Yep; it's been in our UMC hymnal forever.northland10 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:00 pm They still had the national anthem. Having a few other songs before it does not desecrate the national anthem, unless you're a racist f*** who refuses to accept that America has a history of denying other Americans the freedoms we claim to cherish.
We have used the song in church (one of our hymnals is titled Lift Every Voice and Sing). The only reason I don't stand is I am at the piano.
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Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain
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Its a lie anyway, we all know that Matt was watching and bouncing Nestor on his knee.
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I've been wondering how wifey is reacting to all the stories about hubby being back under the microscope for underage sex.
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The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow wrote: Sen. Markwayne Mullin on Matt Gaetz:
“We had all seen the videos he was showing on the House floor … of the girls that he had slept with. He’d brag about how he would crush ED medicine and chase it with an energy drink so he could go all night.”
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Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko wrote: Breaking from ABC News: House investigators have obtained texts that allegedly show Rep. Matt Gaetz, in 2017, setting up a trip with a woman who a close associate had paid for sex, sources say.
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Acyn @Acyn wrote: Reporter: Gaetz and Trump aren’t actually that close? Gaetz makes it out to be like they’re—
McCarthy: Gaetz makes a lot out. He probably lies about who he sleeps with too
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Matt Gaetz Goes Full Racist After GOP’s Brutal Defeat in New York
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After Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip lost the New York special election to replace George Santos’s empty House seat, Representative Matt Gaetz made sure to take time to tear down his fellow party member.
“It turns out DEI isn’t a real good strategy for Republican candidate recruitment,” Gaetz said in an interview with Newsmax
Gaetz went on to trash Pilip, who was born in Ethiopia and holds both American and Israeli citizenship, calling her a “very foolish woman.” Donald Trump used the exact same words in a Truth Social post Tuesday night, and added that Pilip lost because she did not endorse him.
Similarly, Gaetz’s main line of attack, besides dog whistles, was criticizing Pilip for not fully embracing Trump. “Look, if you don’t want to run as a Donald Trump Republican, what are you even doing running in 2024 on our side? Get on board.”
“George Santos stood with President Trump, backed the America First agenda, and he ultimately prevailed, so now the very New Yorkers who threw George Santos out see their own ranks diminished and they welcome back Democrat Tom Suozzi,” Gaetz continued, adding antisemitism to his already racist rant.
There are plenty of reasons Republicans lost this seat: Santos’s antics, the GOP’s do-nothing disaster of a term, or even the fact the district often leans Democratic— but DEI isn’t the boogeyman Gaetz makes it out to be.
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I fully agree that every GOP candidate should run as a trump republican.
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Witness Told Feds She Was Paid for Sex Parties With Matt Gaetz
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When ABC News reported on Wednesday that the House Ethics Committee had acquired text messages between a young woman involved in the sex trafficking investigation and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), a Gaetz spokesperson told ABC that the congressman “does not know anything about the woman you’re referencing.”
That seems extraordinarily unlikely.
The Daily Beast can now report that this woman told prosecutors in 2021 that she had sex with Gaetz at a drug-fueled party that she was paid to attend, according to the woman’s attorney.
This attorney told The Daily Beast on Thursday that the woman, in fact, received payments in connection with multiple sex parties with people in Gaetz’s circle. Her lawyer said that, in response to a subpoena, she testified about her experiences to the U.S. Attorneys investigating Gaetz. And she turned over text messages, photos, and other evidence to the Justice Department as part of its child sex trafficking inquiry into the Florida congressman, the lawyer said.
The Daily Beast has obtained some of those messages and photos, which match the documents described by ABC News.
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Wonder how Forehead McRapey's wife is taking this news.
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He married in August 2021.
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EXCLUSIVE: Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was subpoenaed to sit for a deposition in a civil lawsuit that involves allegations he had sex with a 17-year old-girl, sources tell ABC News.
Tim Walz’ Golden Rule: Mind your own damn business!
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I can't wait to see (if he shows up) how many times he says "I can't remember" "I don't recall"...etc. Too much mental decline for office!!!
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain
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Okay, did we know that a Friend of Gaetz's had sued the then-minor??? For defamation and racketeering??? (Can you do that????) That she is not suing him?
Holy crap.
Holy crap.
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Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump wrote: Matt Gaetz: “You never know, David — there may be an Attorney General Matt Gaetz down the road, or someone of my liking”
Vote.
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Oh great, Gaetz as top law enforcement officer in the country? Lock up the (young) wimminfolk!
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And menfolk, now that Nestor has outgrown his attractive age.
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Matt Gaetz Fumes About Getting a Last-Minute GOP Primary Opponent, Accuses Him of Being a Kevin McCarthy ‘Puppet’
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Apr 29th, 2024, 1:58 pm
Right before the filing deadline, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was handed a primary challenge in his Florida congressional district — and he’s not happy about it.
A former naval aviator named Aaron Dimmock filed to challenge Gaetz in the August 20 Republican primary. On Twitter/X, Gaetz made the claim that Dimmock was a “puppet” candidate and former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was the one responsible for making Gaetz’s next run for Congress a little less smoothGaetz was responsible for McCarthy being ousted as Speaker of the House back in October. McCarthy, in turn, blamed his ouster on his refusal to stop an ethics complaint filed against Gaetz alleging that he slept with a teenager.Meet @aaronwdimmock – the BLM supporting DEI instructor running against me in the Republican Primary.
I knew former Representative McCarthy would be getting a puppet of his to run.
I didn’t know it would be a Woke Toby Flenderson!https://t.co/cznlgPIs5g
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) April 29, 2024
The Daily Caller, a right-wing news outlet, reported that Dimmock’s LinkedIn page showed that the new congressional candidate “previously supported BLM and advocated for DEI.” Gaetz stated that this made Dimmock comparable to a “Woke Toby Flenderson,” a character from The Office. The site also said that both Dimmock and McCarthy have a connection with “a treasurer with American Patriots PAC, a group founded by allies of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.”
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Gaetz believe's O'Keefe's findings should be investigated by the Committee on the Weaponization of Government.
The O'Keefe video is here: https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1785782393414029738
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O'Keefe? Will Comer get burnt again?
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Consider me highly impressed by the aspiring presidential security adviser not His crisp brain can deduct from a single piece of street talk that it will reach the desk of a doubly impeached (now ex-) potusraison de arizona wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 7:10 pm Gaetz believe's O'Keefe's findings should be investigated by the Committee on the Weaponization of Government.The O'Keefe video is here: https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1785782393414029738► Show Spoiler
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... 4c054&ei=4This morning, the House Ethics Committee has released a critical new statement outlining its current investigation into Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz. The statement from the Committee notes that the investigation remains ongoing and that the Committee is still looking into, among other things, whether Gaetz:
"engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, accepted improper gifts, dispensed special privileges and favors to individuals with whom he had a personal relationship, and sought to obstruct government investigations"
The Committee's statement also notes that it has interviewed more than one dozen witnesses and has sent out more than 25 subpoenas as part of its investigation, and that Gaetz has made it difficult to obtain certain information. The Committee notes that its investigation to date has noted that there are allegations that merit continued review and investigation.
While federal authorities have previously decided not to pursue criminal charges against Gaetz, the standard for a House Ethics Committee is markedly lower than a federal criminal case and nothing precludes the Committee from continuing its investigation into Gaetz.
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Aren't those mandatory job requirements for the RWNJ fraternity in the GOP...?