Far-right Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's entire image runs on performative outrage, and during a recent podcast appearance she turned the outrage machine's spotlight on a new topic--herself.
Specifically, it's her reputation for being "unintelligent" and "crazy"--her words, not ours!--that has her upset.
Naturally, Greene doesn't blame this reputation on, say, her own actions.
Rather, she told podcaster Lisa Boothe that it's the media who have made her seem unhinged by--gasp!--reporting on the things she says, which are often... well, unhinged.
And as if she were trying to prove the media's point, she complained about the situation with a word salad that really didn't help the matter at all. Hear her comments below.
As usual, Greene has a very interesting interpretation of reality when it comes to the origins of her reputation for being not quite all there, if you will. She told Boothe:
"They create me as someone to not be liked. They make me out as if I'm angry or crazy or basically just unintelligent, which, you know, is completely unfair."
With all due respect to Representative Greene, she does that for herself, without the media's help. Case in point, the next thing she said to Boothe.
"But they give me all the 'isms.' You know, 'ists.' Like the racist, the homophobic, um, you know, anti-Semitic."
"They put all those labels on me and none of them are true."
That whole thing makes very little sense, both syntactically and in terms of the facts, because those accusations against her come from Greene's own words and actions.
Speaking at a conference for white nationalists? That's racist.
Insinuating that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is a pedophile who trolls girls' bathrooms? That's homophobic.
And accusing Jews of setting wildfires in California with "Jewish space lasers"? That's anti-Semitic, as well as "unintelligent" and "crazy"--again, her words not ours!
As you might assume, Twitter was not buying anything Greene was selling, and they roasted her to a crisp.
Has her PhD in space lasers from Trump University— Sgt. Oddball\ud83d\udcf7\ud83d\udef6\u26f7\ud83d\udeb5\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@Sgt. Oddball\ud83d\udcf7\ud83d\udef6\u26f7\ud83d\udeb5\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6) 1652710715
Can we all agree that Marjorie Taylor Greene is an unintelligent crazy bigot?— Mayo \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b (@Mayo \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udf3b) 1652731982
The truth can cut like a knife.https://twitter.com/OccupyDemocrats/status/1526226071690936321\u00a0\u2026— Mike Resisting From Canada (@Mike Resisting From Canada) 1652722478
.\nNotice, she claimed it's "unfair," not untrue.\n\nCompletely unfair': Marjorie Taylor Greene complains about reputation for being 'unintelligent'https://www.rawstory.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-unintelligent/\u00a0\u2026— Bill Pelotte (@Bill Pelotte) 1652734300
Marjorie Taylor Greene is complaining that the media is completely unfair to her because they make her seem angry, or crazy, or unintelligent as well as racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic.\n\nI can't imagine what Marge could have done to make them think that.\n#DemVoice1pic.twitter.com/g3zPXcpjOD— LA Votes Blue in GA! #DemVoice1 \ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0e\ud83d\udc99 (@LA Votes Blue in GA! #DemVoice1 \ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0e\ud83d\udc99) 1652731351
She may think it's totally unfair, but it was 100% earned.https://twitter.com/realTuckFrumper/status/1526203958124875777\u00a0\u2026— Jax Persists (@Jax Persists) 1652717653
Not unfair. Earned.— \ud83c\udfbcJohnny For Real \ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89 \ud83c\udfb8\ud83c\udfb6 (@\ud83c\udfbcJohnny For Real \ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89 \ud83c\udfb8\ud83c\udfb6) 1652711659
There's a way to prove folks wrong - SHUT UP! Stop validating opinion. @RepMTG @HouseGOPhttps://www.rawstory.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-unintelligent/\u00a0\u2026— PatriciaWickham (@PatriciaWickham) 1652730382
BREAKING: The word "Unintelligent" sues Marjorie Taylor Greene for defamation.— Exploding Space Pillow Singh, MD \ud83c\udf0a (@Exploding Space Pillow Singh, MD \ud83c\udf0a) 1652734684
And then she goes on in the same interview to say the 1/6 insurrectionists are being treated unfairly by being jailed. @RepMTG - News flash - People think you are "angry, crazy or unintelligent" based on your own words which are just reported in the media. No commentary necessary— Susan Witt (@Susan Witt) 1652716436
It's interesting that Greene is suddenly concerned about her reputation when she's had no hesitation in saying offensive things every chance she gets for the past two years.
Perhaps it has something to do with subpar fundraising numbers for her November reelection campaign? Nah, probably just a coincidence.
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