Posted on 10/23/2015 6:59:14 PM PDT by Whenifhow
Congressman Paul Ryan has received enough support from the House Freedom Caucus to secure his nomination for Speaker of the House, and he may have gained some of the support from conservative efforts going on behind-the-scenes.
The House Freedom Caucus, a small but fierce group of conservatives, succeeded in their efforts to oust John Boehner from Speaker of the House, but scrambled to find a nominee for Speaker that would satisfy their list of demands and rule changes to the Republican Conference.
The group initially endorsed Florida Representative Daniel Webster; however, a closed-door meeting pushed them into supporting Congressman Paul Ryan, a person that they saw as only an extension of Boehner.
Texas Congressman Louis Gohmert told One America News that some very familiar names pressured members of the House Freedom Caucus to rethink who they would endorse for Speaker.
“Promises were made and as I understand it, our friend Senator Jim DeMint, now head of the Heritage Foundation was making calls persuading…really shocked me. I don’t guess I was so surprised that Newt Gingrich was making calls behind the scenes to Freedom Caucus members to tell them, ‘you gotta cave and go with Paul,’” Gohmert said.
Gohmert told One America News that he was most shocked that these conservative officials were backing Ryan, given his track record with some conservatives.
“I was really surprised that the head of the Heritage Foundation, Jim DeMint was making calls telling conservatives to back off their conservatism and back the guy for Speaker that doesn’t just have a D, he has an F under the Conservative Review analysis,” Gohmert said.
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HFC Pressured to Back Ryan for Speaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q_N2VnZjoo
Wow. If Louie’s information is correct I agree with him—not surprised about Gingrich but shocked that DeMint would do this.
My first choice for the job is Newt himself. If we can’t get him, then I’ll support his pick.
Obviously OAN needs to book some time with Jim DeMint to discover what the ‘H’ the guy is thinking.
Makes no sense to put a jerk like Ryan to replace a jerk like Boehner.
This is why you can trust so-called conservatives who have DC connections. They’re never going to be conservative enough for any of us because they answer to someone else, namely the big money donors. I like Newt and Demint but they are under the influence of the fat cats in DC and the GOP establishment. Again, conservatives in DC will never be conservative enough for any of us.
I don’t trust Ryan.
We can do so much better.
Can’t trust so-called conservatives who have DC connections. A little error there.
Newt is a tool.
DeMint was head of the Conservative fund and gave a lot of money to them —no more. And Gingrich, that is the last straw. All of these guys are traitors, all of them. We need a second American Revolution.
Jim DeMint???
Say it ain’t so, Joe!
DeMint always had this bizarre fetish regarding Willard, virtually pimping himself out to him to be his VP choice. If he’s behind Ryan, this is equally just as strange and he is clearly compromised.
Ryan will make us pine for the good old days of Boehner.
LOL! at the people complaining about a deal they know nothing about.
For all we know the HFC got everything they wanted (though that is very unlikely IMO.
Newt is a tool ... of whom?
Wow.
Jim DeMint??? Holy cow. I find that hard to believe. If so, shame on him.
DeMint?
If true, this is a game changer for Heritage.
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