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11. that's the real point, in response to the stupid nonsense that he was trying to stop a vote
Sun Oct 1, 2023, 11:15 AM
Oct 2023

...in an entirely separate building from the Capitol.

It's amazing to see people still stuck on 'he pulled the fire alarm' as if that's something nefarious - all with out proof of anything but a pic showing him looking at the fire alarm on the wall.

Folks still griping and pointing fingers really have to be invested in bringing this man down at this point. Who cares if an alarm was triggered? It's attached to a central monitor which would check on the disturbance and someone would simply turn the alarm off.

I'd like to know what authority is accusing him of something more pernicious than mistakenly pulling an alarm, other than republicans in Congress. But the fact that House maga goons are claiming he wanted to delay a vote he supported - which didn't require his participation to pass - is just so typical of the dirt-dumb accusations that arise from that side and persist and spread, even among our own party supporters.

emptywheel @emptywheel ·7h
There'll be time to test Rep Bowman's explanation for pulling an alarm.

But can we talk about what it means that Republicans think they vote in the Cannon Building?

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But it might scare the crap out of customers at Dunkin'. Kablooie Oct 2023 #1
Facts? We don't need no stinking facts. usonian Oct 2023 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Oct 2023 #3
I have not seen any democrat suggesting it was Bowman's intent to delay the vote. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #4
The ign on that door was as clear as mud. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #5
Not at all unusual for people to not understand signs or directions. betsuni Oct 2023 #6
Not cryptic at all. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #12
No excuses need be made. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #24
He has made zero comments about the sign, that I'm aware of. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #34
He was in a hurry, and in the stress of the moment, goofed. pnwmom Oct 2023 #8
I'm just correcting factual misstatements. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #13
He may have incorrectly thought the fire alarm would open the door BECAUSE of the sign. pnwmom Oct 2023 #14
Why is it important to make up explanations he didn't provide? Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #15
I think in his urgency to get out of the building, so that he could go vote, pnwmom Oct 2023 #17
Why is it important to make up explanations he didn't provide? Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #18
Nothing he said is inconsistent with my understanding. You are insisting on pnwmom Oct 2023 #19
Why is it important to make up explanations he didn't provide? Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #21
you 'made up' that he 'pulled' the alarm bigtree Oct 2023 #22
I'm not making it up. It is what he said. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #23
okay I see where you got that. I'm going by his official statement bigtree Oct 2023 #26
According to this post, the alarm was pulled long before the 417-0 vote occurred MichMan Oct 2023 #28
even less of a nothingburger, then bigtree Oct 2023 #29
The way it makes sense is just what he said - Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #35
Did you read his personal statement? ShazzieB Oct 2023 #37
This whole thing is ridiculous. herding cats Oct 2023 #7
can you walk from the one to the other without going outside? quakerboy Oct 2023 #9
It's especially fucking stupid because his vote was not needed. W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #10
that's the real point, in response to the stupid nonsense that he was trying to stop a vote bigtree Oct 2023 #11
He said he pulled the fire alarm. Ms. Toad Oct 2023 #16
not what he said. Check the statement bigtree Oct 2023 #20
Thanks for this. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #25
keep yer boots on, the poster found a quote where he said he said he 'pulled' the alarm bigtree Oct 2023 #27
Yes, I saw that. 😁 ShazzieB Oct 2023 #30
I can't believe people are debating the semantics of "activated" vs. "pulled" MichMan Oct 2023 #31
so his mistake caused a temporary evacuation? bigtree Oct 2023 #33
There are doors that are wired to "activate" an alarm if you try to open them. ShazzieB Oct 2023 #36
His own statement said it was a fire alarm in Post #20 MichMan Oct 2023 #39
Kick mcar Oct 2023 #32
Thank you. qwlauren35 Oct 2023 #38
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