Posted on 03/09/2023 2:04:09 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
If there was any doubt that the Twitter Files have struck a nerve and deep fear in the Powers That Be, Thursday’s disgraceful behavior by Democrats in a hearing featuring journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger eviscerated it.
Taibbi and Shellenberger had not even uttered a word yet when the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary subcommittee Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-U.S. Virgin Islands, referred to the witnesses as "so-called journalists" in her opening statement. The pair glanced at each other, clearly surprised and confused by the utterly unprovoked attack.
From there it only got worse. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, asked the pair of scribes if they were being paid to testify, again to an absolutely shocked response from them. She went on to try to force Taibbi to reveal information about his sources, a journalistic Rubicon he rightfully refused to cross.
The American people deserve a fair, and yes, bipartisan investigation into how our intelligence community is working with social media platforms to police speech. But we did not get that today, instead we got a kangaroo court, something Democrats are getting quite good at.
At one point, a clearly angry Taibbi looked squarely at Plaskett and said defiantly, "I am not a ‘so-called’ journalist." He might as well have been saying, "At long last, have you left no sense of decency," because the McCarthy hearings had nothing on this mess.
He was speaking for all of us. Democrats can try, as they did today, to frighten the news media into compliance with their ever more absurd worldviews, but we are under no obligation to go along with it. We should thank Taibbi and Shellenberger for taking the insults, looking those Democrats right in the eye, and saying we will not be intimidated, and we will not bend the knee.
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Why is it “right-wing” news is always labeled opinion. But left-wing news which is clearly opinion never is?
“At one point, a clearly angry Taibbi looked squarely at Plaskett and said defiantly, “I am not a ‘so-called’ journalist.”“
If that childish retort is the best he can do he might want to downplay the idea he is a writer.
-PJ
Too bad about no support from msm "reporters", docile herd of sheep
that they are.
Wait a minute.
The US Virgin Islands do not have members of Congress.
By what right?
While it’s good to know this has been exposed, the reality is that no one in the government will be held accountable. They won’t lose their jobs, they won’t even get a written reprimand.
Constitutionally, only Representatives of states can vote on bills. However, sitting in committee is in intermediate step so the rules allow delegates to vote in committees. They just cannot vote on the House floor because they don't represent states.
-PJ
Except the right to set foot in the building.
Article I, composition of the House of Representatives: "The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states..."
Is there an Amendment I missed that includes "delegates"?
Can the Senate make a rule that grants blue states 3 Senators?
Don't be ridiculous. The rulemaking power of the Houses of Congress does not extend to amending the Constitution.
I watched the entire meeting on YouTube. These 2 guys are liberals and were treated horribly by the democrats.
(a) The people of the District of Columbia shall be represented in the House of Representatives by a Delegate, to be known as the “Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia”, who shall be elected by the voters of the District of Columbia in accordance with the District of Columbia Election Act. The Delegate shall have a seat in the House of Representatives, with the right of debate, but not of voting, shall have all the privileges granted a Representative by section 6 of Article I of the Constitution, and shall be subject to the same restrictions and regulations as are imposed by law or rules on Representatives. The Delegate shall be elected to serve during each Congress.TITLE 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
The territory of Guam and the territory of the Virgin Islands each shall be represented in the United States Congress by a nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives, elected as hereinafter provided.There are similar sections in the US Code for the other territories.
-PJ
And no, they can't make a rule that is unconstitutional. A non-voting delegate is not unconstitutional.
-PJ
LOL
He did remove AOC and that other idiot about a month ago.
He should thin the heard on committees.
When these people pop off like this, just remove them.
We don’t have to put up with this.
AOC / Omar...
This was done by vote, not by McCarthy’s action evidently.
Are there any virgins left in the islands?
Nah, thier families took care of that.
she is the a so-called ranking tool member.
And are any of the islands still virgins?
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