For the first episode of 2023, Jacob and Eric analyze the upcoming race for Speaker of the House of Representatives, and whether or not Kevin McCarthy will actually make for a better speaker for the America First cause. For the main topic, they dunk on Congressman-elect George Santos from New York, who lied about literally every aspect of his life while running for Congress.
00:00 Intro and Preview
04:02 Is Kevin McCarthy in Danger of Losing the Speakership?
08:22 Scalise on Standby?
09:47 The Strongest Case for McCarthy
18:23 The Strongest Case for Scalise
23:03 Main Topic: Maybe not Jew-ish but definitely Gay
56:30 How have prominent House Republicans responded to Santos?
SHOWNOTES
President Trump endorses Kevin McCarthy for Speaker: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/12/16/exclusive-trump-backs-mccarthy-speaker-tells-opponents-stand-down-think-deserves-shot/
Some Republicans approached Steve Scalise to prepare him for a McCarthy withdrawal: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/scalise-privately-prepped-to-become-speaker
The strange rumored affair between McCarthy and another congresswoman that derailed his 2015 bid for Speaker: https://www.vox.com/2015/10/9/9488323/mccarthy-ellmers-affair
Steve Scalise understands the core issues that the base cares about, like immigration: https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1104099374873935875
Tulsi Gabbard eviscerates George Santos over his long list of lies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3sC1Ha2JwU
The role of the Santos scandal in the Speakership race: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/28/george-santos-kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-00075706
Marjorie Taylor Greene's bizarre defenses of Santos, from blaming the Democrats to identity politics: https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1607799177689575425
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