Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

It's official, the WHO study on the origins of the coronavirus isn't credible: "The governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom jointly expressed concern about the World Health Organization (WHO) study into the origins of Covid-19 in China and called for independent and fully transparent evaluations with access to all relevant data in the future."
“We join in expressing shared concerns regarding the recent WHO-convened study in China, while at the same time reinforcing the importance of working together toward the development and use of a swift, effective, transparent, science-based, and independent process for international evaluations of such outbreaks of unknown origin in the future,” Tuesday’s joint statement said.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/545536-report-from-who-team-finds-virus-likely-jumped-from-animals-not-from-lab

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

He’s says it’s “unclear and he’s been told very little.” I guess that’s what you get for cooperating with an FBI investigation on extortion, right? Always thought he looked slimy.

https://www.axios.com/matt-gaetz-sexual-misconduct-investigation-2755fd4f-f72e-4283-b8ac-9233c952b914.html

“The big picture: Gaetz, 38, said the specifics of the allegations are "unclear," and he said he's been told "very little." But the New York Times reported late Tuesday afternoon that the Justice Department is investigating Gaetz "over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him."


"The allegations of sexual misconduct against me are false," Gaetz told Axios. "They are rooted in an extortion effort against my family for $25 million … in exchange for making this case go away."
Gaetz sent Axios screenshots of text messages, emails and documents outlining the alleged extortion scheme, which he claimed was being run by a former DOJ employee. The Justice Department declined to comment.
Sounding shaken, Gaetz said that for weeks, he and his father been working with the FBI in the Northern District of Florida on the extortion case. Gaetz said his lawyers were informed by the Justice Department that "I was not a target but a subject of an investigation regarding sexual conduct with women."

Asked what the charges could relate to, Gaetz said: "I have definitely, in my single days, provided for women I've dated. You know, I've paid for flights, for hotel rooms. I’ve been, you know, generous as a partner. I think someone is trying to make that look criminal when it is not."
Gaetz said he was "absolutely" confident none of the women were underage.”

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

Obviously Gaetz is causing problems for someone lol

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

No idea.....dont know any QAnons and not real sure what they are.....

Originally Posted by James Brown

Rod:

In Greg's case, and in mine, it is undoubtedly a true response, not a "classic" response.  Your use of the word "classic" suggests insincerity, to me anyway.  I don't know any Q-anon people and I know a ton of Republicans.  (I don't know anyone who is refusing to be vaccinated either, and, other than on this forum, I don't know anyone who actually thinks the election was stolen from Trump.)  I really do not think that I am that atypical for a Republican.

I understand that it is irresistible for you, the Ds in Washington and the press to paint all Republicans as Capital storming, Trump loving, gun-toting, mask-eschewing  conspiracy-theory lunatics.  It is always easier to knock down a straw man than it is to try to understand those who disagree with you on important issues.   We'll see in the mid-terms and in 2024 whether the Q-anon contingent is powerful, or not.  I'm happy to see the national D party put their eggs in that basket.

Jim