Republican who Opposes Handouts Receives Handout

Friday, December 04, 2020

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin accepted $314,727 under the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal coronavirus relief program, records show. Three months later, she wrote an op-ed published in newspapers across the state criticizing those who accept "handouts" and other "unearned income."

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Of course. The GOP is the party of hypocrites. That was clear with all the medicare recipients marching to opposing government provided health insurance in 2010.

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2020-12-04 09:10 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

The GOnP is the party of hypocrisy. (R)tards are always the first ones with their hands out.

#2 | Posted by a_monson at 2020-12-04 09:15 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Republicans are democracy hating hypocrites.

#3 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2020-12-04 09:51 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Democrats love criminals.
~borrows broad brush

#4 | Posted by phesterOBoyle at 2020-12-04 09:58 AM | Reply

Yep, no hypocrites on the left. Gov Newsom, Mayor of Chicago, Mayor OF SF, Pelosi, Feinstein, Assembly member in LA, Mayor of Austin, Mayor of Denver, Mayor of DC, and the list goes on. Look them all up and see how they make the rules for everyone else to follow except them. Biggest hypocrites are always on the left. Do as I say, not as I do.

#5 | Posted by phinphan at 2020-12-04 10:04 AM | Reply | Funny: 3

"Biggest hypocrites are always on the left. Do as I say, not as I do."

Bigger hypocrits than Trump???? Impossible!

#6 | Posted by danni at 2020-12-04 10:48 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

ep, no hypocrites on the left. Gov Newsom, Mayor of Chicago, Mayor OF SF, Pelosi, Feinstein...

#5 | POSTED BY PHINPHAN

This story isn't about any of them. You want to discuss them then feel free to post a story about them.
Now tell us how you feel about McGeachin bad mouthing business owners for doing the exact same thing she did.

#7 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2020-12-04 10:58 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Biggest hypocrites are always on the left. Do as I say, not as I do.

#5 | Posted by phinphan at

It's an essential pillar of Trumpism that if you can find anyone on the other side who has done something bad, Trump and your side get to do something bad.

That's not good enough. I want Republicans to stand for something because that helps everyone to stand for something.

This whole "enabling thing" just sailed right over your head, didn't it?

Stop helping bad people. It makes you a bad person.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2020-12-04 11:31 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

I guess this story proves my point. Look at all the dems (including Danni) on this site who will rip on this lady for speaking out of both sides of her mouth, it is wrong, but will not just not speak against the Dems who do this, but will defend all of them. Look at all the names that I put down.

What she did is wrong. She should not have come out and spoke against it after taking the money offered to her.

#9 | Posted by phinphan at 2020-12-04 11:36 AM | Reply

You didn't have a point. All you did was have a deflection and now you are just conjecturing. The truth is democrats get criticized on this site all the time. You want to make a point then post a story and see if no one criticizes Dems for whatever behavior it is that is bothering you.

#10 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2020-12-04 11:47 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"Look at all the names that I put down."

Then start a thread about them with some sort of evidence to backup your accusations. Otherwise your post will just be ignored as it should be.

#11 | Posted by danni at 2020-12-04 11:52 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Danni, backup my accusations. WOW, don't you live in reality world. Google each their names and you will see exactly what they did and their hypocrisy, which is what this thread is about. The problem is that all, if not all very close, the politicians are hypocrites and we let them get away with it unless we vote them out, but the libs on this site only look to the right and ignore those on the left that do the exact same thing. Which proves my point that the biggest hypocrites are sheep on the left.

#12 | Posted by phinphan at 2020-12-04 12:07 PM | Reply

but the libs on this site only look to the right and ignore those on the left that do the exact same thing. Which proves my point that the biggest hypocrites are sheep on the left.

#12 | Posted by phinphan

Oh good another "both sides" moron.

Tell me, when did the left abandon all their ethics and morals to become the cult of a lying dangerous nariccisistic racist moronic con man?

When did the left elect a leader who tolerates putin putting bounties on heads of US soldiers?

Who does the left try to prevent from voting?

Why don't the klan and neo nazis love the left like they love trump's cult if they do the exact same things?

#13 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2020-12-04 12:13 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 5

What she did is wrong. She should not have come out and spoke against it after taking the money offered to her.
#9 | POSTED BY PHINPHAN

Which proves my point that the biggest hypocrites are sheep on the left.
#12 | POSTED BY PHINPHAN

LMFAO

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2020-12-04 12:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Both-sidesism makes you look stupid

#15 | Posted by hamburglar at 2020-12-04 12:30 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

One-sideism makes you look blind and even more stupid.

#16 | Posted by phinphan at 2020-12-04 12:36 PM | Reply

-Both-sidesism makes you look stupid

so does not reading the attached articles and post "hypocrites!!!".

#17 | Posted by eberly at 2020-12-04 12:37 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Democrats love criminals.
~borrows broad brush

#4 | Posted by phesterOBoyle

The right elects them and says their crimes are nothing to worry about.

#18 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2020-12-04 12:59 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Rich republicans do what they can to make poor people feel like they should never accept handouts and all the while they get larger ones.

#19 | Posted by Tor at 2020-12-04 01:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"Google each their names and you will see exactly what they did and their hypocrisy, which is what this thread is about."

You made the accusations so you get to do the googling. If you want credibility here then you post links to back up your claims, when you don't then people like me will just ignore you. Keep pushing it you will get plonked.

#20 | Posted by danni at 2020-12-04 01:03 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

No one opposes handouts. In fact. Everyone loves getting gifts.

They just don't want handouts going to any poor, non Christian, non white Americans.

#21 | Posted by ClownShack at 2020-12-04 01:05 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"Do as I say, not as I do."

-The Republican Motto.

#22 | Posted by ClownShack at 2020-12-04 01:07 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Please don't plonk me, Danni, I would be so bummed. All those names did what they did and they all are a perfect example of hypocrisy on the left. These have taken place in the past month or so. I will give you one example, which one do you want so you don't think I am cherry picking.

#23 | Posted by phinphan at 2020-12-04 01:16 PM | Reply

My side - not bad as your side.

Now we're all
*Warm and fuzzy*

#24 | Posted by darkmatter at 2020-12-04 01:26 PM | Reply

Flimflam, please provide links to all the stories that you quoted, so that we can see that Dems' examples of hypocrisy are worse than this latest callous example by the GOP

#25 | Posted by hamburglar at 2020-12-04 01:39 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

This is a common phenomenon.

There have been lengthy pieces written on this, where diehard righties will turn on a dime in their opinions of handouts depending on whether they or "other" people are getting them.

#26 | Posted by jpw at 2020-12-04 02:40 PM | Reply

Re: #26

"Handouts" is a propaganda term

#27 | Posted by hamburglar at 2020-12-04 03:40 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Republican Mandelorean Mental Sentrybot...
"It is the way..."

#28 | Posted by earthmuse at 2020-12-05 02:37 PM | Reply