The Votes Are Over. But the Memes Live On.
A weekend bonus piece! Now that the embarrassing and debasing saga of the McCarthy quest for the speakership is finally over, it’s time to review one of my favorite aspects of this: the tweets and memes that emerged! Here are some of my favorite for your viewing and sharing pleasure.
My bestie Blair posted this one from The Daily Show, and it’s hard not to keep watching it on repeat.
Elie Mystal got in on the act and posted this live shot of Kevin McCarthy getting into his speaker’s chair:
This one felt like a personal attack.
A widely shared meme, right as we were still the throes of something like the third or fourth round of this fiasco, but in case you missed it:
And it’s begun. The romaines of the day, courtesy of the Lincoln Project. #LossOfPublicTruss
This one still applies, even after McCarthy assumed the role after 15 rounds.
Points for hitting both recent GOP failures in leadership and morality at once, from Rep. Jamie Raskin.
And oof, the burn is very strong with this one.
They’re going to need a whole new songbook for Schoolhouse Rock.
Rep. Katie Porter with the expert trolling:
Have a great weekend!
Jay
My favorite was George Conway asking for lightbulb jokes - to which some responded that Kevin would need a house first ;)
I, an American, laughed out loud when Liz Truss lost to a head of lettuce (I live in the UK) but never imagined the US would consider it a challenge. The US clearly responded with a hearty "hold my beer" and I expect the McCarthy-lettuce competition "will be wild"!