Louie Gohmert goes ballistic at House Democrat who fact-checked GOP talking points
By: David Badash
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
The Republican outrage was described as a “ small political side circus ,” after U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) succeeded in having several fact-checking articles exposing Republicans’ false claims made part of the Congressional Record.
The articles all debunked the false and baseless claims conservatives and the far right have been making for nearly a year, that Attorney General Merrick Garland called parents speaking at school boards “domestic terrorists,” and was investigating them.
Cicilline first tried to read the articles into the record, but Republicans immediately objected.
The Democrat from Rhode Island appeared genuinely surprised that the Judiciary Committee Republicans would object to the very basic and standard procedure. He was forced to describe the articles to have them included in the official record – something the Republicans also caused a commotion over.
Referring to Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Cicilline said that “the ranking member made reference to a Department of Justice whistleblower memo and grossly mischaracterized its content. So I’d ask unanimous consent that I’d be permitted to read the memo into the record.”
Republicans objected.
“You object to reading into the record the memo?” Cicilline, shocked, asked. “Then I ask unanimous consent that the document that the Republicans were afraid to have be read aloud be introduced into the record.”
He read the titles into the record (NCRM has linked to those titles online below.)
“ No, the federal government isn’t using the Patriot Act to treat parents like domestic terrorists ,” which refutes a claim Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) made last year in October during another Judiciary Committee hearing.
“ McCarthy’s false claims that Garland called parents ‘terrorists’ ” was the title of another article made part of the record.
“ Attorney General never called concerned parents ‘domestic terrorists’ ” was yet another article.
“ Kevin McCarthy keeps repeating false claim that attorney general called parents terrorists for wanting to attend school board meetings ,” was the final article.
Cicilline then asked “unanimous consent” that Republicans “read these documents and stop making false claims,” to which the Chair responded, “Good luck with that.”
Republicans were outraged.
“Point of order!” yelled one.
“The gentleman just impugned our integrity!” Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) decried. “I would demand that his words be taken down. He is not allowed under the rules to impugn false statements by this side.”
Gohmert literally pointed his finger at Cicilline as he yelled.
“And as far as Politifact, and some of those, they couldn’t find the truth with both hands,” Gohmert, making what would likely be a “pants on fire claim,” also charged.
The Jim Jordan Louie-Gohmert part of the GOP caucus did not appear to have the full support of their fellow members.
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, a far-right Republican of Texas, held his head in his hand during part of the outbreak, and later ignored it by using his cell phone. U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky was laughing toward the end.
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At least the old goat is going out to pasture. He ran for something else in Texas and lost the primary and is not on the ballot for Senator.
Bye Bye Louie...
Republicans like Gohmert want to be able to make as many false statements as they like with impunity. It's the republican way.
You can depend on Louie to put his foot in his mouth and at times both feet.
I really can't fathom how fucking gullible you'd have to be to believe these Republicans who are known liars, especially the ones who have been standing up for and defending their former Republican Liar-in-Chief. Clearly their objection to the facts being read aloud that counter their false claims means they know they are lying, they just don't want any public audio of the hearing to be released to their constituents. They know their supporters are either too lazy or too stupid to actually go read the documents that are being submitted so as long as they can keep them from being read aloud they can tell their gullible flock "It's all fake news!" and their drooling rabid mob will grunt in solidarity.
Clearly not the brightest bulb.
Gohmert is known as one of the dumbest people in Congress and he did not disappoint in this clip.
He said the Democrats are not allowed to impugn the false statements coming from his side. I dont think that is what the moron was trying to say, but that is what he said.
We've become a country of gullible sheep ewe know, cause THEY don't, yet, and this group of LYING Republicans,
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