I'll admit to not knowing much about the guy. Fortunately, the Left did our homework for us. After seeing this, I am quite encouraged! Not to mention amused by the Leftist freak out.
I, of course, was immediately encouraged.
Posted on 11/03/2023 7:07:38 AM PDT by Twotone
The Daily Beast attacked Speaker Mike Johnson in a story Wednesday over the Louisiana Republican's boringly normal financial situation.
According to the news outlet, Johnson manages a "extraordinarily precarious" financial situation. That's because his financial disclosure forms show that he and his wife do not own bank accounts stashed with cash; they hold no investments in the stock market, have no retirement accounts, and have taken on considerable debt in the form of a mortgage, a home equity loan, and a personal loan.
The Daily Beast used Johnson's situation to make three attacks:
That Johnson is bad with money and thus not a fiscal conservative. That Johnson is "ripe for influence buying," according to the left-leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics. That Johnson "plans to use his congressional position as a springboard to something more lucrative once he’s done in government."
The story gained viral attention on Wednesday after Matt Fuller, Washington bureau chief of the Daily Beast, posted the story to social media.
"Mike Johnson doesn't have any retirement savings, own a single stock, or have any assets at all. He has less than $5,000 in his bank account. He's got a 250-500K mortgage, a home equity loan, and a personal loan. So what's his retirement plan? To lobby?" Fuller suggestively wrote.
Reaction to the Daily Beast's story included:
"So, to extent accurate, he’s like a lot of Americans right now while also navigating raising a large family? What a monster," Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) mocked.
"So the Daily Beast wants people to be mad that Speaker Johnson isn’t corrupt and hasn’t used his office to enrich himself? This is how out of touch these guys are," Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) reacted.
"Thank you for the gleaming endorsement for @SpeakerJohnson. The left sees these as negatives, but I see them as a man not corrupted or bought," Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) pointed out.
"I guess the DC swamp would prefer someone like @SpeakerPelosi or @JoeBiden who became extremely rich while in office," Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) responded.
"The D.C. insiders are upset that Speaker Johnson isn’t ultra-rich and corrupt. Maybe they should get out and talk to Real America," Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) reacted.
The Daily Beast is furious that @SpeakerJohnson isn’t rich, corrupt or rich from being corrupt. He doesn’t have shady business deals. He doesn’t trade stocks as a congressman. Cry more, I guess?" Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) responded.
"So he’s a normal American instead of a permanent Washington insider trading globalist like most of DC. Got it. I like him even more now," Blaze TV host Chad Prather said.
"The fact that Johnson did not, like countless other Congressmen, suddenly tap into new streams of wealth after he won office in 2016 is a mark in FAVOR of his character. Apparently he’s not availing himself of the insider advantages others are quick to exploit," reporter Megan Basham pointed out.
"Perhaps questioning how some members of congress have become multi millionaires while in office should be more of a priority for you?" actor Matthew Marsden noted.
"Is it strange that Mike Johnson, who has raised 4 children, has a mortgage and $5k in his bank account... Or is it actually strange that so many other members of Congress are multimillionaires when their salary is $170k per year?" Blaze TV host Lauren Chen questioned.
It turns out that people aren't angry the new House speaker is, at least financially speaking, like a sizable percentage of Americans: not rich and scraping by on what he does have to provide for his family.
“ That Johnson is “ripe for influence buying,” according to the left-leaning Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics”
All the others have already been bought
I'll admit to not knowing much about the guy. Fortunately, the Left did our homework for us. After seeing this, I am quite encouraged! Not to mention amused by the Leftist freak out.
I, of course, was immediately encouraged.
A LESSER MAN COULD BE.....BUT I HAVE FAITH IN HIM.......I LIKE MIKE!
“The Daily Beast used Johnson’s situation to make three attacks: That Johnson is bad with money . . .”
Apparently we need somebody who is good with money, like Pelosi, who has a net worth of at least $125 million (that we know of), while driving the country into a debt of $31.5 trillion.
I never imagined that I would be more “wealthy” than the Speaker of the House. ;-)
A LESSER MAN COULD BE.....BUT I HAVE FAITH IN HIM.......I LIKE MIKE!
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His rudder is piloted by the Lord Almighty.
Mike Johnson has been in congress for 7 years. This is ample time to get rich if you are corrupt. Mike Johnson is not rich, thus Mike Johnson is not corrupt.
Matt Gaetz: “The Daily Beast is furious that
<><>Speaker Johnson isn’t rich, or corrupt.
<><>He’s not rich from being corrupt.
<><>He doesn’t have shady business deals.
<><>He doesn’t trade stocks w/ inside congressional info.”
It reminds me of when Howard Stern said he wanted Hillary Clinton, because she’s a career politician.
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IF he has $5000 in the bank-—he has about $4950 more than the rest of us.
Liberals are sad because Johnson is not corrupt.
The left sees these as negatives, but I see them as a man not corrupted or bought.
That’s what panics the left not corrupted or bought may start a trend and that’s bad news after all the years the scamming they got away with.
Same reason they hate Trump not corrupted or bought.
Thank you for posting.
Never mind that congress has given themselves a $34 a year unaccountable expense account to "cope with rising costs".
Meanwhile, we mere mortals "cope" with a 20% or more increase in living costs with 3 to 4% raises or none at all.
Must be great to be a king.
Thanks for the acknowledgement, glad you found it useful. It’s still recent enough, and I doubt most knew much about him.
They would know, wouldn't they?
Based on personal experience.
Jesus himself wouldn't be good enough for the left. They'd fabricate stuff up to frame Him just as the pharisees of old did.
Hypocrites never change.
Preach it!
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