US Rep. Madison Cawthorn calls Zelensky a 'thug'

[Nevilledog]

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Tommy Vietor
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I would love to know what media @CawthornforNC is consuming that gets him to this conclusion. Yes, he's not generally thought to be the brightest bulb in congress, but this is still pretty shocking.

wral.com
US Rep. Madison Cawthorn calls Zelensky a 'thug'
The remarks from the North Carolina Republican congressman seeking reelection are out of step with the view of most GOP voters and the broader public.​
9:52 AM · Mar 10, 2022

https://www.wral.com/us-rep-madison-cawthorn-calls-zelensky-thug/20180199/

RALEIGH, N.C. — U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina told supporters he thought Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a "thug"—a comment that runs counter to the overwhelming share of Republicans with a favorable view of the leader fending off a military invasion from Russia.

"Remember that Zelenskyy is a thug," Cawthorn said in a video obtained by WRAL. "Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies."

The congressman's spokesman, Luke Ball, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the video. It was unclear where the video was taken. Cawthorn had a number of events in the state over the weekend.

Cawthorn, who is running for reelection in the state's westernmost district, faces a string of primary challengers.

One of his 11th Congressional District opponents, Michele Woodhouse, called the comments out of touch and “boorish" and said she considers Zelenskyy "a hero."

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[Kingofalldems]

1. Was this before or after his arrest?

[SWBTATTReg]

2. He has just proven again what a moron he is. Doesn't deserve to be in Congress. NT

[PufPuf23]

33. Kindly, Cawthorn should be in a mental institution.

Something is seriously wrong when an individual like Cawthorn can be elected to public office.

He is a danger in action (thinking driving) and even more of a danger because of his spew to other damaged minds.

[leftieNanner]

39. He's handsome and he's in a wheel chair

Those are his two appealing attributes for Republican voters.

I think Kevin McCarthy is only in Congress because he's tall and handsome. (Handsome is truly in the eyes of the beholder. I find them deeply ugly all in all.)

The fact that Cawthorn is a stupid, cruel, thoughtless idiot, doesn't seem to matter.

[FoxNewsSucks]

51. Like Quitter Palin,

their inner ugly far outshines the exterior.

[A HERETIC I AM]

59. His Democratic opponent in the race he won is a highly educated, highly decorated Air Force Colonel!

Col. Moe Davis

One would think that was enough for them, right?

I mean, Look at the guy!


Education;
Appalachian State University (BS)
North Carolina Central University (JD)
University of Virginia (LLM)
George Washington University (LLM)

And THIS shitweasel won that election?!?


Mr. "I can punch a tree!"? This fucking guy?

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The people of NC's 11th should be ashamed of themselves.

[leftieNanner]

60. Wow!

They chose Cawthorn over HIM???

Stunning.

[A HERETIC I AM]

66. Yup.

Unbelievable, isn't it?

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

75. The same "they" also voted for Tfg, and are dying to

do it again. Astonishing.

[LiberalFighter]

67. That is stupid! And he is using padded gloves.

[A HERETIC I AM]

68. On what is clearly a rotted tree.

What a man! A real mans man, yanno?

Dude makes me sick.

[VGNonly]

72. He probably blows away

songbirds with shotguns.

[LiberalFighter]

65. Exactly. What I perceived as handsome or beautiful is different.

I generally see it even before knowing their political stance.

[lagomorph777]

3. Go for it, asshole. You're writing the ads for your opponent.

[TheRealNorth]

22. That's what I am thinking....

[wnylib]

31. He is being primaried, so

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a more presentable Republican will probably be the general candidate.

The Republican establishment will benefit from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They will probably replace the nutter wing of their party.

Their policies will not be any better for Americans or the world.

[PufPuf23]

70. Looks to me that the nutters provide shade for some establishment GOP

and their financial and power backers.

There will be new GOP nutters, qualifications are a minus for their favored pols.

The plan and policy of the GOP is to maintain and tilt the USA where some are more equal than others.

[dalton99a]

4. Worthless, stupid piece of shit.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

5. Tell us Putin has dirt on you without telling us Putin has dirt on you.

[mopinko]

15. this

[prodigitalson]

80. You do know about his meet cute story with his wife, right?

[50 Shades Of Blue]

81. Yup! KGB dating bureau!

[Wingus Dingus]

6. Investigate all of his finances and campaign donors.

Never thought we'd need a McCarthy, but maybe we do.

[Midnight Writer]

7. Immature man-child seeking attention by acting out and "shocking" the adults.

[QED]

8. Wasn't he soon to be ex-wife a Russian asset?

Or spy? I can't remember what the story was.

[leftieNanner]

40. That's what I read

Such a Family Values kind of guy. They were married for a whole 8 months!

[FoxNewsSucks]

56. Some people say he couldn't bang her,

so she dumped him when she got all the info she needed.

Or maybe some people just asked the question. I don't remember.

[Caliman73]

9. Wants to know what media Cawthorn is consuming?

Is that a rhetorical question?

You can absolutely tell what kind of media someone is consuming by what comes out of their mouth.

When people talk about news items of the day like the war in Ukraine, and do so with various ideas of the impact on civilians, why Putin would do so, and the response or lack thereof from NATO, then you can tell they consume the mainstream media sources like the legacy broadcasters at ABC, CBS, and NBC or the cable channels like CNN, MSNBC, Headline News, etc... Print such as the New York Time or Washington Post, etc...

When people talk about "anti-imperialism" they could be getting information from either far left media or right wing media distorting left wing rhetoric.

When people talk about bullshit like what Cawthorn is saying, then you absolutely know they are far down the right wing rabbit hole, likely straight Russian propaganda or White Supremacist media that echoes Russian propaganda.

[Leghorn21]

10. HOLY SHIT - I prayed for years for dumbfuck45 to attack "Sully" Sullenberger, who publicly

DESPISED him, but THIS I guess is the next best thing?!??

WOW

[Nevilledog]

73. This is even worse IMHO

[dchill]

11. "...has been pushing woke ideologies."

Oh no! So Zelenskyy's a Democrat! Could it possibly be worse?

[panader0]

12. "Woke ideologies"? WTF is that? Is he for sleep ideologies?

How the repubs could take a simple thing like "woke", which to me means being aware,
and twist it into something evil is amazing.

[mrsadm]

35. I am wondering the same question! What is a "woke ideology"?

If it means keeping an open mind, I support it!

[maxsolomon]

46. It means whatever Conservatives are afraid of.

Facing reality and changing one's actions, mainly.

[Nevilledog]

76. Just like CRT.

[Claire Oh Nette]

61. any thing that hurts fragile white male egos and fee fees? nt

[not fooled]

36. He wants this

a dictator in the U.S. working together with the radical fake Xtian zealots to impose a fascist theocracy on the nation.

[link:|]

[littlemissmartypants]

43. Nah, he wants cold, hard cash and hookers. Lots of Russian hookers. And maybe cigars.

Apologies to sex workers.

[colorado_ufo]

53. They surely like to "deck themselves out," don't they?

I wonder how they will explain their ego trip to Jesus? Or their ongoing support of someone who does so much evil? Jesus said that, for anyone who does harm to a child, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied to his neck and be tossed into the sea.

[leftieNanner]

41. Some nights

I could use some sleep ideologies. If I wake up at 2 a.m., sometimes it's difficult to drift off again.

[newdayneeded]

57. Woke ideologies

Remember under Obama the right thought the worst thing in the world was a 3rd bathroom for transgendered people. Things like this are the what the right thinks is ruining america. Then they gave a name....woke....and rush and the echo chamber made it stick. Talk radio is the reason the right is as angry as it is.

[RKP5637]

13. Cawthorn, the epicenter for stupidity, ignorance and low information. n/t

[Efilroft Sul]

14. What's worse is that Cawthorn probably calls Putin "Daddy."

[lastlib]

37. He's most assuredly on Putin's payroll.....

evil worthless spawn of a Siberian sea-biscuit (due apologies to Siberian sea-biscuits......)

[Achilleaze]

16. Please go on, you Republican-Russian skuz monger

You are going to find yourself wildly rolling downhill to your inevitable miserable destiny as yet another garden-variety Republican traitor LOSER.

[spanone]

17. Fuck you Cawthorn you piece of shit.

[TlalocW]

18. Whathever happened with his Russian ex-or-soon-to-be-ex-wife

Must have resulted in a lot of kompromat. Normally I'm not given over to wild conjecture, but being such a young punk, I can't imagine there's much he been able to do in government/business that would make him blackmailable. But the story about how he met his wife, the cruise, etc. makes me think maybe he partied a little too hard, and they've got compromising pictures.

TlalocW

[Docreed2003]

19. Such praise from the little nazi boy who took party pics at the Eagles Nest

[iscooterliberally]

20. Cawthorn deserves to be 'Nordberged'

I'm only kidding, but this scene cracked me up.

[empedocles]

21. nice chuckle - ty

[FoxNewsSucks]

52. I wouldn't mind seeing that at all.

[empedocles]

23. My guess is cawthorn knows of primary voters, and is trying secure the far, far right

- who vote

[EleanorR]

24. Parroting Bannon

And Bannon is saying what republicans all planned to say to some degree until Biden united NATO and public sentiment ran heavily against Putin's invasion. Fox continues to use Kremlin talking points to try to swing their supporters back to pro-Putin. It's disgusting.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

25. This thug is engaged in projection

This little thug is projecting

[Nevilledog]

26. Video

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[timvrip]

44. Wow!

What a fuckwit he is.

[FoxNewsSucks]

55. ...

[Oneironaut]

79. lol What a dipshit.

They just call anyone they don’t like “Woke” now. The term has no meaning whatsoever.

The GQP is gradually becoming pro-Putin, and is parroting Kremlin propaganda. TheDonald site is full of praise for Putin and general pro-Russian propaganda.

[tinrobot]

27. Surprising that the guy with a RUSSIAN WIFE would say that.

[Sneederbunk]

28. No bulb in the socket.

[Ray Bruns]

29. "Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil"

No! No! No! Cawthorn has Zelensky confused with the republican Party.

[Ray Bruns]

30. "Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil"

Cawthorn has Zelensky confused with the republican party.

[BlueIdaho]

32. Distraction?

From his second arrest for driving without a license? Fucking criminal needs to shut his mouth and try not to break the law again.

[relayerbob]

34. Can we just call him a Russian asset and be done with it?

He doesn’t represent the US, that’s for sure

[Pepsidog]

38. Dems in his district should register as Republican and get rid of this clown at the primary.

[Claire Oh Nette]

62. We are. nt

[Pepsidog]

69. Thanks from NJ! My District is very red but we god rid of rep.MacArthur several years ago. P

[littlemissmartypants]

42. Poor baby maddie.

Methinks he has a corncob up his....oops....

[LudwigPastorius]

45. "Thug" is a badge of honor coming...

from a Nazi like Cawthorne.

Fuck him.

[Evolve Dammit]

47. Can't wait to give Vlad a hummer, Mad? What a traitor. Boot him out of U.S. Congress.

[Ohioboy]

48. As a traitor who incited actual thugs on Jan 6, Cawthorn has no room to talk

[NNadir]

49. Of course he did. His party's loyalty is to Putin.

He, like the other members of his party hate our country, it's allies, and it's Constitution.

[csziggy]

50. From a guy who can't seem to remember his license is revoked

Cawthorn is a bully using Putin's talking points. Nothing he says is worth repeating.

[Scalded Nun]

54. But of course. White is black, day is night, up is down and the moon is made of cheese.

If it helps own the Libs, I am on board.

...And the GOP crowd goes wild (cheering sounds).

[hadEnuf]

58. Cawthorn,

(Asshole on Wheels - R) is an open neo-Nazi.

Basically, anything he says is flushable.

[AntiFascist]

63. Cawthorn is a repressed homosexual n/t

[LiberalFighter]

64. Who is calling the kettle black?

[yonder]

71. For the sake of argument, let's say Zelensky is a thug,

which I don't believe is the case. So what? When has thuggish behavior ever prevented the US from supporting brutal and/or corrupt foreign governments if it advances our corporate and national interests: Central and South America, the Saudis, the Shah's Iran, Saddam's Iraq, wartime South Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, etc?

We are rightfully clamping down on a thuggish Putin because of his horrific adventure into Ukraine despite TFG's previous efforts to kiss the Russian ass. There has never been any moral consistency in the way our country deals with other countries though many Americans would like to think otherwise.

Nope, Cawthorn doesn't get to use that argument.

[Poiuyt]

74. This sounds like something Ron Johnson would have said.

[nvme]

77. Why am I not surprised

Another Rethuglican Russian sympathizer repeating anti-Ukraine propaganda talking point!