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aristarchus [soylentnews.org] writes:

We have all seen him in the news, "Florida Man", followed by stupid criminality. But now, Florida Man has been elected to Congress. Of course, he is a Republican. And he is leading one of those "Brooks Bros Riots" that Florida Republicans, or at least Republicans in Florida, are so fond of. (Shades of Bush v. Gore, if you are too young, or from Florida and male.)

Our source is The New Civil Rights Movement [thenewcivilrightsmovement.com].

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) led a crowd of Freedom Caucus members to storm a secure room where Democrats and Republicans in the House Intelligence Committee have been holding depositions.

Intelligence Committee, not a place for Florida Republicans.

An MSNBC interview with Gaetz on Thursday began after he overheard the introduction and sound of a Q&A with Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), who mocked the Republicans as a bunch of angry white men conducting a stunt. Gaetz was livid asking why his whiteness had anything to do with it.

“Did she say we were a bunch of white men? What does the fact that we are white men have to do with our desire to represent the millions of constituents we serve?” he asked rhetorically. “I was deeply offended. When Jackie Speier walks in I don’t say, ‘a white woman comes in.’ This is the type of Identity politics from the left that seems to permeate any substantive or procedural arguments they make and it’s sickening to me that’s how we would be thought of. People we serve are diverse and it’s just really kind of sickening.”

Note to self: do not point out that Florida Man is white. Trigger.

“I think that’s why we were trying to get in there, but like, I only speak for myself. I should be allowed in that room as a member of the Judiciary Committee, Armed Services Committee and they wouldn’t let us in. It begs the question of what are they hiding,” Gaetz said. The Armed Services Committee doesn’t have anything to do with the impeachment inquiries.

Jackson shot back that neither of the committees he is on are conducting depositions, which seemed to anger Gaetz, who began yelling back and forth with the host. Gaetz’s committee hasn’t subpoenaed anyone.

“I don’t know that. I don’t know that. No,” Gaetz insisted.

“It is a fact,” she shot back.

Oh, Jesus, he "begged the question" [grammarist.com], using the phrase incorrectly. But this is Florida Man, it is to be expected, because that is what Florida Men do, they beg the question. And, they do not know facts, apparently.

He went on to attack Schiff for creating the “rules” where he is not allowed to ask questions. As a fact-check, members who are not on the committees don’t get to ask questions. If Gaetz wanted to ask questions to witnesses he probably should have gotten a seat on the relevant committees, but his Republican leadership did not put him on said committees.

Wonder why? Florida Man not on committee, Florida man may not ask questions. Nice to see fine Florida Male tradition upheld with such vim and vigor.

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