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By now you’ve likely heard that Representative Mike Johnson—the congressman Republicans finally elected as the new Speaker of the House after 22 days of chaos—played a significant role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election, a lowlight on his résumé that is obviously deeply concerning for the future of democracy. Also extremely worrisome? Johnson’s wildly bigoted remarks about homosexuality over the years, and the fact that he supported criminalizing gay sex between consenting adults.

CNN’s KFile reports that prior to his career in politics, Johnson wrote a series of deeply homophobic editorials in his role as an attorney for the socially conservative legal group now known as Alliance Defending Freedom.

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[–] [email protected] 265 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Alright. That is too specific. This guy fucks his dog. There’s no other explanation. This GOP is a dog fucker.

[–] [email protected] 96 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They do have a very long, documented history of projecting…

[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

yup like this guy former Idaho Senator Larry Craig - staunch opponent of LGBTQ+ rights caught cruising for dick in a public bathroom. To be clear, the problem isn't that he was doing gay stuff, but that he was a hypocrite about it and was clearly projecting his own insecurities into law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Craig_scandal

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Same as Clinton, etc. America wasn't pissed he had an affair ... it was that he lied about it.

Stop. Fucking. Lying.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not even pissed. The Lewinsky scandal mostly happened through 1998. Here's a chart of Clinton's approval ratings:

https://news.gallup.com/poll/116584/presidential-approval-ratings-bill-clinton.aspx

Barely any change throughout the year, and even spiked up towards the end of 1998. Americans in general didn't give a fuck. Only the GOP cared.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Those are not even remotely the same thing.

Politicians lying is a bad thing. Politicians making laws that harm Americans for things that they do themselves is worse. It’s lying plus damaging our society.

Clinton lying about his affair didn’t impact any other American other than Monica Lewinsky and his wife.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

If these ghouls stopped lying tomorrow we would all be horrified of what we find out.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

No. Not the same at all. It was fucking cool that Clinton got a blow job in the Oval Office, it was not cool that it was from a subordinate. Clinton did not commit any crimes nor misdemeanors. Oral sex is not sex.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Be mindful when he says “he’ll be in his Lab”, he’s not a mad scientist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

He's a Republican. He doesn't make anything. He only destroys.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every accusation is an admission.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

You are the smartest man alive and definitely shouldn't be concerned about going bald slowly.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Aye. It's usually the ones that cry the loudest. How many times haven't outspoken anti-gay people been caught having affairs with a partner of the same sex?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was going to say the same thing, either he does or he is fantasizing about it. What a weird individual.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

These people legitimately don't understand that standing on the corner, yelling "I DONT WANT TO FUCK DOGS" at random people is not a good way to convince people that they don't want to fuck dogs.