(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Kevin McCarthy Betrayed America [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-02-23 For personal gain, that of becoming Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy sold his soul, and betrayed the country. That alone should tell you everything you need to know about Kevin, the entire GOP leadership, and the right wing of the party. For less than 30 pieces of silver (the price of a Biblical slave) he sold out America in order to obtain the few remaining votes to win the position he coveted. We know that the 15 ballots, over four days of voting, for the position was nearly unprecedented. At the time, many observers questioned what concessions McCarthy was making for the Republican holdout votes, and with whom. In the end, he did not even get their votes, they just switched to “present” which changed the mathematical requirements. Against advice, McCarthy provided ALL of the U.S. Government security videos (44,000 hours) that were recorded at the Capitol on the day of the insurrection, January 6th, 2021, exclusively to Tucker Carlson of Fox News. While McCarthy has refused to reveal his rationale, it is strongly suspected that it was the price for Margorie Taylor Greene’s support. Matt Gaetz, who led the holdouts and has a known personal feud with McCarthy, is another contender. Gaetz appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show and called for the release of all the J6 videos. Kevin also disregarded concerns about revealing security secrets such as the routes to, and locations of, the sites members of congress had taken to protect their lives. The issue is not one of transparency, but McCarthy’s total disregard for American citizens in the method of distribution. Tucker Carlson is indisputably known as a liar, and probably the least reliable anchor on any major network. Why Tucker has the top-rated show on Fox News (FNC), is testament to the diminished mental capacity of many Americans, and the avarice and greed of the Murdoch’s who facilitate the programming. Remember, it was Tucker’s and FNC’s lawyers who claimed he should not be believed in response to Karen McDougal’s defamation lawsuit. Previously, I have written articles about the outlandish notion that Tucker provides useful news content. Seemingly forgotten (or never known by the audience) in the defamation suit against Carlson, the federal judge, Mary Kay Vyskocil, found in part “This ‘general tenor’ of the show should then inform a viewer that he is not ‘stating actual facts’ about the topics he discusses and is instead engaging in ‘exaggeration’ and ‘non-literal commentary.’ … Given Mr. Carlson’s reputation, any reasonable viewer ‘arrive[s] with an appropriate amount of skepticism.” That’s right, his lawyers, and the FNC lawyers, argued no reasonable person should believe Tucker. And that was before the 2020 election. Yet Kevin chose that venue. Then, just last week, transcripts from the Dominion defamation lawsuit were made public that again proved that Tucker lies, as do most of the FNC famous anchors. The court documents demonstrated, beyond all reasonable doubt, that the most watched FNC anchors lied, and lied repeatedly. Despite knowing differently, Trump’s talking points that massive fraud was present in the 2020 election, so much so, that they changed the outcome were sold to the public. The FNC anchors and executives were certainly at least partially responsible for the 6 January 2021 Insurrection. Tucker was/is among the worst of the worst. He went on to produce a three-part special for Fox Nation called Patriot Purge, a blatantly and falsely concocted series of lies about the origins of that insurrection. Regarding Tucker’s programs, NPR stated correctly, “In the series, Carlson strongly suggests that the insurrection was not orchestrated by former President Donald Trump's fans but by his foes, including violent leftist antifa groups and even the FBI and other national security divisions. He plants the idea that the siege was a ‘false flag’ operation to discredit Trump supporters.” Given McCarthy’s actions regarding the investigation of that Insurrection, nothing should be surprising. Remember, as House Minority Leader he first attempted to infuse the panel with GOP members who were participants and possibly coconspirators. Foremost would be Jim Jordan, an absolute sycophant, who was in contact with Trump that day, and later refused a subpoena to testify before the January 6th Committee. Jordan’s actions and evasions were nearly as despicable of those of McCarthy himself. While Kevin initially acknowledged Trump’s responsibility for the Insurrection, he quickly went to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring. What Kevin shamefully is attempting to do, is rewrite history. By supporting an election and insurrection denier like Tucker, he hopes his profligate hypocrisy will slip unnoticed into the dustbin of history. Directly addressing the status of Fox News, as correctly stated on NBC, “It is a purveyor of propaganda and misinformation. What it’s not is a source of “news” — at least not by any normal definition.” Anyone who follows Tucker (and I do), knows or should know, he intentionally lies or misleads with a crisis of the day. Consider his quote on 21 February, 2023, “There is nothing more corrupt that higher education.” A consummate bully, he constantly picks on the weak or defenseless. For months he relentlessly has been attacking transgender people. Red meat for his undereducated audience who are unsympathetic to anyone not like them. Yet, Tucker is the one Kevin chose to favor with exclusive access to government information. As a recap, Kevin McCarthy: - Is a confirmed hypocrite: o Who first acknowledged Trump’s responsibility for J6 o Later supported Trump on that matter - Blocked participation in the Congressional investigation into the Insurrection - Is amoral as he traded his soul to become Speaker of the House - Provided exclusive access to USG information to a known liar who is the least credible person in any major media outlet - Is unfit for office The House rules were changed after Kevin traded for concessions for votes. It only requires one member to enter a “motion to vacate,” meaning removing him as the Speaker. Is there not a single honest Republican who could initiate that motion? Kevin McCarthy is unfit for office and has disgraced his position in Congress. Kevin McCarthy has betrayed the trust of America. 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