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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

During the first hearing of the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene was interrupted for a specific request – to not show pornography.

Ms Greene said at the House Oversight Committee hearing, “It is sad that my Democratic colleagues pretend to care about women’s rights while allowing Hunter Biden to exploit women.” She was holding up a blown-up photo of a plane ticket and a photo of a nearly-naked woman for whom Hunter Biden allegedly purchased the ticket.

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[-] [email protected] 258 points 9 months ago

So, do they have any proof that Joe Biden has done anything or are they just pretending that Joe and Hunter are the same person?

[-] [email protected] 106 points 9 months ago

They intentionally keep saying "Biden", talking about Hunter but with the intent that people will take it as Joe. They got called out for it but like that would stop them.

[-] [email protected] 62 points 9 months ago

It's especially rich coming from the side that's so horribly overtly corrupt and well known for cronyism and nepotism.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago

Especially considering that their dear leader was impeached twice and is facing a pile of felony charges.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Well, that's the biggest reason they're doing this. If they can get Democrats to yell "this impeachment is bullshit" they don't even have to erase the extra word. Their supporters who desperately want to rationalize their support for their orange idol will do it for them.

[-] [email protected] 54 points 9 months ago

They basically don't have proof of anything. They are just doing political theater to distract from the issues they are causing.

Like the shutdown...

[-] [email protected] 39 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

He's taken a few steps to help his son which could make him an accomplice, but only if Hunter is a criminal.

They're stretching, but they know that. They just want something to stretch.

[-] [email protected] 58 points 9 months ago

I'm not sure that's really true. The only thing they've pointed at is that prosecutor being fired in Ukraine, but that was because the prosecutor was corrupt and people all over the world were calling for it. Also the prosecutor was notably corrupt by not investigating the company Hunter was working for (so Joe getting them fired actually went against his son's interests)

[-] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

Well no it's not true. They're just saying it, and I only repeat it here because the question was asking for their argument and not facts. Biden almost certainly has a bias for his son (go figure, most dads would) but I haven't heard anything that's actually substantiative in regards to impeachment. They're all hot air.

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[-] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago

(X) doubt. If he had done anything illegal, the repubs would have made that known by now. Instead it’s going to be a boatload of bullshit allegations.

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[-] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago

No. Yes.

WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee on Thursday convened its first hearing in the GOP's impeachment inquiry, presenting a panel of Republican-picked witnesses who said while there is no evidence of a crime by President Joe Biden, more bank records are needed from him and his son Hunter Biden to determine if there might be.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna117657

[-] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago

The point is to discredit the whole impeachment process. "Oh, the other side always tries to impeach. It's just political theater." In order to minimize the fact that Trump was impeached for actual crimes.

They don't intend to be successful, they intend to give people an excuse to say "BoTh SiDeS!" The next time a republican is in office and gets impeached for actual crimes.

[-] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago

It's this. They want to impeach Hunter and are using this as a farce to do so, but... Hunter isn't the president, so....

[-] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

Why would they need proof when they know he’s guilty?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

They spent +8 years claiming Barack Obama was born in Kenya, which was true, he was born in Kenya and his son went on to become president.

[-] [email protected] 119 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

*again.

She’s being asked again to not show porn at the proceedings again.

these are very unserious proceedings…. And she has a very serious crush….so it’s not allowed.

[-] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago

Her Dem opponent should honestly take out ads in her ultra-conservative district reminding everyone that she's the Larry Flynt of Congress 😂

[-] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

Repubs don’t give a shit about anything but their fascist dream.

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[-] [email protected] 83 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Have they remembered to ask Boebert to abstain from making ~~pork~~ porn during Biden's impeachment carnival, too?

[-] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago

Whoa now. How is she preparing the pork?

[-] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago

With an over-the-pants handjob in a public theater in the presence of minors.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Tempting but I think I'll pass.

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[-] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Makin bacon at the beach

[-] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

Slow down a minute. You know she wouldn't share any with Democrats. This could work out pretty well.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

Don't worry she'll probably have her "hands full"

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[-] [email protected] 78 points 9 months ago

while allowing Hunter Biden to exploit women

Why is the US House Oversight Committee resposible for the behavior of a private citizen?

[-] loutr 51 points 9 months ago

You forgot the best part:

She was holding up a blown-up photo of a plane ticket and a photo of a nearly-naked woman for whom Hunter Biden allegedly purchased the ticket.

OK so caring about women's rights is displaying huge private pictures of women without their consent. Got it, thanks Marjorie!

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[-] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago

I agree, Hunter Biden should not hold the role of US President. Now, can you they back to work?

[-] [email protected] 60 points 9 months ago

Glad MTG is being asked this. Hunter Biden naked is something they think about just as much as the prostitutes themselves.

[-] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago

That title belongs in brandnewsentence.

Anyone ever predicted the day would come a US representative would have to REPEATEDLY be told not to show revenge porn in impeachment hearings??

[-] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

Not sure it counts as a brandnewsentence if the brand new part is the word "again".

[-] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago
[-] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago

Lord knows.

You can't wear casual wear in the Senate without being excluded, but you can show revenge porn on the House floor and probably actually gain votes by doing so.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago

Nothing is illegal if it's not enforced.

[-] atzanteol 31 points 9 months ago

Does the "Boebert rule" apply here? Over-the-top is "family friendly"?

[-] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

Pretty sure the Boebert rules are “in the top”… and uh, everywhere else, apparently.

[-] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago

MTG strikes me as the kind of person who absentmindedly starts staring when farm animals go at it

Her apparent needing to be reminded multiple times to not bring literal revenge porn into political discussions is not helping this image in my mind

[-] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago

This is like telling a toddler not to eat candy out of the candy dish when you leave the room.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago

You should be able to show.. a little bit of porn during impeachment hearings. 🥚

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

MTG:"But the last impeachment of a democrat president had porn! It had millions of dollars spent on a report detailing exact sex scenes! Why can we do it for this one!"

[-] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

She was holding up a blown-up photo of a plane ticket and a photo of a nearly-naked woman for whom Hunter Biden allegedly purchased the ticket.

Perhaps wishing that she was the nearly-naked woman.

I think MTG wants him.

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