Very dumb congressman forgets that recessions almost always start under Republican presidents

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is not a fan of history, apparently. At least not when history belies the myths Republicans stick in their constituents’ mouths like lightly drugged binkies whenever they want to pretend our country’s economy wasn’t saved by a black man who actually understands trivial matters like economics, foreign policy, diplomacy, and not dribbling a painter’s palette worth of McNugget sauces down the front of one’s torso.

Of course, Republicans are particularly bad at grasping recent economic history—so much so that they’ve almost completely forgotten who was president between Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. The name is on the tip of their tongues, but when the Republican National Convention comes along every four years, they somehow can’t seem to get it out.

That’s why they need to be reminded of their incompetence at every turn, and tweets like this are a great start:

Link to tweet

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Honestly, this pervasive, lingering myth that Republicans are great for the economy and Democrats are poison never ceases to baffle me.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/2/8/1917815/-Very-dumb-congressman-is-reminded-that-recessions-almost-always-start-under-Republican-presidents?detail=emaildkre

[uponit7771]

1. K&R, they tell their cult members that the recessions start with congress and still lose out

... because their cult members don't look that up either.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Christofascists only weaponize ideology, religion, history for power and money.

That means lying about, abusing it, twisting it.

IMO they don't hold any principles they are just there to used, just like they use people.

[Iliyah]

3. Add 2020 to the long list of Republicans . . .

1929 crash-depression under a Republican Presidency, Herbert Hoover.

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. I'm with you. I have never understood that!!!

[leftieNanner]

5. Kevin is dumber than a box of rocks, and less useful

But this is deliberate propaganda.

For a good laugh, google Rachel's segment from September 2015.

[GoCubsGo]

6. They caused the Great Depression, as well.

Might be worth noting that they've created pretty much the same conditions again.

[onetexan]

7. Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it

Mccarthy is a blowhard and a numskull.

[Varaddem]

8. Add religion add national security

Smirking at an oath and giving nuclear weapons to Russia and the Turk.Bring it up in every race

[FiveGoodMen]

9. So does the whole country. Led by the media.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. He's a special brand of stupid, wicked, nasty, and evil

[czarjak]

11. I'll take the 90% odds for a thousand all day every day.

[spanone]

12. He's beyond a dumb congressman, he's the Dumb Minority Leader of the House

👍🏼

[czarjak]

13. Let not your heart be troubled...

The esteemed Bushie Jodey Arrington proclaimed last week that the economy was sound! Sound I tell ya. (Their THAT stupid)

[Fla Dem]

14. Clinton cleaned up Reagan's and GHW Bush's failed economy and

Obama cleaned up GW Bush's failed economy.

Seems like the Dems are always cleaning up the messes the Republicans make, leaving them with a good economy on the way up. Then the Rethugs trash it for the Dems to clean up once more.

[DallasNE]

15. Another Gauge Is Months In Recession

Republicans 105
Democrats 6

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[IronLionZion]

16. America elected a socialist during the great depression and kept reelecting him

they had to pass a constitutional amendment to limit presidents to 2 terms because of FDR

[smirkymonkey]

17. +1000

[SMC22307]

18. Our messaging sucks. We should be drilling this into peoples' heads.

Make it simple and factual just like that tweet -- don't over-complicate the message. Same with data on how the stock market does better under Democrats, etc.