https://spectator.org/five-quick-things-has-mike-johnson-broken-the-left-already/
by Scott McKay
I had a feeling we would see this, but boy, did it happen fast.
The Left absolutely CAN’T EVEN with Mike Johnson as the new speaker of the House. This is a level of unhinged that it took Donald Trump a little while to build up to, and we’re not even 48 hours into Johnson’s speakership as of this writing. (READ MORE: The Speaker We Need)
What am I talking about? Things like this:
Or this:
Late this evening House Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson as their fifth would-be speaker of the month.
Johnson is one of the biggest anti-choice extremists in Congress, he wants to ban all abortions without exception — to the point of criminalization with prison sentences. pic.twitter.com/vRFaMqpT82
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) October 25, 2023
It’s hilarious to see Beyer act like he’s never heard the pro-life position articulated. Yes, Don, making the killing of a pre-born human being illegal means that if you do it anyway you will face jail time.
What should be understood is that a year ago Louisiana had a bill percolating in the state legislature that would have criminalized abortion on the part of the woman procuring one — and Johnson actively opposed it as going too far. He’s actually a very conventional pro-life leader who would certainly see the law enforced against abortionists but views those having abortions as women in extreme circumstances who need counseling and options rather than cops.
Not that Beyer would know, or care to share, that context.
There’s more. For example:
Mike Johnson built a legal career in Louisiana opposing the basic civil rights and civil liberties of the LGBTQ+ community. Last fall, he introduced a national Don’t Say Gay Law. Voting for him as Speaker is despicable. https://t.co/HmUQ1AqlTl
— Mondaire Jones (@MondaireJones) October 25, 2023
That chair is not a pulpit. That chamber isn’t a church. That man isn’t a preacher.
This is Christian Nationalism in action from the new Speaker of the House. https://t.co/GfAKaFrGD8
— American Atheists (@AmericanAtheist) October 25, 2023
I could belabor this, but you get the gist of it.
For me, the most entertaining of these came back home in Louisiana, where Katie Bernhardt, the AWFL (affluent white female leftist) who runs the state Democrat Party, put this out…
Louisiana Democratic Party Chair’s Statement on the election of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ⬇️ #LaGov #LaLege #SpeakerOfTheHouseVote pic.twitter.com/uimsAMvjOj
— Louisiana Democrats (@LaDemos) October 25, 2023
…and was immediately ratioed — not by the conservatives, but by her own party.
Be seeing you
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