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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Eight+ minutes of wasted time…

 

Yesterday after I watch the Jan 6th Committee hearing, out of curiosity I tuned into FOX News to see what they had to say.  One of the fellows whom Pelosi had rejected for that select committee, Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), was being interviewed.

If you have the time to spare and have the stomach for it, below is the full 8:20 interview: 

Click here.

Well, that was good for a belly laugh.  Here are some of my favorite Banks quotes:

“The voice of the majority was taken away…” No.  Banks and Jordan voted, on June 30th, to NOT have any commission hearings, so you guys GAVE your voice away. 

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/30/politics/republicans-january-6-select-committee-vote/index.html

Couple that with Kevin McCarthy stubbornly pulling the other three Republicans that Pelosi agreed to have on the committee. 

https://www.axios.com/pelosi-jim-jordan-banks-select-committee-62a31383-be98-485b-933c-e56a28ca5a84.html

“The committee was designed to malign conservatives and justify the left’s authoritarian agenda.”  The left's authoritarian agenda?? Oh, now that’s a gut-splitter!  See all the voter suppression tactics that's happening in Republican-run State Houses.  Google it, as there are too many to list.

“What is the speaker trying to hide by not letting me and Jordan in the room to ask questions?”  Answer: She didn’t want another Gym "foaming at the mouth" Jordan shit-show to happen.  Sorry to break it to you Jim-bo, but that makes her one of the sane ones.

“Imagine where this goes from here.”  Oh yeah.  We’re imagining alright…😉


“Every word that has come out of everyone’s mouth on this committee, has been strategically designed by Nancy Pelosi to fit her narrative.”  LOLing.


“I’m not aware … I have yet to meet a Republican in Congress who has minimized and doesn’t believe that what happened on Jan 6th was serious.” Reallllly?

https://apnews.com/article/politics-michael-pence-donald-trump-election-2020-capitol-siege-549829098c84b9b8de3012673a104a4c

“If you’re not willing to investigate the bureaucratic failure of what happened on that day that left the Capital vulnerable to an attach…” Stops suddenly there and changes subject, probably realizing that he voted to NOT have hearings.  Can I hear an Oops!

“Subpoenaing someone for something that happened after Jan the 6th makes no sense.”  Huh?  Say again?? [pulls left upper lip up, cocks head]

And now some bonus material... Take a look at the screen crawler/chyron at the 1:48 mark.  “Medical Examiner: Officer Sicknick died of natural causes the day after the riot.”  “Natural causes” he says.  How about poisoning/poison inhalation, assault with deadly weapons, trauma to the body, etc.?

Maybe it’s just me, but I gotta wonder, how does a man like Banks stand there with a straight face and say these things??  He and I really operate out of two different reality bubbles.

Your Task: Poke as many holes in this interview as you can.  Provide evidence [links] if you feel some parts of it are legitimate.

Thanks for posting and recommending.

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