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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 3, 2021 19:37:06 GMT
He is as delusional as former twice-impeached one-term and then some. He is worse WATCH: Flailing GOP senator blames everyone but Trump as he gets grilled over the Capitol riot Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) defensively responded to questions about Donald Trump's role in the January 6th insurrection as the GOP senator attempted to blame everyone but the former president for the attack on democracy. Johnson made his comments during a Zoom interview with the Milwaukee Press Club. "Why are you not aggressively looking at what happened that day from the perspective of President Trump's role in what happened on January 6th?" asked Charles Benson of WTMJ-TV. "You were against the bipartisan commission." "Because we've had an impeachment trial," Johnson replied. "So you got all of the answers we needed?' Benson asked. Johnson responded by attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for lack of security at the Capitol without noting that the Trump administration delayed the deployment of National Guard soldiers. "I don't trust her to select commissioners to investigate her own involvement in this thing, her own culpability or any congressional leader's culpability in this," he said. "Senator, a lot of figures in your own party have assigned some degree — or a high degree — of blame to former President Trump for what happened on January 6th, including Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), including Mitch McConnell (R-KY), including your fellow Wisconsin Republican Mike Gallagher (R-WI), including Liz Cheney (R-WY)," noted Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Washington bureau chief Craig Gilbert. "Do you think he bears any responsibility at all for what happened?" But Johnson did not assign any responsibility to Trump and instead deflected with a ridiculous attempt to tie Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to the 2017 shooting session at a practice session for a congressional baseball game. "I actually blame the perpetrators of the crime," Johnson said, ignoring the fact Trump spent months both before and after the election pushing his "Big Lie" that incited the insurrection. "But you don't think [Trump] bears any responsibility?" Gilbert asked. Johnson sighed and shook his head from side-to-side. "I think our hyper-partisan politics is driving all of this, which is why my actions have been designed to try and defuse the passion, to not scornfully dismiss legitimate concerns," Johnson replied, despite the fact the insurrectionists did not present any legitimate concerns about the 2020 election, which was won by Joe Biden. Johnson claimed there was "plenty of societal blame to go around." Watch: youtu.be/ycrTzSBL1jQwww.rawstory.com/ron-johnson-2653225924/ |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 3, 2021 23:25:50 GMT
THIS is what they did to the officers Jan 6th Washington (CNN)US Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell was beaten with a flagpole. His hand was sliced open. He was hit with so much chemical spray that the liquid soaked through to his skin. During intense hand-to-hand combat with rioters on the west front of the US Capitol on January 6, there were moments where Gonell thought he might die. "They called us traitors. ** His shooting hand was sliced open during the attack, making pulling the trigger of his gun a challenge. His shoulders still have contusions. He tried to walk off an injury to his right foot, but two weeks after the attack, he said, he finally sought medical help because he couldn't walk anymore. As a result, Gonell needed bone fusion surgery so he could walk without the pain returning. ** When the Senate chamber was locked down, Evans was inside bracing for the worst. He was nearby when Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, was on the phone with Trump -- a conversation that would later become a heated part of Trump's Senate impeachment trial. www.cnn.com/2021/06/03/politics/capitol-police-officers-exclusive-interview-january-6/index.html |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 15, 2021 18:02:41 GMT
Sen Ron Johnson will now support Juneteenth, but.... In a a statement released on Tuesday, Johnson explained why he is no longer opposing a bill that would establish Juneteenth as a holiday to mark the end of slavery. "Last year, a bill was introduced to celebrate Juneteenth by providing an additional paid holiday for 2 million federal employees at a cost of $600 million per year," Johnson said in the statement. "Although I strongly support celebrating Emancipation, I objected to the cost and lack of debate." "While it still seems strange that having taxpayers provide federal employees paid time off is not required to celebrate the end of slavery, it is clear that there is no appetite in Congress to further discuss the matter," he added. "Therefore, I do not intend to object." www.rawstory.com/ron-johnson-juneteenth/ |
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Post by lizacreates on Jun 15, 2021 18:54:42 GMT
What does the Speaker of the House have to do with Capitol security? Lol.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 15, 2021 19:13:57 GMT
Sargent at arms is hired and reports to the speaker, as does the Senate Sargent at arms reports to the majority leader.
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Post by lizacreates on Jun 15, 2021 19:25:56 GMT
Sargent at arms is hired and reports to the speaker, as does the Senate Sargent at arms reports to the majority leader. It’s the Capitol Police we’re talking about. They’re overseen and supervised by House committees, not Nancy Pelosi. Johnson is wrong. "The Capitol Police force is responsible for protecting the building and is overseen by a Capitol Police Board, and committees from the House of Representatives and Senate, according to a USCP spokesperson. Pelosi is not directly responsible for overseeing Capitol Police force operations." |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 18, 2021 0:34:02 GMT
So very sorry Sen Johnson but your Capitol tourists are letting you down.... Guns, guns, guns ... Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has said several times that everything that he knows about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol shows that the people who attacked the building weren't "armed." But yet another Capitol attacker was handed a weapons charge by the Justice Department on Thursday, according to NBC reporter Scott MacFarlane. www.rawstory.com/ron-johnson-armed-capitol-attackers/ |
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Post by arielsmom on Jun 18, 2021 12:47:59 GMT
He's an embarrassment for my state. After reading his comments months ago, I wrote to him and asked if he stayed seated on Jan. 6th, or did he evacuate. Of course he evacuated. I received a form letter back, telling me all the ways he's working for me, a constituent. But RonJon, that's my point, you aren't working for me. You have your own agenda. He needs to walk off into the sunset never to be seen again.
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Post by mollycoddle on Jun 18, 2021 13:51:33 GMT
The mob breached the Capitol at about 2:15. Trump didn’t tell them to go home until 2 hours later. He loved it.
As for Johnson, he is a pathetic sycophant.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 20, 2021 1:04:47 GMT
Never disappoints!! WATCH: Ron Johnson booed after showing up a Juneteenth celebration after trying to block the holiday Bob Brigham June 19, 2021 Controversial Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) received a cold welcome from constituents in Milwaukee on Saturday. "Senator Ron Johnson stopped by Milwaukee's Juneteenth Day celebration Saturday afternoon, June 19. A crowd of people at the event booed and heckled Johnson while [he was] speaking to reporters," CBS 58 reported. "Johnson dropped his objection to making 'Juneteenth' a federal holiday earlier this week, after he blocked the bipartisan legislation a year ago." Johnson's appearance at the celebration came two days after he went on Fox News and told Tucker Carlson that President Joe Biden may be compromised by Russia. www.rawstory.com/ron-johnson-juneteenth-milwaukee/ |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 28, 2021 23:41:40 GMT
Defend the insurrectionists as welcomed visitors, but you don't need the Covid shot for a 'hoax' disease.... On Monday, the Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson slammed Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) at a press conference for an event he hosted casting doubt on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine. The senator, who hosted six people who claim to have been injured by adverse reactions to COVID vaccines, defended his actions, claiming he hadn't actually been trying to discourage people from being vaccinated but adding "I don't think authorities can ignore this suffering." www.rawstory.com/ron-johnson-vaccine/ |
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Post by lucyg on Jun 29, 2021 2:56:11 GMT
He is such an idiot.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 29, 2021 3:12:21 GMT
I would have rather been one of the six who had issues from the vaccine, if it is even true, then be one of the thousands with long haul issues from Covid or worse, one of the 605,000+ who have died from Covid!
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Post by lucyg on Jun 29, 2021 3:32:45 GMT
I would have rather been one of the six who had issues from the vaccine, if it is even true, then be one of the thousands with long haul issues from Covid or worse, one of the 605,000+ who have died from Covid! yes, and also, the mere fact that someone develops symptoms of some disease or condition shortly after getting vaccinated usually has nothing to do with the vaccination, anyway. They would have gotten sick with or without the vaccination. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 1, 2021 23:18:06 GMT
Wonder if he will decide to run or not 2022? 'Not fit to be your senator': Milwaukee newspaper slams Republican Ron Johnson with epic list of his failures Meaghan Ellis, AlterNet July 01, 2021 Milwaukee newspaper slams Republican Ron Johnson with epic list of his failures The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel released a scorching editorial lambasting Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) as it explained to Wisconsin residents why he is "not fit to be your senator." Describing the Republican lawmaker as "the most irresponsible representative of Wisconsin citizens since the infamous Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy in the 1950s," the publication noted he has a "long history of misleading claims" — including his "anti-science crusade." For months, Johnson has echoed a number of conspiracy theories regarding the coronavius pandemic and the 2020 presidential election. *** Johnson's rhetoric throughout the pandemic fit neatly into Trump's game plan: Downplay the outbreak to divert attention from a bungled response," the publication wrote. *** In addition to downplaying the serious nature of climate change, the Republican senator has also echoed former President Donald Trump's dangerous, false claims about the presidential election being stolen. The publication also notes how Johnson adamantly denied the truth about the U.S. Capitol insurrection in the weeks that followed. Per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "Even as reports from front-line police officers confirmed how close rioters had come to members of Congress, Johnson claimed he never felt frightened though he might have been if the attackers 'had been tens of thousands of Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters,' he said. "Johnson also questioned whether the attackers were armed, though hours of video from the scene showed Trump supporters beating police officers and attacking them with flagpoles and other implements. Guns were discovered in the crowd, and explosives were stashed nearby." The publication closed with the following argument: Johnson "continues to put his own interests ahead of yours. He continues to put himself first and democracy second."It continued, "And he continues to show why he is not fit to be your senator."www.rawstory.com/not-fit-to-be-your-senator-milwaukee-newspaper-slams-republican-ron-johnson-with-epic-list-of-his-failures/ |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 7, 2021 0:09:09 GMT
Just another day with the goo ladies...profanity and all !! Oh and climate denier too !! On Tuesday, CNN's KFILE unearthed comments made by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) at a meeting with the Republican Women of Greater Wisconsin luncheon in Wauwatosa, in which he spun profanity-laced conspiracy theories denying climate science."I don't know about you guys, but I think climate change is — as Lord Monckton said — bullsh*t,"the Wisconsin Republican said, referring to British conservative climate change denier Lord Christopher Monckton. "By the way, it is!" Johnson went onto lament that "we're killing ourselves" with measures to address climate change, and went on to call them "a self-inflicted wound." This starkly contradicts Johnson's recent denials that he is a climate science denier. Asked for comment, Johnson said, "My statements are consistent. I am not a climate change denier, but I also am not a climate change alarmist." There is no basis whatsoever to the claim that scientists are discrediting climate change. Johnson's remarks come after a catastrophic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, so severe that it melted streetcar equipment in Portland, Oregon. Johnson, who is currently mulling whether to run for another term for Senate in 2022, has a history of promoting conspiracy theories. He triggered outrage recently when he suggested that the January 6 Capitol rioters behaved themselves and that the violence at the riot may have been a false flag. www.rawstory.com/ron-johnson-2653693248/ |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jul 7, 2021 0:10:29 GMT
Senator Johnson is a bootlicking ass.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 9, 2021 23:40:11 GMT
He just keeps digging deeper and deeper into a bottomless pit!! Johnson complained about his press coverage in an 800-word op-ed published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "It is sad, and a troubling reflection on the current state of mainstream media, that I find myself having to respond to yet another unwarranted hit piece by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and its Wisconsin affiliates," Johnson complained. "It amazes me that the liberal mainstream media have declared me a polarizing figure," Johnson said, despite saying he wasn't concerned about Trump's insurrection because it wasn't conducted by Black Lives Matter activists" "I'm not bombastic, and I don't engage in personal political attacks. Instead, I tell the truth," Johnson claimed, despite infamously lying about the insurrection. Johnson then attempted to defend hosting a forum for vaccine skepticism. Johnson's event was harshly criticized for cementing GOP opposition to the vaccines. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson blasted the Republican for hosting the event. Following the event, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel told readers that Johnson is "not fit to be your senator." Johnson is up for re-election in 2022, but has not announced if he will run for re-election following his major public shift during the Trump era. In May, CNN fact-checked Johnson's COVID-19 misinformation: 'Truly, madly, deeply false': Keilar fact-checks Ron Johnson's vaccine claims |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 10, 2021 1:41:26 GMT
Paranoid? Seems so!! Hey Ron it might be the company you keep!!!! Johnson was interviewed by Fox News personality Tucker Carlson. "You know, Tucker, I've had intelligence operations performed against me — false intelligence operations created, classified, and then leaked. This is beyond outrageous," Johnson said. Johnson was reportedly warned he was the target of an intelligence operation, but one that was conducted by the Russian government."U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson confirmed this week that the FBI warned him in August he was the target of Russian disinformation U.S. intelligence officials believe the foreign adversary was using to promote its interests in the lead-up to the November presidential election," the Wisconsin State Journal reported in May. "But Johnson, who confirmed to The Washington Post this week he received such a warning, said he disregarded it due to a lack of evidence provided by intelligence officials." "His confirmation of receiving such a warning isn't the first time Johnson, R-Oshkosh, has been swept up in news about Russian disinformation campaigns. In 2019, The Washington Post reported Johnson met with a former Ukrainian diplomat, Andriy Telizhenko, that summer to discuss unsubstantiated claims that Ukraine aided Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for the presidency," the newspaper noted. And in 2018, Johnson said Russian election interference had been blown "way out of proportion," after he returned from visiting Russia on the Fourth of July.Ron Johnson: I’ve had intelligence operations performed against me: www.rawstory.com/ron-johnson-russia-disinformation/ |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 18, 2021 17:50:52 GMT
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