Hey MSM. STOP calling the pro-insurrectionists "Rebels".

[MontanaMama]

They aren't rebels. They are agents of chaos who have no interest in government running as it was intended. In fact, many of those 20 never kevins are traitors. They're attention whores among other things. Calling them rebels will only give them a thrill.


ETA: Nicolle just said she refused to call these anarchists "rebels"

[Kennah]

1. Well, in fairness, Confederates during the US Civil War were Rebels and Insurrectionists

[Irish_Dem]

2. They should be called traitors.

[MontanaMama]

3. I'm for that.

How many of these 20 chaos agents asked TFG for a pardon?

[Cheezoholic]

6. Nicole Wallace agrees 100%! n/t

[malaise]

8. THIS

That they are

[Cheezoholic]

4. They are not alone either

They are just the 20 that can afford to be obstructionist because they are solidified in their districts. There are plenty in the repuke house who agree with them but can't afford be as bat shit fascist publicly as they can. That side is full of traitors.

[Shermann]

5. REBEL - Republican Egotist Brazenly Exploiting Leverage

Now it fits!

[onecaliberal]

7. They're criminals. But hey, MSM, try calling repukes what you would say if a Democrat was doing it

[MontanaMama]

10. THIS.

absolutely.

[yorkster]

9. Chaos Caucus is what I call them.

Nicolle Wallace just made the point that they are coup plotters and she refuses to call them rebels.

You are spot on and several of them are indeed traitors.

[dchill]

11. They're jackals. Rabid jackals.

[Hekate]

12. Nicolle went on a righteous rant about that

[MontanaMama]

13. I just caught the end of that!

I feel redeemed when Nicolle is on board. These 20 are indeed traitors and anarchists.

[FakeNoose]

14. The word "rebel" has cache, but it's hardly truthful

I agree with you MontanaMama. Call them criminals, insurgients, or coup-plotters.

But rebels sounds a little cool & sexy. They aren't either cool or sexy.

[MontanaMama]

16. When I hear the word "rebel"

I think of Star Wars. The rebels were the good guys.

[Mad_Machine76]

21. I was going to say something similar

They belong to the Empire/First Order/Sith

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. Slightly surprising an American thinks of fiction, not the CSA who rebelled to keep slavery

since that's a huge part of American reality. I don't think media coverage should be driven by sci-fi movies.

[Sky Jewels]

15. How about "treasonous traitorous piece-of-shit violent anti-American domestic terrorists"?

Works for me.

[MontanaMama]

17. Most excellent.

Works for me too.

[Ferryboat]

18. It's like calling thieves "porch pirates ". NT

[TigressDem]

19. The proper term is: DOMESTIC TERRORISTS nt

[maxsolomon]

20. WHO SPECIFICALLY SAID THAT? ON WHAT CHANNEL?

It wasn't the "MSM" en masse.

[MontanaMama]

25. David Jolly called them rebels...

A couple other random guests did as well. Nicolle Wallace put a stop to it thankfully.

[maxsolomon]

27. Isn't Jolly an ex-Repuke Congressman?

that's not the "MSM". it's a talking head on an "MSM" channel providing "balance".

IDK why DU needs to broad-brush like this. the "MSM" is mulitple TV channels and multiple Newspapers.

[MontanaMama]

28. The guests doing this were also

on Chris Jansing’s show and she said nothing. If guests do this and hosts don’t call them out then they are part of the problem. MSNBC is MSM.

[muriel_volestrangler]

22. Voting for McCarthy doesn't stop them being pro-insurrectionist

"Pro-insurrectionist" means they were OK with the Jan 6th insurrection, which is pro-Trump - pretty much the entire GOP House, now. The point is they're rebelling against McCarthy and the party leadership.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

23. Look back through Hollyweird movies and tv series and you'll find Confederates glorified.

[Hortensis]

26. Yes. And stop calling the RW extremist Freedom Caucus

members the "conservatives." Deliberate DISinformation.

[MontanaMama]

29. Amen Hortensis.

These people are anti American and pro insurrection. Call them what they are. Too bad if it hurts. It should.