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Andy Biggs

Far-Right Lawmaker Humbled By Fact-Check On His January 6 Claims (VIDEO)

A C-SPAN news anchor recently fact-checked Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) during a phone discussion. According to HuffPost, the conversation took place on March 24 during the Washington Journal program.

During the segment, one of the callers expressed concern about former President Donald Trump's desire “to pardon the traitors ... convicted of seditious conspiracy” in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

“Come on. What the hell’s wrong with you Republicans?” the caller asked.

Biggs, who served as one of the organizers for Trump's "Stop the Steal" rally prior to the insurrection, argued that no one had been convicted of sedition in connection with the insurrection.

“Not all were convicted of seditious treason. In fact, none were. And so that’s important to understand,” he said. “The second thing I would say is many of them were convicted of misdemeanor trespass. And I think that’s important to understand as well.”

Following the first call, Brawner pivoted back to the initial answer Biggs provided and said, “Congressman, USA Today had this headline back in November of 2022 that Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers’ founder, was found guilty of seditious conspiracy.”

“Oh, OK,” Biggs replied. “Yeah, well, I didn’t follow that case.”

Watch the video below or at this link.


Reprinted with permission from Alternet.

Prank Caller Asks Congressman Dave Brat: Can I ‘Sh*t In Your Mouth’?

Prank Caller Asks Congressman Dave Brat: Can I ‘Sh*t In Your Mouth’?

Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA), one of the star members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, got a rather uncomfortable question during an appearance Thursday morning on C-SPAN.

“Hi, good morning,” said a caller who identified himself as “Glen” from Salt Lake City, coming in on C-SPAN’s phone number for Democrats. “My question is, since we’re spending all this money, where are we getting the money from? And my second question is: If I can shit in your mouth?”

Video viaTPM/YouTube.

“I apologize for that, congressman,” host John McArdle told the visibly stunned lawmaker, as the caller was cut off. “We don’t take that kind of language here on the Washington Journal. We’ll move on.”

On a side note: It is somewhat curious that “Glen” called in on the number for Democrats, but that the initial wind-up of his prank call used the same sort of fiscal hawk language bandied by right-wing members like Brat.

Brat was first elected in 2014, in a stunning upset as a Tea Party-aligned challenger in the Republican primary against then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Brat’s victory briefly shook up the political landscape, and in the long run prevented Cantor from ever becoming Speaker of the House.

Indeed, when former Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced this past September that he was resigning, he revealed that it had been his original intention to retire at the end of 2014, and to pass on the gavel to Cantor. The latter man’s loss “changed that calculation,” however, thus causing him to stay on for an additional year.

Endorse This: ‘Oh God, It’s Mom’

Endorse This: ‘Oh God, It’s Mom’

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The two brothers and rival political operatives Brad Woodhouse (Democrat) and Dallas Woodhouse (Republican) got a surprise caller during an appearance Tuesday on C-SPAN: Their mother, who told them sternly to keep their arguments away from the dinner table this Christmas.

Click above to watch a most unusual moment of family bonding — then share this video!

Video via C-SPAN.

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