Quote:In a chaotic display of political theater, Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), the ranking member of the DOGE Subcommittee, was gavelled down by Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after launching into a rambling tirade defending extremist transgender ideology during a congressional hearing Wednesday.

The hearing, meant to investigate alarming instances of government waste, fraud, and abuse—including how taxpayer dollars are funneled through radical gender ideology programs—was repeatedly hijacked by Democrats attempting to derail the proceedings with irrelevant political grandstanding.

“And with that, I recognize Ms. Stansbury to defend all the trans,” Greene said dryly, setting the stage for what turned into a bizarre and embarrassing spectacle. Before Stansbury could begin, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) interrupted with a failed point of order, accusing Greene of improperly running the committee—a tactic that ultimately fell flat as Greene overruled it.

But what followed was even more absurd. Stansbury, seemingly uninterested in discussing the actual topic of government mismanagement, launched into a nearly five-minute rant accusing Republicans of “bullying trans kids” and bizarrely suggesting that the committee had been created to “do Elon Musk’s bidding.”

“This is not an oversight hearing,” Stansbury declared dismissively. “They’re bullying trans kids. They’re talking about things that have absolutely nothing to do with government oversight.”

As witnesses—including women’s rights activists—testified about the devastating impacts of biological males competing in women’s sports, Stansbury tried to reframe the hearing as an attack on “transgender” individuals, ignoring the real victims: the women and girls injured and sidelined by unfair competition.

When her allotted time expired, Greene politely reminded her: “The gentle lady’s time has expired.” But Stansbury refused to yield, continuing to shout over the chair and attempting to pose further questions to Fatima Goss Graves of the far-left National Women’s Law Center, who was there defending transgender inclusion in women’s spaces.

“You took a minute of my time, wasting my time on a non-point of order. The gentle lady’s time has expired,” Greene reiterated firmly, as Stansbury ignored the gavel and continued grandstanding. “We stand with the LGBTQ+ community, and you can gavel me until the cows come home and it won’t stop it!” she yelled, as Greene had to repeatedly pound the gavel to restore order.





The embarrassing episode exposed the dangerous lengths far-left politicians like Stansbury are willing to go to defend radical gender ideology—even at the expense of women’s safety and fairness. While the committee was focused on exposing how public funds are misused under the guise of “diversity and inclusion,” Stansbury treated the hearing as a stage for partisan theatrics, trivializing the concerns of women injured in sports and the taxpayers footing the bill.

As the hearing continued, Democrats persisted in their efforts to distract and delay, but Greene remained steadfast, ensuring witnesses could testify about how taxpayer dollars are being weaponized to promote extremist ideologies at the expense of everyday Americans.

For Rep. Stansbury, however, the day ended not with a legislative victory, but with an embarrassing spectacle—and the unmistakable sound of the chairman’s gavel silencing her failed political stunt.

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The left is having a collective nervous breakdown in real time.

I made it less than three minutes before the whining was just too much for me.

(05-08-2025 04:45 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  The left is having a collective nervous breakdown in real time.

No kidding. Shows they don't have any real ideas of their own. All they have is opposition. Exposes how ridiculous they are.

It's so fun to watch.

(05-08-2025 05:43 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  I made it less than three minutes before the whining was just too much for me.

Honestly, I've stopped watching the Demonics lie endlessly. I can even mouth the words that will come out of theirs. The ONLY sane one is Ford from the Five.

(05-08-2025 07:44 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(05-08-2025 05:43 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  I made it less than three minutes before the whining was just too much for me.

Honestly, I've stopped watching the Demonics lie endlessly. I can even mouth the words that will come out of theirs. The ONLY sane one is Ford from the Five.

I've always liked him a bit. He is one of a dying breed. A moderate Dem with an actual brain.

(05-08-2025 08:41 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(05-08-2025 07:44 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(05-08-2025 05:43 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  I made it less than three minutes before the whining was just too much for me.

Honestly, I've stopped watching the Demonics lie endlessly. I can even mouth the words that will come out of theirs. The ONLY sane one is Ford from the Five.

I've always liked him a bit. He is one of a dying breed. A moderate Dem with an actual brain.

He's a Ford, nuff said. I wouldn't trust him any farther than I could throw him.

There is no such thing as trans. Does not exist. These people are demonic.

(05-09-2025 06:19 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(05-08-2025 08:41 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(05-08-2025 07:44 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(05-08-2025 05:43 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  I made it less than three minutes before the whining was just too much for me.

Honestly, I've stopped watching the Demonics lie endlessly. I can even mouth the words that will come out of theirs. The ONLY sane one is Ford from the Five.

I've always liked him a bit. He is one of a dying breed. A moderate Dem with an actual brain.

He's a Ford, nuff said. I wouldn't trust him any farther than I could throw him.

I get it, but I haven't lived in Memphis since 1978, so I missed most of his daddy's shenanigans, I think.

(05-09-2025 06:30 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(05-09-2025 06:19 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(05-08-2025 08:41 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(05-08-2025 07:44 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(05-08-2025 05:43 PM)Bear Catlett Wrote:  I made it less than three minutes before the whining was just too much for me.

Honestly, I've stopped watching the Demonics lie endlessly. I can even mouth the words that will come out of theirs. The ONLY sane one is Ford from the Five.

I've always liked him a bit. He is one of a dying breed. A moderate Dem with an actual brain.

He's a Ford, nuff said. I wouldn't trust him any farther than I could throw him.

I get it, but I haven't lived in Memphis since 1978, so I missed most of his daddy's shenanigans, I think.

The entire Ford family are borderline or actual criminals. But, I'll hand it to Jr., he's managed to distance himself from his family's legacy and set himself apart from the common perception of the Ford family name by presenting himself as a center leaning democrat who managed to avoid being brought up speaking ebonics, like much of his family. In the words of Joe Biden - He’s articulate and bright and clean and a nice looking guy.