Holy crap! Yesterday turned out to be down-and-dirty time in the U.S. House of Representatives; and it should surprise no one that the two antagonists were none other than everyone’s favorite southern belle, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, and her verbal equal from New York, Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (often referred to simply as AOC). What honor they bring to their elected positions! What grace! What superior intelligence! What class!

What a couple of . . . well, never mind. I won’t join in the fray. But I do take pleasure in passing along their exchange, as reported by CNN, for those who haven’t yet heard about it.

Not surprisingly, Greene started it with a mystifyingly irrelevant question in the midst of a House Oversight Committee markup on the issue of contempt charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland. She began by asking Democrats on the committee whether any of them employ the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the New York criminal trial of Donald Trump.

[What the . . . ???]

So Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) understandably responded by asking Greene, “Do you know what we’re here for?”

Greene: “I don’t think you know what you’re here for . . . I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.”

[What the . . . ???]

Not one ever to pass up an opportunity to run her mouth, AOC jumped right in with: “That is absolutely unacceptable. How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person.”

Greene (to AOC): “Are your feelings hurt?”

AOC: “Oh, girl. Baby girl. Don’t even play.”

[Okay, now it’s beginning to sound like a rehearsal of West Side Story.]

During a break, but with her microphone still on, AOC told her Democratic colleagues that Greene’s ego was bruised, and that “she doesn’t want to say sorry to nobody for nothing. She is going to learn.”

[To “nobody” for “nothing”? I hate to be picky, but some rudimentary English grammar might be nice here. Well, we’ll just chalk that one up to the heat of the moment . . . ]

When asked if she would strike her words, Greene agreed to do so, but said she would not apologize. AOC then made another motion to strike Greene’s words, which elicited the following:

Greene: “Why don’t you debate me?”

AOC: “I think it’s pretty self-evident.”

Greene: “Yeah, you don’t have enough intelligence.”

And so on.

The whole thing finally concluded with Greene continuing to refuse to apologize, though she said she would strike her words so that the proceedings could move forward. She was eventually allowed to continue speaking, though some Democrats — as well as Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert — voted to have her silenced for the remainder of the proceeding. Too bad that didn’t actually happen.

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And we mustn’t forget about Texas Republican Jasmine Crockett, who was apparently still smarting from the false eyelashes remark. According to reports:

[Following] “a series of confusing votes in response to Greene’s explosive rhetoric, Crockett made a dig that appeared to be directed at . . . [Greene]”:

“‘I’m just curious. Just to better understand your ruling. If someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody’s bleach blonde bad built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?’” [CNN, May 16, 2024.]

To which Committee Chairman James Comer . . . apparently worn out . . . responded: “Uh, what now?”

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Well, at least they didn’t get physical . . .

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/17/24