Marjorie Taylor Greene is an angry woman. She feels embarrassed, aggrieved and humiliated. In last night’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Lesley Stahl, her eyes gave it away. They smoldered with rage when she was cornered over her vast record of idiotic pronouncements and divisive statements. More than anything, she is a type of human parrot whose foul mouth isn’t a function of anything more than geographic proximity to a polluted source. She didn’t like being shown video of herself chasing down a teenager who survived a mass shooting. She doesn’t have to run after attention anymore. She doesn’t need to.
Thank you, Steve, for another top-notch takedown of a very dangerous "loon," whose financial wealth and deranged chutzpah have bought herself a Congressional seat, where she wreaks havoc at the expense of the American people's best interests.
Your illustrative metaphors are incomparable and unexcelled: "She’s like a velociraptor that broke through the glass, and now lives amongst her captives seemingly unaware of their fear, nervousness and disdain."
"...thinking about how to manipulate, incite and energize her..."
My larger concern with the Member from Georgia is the ability to be manipulated in ways that I have never seen. A few months back she was yelling about our troops in Syria. Why were those mentioned, and who told her to mention them? Sharing the confidential briefings with everyone so "all can know" when this only supports US enemies and endangers our allies. Watching her run in and out of hearing or briefings, she is there for performance theater and nothing else.
Her vocalization (and there is nothing subtle about her communication methods) are fed by someone, but by whom? She has the notoriety, but who is behind directing her actions.
No, I am not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch, but I am wondering who on her staff is providing the lines for her. Or is it her staff? Or is it someone else?
Haven’t we seen MTG’s shtick before? Her name was Sarah Palin. The difference is they at least tried to put lipstick on that pig. MTG is just trash, regardless of her $millions.
60 Minutes gave her a national platform which, in the current political climate, serves only to cast a klieg light of legitimacy onto her schtick. Shame on CBS.
My own belief is that she is one of the 'shadow' Speakers of the MAGA House along with Elise Stefanick and Jim Jordan. Kevin -I'll never leave that woman- McCarthy is titular Speaker, but all four consult regularly with El Caudillo to set the agenda of maximum chaos. They operate with the Trump manifesto: if we can't have power, then, by God, we will 'burn it to the ground.' The debt ceiling will be their ultimate explosive ordnance.
Not enthralled. I can be pissed off too. Why does that matter? Why does any of it matter. Maybe it’s me, I value America and everything and opportunity it presents to anyone. Anyone that respects America. Clearly Marjorie Taylor Greene does not.
I see the 'MTG spectacle' as a product of bizarre social media algorithms that feed millions of people one hyped up conspiracy theory after another and exploit the vulnerabilities and ignorance of their viewers. Also, Faux News Infotainment and other profit-based media outlets have helped to create this MTG Monster. Her rise to a position of dangerous political power is also a reflection on the lack of quality civics and 'critical thinking skills' education in our schools. We have much work to do. Thank you Steve Schmidt.
She is a cultist along with the entire Republican party and especially Ginney Thomas. We are living amongst cultist and they want so badly to belong to something bigger and better than them. They live for indoctrinating the rest of us and they don't care how they do it. They will lie, cheat and steal to get you in their corner. What a shame that the American people are too stupid to recognize this nonsense. Perhaps one day we will wake up from the haze.
Some people are angry about 60 minutes doing an interview on MTG. I watched out of curiosity to see how Stahl would do her interview. She could have pushed her a little more but I think because MTG is known to have a low fuse and history of not being able to tolerate exposure to her lies, Stahl may have held back. I think she wanted her to stay on the stage and complete the interview. At least now America nationally has seen who the MAGA party is really being run by. It is not Kevin McCarthy.
As a former journalism student I agreed with 60 Min to interview MTG. So much of what we see is tv clips or tweets and not a full conversation. She was obviously very uncomfortable with the back & forth questioning because she's way over her head. Does she or doesn't she stand behind her social media? Does she understand Nato and the future ramifications of Ukraine/Taiwan? Does she realize that the constitution expressly states that the US as a Christian nation is a no-go? And on and on and on. Unfortunately Kevin isn't much better. How long until we see her tossing her hat in the ring for president! Scares the living daylights outa me.
Sometimes I get so angry over weirdos like MTG & then Steve captures who she is with his sharp words & I feel better. Not better bc she can do some real harm to America but because he sees her clearly & his description is everything I thought she was & simply couldn’t put into words. I feel like I’m in good company against the MTGs of the world.
I had a visceral reaction up to the broadcast last night, reliant on my trust in 60 Minutes to expose her, but seriously concerned that 15 minutes would feed the “confused” voters you reminded me about yesterday.
Minimally 10 minutes were the exposure I needed to rely on encouraging other American voters to easily see what a lying loon she is. BUT the 5 minutes showing her as a normal ignorant, defensive angry woman, privileged with power and influence over others ..... kicked up that blame game in me, you reminded me to avoid 28 hours ago!
Ugh....
The confused, used ignorant voter is absolutely our biggest issue, with these power hungry liars and radicals as demigods in their communities, raising them up into MTG and Boebert spectacles on a global stage.
Ugh. What a shit show...
Thanks for the validations Steve!
Ps.... looking forward to seeing your next live show with Tim Ryan. It would be great to hear your thoughts re: Sununu on Bill Maher this week; Twitter feeds show he is likely to run against Trump, he voted for twice, maintains he’d vote for the Republican candidate no matter how corrupt, using NH state economics as his platform to run. He’s the opposite threat of MTG, moderate, socially responsible? But will throw all his weight behind a lying loon, because “party first” please expand and share your thoughts on these types leaders? McCarthy (same) see ya Tuesday!
Excellent article again, Steve! But there’s another question I can’t get out of my mind. What about the reps who seemed to guide tours inside the halls of the capital over the days leading up to Jan 6? Nothing?
What happened re the search into the identity of that mysterious small individual who was videotaped walking around DC, leaving pipes (or similar articles) near certain offices during the hours before the riots? Were these packages ever examined?
I’ve always found their small frame and gate curious. I’ve never heard any information though... But I’ve been hearing about visits to some people who’re either accused or convicted with connections to various activities.
I assume there are assumptions floating around in the ether, and will be revealed or clarified at some point. I’m not in a position to know, but the questions curious. Hmmm...
Steve, brilliant. MTG and Bobo are my two favorite MAGAt clowns to point at and laugh. Likely Bobo couldn’t inspire more than a few sentences of description and both sentences would address, bless her, how uninformed, vapid and dumb she is, although it would be nice to see a more extensive essay. Thanks for the historical perspective re 60 minutes, I’d forgotten the string of crazies and dictators that have been recorded there.
Thank you, Steve, for another top-notch takedown of a very dangerous "loon," whose financial wealth and deranged chutzpah have bought herself a Congressional seat, where she wreaks havoc at the expense of the American people's best interests.
Your illustrative metaphors are incomparable and unexcelled: "She’s like a velociraptor that broke through the glass, and now lives amongst her captives seemingly unaware of their fear, nervousness and disdain."
"...thinking about how to manipulate, incite and energize her..."
My larger concern with the Member from Georgia is the ability to be manipulated in ways that I have never seen. A few months back she was yelling about our troops in Syria. Why were those mentioned, and who told her to mention them? Sharing the confidential briefings with everyone so "all can know" when this only supports US enemies and endangers our allies. Watching her run in and out of hearing or briefings, she is there for performance theater and nothing else.
Her vocalization (and there is nothing subtle about her communication methods) are fed by someone, but by whom? She has the notoriety, but who is behind directing her actions.
No, I am not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch, but I am wondering who on her staff is providing the lines for her. Or is it her staff? Or is it someone else?
Haven’t we seen MTG’s shtick before? Her name was Sarah Palin. The difference is they at least tried to put lipstick on that pig. MTG is just trash, regardless of her $millions.
60 Minutes gave her a national platform which, in the current political climate, serves only to cast a klieg light of legitimacy onto her schtick. Shame on CBS.
My own belief is that she is one of the 'shadow' Speakers of the MAGA House along with Elise Stefanick and Jim Jordan. Kevin -I'll never leave that woman- McCarthy is titular Speaker, but all four consult regularly with El Caudillo to set the agenda of maximum chaos. They operate with the Trump manifesto: if we can't have power, then, by God, we will 'burn it to the ground.' The debt ceiling will be their ultimate explosive ordnance.
Not enthralled. I can be pissed off too. Why does that matter? Why does any of it matter. Maybe it’s me, I value America and everything and opportunity it presents to anyone. Anyone that respects America. Clearly Marjorie Taylor Greene does not.
I see the 'MTG spectacle' as a product of bizarre social media algorithms that feed millions of people one hyped up conspiracy theory after another and exploit the vulnerabilities and ignorance of their viewers. Also, Faux News Infotainment and other profit-based media outlets have helped to create this MTG Monster. Her rise to a position of dangerous political power is also a reflection on the lack of quality civics and 'critical thinking skills' education in our schools. We have much work to do. Thank you Steve Schmidt.
She is a cultist along with the entire Republican party and especially Ginney Thomas. We are living amongst cultist and they want so badly to belong to something bigger and better than them. They live for indoctrinating the rest of us and they don't care how they do it. They will lie, cheat and steal to get you in their corner. What a shame that the American people are too stupid to recognize this nonsense. Perhaps one day we will wake up from the haze.
Some people are angry about 60 minutes doing an interview on MTG. I watched out of curiosity to see how Stahl would do her interview. She could have pushed her a little more but I think because MTG is known to have a low fuse and history of not being able to tolerate exposure to her lies, Stahl may have held back. I think she wanted her to stay on the stage and complete the interview. At least now America nationally has seen who the MAGA party is really being run by. It is not Kevin McCarthy.
As a former journalism student I agreed with 60 Min to interview MTG. So much of what we see is tv clips or tweets and not a full conversation. She was obviously very uncomfortable with the back & forth questioning because she's way over her head. Does she or doesn't she stand behind her social media? Does she understand Nato and the future ramifications of Ukraine/Taiwan? Does she realize that the constitution expressly states that the US as a Christian nation is a no-go? And on and on and on. Unfortunately Kevin isn't much better. How long until we see her tossing her hat in the ring for president! Scares the living daylights outa me.
Sometimes I get so angry over weirdos like MTG & then Steve captures who she is with his sharp words & I feel better. Not better bc she can do some real harm to America but because he sees her clearly & his description is everything I thought she was & simply couldn’t put into words. I feel like I’m in good company against the MTGs of the world.
I had a visceral reaction up to the broadcast last night, reliant on my trust in 60 Minutes to expose her, but seriously concerned that 15 minutes would feed the “confused” voters you reminded me about yesterday.
Minimally 10 minutes were the exposure I needed to rely on encouraging other American voters to easily see what a lying loon she is. BUT the 5 minutes showing her as a normal ignorant, defensive angry woman, privileged with power and influence over others ..... kicked up that blame game in me, you reminded me to avoid 28 hours ago!
Ugh....
The confused, used ignorant voter is absolutely our biggest issue, with these power hungry liars and radicals as demigods in their communities, raising them up into MTG and Boebert spectacles on a global stage.
Ugh. What a shit show...
Thanks for the validations Steve!
Ps.... looking forward to seeing your next live show with Tim Ryan. It would be great to hear your thoughts re: Sununu on Bill Maher this week; Twitter feeds show he is likely to run against Trump, he voted for twice, maintains he’d vote for the Republican candidate no matter how corrupt, using NH state economics as his platform to run. He’s the opposite threat of MTG, moderate, socially responsible? But will throw all his weight behind a lying loon, because “party first” please expand and share your thoughts on these types leaders? McCarthy (same) see ya Tuesday!
Excellent article again, Steve! But there’s another question I can’t get out of my mind. What about the reps who seemed to guide tours inside the halls of the capital over the days leading up to Jan 6? Nothing?
What happened re the search into the identity of that mysterious small individual who was videotaped walking around DC, leaving pipes (or similar articles) near certain offices during the hours before the riots? Were these packages ever examined?
I’ve always found their small frame and gate curious. I’ve never heard any information though... But I’ve been hearing about visits to some people who’re either accused or convicted with connections to various activities.
I assume there are assumptions floating around in the ether, and will be revealed or clarified at some point. I’m not in a position to know, but the questions curious. Hmmm...
Yep, Now that was a Schmidt storm...anyone remember those?
How much energy does it take to be that angry and full of hate all the time? It's certainly exhausting to watch.
Steve, brilliant. MTG and Bobo are my two favorite MAGAt clowns to point at and laugh. Likely Bobo couldn’t inspire more than a few sentences of description and both sentences would address, bless her, how uninformed, vapid and dumb she is, although it would be nice to see a more extensive essay. Thanks for the historical perspective re 60 minutes, I’d forgotten the string of crazies and dictators that have been recorded there.