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highplainsdem

(62,134 posts)
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 11:02 PM Feb 2024

That rabid loon Comer is now going to investigate John Kerry

Tweet from Acyn this evening, with video from Newsmax:




Acyn
@Acyn

Comer suggests he’s investigating John Kerry for colluding with left-wing environmental groups who he believes may have been funded by Soros
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blm

(114,656 posts)
2. lol. Kerry has been part of environmental movement since early 70s.
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 11:08 PM
Feb 2024

Kerry’s decades of efforts would have influenced many in the current groups. Kerry wouldn’t need to have ‘colluded’ with them to produce policy.

Hey Comer - ALEC ‘colludes’ with lawmakers all over the country to BLOCK good environmental progress, and writes anti-environment legislation for you. Investigate that collusion.

karynnj

(60,965 posts)
12. You are exactly right. Kerry is seriously the most capable US diplomat on this issue
Thu Feb 8, 2024, 12:22 AM
Feb 2024

First off, he has been entirely working on the international diplomacy aspects of climate change. Here, he has to represent the President and US interests working with others to move things in the right direction. Reading reports on the COPs, it is clear this means he often defends US positions that he likely would want to change.

Second, what would collusion mean? I suspect the activist groups likely are not even dealing with the level of technical detail the international deals require. In addition, as you mentioned with ALEC, where they actually write templates of the legislation they want, it is not illegal to be influenced by outside groups.

Remember that before Biden took office, he set up Biden/progressive working groups on various issues. Kerry was on the climate one with the progressive people being AOC and Sunrise (?). Kerry's own past as an activist made this a very successful group that quickly found common ground. That connection is important going forward because Kerry can uniquely reach some of the young people concerned on this issue. They do not think enough was done, but in many articles over the last years, they at least credit him as sincere on this.

This may be why he has already indicated he will be stepping down and will work on the campaign. Given the unexpected minor success of the last COP, thanks to him and his Chinese counterpart, it is a good time to move on and he will be an asset in reaching young people, who there is concern we could lose.

I suspect it is fear that he could do just that that have led to this.

Inkey

(520 posts)
3. I do believe that Comer
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 11:08 PM
Feb 2024

is getting in over his head with these
silly investigations . His mark in history
will be a smudge.

Zambero

(9,988 posts)
7. Guess it's never too late for a bit of swift boating
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 11:48 PM
Feb 2024

And Kerry is (gasp) an environmentalist. Did I forget to mention that he helped to broker the Iran nuclear inspection deal that Trump blew up? And of course, the Soros guy happens to be Jewish. It must be very slow-going with Comer's no-evidence Biden impeachment inquiry, and uppity Hunter insisting on a Congressional hearing in front of the cameras.

 

DemocraticPatriot

(5,410 posts)
8. Obviously Comer is running out of material...
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 11:54 PM
Feb 2024

There is probably more evidence of Comer colluding with Nazis, than there is evidence of
'John Kerry colluding with environmental groups funded by Soros'


He should bear that in mind, because the NEXT House will be controlled by Democrats,
who will then have the investigative powers....

(Perhaps he counts upon the fact that Democratic House members are more interested in
improving life for all Americans, than in investigating and prosecuting Republicans for their crimes)

((although I would argue that the latter case would ALSO
'improve life for all Americans))...


madinmaryland

(65,729 posts)
9. Oh, FFS! There is most likely a picture with Comer wearing a bandaid with a little heart on it.
Wed Feb 7, 2024, 11:57 PM
Feb 2024

The guy just cannot stop slamming his dick in a closing door.

Generic Brad

(14,374 posts)
14. They can't investigate either
Thu Feb 8, 2024, 12:26 AM
Feb 2024

You don’t present a crackpot theory and then hope like hell you stumble on evidence courtesy of dumb luck. Comer and Company have no clue how to investigate. Who is advising them? Former staffers from the Jerry Springer show?

DBoon

(24,982 posts)
17. Is he going to investigate the weather modification machine in Antarctica?
Thu Feb 8, 2024, 12:59 AM
Feb 2024

You know, the one controlled by John Kerry that created all the hurricanes which were blamed on global warming

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