Did you notice the Republicans minimizing the attack upon our Capitol were reading their comments?

[kentuck]

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My question is: Who gave them the comments to read? They were acting as if they were under orders to downplay the January 6th insurrection?

Does that mean that is the Republican Party's official position?

It was really a disgraceful act.

Rep. Cicilline has announced that he may make a motion that they be censured for their damaging lies.

They did seem to be deliberate.

[Botany]

1. How many of them gave tours of the US Capitol prior to the attmpted coup?

Bobbert? Green? Jordan? Gohmert?

[Claire Oh Nette]

2. I saw that, too

If they really felt that way, they would not have had to read ttheir statements with such halting delivery. Not a one of them sounded like they were familiar with the words they delivered.

Scripted fiction and wishful thinking.

[Andy823]

3. Well we all know

trump is the "director" of this shit show, and he also writes the script. Just the normal everyday talking points he sends out to his cult!

[Aristus]

4. Odd? That they can read?

Yes.

Yes, that's very odd...

[Faux pas]

7. Lol

[jaxexpat]

15. Ah, but it's reading comprehension that's the trick. They do not understand what they read.

Nor do they care what it means. They just want their own little piece of the charnel house and are willing to do ANYTHING to get it.

[bottomofthehill]

5. Fuck them all

It was real, it happened, we all saw it, some lived through, some are still physically scarred by it and many are still emotionally scarred by it. Fuck them all

[kentuck]

6. It was such an obvious lie...

They could have been trying out for a comedy show.

[pwb]

8. They have to read because they have no original thought

processes. Thinking and speech are hard for pukes.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Republicans use talking points for sure to maximize discipline and effect

Perhaps it's because they are so stupid an un-inventive that they must use the ideas of their sadistic masters.

[nuxvomica]

10. Is Grover Norquist still handing out talking points?

There used to be a regular meeting of so-called conservatives, on Wednesdays, I think, where Grover Norquist would hand out the talking points and everyone would appear on talking-heads programs saying the same thing.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

11. I DID notice that!

Seems like if you really believe that stuff it would be easy to speak without reading a written message

[IronLionZion]

12. They think all the videos from that day were deep fakes from the deep state

shared by the fake news to discredit MAGA Trumpism as a viable system of governance.

[dianaredwing]

14. wasn't t pulling the strings at that time?

Must have been some pretty savvy people to pull that off right under his nose.

[IronLionZion]

19. The whole world conspired to invent a fake pandemic

just to cover up ugly faces and inject 5G microchips into people

[Hamlette]

13. I noticed that! And they were all back benchers. I've never heard of any of them.

What's up with that? Did they give them the script and say "here is how you "grow your brand" and get on Fox news"? Or were they just testing this new big lie with people no one knew to see if they could get some traction.

It was very strange.

[Ohioboy]

16. I looked at the videos and you're right. They were very much reading a script of some sort.

The key point these January 6 deniers avoid is that there is provable intent. The people who broke the law that day (the ones they are now calling the "misfits&quot were admittedly acting on Trump's behalf to stop a democratic process with the hope of keeping Trump in power. "Stop The Steal" and "Save America" were slogans used by Trump and the mob that day. The mob's purpose was to thwart the democratic process. When a mob has such a purpose, it's an insurrection or coup. Just because the insurrection didn't succeed at that moment doesn't make it something else.

[IcyPeas]

17. Censure? censure? censure?

they don't give a sh*t if they are censured. hell, they didn't care when a president was impeached. It doesn't seem to damage them in any way at all.

with these republicans it's probably seen as a badge of honor. they are so f'ed up.

[Wounded Bear]

18. They read talking points off a script all the time...