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silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson's chief of staff arrested on DUI charge after Trump speech

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House Speaker Mike Johnson's chief of staff arrested on DUI charge after Trump speech

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silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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A Johnson spokesman said the speaker is standing by his chief of staff and "has full faith and confidence" in him.
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    deleted by creator

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      Hegseth now has someone to go to lunch with.

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        He’ll be Hegseth’s Designated Driver.

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        More like Hegseth should be careful since his replacement has already stepped forward.

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      Perfection.

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      Bahahahaha. Nice one 👌

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    A Johnson spokesman said the speaker is standing by his chief of staff and “has full faith and confidence” in him.

    “I support drunk driving.”

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      Was he over the legal alcohol limit? Yes, but did he hurt anybody? No! He’s a fine upstanding citizen, and I’m going to give him a $1,000,000 raise he’s such an upstanding guy.

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        but did he hurt anybody?

        He’s hurt so many people

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    So, the 99% will be paying for the damage, and nary a word will be spoken about a drunken, non-elected appointed representative who will be laughing about it in a week’s time.

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    Was there anyone in the audience who didn’t need a drink after that shitshow?

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      The responsible ones found a safe way to get home.

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        Walk to the nearest train station. It’s how any responsible person would travel.

        Sadly, much of this country is built around fucking cars. And the richest Nazi in the world runs a car company.

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          They were in DC and could have taken the Metro, taken a cab/rideshare, or had one of the other villains in attendance that wasn’t drunk drive them home.

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            Pretty sure that’s called socialism. \s

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      Considering it’s Mike Johnson’s chief of staff, I’m pretty sure the drinking was celebratory.

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    Well a DUI isn’t that bad - at least he wasn’t looking at porn. /s

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      Looking at porn is fine, as long as one of his children gets an app notification on their phone when he does.

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    “And of course, as an important Republican, he will face no repercussions whatsoever.”

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    DUI recruitment

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    Diversity Unity and Inclusion?

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      Despicable Undeserving Incel?

      No wait, that’s DOGE staff.

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    I wish I could know if it was because it was celebratory, or guilty conscious.

    This comment is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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      You don’t get to be a Republican’s chief of staff by having a conscience.

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        Stalin didn’t have a conscience and he still nervously drank like he was hiding a body under the rug.

        EDIT: You know what, he probably was now that I think about it.

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        Well, denial is a powerful drug. Once that glass breaks, you may start to drink more than you should.

        This comment is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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    This is not the law and order party. I’m sure the charges are already dropped.

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    drunk driver oppression

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    He’ll be pardoned

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      DUI is a local issue so the Administration should not be able to do anything… should not

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        If it was in DC, pretty sure that’s a federal issue.

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          Only on federal property, not just in DC.

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    Destruction Under Insurrection

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    Resign or prison please. As a leader he needs to lead by example.

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