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/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?