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Ex-RNC head drops the hammer on 'crazy as hell' Marjorie Taylor Greene in MSNBC tirade
April 11, 2021
During an MSNBC panel discussion on the RNC fundraising meeting in Florida where Donald Trump ripped into Republican party leaders, the former head of the Republican National Committee took time out to take a few shots at controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
Speaking with "The Sunday Show" host Jonathan Capehart, Micheal Steele rolled his eyes over the report that Taylor Greene just brought in a big haul of campaign donations.
"I was talking with a number of fundraisers this week who were talking about that small-donor program that they have in place and it is very effective and it is the extremes that are raising the money," Steele recalled. "You know, the Adam Kinzingers and folks like that, they're doing okay, you know, but they're not raising $3 million in 30 days -- that's the difference."
"And so, to Soledad O'Brien's point, that's where the culture wars come in," he continued. "That's the culture fight being played out and realized in the dollars that are raised. Understand this: this is all very cynical. At the end of the day, they don't give a rat's patootie about these issues. Marjorie Taylor Greene is just a jacked-up congresswoman-wannabe who is as crazy as hell but can raise $3 million. Whereas common sense, focused, disciplined sort of 'I want to try to govern the country' type of Republicanism is trying to eke along a dollar at a time. So that kind of tells you where the dollar fight is and the Trumpists are winning."
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'You know things are bad for Pedo Gaetz': Matt Gaetz mocked for retweeting defense from 'creep' Randy Quaid
April 11, 2021
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Sunday resorted to defending himself by retweeting controversial actor Randy Quaid.
In a tweet over the weekend, Quaid suggested that the deep state was trying to take down Gaetz for something that he planned to expose.
<p>"What was @mattgaetz trying to expose just before he was assaulted by fake news? THINK ABOUT IT!" Quaid wrote.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">What was <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mattgaetz</a> trying to expose just before he was assaulted by fake news? THINK ABOUT IT!<br/>— Randy Quaid (@RandyRRQuaid) <a href="https://twitter.com/RandyRRQuaid/status/1381227600455024641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p>Gaetz quickly shared the tweet with his followers.</p><p>But commenters suggested that Gaetz had retweeted Quaid out of desperation.</p><p>Read some of the responses below.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I see we've reached the always sad “retweeting known criminal and schizophrenic, Randy Quaid" phase of <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepMattGaetz</a>'s implosion. <br/><br/>Fun fact: Just like Matt Gaetz, Randy Quaid is a sleazy criminal. Here's why he can't come into the US anymore:<a href="https://t.co/BourX55oaf">https://t.co/BourX55oaf</a> <a href="https://t.co/2gFrzlR87Q">pic.twitter.com/2gFrzlR87Q</a><br/>— 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐋. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 (@rlshafferwrites) <a href="https://twitter.com/rlshafferwrites/status/1381253028339200005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">We've reached the Randy Quaid part of the Matt Gaetz story <a href="https://t.co/wnsSUn7X8y">pic.twitter.com/wnsSUn7X8y</a><br/>— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) <a href="https://twitter.com/wsteaks/status/1381250317069783043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Randy Quaid is too insane to re-enter America. Think about that, Gaetz<br/><br/>You got some great character witnesses<br/>— BeauWatson (@BeauWatson13) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeauWatson13/status/1381253162321989634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">You know things are bad for Pedo Gaetz when he resorts to re tweeting Randy Quaid. <br/><br/>🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣<br/>— BackInMobay (@backinmobay) <a href="https://twitter.com/backinmobay/status/1381255583085510657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Matt Gaetz is a creepy pedophile. And Randy Quaid is a flaky creep.<br/>— Doug (@Doug52981531) <a href="https://twitter.com/Doug52981531/status/1381257194729922566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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'I don’t think it's fair': Matt Gaetz associate abruptly steps down from lobbying firm
April 11, 2021
A longtime associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has resigned his position at a prestigious lobbying firm amid the allegations of sex trafficking that are scandalizing the congressman.
WKMG reported that Chris Dorworth stepped down from Ballard Partners on Friday. He had been with the firm since losing his Florida House seat in 2012.
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“The current political climate is nasty, and I told Brian I don't think its fair for the recent media storm to take away from their missions," Dorworth explained in a tweet on Friday, referring to Brian Ballard, president of the lobbying firm.
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Dorworth's biography and photo have since been scrubbed from the Ballard Partners website.
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In a tweet last year, Gaetz and Dorworth were seen in a photo with Joel Greenberg, who is facing sex trafficking and dozens of other federal charges. He is expected to enter into a plea deal, his attorney has said.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mattgaetz</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisDorworth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChrisDorworth</a> duckface and all. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhiteHouse?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhiteHouse</a> <a href="https://t.co/oIAzfXgkCh">pic.twitter.com/oIAzfXgkCh</a><br/>
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Intelligence analyst Eric Garland pointed out that Ballard has been former President Donald Trump's "lobbyist of choice in Florida."
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In addition to being Trump's lobbyist of choice in Florida, who are Ballard Partners? <br/>
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Well. It's both a long story and a fairly easy one: <a href="https://t.co/8f9OJ0tOk1">https://t.co/8f9OJ0tOk1</a><br/>
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Yes, Trump had actual foreign agents defending him at his freakin' impeachment. That the media didn't actually notice this is...well, unsurprising at this point. But here you are. <a href="https://t.co/pUmgIrGtHL">https://t.co/pUmgIrGtHL</a> <a href="https://t.co/wM2jlJ6mE8">pic.twitter.com/wM2jlJ6mE8</a><br/>
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) <a href="https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/1381213915070279681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2021</a>
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