz, it’s not that I’m necessarily mad at you for getting McCarthy booted. I’m mad at you for being so colossally incompetent that you didn’t have a suitable replacement locked down before removing McCarthy.”

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It’s only the third inning. REAL Conservatives don’t simply roll over and wave a white flag like bought and paid for rinos!

It took McCarthy 15 votes to get him placed in the driver’s seat. And because he drove like a drunk Harvard frat member, Gaetz took advantage of a HOUSE RULE and had him tossed.

Gaetz and 7 others are carrying the water FOR THE BASE!

While rinos are betraying the base.

Anyone calling for Gaetz to be blamed isn’t speaking for the base.

If they were speaking for the base then the blame would be placed on those who have betrayed the base for years!


95 posted on 10/20/2023 10:31:33 AM PDT by patriot torch (..)
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To: Boomer

:)


96 posted on 10/20/2023 10:32:47 AM PDT by delchiante
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To: Yo-Yo

I think they are punishing HIM for breaking ranks with RINO “leadership”.


97 posted on 10/20/2023 10:37:44 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: Beowulf9
Well, now we’ve got this mess.

This mess was brought to us by the Republicans who won't vote for Jim Jordan. They are the problem.

Any idea why they are unwilling to go along with the rest of the Republicans and instead are creating this mess?

98 posted on 10/20/2023 10:39:45 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: DUMBGRUNT

We must be eternally vigilant in ridding ourselves of leftists, in both parties. The alternative is to keep allowing RINOs to rule the GOP and the nation continuing to sink into the abyss.


99 posted on 10/20/2023 10:40:14 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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To: freeandfreezing

Because they’re corrupt and compromised.


100 posted on 10/20/2023 10:40:59 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
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