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Jim Jordan told to take "anger management" class in legal reply (www.newsweek.com)
submitted 2 months ago by MicroWave to c/politics
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Fani Willis' lawyer has told House Judiciary Committee chairman, Jim Jordan, to calm down and take an anger management class.

The letter also suggests that Jordan, a Republican and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, was as hypocritical as a skunk who tells a possum that his breath stinks.

Willis is prosecuting Trump on felony charges of attempting to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to President Joe Biden. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has repeatedly said the case is part of a political witch hunt to derail his bid for the White House next month.

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[–] [email protected] 145 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

"I am just a country lawyer, unaware of the ways of Washington, D.C., but I must comment on your statements regarding obedience to subpoenas lawfully issued by committees of Congress," Barnes added, while highlighting what he claimed was Jordan's hypocrisy.

"I notice that you were issued with a subpoena of the committee of Congress, which investigated the January 6 insurrection against the government of the United States of America. You failed to appear before that committee. I therefore find your protestations regarding a normal citizen obeying subpoenaed to be somewhat hollow," Barnes wrote.

lmao got 'em. Seriously, though, how in the hell did Jim Jordan never end up in jail for pulling that crap. I'm getting really sick of the rules never applying to Republicans.

[–] [email protected] 82 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Oh man I love the "I'm just a country lawyer..." bit... Made me think that it was literally a quote from Futurama at first lol.

Then made me think of Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer,

Ladies and Gentleman of the jury, I'm just a Caveman. I fell in some ice and later got thawed out by your scientists. Your world frightens and confuses me.

[–] Juvyn00b 12 points 2 months ago

This was immediately where my mind took me... Hilarious!!

[–] AshMan85 51 points 2 months ago

Jordan is a spineless traitor.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 months ago

as hypocritical as a skunk who tells a possum that his breath stinks

The rare southern insult you can repeat in polite company

[–] cabron_offsets 32 points 2 months ago

I recommend he fuck off and die.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (2 children)

After everything that has happened, I find it unreal that the orange actually has a 50-50 chance of getting reelected. There's something seriously wrong with this country.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks again, Reagan

[–] jaggedrobotpubes 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean, the country voted him in.

[–] JeeBaiChow 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Reagan or trump? Cuz trump never got the popular vote.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

The country was wrong

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

After dealing with "anger issues" for most of my life and then the "anger" transforming into crying fits after starting my transition, I have concluded that it was never anger.

It's panic.

In people socialized as men it is unacceptable to panic, so we get angry instead to displace the panic into a more socially acceptable masculine expression.

But instead of treating the panic attacks, men are just expected to control their anger. Even though the anger is, itself, a way to cope with panic and so it can't be controlled without addressing the underlying cause.

Anger management, therefore, is treating symptoms and not the cause. Instead he probably needs anxiety meds.

But I am not a psychologist/psychiatrist.

[–] Boddhisatva 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Anger management, therefore, is treating symptoms and not the cause. Instead he probably needs anxiety meds.

This is a broad, over-general statement. Not everyone experiencing anger control issues is suffering from the same experiences that you did. I'm happy that you were able to come to terms with your own problems, but dismissing anger management classes as "treating symptoms and not the cause" is not fair. Some people do benefit from them even if you didn't.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I just strongly suspect that anger management issues are a common misdiagnosis of anxiety and panic, not just based on experience, but based on the way gender norms obscure and distort men's feelings. It doesn't help that men also tend to avoid getting help, due to those same gender norms.

[–] captainlezbian 6 points 2 months ago

I don’t disagree and I’ve seen it many times, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if it’s something else. He seems indignant at people challenging him

[–] thesporkeffect 3 points 2 months ago

I am extremely anxious by default unless I am able to fully control my environment (remove stressors) and converting anxiety to anger is the only way to turn that energy into action, unless an intermediary is present that understands my context. Anger isn't a pure negative, and it can be useful at times.

On the other hand, it's hard to steer it and let go of it once you get locked in. Additionally, many stressors can't be fixed by direct action and that will just stress out everyone else who has to be around you without reducing the original problems.

[–] CobblerScholar 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, in prison

[–] captainlezbian 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it’s unconscionable that he was elected after what he did at Ohio State.

[–] JeeBaiChow 3 points 1 month ago

What's scarier is that trump might 36-up him in November.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Gym Jordan is also most likely a racist. Anger and racism are basically married. Especially when it comes to black people prosecuting rich WASP whites.

[–] GreenKnight23 18 points 2 months ago

not entirely true, I'm not racist but I'm always angry.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Most likely?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

Mental disease makes people unable to process emotions. They often lash out in anger.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ohio keeps electing Gym Jordan. Are they trash because they live in Ohio or is Ohio trash because they live in Ohio?

[–] bizzle 12 points 1 month ago

Skibidi Ohio 🤮

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Ohio is as Ohio does, Jennay.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

They got this picture of him just seconds after he read that portion of the legal reply.

Absolutely dedicated photographer, capturing the exact facial expression he made exactly in the moment when he read the comment about anger management classes.

That’s dedication there

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Inb4 Gym lands in the clink

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