McCarthy's Marathon Meltdown; Kennedy Smears Biden Nominee as a Communist: A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy throwing a nearly nine-hour tantrum on the House floor as Democrats passed their social spending bill, while Republican Sen. John Kennedy accuses a Biden nominee of being a communist.
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[@FreedInPieces]

She should have asked him if he was a KKK member because of where he's from.

[@melissamiller5958]

Do you have a letter? Can you look in your records for a letter you resigned from the KKK?

[@christiangreen1477]

nah, The DNC has a Lock on KKK members.. remember Biden even gave the eulogy of the Grand Wizard senator.. senator Byrd..

[@BenedictMHolland]

I guarantee you that Kenedy is a grand dragon.

[@LD86]

lol good one! And accurate.

[@KingBobXVI]

@@donofon101 - "Most of those ol KKK birds shifted to Nixon." They actually voted against Nixon for not being racist enough - they voted for a third party for George Wallace, the guy from Alabama who famously called for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever". After that they all voted for Republicans though.

[@AceWolfify]

Can we talk about how amazing Dr. Omarova was? She acted with such dignity and restraint to such absurd questions.

[@addie_is_me]

She was excellent, but really her restraint was kind noticeably battling to burst out, in fairness she fought the urge off.

[@BarbaraMatteau]

Yes she was patience and calm.

[@lyndaweister9984]

YES! ABSOLUTELY 💯 %TRUE UNBELIEVABLE ! Dr. Omarova DESERVES a 🏅 MEDAL 4 Having 2 Put Up 👏🏽👌With Kennedy's BS🤡💩👍🙏

[@stefanhoimes]

Elizabeth Warren's speech in praise of Dr Omarova is a very good thing to watch. Pallet cleanser from all the bullshit.

[@faithnelson6069]

@@stefanhoimes thanks for the heads up!

[@TheLumberjack1987]

Normal person: "Senator, when I turned 18 I was legally not a child anymore." Senator: "Did you write a letter to resign from being a child though?"

[@MeganSainsbury-il1lr]

She shouldn't have to justify her ancestry, this is disgusting.

[@artbargra]

Same thing they did to Obama. The GOP doesn't have any actual negative info on them, so all they have is personal attacks. Disgusting, coward, un-American, you call it however you want. It's a disgrace.

[@ewokwarrior2656]

The Republicans accuse you of being communist because you appear to be Asian. That brings back a bad memory of elderly Asian Americans being randomly attacked. Did Sen. Kennedy ask the same questions of Mitch McConnell's wife?? Probably not.

[@mauricioszwerdszarf1455]

Why NOT. Everybody else does this days in the left's Stupid America.

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

@@mauricioszwerdszarf1455 citation needed, there, um... Mauricio. What's that last name? It's not one typically found in the USA. Are you sticking your nose into US politics when you don't even live here?

[@MeganSainsbury-il1lr]

@@mauricioszwerdszarf1455 that doesn't even make sense

[@tminus543]

Whenever someone says I don’t mean any disrespect, they are about to be disrespectful.

[@DARWINZOO]

"I don't mean to pry.. " "Are you free Saturday ?" Great I need someone to babysit. Jr. has a runny nose.." "I'm not bragging but..."

[@EdaugEthanbYT]

Not all the time but most of the time especially during political discussions yeah they’re either about to be flat out awful or disrespectful

[@2eachaccording]

Or even..." with all due respect" what follows very rarely contains the respect I thought I was due

[@peterbrowne7101]

No offense, but

[@gamepapa1211]

Same deal with "I'm not racist, but..."

[@youdumbcat]

Sen. Kennedy DEFINITELY meant to be disrespectful with that "comrade" question, just in case anyone was still wondering...

[@youdumbcat]

@yossarian agree 100%. Shameful that he represents the US :(

[@danielgehring7437]

@yossarian I was almost waiting for him to flip out the oversized novelty teeth and rice farming hat.

[@gamepapa1211]

It's the same way people say "I'm not a racist, but..." before saying some of the most racist things you've ever heard.

[@stephenharper6638]

She should have asked the fool if he addresses Melania Trump as comrade. Her dad a card carrying commie.

[@fflex2010]

it wasn't a question , as musch as a comment

[@ridgerunner_21]

I literally just screamed 'oh my god shut the f*** up' at my computer screen as Kennedy asked those questions, and it was completely involuntary. He irritated me that much.

[@Mazda626gtturbo]

Exactly

[@stinew358]

it's so disingenuous because he's definitely old enough to have seen that the USSR was there but not anymore. And the mere idea that a citizen could just resign by post from the USSR to get out ... like if it was that easy they wouldnt have much use for the wall. several million people died from famine and persecution when they could have all just written letters and I guess the soviet social structure wouldn't apply to them?

[@michaelconnors1301]

Ridgerunner21, what did you think of the quotes Kennedy read from Omarova's own papers (written in the last two years) in which she proposed nationalizing all bank accounts , bankrupting our fossil fuel companies, and having the federal government set wages, gas, and food prices? Did they irritate you? (Sorry, I just remembered that Seth didn't include those in his clips. Go to 3:40. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHmxgXeoi6d2eZo) P.S. I agree that it was a shame that Kennedy wasted 2 minutes on the stupide questioning about the Young Communists organization. I wish he had pushed harder on her outrageous writing in the last two years.

[@jeangillespie1173]

Me too....

[@Fey_Fatale]

The fact that we pay these people to do this "job" KILLS ME. And they definitely make more than me...

[@BlueSky-oe4fn]

We're not. Corporation is. Are all the Senators getting the same pay or is it by state?

[@jeangillespie1173]

Insulting...

[@LuciferSpiro1993]

Has Senator Kennedy resigned from kindergarten? Can he bring a copy from his records to prove this?

[@gamepapa1211]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@coolkid21k14]

J. Kennedy Oxford graduate? Did he pay intelligent people to write his papers and take his tests??

[@robguttridge6591]

Senator J.K. displays little evidence that he learned the basics of good, moral behavior expected of a kindergarten graduate, let alone an Oxford graduate..

[@paulnolan4971]

I don't think he resigned from the confederacy either

[@oldsesalt8496]

Obviously, he has not.

[@KesselRunner606]

The previous First Lady was born in a Soviet country, her parents had links to the communist party, and had an accent thicker than a Bond villain. Did that raise Kennedy's hackles in any way, shape or form?

[@dying_allthetime]

No but it should've to all of us

[@williamheayn3760]

Yugoslavia was most definitely not part of the Soviet sphere. Absolutely communist, yes, but Yugoslavia was very famously non-Soviet.

[@ThePoppinger]

@@williamheayn3760 But communist,comrad!

[@sfsen]

@@ThePoppinger I live under a communist government, in an Indian state called KERALA. But it's a democratically elected one. We, including myself ,vote for a Liberal government and communist government alternatively. Although, at the end of the day, a politician, left or right, only care about his pocket.

[@josflorida5346]

@@sfsen there you have it. Politicians being crazy isn't partisan and they are great at distraction and pitting us against eachother

[@mclovin9578]

I wish she would have looked at him and asked, "Senator, is it true you went to Oxford? Because I can't imagine anyone as uninformed as you even getting through the door.!

[@shewolf2671]

She was so shocked at the stupidity of Kennedy's questions, that she almost stuttered to answer him. She was probably thinking, are these questions real, did he get them from a 1st grader and he's a senator, Wow!

[@emeraldspark101]

My god, it's literally the second coming of McCarthyism.

[@kazumahazeuzumaki]

History repeats itself over and over. This, however, is notable.

[@ghiaspiracha302]

Emerald Spark xxiixixxi Did this dude wear a set of heavy 'Depends' ?

[@drewstaser9726]

"Are you, or have you ever, been apart of the Baby Carrot Communist Party?"

[@notrixamoris3318]

The age of WEAKLINGS!!!

[@vysharra]

McCarthy specifically targeted the ‘Lavender Menace’ because gays and communists were equally the enemy. Add in a new and exciting version of Blood Libel and you have an idea what these people are trying to do to their ‘enemies’.

[@rd6203]

I'm starting to think that the USA should start teaching real, actual, genuine world history in schools.

[@TheTrueLeafless]

It is counted as hatred for them to teach their own history in school, so teaching genuine world history is off the table.

[@ThePoppinger]

No, they would be heartbroken.

[@elenaderoet4926]

Fat Chance of that with the conservative controlled content of most of our schoolbooks in this country.

[@dark14life]

That'll never happen since Conservatives are determined to paint white people as the "saviors" of black slaves instead of their masters and ignoring the vile ways that Native Americans were treated during the early history of America. They're crying about statues being removed as "erasing history" while they literally try to erase history. Being a hypocrite is a prerequisite for being a Republican.

[@mellie4174]

We can't even teach our own history!

[@onlybrad]

An article in today's Washington Post referred to Sen. Kennedy as Foghorn Leghorn. Laughed my head off reading that.

[@anro7137]

One of the things I really enjoy about the comments for the Closer Looks is reading what other countries write about what America is doing. We are sometimes truly an embarrassing horror comedy show!

[@patsysadowski1546]

Honestly some of the GOP are crazy. Or so cynical they fake it to appeal to the lowest common denominator which seems worse somehow. The UK isn’t perfect don’t get me wrong but things like healthcare unite us. Climate change law was pioneered in government by a conservative. Admittedly it suited her agenda but they are anti facts.

[@charlescantu7774]

OMG, just when I think Kennedy can't get any dumber he blows my mind.

[@katiehettinger7857]

That was preformance art; red meat for the MAGA base. They killed off some of their true believers and now are seeking to reve up their turn out for the 2022 mid-terms.

[@andymartin2481]

Maybe all sides of Senate and Congress should fight it out in Vegas we all can place bets and make some money instead of letting these people use the citizens to go to war on themselves and lose everything!

[@abc-bu7nr]

He's not dumb at all. Just like Cruz, this is what passes as humor to the maga crowd. They eat it up

[@christinebenson518]

@@andymartin2481 No, we don't want the RNC to give anymore money to Trump. Throwing our money in the street is a more sound investment than giving to Trump.

[@tanyah9732]

In Kennedy's own words: it must suck to be that dumb

[@RobotoSan]

Ignoramus: "Did you resign, did you send them a letter?" Me: "Fleeing from the Soviet Union is its own form of resignation, Senator."

[@petermirtitsch1235]

In Russia, letter resigns YOU... 😂

[@stefanhoimes]

One of the other Senators had to raise his voice at Kennedy to tell him that she's an American. Not even trying to hide the xenophobia.

[@kennmossman8701]

It is a kids group. You automatically end membership upon reaching14 years of age. Such a stupid question. I am sure her face was saying, "WTF are you are talking about - are you really that much of an idiot."

[@haroldtrujillo]

Excellent point, Counselor!

[@jlbueno0611]

You resigned the moment you flee the country ...but if they need an official document that stipulates you resigned from any organization or any country, she could've just pointed towards her naturalization certificate issue date...because that day,you swore an oath to this country and renounced loyalty to any other nation or organization and pledge to serve this country if this country ever calls your name.. I know ,because I pledge and swore an oath to this country on September of 2020 ..right before and just in time for me to vote for biden and help save and rebuild this nation . 💁🏻‍♂️

[@shadyshandalear]

Correction(ish) - Whole corn, on the cob, is considered a vegetable. The corn kernel itself (where popcorn comes from) is considered a grain. Corn is actually a vegetable, a whole grain, and a fruit.

[@meganbarber3599]

Popcorn is its own kind.

[@jjrbanana]

Thank you Seth and your writers for keeping me sane! It’s only humour keeping me going in this crazy-ass world right now! Keep up the good work

[@liberator6]

Dear Kevin McCarthy, Please do not feel obligated to “stand strong” for me. I’m totally good. If fact, I’d really rather you didn’t. Ever. Sincerely, an American person.

[@audiblenugz]

p.s. me too

[@C.S.99]

P.S. me too

[@vigilstudios3010]

It's almost like it's an issue people should vote on

[@rochellemcdonald9646]

I would have loved to have heard Dr Omarova ask if Kennedy had been a member of any Confederate organizations, when he was younger.

[@suimeingwong2043]

I'd like to see if he still has his elementary school report cards.

[@utezahn3174]

I’d have loved to have seen her laugh in his face.

[@ecbh8487]

@Rochelle. Or even currently for that matter!

[@ecbh8487]

@@suimeingwong2043 Brett Kavanaugh could probably help him reconstruct a daily activities calendar.

[@davebeach2343]

Do you think he would give an honest answer?

[@shinjutsu2773]

The sad part is: when someone lies enough and defends it fervently enough he will acknowledge it as truth and will seek confirmation wherever he can while entirely ignoring common sense and factual truths. They build their own reality and it's a real threat to anyone in America that seeks a better living standard

[@jinnyfahey6689]

Kevin McCarthy is insane! He represents the area of California where my son lives. Heaven help all the “babies” in his district! Thank you Ohio Rep Tim Ryan for reminding KM that no one was listening. You are restoring my faith in my birth state.

[@aurimazas001]

It was impossible to resign from being a Komsomol or any other youth organization in USSR. If you actually had a mental capacity to do that, you'd be under KGB radar 24/7. For literally anything. I remember tearing off the USSR star badge from the chest of my classmate (by accident), and my parents were called to school for investigation, questioned as if they were the enemies of the country. After that, my dad kept like a dozen of those star badges in the drawer - just in case anyone of his children did the same again. It was a running joke in our house ten years after USSR collapsed. In a soviet regime, there was no freedom to refuse. Either you did as asked, or you were the enemy of the country. Or in jail. That senator is dreaming flowers about USSR.

[@bostonstrong6]

sounds like the modern GOP....if you vote for a bill that could help your constituents you must be outed by the Republican party IMMEDIATELY. You are not allowed to vote for any democratic bill but dont worry you will be able to take credit for the effects of that bill that you voted against.....because LOGIC

[@annemettefrederiksen7751]

Well , of course he is dreaming. Thats the only brain activity he's able to have, hence the moronic questions and insane the lack of understanding of the real world..

[@epy4k570]

On the bright side the reactionary response to the freedom to refuse, for simple things like basic science, has helped the US get to 800K dead in the last year and a half! Hopefully there's more to come as at the very least; those evil communists actually didn't like Nazis and we in America are very much pro-nazi rhetoric and ideology. But thank your lord or demon we extrajudicially murder dissenters who are pro communism.

[@a_random_voice_in_the_void]

“There is a substantial portion of the country that has real doubts about election integrity.” - man who helped spread unfounded doubts about election integrity

[@christopherbedford9897]

Exactly. The whole Fox News agenda - *spread* doubt, ask provocative leading questions based only on your own imagination, then "report" the widespread doubt.

[@mrwascallyt9865]

@@christopherbedford9897 nailed it

[@mrwascallyt9865]

@Desiree Beaudry call them out. every time. truth endures when all the lies have been played out. it's not that there are too many bad men to curse it's there's not enough good men to curse them ( my best recall of the quote )

[@mrwascallyt9865]

@Desiree Beaudry i forget who originally said it ( the last two lines ) but works with the times we're in.

[@davidsalmon3986]

All I can say is that I'm forever grateful that I live in Canada now and watch the US meltdown from far away.

[@agranger1087]

When he said there was no worse example of reckless government spending I was waiting for someone to shout, "the wall!'

[@danielgregory3295]

She was more than civil, considering his multiple efforts to be insulting and demeaning...(and clearly intentional, unless he is even dumber than I thought)😡😬🖖

[@singletona082]

She has far more tact and restraint than me. 'I dunno did you send in a letter of resignation to the ku klux klan?'

[@jbtpa895]

She should have laughed at him,"it's a joke right? no you're the joke!"

[@vysharra]

“I don’t mean any disrespect…” *proceeds to insult and disrespect her*

[@paddyholly2184]

@@jbtpa895 I keep hoping Someone will say Something like that. Yes, Sir: You Are Being Disrespectful! And What about Melanie and her Parents? What an embarrassing Fool!

[@addie_is_me]

@@singletona082 Did he say he resigned from the KKK? lol

[@wendighoul]

"I don't know whether to call you professor or comrade" "That's okay senator, I know exactly what to call you"

[@lyndaweister9984]

EXACTLY 💯 %UNBELIEVABLE TRUE 👍 🤡💩

[@dorothyleman2713]

As McCarthy was getting warmed up in his McFilibuster last Thursday, I thought, “Wait till Seth and his team get ahold of this material.” So I was glad to see you confront the horror of the Baby Carrots crisis. And thanks, I guess, for forcing me to watch Sen. Kennedy’s questioning of Ms. Omorova. That’s quite a spectacle: A US Senator being deliberately boorish and stupid. I’m glad Senator Smith was there to speak for me, even if it was under her breath.

[@curlygurl1263]

When the majority of the people you supposed to represent wants what we pay taxes for and you oppose. You need to go! Strong for you and you need to resign! PLEASE GO. 🤢🤮

[@Midnight-Starfish]

Hmm, a McCarthy accusing someone of being a communist. Now why does that sound familiar?

[@alisondiaz1026]

Actually, it was John Kennedy from Louisiana, who acts like he's a doofus, but in reality he went to Oxford University in London. And, his whole bullshit act was appalling.

[@Midnight-Starfish]

@@alisondiaz1026 Ah, yes, forgive me. After all these tantrums the Republicans make on a daily basis, they all start to blend together.

[@mrcr33py]

ism.....

[@alisondiaz1026]

@@Midnight-Starfish It happens.

[@CollinMcLean]

@@Midnight-Starfish It certainly doesn't help a lot of them are sagging old white guys...

[@bobsmith2637]

McCarthy, Kennedy, and Communist accusations, it's the 1950s all over again

[@jinwu9423]

Makes sense, they were already assholes during the '50s...

[@ItRemindMeOfHome]

Except this John Kennedy lacks any of the previous John Kennedy's charisma

[@AccelerateYourSuccess]

Well, that's the America they're trying to take us back to to make us "great again, again".

[@bengray657]

I was wondering where you went Seth! I haven't seen you in my feed as of late, great to hear American politics is still as good as ever!

[@michaelramon2411]

I remain deeply disappointed that Senator Kennedy hasn't gone over to the QAnoners waiting in Dallas for the return of a John Kennedy. He'd totally make their day!

[@wyattcoil6949]

Underrated comment of the year!

[@HungryLoki]

"I don't mean any disrespect" he says, and goes on to insult the intelligence of every person that hears his statement.

[@nataschavisser573]

People who "don't mean any disrespect" always always means disrespect.

[@davedave8960]

Lock him up!

[@flone9872]

He should be showing up in Dallas, that will be more significant for those Qs.😜

[@FlowerGurl64]

@@nataschavisser573 so true!

[@Justusson]

I literally hurts me, to watch him and hear him. Seriously. It hurts.

[@bloodyneptune]

Isn't that basically like asking if you ever sent a letter to your elementary school formally resigning after you've moved onto middle school?

[@mrwascallyt9865]

.. and proving to the world that he is the idiot we thought him to be all along .

[@francisrothwell5217]

How the hell does Cruz keep all his lies straight. I get flustered if I have to keep one lie. I guess that's the difference between a lier and someone who tells the truth.

[@pjf2675]

Thanks to Seth and the writers - making these most horrendous events in our government and society a little bit better by laughter.

[@AnnaPilgrim]

Kudos to Dr Saule T. For the utmost dignity with which she answered that creep’s sleazy questioning.

[@gwick358]

He could write a letter resigning from Congress. Just a thought.

[@emma-eventing]

ugh he's shameless

[@deanevangelista6359]

Or he could merely jump into the crater of an active volcano.

[@Mgranadosv]

He could go swimming with white sharks.

[@paddyholly2184]

@@Mgranadosv Or crocodiles in front of a No Swimming sign.

[@Mgranadosv]

@@paddyholly2184 He could sign up to Trump's healthcare and get Covid

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

This is one of just a very few shows that can help me smile during a very difficult period in my life, so thank you for existing. I really need to be able to smile.

[@stk9387]

Vote vote vote. Our representatives are a REPRESENTATION of the people.

[@alex35agm]

Imagine having to listen to McCarthy lie for eight hours.He must have used up a month's worth of lies in one day.He will have to make a trip to Mar a Lago to visit the Lyin King for more.

[@lyndaweister9984]

EXACTLY 💯 %UNBELIEVABLE CORRECT!! I couldn't listen for a Few Minutes...if that!👎😱😢😡🙏

[@cherylcarlson3315]

Imagine having to be the stenographer putting that crap in record.... really hope is voice transcription

[@AnnieWarbux]

Moron McCarthy attempted to pull a "Mr.Smith Goes to Washington" and he spectacularly FAILED! Not even close!!

[@LD86]

I don't want to imagine it.... gigacringe!! 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@zezmerelda240]

lyin' king. good one!

[@sophieoril]

I am from Lancaster, California born and raised. As a Californian, there are few moments that I get to be embarrassed by my politicians the way someone from Florida might be, but this past year has sure been something. I have never felt secondhand embarrassment the way I just did seeing Kevin McCarthy representing my hometown.

[@rack9458]

Along with your govenor Newsome? Didnt he go out maskless to a restaurant during the shut down?

[@sophieoril]

@@rack9458 Bad times for Cali

[@elenaderoet4926]

@@rack9458 love the absolute baseless whataboutism. You slack-jawed knuckle-dragger.

[@rack9458]

@@elenaderoet4926 So calling out Liberal Hypocrisies is knuckle dragging? Hahahaha!

[@imthegabrielleg]

This man holds power… he is a senator. The rest of the world is laughing at us. This man is someone who makes MAJOR decisions. WTF? I’m so tired of people being shocked and saying, “this isn’t us.” Nah it is. This is our country everyone. Let that sink in.

[@ralphfrasier2079]

At least half of us....

[@dano8902]

Yeah, thank God not all of us. Doesn't mean there aren't enough for the country to be worthy of worldwide ridicule, unfortunately. It just blows my mind there are a large cross section of people who blindly support these lunatics in the first place, and they're the ones who loudly proclaim that they are "critical thinkers" who "do their own research" without bothering to find evidence of whether or not what they're viewing as "empirical data" has any basis in reality.

[@sandrewcarson6291]

We the people elect we the people and when S.H.T.F and the united states of america turns into a 3rd world country and or under a hitler or stalin, its we the people that made that come to be and we the people are to blame.

[@woopimagpie]

"They changed my name on the blackboard to Mr McFarty". Ye gods I've fallen off my chair, that's the joke of the week right there.

[@Hunnid24]

"You grow out of it as you grow" imagine having to explain to a sitting US Senator how school work smh.

[@Whina_Bell]

You mean you didn't send a letter of resignation from kindergarten before moving on to grade school? You might still be a kindergartner, then...

[@Hunnid24]

@@Whina_Bell ridiculous😂

[@jackl4laughs]

It happens every few weeks in the Senate the past few years, they have to be explained extremely slowly because republicans haven't lived a normal life before...

[@elenaderoet4926]

Never forget, these are the people who pretend like all education is "liberal indoctrination" while learning from school books that were conservative controlled......

[@briangriffin8106]

I'm embarrassed by these people. "Have you no sense of decency? At long last have you no sense of decency?"

[@JuICyBLiinGeR]

Kennedy: "Have you resigned? Did you send them a letter tho resigning?" omg im dying.. but this time it hurts.

[@lowellthomson1958]

Just ... embarrassing himself and his nation.

[@JuICyBLiinGeR]

@@lowellthomson1958 This is why it’s hard to be a Republican comedian. The democrats just don’t have this level of “wtf did he just say with a serious face???” mentality.

[@ludokerfluffle6232]

Yeah I think moving to another country and becoming a citizen and serving that country might have been the best way to resign.

[@JuICyBLiinGeR]

@@ludokerfluffle6232 In the Uk, with his level of intelligence, he could become a doorstop.

[@tomhossain2099]

You could see on her face she was thinking ‘what the f is this guy talking about it no longer exists. The whole country no longer exists’

[@aundirussell8644]

he should write a letter resigning from Oxford

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Of course it was a Minnesotan who said, “Oh my goodness,” while thinking “holy sh1t!” #MinnesotaNice 😄

[@Manacra13]

“You wouldn’t believe the amount of heckling they gave me to try to get me to stop talking.” If I was in a meeting at work and some asshole stood up after a presentation and proceeded to rant for the next 8.5 hours making it so I COULDN’T leave….yeah he would start hearing some sarcastic comments. I have ADD, either shut up or let me entertain myself.

[@lordeverybody872]

The whole point of grandstanding is not allowing anyone else to voice their constituents views

[@eamonnmorris5331]

There's no better fodder for Republican, 'Deliverance-Baby', Rage than "they tried to get me to stop talking"! McCarthy knows exactly what he's about.

[@ww2remembered983]

Amazing how these Donnie's and Donna's say and do things on their jobs that anyone else would get fired, or severely reprimanded for.

[@ForeverMe543]

What's crazy is that he's complaining about ONE heckler making ONE silly comment after rewarding a fellow congressman who threatened another's life. That's today. That's this country.

[@juliancrooks3031]

Republicans had no problem with the 7.8 trillion for defense budget when we aren't at war but can't find the money for BBB bill to help taxpayers.

[@lyndaweister9984]

EXACTLY 💯 %CORRECT UNBELIEVABLE!!👍💰👀🗽🇱🇷🙏🐷❣

[@katiehettinger7857]

The defence bill is for the coming year alone, BBB spending was for the next 10 years. Aaaugh.

[@CatherinePearl100]

And let us never forget the Great Giveaway of 2017, when these people gleefully (not an exaggeration, if you think back to the footage of all those beaming euphoric Republican faces) handed over trillions of dollars of our money to their masters. And of course, to themselves.

[@kitcoffey7194]

Or disabled people. Does BBB do anything to raise SSI amounts and change its most draconian and cruel rules, like not allowing disabled people to marry?

[@LD86]

Yup... because it's all about their profit and their gain. Screw the average American/their constituents.

[@alexs.1242]

Listening to Ted Cruz lecture the nation on democracy is a little like me getting stock tips from my neighbor's pet goat.

[@jeangillespie1173]

Jimmy Kimmel is correct calling him a human boil! A real pain in the ass!

[@timecowx]

"What do you think of penny stocks?" "BaAaAaAaAd idea"

[@gwenkallammontgomery4885]

Thanks Seth, I watch every night. Keep up the good work 🤠🤠😜

[@judysocal8682]

Ted Cruz throwing all those local election officials under the bus. Yes, Senator Kennedy did mean to disrespect the nominee.

[@lyndakoers1389]

And this is what Former Speaker John Boehner wrote about cruz; "There is nothing more dangerous than a reckless asshole who thinks he is smarter than everyone else". From the book " On The House". And that's the nicest thing he said about cruz.

[@lyndakoers1389]

Maybe Kennedy should just resign from whatever organization he belongs to. Oh that's right he's a republicant. Under the trump admistration. The debt went up by over 5 trillion$ s. Yes Seth it's true about baby carrots.

[@lyndakoers1389]

At least no one stood up and yelled " you lie!!. Like one of your party did to President Obama when he was speaking.

[@takkieterror5152]

Voter fraud is not a problem. Pushing unfounded rumors about voter fraud are.

[@ValerieCH1]

Carefully omitting that the doubt about the election is a total ReTrumplican fabrication.

[@beez1717]

It's sad that we have people who are trying to bring back McCarthyism and people who will talk about anything and everything just to stop a bill because it has too many good things in it.

[@conradmonson30]

Though, I suppose I do appreciate the irony of a second McCarthy being the new herald of it.

[@neogenzim1995]

@@conradmonson30 man, history is getting real lazy with these rhyming schemes

[@DreadPirateRobrt]

Senator Kennedy's questions sounded like something straight out of the 1950s with McCarthyism and the "Red Scare".

[@Aiuralion]

I'm reminded of Joseph Welch's response to Joseph McCarthy's accusations of Communism: “Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”

[@gamepapa1211]

John Kennedy is a live action caricature of those "southern gentlemen" who still calls blacks the N word.

[@lrllrlrr5089]

@@donofon101 Does anyone else wonder did John Kkkennedy ever resign from the "Boy Scouts" down there in Louisiana? (inquiring minds want to know)

[@bradnorman7535]

Senator? I thought he was an extra from O Brother Where Art Thou (Oh Death!!!)

[@S.Pociecha]

Shouldn't he be in Dallas, where a bunch of people are apparently still waiting for him to appear living-dead style?

[@bradnorman7535]

@@S.Pociecha Nah that's his other brother Darryl (oops I meant John)

[@MyMarsham]

My turn for being a jackal… When you said over 60 court cases had found no evidence of fraud, in _actual_ fact, the court cases never even got to the discovery phase, because the people bringing the cases had no evidence they could present to judge. So they were thrown out of court, possibly while being laughed at. That was my jackal, thank you.

[@giannaleng1897]

😂 the Tr**p administration kept claiming voter fraud in public but then doubled down in actual court cases cause they had no evidence. Every single one of this cases was a flaming pile of garbage.

[@jerometaperman7102]

"I don't mean any disrespect when I say this incredibly disrespectful thing..."

[@Matt_Villines]

Every time I hear cruz speak I’m reminded of how good Aidy’s impression of him really is.

[@Logan7281X]

I've always said that Trump was a test run. Everything from here on out is gonna be clown shoes.

[@jsilverstein2359]

How is the GOP so ignorant! It’s just insane.

[@shesaknitter]

It's also intentional and a very effective and time proven way to manipulate their pitiful base.

[@kitcoffey7194]

UNHINGED, they are. BBB better pass. This country is falling apart at the seams. Not fixing it (checks notes) won't fix it.

[@-xirx-]

It is unfortunate to say but no, a lot of them are extremely cunning: It is their voting base who are so ignorant.

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

Their voters are ignorant. The politicians are cynical sociopaths feeding into that ignorance.

[@laureneras9523]

What's more terrifying are the people who vote for them

[@MartynCole]

After seeing this debacle I have to wonder what the US has to be thankful for on Thursday.

[@mikotomisaka8714]

That questioning... was so ridiculously stupid.. was so ridiculously insulting.. that my face was in visible shock in the coffee shop I was watching this, and many people in the starbucks were staring at me and a few asked if I was alright. After that I let them watch this and they started looking visibly shocked prompting their friends to ask if THEY were alright.

[@JoeEnglandShow]

Sheesh. I used to think that McCarthyism was a thing of the past. Guess I really was naive.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Next thing you know, some draft dodging All-American 'Hero' actor will try to be the next John Wayne (who never served) and have his fans and allies in government assault and imprison American citizens he doesn't like...the kind of person might even try to become presid....oh wait.

[@onelostsoul1997]

McCarthy after his ridiculous 8 + hour speech just became a super Karen.

[@edin-burgher2881]

"America, you're weak" Pity McCarthy couldn't look in the mirror and at his party, then join up the dots.

[@howabouthat8606]

"Comrade: a fellow socialist or communist (often as a form of address); a fellow member of an organization." Guessing Sen. Hayseed thought 'comrade' was a less rude version of 'commie'.

[@trishhunt4085]

"This guy's such a goober" First time I've heard that word this century. Excellent use of twentieth century slang, Seth 👏🏻

[@jonathansloane702]

As one of the six people in the United states who have actually read The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, I feel qualified to say that nobody in the Republican Party who throws around the term "Communist" actually knows what it means. For Republicans it is tantamount to calling someone the boogeyman and is just intended to conjure up irrational fear of the unknown.

[@ArtGirl82]

That's basically their only political strategy at this point. Other than whipping themselves into a frenzy over changes to 70 year old books and toys, striping the voting rights act and asking gun-touting maniacs to be their interns.

[@cyndiagilbert6216]

There’s at least seven who read them as my grandson, who is a high functioning autistic, has read those as well as many other books about different governments.

[@mikebunting7262]

Senator. I remember JFK and believe me you're no John Kennedy!

[@tammygarrett9261]

Why can't we get rid of these IDIOTS ! So disgusted !

[@elenaderoet4926]

That's what I've been saying for years. When they throw around the term communist they have absolutely no idea what they're actually talking about and are only regurgitating buzzwords from actors off of an entertainment Channel.

[@biffy7]

None of the GOP members (who voted against this bill) should take any of the money from from this bill. They should just simply refuse the awful money for their district.

[@FredRedFrred]

Mr Myers rocks and rolls now--he has hit his stride and has a great writing team to augment his talent.

[@Gildedmuse]

If YOU had been a creditable elected official instead of engaging in incendiary rhetoric and purposefully devisive lies then we wouldn't have so many of those constitutes doubting the results. This is YOUR fault, Ted.

[@lyndaweister9984]

EXACTLY 💯 %TRUE UNBELIEVABLE My Tboughts EXACTLY!!

[@tnkwwc]

RIGHT!? I was thinking the SAME thing.

[@-xirx-]

And he is achingly proud of that fact

[@j-rey-]

Oh, he knows. He knows very well. It is gaslighting. Republican politicians cry fraud so that their voters don't trust the voting process, giving the politicians an excuse to enact blatant voter suppression bills in the name of "election integrity" without widespread backlash.

[@aaronleverton4221]

A Republican-demanded audit in AZ showed Biden got more votes than the election said and two cases highlighted in the media, including one in which an elected Republican official paid out reward money, showed that Republican voters attempted voter fraud. In any other Western democracy the party responsible for that would have shut up long ago. Fox News has absolutely poisoned America. Whether it's beyond repair remains to be seen.

[@olencone4005]

Kennedy is just the latest in a sadly long list of examples of why we need age limits, term limits, and basic IQ tests for elected officials. Daaaannng, Grandpa K, open a book sometime! o.O

[@Wildstar40]

How about people who earned their education with their brain and not daddy's pocketbook ? And stop paying politicians Godly amounts of money, it only attracts the worst of the worst rather than the people who actually want to serve the nation honestly. The old saying was: "Make your politicians work for their money, don't elect them."

[@katiehettinger7857]

He's not senile, just feeding the rabid right-wing base and firing up the over 65ers t vote in the 2022 mid-terms.

[@crys313]

These asshats go to Oxford, Harvard Law, Yale, etc. They know exactly what they're doing. They're playing to a population of America who are fundamentally selfish and arguably sociopathic.

[@AmFlora]

Sadly, he knows exactly what hes doing. Hes extremely well educated. Hes not as good at it as some of his nuttier colleagues but, it's all quite intentional.

[@jeffbaer5851]

@@crys313 Don't forget galactically stupid and bafflingly gullible.

[@piafunesbakker5095]

I never thought this would ever happen. Change the law, Man! You! Please !!!!

[@ntandosekay]

I am going through all my kids' past school paperwork in a panic🥶 What if they , one day, want to be in a position in government 🤔

[@Beatlestories]

How does anyone take Mccarthy seriously! He's evil

[@vysharra]

The cruelty is the point

[@katiehettinger7857]

The GQP base lapps it up and having killed off some of consituants they need tokeep what's left foaming at the mouth, so they'll turn out for the mid-terns.

[@burrengirl3409]

And, that's his GOOD trait!

[@HOTD108_]

Let me introduce you to the GOP...

[@laurentp89]

The dumbest flavor of evil, but still evil...

[@bradleyrounds9148]

Senator did you officially resign your membership to the KKK, since you're old and raised in the South

[@bigcrazewolf]

Louisiana not sending their best to DC

[@ydarbnhoj]

Marvelously educational and hilariously illuminating. And much needed now and abouts…

[@jonahwa]

It’s like asking if she retired from primary school…. Is Sen. Kennedy really this limited?

[@LD86]

I want to see papers of Kennedy's graduation from kindergarten... because it's very suspect at this point.

[@elenaderoet4926]

Yes. And he reflects his constituents, sadly.

[@kayladawn]

Kennedy: "but did you resign though"... 🤔🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ I can not, on God's green Earth, understand WTF he is doing?!?!!!!

[@singletona082]

He's trying to get her to give him a 'gotcha' moment so he can claim 'so you ARE a communist! GOTCHA!'

[@danielgehring7437]

@@singletona082 Or, frankly, simply react strongly so they can claim she's 'too emotional' for the position. You know, because Kavanaugh crying during his proceedings was fine but if a woman were to do it, that's a sign she's about to sell all our secrets to Stalin.

[@shesaknitter]

He is successfully manipulating the Republican base. That he is successful at it says some scary truths about the Republican base.

[@oldslowcoach]

he's being a racist xenophobe, just like all the other little racist xenophobes want him to be

[@visgrrl1]

Sen Tina Smith's reaction is perfect.

[@heathersand73]

I feel Dr. Omarova's incredulous annoyed mom tone in my soul

[@elishmuel1976]

WHat a waste of our hard earned money! Crooked politicians wasting everyone's time.

[@missunderstanding357]

And energy. I'm starting to get pissed when they make me exert myself and exhale forcefully listening to their dumbasses!! 🤬

[@JonBerry555]

From Joseph McCarthy to Kevin McCarthy, not much has changed in the Republican Party (if you ignore Eisenhower of course)

[@sanbalestrini]

Another case of "History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce"

[@drewstaser9726]

Well of course, Eisenhower signed a bill for the national highway system. He cared about infrusuture.

[@davebeach2343]

Why couldn't the Republican party deify Eisenhower instead of Reagan? Eisenhower was the first to call out the military industrial complex for the danger it became. The policies under Ike were of benefit to the general public, unlike every Republican since.

[@addie_is_me]

@@drewstaser9726 So did Mussolini.

[@sQuibleable]

@@davebeach2343 I don’t know, Eisenhower’s foreign policy was atrocious

[@andrewmastin4312]

As a witness, I wouldn’t be able to be so polite. I’d have said, “Oh no, you definitely DO mean to disrespect me,” and as he hammered away at his ridiculous line of questioning about Communism, I’d have said, “Did you say your name was Senator McCarthy?” and “Look, I get it - you don’t have any substantive questions, and just want to grandstand for the lunatic fringe who elected you, but could we move on to some topic that’s actually relevant to this hearing?”

[@sether199]

Mr. McFarty is a kindness to him.

[@stephensuddick274]

How many clowns can one political party have? "How is your voice doing?" asks the woman with the most annoyingly grating voice I have ever heard.

[@lyndaweister9984]

EXACTLY 💯 %TRUE UNBELIEVABLE!! 🤣😷😤🙊👍

[@bonnierussell9798]

My thought exactly 😆

[@nathanielashmon8572]

Why are we dealing with these clowns…I have a idea , let’s stop going to their circus!!!!

[@WillCrigler]

Foghorn Leghorn got completely outclassed.

[@Justusson]

Why do people elect children to the US senate?

[@kurt6230]

Oh, Ted Cruz is not an obscure lunatic.He is a notorious lunatic.

[@themighty6813]

Looking forward to this week’s Correct Shuns, and the nuances of the differences between baby carrots and baby-cut carrots.

[@lordeverybody872]

Are you reckless, giving knives to babies?

[@themighty6813]

@@lordeverybody872 IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE. 'She's a child!' shouted Crumley. IT'S EDUCATIONAL. 'What if she cuts herself?' THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON.

[@MaftaYeahYeah]

@@themighty6813 And over at the Assassins' Guild, they believe that you should only train with pretend weapons if you expect to fight pretend opponents.

[@1Smrdo]

LOL we had a a voter fraud problem because the half the country thinks so. You know, the half we told that we had a fraud problem. Ted Cruz is the king of circular logic.

[@jeffreymatthew7931]

I've always thought of Ted as Mr. Haney from "Green Acres".