From Dr. Derek Ellerman
I sincerely hope you hear this a lot from me: give credit where it’s due!
I don’t believe I can throw Kevin McCarthy far enough, it’s only 7-8 yards, because I’m freakishly strong, but it’s important not only to attack politicians when they’re wrong, but to praise them. ok
For some reason, the famous economist James Buchanan gets praise for his theory of public choice, which basically says that, like all people, politicians even Follow their own self-interest. Common sense for most people, but important nonetheless And Mostly ignored on the right.
If you want politicians to do what you want, you need both carrots And stick Those of us with a little more mental fortitude will recognize this Operant conditioning.
In any case, Speaker McCarthy deserves credit for giving Russiagate conspiracy theorists the boot from the House Intel Committee, but perhaps more importantly, for completely trashing a goofball reporter who was trying to whine about it.
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— ThePoliticalInsider (@TPInsidr) January 25, 2023
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McCarthy Let’s Have It
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Speaker McCarthy, thankfully, seems to have learned from the Trump playbook — namely that mainstream “journalists” are not reporters, but transparently stenographers for the DNC and Langley. They are not just bona fide actors looking out for the people.
Very, very much the opposite, I’m afraid.
To wit: In a confrontation with a reporter who tried to ask “what” by asking him about Republican George Santos, who was more influential than Frank Abigail, Jr., McCarthy was asked:
“Because you have direct authority over who goes on the Intelligence Committee, and you also … (unintelligible) you’re lying to us that means you should be removed from the Intelligence Committee why not … (unintelligible something about George Santos…” the reporter muttered.
You can see McCarthy just getting ready, replying that Santos was elected from his district, before being cut off again.
Then the new speaker jumped in: “I will be very clear and respectful to you. You asked me a question. When I answer that, it answers your question. You can’t decide whether I should answer your question or not, right? In all respects. Thank you.”
Over screams from other reporters, McCarthy continued:
“No, no, let’s answer her question. You just raised the question, let me be clear with you. The Intel committee is different. You know why? Because what happens in the Intel committee, you don’t know What goes on in the Intel committee, secrets going on in the world, other members of Congress don’t know. What did Adam Schiff do as Chairman of the Intel Committee? Adam Schiff abused his power as president and lied to the American public, even the Inspector General said so.
He continued, “When (former Rep.) Devin Nunes put out the memo, he said it was a lie. When we had a laptop (Hunter Biden’s laptop), he used it politically before the election and said it was a lie and it was the Russians, when he knew different. When he learns the intel. “
“When you talk to John Ratcliffe, the DNI, he came out ahead of time and said there was no intel to prove it. And he (Schiff) used his position as president, knew he had information that the rest of America didn’t have, and lied to the American public,” McCarthy pointed out.
It only gets better from there. McCarthy also raises other critical points, but you have to look because The Political Insider is a small, independent outlet and they don’t have the staff for translations.
Watch:
Holy shit. Kevin McCarthy completely destroyed a reporter who questioned the decision to remove Schiff and Swalwell from the Intel committee.
Complete destruction.
pic.twitter.com/bIAhpkiG8Q— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 25, 2023
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A new day? The new GOP?
Now as I said before, McCarthy deserves it Appreciation For hitting fake news with both barrels. If you want him (and others) to continue this behavior, give him praise. Show them some positive reinforcement.
And don’t get me wrong, I’m a total cynic. I don’t believe for a moment that McCarthy and his GOP will actually follow through on more concrete promises. But that’s time for another day.
On this day, I’m going to celebrate when a politician not named Donald Trump or Ron Paul actually does the right thing.
I suggest you do the same. That is, if you want to see more of it.
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