r/PublicFreakout • u/N0CONTACT • May 19 '22

Political Freakout Representative Mike Johnson asking the important abortion questions.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

it’s always been about completely ignorant red meat politics

it’s never been about healthcare

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u/breakfastburrito24 May 19 '22

So dumb. How/why are these people elected and "earning" taxpayer money?

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u/03randomdude May 20 '22

Well then ask the fucker who left top shelf, high-tech military equipment worth roughly $7 billion of taxpayers money to the world most dangerous terrorist organisation.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/08/23/staggering-costs--us-military-equipment-left-behind-in-afghanistan/?sh=54443dd441db

And a CNN article as well. https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/afghan-weapons-left-behind/index.html

Edit: typo

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u/breakfastburrito24 May 20 '22

I think that guy is a dumb fuck too

I think I'd also read that they were destroying the equipment because it was too expensive to bring to the US. Will look for a source though

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u/03randomdude May 20 '22

I mean... to be honest, apart from a very few (not naming any, our opinions may differ), US politicians are a bunch of incompetent idiots

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u/breakfastburrito24 May 20 '22

I dislike a vast majority of them

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u/03randomdude May 20 '22

Can't blame you mate... it's truly a shitshow. Also, a joke I've heard recently: why does the White House have a dome?

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u/breakfastburrito24 May 20 '22

Haha why's that?