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Gohmert: ‘I wish to God’ Connecticut principal had an M4 assault rifle
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Sunday insisted that a tragic massacre at Sandy Forks Elementary School in Connecticut could have been prevented if Principal Dawn Hochsprung had been armed with an M4 carbine, an assault rifle designed by the U.S. military for urban warfare. During an interview on Sunday, Fox…
Rep. Louie Gohmert defends use of the word ‘lunatic’
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Wednesday defended his vote against removing the term “lunatic” from all federal laws by insisting the word could be applied to Congress. Gohmert was the only lawmaker to vote against the bill, which was aimed at reducing the stigmatization of mental health conditions. “The last…
Rep. Gohmert: GOP can ‘leverage’ debt ceiling to force concessions
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) said on Friday that Republicans could use the debt ceiling as “leverage” in negotiations with the president on Sean Hannity’s radio show, reported the Huffington Post. “We do have leverage because early next year the debt ceiling gets reached,” Gohmert explained. “And this president has got…
Rep. Gohmert: ‘Slavery was a blot’ but U.S. is worse off now
Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert says “slavery was a blot” on the United States but the country is actually a lot worse off now because people are “openly rebelling” against God. During a Tuesday conference call supporting Vision America Pastor Rick Scarborough’s plan for 40 days of prayer asking God…
Gohmert: Contraception mandate is like banning communion
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Wednesday railed against the Obama administration’s contraception mandate and said the United States could not succeed without God. He said the new Health & Human Services Department rule — which requires most employers to provide free birth control coverage in their health insurance policies —…
Gohmert to ‘numbnuts’ McCain: Shut up about Bachmann’s anti-Muslim attacks
Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert on Tuesday lashed out at Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and other Republican “numbnuts” who have criticized Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) for suggesting that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, Huma Abedin, had infiltrated the U.S. government on behalf of radical Islamists in…
The top five most painfully self-serving reactions to the Aurora shooting
Within hours of the tragic shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado last night, politicians and others rushed to stake out the tragedy as their own. Some pointed to the senseless murders as proof of their beliefs, while others have used it as an opportunity to gather donations and…
Gohmert and Napolitano clash over alleged Muslim infiltration
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Thursday suggested that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had been infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood. At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Gohmert questioned DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano about Mohamed Elibiary, a Muslim appointed to the Homeland Security Advisory Council in 2010. Conservative publications have…
Rep. Gohmert warns of ‘redneck’ mandates if Obamacare upheld
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert (R) on Monday said liberals should be opposed to the insurance mandate in the Affordable Care Act because it could be used against them by a future “redneck” president, according to The Hill. “Let’s say you want to follow this administration’s idea of greatest good for…
Tea party Rep: We do give Boehner ‘fits’
Wondering if the Tea Party caucus in the House intentionally gives John Boehner headaches? One congressman says that is the case. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) appeared on Fox News Monday morning and was asked by anchor Bill Hemmer if the most conservative members of the chamber gives the House Speaker…
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