Rep. Tony Gonzales called his GOP opponent in Texas a “neo-Nazi” and an “anarchist” intent on “burning the place down” — and said Republican hardliners seeking to oust him are a bunch of “scumbags” and MAGA wannabes.

In an interview with CNN, the two-term Texas GOP congressman said the outcome of Tuesday’s runoff against gun activist Brandon Herrera will send a clear message to Republicans amid a period of bitter intraparty infighting that has led to an ousted speaker, a stalled agenda and roiled relations across the House GOP Conference.

“Are we going to be the party that governs and gets things done in a conservative manner?” Gonzales said. “Or are we going to be the party that has jesters that come up here and say wild and crazy outrageous things and just try to burn the place down?”

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    Calling Gonzales a RINO for wanting to keep bullets out of children really illustrates the far-right’s definition of Republican.

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    These anarchists are so fucking lame.

    What kind of anarchy supports banning books? Get bent ya twats. Y’all wouldn’t know anarchy if it slashed your tires.

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      War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

      George Orwell, 1984

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    “Are we going to be the party that governs and gets things done in a conservative manner?” Gonzales said. “Or are we going to be the party that has jesters that come up here and say wild and crazy outrageous things and just try to burn the place down?”

    Conservatives have literally never been able to get shit done properly

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    Brandon Herrera is not even close to being a Nazi. He is extremely pro gun and favors Soviet weaponry in his own personal collection. If anything Lemmy should like him for that reason.

    Gonzales is butthurt because he is such a weak candidate that he’s literally getting primaried by a YouTuber and memelord. It will be hilarious if he actually loses.