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Kevin McCarthy voted OUT as Speaker: Republican becomes first House leader in American history to have his gavel taken away following stunning rebellion from critics led by Matt Gaetz
DailyMail ^

Posted on 10/03/2023 3:28:23 PM PDT by qwerty1234

Kevin McCarthy has been sensationally ousted as Speaker of the House in a historic vote sparked by a tumultuous civil war in the Republican party. A motion to vacate the speaker's chair was adopted 216 to 210, with eight Republicans joining Democrats to boot the House leader. McCarthy, R-Calif., became the first Speaker in the 234-year history of the United States Congress to be kicked out and have his gavel taken away by fellow lawmakers. McCarthy ally Rep. Patrick McHenry, chair of the Financial Services Committee, has been named as the interim Speaker, but now the GOP will launch a marathon bid to pick a successor while in turmoil. The House is now in recess while Republicans decide on their next move to elect a leader.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: housespeaker; mccarthyout
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To: qwerty1234

“Go ahead and try” — McCarthy

He must have thought the Democrats he caved to would save him. They tossed him aside like a used tissue.


41 posted on 10/03/2023 4:08:33 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remvove RINOs by voting for them!)
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To: Flavious_Maximus

On 9/11, the target of that flight that went down in PA supposedly was the Capitol building. I wonder where we’d be now if that had happened.


42 posted on 10/03/2023 4:10:45 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("Normal" is never coming back.)
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To: princess leah

NO! Not Scalise.


43 posted on 10/03/2023 4:11:17 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("Normal" is never coming back.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

You sound possessed. Call an exorcist. 👹


44 posted on 10/03/2023 4:13:56 PM PDT by NautiNurse (🇺🇸)
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To: qwerty1234

welp, yet another establishment gopey ‘young gun’ misfires.

let’s see, that’s, cantor, ryan, and now mcgiggolo. good riddens, to them all.

you just never understood the tea party did you Trump?


45 posted on 10/03/2023 4:17:33 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: 5th MEB

Rep Biggs!


46 posted on 10/03/2023 4:17:52 PM PDT by Lopeover (TRUMP SOONER THAN 2024! )
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To: Osage Orange

It is-I should’ve left out the sarcasm.

Apologies to all.

I do think we are near the end with a return to normalcy coming sooner not later.

Everything going on is indicative to me that we are nearing a climactic end.

This stuff is mostly unimaginable and is congruent with bubbles bursting, manias blowing up etc......

Although, the post was grave-I’m extremely optimistic-just can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel yet.


47 posted on 10/03/2023 4:18:00 PM PDT by Freest Republican (This space for rent)
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To: LuxAerterna

“In the meantime, impeachment grinds to a halt. Nothing is being done to reduce spending. The border remains wide open with NOTHING being done to close it.”


So like when McCarthy was Speaker ?


48 posted on 10/03/2023 4:18:25 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: cherry

Mccarthy learned from Paul Ryan


49 posted on 10/03/2023 4:18:30 PM PDT by Jaysin (Trump can’t be beat, unless the democrats cheat)
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To: Osage Orange

The dopes on Fox think this is the worst possible thing for the Republicans. Including Victor Davis Hansen. They’re wrong because McCarthy lied, is a backstabber and he would readily compromise with Democrats but fought conservatives at every turn. KM had his chance.


50 posted on 10/03/2023 4:19:13 PM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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To: chopperk

Draft Trump as Speaker.

Call your Congress person and demand Trump be speaker.

Anyone voting against Trump should be primaried.

Can you imaging the pushback of Trump demanding these
State and county AG and DA appear before congress and Jordan
and Comer?

Trump wrote the Art of the deal, he can bring the deficit
down. DJT is against wars with no upside for USA.


51 posted on 10/03/2023 4:20:43 PM PDT by Zenjitsuman (f)
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To: qwerty1234

It’s a start.


52 posted on 10/03/2023 4:25:35 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: AnthonySoprano

Sounds like you are a nevertrumper.


53 posted on 10/03/2023 4:26:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: llevrok
I'm of the Reagan school that half a loaf of bread is better than no bread.

How has that worked out for the Republic? Accepting he lesser of two evils never makes anything better, just more evil because lesser become greater each time you accept it.

Any freeper shocked that Kevin lied and betrayed us, is a fool. I am shocked that he was unseated but he certainly deserved it. Reagan was fool for accepting Kennedy's word that after that one little amnesty that would be the end of it. half a loaf indeed.

54 posted on 10/03/2023 4:26:06 PM PDT by itsahoot (Many Republicans are secretly Democrats, no Democrats are secretly Republicans. Dan Bongino.)
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To: Allegra

Love it!


55 posted on 10/03/2023 4:26:14 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: Freest Republican

The GOP is no longer a coherent party.


56 posted on 10/03/2023 4:26:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: itsahoot

+1 000 000

The Left now controls every single institution across the entire West, and the “conservative” parties in every country are still going with the “half a loaf” BS.


57 posted on 10/03/2023 4:28:49 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: dfwgator
The Democrats hadn’t infiltrated the GOP when Reagan was around.

Reagan was the vehicle they used to start it, his coatails were very wide.

58 posted on 10/03/2023 4:29:00 PM PDT by itsahoot (Many Republicans are secretly Democrats, no Democrats are secretly Republicans. Dan Bongino.)
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To: Organic Panic
Any defense of McCarthy brings down some pretty vicious wrath from the puritans here.

As it should. He is a disgrace and so are his supporters.

59 posted on 10/03/2023 4:32:28 PM PDT by itsahoot (Many Republicans are secretly Democrats, no Democrats are secretly Republicans. Dan Bongino.)
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To: itsahoot

was it called a big tent?


60 posted on 10/03/2023 4:32:45 PM PDT by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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