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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,459 posts)
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:22 PM 18 hrs ago

GOP congressman outraged that Matt Gaetz's lewd past is now public

Congressman Tim Burchett, Republican of Tennessee, shared with Fox News on Monday his outrage over the release of the long-awaited Matt Gaetz investigative report from the House Ethics Committee.



“I think it’s vindictive in nature,” Burchett said. “I just don’t see the point in all this is, a couple of old timers are going to cackle about it, and again, it’s not been proven, this is just a report,” stressing that it is “not a court of law.”

The allegations against Gaetz, of which Burchett doesn’t think the public should be made aware, include paying multiple women—including a minor—for sex and purchasing and using illegal drugs while serving in office.

“The Committee concluded there was substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules, state and federal laws, and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, acceptance of impermissible gifts, the provision of special favors and privileges, and obstruction of Congress,” the report concluded.



https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/23/2293446/-Republican-outraged-that-Matt-Gaetz-s-lewd-past-is-now-public
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GOP congressman outraged that Matt Gaetz's lewd past is now public (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago OP
I think it likely that many republicans are feeling like tightly spaced dominoes right now. n/t Harker 18 hrs ago #1
Outraged Gaetz's lewd past is public, but not outraged at all at Gaetz's lewd past. Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #2
🏆 Think. Again. 18 hrs ago #3
not just lewd. barbtries 16 hrs ago #13
exactly BlueWaveNeverEnd 15 hrs ago #18
geatz chose to be a public figure, just as you have, mr. burchett. Think. Again. 18 hrs ago #4
Republicans have turned hypocrisy into an art form. sop 18 hrs ago #5
If throwing poop is art. And not noticing the stink on their hands. erronis 17 hrs ago #7
Yes they have Rebl2 15 hrs ago #25
The headline I have been waiting for years to hear: Republicans are outraged to hear that many do not have enough to efhmc 17 hrs ago #6
Ah,...yeah. Mr. right-wing congressman Burchett.. chouchou 17 hrs ago #8
"I just don't see the point in all this is..." J_William_Ryan 17 hrs ago #9
So, I am guessing that since the republicans in office haven't done a damn thing against Gaetz since day 1, for this SWBTATTReg 17 hrs ago #10
Sounds Rebl2 15 hrs ago #26
Gaetz marched up and down and all around the halls and wells of congress to brag about his weekend exploits,... magicarpet 14 hrs ago #28
If such a report were compiled against Biden, would fuckface Burchett be as outraged? Orrex 16 hrs ago #11
Not at all Ohioboy 16 hrs ago #14
Exactly Orrex 16 hrs ago #15
They get mad when their ability to spread unfounded dirt is delayed Ohioboy 4 hrs ago #30
giant flashing neon red sign quakerboy 16 hrs ago #12
Exactly my first thought. paleotn 15 hrs ago #20
Did he "share his outrage" about MTG flashing Hunter Biden's dick pics on the House floor? bluesbassman 16 hrs ago #16
Yeah, it is just a report. johnnyfins 16 hrs ago #17
So doing lines of cocaine in congressional offices is perfectly OK. paleotn 15 hrs ago #19
Dude thinks abusing minors and plying them with drugs is something to cackle about IronLionZion 15 hrs ago #21
Burchett doth protest too much, methinks JoseBalow 15 hrs ago #22
perhaps it would be prudent Conjuay 15 hrs ago #23
So, Burchett, what are YOU hiding? sakabatou 15 hrs ago #24
I'm not concerned with his feelings. Groundhawg 15 hrs ago #27
Dude, you are an old timer. NoMoreRepugs 14 hrs ago #29
Of course... rasputin1952 4 hrs ago #31

Harker

(15,206 posts)
1. I think it likely that many republicans are feeling like tightly spaced dominoes right now. n/t
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:29 PM
18 hrs ago

efhmc

(15,037 posts)
6. The headline I have been waiting for years to hear: Republicans are outraged to hear that many do not have enough to
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:52 PM
17 hrs ago

eat or shelter from the weather or even decent jobs or medicine. Just one of those would give me hope but alas.

chouchou

(1,420 posts)
8. Ah,...yeah. Mr. right-wing congressman Burchett..
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 02:59 PM
17 hrs ago

Maybe you should pay more attention to your state's shitty crime rate...or lousy education...or horrible Health Care...
Instead of worrying about the scum in Florida.

J_William_Ryan

(2,259 posts)
9. "I just don't see the point in all this is..."
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 03:00 PM
17 hrs ago

Burchett is typical of Republicans’ contempt for the right of the people to know.

And he’s ‘outraged’ only because it reflects poorly on Republicans and Trump.

SWBTATTReg

(24,329 posts)
10. So, I am guessing that since the republicans in office haven't done a damn thing against Gaetz since day 1, for this
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 03:06 PM
17 hrs ago

disgusting behavior, means that he condones such behavior. Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.

He should be kicked out of office too, what other bad behavior has he condoned w/o telling any of us about it/overlooked it?

magicarpet

(16,935 posts)
28. Gaetz marched up and down and all around the halls and wells of congress to brag about his weekend exploits,...
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:13 PM
14 hrs ago

.... nailing under aged girls. Quite often he had video backup that he gleefully shared of minor girls all drunk and drugged up at orgies Gaetz organized to entertain himself and his buddies.

Congressmen would say how do you keep an election and have intercourse all night ? Gaetz would respond,... I gulp down three or four Viagra erectile disfunction pills and wash them down with extremely high caffeine energy drinks like Red Bull, Rockstar, or Monster,.. that teenagers like to guzzle. That allowed Gaetz to keep a hard on for 10 to 12 hours.

Gaetz blew the whistle on himself because his alpha male macho man ego could not help but brag his brains out about all the juicy details of his sex orgy exploits. The rich boy, rock star, hyper virile, Playboy, young, tall, dark, and handsome Congressman from the big city. Matt Gaetz had the virgin young under aged girls wrapped around his fingers like a moviestar would.

Until they finally found out what this pedo was up to and shut him down.

Ohioboy

(3,498 posts)
14. Not at all
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:19 PM
16 hrs ago

They have no problem showing Hunter Biden's pictures and referring to Biden's family as "the Biden crime family". No court of law involved there.

Orrex

(64,323 posts)
15. Exactly
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:22 PM
16 hrs ago

It's very similar to the way reichwing Evangelicals claim that the existence of any other belief system or culture is an attack on them. Any attempt to reveal or punish Republican crimes is spun as an assault on the party, the rule of law, and the nation itself.

Ohioboy

(3,498 posts)
30. They get mad when their ability to spread unfounded dirt is delayed
Wed Dec 25, 2024, 03:54 AM
4 hrs ago

They all cried foul when they got delayed putting out their stories about Hunter Biden (not even a public servant) on the internet.
They went after social media, accused them of surpressing their unproven bullshit, even had hearings about how their freedom of speech was infringed.

quakerboy

(14,197 posts)
12. giant flashing neon red sign
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:17 PM
16 hrs ago

Over his head saying "investigate me" should be pretty obvious to any investigative journalist looking for their next big story.

bluesbassman

(19,900 posts)
16. Did he "share his outrage" about MTG flashing Hunter Biden's dick pics on the House floor?
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:24 PM
16 hrs ago

Yeah, I don’t remember him doing that either. Sit down and STFU you hypocritical SOB!

johnnyfins

(1,480 posts)
17. Yeah, it is just a report.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:44 PM
16 hrs ago

That WE paid for. A report that was created by a committee, who's members are elected and paid by US, the U.S. taxpayer. It deserves to be public. This dick thinks it should have been swept under the rug. Fuck him.

paleotn

(19,515 posts)
19. So doing lines of cocaine in congressional offices is perfectly OK.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 04:51 PM
15 hrs ago


Hey, Tim.....Jesus is watching you say that.
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