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riversedge

(70,273 posts) Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:01 PM Apr 18

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Things just got very heated on the House floor Group of hardliners were trying to pressure Johnson to only put Israel a

Things just got very heated on the House floor

Group of hardliners were trying to pressure Johnson to only put Israel aid on the floor and hold Ukraine aid until the Senate passed HR2

Johnson said he couldn’t do it, and Van Orden called him “tubby” and vowed to bring on the MTV

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Things just got very heated on the House floor Group of hardliners were trying to pressure Johnson to only put Israel a (Original Post) riversedge Apr 18 OP

WTF is tubby? jcgoldie Apr 18 #1

The thing that makes them terrified as a cat on a porch with 100 rocking chairs maxrandb Apr 18 #8

When are they going to start whacking each other with canes like in the olden days? Ocelot II Apr 18 #2

The idiots could have a duel jcgoldie Apr 18 #3

I'd pay to watch a duel between MTG and Boobert. Ocelot II Apr 18 #5

They are the kind who scratch eyes out and pull hair. Irish_Dem Apr 18 #13

Just spoke to Derrick Van Orden. He tells me he was calling Matt Gaetz "tubby" -- not Speaker Johnson -- riversedge Apr 18 #4

You old rapscallion you..... OnDoutside Apr 18 #6

Wow, those are some really tough guys - 'tubby' & 'squish' - damn, I'm surprised they didn't come to blows or call NoMoreRepugs Apr 18 #7

I chuckled at the MTV reference. oregonjen Apr 18 #9

Me too leftieNanner Apr 18 #14

And on our side of the isle Beachnutt Apr 18 #10

Well... All their mothers wear combat boots! So there! 😝 LakeArenal Apr 18 #11

Somebody please furnish them with swords. MOMFUDSKI Apr 18 #12

Van Orden is the drunk who screamed at Senate pages in the Rotunda. Midnight Writer Apr 18 #15

Yikes! mahina Apr 18 #23

I am so Gen X that Bettie Apr 18 #16

lol same obamanut2012 Apr 18 #17

I could not figure it out either until I saw the last tweet in the OP!! riversedge Apr 18 #18

@MarkPocan Clarification. Apparently the person @derrickvanorden called "Tubby" was not Johnson but Matt Gaetz riversedge Apr 18 #19

Gaetz told us that DVO was acting "unhinged" and that the Wisconsin Republican is "not particularly intelligent" riversedge Apr 18 #20

Video Killed the Radio Star! EX500rider Apr 18 #21

"Gaetz should know about not being intelligent. Love the "tubby" blast." riversedge Apr 18 #22

With all the insults and name-calling, one wonders when things will escalate... keep_left Apr 18 #24

jcgoldie

(11,636 posts)

1. WTF is tubby?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:04 PM

Apr 18

maxrandb

(15,345 posts)

8. The thing that makes them terrified as a cat on a porch with 100 rocking chairs

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:13 PM

Apr 18

Why, it's the most terrifying thing the Reich-Wing has ever seen. It's the thing that makes them sleep with the lights on in mom's basement and hang Wolvesvayne and garlic around the windows.

The Gay Tellytubbie.

Ocelot II

(115,806 posts)

2. When are they going to start whacking each other with canes like in the olden days?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:05 PM

Apr 18

jcgoldie

(11,636 posts)

3. The idiots could have a duel

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:07 PM

Apr 18

Likely some of them smuggle yheir guns in there.

Ocelot II

(115,806 posts)

5. I'd pay to watch a duel between MTG and Boobert.

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:08 PM

Apr 18

Irish_Dem

(47,231 posts)

13. They are the kind who scratch eyes out and pull hair.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:22 PM

Apr 18

riversedge

(70,273 posts)

4. Just spoke to Derrick Van Orden. He tells me he was calling Matt Gaetz "tubby" -- not Speaker Johnson --

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:08 PM

Apr 18

Just spoke to Derrick Van Orden. He tells me he was calling Matt Gaetz “tubby” — not Speaker Johnson — after Gaetz called DVO a “squish”

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OnDoutside

(19,965 posts)

6. You old rapscallion you.....

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:10 PM

Apr 18

NoMoreRepugs

(9,451 posts)

7. Wow, those are some really tough guys - 'tubby' & 'squish' - damn, I'm surprised they didn't come to blows or call

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:13 PM

Apr 18

for their Moms.

oregonjen

(3,338 posts)

9. I chuckled at the MTV reference.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:13 PM

Apr 18

Nice to know what the acronym stands for in this case.

leftieNanner

(15,137 posts)

14. Me too

Reply to oregonjen (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:24 PM

Apr 18

I wondered why he would go on television, and then I realized that meant Motion to Vacate.

Beachnutt

(7,332 posts)

10. And on our side of the isle

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:16 PM

Apr 18

LakeArenal

(28,835 posts)

11. Well... All their mothers wear combat boots! So there! 😝

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:17 PM

Apr 18

MOMFUDSKI

(5,612 posts)

12. Somebody please furnish them with swords.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:18 PM

Apr 18

This could be fun with the right weapons!

Midnight Writer

(21,780 posts)

15. Van Orden is the drunk who screamed at Senate pages in the Rotunda.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:28 PM

Apr 18

Last edited Thu Apr 18, 2024, 04:16 PM - Edit history (1)

Called them pieces of shit and jackasses and told them to get the fuck out.

mahina

(17,692 posts)

23. Yikes!

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #15)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 04:34 PM

Apr 18

Bettie

(16,118 posts)

16. I am so Gen X that

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:44 PM

Apr 18

I saw MTV and was confused for a second, because I reflexively thought of music videos! But, it only took a second to note the context.

Also, I hope that there are a few decent republicans. I don't have faith, but I have a tiny shred of hope.

obamanut2012

(26,094 posts)

17. lol same

Reply to Bettie (Reply #16)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 03:48 PM

Apr 18

riversedge

(70,273 posts)

18. I could not figure it out either until I saw the last tweet in the OP!!

Reply to Bettie (Reply #16)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 04:04 PM

Apr 18

riversedge

(70,273 posts)

19. @MarkPocan Clarification. Apparently the person @derrickvanorden called "Tubby" was not Johnson but Matt Gaetz

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 04:10 PM

Apr 18

@MarkPocan
Clarification. Apparently the person @derrickvanorden
called “Tubby” was not Johnson but Matt Gaetz. In response, Matt Gaetz said Derrick was unhinged and not particularly intelligent.
Just another day in Derrick Van Orden land.

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riversedge

(70,273 posts)

20. Gaetz told us that DVO was acting "unhinged" and that the Wisconsin Republican is "not particularly intelligent"

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 04:14 PM

Apr 18

I never thought I would ever agree with matt Gaetz!!

@mkraju
Gaetz told us that DVO was acting “unhinged” and that the Wisconsin Republican is “not particularly intelligent”

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EX500rider

(10,849 posts)

21. Video Killed the Radio Star!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 04:19 PM

Apr 18

riversedge

(70,273 posts)

22. "Gaetz should know about not being intelligent. Love the "tubby" blast."

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 04:24 PM

Apr 18

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keep_left

(1,789 posts)

24. With all the insults and name-calling, one wonders when things will escalate...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 04:36 PM

Apr 18

...to physical threats. What do you suppose would be the modern version of the Charles Sumner caning incident? Or perhaps some future assailant would still threaten to wield a cane, you know, just for old times' sake?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_of_Charles_Sumner
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/James_Buchanan#.22Presidency.22

Violence reached the floor of the United States Senate, where Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina savagely beat Abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner with his cane. Southern sympathizers sent Brooks new canes. Members began carrying knives and pistols into the Chamber. Meanwhile, the Nation's Chief Executive, James Buchanan, did nothing.

--David McCullough narrating The Civil War by Ken Burns

on edit: Whoops, I jumped the gun (no pun intended) and didn't see post #2--sorry about that.

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