Hard right members of the House of Representatives have picked a new venue for fighting with their GOP leaders: a soon-to-be-released documentary film.
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), an outspoken member of the House Freedom Caucus, touted the documentary produced by The Blaze that he and fellow caucus member Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) participated in Monday. The documentary “District of Corruption,” premieres later this week, and judging by the trailer, it takes some serious shots at current and former Republican leaders who have long been in the House Freedom Caucus’ line of fire.
Sneak peek: @TheBlaze’s documentary, “District of Corruption” @RepMarkMeadows and I expose failed promises #GOPe. https://t.co/UmLoFkW55b
— Cong. Tim Huelskamp (@CongHuelskamp) April 11, 2016
The documentary will examine the “establishment” promises made by Republican leaders like former House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Majority Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after the Republican sweeps in 2010 and 2014, according to the trailer.
In the trailer, Huelskamp accuses Boehner and McConnell of not “intending to make changes.” The trailer cites Boehner’s Pledge to America and its promise to repeal Obamacare and cut spending.
“For five years we’ve done nothing that was in the Pledge to America,” Huelskamp says in the trailer.
Meadows, meanwhile, argues that “too many career politicians worry about one thing and that is getting re-elected.”
Watch the trailer below:
How wonderful. The Republican civil war makes me wish I was an arms dealer so I could sell weapons to both sides.
There’s nothing we can do about the fact that right-wing whackos in gerrymandered districts keep electing these embarrassing fools. However, as a demonstration of sanity and common sense, it would be wonderful if the press would stop referring to them as the “Freedom Caucus.” The only freedom they care about is their freedom to control moderates, liberals, and other thinking members of society.
My imagined Variety film review: “The brilliant documentary District of Corruption is a troubling look at the RINO culture of corruption and broken promises that has infected Washington. Every Republican should watch this important film and make the decision to stay home on Election Day just to teach them a lesson. I did, and I will.”
What – you were expecting, “I laughed, I cried, I overpaid for popcorn!”?
From that headline, I assumed Louie Gohmert and Steve King had finally gone postal on the House floor.
Their ammosexual GOP base will be so disappointed…