Mike Johnson
paulsurovell said:
nohero said:
DaveSchmidt said:
I’m as addicted to MOL as anyone, but, my God, please give me a break if I happen to step away for more than 24 hours.
Would you start a thread about a person in the news, with "insights" that arguably were intended to be positive facts about him and his selection for his new role, and then go silent for the next two nights as other posters point out more significant and concerning facts about him?
I can't imagine you doing something like that.
This doesn't rise to the rarified level of the Obligations of the OP, but there have been occasions when Dave took several days before he replied to a post of mine.
In other words, a completely different situation.
And it's been three nights now, where you have ignored responses to your argument that started the thread.
drummerboy said:
Some thread tangents are exceptionally dumb. This is one of them.
I don't think it's a tangent to point out attempts to run interference for MAGA conservatives, as represented by Greenwald's stratagem.
paulsurovell said:
This doesn't rise to the rarified level of the Obligations of the OP, but there have been occasions when Dave took several days before he replied to a post of mine.
As a matter of fact, for the sake of my mental and digestive health,* there have even been occasions when a post of yours got no reply from me at all.
* I know you have some thoughts on improving at least one of those conditions.
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Some more Johnson -
Mike Johnson, the new Republican speaker of the House, has a very dark view of America. He believes that the United States is “a completely amoral society” and that global “sinister” forces have a hold on some of its governmental policies.
Immediately after Johnson—a little known congressman from Louisiana whose most notable act to date has been leading the effort to block the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 victory—was elevated by the House GOP to be speaker, people started digging into his background and discovered that he was a far-right Christian fundamentalist who seeks to ban all abortions, who has called for getting rid of no-fault divorce, who has decried same-sex marriage, and who has compared homosexuality to pedophilia. He is a culture war extremist.
He also seems to hate America—at least, modern-day America.
In a 2016 sermon he preached at the Christian Center of Shreveport—while he was running for Congress—Johnson summed up his take on the United States. Standing before an American flag and an Israeli flag, Johnson delivered a 90-minute-long presentation in which he traced all present ills to the countercultural upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s that undermined “the foundations of religion and morality.” He ticked off the culprits: no-fault divorce, the sexual revolution, radical feminism, and legalized abortion. “Collectively as Americans,” he declared, “we began to get together in growing number and thumb our noses at the Creator and say we don’t believe that anymore.” The nation, he bemoaned, chose a path of “moral relativism.” He pronounced a harsh verdict: “We’re living in a completely amoral society.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/10/mike-johnson-america-speaker-house/
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nohero said:
paulsurovell said:
nohero said:
DaveSchmidt said:
I’m as addicted to MOL as anyone, but, my God, please give me a break if I happen to step away for more than 24 hours.
Would you start a thread about a person in the news, with "insights" that arguably were intended to be positive facts about him and his selection for his new role, and then go silent for the next two nights as other posters point out more significant and concerning facts about him?
I can't imagine you doing something like that.
This doesn't rise to the rarified level of the Obligations of the OP, but there have been occasions when Dave took several days before he replied to a post of mine.
In other words, a completely different situation.
And it's been three nights now, where you have ignored responses to your argument that started the thread.
It seems nohero, deep down, is quite fond of Paul and misses him when he’s away.
Smedley said:
It seems nohero, deep down, is quite fond of Paul and misses him when he’s away.
I just have a fondness for honest discussion, and not for trolling.
DaveSchmidt said:
paulsurovell said:
This doesn't rise to the rarified level of the Obligations of the OP, but there have been occasions when Dave took several days before he replied to a post of mine.
As a matter of fact, for the sake of my mental and digestive health,* there have even been occasions when a post of yours got no reply from me at all.
* I know you have some thoughts on improving at least one of those conditions.
Yes. Happy to provide a free consultation at your convenience.
nohero said:
drummerboy said:
Some thread tangents are exceptionally dumb. This is one of them.
I don't think it's a tangent to point out attempts to run interference for MAGA conservatives, as represented by Greenwald's stratagem.
For the record, the OP includes an important comment by Greenwald that wasn't underlined. Perhaps I should have to ease your anxiety (see below). On the matter of free speech, Glenn mentioned that thus far Johnson has not criticized FBI abuses against members of the left, citing the indictment of the African American socialists accused of working for Russia: https://apnews.com/article/russian-interference-florida-elections-americans-charged-32324ddc67b2f32b0cdab13db6f6acb4. Johnson's commitment will also be tested regarding the growing efforts to censor Palestinian advocates, such as DeSantis's effort at the U of South Florida: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/floridas-desantis-bans-pro-palestinian-student-group-2023-10-25/
Johnson will be gone as soon as the CR is passed in a few weeks. He's not a good poster boy for any national elections Republicans hope to win.
paulsurovell said:On the matter of free speech, Glenn mentioned that thus far Johnson has not criticized FBI abuses against members of the left, citing the indictment of the African American socialists accused of working for Russia:
uh, yeah Glenn. because of this:
ml1 said:
and not for nothing but Mike Johnson and his ilk don't really care about free speech. They just want to pretend Republicans are victims of imagined persecution by social media companies.
nohero said:
paulsurovell said:
nohero said:
DaveSchmidt said:
I’m as addicted to MOL as anyone, but, my God, please give me a break if I happen to step away for more than 24 hours.
Would you start a thread about a person in the news, with "insights" that arguably were intended to be positive facts about him and his selection for his new role, and then go silent for the next two nights as other posters point out more significant and concerning facts about him?
I can't imagine you doing something like that.
This doesn't rise to the rarified level of the Obligations of the OP, but there have been occasions when Dave took several days before he replied to a post of mine.
In other words, a completely different situation.
And it's been three nights now, where you have ignored responses to your argument that started the thread.
It's now been 5 nights. Just repeating the original argument doesn't as count addressing the responses.
[Edited to add] And pointing out Greenwald's "we have several areas of serious disagreement" is a laughable response.
nohero said:
nohero said:
paulsurovell said:
nohero said:
DaveSchmidt said:
I’m as addicted to MOL as anyone, but, my God, please give me a break if I happen to step away for more than 24 hours.
Would you start a thread about a person in the news, with "insights" that arguably were intended to be positive facts about him and his selection for his new role, and then go silent for the next two nights as other posters point out more significant and concerning facts about him?
I can't imagine you doing something like that.
This doesn't rise to the rarified level of the Obligations of the OP, but there have been occasions when Dave took several days before he replied to a post of mine.
In other words, a completely different situation.
And it's been three nights now, where you have ignored responses to your argument that started the thread.
It's now been 5 nights. Just repeating the original argument doesn't as count addressing the responses.
[Edited to add] And pointing out Greenwald's "we have several areas of serious disagreement" is a laughable response.
For what it's worth, I think I agree with most or all of the comments about Johnson.
I don't think anyone has mentioned his Bible-based support for Israel's genocidal attack of Biblical proportions on the people of Gaza, so I'll make that my contribution to the list of Mike Johnson's bad positions.
dave said:
Johnson will be gone as soon as the CR is passed in a few weeks. He's not a good poster boy for any national elections Republicans hope to win.
Who would replace him?
House Speaker Mike Johnson accepted campaign funds from a company owned by Russians. One owner, Konstantin Nikolaev, supported Maria Butina, a Russian convicted for acting as an unregistered foreign agent. This fact, as reported by Newsweek, has reignited scrutiny over Johnson’s campaign finances and his stance on foreign policy issues, particularly his opposition to a $95 billion foreign aid bill, which includes support for Ukraine.
https://theintellectualist.com/campaign-finance-controversy-johnson/
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This doesn't rise to the rarified level of the Obligations of the OP, but there have been occasions when Dave took several days before he replied to a post of mine.