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[MoneyGuy]

I love how these people think their celebrity status qualifies them for these positions.

I recall someone in the Trump family said about Ivanka running for president something like, ‘she’s qualified; she’s beautiful.’

She’s not, and she’s not.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by troutman

Caitlyn Jenner is reportedly pretty serious about running for California governor

I'm reportedly pretty serious about not giving a ####.

[Monahammer]

Meh, I give a #### in the sense that I believe it's truly miserable that someone as despicable as Caitlyn Jenner has a chance at public office.

Just in case anyone is wondering, this is not at all about her gender.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

I love how these people think their celebrity status qualifies them for these positions.

I recall someone in the Trump family said about Ivanka running for president something like, ‘she’s qualified; she’s beautiful.’

She’s not, and she’s not.

She isn't qualified, but she isn't not beautiful if only physically.

[direwolf]

Of course.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/06/polit...ump/index.html

Rep. Matt Gaetz privately sought blanket preemptive pardons for himself and his congressional allies during the final weeks of Donald Trump's presidency, two people familiar with the discussions told The New York Times.

The Florida Republican's request was viewed by White House officials as a nonstarter, the people told the Times, and was ultimately never granted.

But the effort fuels fresh scrutiny of Gaetz after it became public that the Justice Department is investigating him over allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a minor, according to a person familiar with the investigation.

[Cappy]

https://theline.substack.com/p/danie...-come-to-treat

Celebrities with legitimate shots at political power is only going to increase

[Senator Clay Davis]

The odds Gaetz tries to flee the country keep going up

https://twitter.com/user/status/1380216447432077312

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by troutman

Caitlyn Jenner is reportedly pretty serious about running for California governor


https://www.sfgate.com/politics/arti...m-16081171.php

[troutman]

Criminal Investigators Just Got a Trove of Documents That Could Nail Donald Trump

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021...on-cy-vance-jr

They surely have him this time!

Investigators from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, acting on a grand jury subpoena, took possession of financial records Thursday morning from the apartment of Jennifer Weisselberg, the former daughter-in-law of a top Trump Organization officer. Jennifer Weisselberg was married to Barry Weisselberg—the son of Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg—from 2004 to 2018. She has previously said that she had seven boxes of financial records from both her ex-husband and his father, some of which were obtained through divorce litigation. On Thursday, she loaded three boxes and a laptop computer onto a valet cart and wheeled them from her building to a black Jeep with dark-tinted windows that was waiting outside.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

The odds Gaetz tries to flee the country keep going up

https://twitter.com/user/status/1380216447432077312

yep you don't get a plea deal unless you have something on someone bigger and more important they want to get, be interesting to see if Gaetz has anything on those above him, Trump for instance, that he can sell

[TorqueDog]

I love this one myself.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1380223883035430924

Originally Posted by troutman

Criminal Investigators Just Got a Trove of Documents That Could Nail Donald Trump

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021...on-cy-vance-jr

They surely have him this time!

They won't finish reviewing all the evidence before Trump croaks of old age / cardiac arrest from one-too-many bedtime hamberders at this rate.

[Krovikan]

Originally Posted by cheevers

You'd think vehicular homicide would limit your ability to run for office, but if it is good enough for Saskatchewan.

Preventing someone from running for government based on criminal past opens the door for politically motivated convictions.

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[rubecube]

Good lord, what an idiot.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1380305188137754624

[Cali Panthers Fan]

I hate to judge a book by it's cover, but sometimes it's appropriate. Gaetz straight up looks like a sexual predator. If I saw him in a bar I'd be warning girls to stay away from him.

[Icantwhisper]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

I hate to judge a book by it's cover, but sometimes it's appropriate. Gaetz straight up looks like a sexual predator. If I saw him in a bar I'd be warning girls to stay away from him.

And.... here we go!!!!!!

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

My principles are telling me to object to that as a truly ####ty thing to say about someone since no one can help what they look like... but on the other hand, #### Matt Gaetz.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

My principles are telling me to object to that as a truly ####ty thing to say about someone since no one can help what they look like... but on the other hand, #### Matt Gaetz.

Yeah, truly, that's not me either. I never do that. But sometimes when these stories come out you just say to yourself, "yeah, I can totally see that.".

[photon]

Ouch.. billboard in Florida

[direwolf]

Watching Gaetz get his just deserts is definitely one of my favorite things of 2021 so far. Dude was already a reprehensible scumbag even before the sex scandal story broke, and now he's even worse. By far one of the most punchable faces in all of politics, right up there with Trump, McConnell, Gym Jordan, and Stephen Miller.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Two things:

1. Lol at "The women of Matt Gaetz's office", yet no one puts their name on it
2. This was almost certainly written by a man, likely Gaetz himself

https://twitter.com/user/status/1380220265716649987