Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Impatient and Unruly Voters Confront Congressman Lawler

It was clear from the staging of Sunday night's first open "Town Hall" appearance before voters that 17th District Congressman Mike Lawler and his staff were concerned about the growing number of similar public appearances by Republican office holders around the country in which angry constituents have demanded explanations for their support of Trump administration policies.

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Boos, shouts and insults dominated New York Representative Mike Lawler's rowdy town hall on Sunday as the GOP lawmaker's constituents seethed over Trump and Republicans in Congress

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-- Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) April 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM

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... When the Congressman took the stage, dressed in jeans and a blazer, he began by describing himself as the fourth most bipartisan member of the House, rated as the most effective freshman in his first term, the author of 11 pieces of legislation, six of which were signed by President Biden.

The crowd wasn't buying it.

The very first question drew loud jeers. "What are you doing to stand in opposition to this administration, and what specifically ae you doing that warrants the label moderate?'"

Lawler's answer, "my record speaks for itself," drew more boos, which increased when he placed blame for the current affordability crisis on the Biden administration's trillion-dollar spending bills. He continued with a lecture on the evils of deficit spending and the need to lift the cap on SALT (State and Local Tax deductions). As his discourse migrated into a riff on tariffs, which he said were previously endorsed by Democrats Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders, the crowd began to chant, "Blah, blah, blah, blah ... ." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-30 01:53 PM

I bet you Mike Lawler does more for Israel and real estate firms than his own constituents in CD-17:

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#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-04-30 02:13 PM

"Lawler, either by habit or intention, took a somewhat pedantic approach by explaining the complicated process of governance (while also blaming Democrats whenever possible)."

Republicans Never Take Accountability.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-30 03:17 PM

It looks like Rep Lawler may have a hill to climb in 2026 ...

17th District
en.wikipedia.org

... The district was one of three congressional districts that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election while simultaneously electing a Republican in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.[8] ...


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-30 03:18 PM

I remember when Lawler did the pile driver on Andy Kaufman.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-30 05:43 PM

I remember when Lawler did the pile driver on Andy Kaufman.

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-30 05:43 PM

#6: And when they were on David Letterman's show. Andy called him every name in the book and threw coffee on him: youtu.be

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-04-30 06:01 PM

My primary and only support is for the USA and for Americans in the USA. Not for the middle east or for any of those that put the Middle East first.

#8 | Posted by Robson at 2025-04-30 06:31 PM

#8 | POSTED BY ROBSON

This bot is malfunctioning.

Posting random stuff on random threads.

I hope the developer pays us all for helping beta test it.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-04-30 06:35 PM

Primary and only? That's some cheap-ass AI right there.

#10 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-04-30 07:31 PM

It looks like Rep Lawler may have a hill to climb in 2026 ...

17th District
en.wikipedia.org

... The district was one of three congressional districts that voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election while simultaneously electing a Republican in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.[8] ...
#4 | Posted by LampLighter

The scuttlebutt is that Lawler will likely not run for re-election as a Congressman but will run for governor of NY instead. I'm not sure how well he'll fare.

#11 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-05-01 09:35 AM

@#11 ... The scuttlebutt is that Lawler will likely not run for re-election as a Congressman but will run for governor of NY instead. ...

Yeah, I've heard reports of that.

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-01 11:03 AM

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