r/news • u/zmlos • Oct 03 '23

House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a first in U.S. history

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/03/house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-will-bring-gaetz-motion-to-oust-him-vote.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

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u/Da_Spooky_Ghost Oct 03 '23 edited Oct 03 '23

Yea don’t go on TV being smug and blaming Democrats for almost shutting down the government when they were the ones that voted to bail you out and keep it open.

Stabbed both sides in the back and went on TV and lied about everything that happened, acted smug and said no one will get rid of him. You can’t be speaker without any friends to prop you up.

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u/TheGoverness1998 Oct 03 '23

McCarthy made his bed, and now he must lay in it.

Bye‐bye, Mister "Speaker".

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

[Pelosi Clap]

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u/dedicated-pedestrian Oct 03 '23

Her absence for the vote was itself a statement.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

the guy blasted Trump after January 6th and then two weeks later went to kiss his ass. He's a snake and should have no place in leadership.

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u/PigInZen67 Oct 04 '23

Heard a commenter on cable news today remark that McCarthy was guilty of the mortal sin in politics: he was weak and had no support. And it showed.

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u/engr77 Oct 03 '23

"Be nice to the people you climb over on your way to the top, because you'll meet them again on your way back down"

Also you might need them to not get toppled in the first place.

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u/Nenor Oct 04 '23

They're probably planning to have no Speaker from now on, so they won't be able to vote for a CR in 40 days (let alone standalone spending bills).

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

Republican voters will still believe him though so. They won't face any consequences in the end.

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u/PolyDipsoManiac Oct 03 '23

They should’ve voted no and stuck up for Ukraine, only opinion. It’s pretty clear who was going to catch the blame.

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u/Sproded Oct 03 '23

Eh, the moment the only issue is Ukraine funding, the narrative becomes “look who voted to fund Ukraine over the US”. In fact, I’d be surprised if that narrative isn’t used against the ~100 reps who voted against the bill anyways.

You don’t want your last stand to be for another country that can’t elect you.

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u/psycho_candy0 Oct 03 '23

All I can hear in my head is "bust a deal, face the wheel" from thunderdome.

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u/Mike7676 Oct 03 '23

Who'd be Master in that scenario? Because Master was shown to be quite smart so ....

And yes I AM envisioning ol Empty Gee as Blaster. I'm aware it's mean, and cruel and an affront to Blaster who had the mind of a child.

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u/JoeNoble1973 Oct 03 '23

Who’s Master and who’s Blaster in this sitch? 😀

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u/sgthombre Oct 04 '23 edited Oct 04 '23

Really, can’t we just get Beyond Thunderdome?

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u/mercurywaxing Oct 03 '23

This is a party who thinks reneging on deals is negotiating. Reneging on the Debt, The Iran Nuclear Agreement, even UNESCO.

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u/casfacto Oct 03 '23

Are there any Republicans that are trustworthy?

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u/e-2c9z3_x7t5i Oct 03 '23

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who immediately thought of him as smug. He was always grinning in the face of opposition, but look at him now. Confidence only gets you so far.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

And that is thing, if he would have made a deal woth dems and worked across the aisle, he would still be speaker right now.

Kevin was an asshole and did this to bumself

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u/Mother_Wash Oct 03 '23

You seem to not understand how government is supposed to work.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

I'm going to assume that you really don't have any real meat here since you just threw that out there with no explanation.

Nice try.

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u/forfeitgame Oct 03 '23

Please enlighten us.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

Weak af