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Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day: Gary Palmer- 2023 Update [1]
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Date: 2023-07-31
On this date in both 2020, 2021, as well as 2022, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” first profiled the U.S. House Representative from Alabama’s 6th Congressional District, Gary Palmer, who was first elected to office back in 2014, with a previous career of being the president of the Alabama Policy Institute, a conservative think tank. Palmer’s focus on being a social conservative for a quarter century straight was evident through his first term in office, as he was raging about the Supreme Court’s ruling on same sex marriage, throwing tantrums about transgendered Americans using the bathroom of their sexual orientation and not of their birth, and his sponsorship of a bill to defund Planned Parenthood based on outrage over the fraudulent video sponsored by the Center for Medical Progress.
He actually had the nerve to complain that Planned Parenthood frequently donates to Democratic candidates, which surprise, this hypocrite takes money from Koch Industries and Trinity broadcasting network, just to name a few.
What truly shows us that Palmer is a true extremist, he was one of 41 Republicans willing to crash a classified hearing regarding Donald Trump and Ukraine that would lead to Trump’s first impeachment, a meeting that he and his party actively chose not to participate in. Anyone willing to follow Matt Gaetz’s lead is huffing paint, frankly.
As far as how he’s handled himself during the Covid-19 pandemic, Gary Palmer was calling for the economy to be opened as early as April 22nd, 2020 (i.e. WAY TOO SOON and part of the reason we’re still seeing Americans die in the thousands daily) and besides that, Palmer is stupid enough to actually argue against the House voting for rule changes to allow for proxy voting and remote work to preserve his life, and that of any other members of Congress in the “at risk” group.
On January 7th, 2021, without any investigation into it, he declared that he “held the president responsible” for the Capitol Attack carried out by Trump supporters, but specifically said he would not support impeaching Donald Trump over it. Which… is a complete disconnect.
Much like the people of Alabama’s 6th should disconnect themselves from this brainless waste of a representative.
Instead, he got to hang around to vote against the Infrastructure bill Democrats passed, and then wait until its benefits were being felt to claim credit for the legislation he opposed.
Yes, he’s that brazen of a liar.
Speaking of which, here is a video of Gary Palmer attempting to violate the rules of the House to show a photo in a hearing of what he claims is “a fetus reaching out to grasp the hand of the doctor” during an in vitro surgical procedure to "prove" a 21 month old fetus is aware of its surroundings.
WELL, GUESS WHAT, HE’S EITHER DUMB ENOUGH TO FALL FOR A HOAX, OR HE KNOWS IT’S A HOAX AND HE’S TRYING TO SPREAD IT ANYWAY.
The doctor that performed that procedure on fetus with spina bifida has already repeatedly tried to correct the record, but the anti-choice crowd just can’t handle facts to defend their argument… so they go with lies. This chucklehead has twice sponsored bills to defund Planned Parenthood, so he’s chomping at the bit with Roe v. Wade blown up to start making the Handmaid’s Tale a reality.
Palmer’s recent voting record:
Gary Palmer only faced a Libertarian challenger in 2022, allowing him to coast to a fifth term in office. Given the state of Alabama politics, most signs point to this guy being around until he opts to retire, or he gets forced to due to some sort of illegal activity. But there aren’t many scenarios that end an Alabama Republican’s career at the ballot box these days.
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