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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEx-GOP Congressman Riggleman: Gosar and Gohmert have 'serious cognitive issues'
I'd say that assessment applies to a majority of the current Republicans in office.
But, yeah. If you go on camera complaining that "if you're a Republican, you can't even lie to Congress or to an FBI agent", there is something seriously wrong with you.
The Republican congressmen Louis Gohmert and Paul Gosar adopted such extreme, conspiracy-tinged positions, even before the US Capitol attack, that a fellow member of the rightwing Freedom Caucus thought they may have had serious cognitive issues.
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Riggleman describes one meeting in which Gohmert promoted a conspiracy theory related to master algorithms, saying he suspected there was a secret technology shadow-banning conservatives across all platforms.
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Riggleman says Gosar and Gohmert seemed to be joined at the brain stem when it came to their eagerness to believe wild, dramatic fantasies about Democrats, the media and big tech.
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Riggleman also calls Gosar a blatant white supremacist, describing him and the Iowa Republican Steve King making a case for white supremacy over pulled pork and ribs.
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Riggleman describes one meeting in which Gohmert promoted a conspiracy theory related to master algorithms, saying he suspected there was a secret technology shadow-banning conservatives across all platforms.
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Riggleman says Gosar and Gohmert seemed to be joined at the brain stem when it came to their eagerness to believe wild, dramatic fantasies about Democrats, the media and big tech.
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Riggleman also calls Gosar a blatant white supremacist, describing him and the Iowa Republican Steve King making a case for white supremacy over pulled pork and ribs.
More here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/27/denver-riggleman-book-republicans-paul-gosar-louie-gohmert
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Ex-GOP Congressman Riggleman: Gosar and Gohmert have 'serious cognitive issues' (Original Post)
LudwigPastorius
Sep 2022
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Their "serious cognitive issues" have obtained them cozy seats in Congress.
Midnight Writer
Sep 2022
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Midnight Writer
(22,702 posts)1. Their "serious cognitive issues" have obtained them cozy seats in Congress.
I am less inclined to think these people are stupid and/or crazy and more inclined to believe that they are calculating con artists.
GoCubsGo
(32,790 posts)2. Gosar's own family has been saying this for years.
If people won't listen to them, they're not going to care what an ex-Congressman from Virginia says.
redstatebluegirl
(12,407 posts)3. No kidding.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,203 posts)4. I used to live in Gosar's district
and it is easy to explain. The people that vote for him have the same problem.