patrick.net

https://www.tampafp.com/rep-gaetz-pushes-for-military-vax-refusers-to-be-reinstated-with-same-rank-benefits-and-back-pay/

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz says he will advocate for reinstating troops who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 virus.

In an email to constituents on Friday, the Fort Walton Beach Republican said he will press the issue when the House Armed Services Committee considers the National Defense Authorization Act, the primary defense spending bill.

I always liked Matt, he’s also funny.

“discharged for refusing the COVID-19 virus [sic]”

True though. I have refused (to believe in, to be afraid of) the COVID-19 virus and everything done in its name. This is at the heart of my objection to the vaccines. Refusal to submit to a lie. I’d like to think this is true of most of those troops as well.

Undoctored says

“discharged for refusing the COVID-19 virus [sic]”

True though. I have refused (to believe in, to be afraid of) the COVID-19 virus and everything done in its name. This is at the heart of my objection to the vaccines. Refusal to submit to a lie. I’d like to think this is true of most of those troops as well.

It's not a popular opinion, but I'd say anybody that joined the military have already submitted to a lie. We haven't been in a single war for at least 20 years that didn't begin with one.

Remember when they tried to smear this guy as a pedo (for dating underage girls?)
I believe this is called projection.
Refer to Epstien (deceased, not by his own hand.)

https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/matt-gaetz-abortion-protest

Reporter: Is it safe to say that, based off your comments, you're suggesting that these women at these abortion rallies are ugly and overweight?

Gaetz: Yes.

I love FL CD1. It's a great example of Swamp in Action because of whatever REALLY happened with Scarborough, once one of the most conservative members of Congress and on the Speaker shortlist, who suddenly announced his resignation and then his staffer died in very mysterious circumstances a few months later (basically she died of COVID-style SADS - a twice daily jogger and former college track runner in her 20s having a stroke and smacking her head so hard on the desk on the way down it killed her. No explanation given for her being in the office by herself on a weekend morning).

Patrick says

Gaetz: Yes.

Reporter: Don't you think that is offensive?
Gaetz: Be offended

NDrLoR says

Gaetz: Be offended

They should put that on a T shirt.

https://slaynews.com/news/matt-gaetz-gets-doj-clear-charges-sex-trafficking-probe/

Looks like it was just another example of weaponization of law enforcement by far-left Democrats.

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is unlikely to face charges for allegedly trafficking a 17-year-old girl because of advice from career prosecutors and credibility issues with a witness, a report Friday said.

Sources told the Washington Post that Department of Justice superiors have been advised against moving the case forward.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11243587/Matt-Gaetz-unlikely-face-charges-sex-trafficking-17-year-old-girl.html

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rocketjoe79 says

I believe this is called projection.

It comes natural for the Left to do this. They project, they intimidate, they provoke, and they try to entrap such as in perjury traps. Cults natural engage in sociopathic behavior like this.

The Dem cult has its FBI and DOJ career hacks along with the Woke corporate media partners to do their bidding and dirty deeds.

And I love the below video with Alex Jones throwing their hypocrisy into the face of the plantiff's lawyer and into the face of that smug Woke judge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuXm7kzVcM8

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Eh Gaetz is kind of a tool. I'm a year apart from the guy age wise. I know his type. While he generally sides with what I think, I think it's all a game. Bluster. Rand Paul can calmly argue and get under Fauci's skin, but Gaetz always resorts to yelling and confrontation.

ad says

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is unlikely to face charges for allegedly trafficking a 17-year-old girl because of advice from career prosecutors and credibility issues with a witness, a report Friday said.

Sources told the Washington Post that Department of Justice superiors have been advised against moving the case forward.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11243587/Matt-Gaetz-unlikely-face-charges-sex-trafficking-17-year-old-girl.html

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Let’s charge him when you charge whoever was doing whatever on Epstein island.

This ties into the military recruitment thread. Whoever thinks this country isn’t corrupt to its core either is dumb or doesn’t give a fuck. Kids aren’t stupid. Who would sign up anymore?

Went to an older relatives house the last year. Dudes son is FBI. Got the sons picture shaking hands with comey like it’s something to be proud of. Had to bite my tongue so hard not to go off.

https://slaynews.com/news/matt-gaetz-overrules-trump-sinks-kevin-mccarthy-for-fourth-time-this-changes-neither-my-view-of-mccarthy-nor-trump-nor-my-vote/

Matt Gaetz Rejects Trump, Sinks Kevin McCarthy for Fourth Time ...

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has rejected President Donald Trump’s calls for unity in the GOP to elect Kevin McCarthy as speaker.

https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1610312220268965890?ref_src=patrick.net

@RepMattGaetz
If you want to drain The Swamp, you cannot put the biggest alligator in charge of the exercise.

So... you were lying about that. You did in fact then go on to put the biggest alligator in charge of "draining The Swamp".

Would be nice if it had a chance of passing.

Patrick says

So... you were lying about that. You did in fact then go on to put the biggest alligator in charge of "draining The Swamp".
18   Patrick   ignore (0)   2023 Jan 18, 9:18pm    share   ↑ like (0)   ↓ dislike (0)   quote   flag

What were the alternatives? McCarthy was negotiated into a tight corner to do Trump's MAGA bidding. He can be unseated by agreement if he deviates, no criminal dictatorship like Nancy.

Patrick says

Would be nice if it had a chance of passing.

And in true accordance with the constitution.

https://notthebee.com/article/does-abc-news-think-this-2018-leak-of-desantis-and-gaetz-makes-them-look-bad

Does ABC News think this 2018 leak of DeSantis and Gaetz makes them look bad?

Oh no, normal American men being normal humans as they practice their pitch to voters!

This is like the Tucker leaks of him being a normal guy chatting with people on set.

Is this supposed to make us hate DeSantis?

Gaetz is good, we need 200 more of him and MTG

Patrick says

yet a Democrat jury or "OJ jury" in Greensboro, NC gave the Democrat golden boy John Edwards a free pass for clearly doing this

I agree as Trump had his own money to handle a private matter. Edwards used campaign money to do a lot more than what Trump did.

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https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/fourth-wave-friday-may-19-2023-c

yesterday the House Committee on the ‘political weaponization of the federal government’ hosted several FBI whistleblowers, who have all been savagely and illegally retaliated against by the FBI for speaking out.

Matt Gaetz expressed the issues well during a pre-hearing briefing for the press: Under the Biden Administration, the FBI has been weaponized and aimed at Catholics, school board moms, abortion protestors, January 6th rally-goers, and other purely-political targets.

One of Gaetz’s clips showed an FBI agent who testified that, when asked to investigate January 7th rally-goers in its jurisdiction, his office pushed back, asking for the complete J6 videos so they could confirm the persons to be investigated had actually been in the Capitol. But the field officers were told by DOJ — ominously — that they could not have the video, because it would expose undercover field agents and confidential human sources who were also inside the Capitol.

So there’s one more conspiracy theory that has come true. Check your 2023 bingo card.

Here’s how Gaetz introduced the video clips from witnesses interviewed for the hearings that were then played for reporters:

Thank you chairman… the FBI has been victimized by political capture. And that politicization has manifested in the targeting of Americans who never deserved to have this government weaponized against them. Whistleblowers saw those bad acts, they stepped forward, and they were retaliated against and crushed as a consequence. And our work today will build on the work of Special Counsel Durham, who said recently that at the FBI there is confirmation bias, an over-willingness to rely on information from individuals connected to political opponents, and action without appropriate objectivity.

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1659194024027213824?ref_src=patrick.net

I like how Gaetz is framing it as the FBI being victimized by political capture. That’s an elegant way to put it, and accounts for the many good FBI agents struggling to stay afloat in their politically-weaponized agency.

Who would have thought Matt Gaetz would become arguably one of the most prominent and important Republicans in the House? I think he’s terrific. And there’s not many issues more important than what he is working on right now.

https://slaynews.com/news/matt-gaetz-issues-warning-to-kevin-mccarthy-talk-is-cheap-i-dont-trust-speaker-mccarthys-word-on-impeaching-joe-biden/

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has issued a warning to the American people after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) finally said he was ready to move forward with impeaching Democrat President Joe Biden.

Gaetz responded to McCarthy’s comments by warning that he doesn’t “trust” the speaker’s “word.”

“Talk is cheap,” Gaetz said.

“I don’t trust Speaker McCarthy’s word on impeaching Joe Biden.

“Before becoming speaker, he said he would open an impeachment inquiry into [DHS] Secretary Mayorkas.

“He hasn’t done that,” he noted.

“Weeks ago, he said the IRS whistleblower information justified an impeachment inquiry in AG Merrick Garland.

“He hasn’t done that.”

Matt Gaetz is just another dramatic thespian in the political theatre.

I like him!

Onvacation says

Matt Gaetz is just another dramatic thespian in the political theatre.

I like him!

It's time for him to walk his talk . . .

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/mandate-freedom-friday-september?r=6gdz

Matt Gaetz (R-Fl.) explained the story much better during a recent radio interview when he said, “I worked very hard in January to develop a toolkit for House Republicans to use in a productive and positive way. I don’t believe we’ve used those tools as effectively as we should have.”

Gaetz was referring to a deal struck between the House Freedom Caucus and establishment Republicans over Kevin McCarthy’s election as Speaker. Under the tensely-negotiated agreement, McCarthy agreed to lower the threshold for a motion to vacate the chair — a move to force a vote on recalling the Speaker — from five members down to just one.

Now, Florida Representative Gaetz has demanded the House vote on commencing impeachment proceedings against Joe Biden, and vowed “if Speaker McCarthy stands in our way, he may not have the job long.”

I suspect that Gaetz is also spineless, but would be happy to be proven wrong.

REPLACE MCCARTHY NOW

Patrick says

I suspect that Gaetz is also spineless, but would be happy to be proven wrong.

I suspect Gaetz has made the calculation that with a vote, McCarthy would survive because spineless Establishment GOP won't get rid of McCarthy. He's doing nothing of import, which is why they and their donors are fine with McCarthy.

McCarthy has sung a song and has MTG in his camp now.

Sternly Worded Letters! Potential Inquiry that might possibly lead to Impeachment! Maybe, we'll see, we might investigate some more. Action wouldn't be prudent, at this juncture.

https://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/the-mills-of-the-gods/

It also appears that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FLA) intends to force the issue of opening an impeachment ASAP against “Joe Biden.” In last January’s maneuvering to seat a new Republican House majority, Mr. Gaetz pushed through an agreement that the process to remove and replace the Speaker of the House could be activated by one vote. Mr. Gaetz reiterated last week that he means business. He’s the one vote.

The argument that Republicans should leave hands-off “Joe Biden” so they can run against the feeble old grifter in 2024 is preposterous because there is no way that the “JB” can possibly run for reelection under any circumstances. It’s just another trip being laid on the American public — and one that illustrates how tragic and dangerous is the absence of an honest news media for challenging such insolent gambits. The President can barely totter into a room now without making some embarrassing pratfall or gaffe. He couldn’t possibly survive a debate, especially with all the new records of his crimes unearthed since the last time around in 2020 when he pretended to know nothing about his son’s business dealings.

I don't like "intends" or "ASAP" or "means business".

I want to SEE IMPEACHMENT HAPPEN NOW.

Everything else is bullshit.

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/14/gaetz-has-doubts-sad-and-pathetic-mccarthy-will-follow-through-on-biden-impeachment-1395774/

Gaetz has doubts ‘sad and pathetic’ McCarthy will follow through on Biden impeachment

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) expressed skepticism that Speaker Kevin McCarthy is serious about impeaching President Joe Biden and has “no real intent to follow through” on holding the deeply corrupt Democrat accountable.

The Florida Republican appeared on MSNBC where he rejected McCarthy’s assertion that the source of the tension between the two lawmakers was his being upset about an ethics probe into allegations of sex trafficking, a case that was closed by the Biden Justice Department.

Gaetz reacted to McCarthy’s remarks on Wednesday’s edition of “The Beat” with Ari Melber, blasting McCarthy as “a sad and pathetic man who lies to hold on to power” before the subject turned to the speaker’s waffling on the Biden impeachment inquiry that he just announced.

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https://realclearwire.com/articles/2023/09/29/im_fighting_for_taxpayers_982998.html

see above link which is an open letter by Matt Gaetz

i think it is impossible to get a balanced budget but they can at least cut down on spending to reduce the deficit as a percentage of the budget and the debt as a percentage of GDP

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https://slaynews.com/news/russia-prepares-for-wwiii-as-public-receives-nuke-incoming-warnings/

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., the leader of the rebellion that ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy this week, has long enraged the Beltway establishment.

Gaetz has blazed an unusual path, frequently partnering with House Democrats against powerful special interest groups. He backed regulation to weaken the power of Silicon Valley technology giants and fought to restrict weapons transfers to Ukraine and Saudi Arabia.

In a message posted earlier today, Gaetz floated a sweeping ethics reform package as a key demand moving forward. He offered to partner with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., on legislation to ban congressional stock trading, institute a twelve-year term limit for lawmakers, and ban lobbyist and PAC donations, in exchange for his support to increase the threshold for removing the Speaker of the House. The motion to vacate change has been demanded by GOP officials concerned about future political volatility.

But industry insiders are pushing back.

Cesar Conda, a former aide to Dick Cheney, whose defense industry lobbying firm Navigators Global helps the Ukrainian government secure American funds, scorned Gaetz as an “arsonist” and endorsed a call for lawmakers to expel the Florida lawmaker from the Republican conference.

Americans for Tax Reform, a dark money group funded in part by Amazon, Google, and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, unveiled a radio and digital advertising campaign against Gaetz yesterday, accusing him of spending "too much time chasing TV cameras."

Dropped a few bucks for the balls.

https://gaetzforcongress.revv.co/gaetz_don_av_er_va-km_rs_20231003?recurring=true

Patrick says

Gaetz has blazed an unusual path, frequently partnering with House Democrats against powerful special interest groups. He backed regulation to weaken the power of Silicon Valley technology giants and fought to restrict weapons transfers to Ukraine and Saudi Arabia.

In a message posted earlier today, Gaetz floated a sweeping ethics reform package as a key demand moving forward. He offered to partner with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., on legislation to ban congressional stock trading, institute a twelve-year term limit for lawmakers, and ban lobbyist and PAC donations, in exchange for his support to increase the threshold for removing the Speaker of the House. The motion to vacate change has been demanded by GOP officials concerned about future political volatility.

I think he's on to something - he's fighting against the uniparty, for fuck's sake, so it doesn't matter if he gets a few lucid-thinking Dems along for the ride.

The rage is building. Those who know what to do are taking protective measures against 2024 election thuggery.

We shall indeed see, and it ain't gonna be pretty . . .

Somebody called the whole 212 of demon rats in the House "a few lucid thinkers"? LOL