GOP congressman makes wild claims about lawmakers being blackmailed by ‘honeypots’ in Congress - Upgoat

GOP congressman makes wild claims about lawmakers being blackmailed by ‘honeypots’ in Congress
submitted by MasterSuppressionTechnique to news 4 monthsDec 23, 2023 10:17:45 ago (+3/-1) (www.independent.co.uk)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gop-representative-blackmail-honeypot-congress-b2468559.html

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[ - ] Anus_Expander 1 point 4 monthsDec 24, 2023 13:13:48 ago (+1/-0)

this has been done since the invention of the camera in the late 1800s

[ - ] FreeinTX 3 points 4 monthsDec 23, 2023 10:18:39 ago (+3/-0)

"Wild claims"

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[ - ] MasterSuppressionTechnique [op] -1 points 4 monthsDec 23, 2023 10:21:05 ago (+0/-1)

The reporting on it is hilarious.

From Mediaite: Republican Says ‘Good Conservative’ Congressmen Are Being Blackmailed Just Because They Got Naked With Strangers in Motel Rooms

They are really attacking the victims of the blackmail to defend the blackmail.

[ - ] i_scream_trucks 1 point 4 monthsDec 23, 2023 20:58:01 ago (+1/-0)

Wild doesn't make it not true.

Kind of like newspapers stating 'wild conspiracy theory right wingers believe' then literally quoting the government. Because the government is using the exact same words the 'conspiracy theorists' are using to describe the exact same thing.

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