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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInfighting: McCain: Louie Gohmert Has 'No Intelligence'
McCain: Louie Gohmert Has 'No Intelligence'
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) threw verbal punches at each other Wednesday night and Thursday morning, respectively, in an ongoing tiff between the two lawmakers.
On Wednesday, McCain said Gohmert had "no intelligence" in response to Gohmert's charge that McCain is an al-Qaeda supporter.
"Sometimes comments like that are made out of malice, but if someone has no intelligence I don't feel it as being a malicious statement," McCain said on NBC News. "But yes, there's polarization here, and there's a lack of civility."
Gohmert responded Thursday, saying that McCain "would be better off with 'no intelligence.'"
"Obviously, Senator McCain would be better off with no intelligence since he does not know the Syrian opposition he met with is infested with al-Qaeda and terrorist kidnappers," Gohmert said in a statement to the Daily Beast. "His 'intelligence' even caused him to support the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt that burned churches and killed Christians, as the senator stood against the will of the massive majority of Egyptians including moderate Muslims, Christians, and secularists who demanded the Muslim Brotherhood extremist persecutions must end."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mccain-gohmert-has-no-intelligence
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) threw verbal punches at each other Wednesday night and Thursday morning, respectively, in an ongoing tiff between the two lawmakers.
On Wednesday, McCain said Gohmert had "no intelligence" in response to Gohmert's charge that McCain is an al-Qaeda supporter.
"Sometimes comments like that are made out of malice, but if someone has no intelligence I don't feel it as being a malicious statement," McCain said on NBC News. "But yes, there's polarization here, and there's a lack of civility."
Gohmert responded Thursday, saying that McCain "would be better off with 'no intelligence.'"
"Obviously, Senator McCain would be better off with no intelligence since he does not know the Syrian opposition he met with is infested with al-Qaeda and terrorist kidnappers," Gohmert said in a statement to the Daily Beast. "His 'intelligence' even caused him to support the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt that burned churches and killed Christians, as the senator stood against the will of the massive majority of Egyptians including moderate Muslims, Christians, and secularists who demanded the Muslim Brotherhood extremist persecutions must end."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mccain-gohmert-has-no-intelligence
More infighting:
GOP Senator: Heritage's 'Radicalness' Could Cost The Think Tank Its Power
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said Thursday that the Heritage Foundation's quest for idelogical purity in the Republican Party could cost the conservative think tank "its clout and its power around Washington, D.C."
During a discussion on MSNBC about the just-resolved budget and debt crises, Hatch lamented how "good think tanks in the past" are "losing their reputation because of this radicalness." Host Chuck Todd asked the senator if it was a reference to the Heritage Foundation and its political arm, Heritage Action, which announced its opposition to the Senate deal to re-open the government until Jan. 15 and raise the debt limit until Feb. 7.
"Well, yeah. Of course I am. Heritage used to be the conservative organization helping Republicans and helping conservatives and helping us to be able to have the best intellectual conservative ideas," Hatch said. "There's a real question in the minds of many Republicans now I'm not just speaking for myself for a lot of people, is Heritage gonna go so political that it really doesn't amount to anything anymore?"
<...>
Former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) left Capitol Hill in January to serve as president of the Heritage Foundation. Under DeMint's stewardship, Heritage became one of the fiercest advocates of the movement to defund the Affordable Care Act, an effort that led to the government shutdown and brought the United States close to default.
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gop-senator-heritage-in-danger-of-losing-power-due-to-its-radicalness
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said Thursday that the Heritage Foundation's quest for idelogical purity in the Republican Party could cost the conservative think tank "its clout and its power around Washington, D.C."
During a discussion on MSNBC about the just-resolved budget and debt crises, Hatch lamented how "good think tanks in the past" are "losing their reputation because of this radicalness." Host Chuck Todd asked the senator if it was a reference to the Heritage Foundation and its political arm, Heritage Action, which announced its opposition to the Senate deal to re-open the government until Jan. 15 and raise the debt limit until Feb. 7.
"Well, yeah. Of course I am. Heritage used to be the conservative organization helping Republicans and helping conservatives and helping us to be able to have the best intellectual conservative ideas," Hatch said. "There's a real question in the minds of many Republicans now I'm not just speaking for myself for a lot of people, is Heritage gonna go so political that it really doesn't amount to anything anymore?"
<...>
Former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) left Capitol Hill in January to serve as president of the Heritage Foundation. Under DeMint's stewardship, Heritage became one of the fiercest advocates of the movement to defund the Affordable Care Act, an effort that led to the government shutdown and brought the United States close to default.
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gop-senator-heritage-in-danger-of-losing-power-due-to-its-radicalness
FAIL: Republicans are rushing to distance themselves from themselves
Tea party ringleader admits the GOP shut down the government for nothing
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023861541
Tea Party Nation Whines "The Complete Surrender of the Republican Party"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023863110
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Infighting: McCain: Louie Gohmert Has 'No Intelligence' (Original Post)
ProSense
Oct 2013
OP
libodem
(19,288 posts)1. Think Tank
Is a misnomer. FRONT GROUP is more what it amounts to. A front group for Fascism.
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)2. Gee, what make you arrive at that conclusion John?
gordianot
(15,245 posts)3. McCain had it right the first time "malice" and the intelligence has more to do with ignorance.
Gohmert is willfully malicious and ignorant.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)4. "Gohmert responded..."
Gohmert responded Thursday, saying that McCain "would be better off with 'no intelligence.'"
Gohmert is a moron.