Rep. Tom Emmer dropped his bid for speaker of the House of Representatives, just hours after he secured the nomination, with former President Donald Trump and dozens of Republican lawmakers expressing opposition to his candidacy.
  • Margot Robbie
    24•8 months ago

    At this rate, to end this shitshow once and for all, I would like to propose a solution that will satisfy everyone and volunteer myself as the Speaker of the House.

    • Red blooded all-American woman from the mean streets of Queensland, New York. (Shh…)
    • An actor, like the hero of the Republican Party, Ronald Reagan.
    • Nominated for an Academy Award for playing a Fox News employee, so probably pretty good at pretending to be a Republican too.
    • Expert in Houses (especially of the dream variety)
    • Top moderator of a 20K+ member internet community on an obscure technology forum, which is more governing experience than most US Congressmen.
    • Usually have good takes on everything.
    • Better looking than Marjorie Taylor Green.

    I am literally the perfect candidate for the position, vote for Margot!

    (But if I can be serious for a moment, this House Speaker thing is getting completely ridiculous.)

    • @[email protected]English
      8•8 months ago

      Miss Robbie, you have a very packed schedule this year. Should you really be running for political office?

      • Margot Robbie
        2•8 months ago

        I don’t know when the strike is going to end, so my schedule’s pretty empty right now.

        • @[email protected]
          3•8 months ago

          You know, my years on reddit have taught me you’re a novelty account.

          But you’re so damn consistent, I half expect to see an interview someday that brings up Robbie’s use of Lemmy.

    • @[email protected]
      5•8 months ago

      The goal of the republican party is to prove to American voters that government is incompetent. I’d say mission accomplished!

    • @[email protected]
      3•8 months ago

      Usually have good takes on everything

      Unacceptable. I demand an immediate vote of no confidence whenever a good take is made.