MTG having her Adam Kinzinger moment

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[Irish_Dem]

1. What's in it for Marge?

Totally out of character for her to do the right thing.

Must have some ulterior motive.

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2. Getting out before the crushing debt of hypocrisy turns her into stone.....

[B.See]

6. Frankly I'm baffled by it too. But tonight

the Misses offered an interesting premise: something having to do with her having been scorned by Trump. After all she'd been one of Trump's most vocal cheerleaders (both male and female) yet Trump rewarded everyone from Fux news "journalists" (and I use that word with all mockery) to an assortment of other near nobodies. But not her.

So my best half might have a point. MTG is pssed.

[Miles Archer]

32. You have a good point there.

I am 100%, immovably CONVINCED that Trump wanted NOEM for his VP.

She reached that point in Donny's fevered little brain where she found the "EGO CENTER" and stroked it (her "gift" of a 4 foot "replica" of Mt Rushmore with his face on it).

The Story Behind Gov. Kristi Noem’s Weird Gift to Donald Trump



And then, "THE CRICKET STORY," and I believe he just didn't want the baggage that went with it. So he christened her "ICE BARBIE," which means she got a reward for her fealty.

ELISE STEFANIK: In terms of Trump's litmus test for "being pretty-slash-HOT," and having an ideal weight, um...no. Fealty? 100%. Is Stefanik as annoying as Jan Brady on The Brady Bunch? Yes, even more so. No MAGA soup for you, Elise.

KARI LAKE: The MILITANT MAGAt Bunny. Despised by many in her own state, and she committed the cardinal sin in Trump's mind...she lost an election. So he gave her a title to get her out of thee way.

MTG has the same level of fealty and has essentially received no reward from Dear Leader Kim Jong Don. So, she's trying to position herself for rewards after the fall of the empire.

[travelingthrulife]

44. Probably. Not like she hasn't scored millions with all Dear Leader's pump and dump stock scamming.

[electric_blue68]

49. Oh! Hadn't heard about Noem's Mt Rushmore gift! Yuck!

[some_of_us_are_sane]

62. You may have a point there!

(I just took it as a sign that Marge smelled the tide turning against Trump and was swimming for a lifeboat.)

[Pachamama]

10. I believe like so many women she was likely sexually abused or raped in her youth

It’s honestly the only thing that explains this from her because I actually think she is sincere about this. Even though she may have focused on this originally as being only the Dems committing and she needed to bring the Dem pedophile cabal down ala Q-Anon conspiracy theories - she now is determined to bring anyone down that has been part of this.

[misanthrope]

14. Or she had knowledge and proximity to it in her sphere

I think women hear and see things that men just discount or don't want to be aware of.

[Irish_Dem]

29. Yes when something impacts the MAGAs directly they can finally do the right thing.

Not sure about Marge.

[womanofthehills]

11. Also, she is really speaking up against the genocide

The polls now show the majority of Young Republicans are against sending more weapons to Gaza. Not as high as young Dems but climbing. I think it’s around 55% now.

I don’t know what her inspiration is but supposedly she’s really getting to Trump.

A little group of Republicans against Trump’s Gaza policy is forming - MTG, Tucker, Candice, Massie, Bannon and growing.

[Irish_Dem]

28. A flight into sanity and goodness?

Who knew Marge had a good bone in her body.

[yardwork]

51. They are anti-Jewish, that's all.

Tucker Carlson recently suggested that we should not have fought against Hitler.

These people are driven by hatred of Jews. MRG has said crazy things about Jewish people before. She once said that "Jewish space lasers" caused wildfires in California.

She's nuts. She's mean. She's bigoted.

It's not surprising that these awful people are turning on one another.

[Hugin]

18. Greene is trying to muddy the waters, diffuse the messaging, and capture the frame.

It’s the Retrumplican political equivalent of regulatory capture.

[writerJT]

20. How is she doing that?

Any examples of her “muddying the waters” or “diffusing the message” on this issue?

Do you think she is fooling Ro Khanna? How so?

[Hugin]

22. Just look at the half dozen or so threads about Greene right here in GD.

Greene. Greene. Greene.

Get back to me when she endorses a democratic candidate or votes to impeach the Tangeranus.

[writerJT]

36. She signed the discharge petition.

I’m simply asking for how that and other actions are muddying the waters and whatever else it is you said. Seems like it would be easy to show, but I suppose not.

But maybe the really important angle is this:

Why do you think Rep. Ro Khanna doesn’t see what you’re seeing? How is she fooling him? Have you alerted his office? He’s one of the leaders of this effort and he’s letting her get away with whatever it is you’re alleging. Maybe tip him off!

[Hugin]

39. Greene is only there because there are cameras there.

She's no different than Trump.

A half-dozen threads on GD. Now it's my turn to ask a question, how many people here can name a half-dozen of Trump's victims? That's mudding the waters.

Get back to me when Greene doesn't actively participate in an armed insurrection on behalf of a tyrant.

[writerJT]

40. And Rep Khanna?

What do you know that he doesn’t?

Why do you think he doesn’t know what’s really happening, that you are able to see so clearly?

It’s sad that he got tricked on live tv yesterday. Did you even try to warn him?

[Irish_Dem]

26. So MAGAs are going to create chaos and get attention by doing the right thing now?

Would be nice, but doubtful.

[Hugin]

37. I didn't say Greene is doing the correct thing. Only that cameras were there, so she has to be in front of them. n/t

[Polybius]

19. It's possible that she just hates pedo's

You can be a crazy right-winger and still hate them, especially if you are a woman (since most happen to be men).

[Irish_Dem]

25. Nope. She was good buddies with Matt Gaetz, a known trafficker of underage girls.

[Polybius]

57. Ehh, not a real pedo

The alleged girl was 17.

[Irish_Dem]

60. Gaetz was a well known sleaze bag.

When there is one underage girl victim there are always others.

Gaetz was so disgusting even the other well known sleazy GOP congressmen
would have nothing to do with him.

No one would let their daughters anywhere near him.

[Polybius]

61. Certainly possible

But unless hard evidence comes up where he went after early teens, I'm hesitant to call him a pedo.

[Irish_Dem]

63. Gaetz sex trafficked minor females. THIS IS FACT.

[Polybius]

66. I consider him more of a statutory rapist if anything

My opinion will change and I will call him a pedo if you can link him with girls under 16/17.

[travelingthrulife]

45. She loves and adores the Master Pedo. She loves and worships a rapist.

[Polybius]

58. Perhaps not for long

If it is proven that he did indeed pay for underage girls.

[delisen]

21. MTG is not to be trusted. She is no Adam Kinsiger.nt

[Irish_Dem]

24. Exactly. She must have some sort of angle.

[FalloutShelter]

33. Of course she has an angle.

Her numbers must be in the toilet with the rest of the Grand Ole Pederasts’ internal polling.

So… she’s repositioning herself as “Mother Courage”.

A GOP purge is coming and she wants to be on top of the wave and not under it.

[Irish_Dem]

41. She thinks the GOP is not radical enough?

Yes her dream has been to be a top echelon MAGA/GOPer.

She is hopping on the Epstein bandwagon.

[FalloutShelter]

42. 👍🏻 yup

[tulipsandroses]

3. Kingzinger moment? Nah. Kinzinger was altruistic regarding doing the right thing because it is the right thing to do

I think in Marge's case, her constituents are probably so entrenched in the conspiracy - she has to dig in as well to keep her seat. Still, I am glad she's siding with the victims, whatever her motive is.

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5. Altruistic hmmmm

Here’s a detailed look at former Representative **Adam Kinzinger’s voting record**, drawn from multiple sources that track congressional activity:

### 🗳️ Key Votes & Positions
According to [Vote Smart](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/116559/adam-kinzinger), Kinzinger’s votes reflect a mix of bipartisan support and traditional Republican stances:

- ✅ **Supported**:
- *Right to Contraception Act (H.R. 8373)* – Protecting access to contraceptives
- *Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023* – Funding government operations
- *Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022* – Supporting veterans

- ❌ **Opposed or Did Not Vote**:
- *Puerto Rico Status Act* – Did not support changes to Puerto Rico’s status
- *Respect for Marriage Act* – Did not vote on this LGBTQ+ rights bill
- *Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act* – Missed vote

### 📊 Voting Trends & Ideology
From [Politics That Work](http://politicsthatwork.com/voting-record/Adam-Kinzinger-412421), his record shows:

| **Policy Area** | **Support Level** |
|------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Big Business | 100% |
| Military Spending | 100% |
| LGBT Rights | 27.6% |
| Women's Rights | 13.7% |
| Environmental Protection | 6.6% |
| Consumer Protection | 0% |
| Gun Control | 0% |
| Taxing the Wealthy | 0% |

This suggests a strong alignment with pro-business and defense policies, while showing limited support for progressive social and economic reforms.

### 📉 Legislative Effectiveness
On [GovTrack](https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/adam_kinzinger/412421/report-card/2020), during the 116th Congress:

- He missed **7% of votes**, ranking high in absenteeism.
- His bills had **few cosponsors**, indicating lower legislative influence.
- He scored low on leadership metrics compared to other Illinois representatives.

If you want a breakdown by issue—like healthcare, immigration, or civil rights—I can pull that up too. Just say the word.

[chia]

17. He voted to impeach Trump the second time, regretted not voting for impeachment the first time

He was on the Jan 6 committee. He recognized and actively fought against the extremist takeover of the GOP. A breakdown by issue would show he didn't walk in lockstep, so to not take the wins where we could get them is making the perfect the enemy of the good.

[tulipsandroses]

35. You are missing the point. The altruistic reference was regarding speaking out against the lawlessness and MAGA

Anti -MAGA folks that want to save democracy don’t have to be democrats. It is just the right thing to do.

[True Dough]

31. I agree.

Kinzinger has far more redeeming qualities than that cretin MTG.

[ProfessorGAC]

38. In Addition...

...he's a pretty nice guy. He was our representative and I talked with him a few times.
I agree with him on very, very little, but he's not a radical tool
I can't believe that is true of MTG.

[yellowdogintexas]

43. He now lives in the Houston area; I think he moved down here maybe 3 years ago

We need a decent Republican down here, that's for sure. I for one would greatly enjoy seeing him knock off one of our many MAGA politicians. He is not running for anything this cycle though.

[ProfessorGAC]

47. You Are Correct

Might even been 4.
He lost his seat here due to redistricting. Once they redraw the lines, he had no chance to win, and his anti-Trump stance meant farther west or south was a non-starter.
District was already purple, and the redraw turned it hard blue.
He worked for CNN for a while. Don't know if he still does.

[Cosmocat]

52. I know lots of Rs who are good people otherwise

Their bullshit is so strong and diverse they suck a lot of otherwise decent people in.

Best way I can say it is Kinzinger appears to have a soul, and it kicked in at some point.

While it appears that this issue has some very small windwo into her soul, I don't otherwise see any redeeming qualities in her and she has a LONG ways to go before I would reach a point where I thought she could come over the light fully.

[JI7]

4. Bad comparison. She might be ok on some issues

but she still has the crazy fucked up views.

I don't see this as a change in her.

But we can still use these things to our advantage if possible.

[womanofthehills]

12. She is also super passionate about the Palestinian children

I don’t care about her motivations - I’m glad she is speaking out for the victims of Epstein and the victims of Netanyu.

[Blue Full Moon]

7. She has been cured of the cult. She has been talking like a normal human.

[Prairie_Seagull]

55. Off her, or back on her meds.

(he says only half jokingly)

[Blue Full Moon]

56. Reality hit her and Nancy Mace over the head

[RandySF]

8. It won't last.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

9. "Democrat administrations" silenced victims? Bull.

Has she named *rump?

Disgusting racist Howler Monkey isn't fit to wipe Adam Kinzinger's boots.

[misanthrope]

15. The first person to blow the whistle on Epstein did it in 1996

The FBI was informed and the GOP wasn't running the DOJ then. This has been kept at the back of the shelf for several administrations.

The investigation and prosecution of this appears to have been purposefully lax since about the full flowering of the internet era.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

53. The first "person"? You mean a woman?

Who blew the whistle? Who informed the FBI? What was said about Epstein? What evidence was presented when and to whom?

The FBI was informed about Beer Boofer Kavanaugh, by a doctor, under oath, in 2018 and after a week their pretend investigation was over and guess where he is now.

1996 was almost thirty years ago. Before Me Too, before Cosby, before Weinstein.

Spurious accusations against Democrats don't work for me.

[misanthrope]

65. Is a woman not a person?

Is that what you are insisting?

What “works for you” has no sway on historical data. The FBI was first approached about Epstein’s predations in 1996. It went nowhere in deference to Epstein’s influence. The survivors’ stories are clear.

[misanthrope]

13. I will be honest enough to say I'm glad she did and said that

I don't have a problem with anything she said in that clip, regardless of whatever her motivation might be.

[Skittles]

16. yeah

she can still go fuck herself though

[ananda]

23. I suspect she thinks the names are Democrats...

like Bill Clinton.

[Redleg]

59. I agree.

She is a conspiracy believer and probably believes that Trump played the hero's role in the Epstein saga by informing the FBI.

[choie]

27. Hardly.

[bucolic_frolic]

30. She thinks Republicans are safely in power forever, so time to finish off Democrats

[Tommy Carcetti]

34. Kinzinger is a man of principle. MTG and Massie...

…are just two idiots having their broken clock moment.

Don’t confuse the two.

[hamsterjill]

46. Color me heartless, but I don't care what she says.

I don't believe her. If she actually does something to help our cause, then so be it. But I'm not going to be fooled by this person. She's shown her true colors too many times.

We need to take what we can get from her, but we don't need to EVER forget who and what she is, and what she has said and done in the past.

Democrats are typically good people. We want to allow people redemption. But we get into trouble with Republicans when we don't remember who and what they are. So, let's not make that mistake with MTG.

[travelingthrulife]

48. I think her role is to loudly proclaim Donald Trump was not involved when some more records trickle

out. Those records carefully chosen to not include Donald Trump.

[purr-rat beauty]

50. I do not Believe her

She's proven how unsavory of a character she is. She is certainly a rabid opportunist, she is an adulterer, and she has already lied how she would vote ( having voted for Medicaid cuts and voted against releasing the Epstein files just a few weeks ago ). She has known of these files for awhile but has kept mum....

I think she's trying to churn up support for the mid terms, possibly a presidential run as well.

It's about her, not the victims

[MorbidButterflyTat]

54. Has she named

the Orange Rapist?

Amnesiacs forget she grabbed the Pedo Felon's cardboard mushroom on camera?

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Forget how she held up naked pics of President Biden's son on the House floor?

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Meanwhile Adam Kinzinger's opening statement for the January 6th Committee:

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How brief the American attention span.

What next? Greene for President?

[Brainfodder]

64. Bless her heart and tiny brain!

Maybe it finally dawn on her that if you flush the country/economy all those acquired millions aint worth a squirt?