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Related: About this forum'Have you no decency?!' Republican backs down when confronted for minimizing murder of Dem lawmaker - The Beat - MSNBC
Republican Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) has backed down after vitriolic posts about the assassination of a Democratic politician. Political analyst Jason Johnson joins MSNBC's Ari Melber to discuss. - Aired on 06/17/2025.
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'Have you no decency?!' Republican backs down when confronted for minimizing murder of Dem lawmaker - The Beat - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
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BOSSHOG
(42,868 posts)1. Have You No Decency?
An appropriate question to ask any elected Republican or any one who voted for a Republican in the last election.
Imagine Joe McCarthy with an X account.
Rhiannon12866
(236,660 posts)2. Exactly. And Republicans in Congress not longer represent those constituents who elected them, they only answer to TFG
My Rep. is the prime example.
BOSSHOG
(42,868 posts)3. My rep (R)
Could be considered a nice guy. His rhetoric is tame, almost sane. But just check his voting record. He has no decency.
mountain grammy
(27,900 posts)4. I was just noticing today
How much Mike Lee reminds me of Joe McCarthy.