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You Can't Shame The Shameless

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You Can't Shame The Shameless

Calling out Republican hypocrisy doesn't matter when Republicans face no consequences for it, ever.

Rafi Schwartz
Jul 26, 2022
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You Can't Shame The Shameless

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Last week was a busy one for Congressman Glenn Thompson: On Tuesday the Pennsylvania Republican voted against a Democratic-led bill to codify same-sex marriage into federal law. Three days later, Thompson delivered a heartfelt speech at his son’s wedding to another man, telling attendees that, as a father, “we love it when they find their one true love, especially when they become a part of our families then.”

“Oh HO!” crowed indignant #Resistance-istas, who sent his name trending on Twitter after news of his son’s nuptials broke. “A hypocrite! We caught him saying the one thing, and then doing the whole other thing!”

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