(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Overnight News Digest for Weds Oct 4 (Gracious in Defeat edition) [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-04 Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh Man, wader, Neon Vincent, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), rfall, ScottyUrb, Doctor RJ, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw. OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time So much derision… On The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon focused on the brevity of McCarthy’s stint: “Nine months? Even Aaron Rodgers is like, Damn, that was fast,” he joked. “Nine months? I’ve been to Phish concerts longer than that.” He then played a lightning-fast reel of McCarthy’s “greatest moments as Speaker of the House.” x YouTube Video Jimmy Kimmel noted that in a rare feat, Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Republican congressman Matt Gaetz were aligned in voting McCarthy out. “Do you know how much you have to suck to get AOC and Matt Gaetz on the same side of something?” Kimmel said, adding, “Matt hasn’t been this excited since he wandered into the changing room at Forever 21”—likely referring to the investigation into Gaetz for allegedly sleeping with a minor and transporting her across state lines. (Gaetz has denied all allegations against him.) “Kevin McCarthy says he will not run for Speaker again, which surprised a lot of people, including me,” Kimmel continued. “I mean, he’s a Republican. You lose a vote, you just say you won the vote. You get with the program, man.” x No no no, Republicans. You gotta carry this speaker for a full term. — Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) October 3, 2023 ...Following the vote, one congresswoman was reportedly crying on the House floor, and dozens of Republicans supporting McCarthy lined up to console him. So many shocked faces being acquainted with a leopard. ...McCarthy served 270 days, the equivalent of 27 scaramuccis or 0.093 of a pelosi, after giving away his power—and his dignity—to man-toddlers who eventually stabbed him in the back. x .@SpeakerMcCarthy lasted 24.5 Scaramuccis. — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) October 3, 2023 Nancy Patricia Pelosi, who served 2,290 days as Speaker of the House, won election to Speaker by her colleagues on the first ballot every time, deftly shepherded some of the most notable legislation in modern history, and successfully defied challenges to her leadership with uncommonly brilliant coalition skills, backwards and in high heels... x Y'all, I have never seen so many faces shocked to be acquainted with leopards. — Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) October 3, 2023 For those who missed it, here’s McCarthy’s execrable performance on Face the Nation (no relation to Face/ the Leopard) that convinced every single member of the Democratic Caucus, no matter how fractious, that there was absolutely no point in even CONSIDERING casting McCarthy a lifeline: x SINO[Speaker In Name Only] McCarthy's performance was such, that the on-air character was broken with a laugh.🙂 Near pitch-perfect reaction given the blither; the talk with little real substance by the politician. pic.twitter.com/pgqW1xU7pC — observe_ct (@CtObserve) October 3, 2023 ...People close to the president considered McCarthy a fickle and unpredictable partner. When McCarthy met with Biden in person, he typically presented himself as a sober negotiator, clear-eyed about the give-and-take of bipartisan governance. Then he would go out in public and brag about his refusal to bend on conservative demands. On a particularly sensitive matter, McCarthy mocked Biden’s age and mental acuity in public, while privately telling allies that he found the president sharp and substantive in their conversations — a contradiction that left a deep impression on the White House. x GOP (Sunday): “Dems are pedophiles!” GOP (Monday): “Dems are Communists!” GOP (Tuesday): “Dems are fascists!” GOP (Today): “Why didn’t Dems help us?” — Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) October 4, 2023 McCarthy’s willingness to sign off on an impeachment inquiry without holding a vote was seen as a cynical ploy that sapped any goodwill among Biden’s closest advisers. The decision to renege on a debt ceiling deal he brokered directly with Biden, meanwhile, signaled his hold over those in his own party was waning... x Yes, because strengthening someone who voted to overturn the election, held the entire US economy hostage, launched a baseless impeachment inquiry without a vote, and refuses to honor his word is what is in the best interest of this country. Do some of you hear yourselves? https://t.co/EnmF2TkbTG — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 4, 2023 Here’s my personal two cents: x As far as I can tell, the only argument is "@SpeakerMcCarthy is a lying, backstabbing opportunist who betrays his friends as well as his enemies. But since he believes in nothing, he's better than a lying backstabber who is ALSO an idealogue" — Jeremy Bloom (@jeremybloom) October 3, 2023 Meanwhile, in the Canadian Province of Manitoba, the socialist New Democratic Party swept to power, led by the first Native Canadian to serve as a Provincial leader: [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/4/2197436/-Overnight-News-Digest-for-Weds-Oct-4-Gracious-in-Defeat-edition?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/