{"id":48982,"date":"2021-08-21T18:44:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T18:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=48982"},"modified":"2021-08-21T18:44:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T18:44:48","slug":"rep-gaetz-pops-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=48982","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Gaetz pops off"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/matt-gaetz-russia-china-gop-2020-election-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-48983\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/matt-gaetz-russia-china-gop-2020-election-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/matt-gaetz-russia-china-gop-2020-election-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/matt-gaetz-russia-china-gop-2020-election-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/matt-gaetz-russia-china-gop-2020-election-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/matt-gaetz-russia-china-gop-2020-election-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/matt-gaetz-russia-china-gop-2020-election-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By John Kanelis<\/strong> \/ <a href=\"mailto:johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com\">johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who&#8217;s under investigation for alleged sex trafficking and for having sex with underage girls, needs to put a sock in his pie hole.<\/p>\n<p>He has called Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin possibly &#8220;the stupidest person to ever serve in a presidential Cabinet.&#8221; Gaetz tore into the retired four-star Army general for decisions he made while he was in charge of Central Command and as defense secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz, a Florida Republican, is known primarily for two things: for being a loudmouth and a blowhard and for being an unabashed supporter of the disgraced and twice-impeached former Liar in Chief.<\/p>\n<p>One more point.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz has challenged the integrity and the honor of the first African-American ever to hold the office of defense secretary. Lloyd Austin served with honor and dignity during nearly 40 years wearing the military uniform.<\/p>\n<p>What about Gaetz&#8217;s service to the country? Has he thrust himself into harm&#8217;s way?<\/p>\n<p>Umm &#8230; no.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By John Kanelis \/ johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who&#8217;s under investigation for alleged sex trafficking and for having sex with underage girls, needs to put a sock in his pie hole. He has called Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin possibly &#8220;the stupidest person to ever serve in a presidential Cabinet.&#8221; Gaetz tore into the retired &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=48982\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rep. 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