Summary
Representative Nancy Mace claimed to have been assaulted by James McIntyre, a transgender rights advocate, at a foster youth event.
However, eyewitnesses report that McIntyre merely shook Mace’s hand and discussed transgender youth support, leading to his arrest and charges of assaulting a government official.
This incident raises concerns about the safety of expressing opinions on Capitol Hill and the potential for misrepresentation of interactions.
Mace actually sort of fascinates me.
Her hateful bigot piece of shit act is a bit too over-the-top, and I just don’t entirely buy it. I keep thinking at least some part of it is that she’s actually more of a greedy unethical piece of shit, and has figured out that hateful bigoted piece of shit is a profitable role to play, and she’s playing it to the hilt.
Not that it matters - she’s a piece of shit either way. It’s just an idea that wanders through my mind, a bit more solidly every time, whenever she sleazes her way into the headlines.
Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
Reading the article made me think of the scene in “Caddyshack” when Rodney Dangerfield’s character claimed to have a broken arm after being struck by a ball.
The sad thing about this is it’s our own fault. The inability or unwillingness to call a lie a lie and a liar a liar has gotten us to this point.