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Mike Johnson Elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives

Posted on 10/25/2023 10:51:39 AM PDT by cotton1706

Final vote tally to come


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; gaetz; gaetzwins; housespeaker; housespeakerelection; mikejohnson; rinoslose; speakerjohnson
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To: cotton1706

Nice victory speech. I was sort of surprised when he referred to the “eloquent” Sheila Jackson Lee while sounding very mellow otherwise.

Still water runs deep, as my Mother used to say.


141 posted on 10/25/2023 11:50:49 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: nesnah

Ah, yes -— but I saw the end of the movie . . .

I believe it had a happy ending, and the replacement was better than the man he replaced.


142 posted on 10/25/2023 11:52:32 AM PDT by LTC.Ret (I was MAGA when MAGA wasn't cool)
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To: CarolinaReaganFan

Some FReepers need a little bashing now and then.


143 posted on 10/25/2023 11:54:02 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: CarolinaReaganFan

It’s Liz, not Lez, right?
Never mind.....


144 posted on 10/25/2023 11:55:32 AM PDT by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: laplata

He’s not just some political bomb thrower. He comes from a local politically active family.

He served in the Florida Legislature before he went to Congress.

His father, Don Gaetz, was a Florida State Senator and President of the same.

https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/don-gaetz-chair-of-the-triumph-gulf-coast-board-of-directors-and-former-senate-president/

Before that he was the County Superintendent of Education.

They didn’t have to go into politics, they were already wealthy before ever running for anything................


145 posted on 10/25/2023 11:56:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: ScaniaBoy
Sounds solid. I'm cautiously optimistic. thank you for posting that.
146 posted on 10/25/2023 11:57:25 AM PDT by LibertyWoman (America, the Handwriting is on the Wall. )
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To: cotton1706

The reaction of the DUmmies to Johnson is like that of a vampire to sunlight so that’s a good early indicator in my opinion.


147 posted on 10/25/2023 12:00:39 PM PDT by Freedumb
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To: vivenne

I don’t know that he did have a viable plan. But it worked out.


148 posted on 10/25/2023 12:03:30 PM PDT by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: cotton1706

Nice. Seems like an excellent choice.


149 posted on 10/25/2023 12:08:33 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: alstewartfan

typo, right?


150 posted on 10/25/2023 12:08:56 PM PDT by CarolinaReaganFan
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To: cotton1706

Very impressive speech.


151 posted on 10/25/2023 12:10:30 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: laplata

Some FReepers need a little bashing now and then.


well maybe we’d have to think about which ones?
I’ll duck for a while


152 posted on 10/25/2023 12:11:15 PM PDT by CarolinaReaganFan
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To: Paul46360; cotton1706

I know that now, Speaker Mike Johnson is a 3 term Congressman from Louisiana and a lawyer by profession.

In December 2020, Johnson signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election.

In January 2021, Johnson voted to overturn the election results in Pennsylvania in support of Trump’s lawsuit.

See here for details:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Johnson_(Louisiana_politician)


153 posted on 10/25/2023 12:11:46 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: MayflowerMadam

“Jeffries just said Johnson is ‘a Baptist man.’”

In what context did he say that?


154 posted on 10/25/2023 12:13:08 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: canuck_conservative

Rs will have to back them in it since it would require a majority.


155 posted on 10/25/2023 12:14:17 PM PDT by pas
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To: Othniel77; cotton1706
"Will he allow more money for Ukraine, that is the question."

FYI. Mike Johnson: Ukraine report card.https://t.co/SZWCqwMyTf— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 25, 2023


156 posted on 10/25/2023 12:15:31 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: Dan in Wichita
Typical FReeper: "He's not conservative enough for me, I'm never voting Republican again!"

Nah, the typical FReeper only says that for republicans who score in the 50s in their rating, who connive with the democrats to beat down conservatives and prevent any real conservative initiative, who make secret deals with Nancy Pelosi to stay in power and keep conservatives out of the ruling club.

157 posted on 10/25/2023 12:19:33 PM PDT by Moorings
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To: canuck_conservative

Hakeem doesn’t have the votes, he’d need at least 5 Pubbies, not likely.


158 posted on 10/25/2023 12:20:10 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: All

Mike Johnson called out Nancy Pelosi after she ripped up Trump's State of the Union speech:

"She committed a felony when she ripped that paper up." pic.twitter.com/V77fyjXgil— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) October 25, 2023


159 posted on 10/25/2023 12:20:37 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: cotton1706

Finally, some ORDER in the House.


160 posted on 10/25/2023 12:22:11 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE
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