Rep. Steve Scalise, of Louisiana, defeated Rep. Jim Jordan, of Ohio, for the Republican nomination to be House speaker and replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

  • @CADmonkey
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    601 year ago

    I understand your concern, but “Boebert” is someone’s name in this case.

    • @meco03211
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      201 year ago

      They clearly meant the “R” word. Republican.

      • @Nightwingdragon
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        -41 year ago

        I think you’re going a bit overboard here.

        The term “retarded” hasn’t been used to describe those with special needs since probably the 80s. Maybe 90s. For better or worse, the word has long since devolved into a general-purpose insult.

        Think of words like “dumb” and “idiot”. Now remember that about a hundred or so years ago, these were also what were considered “proper” terms to describe those with special needs. They’ve long since devolved into general purpose insults. “Retarded” is in the same category.