This dude makes a mockery of Christianity. There is such a thing as a sin of omission according to James 4:17: "Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, commits sin." So he can pretend to be as pious as he wants and pray in front of whoever but when it comes down to the bottom line he is just as big a sinner as those he accuses of committing crimes.
Thanks, Will, for this great summary. It puts into plain view exactly who and what Mike Johnson really is.
Every time I read an expose on Little Mikie ("Lizard Lips") Johnson I want to break something! He is the epitome of a sanctimonious hypocrite who talks the talk but does not walk the walk. His blatant violation of the 9th commandment in the Old Testament about not bearing false witness against ones neighbor (aka LYING) is just one of his many transgressions that are too numerous to list here. Mind you, I don't believe in all that Judeo-Christian Bible stuff he claims he does. He is quite adept at dodging any questions about the appalling and illegal actions of the orange-faced demon who gave him his Speaker's job. So much for the legislative branch of government being a foil to a out of control, lawless convicted felon POTUS who is ransacking our country with the help of useful idiots like Johnson. A plague on all their houses.
Johnson mentioning that the Democrats would "take over the means of production" The classical definition for socialism, which was pounded into my head as I received a BS in economics from Fordham (where Trump had 1.28 GPA before transferring to a state school, U Penn), and an MBA after that. The fact of that is that there is only one party that is undertaking a socialist takeover of the economy and that would be the Republican party under Donald Trump. He told Coca Cola to change the makeup of Coca Cola, told numerous companies to fire personnel he didn't like, including Intel to fire its CEO, Goldman Sachs to fire its market strategist and numerous others. He has told numerous other companies how to run their businesses (law firms, universities, etc) just to name a small fraction. This is classic controlling the means of production. It is also classic of Authoritarians to call the opposition what you are doing, much as Putin calls the Jewish President of Ukraine a NAZI (Isn't it funny how MAGA is consinent, vowel, consinent, vowel just like NAZI? Also that Trump is German?). Johnson is just carrying on typical Authoritarian moves.
Wonderful writing Will. "Blind Devotion" indeed. He is goose-stepping in time to the march of the conned. AND, helping lead the parade. "With The cross of Jesus going on before," as the song has it. That Christianity has been co-opted is no ones fault, but is self-evident.
This whole thing regarding Johnson is galling and sickening. A coequal branch of the government has effectively laid down and shown it's belly to trump and his simps. These passive, benign and toothless questions are not cutting it. The media should be all over this stuff and relentless with pointed questions and facts at their fingertips about what trump is doing and what Johnson is allowing him to get away with. The former rule of law party is completely dead and buried at this point in exchange for power and to try to fundamentally change this country. We as a society can't allow these maniacal views to poison the very fabric of what we want our country to be.
The media has been neutered into irrelevance. Click-bait reporting, plain greed, and right-wing ownership have together destroyed any trust in the media
Totally agree. I don't know they can have these MAGA types on heir shows when all they do is lie and there never called on it. Independent news is the future like the Bulwark and the Contrarians, (Sorry I didn't see your comment until now.)
Has anyone else noticed, when debating a MAGA individual or Trump supporter either in person or on-line the responses from almost all of them is the same response word for word nearly every time for every issue, it's like trying to have an exchange with a robot. Apparently they really have been programmed by the cool aid. It's really spooky.
None of this would matter if Americans took their civic duty seriously. We are dumber and more distracted now than ever. It is our own fault. The only answer is to get enough of the 35% of eligible voters that don't vote to care. Otherwise we're fucked. Gerrymandering and apathy will be our downfall, and very soon if something doesn't change before November 26.
Americans like being stupid and distracted. Critical thinking is too "woke" for the redneck right. They have to constantly attack and tear down anything they don't like or understand.
Johnson is a weirdo. His arrangement with his son demonstrates his need for control. As those of us who live in crime ridden cities, he come visit, one of us will show him around. He’s a constitutional lawyer? I wish I went to that school then I could be the Speaker of the House. Johnson reminds me of. Joe Jackson song: Pretty boys on our TV screen, teeth so white and hair so clean, pretty boys want to sing and play guitars, pretty boys want to be big stars. Finally, Johnson’s flunkiness is such that he hurts flunky’s reputation.
It's not the Speaker (though it's him, too); it's the donor-class that threatens politicians that they either ignore Trump's corruption and bad behavior & get donor-class bills passed or else get punished by being primaried, not getting family jobs & contracts, etc. Attack those donors (Theil, Bezos, Merciers, Walmarts, etc.) & end the bad behavior.
Johnson strikes me as particularly weak. Kind of a cuck.
"To bring a democracy under authoritarian control, you need more than a strongman. You need politicians who will assure the public, as we slide toward one-man rule, that nothing odd is happening. That’s the role Johnson is playing in Donald Trump’s takeover of America."
Matthew 22:21 is by far Johnson's premier guiding light as a devout Christian. Because nobody in this country's history has rendered more unto Caesar than Mike Johnson. If I were an elected Democrat, I'd start calling him Mike "render unto Caesar" Johnson in front of every microphone I could find. For example, "The government is shut down because Mike 'render unto Caesar' Johnson is more interested in serving Caesar than the American people." "This shut down is the result of Mike 'render unto Caesar' Johnson's failed leadership as speaker for Caesar, and not being a speaker for the American people."
The Democrats will whine that "we're better than that" and pearl-clutch about alienating voters. I know, I've debated liberal commenters on this site who spout exactly what I'm describing.
He is an abettor, and as such, he is guilty as a principal. He will face the same punishment as his king.
This dude makes a mockery of Christianity. There is such a thing as a sin of omission according to James 4:17: "Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, commits sin." So he can pretend to be as pious as he wants and pray in front of whoever but when it comes down to the bottom line he is just as big a sinner as those he accuses of committing crimes.
Thanks, Will, for this great summary. It puts into plain view exactly who and what Mike Johnson really is.
Every time I read an expose on Little Mikie ("Lizard Lips") Johnson I want to break something! He is the epitome of a sanctimonious hypocrite who talks the talk but does not walk the walk. His blatant violation of the 9th commandment in the Old Testament about not bearing false witness against ones neighbor (aka LYING) is just one of his many transgressions that are too numerous to list here. Mind you, I don't believe in all that Judeo-Christian Bible stuff he claims he does. He is quite adept at dodging any questions about the appalling and illegal actions of the orange-faced demon who gave him his Speaker's job. So much for the legislative branch of government being a foil to a out of control, lawless convicted felon POTUS who is ransacking our country with the help of useful idiots like Johnson. A plague on all their houses.
Johnson is NOT the Speaker of the house, he is the speaker of trump.
Johnson mentioning that the Democrats would "take over the means of production" The classical definition for socialism, which was pounded into my head as I received a BS in economics from Fordham (where Trump had 1.28 GPA before transferring to a state school, U Penn), and an MBA after that. The fact of that is that there is only one party that is undertaking a socialist takeover of the economy and that would be the Republican party under Donald Trump. He told Coca Cola to change the makeup of Coca Cola, told numerous companies to fire personnel he didn't like, including Intel to fire its CEO, Goldman Sachs to fire its market strategist and numerous others. He has told numerous other companies how to run their businesses (law firms, universities, etc) just to name a small fraction. This is classic controlling the means of production. It is also classic of Authoritarians to call the opposition what you are doing, much as Putin calls the Jewish President of Ukraine a NAZI (Isn't it funny how MAGA is consinent, vowel, consinent, vowel just like NAZI? Also that Trump is German?). Johnson is just carrying on typical Authoritarian moves.
Anit-anti fascist = Fascist.
Wonderful writing Will. "Blind Devotion" indeed. He is goose-stepping in time to the march of the conned. AND, helping lead the parade. "With The cross of Jesus going on before," as the song has it. That Christianity has been co-opted is no ones fault, but is self-evident.
This whole thing regarding Johnson is galling and sickening. A coequal branch of the government has effectively laid down and shown it's belly to trump and his simps. These passive, benign and toothless questions are not cutting it. The media should be all over this stuff and relentless with pointed questions and facts at their fingertips about what trump is doing and what Johnson is allowing him to get away with. The former rule of law party is completely dead and buried at this point in exchange for power and to try to fundamentally change this country. We as a society can't allow these maniacal views to poison the very fabric of what we want our country to be.
The media has been neutered into irrelevance. Click-bait reporting, plain greed, and right-wing ownership have together destroyed any trust in the media
Totally agree. I don't know they can have these MAGA types on heir shows when all they do is lie and there never called on it. Independent news is the future like the Bulwark and the Contrarians, (Sorry I didn't see your comment until now.)
Has anyone else noticed, when debating a MAGA individual or Trump supporter either in person or on-line the responses from almost all of them is the same response word for word nearly every time for every issue, it's like trying to have an exchange with a robot. Apparently they really have been programmed by the cool aid. It's really spooky.
Great article. When they call us the "Democrat" party I'm going to need a (sic). 😉
None of this would matter if Americans took their civic duty seriously. We are dumber and more distracted now than ever. It is our own fault. The only answer is to get enough of the 35% of eligible voters that don't vote to care. Otherwise we're fucked. Gerrymandering and apathy will be our downfall, and very soon if something doesn't change before November 26.
Americans like being stupid and distracted. Critical thinking is too "woke" for the redneck right. They have to constantly attack and tear down anything they don't like or understand.
Johnson is a weirdo. His arrangement with his son demonstrates his need for control. As those of us who live in crime ridden cities, he come visit, one of us will show him around. He’s a constitutional lawyer? I wish I went to that school then I could be the Speaker of the House. Johnson reminds me of. Joe Jackson song: Pretty boys on our TV screen, teeth so white and hair so clean, pretty boys want to sing and play guitars, pretty boys want to be big stars. Finally, Johnson’s flunkiness is such that he hurts flunky’s reputation.
Beware Mr. Johnson. The orange clown has a strange proclivity for turning yes men into scape goats.
It's not the Speaker (though it's him, too); it's the donor-class that threatens politicians that they either ignore Trump's corruption and bad behavior & get donor-class bills passed or else get punished by being primaried, not getting family jobs & contracts, etc. Attack those donors (Theil, Bezos, Merciers, Walmarts, etc.) & end the bad behavior.
Johnson strikes me as particularly weak. Kind of a cuck.
"To bring a democracy under authoritarian control, you need more than a strongman. You need politicians who will assure the public, as we slide toward one-man rule, that nothing odd is happening. That’s the role Johnson is playing in Donald Trump’s takeover of America."
It only works if the shitheads in the Democratic Cowards party continue to play nice and stay silent.
Matthew 22:21 is by far Johnson's premier guiding light as a devout Christian. Because nobody in this country's history has rendered more unto Caesar than Mike Johnson. If I were an elected Democrat, I'd start calling him Mike "render unto Caesar" Johnson in front of every microphone I could find. For example, "The government is shut down because Mike 'render unto Caesar' Johnson is more interested in serving Caesar than the American people." "This shut down is the result of Mike 'render unto Caesar' Johnson's failed leadership as speaker for Caesar, and not being a speaker for the American people."
The Democrats will whine that "we're better than that" and pearl-clutch about alienating voters. I know, I've debated liberal commenters on this site who spout exactly what I'm describing.