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52. Truth BRDS!

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Thu Dec 26, 2024, 08:57 AM

Dec 26

It didn't "fall through the cracks". It was intentionally "buried". Their "ball" was on bashing Biden 24/7 and insinuating "dementia" and all kinds of other "ailments" for him, including having CNN's Sanjay Gupta do a whole thing on that via "armchair medicine" (on behalf of the GOP) while ignoring the actual people likely diagnosed with it.

It wasn't like she was some new member of Congress. She was a veteran in there for decades and Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, one of the most powerful Committees in the House, during the 118th Congress.

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I think MAGA Mike should've been aware of this too Diamond_Dog Dec 23 #1

umm.. I do not assume the speaker did not know--. He had to know she was missing since summer. riversedge Dec 23 #8

Exactly. I'm quite sure they all did or most of them anyway. Texin Dec 24 #41

The Whole GOP Knew Roy Rolling Dec 26 #50

If congress doesn't update its spreadsheet if votes daily dickthegrouch Dec 23 #2

It should be there. I think since there are 535 of them, it might be easy for the media to lose track of one. LeftInTX Dec 23 #4

But she is Chair of the House Appropriations Committee BumRushDaShow Dec 23 #7

if she is the chair then i'm wondering what has fallen by the wayside since she's been mia. nt orleans Dec 24 #22

It looks like once she had announced this past spring that she was not running again BumRushDaShow Dec 24 #23

well, at least that. thanks for letting me know. nt orleans Dec 24 #31

I remember Tom Cole's name coming up in the news BumRushDaShow Dec 24 #34

Don't you think mgardener Dec 23 #13

Yeah, but the media didn't notice. LeftInTX Dec 23 #14

The Clerk of the House publishes the Roll Call votes online BumRushDaShow Dec 23 #6

Exactly my point. Thank you /nt dickthegrouch Dec 23 #12

With the amount of did not votes... Historic NY Dec 23 #3

She hasn't voted since July. LeftInTX Dec 23 #5

Even before intermittent Historic NY Dec 23 #9

Why didn't her family or her secretary say something? Or was she just an old woman who was never missed? Srkdqltr Dec 23 #10

I'd think they knew. Someone got her admitted underpants Dec 24 #33

Dementia is don't distinguish her from much of the R cohort. mpcamb Dec 24 #44

Hans Nichols should be ashamed to call himself a journalist. brer cat Dec 23 #11

I had the same thought. YodaMom2 Dec 24 #40

The media wouldn't have missed covering an absent Democratic representative. Paladin Dec 23 #15

It was also unethical of her office to keep the ruse going Renew Deal Dec 23 #16

Her staff and her family, but But BUt BUT as long as the gub'mint checks kept coming.... 3Hotdogs Dec 23 #17

So she was re-elected while in a nursing home? idahoblue Dec 24 #18

i am wondering those same things orleans Dec 24 #21

She was not reelected, she did not run again. Srkdqltr Dec 24 #27

No!!!!!!! jimfields33 Dec 24 #35

News flash for our Press Corpse, this is Hassler Dec 24 #19

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More evidence that the media is failing the American people perdita9 Dec 24 #24

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It's been normalized for a LONG time! BumRushDaShow Dec 24 #32

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The bigger "issue" BumRushDaShow Dec 25 #47

Crux of the matter right up there Captain Zero Dec 25 #48

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GQP knew............... Lovie777 Dec 26 #51

Truth BRDS! JustAnotherGen Dec 26 #52

In July, the Media was on top of my Rep, no_hypocrisy Dec 26 #53

Exactly! BumRushDaShow Dec 26 #54

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