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demmiblue

(36,751 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:09 PM Apr 2020

'The Marie Antoinette of the Senate': GOP Rep. King slams McConnell for suggesting states...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell drew scathing criticism from a Republican lawmaker Wednesday for saying he would prefer to see states file for bankruptcy than receive additional federal funds as they struggle to cover the costs of combatting the coronavirus outbreak.

Republican Rep. Peter King of New York blasted McConnell's for his comment in a tweet Wednesday night. He equated the senator from Kentucky's statement to the last queen of France's infamous (and apocryphal) "let them eat cake" response to the plight of starving peasants.

"McConnell's dismissive remark that States devastated by Coronavirus should go bankrupt rather than get the federal assistance they need and deserve is shameful and indefensible," King said. "To say that it is 'free money' to provide funds for cops, firefighters and healthcare workers makes McConnell the Marie Antoinette of the Senate."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/23/mitch-mcconnell-state-bankruptcy-reactions-marie-antoinette/3010200001/


He is on Katy Tur right now.
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Drum

(8,917 posts)
1. Hopefully we will soon see such an image, from a talented artist:
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:12 PM
Apr 2020

“...makes McConnell the Marie Antoinette of the Senate."

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,041 posts)
4. already done ...
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 03:45 PM
Apr 2020


Politics in this country are, for the time being, a lot like the dungeness crabs I shelled the other day; they smell bad and can make you sick. Oh, and one more thing, they can kill you. No one has talked about the suicide rate lately, but you might find it interesting. Oh, and watch it rise as Mitch McConnell, Eric Cantor and John Boehner cut unemployment benefits and cater to the über-rich.

-- Barry Shap, December 7, 2010
(Image above is a link to the blog entry)

NNadir

(33,368 posts)
7. He's your boy Representative King. Please share that with your constituents...
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 05:06 PM
Apr 2020

...when you run for re-election.

NNadir

(33,368 posts)
10. Oh well. Southern Nassau County has always been a squalid Republican zone.
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 05:18 PM
Apr 2020

Some of the most racist people I know live there.

Cha

(295,929 posts)
8. omg.. that's perfect and even better coming from
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 05:08 PM
Apr 2020

a fellow gophuck.

"McConnell's dismissive remark that States devastated by Coronavirus should go bankrupt rather than get the federal assistance they need and deserve is shameful and indefensible," King said. "To say that it is 'free money' to provide funds for cops, firefighters and healthcare workers makes McConnell the Marie Antoinette of the Senate."

Best of Luck to Amy McGrath!
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