In case you missed the big news, Maryland Democratic congressman and election denier (for both 2000 and 2016 presidential elections) Jamie Raskin has been tapped to be the ranking Democratic member on the House Oversight Committee. Hot stuff! And well deserved. After all, he’s already emerged as a key Democratic power player thanks to his role as a valued member of the January 6 committee. It’s only fitting that he’d get rewarded for all of his hard work and efforts with a cushy Oversight committee spot.
I was recruited to @OversightDems by Representative Elijah Cummings on my first day in Congress & it is overwhelming to think I will now become one of his successors. I thank my Caucus colleagues for entrusting me with the awesome responsibility of being Oversight Ranking Member.
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) December 22, 2022
Anyway, now that he’s an even more important guy than he was just a few days ago, it makes sense that he’d be a big get for reporters. Reporters like NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles, who was lucky enough to score an interview with Very Important Rep. Raskin all about the Very Important work of the January 6 committee when the interview was interrupted by a Very Important (and Exciting!) phone call:
I was in the middle of an interview with @RepRaskin about the work of the J6 Committee when he had to step away to take a call.
The caller? @POTUS. pic.twitter.com/837DK6U6yb— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) December 23, 2022
Oh my gosh, you guys. A phone call from Joe Biden! The President of the United States! So cool, right? Almost as cool as Jamie Raskin looks standing there with the phone in one hand and his other hand in his pocket. Real James Dean energy, you know?
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So cool that you managed to grab a pic, Ryan. Impressive, too. Your hands must’ve been so sweaty, what with the absolute thrill of what you were witnessing. How did you manage to keep it together and stay so professional while also drooling all over the floor?
Stunning
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) December 23, 2022
Stunning AF. Though I don’t know who’s more stunning … Jamie Raskin or Ryan Nobles. It’s definitely close.
This is supposed to be a reporter. https://t.co/moaok96Fwr
— Just Kansas Things (@justksshit) December 23, 2022
And technically, he is a reporter. Just not a credible or legit one.
So you write for Tiger Beat?
— El Barco (@ElBarco19) December 23, 2022
Well, maybe not in an official capacity … but he does work for NBC News, which can be like Tiger Beat for people who want to pretend they’re serious about news.
Important slobbering fanboying from your Capitol press corps https://t.co/ZZ45J3GblY
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) December 23, 2022
Well, to be fair, it is the sort of journalism that Democrats like Jamie Raskin (and Joe Biden) have grown accustomed to.
Did you ask him why he voted against certifying the 2016 election
— Tony (@Tony16552556) December 23, 2022
Of course not. This is NBC News, remember. Not an actual journalistic outlet.
— Uncle Tupelo (@onelegup08) December 23, 2022
Y’all are embarrassing yourselves. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/yldrWy4JIW
— rigo man (@rigoman14) December 23, 2022
Yeah, but when you’re NBC News and you have no shame, how embarrassed can you really feel? You need at least a little shame to be embarrassed, no?
https://t.co/yyWwS24QJ5 pic.twitter.com/dthe3FAJKw
— Johnny Rotten's American Cousin (@EERCANE) December 23, 2022
Yeesh. Harsh, but pretty fair, honestly.
I hope you got his autograph.
— Robert Hoover (@RobertHoover62) December 23, 2022
Or at least some mouthwash or something:
— (((Common Man))) (@hydar) December 23, 2022
No boot tastes good enough to lick like Ryan Nobles licked Jamie Raskin’s. But expect that a lot more of Jamie Raskin’s boots will be licked by a lot more reporters like Ryan Nobles in the months to come.
House Ds picked Raskin as their top member on the Oversight Committee, which will lead investigations into Biden's administration and family under GOP control next year. https://t.co/GjPyQws3nY
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) December 23, 2022
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