{"id":535252,"date":"2023-01-05T00:39:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T21:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kevin-mccarthy-getting-wedgie-from-republican-kooks\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T00:39:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T21:39:08","slug":"kevin-mccarthy-getting-wedgie-from-republican-kooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-mccarthy-getting-wedgie-from-republican-kooks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kevin McCarthy getting &#8216;wedgie&#8217; from Republican &#8216;kooks&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a286fff520f6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a286fff520f6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-mccarthy-getting-wedgie-from-republican-kooks\/#%E2%80%9CKevin_McCarthy_getting_%E2%80%98wedgie_from_Republican_%E2%80%98kooks%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kevin McCarthy getting &#8216;wedgie&#8217; from Republican &#8216;kooks&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Kevin McCarthy getting &#8216;wedgie&#8217; from Republican &#8216;kooks'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Left-leaning shock jock Howard Stern blamed Republican \u201ckooks\u201d for derailing Rep. Kevin McCarthy\u2019s bid to become House Speaker. <\/p>\n<p>Stern likened the California congressman to a student receiving a \u201cwedgie\u201d in public while discussing the stalemate on Capitol Hill during Wednesday\u2019s edition of Sirius XM\u2019s \u201cThe Howard Stern Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guy has wanted to be the Speaker of the House forever, this poor bastard,\u201d Stern said. \u201cI mean, you feel bad for him in a way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason the dude can\u2019t become Speaker of the House is that these Republicans have let in so many kooks that the kooks will not vote for him,\u201d Stern added.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy fell short of the required threshold in three votes Tuesday, and House Republicans again remained divided after three more attempts to elect the next Speaker on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/howard-stern.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Howard Stern \" class=\"wp-image-25237421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/howard-stern.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/howard-stern.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/howard-stern.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Howard Stern argued Kevin McCarthy wants to be speaker too badly.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Howard Stern Show\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A group of GOP holdouts, including hardliners such as Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, have blocked McCarthy from securing the leadership role \u2013 despite calls from former President Donald Trump and others to vote for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe wedgie guy. That\u2019s exactly who [McCarthy] is,\u201d Stern quipped. \u201cThey\u2019re wedgie-ing him in front of the whole world right now. \u2018Wah, I wanna be Speaker of the House.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stern noted that McCarthy had previously staged an unsuccessful bid to become House speaker in 2015 \u2013 and argued that some Republicans lawmakers were relishing an opportunity to stick it to their longtime colleague.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kevin-mccarthy-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kevin McCarthy\" class=\"wp-image-25237424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kevin-mccarthy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kevin-mccarthy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/kevin-mccarthy-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kevin McCarthy has lost five votes and counting to become House speaker.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alex Brandon\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think this guy wants it so badly that it\u2019s kind of fun not to give it to him,\u201d Stern said. \u201cLike, you know when someone wants to be class president and they\u2019re the teacher\u2019s pet? Like, he looks like he\u2019s so desperate for it that they won\u2019t give it to him.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why they won\u2019t vote for him \u2013 he wants it too bad. He should just go, \u2018F\u2013k you. I don\u2019t want it.\u2019 But anyway, he needs to play hard to get. Not only that, he just looks like a dude that like you want to f\u2013k around with. You know what I mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/matt-gaetz.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Matt Gaetz\" class=\"wp-image-25237425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/matt-gaetz.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Matt Gaetz (center) is one of several Republicans blocking McCarthy\u2019s bid for House speaker.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McCarthy\u2019s failed effort this week marked the first time in a century that a candidate for House speaker wasn\u2019t confirmed on the first vote.<\/p>\n<p>Mediaite earlier reported on Stern\u2019s remarks.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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