A California Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland ruled that conservative attorney John Eastman, one of the co-conspirators in former President Donald Trump‘s plan to overturn the 2020 election, should be disbarred.
Eastman testified before the State Bar of California in June 2023 in a proceeding aimed to strip him of his license to practice law in the state.
He was one of Trump’s lawyers in 2020 and played a large role in helping him try to overturn the results of that year’s election, which the former president falsely claims was “stolen” by Joe Biden and Democratic officials.
He also devised a plan involving former Vice President Mike Pence invalidating the 2020 results during a joint session of Congress which had convened to count the electoral votes.
For months, a federal grand jury in Washington met in secret and heard testimony from witnesses, including Pence. He allegedly told the jury that he...
Eastman testified before the State Bar of California in June 2023 in a proceeding aimed to strip him of his license to practice law in the state.
He was one of Trump’s lawyers in 2020 and played a large role in helping him try to overturn the results of that year’s election, which the former president falsely claims was “stolen” by Joe Biden and Democratic officials.
He also devised a plan involving former Vice President Mike Pence invalidating the 2020 results during a joint session of Congress which had convened to count the electoral votes.
For months, a federal grand jury in Washington met in secret and heard testimony from witnesses, including Pence. He allegedly told the jury that he...
- 3/30/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Three lawyers who assisted Trump lawyer Sidney Powell‘s campaign in mounting legal challenges to the 2020 election results have been charged by bar investigators in Washington, D.C. They have been accused of violating disciplinary policies and are facing disciplinary charges.
The attorneys, Juli Haller, Lawrence Joseph and Brandon Johnson, are accused of knowingly making false representations to courts about a series of lawsuits filed in the weeks following the 2020 election. These filings became public in January.
Joseph was involved in a lawsuit filed by former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) against former Vice President Mike Pence. The lawsuit aimed to pressure Pence to use his power to alter the election outcome according to Donald Trump‘s wishes.
Lower courts rejected the lawsuit, and the Supreme Court ended the case in January 2021.
Haller played a key role in Powell’s “Kraken” lawsuits. These lawsuits aimed to challenge President Joe Biden...
The attorneys, Juli Haller, Lawrence Joseph and Brandon Johnson, are accused of knowingly making false representations to courts about a series of lawsuits filed in the weeks following the 2020 election. These filings became public in January.
Joseph was involved in a lawsuit filed by former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) against former Vice President Mike Pence. The lawsuit aimed to pressure Pence to use his power to alter the election outcome according to Donald Trump‘s wishes.
Lower courts rejected the lawsuit, and the Supreme Court ended the case in January 2021.
Haller played a key role in Powell’s “Kraken” lawsuits. These lawsuits aimed to challenge President Joe Biden...
- 2/19/2024
- by Casey Rivera
- Uinterview
Police officers and family members declined to shake the hands of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-ky) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-ca) during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Tuesday to honor those who defended the Capitol amid the January 6th attack.
Video of the ceremony showed recipients shaking hands with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-ny) but not McConnell and McCarthy.
Gladys Sicknick, the mother of fallen officer Brian Sicknick, declines to shake hands with Republican leaders during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring Jan. 6 police. pic.twitter.com/k7cAmVVvfi
— Cspan (@cspan) December 6, 2022
The event was carried by CNN and MSNBC, and Fox News joined in later.
Ken Sicknick, the brother of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the attack, told CBS News that he did not shake hands because “they came out right away and condemned what happened on January 6th, and whatever...
Video of the ceremony showed recipients shaking hands with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-ny) but not McConnell and McCarthy.
Gladys Sicknick, the mother of fallen officer Brian Sicknick, declines to shake hands with Republican leaders during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring Jan. 6 police. pic.twitter.com/k7cAmVVvfi
— Cspan (@cspan) December 6, 2022
The event was carried by CNN and MSNBC, and Fox News joined in later.
Ken Sicknick, the brother of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died after the attack, told CBS News that he did not shake hands because “they came out right away and condemned what happened on January 6th, and whatever...
- 12/6/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A cohort of inmates who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot are asking to be transferred from the Washington, D.C., jail to Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, via a letter submitted in court last Friday.
In a letter submitted to court, written by a group of Capitol riot defendants in DC jail… the group asks to be transferred to Gitmo
Letter ==> https://t.co/aVtLCoffTP pic.twitter.com/yixJlq6HWA
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) October 1, 2022
The group of 34 inmates — which includes Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and some who signed the...
In a letter submitted to court, written by a group of Capitol riot defendants in DC jail… the group asks to be transferred to Gitmo
Letter ==> https://t.co/aVtLCoffTP pic.twitter.com/yixJlq6HWA
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) October 1, 2022
The group of 34 inmates — which includes Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and some who signed the...
- 10/3/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
A massive climate, healthcare care and tax bill cleared its final hurdle Friday, as the House passed the legislation on a party-line vote, sending it to President Joe Biden to sign.
Democratic members in the chamber cheered as the bill cleared the 218-vote threshold for a majority to pass, and then loudly cheered and clapped when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the tally. The final vote was 220-207.
“This is something quite remarkable,” Pelosi said at a bill enrollment ceremony afterward. She noted that all Democrats in the House and Senate stayed unified and supported the legislation, while all Republicans voted against it.
She and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer later congratulated each other outside her Capitol office. Asked when they knew that the caucus would hold together, Hoyer said, “We were confident.” He also predicted that the Democrats would retain the majority in the midterms, as members will now...
Democratic members in the chamber cheered as the bill cleared the 218-vote threshold for a majority to pass, and then loudly cheered and clapped when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the tally. The final vote was 220-207.
“This is something quite remarkable,” Pelosi said at a bill enrollment ceremony afterward. She noted that all Democrats in the House and Senate stayed unified and supported the legislation, while all Republicans voted against it.
She and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer later congratulated each other outside her Capitol office. Asked when they knew that the caucus would hold together, Hoyer said, “We were confident.” He also predicted that the Democrats would retain the majority in the midterms, as members will now...
- 8/12/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Jan. 6 committee displayed a bombshell email on Thursday revealing that Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) emailed the White House five days after the attack on the Capitol asking for a pardon for himself and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-fl), as well as “every Congressman and Senator who voted to reject the electoral college vote submissions of Arizona and Pennsylvania.”
The blanket pardon would have preemptively exonerated the 147 Republicans who voted against the certification of President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory in the event that wrongdoing was discovered in subsequent investigations.
The blanket pardon would have preemptively exonerated the 147 Republicans who voted against the certification of President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory in the event that wrongdoing was discovered in subsequent investigations.
- 6/23/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Updated, with latest: A number of lawmakers, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fl) and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-al), sought presidential pardons after January 6th, according to testimony before the committee’s hearing on Thursday.
“The only reason I know to ask for a pardon is you think you committed a crime,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-il).
The committee showed text of a January 11 email in which Brooks was seeking pardons to “every congressman and senator who vote to reject the electoral college vote submissions of Arizona and Pennsylvania.” Gaetz was included in Brooks’ request for a pardon.
In videotaped testimony, Cassidy Hutchinson, aide to then-chief of staff Mark Meadows, talked of pardons sought by other lawmakers, including Andy Biggs, Scott Perry and Louie Gohmert. She said that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-oh) “talked about congressional pardons, but he never asked me for one.”
John McEntee, a Trump aide, said in a...
“The only reason I know to ask for a pardon is you think you committed a crime,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-il).
The committee showed text of a January 11 email in which Brooks was seeking pardons to “every congressman and senator who vote to reject the electoral college vote submissions of Arizona and Pennsylvania.” Gaetz was included in Brooks’ request for a pardon.
In videotaped testimony, Cassidy Hutchinson, aide to then-chief of staff Mark Meadows, talked of pardons sought by other lawmakers, including Andy Biggs, Scott Perry and Louie Gohmert. She said that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-oh) “talked about congressional pardons, but he never asked me for one.”
John McEntee, a Trump aide, said in a...
- 6/23/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Yet another damning report about Ginni Thomas’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election results has emerged.
It turns out that Thomas, who just so happens to be married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, didn’t just contact two Arizona Republican legislators about rejecting electors for Joe Biden in the state he won, as The Washington Post reported last month. The actual number, the Post reported on Friday, was 29.
On Nov. 9, two days after the race was called, Thomas used an online platform called FreeRoots to search for and send identical...
It turns out that Thomas, who just so happens to be married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, didn’t just contact two Arizona Republican legislators about rejecting electors for Joe Biden in the state he won, as The Washington Post reported last month. The actual number, the Post reported on Friday, was 29.
On Nov. 9, two days after the race was called, Thomas used an online platform called FreeRoots to search for and send identical...
- 6/10/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Blake Masters, whom former President Donald Trump recently endorsed for Senate in Arizona, said during a podcast appearance earlier this year that “Black people, frankly” are responsible for America’s gun violence problem.
“We do have a gun violence problem in this country, and it’s gang violence,” Masters said on the “Jeff Oravits Show” on April 11, the Daily Beast reported on Sunday. “It’s people in Chicago, St. Louis shooting each other. Very often, you know, Black people, frankly. And the Democrats don’t want to do anything about that.
“We do have a gun violence problem in this country, and it’s gang violence,” Masters said on the “Jeff Oravits Show” on April 11, the Daily Beast reported on Sunday. “It’s people in Chicago, St. Louis shooting each other. Very often, you know, Black people, frankly. And the Democrats don’t want to do anything about that.
- 6/6/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Right off the bat on Friday’s episode of “Real Time,” Bill Maher and his panel guests talked about the horrific Uvalde, Texas elementary school massacre of 19 children and 2 teachers by a gunman with an Ar-15. And of course they had to touch on the astonishing cowardice displayed by local cops, who Maher said “should have trouble sleeping.”
You can watch the whole discussion above.
By now you know what happened, but just so no one forgets: After the massacre, law enforcement officials and the Governor of Texas spun stories of bravery and heroism. It turns out all of that was lies.
Since the massacre, police have changed their account at least 13 times, and every new excuse they’ve trotted out has later been proven false. But what is clear is that for more than an hour, Uvalde police refused to confront the shooter, detained and harassed parents who begged them to save their kids,...
You can watch the whole discussion above.
By now you know what happened, but just so no one forgets: After the massacre, law enforcement officials and the Governor of Texas spun stories of bravery and heroism. It turns out all of that was lies.
Since the massacre, police have changed their account at least 13 times, and every new excuse they’ve trotted out has later been proven false. But what is clear is that for more than an hour, Uvalde police refused to confront the shooter, detained and harassed parents who begged them to save their kids,...
- 6/4/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Texas Republican Louie Gohmert has been in the news a lot this week — for instance, on Thursday he fumed because Democrats criticized the Republican party’s refusal to consider gun control, and then lied about the crime rates in blue states relative to red states.
But on Friday he reached a hilarious new height when, during an appearance on right wing media outlet Newsmax, he complained that Republicans aren’t allowed to just commit crimes.
Gohmert was on Newsmax to talk about the arrest of ex-Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of congress. Navarro had refused to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in front of the Jan. 6 commission and well, refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena is actually a crime.
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Gohmert of course objected to Navarro’s arrest, but not...
But on Friday he reached a hilarious new height when, during an appearance on right wing media outlet Newsmax, he complained that Republicans aren’t allowed to just commit crimes.
Gohmert was on Newsmax to talk about the arrest of ex-Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of congress. Navarro had refused to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in front of the Jan. 6 commission and well, refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena is actually a crime.
Also Read:
Washington Post Amends Taylor Lorenz Column After YouTubers Claim She Never Contacted Them
Gohmert of course objected to Navarro’s arrest, but not...
- 6/4/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro was indicted Friday on contempt of Congress charges for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) wasted no time hustling over to Newsmax to utter an odd complaint, griping that Republicans “can’t even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent or they’re coming after you.”
Gohmert claimed Navarro being taken into custody shows that “we have a two-tiered justice system.”
“They’re going to bury you,” Gohmert fretted, similar to his past complaints about the treatment of Jan.
Gohmert claimed Navarro being taken into custody shows that “we have a two-tiered justice system.”
“They’re going to bury you,” Gohmert fretted, similar to his past complaints about the treatment of Jan.
- 6/3/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday debated recently introduced legislation called the Protecting Our Kids Act, which would prohibit people under 21 years old from buying semiautomatic guns and put restrictions on high capacity magazines, among other things.
Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), who attended the hearing from his home by videoconference, used the opportunity to complain that at least three guns that he owns would be “banned” under the proposed law because lower capacity magazines don’t fit them. He decided to brandish them, too.
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Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), who attended the hearing from his home by videoconference, used the opportunity to complain that at least three guns that he owns would be “banned” under the proposed law because lower capacity magazines don’t fit them. He decided to brandish them, too.
Everything you need to know about...
- 6/2/2022
- by William Vaillancourt
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has made a career out of publicly harassing her imagined enemies. She got a dose of her own medicine on Tuesday when her joint press conference with Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) was broken up by protesters, one of which was armed with a very loud, very shrill whistle.
The presser outside the Department of Justice was primed to offer some counter-factual counter-programming to the January 6th hearing down the road at the Capitol, during which Capitol Police officers...
The presser outside the Department of Justice was primed to offer some counter-factual counter-programming to the January 6th hearing down the road at the Capitol, during which Capitol Police officers...
- 7/27/2021
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Members of Congress face plenty of tough decisions when voting on legislation that can shape the course of the nation. The measure to award a congressional gold medal to the Capitol Police officers who responded to the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol should not have been one of them. Nevertheless, 21 Republicans voted against it.
Voting against honoring the police officers who responded to the riot that resulted in five deaths, including that of an officer, is hard to understand, especially from members of the party that prides itself on...
Voting against honoring the police officers who responded to the riot that resulted in five deaths, including that of an officer, is hard to understand, especially from members of the party that prides itself on...
- 6/16/2021
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-tx), who admitted recently that some consider him “the dumbest guy in Congress,” appears intent on proving those people right. On Tuesday, the Republican congressman asked a representative of the U.S. Forest Service, tasked with managing America’s national forests and grasslands, if the agency might consider branching out, so to speak.
“I understand from what’s been testified to, the Forest Service and the [Bureau of Land Management], you want very much to work on the issue of climate change. I was informed by the...
“I understand from what’s been testified to, the Forest Service and the [Bureau of Land Management], you want very much to work on the issue of climate change. I was informed by the...
- 6/9/2021
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Seth Meyers is fed up with the insanity in Arizona as it continues its sham election “audit,” and he compared Republicans that support the effort to crazy town hall attendees — and what it would be like if insects joined in on that crazy town hall.
During his latest “A Closer Look,” Meyers highlighted all the different (but equally improbable and unhinged) theories about election fraud in Maricopa, Az., from fringe nonsense like the claim ballots were flown in from Asia to the idea that pro-Trump ballots were fed to chickens that then were incinerated — you know, just to extra make sure the evidence was gotten rid of.
Of course, it’s important to repeat that none of those absurd ideas are true. There is still zero evidence of any voter fraud in Arizona and federal judges across the country, some even appointed by Trump, have rejected bogus claims the election was anything other than legitimate.
During his latest “A Closer Look,” Meyers highlighted all the different (but equally improbable and unhinged) theories about election fraud in Maricopa, Az., from fringe nonsense like the claim ballots were flown in from Asia to the idea that pro-Trump ballots were fed to chickens that then were incinerated — you know, just to extra make sure the evidence was gotten rid of.
Of course, it’s important to repeat that none of those absurd ideas are true. There is still zero evidence of any voter fraud in Arizona and federal judges across the country, some even appointed by Trump, have rejected bogus claims the election was anything other than legitimate.
- 5/28/2021
- by Samson Amore
- The Wrap
Republicans are learning the hard way that supporting a president who inspires a violent attempt to overthrow the government has consequences.
There are the obvious ones, like the fracturing of the foundation of representative democracy, the adrenaline shot to future right-wing extremist terror, and the growing specter of a new civil war. This isn’t what Republican members of the House of Representatives are concerned about, though. Instead, they’re whining that they’re being asked to pass through metal detectors as they enter the Capitol.
Louie Gohmert just walked around the magnetometer.
There are the obvious ones, like the fracturing of the foundation of representative democracy, the adrenaline shot to future right-wing extremist terror, and the growing specter of a new civil war. This isn’t what Republican members of the House of Representatives are concerned about, though. Instead, they’re whining that they’re being asked to pass through metal detectors as they enter the Capitol.
Louie Gohmert just walked around the magnetometer.
- 1/13/2021
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The run-up to Congress counting the electoral votes tomorrow has already been quite strange. And let’s be honest, this week is bound to get even weirder. But, rest assured, no matter what happens in Congress on Wednesday, one thing will not change — Joe Biden will become president at noon on January 20th.
After most presidential elections, no one really pays attention to January 6th. That’s the date that Congress formally counts the electoral votes that were determined by the November election. The Constitution sets forth the basics: “The President of the Senate shall,...
After most presidential elections, no one really pays attention to January 6th. That’s the date that Congress formally counts the electoral votes that were determined by the November election. The Constitution sets forth the basics: “The President of the Senate shall,...
- 1/5/2021
- by David S. Cohen
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump, again denying the reality of his election loss, told a rally in Georgia that he hopes that Mike Pence “comes through for us,” referring to the vice president’s role in presiding over the counting of electoral votes this week that will affirm Joe Biden’s victory.
“I hope Mike Pence comes through for us, I have to tell you,” Trump said. “I hope that our great vice president, our great vice president comes through for us. He’s a great guy, because if he doesn’t come through, I won’t like him quite as much.”
But Pence’s role is largely ceremonial as a joint session of Congress meets on Wednesday to certify the tally of the Electoral College, which met last month and voted 306-232 in favor of Biden.
Traditionally, the joint session has been merely a formality, as it is the counting of ballots cast in states weeks ago.
“I hope Mike Pence comes through for us, I have to tell you,” Trump said. “I hope that our great vice president, our great vice president comes through for us. He’s a great guy, because if he doesn’t come through, I won’t like him quite as much.”
But Pence’s role is largely ceremonial as a joint session of Congress meets on Wednesday to certify the tally of the Electoral College, which met last month and voted 306-232 in favor of Biden.
Traditionally, the joint session has been merely a formality, as it is the counting of ballots cast in states weeks ago.
- 1/5/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
After a judge tossed Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert’s baseless lawsuit that challenged President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, the Trump sycophant responded by suggesting that those who live in a Maga reality should “go to the streets” and be “violent.”
Gohmert made the dangerous remarks on the Trump-friendly “news” network Newsmax on Saturday morning while discussing his lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence that U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle dismissed on Friday.
The right-wing bomb-thrower was apoplectic because the judge ruled that the plaintiffs do not have standing to sue,...
Gohmert made the dangerous remarks on the Trump-friendly “news” network Newsmax on Saturday morning while discussing his lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence that U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle dismissed on Friday.
The right-wing bomb-thrower was apoplectic because the judge ruled that the plaintiffs do not have standing to sue,...
- 1/2/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Update: The Supreme Court rejected the suit, saying in a brief order that Texas “has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another state conducts its elections.”
Original story below.
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One hundred and twenty-six House Republicans, more than half the caucus, have signed onto an amicus brief in a Texas lawsuit that is asking the courts to invalidate millions of votes from four swing states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud, these elected officials joined the Texas attorney...
Original story below.
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One hundred and twenty-six House Republicans, more than half the caucus, have signed onto an amicus brief in a Texas lawsuit that is asking the courts to invalidate millions of votes from four swing states won by President-elect Joe Biden. Despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud, these elected officials joined the Texas attorney...
- 12/11/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
As we enter another month of the global pandemic in the United States, John Oliver is not mincing any words when it comes to the many people in this country and their blatant disregard of Covid-19. As opposed to other countries, it seems like there is an unnecessary amount of people in the U.S. who are acting like the coronavirus does not exist while many are adhering to guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus so that we can inch closer to some semblance of normality — whatever that may be.
At the top the latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the fearless and outspoken host recaps the recent thoughtless mass gatherings that have happened around the country as the U.S. has hit 150,000 deaths due to the coronavirus. There was a Chainsmokers concert in the Hamptons on the East Coast which featured a performance by...
At the top the latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the fearless and outspoken host recaps the recent thoughtless mass gatherings that have happened around the country as the U.S. has hit 150,000 deaths due to the coronavirus. There was a Chainsmokers concert in the Hamptons on the East Coast which featured a performance by...
- 8/3/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Whoopi Goldberg has a message for Rep. Louie Gohmert, who disparaged masks after testing positive for the coronavirus: “Stop it!”
“The View” played a clip Friday of Gohmert saying, “It’s really ironic because, you know, a lot of people have made a big deal out of my not wearing a mask a lot, but in the last week or two, I have worn a mask more than I have in the last four months. I can’t help but wonder if, by keeping a mask on and keeping it in place, that — if I might have put some germs and some of the virus onto the mask and breathed it in. I don’t know.”
Gohmert, a GOP representative, tested positive after a pre-screening procedure at the White House before flying with President Donald Trump to Texas.
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“I don’t know.
“The View” played a clip Friday of Gohmert saying, “It’s really ironic because, you know, a lot of people have made a big deal out of my not wearing a mask a lot, but in the last week or two, I have worn a mask more than I have in the last four months. I can’t help but wonder if, by keeping a mask on and keeping it in place, that — if I might have put some germs and some of the virus onto the mask and breathed it in. I don’t know.”
Gohmert, a GOP representative, tested positive after a pre-screening procedure at the White House before flying with President Donald Trump to Texas.
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“I don’t know.
- 7/31/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
After decades of spreading stupidity at a super-human clip, Rep. Louie Gohmert is now doing his best to spread a deadly virus.
The Texas Republican tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday prior to joining President Trump aboard Air Force One for a trip to Texas, where the pandemic is currently wreaking havoc on the state’s residents.
Now, this was an understandably confusing turn of events for Gohmert. He was probably pretty excited to join the president on a trip to his home state, and certainly didn’t expect to...
The Texas Republican tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday prior to joining President Trump aboard Air Force One for a trip to Texas, where the pandemic is currently wreaking havoc on the state’s residents.
Now, this was an understandably confusing turn of events for Gohmert. He was probably pretty excited to join the president on a trip to his home state, and certainly didn’t expect to...
- 7/29/2020
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
A day after returning from a love fest at the Army-Navy football game, President Donald Trump was back to dealing with the other side in his morning tweetstorm.
Adam Schiff, Hillary Clinton, the Fisa courts, Jim Comey, and even former President Barack Obama came in for whacks from Trump’s tweetstick today. Mixed in with retweets from pundits backing him, the Commander-in-Tweet was clearly on a roll, no doubt fueled by the morning political shows featuring the usual suspects.
The President is not traveling today and has no public events planned, so more communications are likely in store. The tweestorm so far:
“This is really a sad day — a big show … America needs to hear from the witnesses; and, we didn't get to hear from them here. This was a kangaroo court — outrageous to put the country through this!” pic.twitter.com/IhIZqkZ4Rk
— Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) December 13, 2019
“I’ve...
Adam Schiff, Hillary Clinton, the Fisa courts, Jim Comey, and even former President Barack Obama came in for whacks from Trump’s tweetstick today. Mixed in with retweets from pundits backing him, the Commander-in-Tweet was clearly on a roll, no doubt fueled by the morning political shows featuring the usual suspects.
The President is not traveling today and has no public events planned, so more communications are likely in store. The tweestorm so far:
“This is really a sad day — a big show … America needs to hear from the witnesses; and, we didn't get to hear from them here. This was a kangaroo court — outrageous to put the country through this!” pic.twitter.com/IhIZqkZ4Rk
— Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) December 13, 2019
“I’ve...
- 12/15/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump will likely be only the third president in U.S. history to face an impeachment vote on the floor of the House, after the Judiciary Committee on Friday approved articles that charge him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines, 23-17, on each of the two articles. The approval clears the way for a full House vote, expected next week. Broadcast networks broke into regular programming to cover the vote, along with cable news networks. As a clerk read through each name, members announced their “yea” or “nay” in serious and almost subdued tones, the only moment of levity coming when Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asked to make sure that his vote was recorded as a “No.” Afterward, Republicans gathered in the entrance lobby of the Longworth Office Building on Capitol Hill and, one by one, told...
- 12/13/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The House’s effort to impeach Donald Trump reached its most contentious phase on Wednesday — debate over the actual charges to remove him from office — in a primetime “markup” hearing that broadcast networks declined to cover.
That left coverage of the House Judiciary Committee proceedings to streaming services, cable news networks, and C-span. Yet as the session started, Fox News stayed with The Story with Martha MacCullum, including an interview with former congressman Trey Gowdy, occasionally with an inset of the proceedings in the corner of the screen. MSNBC initially covered the session, then went to Hardball with Chris Matthews, and then went back and forth with coverage or a screen inset. Only CNN stayed with the proceedings.
Wednesday night’s proceedings were a “markup” hearing, in which members began debate on the articles of impeachment.
The event featured five-minute speeches from each of 40 members of the House Judiciary Committee was not present because of a medical procedure). The markup included no witnesses, but several hours of member statements, much of what has already been said before. That apparently was enough of a disincentive for broadcasters to pre-empt their primetime lineups.
Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-ny), though, started the markup session by calling it a “somber” occasion and then urged Republicans to view their place in history.
“I hope every member of this committee will withstand the political pressures of the moment. I hope none of us attempt to justify behavior that we know in our heart is wrong,” he said.
He added, “President Trump will not be president forever. When his time has passed, when his grip on our politics is gone, when our country returns, as surely it will, to calmer times and stronger leadership, history will look back on our actions here today. How would you be remembered?”
The Judiciary Committee is considering two articles of impeachment — one for abuse of power, one for obstruction. The charges are related to Trump’s alleged efforts to pressure the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. The White House then refused to comply with congressional subpoenas after they launched the impeachment inquiry in September.
Nadler argued that “there can be no serious debate about what President Trump did,” reciting from the transcript summary of the July 25 phone call he had with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
The ranking member of the committee, Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga), continued to rail against the process.
“The real legacy of this impeachment hearing will not be the removal of Donald Trump,” he said, adding that the real “institutional damage” will be to the House.
“My heart breaks for a committee that has trashed this institution, and this is where we are now,” he said.
The strategy of Republicans has been to characterize the process as illegitimate, and a common refrain is that Democrats have had it out for Trump since the start of his term. Rep. Ken Buck (R-co) even mentioned the fact that Kathy Griffin appeared in a video with a mock Trump severed head, and Robert De Niro blurted of “f— Trump” at the Tony Awards.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-tx) recited the name of the person who Republicans believe is the whistleblower, the figure who first filed a complaint about Trump’s July 25 phone call, as he went through a list of people to call as witnesses.
Other Republicans said impeachment was an action not just against Trump, but those who voted for him.
“It’s not just that they don’t like the president. They don’t like the 63 million people who voted for this president. All of us in flyover country,” said Rep. Jim Jordan (R-oh).
The speakers had varying cadences as they argued for or against articles of impeachment. But they shared in common their tones of indignation that the political situation in Washington had led to this. The speeches showed the wide gulf between the two parties: Democrats say they have no choice given the threat of Trump; Republicans say it’s a sham to try to prevent Trump’s reelection. Lawmakers gave no hint of wavering from their positions.
Most viewers likely will see only clips of remarks or short segments that go viral on Twitter. Many of the members framed their votes as one of the most important of their careers; others tried to frame their pending decision with their own personal narratives.
Rep. Lucy McBath (D-ga) recounted the shooting death of her son, Jordan, that led her to become a gun reform activist and eventually to run for Congress.
Rep. Val Demings (D-fl) talked of growing up in the 60s, the daughter of a janitor and a maid, before explaining that “We have only one option. That is to hold this president accountable.”
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-ca) noted that she participated in three different impeachment processes. She was a Judiciary Committee staffer in 1974, during the Nixon impeachment proceedings. She was a congresswoman during the Clinton impeachment in 1998.
“The power to impeach is not to punish a president,” Lofgren said. “It is to protect Americans from a president who would abuse his power, upend the constitutional order, and threaten our Democracy.”
The nighttime hearing brought a smaller crowd to the Ways & Means hearing room at the Longworth Office Building, with plenty of seats still available in the public gallery. In an odd moment, a baby was heard crying.
The broadcast and cable networks covered the five public House Intelligence Committee hearings and the two previous House Judiciary Committee hearings. The high profile nature of the proceedings has put some focus on what gets covered and what does not. On Wednesday, the Trump campaign sent out an email blasting CNN for not covering the opening statement of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-sc), at a hearing featuring Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz, who did a review of the way that the FBI conducted the Russia investigation. CNN did not carry the opening statement of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), but did cover Horowitz’s remarks.
It’s unclear how the networks will cover the next “markup” hearing on Thursday, which are expected to go for hours of extensive debate over proposed amendments. That will lead to a final vote, after which the articles would go to the full House.
If the House passes one or more of the articles, the Senate would then hold a trial. If 2/3 of the Senate votes to convict, Trump is removed from office. That seems highly unlikely, as it would take 20 Senate Republicans joining 47 Democrats and independents.
That left coverage of the House Judiciary Committee proceedings to streaming services, cable news networks, and C-span. Yet as the session started, Fox News stayed with The Story with Martha MacCullum, including an interview with former congressman Trey Gowdy, occasionally with an inset of the proceedings in the corner of the screen. MSNBC initially covered the session, then went to Hardball with Chris Matthews, and then went back and forth with coverage or a screen inset. Only CNN stayed with the proceedings.
Wednesday night’s proceedings were a “markup” hearing, in which members began debate on the articles of impeachment.
The event featured five-minute speeches from each of 40 members of the House Judiciary Committee was not present because of a medical procedure). The markup included no witnesses, but several hours of member statements, much of what has already been said before. That apparently was enough of a disincentive for broadcasters to pre-empt their primetime lineups.
Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-ny), though, started the markup session by calling it a “somber” occasion and then urged Republicans to view their place in history.
“I hope every member of this committee will withstand the political pressures of the moment. I hope none of us attempt to justify behavior that we know in our heart is wrong,” he said.
He added, “President Trump will not be president forever. When his time has passed, when his grip on our politics is gone, when our country returns, as surely it will, to calmer times and stronger leadership, history will look back on our actions here today. How would you be remembered?”
The Judiciary Committee is considering two articles of impeachment — one for abuse of power, one for obstruction. The charges are related to Trump’s alleged efforts to pressure the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. The White House then refused to comply with congressional subpoenas after they launched the impeachment inquiry in September.
Nadler argued that “there can be no serious debate about what President Trump did,” reciting from the transcript summary of the July 25 phone call he had with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
The ranking member of the committee, Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga), continued to rail against the process.
“The real legacy of this impeachment hearing will not be the removal of Donald Trump,” he said, adding that the real “institutional damage” will be to the House.
“My heart breaks for a committee that has trashed this institution, and this is where we are now,” he said.
The strategy of Republicans has been to characterize the process as illegitimate, and a common refrain is that Democrats have had it out for Trump since the start of his term. Rep. Ken Buck (R-co) even mentioned the fact that Kathy Griffin appeared in a video with a mock Trump severed head, and Robert De Niro blurted of “f— Trump” at the Tony Awards.
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-tx) recited the name of the person who Republicans believe is the whistleblower, the figure who first filed a complaint about Trump’s July 25 phone call, as he went through a list of people to call as witnesses.
Other Republicans said impeachment was an action not just against Trump, but those who voted for him.
“It’s not just that they don’t like the president. They don’t like the 63 million people who voted for this president. All of us in flyover country,” said Rep. Jim Jordan (R-oh).
The speakers had varying cadences as they argued for or against articles of impeachment. But they shared in common their tones of indignation that the political situation in Washington had led to this. The speeches showed the wide gulf between the two parties: Democrats say they have no choice given the threat of Trump; Republicans say it’s a sham to try to prevent Trump’s reelection. Lawmakers gave no hint of wavering from their positions.
Most viewers likely will see only clips of remarks or short segments that go viral on Twitter. Many of the members framed their votes as one of the most important of their careers; others tried to frame their pending decision with their own personal narratives.
Rep. Lucy McBath (D-ga) recounted the shooting death of her son, Jordan, that led her to become a gun reform activist and eventually to run for Congress.
Rep. Val Demings (D-fl) talked of growing up in the 60s, the daughter of a janitor and a maid, before explaining that “We have only one option. That is to hold this president accountable.”
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-ca) noted that she participated in three different impeachment processes. She was a Judiciary Committee staffer in 1974, during the Nixon impeachment proceedings. She was a congresswoman during the Clinton impeachment in 1998.
“The power to impeach is not to punish a president,” Lofgren said. “It is to protect Americans from a president who would abuse his power, upend the constitutional order, and threaten our Democracy.”
The nighttime hearing brought a smaller crowd to the Ways & Means hearing room at the Longworth Office Building, with plenty of seats still available in the public gallery. In an odd moment, a baby was heard crying.
The broadcast and cable networks covered the five public House Intelligence Committee hearings and the two previous House Judiciary Committee hearings. The high profile nature of the proceedings has put some focus on what gets covered and what does not. On Wednesday, the Trump campaign sent out an email blasting CNN for not covering the opening statement of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-sc), at a hearing featuring Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz, who did a review of the way that the FBI conducted the Russia investigation. CNN did not carry the opening statement of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), but did cover Horowitz’s remarks.
It’s unclear how the networks will cover the next “markup” hearing on Thursday, which are expected to go for hours of extensive debate over proposed amendments. That will lead to a final vote, after which the articles would go to the full House.
If the House passes one or more of the articles, the Senate would then hold a trial. If 2/3 of the Senate votes to convict, Trump is removed from office. That seems highly unlikely, as it would take 20 Senate Republicans joining 47 Democrats and independents.
- 12/12/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
During a moment in Monday’s impeachment hearing, NBC News broke away to provide a special report within their special coverage: The Justice Department’s inspector general just released its findings on how the FBI conducted the Russia investigation.
The conclusion: The origins of the Trump-Russia probe were not politically motivated, but there were multiple errors when it came to the way that the FBI applied for surveillance warrants.
News coverage focused on those two bottom-line results — one contradicting President Donald Trump’s repeated accusations that the investigation was motivated by “deep state” political bias, the other fodder for the president to claim vindication. “Far worse than what I ever thought possible,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
Coming on a contentious day of the Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearing, the dual news stories likely were a whirlwind of information, blending the past Russia investigation with the current Ukraine scandal.
The conclusion: The origins of the Trump-Russia probe were not politically motivated, but there were multiple errors when it came to the way that the FBI applied for surveillance warrants.
News coverage focused on those two bottom-line results — one contradicting President Donald Trump’s repeated accusations that the investigation was motivated by “deep state” political bias, the other fodder for the president to claim vindication. “Far worse than what I ever thought possible,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
Coming on a contentious day of the Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearing, the dual news stories likely were a whirlwind of information, blending the past Russia investigation with the current Ukraine scandal.
- 12/9/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Washington — Not so long ago, a powerful Republican congressman gave a revealing, behind-the-curtain glimpse at how the modern-day Republican Party had drifted away from reality. The Republican said the biggest change he’d witnessed in his time in Congress was the growth of pseudo-media outlets and hyper-partisan outside groups that polluted the political discourse with misleading, if not false, information. The effect of this, he said, was alarming:
“I used to spend ninety percent of my constituent response time on people who call, email, or send a letter, such as,...
“I used to spend ninety percent of my constituent response time on people who call, email, or send a letter, such as,...
- 7/25/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Jimmy Kimmel broke down Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony and unleashed some savage ire towards Trump sycophants on the Republican side of the aisle on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday.
Kimmel gave a straight assessment of the hearing, acknowledging that it wasn’t a bombshell TV event and those hoping for “the Mueller of Dragons” were probably disappointed. But he highlighted the most important moments, which were Mueller saying frankly that there is enough evidence to charge President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice after he leaves office, and that Russia...
Kimmel gave a straight assessment of the hearing, acknowledging that it wasn’t a bombshell TV event and those hoping for “the Mueller of Dragons” were probably disappointed. But he highlighted the most important moments, which were Mueller saying frankly that there is enough evidence to charge President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice after he leaves office, and that Russia...
- 7/25/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
This wasn’t supposed to be hard.
On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted on a resolution denouncing hatred. The bill was introduced as Democrats grappled with how to respond to what pro-Israel lawmakers have considered anti-Semitic sentiments expressed by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-mn), but its language encompassed pretty much every form of bigotry prevalent in the United States. All 234 House Democrats voted in favor of the resolution. The same can’t be said for their colleagues across the aisle, 23 of whom voted against the measure condemning white supremacy.
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On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted on a resolution denouncing hatred. The bill was introduced as Democrats grappled with how to respond to what pro-Israel lawmakers have considered anti-Semitic sentiments expressed by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-mn), but its language encompassed pretty much every form of bigotry prevalent in the United States. All 234 House Democrats voted in favor of the resolution. The same can’t be said for their colleagues across the aisle, 23 of whom voted against the measure condemning white supremacy.
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- 3/8/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Fox Business host Stuart Varney moved to distance himself and his network from Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert, who attacked billionaire and Democratic donor George Soros on-air Thursday.
“In the last hour one of our guests, Congressman Louie Gohmert, for some reason went out of his way to bring up George Soros and made unsubstantiated and false allegations against him,” Varney said after the segment concluded. “I want to make clear those views are not shared by me, this program or anyone at Fox Business.”
In the segment, Gohmert suggested that Soros was not living up to his Jewish faith because of his frequent criticism of Israel.
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“George Soros is supposed to be Jewish, but you wouldn’t know it from the damage he’s inflicted on Israel and the fact that...
“In the last hour one of our guests, Congressman Louie Gohmert, for some reason went out of his way to bring up George Soros and made unsubstantiated and false allegations against him,” Varney said after the segment concluded. “I want to make clear those views are not shared by me, this program or anyone at Fox Business.”
In the segment, Gohmert suggested that Soros was not living up to his Jewish faith because of his frequent criticism of Israel.
Also Read: Stuart Varney Gets Pissy Over Golden Toilet Offer to Trump: 'Direct Insult to the President' (Video)
“George Soros is supposed to be Jewish, but you wouldn’t know it from the damage he’s inflicted on Israel and the fact that...
- 12/6/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien took to Twitter Tuesday evening to rip Rep. Louie Gohmert. “You seem like a terrible person,” the Cx-CNNer wrote after Gohmert crowed about a proposal to officially designate labor activist Cesar Chavez’s birthday to “National Border Control Day.” You seem like a terrible person. https://t.co/TVZ2Hb7q3S — Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) March 21, 2018 Today I filed a resolution that would declare Cesar Chavez's Birthday: "National Border Control Day." Read more about the resolution, here: https://t.co/JCXg0vbRRR — Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) March 20, 2018 Also Read: Ex-cnn Anchor Soledad O'Brien Blasts Former Network: 'Why People Hate the Media' Gohmert, a Texas congressman who is a reliably...
- 3/21/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Rep. Louie Gohmert said should Sen. John McCain should be "recalled" because of his decision to vote against the latest Gop health care bill — as well as to focus on his cancer diagnosis.
- 9/25/2017
- by Aidan McLaughlin
- Mediaite - TV
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-tx) is pointing fingers over Charlottesville. Who is he blaming? Dem. Governor Terry McAuliffe and Charlottesville mayor Michael Signer.
- 8/21/2017
- by Joe DePaolo
- Mediaite - TV
This article originally appeared on Time.com.
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords told members of Congress to “have some courage” and hold town hall meetings in spite of angry demonstrations.
Giffords, who was shot during a public event in 2011, released a statement criticizing lawmakers who are skipping town hall meetings this recess on the website for Americans for Responsible Solutions, the pro-gun control group she runs with her husband.
“To the politicians who have abandoned their civic obligations, I say this: Have some courage,” she said. “Face your constituents. Hold town halls.”
A number of Republican members of Congress have avoided...
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords told members of Congress to “have some courage” and hold town hall meetings in spite of angry demonstrations.
Giffords, who was shot during a public event in 2011, released a statement criticizing lawmakers who are skipping town hall meetings this recess on the website for Americans for Responsible Solutions, the pro-gun control group she runs with her husband.
“To the politicians who have abandoned their civic obligations, I say this: Have some courage,” she said. “Face your constituents. Hold town halls.”
A number of Republican members of Congress have avoided...
- 2/23/2017
- by TIME Staff
- PEOPLE.com
When Pope Francis I unveiled his latest encyclical that framed climate change as a moral issue that must be acknowledged and tackled head-on by Christians around the world, Catholic conservatives like Rick Santorum were quick to inform him he should "leave science to the scientists." Today, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-tx) took things even further by saying the supposedly infallible religious leader is flat-out wrong when it comes to environmental science.
- 7/8/2015
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
The odd conspiracy theories surrounding the Jade Helm 15 military training operation set to occur in Texas this summer have captured the attention of Republicans from that state including Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. Greg Abbott and Rep. Louie Gohmert. Meanwhile, the Pentagon, Wal-Mart and even former Gov. Rick Perry (R-tx) have all done their best to put rumors of a hostile takeover of Texas to rest.
- 5/7/2015
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
Congressmen on Thursday were warned that Comcast's purchase of Time Warner Cable “is a big deal that threatens consumers and competition.” They also were told the deal would benefit consumers. During a more than four-hour hearing, a panel of the House Judiciary Committee federal regulators heard sharply different views of the deal. The panel was urged to kill the deal outright because of the extent of competitive issues raised while pro-merger types predictably said that the deal doesn't cause competitive issues at all. There was also a suggestion from one congressman, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, that Comcast has a political agenda.
- 5/8/2014
- by Ira Teinowitz
- The Wrap
News
Hgtv was planning on airing a new house-flipping show, Flip It Forward. However, following a revelation by Right Wing Watch that the proposed show’s hosts had a history of religious bigotry, stalking an abortion doctor and anti-gay activities like protesting pride celebrations. Hgtv has cancelled the show.
Let’s start with the good news. Despite rumors that Fox might give in to the powerful influence of producer Seth MacFarlane, Fox has decided to cancel the offensive, unfunny Dads. Unfortunately, there’s also bad news — the promising and endearing Enlisted (also the Chris Meloni sitcom Surviving Jack, which inspired strong feelings in few people). In worse news for comedy, the network also passed on two promising-sounding pilots, Dead Boss and Fatrick. Fatrick reunited Ray Ford with Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 creator Nahnatchka Kajhan. Dead Boss was a remake of a British comedy with Jane Krakowski and Amy Sedaris.
Hgtv was planning on airing a new house-flipping show, Flip It Forward. However, following a revelation by Right Wing Watch that the proposed show’s hosts had a history of religious bigotry, stalking an abortion doctor and anti-gay activities like protesting pride celebrations. Hgtv has cancelled the show.
Let’s start with the good news. Despite rumors that Fox might give in to the powerful influence of producer Seth MacFarlane, Fox has decided to cancel the offensive, unfunny Dads. Unfortunately, there’s also bad news — the promising and endearing Enlisted (also the Chris Meloni sitcom Surviving Jack, which inspired strong feelings in few people). In worse news for comedy, the network also passed on two promising-sounding pilots, Dead Boss and Fatrick. Fatrick reunited Ray Ford with Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 creator Nahnatchka Kajhan. Dead Boss was a remake of a British comedy with Jane Krakowski and Amy Sedaris.
- 5/8/2014
- by Lyle Masaki
- The Backlot
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-tx) appeared on Fox & Friends on Thursday where he attacked “the left” and various left-leaning news outlets for what he said was an effort to misrepresent comments he made on the House floor about single mothers and rampant welfare fraud among young women. Gohmert told Fox host Brian Kilmeade “thank God for Fox News” for correcting the record.
- 1/23/2014
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
Why Jennifer Lawrence fell at the Oscars, another Celebrity Big Brother contestant reprimanded, characters from Andy and Lana Wachowski’s Sense8
As if the beefcake on Enlisted wasn’t already good enough with Parker Young, Geoff Stultz and Chris Lowell, Brandon Routh has confirmed he will recur as a foil for Lowell’s character. The Army still uses communal showers, right?
Netflix’s new series Sense8 from Andy and Lana Wachoski has finally revealed some details. It’s about eight people scattered around the world who have the same horrifying vision, and the two powers conspiring to either kill them or bring them together. Notable characters include a closeted Mexico telenovela hunk and a transgender American blogger.
The Illinois Family Institute, an affiliate of the American Family Association thinks that the gay propaganda law in Russia is perfectly reasonable. “Hardly sounds unreasonable to fine adults $150 for trying to inculcate other...
As if the beefcake on Enlisted wasn’t already good enough with Parker Young, Geoff Stultz and Chris Lowell, Brandon Routh has confirmed he will recur as a foil for Lowell’s character. The Army still uses communal showers, right?
Netflix’s new series Sense8 from Andy and Lana Wachoski has finally revealed some details. It’s about eight people scattered around the world who have the same horrifying vision, and the two powers conspiring to either kill them or bring them together. Notable characters include a closeted Mexico telenovela hunk and a transgender American blogger.
The Illinois Family Institute, an affiliate of the American Family Association thinks that the gay propaganda law in Russia is perfectly reasonable. “Hardly sounds unreasonable to fine adults $150 for trying to inculcate other...
- 1/8/2014
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
There have been some interesting political reactions to the U.S. issuing a worldwide terror alert and closing embassies in the Middle East, from suspicions over the timing (given the public backlash against the Nsa) to outrage at the closures in the first place. While guest-hosting Sean Hannity's radio show on Monday, Texas Republican Louie Gohmert charged that the Obama administration made the United States look like "a bunch of cowards" with how they handled the threat.
- 8/6/2013
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
One of the biggest congressional fights over the farm bill that failed yesterday was a provision that would make significant cuts to the food stamp program. Today Texas Republican Louie Gohmert took to the House floor to shoot back at accusations that Republicans are "evil" for wanting to cut the program for the poor. Gohmert said his constituents have told him they've witnessed people on food stamps wasting them on expensive foods like king crab legs, so he just wants to cut the funds so they're not being wasted.
- 6/21/2013
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
With immigration reform still going through Congress, a number of conservative Republicans are not happy with how their party has jumped on the bandwagon to fight for a bill that concedes the argument to the Democrats. Michele Bachmann, Louie Gohmert, and Steve King made a joint appearance Thursday on Glenn Beck's show to lobby him and his audience directly to stand up against a bill that they say is only getting bipartisan support because of how progressivism is spreading throughout the Republican party like a disease.
- 6/14/2013
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert has unearthed a new culprit in the Benghazi saga: fellow Republican John McCain. Conservative radio host Frank Gaffney asked Gohmert to comment on McCain's "hobnobbing with jihadists" during his recent trip to Syria. Gohmert brought up a similar trip of McCain's to Libya, where he feels McCain's policy to depose Muammar Gaddafi unleashed the Muslim extremist forces that later attacked the American Consulate in Benghazi.
- 5/31/2013
- by Evan McMurry
- Mediaite - TV
During a congressional hearing this week on a proposed measure that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-tx) directly questioned a witness' decision to terminate her 21-week pregnancy after discovering her fetus had no brain activity. "Shouldn’t we wait," he asked, "and see if the child can survive before we decide to rip him apart?"...
- 5/24/2013
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
George Lopez isn't one to bite his tongue. So when asked what he'd like to say to Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert, who recently claimed terrorists are acting "like Hispanics" to gain access to the U.S., Lopez was blunt. "Louie Gohmert, you're f--king crazy, dude," he told Huffington Post Live. "You're crazy, man." The former late-night host said Gohmert's notion that terrorists "on the other side of the Mexican border" are "trained to come in [to the United States] and act like Hispanics when they're radical Islamists" is simply "ridiculous." "It's really another way to do what people have tried to do to make us the...
- 5/17/2013
- E! Online
All the grilling and peppering of Attorney General Eric Holder is making Stephen Colbert hungry. On Thursday's "Colbert Report," Colbert noted the excess of food metaphors in the news coverage of Holder's congressional testimony. "Mmm," said Colbert. "Grilled and peppered. That's explains why Darrell Issa was wearing that 'Kiss the Cook' apron." But the strangest food comment came from a congressman. During one tense exchange, Texas Republican Louie Gohmert accused Holder of casting "aspersions on my asparagus." Well. That's what you get for bringing asparagus to a barbecue. And a congressman from Texas should...
- 5/17/2013
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
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