This morning Mike Johnson angrily lectured the press

[senseandsensibility]

and said that they better support the administration's fight against "communism" because that's what safeguards freedom of the press.

Wow. Through the looking glass even by his and trump's standards.

The sad and scary part? If past is prologue, a significant number of "journalists" will eagerly "bothsides" this. Even as this administration actively attacks their rights and opens investigations into journalists at the NYT, for example, they will pretend that it doesn't really matter because there is enough blame to go around. Or something.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Funny, that no one was talking about this terrible communist threat until a couple of state primaries ago.

[senseandsensibility]

2. Yeah, that's weird isn't it?

It's almost like they came up with a "strategy" so simple that even the dunce in chief could remember it and just repeat it ad nauseum without worrying about whether it was convincing or true or anything. But they wouldn't be that devious, would they?

[erronis]

13. Yup. Pull out playbook. Flip to section about fear-mongering. Whole pages about yelling "communism"!

[struggle4progress]

5. "Support organized crime: we're your only defense against communism"

[Initech]

3. Nah we're done with this shit.

We're tired of being run by Rupert Murdoch's bully pulpit. Enough is enough. Hey Mike, you're fired!

[struggle4progress]

4. Smirky lil nazi halfwit, ain't it?

[SupportSanity]

6. The Fascist Regime speaks through Mike Johnson.

As far as the Communists go, it's not about Communism at all.

If you watch Trump's July 3rd speech, he spends approx. 10 minutes talking about Communists. Really what he is doing is equating God-less with Communists.

So now those with God on their side know to go after those God-less Communists.

This is a familiar playbook for Christianity throughout the centuries.

Us against them. God fearing against the infidels. Right versus wrong.

So the Christo-Fascists really aren't concerned about Communism per se, but they are concerned about a giant mass of God-less Communists.

[multigraincracker]

31. Christo-communist sounds great, Mickey.

[lastlib]

7. I guess he couldn't use "caravans" this time around.....

...becuz his "perfect" wall was in the way......but it couldn't stop the all-powerful commies, I guess....... Only repuglykans fall for this shit.

[kentuck]

8. He also said he spent 3 hours with Trump yesterday...

...and the "communists" are the big topic of the day.

Where have you been, Joe McCarthy?

[erronis]

14. The Graduate. Not plastics; smear tactics.

[BattleRow]

15. Keeping company with Roy Cohn.....

[MerryBlooms]

23. Nobody's spending 3hrs with trump, that sob can't stay awake that long.

If a republican's lips are moving, they're lying.

[Cherrycheeks]

9. Lol! You

[Cherrycheeks]

10. Didnt mean you..

That was a typo

[Karasu]

11. The MSM has willingly let these fascists beat them into submission. It's hard to have much pity for them, especially

considering the huge role they've played in normalizing this crazy fascist shit over the last decade.

All because they wanted to seem friendly to "both sides."

[erronis]

16. The MSM is not "beaten into submission" - they are willing participants and play golf with el Cheato.

[Karasu]

18. I mean, you're right...they willingly normalized this shit to begin with, and it pisses me off that they've been acting

all surprised at the obvious outcome (though yes, the key word there is "acting" ).

[relogic]

25. Repub's positively no taxes, free ride, libertarian screed

is protected by the MSM. They’re not so beaten into submission as they are selling the whips to beat the rest of us.

[LymphocyteLover]

12. MJ is the WORST Speaker of the House in history. A little lying MAGA puppet that no one respects.

[BattleRow]

17. Spinocchio....

[OGBuzz]

19. Mike Johnson's wife and children must be very ashamed.

[Hope22]

22. And his god

Has crawled back into the cave!

[aggiesal]

20. If fighting against ''communism'' because that's what safeguards freedom of the press, maybe ...

the biggest commie lives in public housing at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

It looks like wittle Mikie Johnson, fohgot to take his Iwony Deficient tabwets this mowning.

[ToxMarz]

21. Fighting facism also defends freedom of the press, and is a much more imminent threat.

[Warpy]

24. Being both fair and objective AGREE WOTJ MEEEEEE

We've been hearing this song and dance from righjt wing nut jobs for decades.

Fuck 'em.

[muriel_volestrangler]

26. Shorter MJ: Give up the freedom of the press, and support our wild goose chase that claims

that the freedom of the press is under attack from an imaginary enemy.

[Blue Owl]

27. Who's afraid of that spineless shitweasel?

[Skittles]

28. reminds me of Dante whining, "I'm not even supposed to be here today"

prompting a righteous rant from Randal regarding how many of Dante's woes were self- inflicted

[chowder66]

29. The press should just say they haven't heard about it or they don't know anything about this. Feign ignorance ala Mike!

[vapor2]

30. But Mikey has a protection plan right ?

[multigraincracker]

32. A Communist is anyone that want the rich to pay their fair share in taxes.

[ColoringFool]

34. That's a BINGO! 👍👏👍👏👍

[ColoringFool]

33. Communism? Did this Administration get ahold of Mr. Peabody's.....

Wayback Machine?

[canetoad]

35. In the history of civilizations

Little Mikey Johnson is without doubt the most corrupt, craven, gutless, snivelling, toadying, crooked, cowardly, pusillanimous, yellow, timid, lily-livered coward to ever have entered politics.