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MTG turns on Fox News: Ex Rep says channel is ‘brainwashing boomers’ and peddling ‘fake news’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 138 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I don't trust her at all. But it is nice to watch.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 23 hours ago

I don't trust her, but I don't think we need to to use her. This could be honest, or it could be just a tool she's using. It doesn't matter. It has the same effect of being a thing we can point to to say even she realizes it.

[–] homes@piefed.world 66 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Oh, I totally agree. I have no idea where this is going, but it is certainly entertaining to watch.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I think she's betting long term for when the orange baby dies and the implosion of his cult of personality takes a lot of the GOP with it. If that happens she can point to her new record and position herself as the return to sanity whilst also still being a republican which gives current and then ex-maga supporters an out without having to admit that their shitty morals is what got the petty petulant perpetual pants pooper into power.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

Honestly a very solid strategy now that Georgia is purple. Especially if she is angling for a governor or senate position.

I hate it, but I can recognize the strategy amd logic behind it

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

paul ryan ducked too early and nobody remembers him

[–] MerryJaneDoe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I recall saying the same thing on June 16 2015. If I had only known then what I know now.

[–] RabbitBBQ@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

She either made a ton of fuck you money and bailed out (like so many do in politics), or she's trying to cynically change her image to be able to win elections in Georgia.

[–] homes@piefed.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

So, you really think she ballsy enough to try a political bounce-back moment? Especially in Georgia?

I mean… She might be stupid enough…

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don’t think that she thinks ahead at all. No conniving, just reactions.