So, McCarthy now wants to appoint 5 Republicans to the January 6th Committee who will

[Atticus]

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create a "counter-narrative" to the Committee's findings. I have one simple and very obvious question.

How in hell do you know you will need to "counter" what the Committee uncovers and reports?

By taking that approach IN ADVANCE, are you not conceding that the unvarnished truth will tarnish your party---probably for decades?

[C_U_L8R]

1. On one side is truth.

And the other, gop counter narrative.
These corrupt republicans can get f*cked.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

10. On one side are facts.

The Democrats live in a fact-based universe. The Republicans live in a fantasy universe of denial and hatred. One of these things is not like the other, and we ignore it at our peril.

[lunatica]

44. An alternate facts universe!

[zaj]

36. The media better call it "propaganda"...

... because truth matters.

[onecaliberal]

2. The TRUTH has no party affiliation.

I’m so fucking over these traitorous bastards.

[kacekwl]

3. Tell him to

Pound sand. They had a chance to vote on having a commission and said NO, not needed. See ya.

[monkeyman1]

4. THE GREAT " FUCK NO" TO THAT BRAIN DEAD CLOWN"

[Snackshack]

5. I am so tired

Of these assholes.

[FakeNoose]

6. Wait, didn't he already turn down the opportunity to participate?

I'm certain that he was already invited, and he refused. That ship has sailed, Mr. McCarthy.

[ancianita]

7. How he knows he will need to 'counter' what Dems report is not the point. He's been ordered

to fight the fact-based narrative with the alt-fact narrative. It's pretty consistent with all power theater -- make stuff up, shred structured norms of truth finding (commissions), truth telling (history), do nothing to make government a good, moral or potent force, and make people believe what you want them to believe, -- you'll be rich as you maintain the system that keeps your dark money owners hidden offstage.

Pelosi should refuse and say she's proceeded without him, that he's too little, too late.

[Mopar151]

8. Need to call a spade

A fucking shovel! A "counter narrative" is a fancy way to say Big Fat Stinky Lies, carefully painted to resemble truth, from a distance, in dim light.

When the committee announces its findings, a point by point refutation of the "alternate facts" should be appended.

[hadEnuf]

9. They had their chance and they told us to shove it.

Screw them. NO Repiglicans on the select committee. FO

[Historic NY]

11. The Speaker has the right t o refuse.

[Cha]

37. Good.. Why bring the BIG LIE in!

There' Enough of that Shite floating around.

[Takket]

12. Pelosi should say "wow! it really was antifa! and what's your counternarrative, fuck face?"

[thenelm1]

13. Didn't the House approve this commission like a week ago?

So why haven't they begun their work already? Are they actually waiting for McCarthy to do his thing??

WHY?? Get on with it already. Enough with the bloody dithering. Why are you waiting for this unctuous fool for anything? All he's gonna do is delay, dither and whatever. Enough with being polite - just do it. Do these guys think for a moment that McCarthy and his band of fools wouldn't leave them in the dust if the shoe were on the other foot?? Haven't our guys learned a damned thing over the last few years as to how their opposition will eff them over in a heartbeat given the chance??? Stop playing nice already. Good Lord.

[CrackityJones75]

33. Nice.

Nice. Take what that jackass says and use it to bash our dems.

[thenelm1]

46. What the hell are you talking about?

Biden was sworn into office almost 7 months ago. Enough with the Dems playing nice and all this collegial malarkey already with these Repub jerks. The Repubs had every opportunity to join in on a Congressional Commission and fought it tooth and nail, ultimately, and predictably, all voting no (with a very few exceptions).

Now lil' Kevin is having second thoughts? Playing nice is only going to come back and bite the Dems in the butt while the Repubs will play every dirty trick in book to delay, obfuscate and muddy the waters. Get on with it already. Slow rolling this thing because it might interfere with your summer break should not be an option. The beginnings of the 2022 election cycle are already beginning.

The Dems should have a built-in advantage in this investigation, but the longer they allow the Repubs to string this along only serves to diminish whatever advantage they might have. To me, this is one of those rare moments where the Dems literally have a golden opportunity to hammer home and expose the perfidy and corruption of the Repubs to the electorate. They should be leaping at this no holds barred. Enough with the piddling and diddling. Screw the predictable whingeing from the opposition. And if you think for a second that if the shoe was on the other foot this isn't exactly what the Repubs would do? I know of this nice bridge that is for sale.

(And bigger picture? The Repubs have this idea that they, the minority party, and their screwing around with the states election laws, have this whole one-party rule thing in the bag. Blowing up, or away, any Jan. 6 investigation would be yet another brick in their wall of plausibility. And it should be said that this ain't their first attempt.)

[CrackityJones75]

50. Why don't you complain more about the dems.

[MontanaMama]

14. Nope.

You had your chance Kevin. Fuck you.

[Unwind Your Mind]

18. My thoughts too, nt

[BGBD]

15. All McCarthy can do

is offer suggestions. Pelosi has final say...and therefor complete control...over who is on this committee.

[Efilroft Sul]

16. The Democrats need to tell him this committee is not the place for alternative facts.

[DallasNE]

17. No Harm, No Foul?

Trump's words, like "fight like hell" are a harmless figure of speech to vocally protest, ignoring what the rioters said those works meant to them claiming you have to give equal weight to both sides. But McCarthy overlooks that Cheney might have something to say about what goes into the minority report. While not the Chair, she might be the most powerful member of the committee.

[bringthePaine]

19. let us all now relish his irrelevance...

[lunatica]

45. Yeah! Let's!

[speak easy]

20. Play hardball. Gym Jordan? No. Devin'moo Cow No. MTG? No.

Nominate serious players , or Dems will nominate halfway sane GOP'ers 4 u.

[NoMoreRepugs]

21. In Pelosi I Trust. EVERYONE here at DU should too.

[Kablooie]

22. Tarnished reputation doesn't matter a whit.

They will still win Republican votes and that's all that matters.
In red States where they lose they will count on the state government to cancel Democratic votes and install a Republican.

All that matters is winning and it doesn't rely on hearts and minds anymore. It's only about keeping the cult scared and angry.

[mopinko]

23. let them line up their lies,

put it in a appendix- what the plotters want you to think happened.

[Rebl2]

24. No

You already said you would not appoint people to the committee, so to late.

[Hoyt]

25. Any committee in Congress will end up like this nowadays. It's not like the Speaker appointed

totally unbiased members.

I think most people will recognize the truth, if they haven't already by looking at the videos and hearing GOPers BS.

[struggle4progress]

26. "Why is the Committee ignoring reports that Nancy Pelosi hired

a secret Italian agency to infilitrate Trump's rally with satellite-controlled robotic zombies?"

[turbinetree]

27. Cartoon: Kevin's slim pickins By Clay Jones -July 8, 2021 9:10 AM

[Ohioboy]

28. Good point. If the truth is what you are after, there should be no "counter-narrative".

In fact, there should be no "narrative" at all, just the truth. McCarthy is big on "narratives", but he can't keep them straight. First, he claimed Trump caused the riot; then he got his spanking in Mar- A- Lago and came back with a different story. He needs to be under oath to find out what's really going on.

[Grasswire2]

29. He's a fact witness.

And he's terrified of being compelled to testify under oath to this commission.

And so he wants an ear in the room.

[Roy Rolling]

30. My new favorite saying

Tell McCarthy, “Sure, have them show up in the meeting room at fuck you o’clock and we’ll consider it”.

[lagomorph777]

31. Too late, asshole.

You wanted Nancy to select a committee of Dems and never-Trumpers. You got one. Now, fuck off.

[pwb]

32. There is another side to everything for pukes.

Truth needs proving. Lies are facts to them.

[flying_wahini]

34. Stalling and Obstruction is the ONLY thing they know.

[oldsoftie]

35. Fine. The Democrats can show PROOF;

McCarthy's lackeys will only be able to show opinion.

[SunSeeker]

38. Too late Fuckhead. Pelosi has the final say on who's on the committee.

You blew your chance when you refused to vote for an investigation.

[Catherine Vincent]

39. Agree!

I don't know why this jerk should have authority to appoint anyone being that he and his ilk voted down on the investigation.

[Initech]

40. So they're going to sabotage this thing. Great.

[marble falls]

41. Hey, it workrd for them in the impeachments. Fortunately, Speaker Pelosi gets to OK his choices.

[cstanleytech]

42. "counter-narrative"? Well that is to be expected I guess especially when a number of Republican

politicians could face possible criminal investigations and indictments for there actions before and during it.

[Joinfortmill]

43. McCarthy is an embarrassment to our country.

[sakabatou]

47. Does anyone have a link to this?

[Atticus]

48. Third paragraph here:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/republican-mccarthy-commission-capitol-riot-b1879701.html

[sakabatou]

49. Thanks

[scrabblequeen40]

51. Tell McCrusty the answer is no

That's not how this commission works.