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US House Republicans nominate hardliner Jim Jordan for speaker
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Scalise is a piece of shit, but Jordan is bigger, more dangerous piece of shit. He has been an enabler and encourager of all of the worst behavior we're seeing now and over the past few years. I truly hope this fails.
Yeah also he’s on the sex abusers in congress list
The attendance list?
Keep the faith my friend. These guys could screw up a wet dream.
I'm not positive what this phrase means, but I agree with it
I’ll take your comment at face value and explain that a nocturnal emission benefits the participant the most, takes zero effort, and is pleasurable, yet these guys could somehow manage to foul up even so simple a task.
What was his relationship with Epstein? Were they shaking hands in strange places? Or is Gym sad they never got to connect over a 14 year old?
Just for reference, at Ohio State, Jim Jordan was the assistant coach of the wrestling team while the team doctor was (not very discretely) abusing students.
Jim Jordan's response to all this was to award the doctor "King of the Sauna".
Here's more detail from a reputable source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/powerful-gop-rep-jim-jordan-accused-turning-blind-eye-sexual-n888386