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[–] Heisme@lemmy.world 166 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don’t tempt me with a good time.

[–] esgpi@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think it goes further than that: she is threatening us with a good time.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 142 points 1 year ago (4 children)

She thinks she’s going to get the VP nod from Trump. As usual, she’s fucking delusional.

[–] PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 71 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Or she's under investigation for January 6th, I can hope.

[–] vettnerk@lemmy.ml 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Por que no los dos?

...or something like that. My spanish sucks.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's correct, just need ¿ at the beginning for optimal pedantry.

[–] toasteecup@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And some accent marks + tildas

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Do an umlaut.

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[–] flossdaily@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can see the bumper stickers now: "dumb and dumber 2024"

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But how will anyone know which is which?

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[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I thought Sarah Palin was extreme. Greene makes her look like a Democrat.

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[–] expected_crayon@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It’s like nobody ready the article. It says she’s considering challenging Kemp in a primary for Georgia Governor because he’s not defending Trump.

Edit: apparently I can read better - she wants to run against Kemp in the primary when he runs for Senate, not Governor.

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago

What a crappy headline... Poorly executed click-bait that misinforms more than it informs.

[–] jdsquared@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But Kemp's serving his second term as Governor. He can't run again unless he waits 4 years after he's out of office. Which will be in 2026. EmptyG would have a whole another term as a congresswoman before we vote on the governor

I also didn't read the article, but are you sure that's what it said?

[–] expected_crayon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, I slightly misread - she wants to run against him in the primary when he runs for Senate. I’ll edit my comment. Thanks for pointing that out.

[–] jdsquared@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

It's all good. I think the bot kind of messed up the summary too.

If he does run for senate, I'll do my best to keep him out. We've got two great senators right now, I don't think he can beat either one. But who knows, it's all going to come down to messaging.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 72 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bro I can tell you rn lady that being Trumps running mate wont end well.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

I don't think I've ever seen a double entendre for Gallows humor, but here we are.

[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Remember when MTG stood for Magic: The Gathering? I 'member.

[–] Reptorian@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 year ago

Well, if she's no longer elected, then it can still be.

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[–] finthechat@kbin.social 39 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Clickbait title much? It's because she's considering a Senate run or being Trump's VP.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

~~The summary bot has Georgia governor (primary anyway).~~ apparently wrong.

[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Goddamn I hope she runs for gov.

Kemp is term-limited. He has to sit out from the office for the next term before he can run again, which means he'll probably seek some other office in the meantime. And whatever he runs for he's almost certain to get.

People talk about GA being a swing state, but it fucking isn't. MAGA doesn't do great statewide, but the GOP has near total control with little contest.

MTG on the ticket is EXACTLY what the GA Dems need to make some serious inroads in statewide elections.

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[–] brawleryukon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a misread of the article/summary. It's saying that Kemp (the current GA governor) is talking about a Senate run and MTG would challenge him in a primary for the GOP Senate nomination.

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[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

If she goes the VP route, hopefully she ends up a political nobody like that dink from alaska

[–] VanillaGorilla@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Because pence wasn't bad enough, now the dumb and dumber goblin needs a go.

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[–] DarkWasp@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This woman deserves to be indicted for her participation in Jan 6.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago
[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Did her state introduce a literacy test she can't pass?

Or will she refuse because reading all those erotic stories would be a sin.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IE: she's been offered a high-paying job fucking something else up in the private sector, probably to as much of the detriment of the human race as scientifically possible.

[–] 520@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She literally thinks she's going to be VP...

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't even think Republicans are stupid enough to entertain that notion, but I've been sadly wrong before when estimating the stupidity of the GOP.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Trump is likely to pick the most horrible person possible, so I assume that she is a contender.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 1 year ago

The headline made me think this was going to be good news.

[–] teamevil@unilem.org 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hopefully she goes away forever

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

It’s a clickbate headline. She’s considering running for a higher office.

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

She won't. Trump said we'd never hear from again if he lost the election. They crave the spotlight.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

She's eyeing the vp for Trump

[–] silentmaster@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Yeah, but the reason is even worse. She thinks she's going to be VP! AAAAAHHHHHHH!

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It would make me pine for someone smart and competent like Dan Quayle

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

God. Remember when misspelling potato fucked up your chance of political office?

Good times (only sorta).

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[–] highseas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago

Time to cash in

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 10 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Flamethrowing GOP representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has suggested she might not defend her seat in Congress next fall after two commanding victories in Georgia's 14th District.

Following comments by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp—who is reportedly weighing a run for the U.S. Senate in 2026—criticizing recent, disproven assertions by Donald Trump that he won the battleground state in 2020, Greene said she might be willing to challenge Kemp in a GOP primary.

Assuming, of course, Trump doesn't decide to name her as his running mate after winning the Republican presidential nomination.

After publicly breaking with the far-right Freedom Caucus early this year to support the election of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with Trump's endorsement, Greene has been in lockstep with the former president.

In addition to Greene, Republicans like New York Representative Elise Stefanik and unsuccessful Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake are seen as top contenders along with Florida Representative Byron Donalds, another close Trump ally and a rising GOP star in the House.

Other possible names include South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, a 2024 presidential candidate who has been largely left unscathed by Trump's withering attacks on his GOP competitors on the campaign trail.


I'm a bot and I'm open source!

[–] FReddit@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] Maddie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Makes sense, while she's here, who's running hell?

[–] Neato@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Satan's insulted. She's not competent enough to run a wheelbarrow race let alone the largest jobs program in the realms.

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