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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on March 07, 2024, 12:20:09 am
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Speaker Johnson urges GOP lawmakers to maintain decorum at State of the Union
by Mychael Schnell - 03/06/24 6:47 PM ET
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is urging GOP lawmakers to maintain decorum when President Biden delivers his State of the Union address Thursday night, after Republicans had a number of outbursts during last year’s speech.
Johnson made the request during a closed-door GOP conference meeting Wednesday morning, three Republican lawmakers who attended the gathering told The Hill.
“Decorum is the order of the day,” Johnson told members, according to one lawmaker.
“He said we should carry ourselves with good decorum,” another member said.
The plea from Johnson came one day before Biden is scheduled to deliver his State of the Union address to a divided Congress that includes many of his foremost Republican critics.
That dynamic was on full display last year, when some GOP lawmakers heckled the president throughout his speech in the House chamber. Cries of “secure the border” were heard at one point during the speech, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called Biden a “liar” when he was discussing potential cuts to Social Security and Medicare as part of a deal on the debt limit.
The heckling about Social Security and Medicare led to an unusual back-and-forth between Biden and his Republican critics, which prompted an agreement from individuals in the room that the two programs should remain intact.
“Well, I’m glad to see — and now, I tell you, I enjoy conversion,” Biden said, prompting laughs.
“Let’s all agree — and we apparently are — let’s stand up for seniors,” he later added.
Heckling from political opponents during the State of the Union address is not uncommon. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) notably shouted “you lie” at then-President Obama in 2009.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4514306-speaker-johnson-urges-gop-lawmakers-to-maintain-decorum-at-state-of-the-union/
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State of the Union 2024: Laken Riley’s parents will not attend despite invite from Mike Collins
By
Rachel Schilke
March 6, 2024 6:03 pm
The parents of Laken Riley, a nursing student killed on the University of Georgia campus last month, will not attend President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union despite an invitation from Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA).
Collins announced on Wednesday that Riley’s parents declined his invitation to attend Biden’s address as his guest. The Georgia congressman led a moment of silence on the House floor last week in honor of the student, who was allegedly killed by a Venezuelan immigrant who had been arrested in 2022 for illegally crossing the border.
“I invited Laken Riley’s parents to the State of the Union address, but understandably, they have chosen to stay home as they grieve the loss of their daughter,” Collins said in a post on X. “Therefore, the seat reserved for my guest will remain vacant to honor Laken and all American victims of illegal alien crime.”
“As Joe Biden attempts to paint a rosy picture of the crime-ridden country he has created, he will look up at an empty seat that memorializes those we’ve lost because of his open border policies,” the congressman continued.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2906776/state-of-the-union-2024-laken-riley-parents-will-not-atten-invite-mike-collins/
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State of the Union 2024: Laken Riley’s parents will not attend despite invite from Mike Collins
By
Rachel Schilke
March 6, 2024 6:03 pm
The parents of Laken Riley, a nursing student killed on the University of Georgia campus last month, will not attend President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union despite an invitation from Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA).
Collins announced on Wednesday that Riley’s parents declined his invitation to attend Biden’s address as his guest. The Georgia congressman led a moment of silence on the House floor last week in honor of the student, who was allegedly killed by a Venezuelan immigrant who had been arrested in 2022 for illegally crossing the border.
“I invited Laken Riley’s parents to the State of the Union address, but understandably, they have chosen to stay home as they grieve the loss of their daughter,” Collins said in a post on X. “Therefore, the seat reserved for my guest will remain vacant to honor Laken and all American victims of illegal alien crime.”
“As Joe Biden attempts to paint a rosy picture of the crime-ridden country he has created, he will look up at an empty seat that memorializes those we’ve lost because of his open border policies,” the congressman continued.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2906776/state-of-the-union-2024-laken-riley-parents-will-not-atten-invite-mike-collins/
I don’t blame them
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What a crock --if he is blatantly lying about the border and the economy which we know that he will, why not call him out on it? He's an evil lying sack of crappola. That's why I won't watch. Besides, I'm sure there will be plenty of feedback in here.
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What a crock --if he is blatantly lying about the border and the economy which we know that he will, why not call him out on it? He's an evil lying sack of crappola. That's why I won't watch. Besides, I'm sure there will be plenty of feedback in here.
I am with the family on this. Why make them suffer, looking at the piece of crap that let their baby be ruthlessly murdered?
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The person they really need to heckle is that moron they call a press secretary.
She has to be worst excuse for a human being in decades.
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Heckling Biden only makes us look worse.
Let him speak. The more he talks the lower his poll ratings go.
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Heckling Biden only makes us look worse.
Let him speak. The more he talks the lower his poll ratings go.
100%
Anyone honest and in possession of their faculties understands that the Democrat treatment of Trump has actually strengthened him. There are a lot of people who don't like Trump, but will vote for him because of Democrat lawfare and unfairness.
The flip side of that is that Republican behavior also can drive some people to vote for Biden. Booing during the state of the union isn't going to win a single new vote, but it may lose some.
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Does anyone really think he will have the stamina and clarity of thought to read a teleprompter for an hour.
Massive laughter might be the best and most damaging response to this human vegetable, and wretched excuse of a human.
Heckling won't be needed.
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Speaker Johnson....
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Speaker Johnson....
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That was red meat for the base, but it ticked off a lot of other people and amplified the feeling that Democrats did not treat Trump fairly.
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The person they really need to heckle is that moron they call a press secretary.
She has to be worst excuse for a human being in decades.
The WH probably thought her race and gender would be a shield from any criticism
Any qualifications and abilities were way down their list
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Perfect respnse in unison would arms folded and utter silence. Totally focus the SOTU on Biden's flubs and mumbling. Don't give the MSM ANY sound bites otherwise. The populus has been handed by the MSM carefully edited footage that hides Pedo Joe's disability.
Let Biden be the focus.
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That was red meat for the base, but it ticked off a lot of other people and amplified the feeling that Democrats did not treat Trump fairly.
It was also a childish act
Many of Trump’s detractors share similar characteristics to him
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The best "treatment" the Pubbies could offer ol' white joe would be NOT TO SHOW UP AT ALL.
Stay home, go somewhere else, let him speak to a half-empty room before the cameras.
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An in-depth display of how one carries on after a high dose of Adderall!😁
(Absolutely no chance of dozing off!)🤣