Mike Rogers had to be physically restrained from attacking Matt Gaetz on the floor

[iluvtennis]

Link to tweet

Rep. Mike Rogers had to be physically restrained from attacking Matt Gaetz on the floor.

Your 2023 Republican Party

14th Ballot tallies
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216 McCarthy
213 Jefferies
4 Others ( 2 for Jordan, 2 for Biggs)
2 Present ( Bobo and Gaetz voted present)

[spooky3]

1. His bio says he's Christian. Nt

[Celerity]

14. Rogers 'wigged out' on Paedo Gaetz, lolol

[spooky3]

15. LOL! When your combover no longer suffices...nt

[hatrack]

19. Nice toupee, Rep. Numbnuts . . .

Of course, he deserves some credit for threatening to punch Gaetz, so there's that.

[ShazzieB]

30. That is some of the worst "store bought hair" ever.

I am sorely tempted to make a post headed "Who wore it better?" with side by side pics of Mike Rogers and one of those vintage Ken dolls with the molded plastic hair.

Managing to resist the urge...so far.

[rubbersole]

31. Go for it...

[Meadowoak]

33. probably bought it on amazon.

[MagickMuffin]

34. Or from Devo's Freedom of Choice album

[diva77]

36. a Siberian Fur Hat, perhaps?

[Meadowoak]

32. looks like a hat with hair.

[Ocelot II]

2. A lot of people probably have to be restrained from attacking Matt Gaetz

just because he's Matt Gaetz.

[iluvtennis]

7. LOL 😂 n/t

[LakeArenal]

3. And people think CostaRica is a 3rd world country.

What an embarrassment in front of the rest of the world.

[Kennah]

4. Rat! Fight! Rat! Fight! Rat! Fight!

[CivicGrief]

5. I understand the way Mike Rogers feels about Gaetz,

just for another reason.

[FalloutShelter]

6. Can't blame Rogers really....

Gaetz has one of the most punch able faces in the world....I feel that way, and I'm a Buddhist.

[Gore1FL]

26. Everything is as it should be. nt

[cilla4progress]

8. I thought I saw this

in the corner of the screen on Cspan.

I wish they wouldn't have stopped him!

Seriously!

[cilla4progress]

9. And there are kids

in the chamber!!

[crickets]

10. Video for those who didn't see it live.

Link to tweet

Delicious.

[Better Days Ahoy]

13. Oh, thank you, crickets!

Who read my mind and addressing my needs?
I'm not watching C-SPAN, so ....

[crickets]

18. I was reading posts and missed it the first time too!

Had to find it, and then share.

[Better Days Ahoy]

20. Glad you did. The Twitter replies under the video were icing

On that cake left out in the rain in McCarthy Park.
(With apologies to Donna Summer)

[lindysalsagal]

24. Oh, no, you didn't! Ha!

[Boomerproud]

35. I could watch that all day.

[Raine]

11. Too bad they really shouldn't have restrained him

I would love to see Gaetz get his block knocked off.

[FelineOverlord]

12. Where's Rand Paul's neighbor when you need him?

Matt “Eddie Munster” Gaetz is so slimy.

[electric_blue68]

16. Never mind!

[Renew Deal]

17. The guy that grabbed Rogers knew what was about to happen.

Good job by him to intervene

[mitch96]

21. There must have been some "words" to the effect of "I'm gonna beat the shit out of that

(fill in the blank)

In 1856 a anti slavery congressman was beaten unconscious by a pro slavery congressman.
Shit never changes...
m

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm

[electric_blue68]

22. Yeah, I heard about that - post my school history classes.

[lindysalsagal]

23. Take an effing number.

Lol.

[Midnight Writer]

25. Boebert may be armed. No more metal detectors, largely at her insistence.

[markodochartaigh]

27. Maybe Mike Rogers can tag team with Gym Jordan n/t

[progressoid]

28. Kind of wish he hadn't been restrained.

[not fooled]

29. Precedent

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It can get worse.