C-SPAN caller confronts House Speaker Mike Johnson about shutdown effects: 'My kids could die'

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/c-span-caller-confronts-house-speaker-mike-johnson-shutdown-effects-ki-rcna236638

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betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world · 123 pts · 306d (5 replies)

It's a risk he's willing to take.

just_another_person@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 306d

They're going to Out-Brannigan, Zap Brannigan at this pace.

blueworld@piefed.world · 27 pts · 306d (1 reply)

Yup (from the same article)

But Johnson made it clear on a conference call with House Republicans on Thursday that he does not plan on passing a standalone bill to pay the troops before Wednesday, when military personnel are set to miss their first paychecks, according to two Republican sources on the call.

During the call, Johnson received some slight pushback from GOP members over his strategy. Two Republicans spoke up to express their concerns over the House’s remaining out of session, the sources on the call said, but several others spoke up in support of the idea.

BanMe@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 305d

I do well believe if Schumer finally decided a shutdown was worth it, then he's got good polling saying the public is blaming Republicans increasingly. If this goes on until Thanksgiving, Christmas, it'll have major impacts across the country and will actually start taking full points off our economic growth rate. The GOP seems to want to double down with thousands of layoffs. I do not think this will end well for them.

PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 306d

He's a Farkwaad

dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 306d

A sacrifice he's willing to make.

BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz · 91 pts · 306d (4 replies)

Why would Mike Johnson, Christian Leader of the Pro Life Party, care about Dead Kids?

just_another_person@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 306d (2 replies)

"FUCK THEM KIDS" - Mike Johnson

Thassodar@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 306d (1 reply)

allegedly

jaschen306@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 306d

Rather accurate

nosuchanon@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 305d

FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com · 57 pts · 306d (4 replies)

So now she's worried, because it affects her directly

I'd wager that she'll still vote Republican next time anyway

Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 306d (3 replies)

Did we confirm she voted for this? I can confirm her kids didn't.

Either way she raises a great point that this slimy motherfucker could immediately change thousands if not millions of lives by having just a tiny bit of empathy and we all got to see that he'll slither out of that responsibility and lie to everyone's face just to keep doing evil shit.

Looks like a dub to me

PunnyName@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 305d (2 replies)
Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 305d (1 reply)

What the hell is this

PunnyName@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 304d

Something that people in power believe, unfortunately.

Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 35 pts · 305d (2 replies)

Kids dying? I don't think you could say anything else that would make a Republican orgasm faster.

PunnyName@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 305d (1 reply)

Well, that depends. Is he also fucking that child?

ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one · 4 pts · 305d

What about fucking the corpse of a child killed in a school shooting?

LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe · 34 pts · 306d (1 reply)

Don’t get these guys too excited.

NatakuNox@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 306d

PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 306d (1 reply)

Us veterans are suckers and losers. What did she expect?

Fuck this administration. Even the psycho MTG is calling them out. That should tell you something.

b3an@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 305d

Right? I never ever would have expected MTG to do anything except shill for Trump. I still think she’s a giant piece of shit, but she smells slightly less now.

HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 27 pts · 306d

He’d rather jerk off with his son than think about a pleb

FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 305d

You can't shame the shameless

xc2215x@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 305d

Mike will not care.