Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) is in hot water after he cursed out a group of teenage Senate pages in the Capitol rotunda early Thursday morning. According to a transcript written by a page …

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      1 year ago

      I’d say any time you can officially document a politician abusing a child, verbally or otherwise, it counts.

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          Does a literal crime have to be committed for it to be significant? This man has no business being in office and that just got proven to the world. I would call that news.

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            Even if it was a crime, people like them have already showed their playbook. They’ll deny it, call the charges fake, then create some deep state conspiracy as to why the opposing side would do such a thing. The right and their apologists are the definition of ‘no accountability’.

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    Good. I’m glad the GOP are unravelling as the young demographic vote in a way that effectively tells them to take their intolerant bullshit and shove it right back up their asses. A shame these kids minding their own damn business caught the flak for it though.