EP. 87: Mr. Pinocchio Goes to Washington

For the first episode of 2023, Jacob and Eric analyze the upcoming race for Speaker of the House of Representatives, and whether or not Kevin McCarthy will actually make for a better speaker for the America First cause. For the main topic, they dunk on Congressman-elect George Santos from New York, who lied about literally every aspect of his life while running for Congress.

 

00:00 Intro and Preview

04:02 Is Kevin McCarthy in Danger of Losing the Speakership?

08:22 Scalise on Standby?

09:47 The Strongest Case for McCarthy

18:23 The Strongest Case for Scalise

23:03 Main Topic: Maybe not Jew-ish but definitely Gay

56:30 How have prominent House Republicans responded to Santos?

 

SHOWNOTES

President Trump endorses Kevin McCarthy for Speaker: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/16/exclusive-trump-backs-mccarthy-speaker-tells-opponents-stand-down-think-deserves-shot/

Some Republicans approached Steve Scalise to prepare him for a McCarthy withdrawal: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/scalise-privately-prepped-to-become-speaker

The strange rumored affair between McCarthy and another congresswoman that derailed his 2015 bid for Speaker: https://www.vox.com/2015/10/9/9488323/mccarthy-ellmers-affair

Steve Scalise understands the core issues that the base cares about, like immigration: https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1104099374873935875

Tulsi Gabbard eviscerates George Santos over his long list of lies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3sC1Ha2JwU

The role of the Santos scandal in the Speakership race: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/28/george-santos-kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-00075706

Marjorie Taylor Greene's bizarre defenses of Santos, from blaming the Democrats to identity politics: https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1607799177689575425