Greg Murphy roughed up by a girl
The 3rd district Republican’s forays onto social media can often be fraught with peril. It seems like just yesterday where he went on Twitter to say THIS:
His own daughter took to social media to remind him of the time he went with her to the campus police station to file a sexual assault report.
Well, fast-forward to this past week. Murphy once again finds himself in a social media spat with a member of the female species:
Mace is a Republican representing the Charleston, SC area. That emoji she is using appears to be a cat — sometimes referred to as a pussycat.
Murphy is asking her to “apologize” for siding with Matt Gaetz in the vote to evict Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s chair.
Oh, and you have to love Mace’s coup de grâce in her spat with Murphy:
If you think back to Murphy’s initial run for Congress, Murphy fought through a crowded primary to a runoff against fellow Republican Joan Perry. Kevin McCarthy and Elise Stefanik raised a lot of money for Perry and cheerleaded hard for her.
Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan worked overtime in their cheerleading and fundraising for Murphy. Those in-the-know about that race will tell you Murphy would not have survived the runoff with Perry had it not been for the hard work and assistance from Jordan and Meadows.
But how does he thank them? By shunning that pair as soon as he gets to Washington and running into the “welcoming” embrace of Stefanik and McCarthy.
Murphy has been nowhere near as helpful to Jordan in his speaker bid as Jordan was to him in his initial run for Congress. That certainly speaks volumes to Murphy’s beliefs on the concept of loyalty.
Murphy has been passionately promoting the speaker campaign of Oklahoma congressman Kevin Hern.
When Murphy first ran, his whole campaign was designed to convince you he was a Conservative. It apparently worked. Still convinced?
Murphy reminds me of Mark Walker, claiming to be a conservative stalwart against the RINO leadership in the primary, and then immediately embracing the RINO establishment leadership when he got to Washington. We had a great congressman in Walter Jones, but Murphy is not fit to even shine his shoes. We should have learned from Murphy’s nickname in the legislature of “Medicaid Murphy”.
Before his run-in with Nancy Mace, Greg was calling Matt Gaetz an insect for some reason. Insects have no respect for promises or commitments; this trait would have been more appropriate for McCarthy. I think Greg was looking for some social media play, and Mace decided to swat that fly. His email now refers to “myopic passion” as the contributing factor.
I see my congressman has fled to his safe space. No surprise.
Dr. Greg Murphy is a true asset to his district, and his dedication and commitment to serving his community are truly commendable. His honesty and hardworking nature are qualities that shine through in his every action.
I think you guys are wrong. This is old news. Dr. Murphy’s unwavering dedication to his district is an inspiration to all who have had the privilege of knowing him. He approaches his role with sincerity and a genuine desire to make a positive impact on the lives of the people he represents. His tireless efforts in working for the betterment of his constituents are a testament to his character and the values he upholds.
In a time when honest, hardworking, and dedicated individuals in public service are needed more than ever, Dr. Greg Murphy stands as a shining example. His contributions to his district are invaluable, and his commitment to the well-being of those he serves is truly commendable.
What I want as my congressman it not some touchy-feely snowflake like you describe, but a dedicated conservative who has a backbone and will stand up for conservative principles, not just go with the flow. Walter Jones would stand up for us, and stand up to the swampy “leadership” but Murphy is a “go along to get along” type.
Murphy voted for McCarthy’s sellout of the GOP base on the awful Biden debt ceiling increase deal that did not even delete the 87,000 new IRS thugs. Walter Jones would have gone to the mat for his constituents and voted against that excrement sandwich. Murphy just caved in like a wimp. That is not representing the taxpayers of eastern North Carolina, but falling in line with the swamp instead.
When the far left came with their cancel culture attack on our Southern heritage, Murphy cowardly went along with it and supported that cancel culture attack on the South, and that in spite of his district GOP executive committee voting unanimously to ask him to not go along with that cancel culture. That is NOT representing his constituents, but it is ;spitting in their eye.
None of this should really be a surprise. Murphy was also a swamp creature in the state legislature.
I would like to see a solid primary challenger.
YOU are TOTALLY wrong.
He is NOT a CONSERVATIVE and he certainly didn’t fill Walter Jones’ shoes or seat.
He peddled himself as someone he’s not.
Nice try. We ARE NOT idiots and we don’t drink kool-aide.
I am not taking sides in the Murphy thing, but will someone explain to me how the deposing of McCarthy has helped advance conservatives or conservatism? It seems to me like this is right up there with a team needing to score punting the ball on second and one. Any five Republicans can torpedo anything in the House this session. How do we now put Humpty Dumpty back together for the rest of the session. This reminds me of Richard Morgan. I hope we do not end up with a power sharing arrangement.
McCarthy willfully ignored his agreement with the 8. When it hit the fan he told Gaetz to go for it. This is because he thought he had an agreement with Pelosi. He was that naive and duplicitous. So McHenry booted her out of her hideaway. This is how RINOs retaliate. Now it’s out in the open and we are better off.
We now are keenly aware of 20 Democrats who have been posing as Republicans. They find Jim Jordan unworthy. They will have to run for reelection on this. Their voters are much better informed.
McCarthy is out, hopefully for good. We always knew he would be a Boehner guy. Boehner liked to proclaim his loyalty to the “institution,” not his constuents, and not the Republicans, and not to the American people. Boehner was at his best beating on his own party. He said you were always toughest on the ones you love. Ha!
We now have another chance to find a leader who is aware that this country is so broken in so many ways that there can be no more kicking cans down the road.
Etc. Etc. Etc.
And when are we actually going to see this better Speaker elected and what do you think the House will actuially accomplish once this better Speaker is elected?
I don’t know when. Maybe when the former voters of the 20 show up and interfere with an official proceeding? Oh wait they’re not Democrats. Maybe when the RINOs strike a deal with Pelosi that she will actually support. Maybe when RINOs realize that Donalds or Johnson or Jordan could actually make some things happen. Maybe after the 2024 election. No matter, the result should be a more legitimately conservative opposition party, or a more “out in the open” Uniparty. But the truth of the matter is that $2 trillion annual deficits are suicide, and a $35 trillion debt is a catastrophe, As are a host of other things that have arrived at our doorstep.
McCarthy screwed up very badly in getting very little for the House’s leverage on the debt ceiling, and many Republicans felt badly betrayed by that. Imagine being outplayed by the likes of Sleepy Joe Biden! Gaetz should have made his move then to preempt that bad deal going through, but he didn’t.
Now Gaetz has struck at a time when it actually hurts the GOP’s hand in another financial standoff. His timing was absolutely terrible. This should have been done months ago, not now. The House needs to be open for business to tee up the budget bills as part of the budget / spending struggle with the Democrats.
Also, some thought should have been given to how McCarthy was going to be replaced and by whom. There is a real danger of the position going to Tom Emmer who is ideologically much more liberal than McCarthy.
McCarthy was no prize and he deserved to be dumped, but Gaetz moved at a bad time without thinking through the whole process.
Well, it looks like we are going backwards. The new choice is a former paid employee of a George Soros organization, Tom Emmer, who is much more liberal than McCarthy. That change would truly be out of the fryiing pan and into the fire.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/wtf-gop-members-may-endorse-former-soros-group/
No Republican congressman who votes for this Soros operative will ever get my support for reelection. This guy is light years worse than McCarthy, but heck most of the duds in the NC Congressional delegation will probably vote for him.
Say what you will, but conservatives have been both frustrated and patient for decades. When frustration vastly outweighs patience, something is going to detonate.. McCarthy made a deal betting he could renege because reneging is what faux conservatives always do, and usually they get away with it. It was inevitable that this would eventually happen. And these things never happen at an opportune time. McCarthy owns this.
What is now known, REPS are anything but REPS. They hide and vote in secret and the votes and voting IS $$$$-driven. You secret ballot vote when you don’t want anyone to know how you voted. In some cases, I get it. The R’s are hiding behind the ballot b/c they are being led and demanded by the $$ givers to vote FOR Ukraine, wars.
WHY would any congressional vote EVER be secret ballot? WHO is hiding WHAT?
I was NEVER in favor of McCarthy, recall darling Renee???? One-timer..!!!
I definitely lost all confidence in GM, when he voted for the NC vaccine passport. Thankfully his vote was defeated. He showed his true colors with that vote.
McCarthy made a deal with the devil and then the devil came to collect his due. 8 Republicans sided with the entire Democratic caucus to bring the house to its knees. Now no one has the votes to elect a speaker. The Dems are 100% united …. The GOP is a mess and fractured, Most voters are disgusted. Which is nothing new when describing voter attitudes about US House and the Senate also. Stay tuned !
McCarthy betrayed us badly on the debt cailing “compromise” sellout. I am much more concerned about the 20 Biden Republicans who voted against Jim Jordan. I am glad to see that one of them, Rep. Kay Grainger (RINO-Texas) has already picked up a GOP primary opponent as a result of her treachery. ALL of them need primaries. Throw the rascals OUT.
What I would have liked to have seen after the first vote on Jordan is Republican governors in many of these states calling the sellout Congressmen and saying something like “I see you have voted against the Republican caucus choice. This is unacceptable. I am already talking to potential primary challengers in your district. Unless you fall in line with the caucus, I will be holding a press conference to announce my endorsement of your challenger in the near future.”
Who, for one second thought that GM was a conservative? All anyone would have to do is take a glance at his voting record in the NCGA. GM appears to be nice, concerned, and talks an excellent game. NC Leadership loved him because he was an excellent fundraiser. Period. He also has all of that hospital money as well as Big Pharma. Voted for the Vaccine Passport. Has he condemned ECU for mutilating children Also known as Gender reassignment?
Not only did he not condemn it, Murphy made excuses for it and claimed they weren’t doing that child genital mutilation by drugs or surgery. He was also a longtime major supporter of Obamacare Medicaid expansion, and if memory serves also voted with the wokersters to repeal HB2. Those who looked at his legislative record knew he was no conservative.
Reminder that Murphy in the State Legislature helped write Carolina Cares (Medicaid Expansion) which he gaslighted the public with by claiming it wasn’t Medicaid Expansion. He also is in the pocket of the hospital lobby and strongly supports Certificate of Need laws which have caused huge wait times for suffering patients, increased medical costs and the closure of rural hospitals. His attacks on Perry during the initial run were nasty and in no way honest. He’s a sub-par Representative for the district and the district should have a much stronger true conservative than Murphy.
He has one of the worst office staff that I ever had to deal with on something. I ended up getting help from Don Davis with a problem I had.