Earlier this week, President Joe Biden had to undergo an emergency root canal procedure, and for some reason that led the fact-free clowns at Fox “News” to suggest it was proof that the president isn’t fit for office.
That led Fox reporter Hillary Vaughn to set up a camera outside the U.S. Capitol and ask Democratic lawmakers as they walked by if they thought Biden’s having to “take off work” was yet another indication that the president is too old to be reelected.
“Do you think he has the stamina for a second term?” Vaughn inquired.
But when Vaughn queried Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) on the matter, the congresswoman didn’t even break stride as she responded, “Have you ever had a root canal?”
Porter later shared the video on Twitter, along with this note:
Bless her moronic little heart, Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert simply cannot understand the easiest of topics, so it should come as no surprise she wound up monumetally confused during a hearing on federal workers today in the House of Representatives
During a House Oversight hearing, Boebert claimed that 20 to 30% of federal workers didn’t log into work “on any given day” between March and December of 2020. According to Boebert, her “facts” came from a leaked memo. She then suggested that federal employees no longer have to report vacations as time off from work and could conceivably claim to be working remotely from home “while at a swim-up bar in Cabo.”
Kiran Ahuja, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, was the witness appearing before the committee, and she made it clear the agency hasn’t made any changes that would allow employees to not report their work vs. vacation time.
Despite that assurance, Boebert angrily insisted that she had evidence proving 25% of federal workers never log into their worksite: “It’s in this leaked document!”
Once more, Director Ahuja denied such a thing was true:
“You’re citing what was happening in the last administration, and I can’t speak to that particular incident.”
Boebert inquired, “Do you not oversee those agencies?”
The director explained that the Office of Personnel Management oversees “personnel policies” and isn’t aware of what takes place inside individual agencies.
Finally, mercifully, Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) joined the conversation and tried to enlighten the perpetually confused Ms. Boebert.
“I just want to flag for everyone here, that VPN (virtual private network) and using VPN login as a way to measure employee engagement and productivity is notoriously inaccurate and misleading. It does not necessarily reflect an employee’s access to their email internet, they can be working on Microsoft Word, drafting a document, they can be in Excel putting in data without being connected to the internet at all.”
Did Boebert understand that explanation? Probably not, which proves yet again that idiots and morons should never ever be elected to public office, and if they are, should never ever be allowed to serve on any committee.
Here’s the video of Boebert proving her stupidity for all the world to see:
At a hearing of the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) used facts, logic, common sense, and motherly wisdom to completely destroy Republican talking points regarding the issue of drugs being smuggled into the United States via the border with Mexico.
Specifically, Porter pointed to the number of fentanyl seizures at the U.S.-Mexico border and the jump in those numbers beginning in June of 2020.
For years, the Sinaloa Cartel controlled most trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border. But officials from DHS’ investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) tell CBS News they’re tracking an uptick in activity by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel or CJNG. “They [also] have the contacts to China and then furthermore, the distribution networks to get things across the United States, the smuggling networks,” one official added.
But these criminal networks rely on the cooperation of Americans, too. Data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission shows that between 2017–2021, 86% of fentanyl trafficking offenders were American citizens.
Directing a question to Chief Border Patrol Agent John Modlin, who was testifying as a witness at the hearing, Porter asked if he could explain the reason for the surge in fentanyl seizures. Modlin replied he couldn’t and had no idea why the numbers had increased.
Porter then noted that increased seizures are actually a sign of success because the more fentanyl that’s seized, the less will be on American streets.
“For me, as a mom, that is a sign of success. I don’t want that fentanyl in this country. It is dangerous and kills people and makes our community dangerous. And to me, this is a sign that our Border Patrol and our agents… are doing their jobs. What I find interesting is, despite success here, what we are seeing is an effort to characterize seizures as failures.”
For months, Republicans have been complaining about the rise in fentanyl seizures. Which makes you wonder, Would they prefer the drugs not be stopped at the border and wind up in our communities? They just want something they can try to blame on the Biden administration, but their lies are catching up with them.
California Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter masterfully handled a witness testifying for Republicans on the issue of gun control, making it clear that she wasn’t about to be steamrolled and lied to.
Amy Swearer of the right-wing Heritage Foundation was appearing before the House Oversight Committee, and she immediately suggested Porter had incorrectly accused her of perjury regarding legislation on assault weapons:
“Would you like the explanation?” Swearer asked Porter, to which the congresswoman replied:
“I have not yielded, Ms. Swearer.”
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) squawked that Swearer had not been allowed to answer, but he was promptly ruled out of order by the committee chair.
Swearer then got even angrier:
“I have been accused of falsely testifying under oath and I would like to address it!”
Porter:
“Earlier today, you testified you hope this is the last time you have to testify before this Congress. For the sake of our nation and the integrity of this Congress, I do too.”
The witness responded:
“I said after a mass shooting. Trying to figure out how to solve a problem that we are heavily invested in solving. “How dare you.”
Once again, Porter had the perfect comeback:
“Reclaiming my time. How dare you misstate the law.”
Seething, Swearen hissed:
“How dare you ask questions that you do not even want the answer to.”
Rather than let Swearen continue, Porter told her:
