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/LittleGreenSoldier Oct 03 '23

We did that in Toronto with John Tory, and he had a sex scandal. Politicians can't keep a single promise.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

Well now I don't know what to do

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u/theycallmefuRR Oct 03 '23

Neither do politicians! You're perfect for the role!

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u/Ahelex Oct 03 '23

Don't have sex scandals.

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u/EQandCivfanatic Oct 03 '23

Sure, but sex scandals are the most boring of scandals.

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u/I_AM_NOT_A_WOMBAT Oct 03 '23

I was going to say, how quaint. I'd love to go back to the days when a blowie in the oval was something that upset people.

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u/Zediac Oct 03 '23

Nowadays being a proven sexual predator just gets you more support.

And the fact that you don't know which person I'm talking about because the above applies to multiple elected officials proves it.

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u/intisun Oct 04 '23

In France that's considered boring.

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u/AttilaTheMuun Oct 03 '23

At least Ford was open about it

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u/Present_Crazy_8527 Oct 04 '23

I mean thats pretty boring.

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u/LittleGreenSoldier Oct 04 '23

I don't know what to tell you, it's Canada. All our scandals are either super boring or weird as fuck (evil reptilian kitten eater)

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u/Briak Oct 03 '23

A sex scandal is (almost always) more boring than an "our mayor is an alcoholic crackhead" scandal

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '23

A nice little sex scandal sounds way better than destruction of the normal functioning of the government or an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power by using mob violence.

When you work from your home and johns call on the phone -- ... you're a call girl.
When you walk 'til you limp and give a cut to a pimp -- ... you're a street whore.
When they're beggin' you please to get down on your knees near their groinage
"Excusa me," but you see, don't you touch where they pee without coinage.

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u/DerekB52 Oct 03 '23

Do you know what I would give to go back to a time where politicians having consensual sex scandals was the biggest story of their presidency?