Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, in his first remarks after being elected Wednesday afternoon, told Members of Congress that “Scripture” and “the Bible” are clear that they have been “ordained” by God.

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    If you express grandiose delusions you should be sitting in a psychiatric chair. Not a senate chair.

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      8 months ago

      Yeah this blows my mind. If you wouldn’t allow a paranoid schizophrenic to hold office, why are you allowing people who think the earth is 6000 years old and dinosaurs aren’t real?

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    8 months ago

    What is the difference between this guy and a Taliban officer?

    I don’t care how much he enjoys talking about his favorite fairy tale novel, congress is not a book club.

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      Oh, but that’s totally different! You see, their holy book is just a bunch of heathenish drivel, whereas our holy book is the one and only god given truth! How do I know? It says so right here in my holy book!

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      8 months ago

      The French invented a wonderful device to cure sufferers of the divine right delusion:

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        Leaders claiming divinity leave the proletariat no choice but to demand proof