Dan Crenshaw Withers Under Questioning From Young Woman, Gets Booed at Conservative Event_freckle removal in california
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
- Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later.
Dan Crenshaw, the acerbic congressman from Texas desperately trying to brand himself as an unnatural chimera of Donald Trump and John McCain, is in hot water today for a video recorded at a Montgomery County Tea Party fundraiser in which he snaps at a young woman for asking him a pointed question about Jesus.
The entire setting and context for the exchange is like a Mad Libs of terms to bubble out of the right-wing fever swamp. Crenshaw was confronted at a Tea Party fundraiser by a young woman questioner, who challenged him to defend statements that he made likening Jesus to a fictional superhero while on former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink’s podcast. The video of the confrontation was shared by Scott T. Parkinson, the VP of Government Affairs for Club4Growth, a conservative PAC that recently endorsed Illinois Rep. Mary Miller, who achieved brief online prominence after she said “Hitler was right about one thing” during a speech the day before the Jan. 6 insurrection. Parkinson’s reasoning for committing GOP-on-GOP violence on Crenshaw probably stems from the Texas lawmaker’s recent online flame-war with Marjorie Taylor Greene, though it’s tough to say why any of these people do what they do.
More from Rolling Stone
Trouble in MAGA Land: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Dan Crenshaw Are Feuding Over Trump, Covid, and Porn
Republicans Are Scrounging for Ways to Blame Democrats for the Waukesha Tragedy
I Tried to Redpill My Son With These Far-Right Children's Books
Anyway, the woman asked Crenshaw to defend a quote he gave to The Jockopodcast: “The important thing is that we have societal hero archetypes that we look up to,” Crenshaw said. “Jesus is a hero archetype. Superman is a hero archetype. Real characters too, you know, I could name a thousand,” which the questioner (again, a young woman) interpreted as Crenshaw saying Jesus was not a “real character” (The Weekpoints out that this argument appears to be drawn from right-wing pop psychologist Jordan Peterson’s work, adding to the game of Mad Libs).
(editor:)
- Marnie Schulenburg of 'As the World Turns,' 'One Life to Live' dies from cancer at 37
- Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard: the shocking trial's wildest moments
- Agatha to strengthen into a hurricane before striking Mexico
- Sandra Bullock plans another break from acting: 'I am just going to take some time to be a mom'
- Flames outlast Oilers in explosive series opener as rivals combine for 15 goals
- A Private Island Off the Coast of Maine Is Listed for $339,000—But There’s a Catch
- Inside Travis Barker's Surprisingly Tranquil Calabasas Abode
- Canada's Auger
- Lethbridge man's rainbow house has become a symbol of joy and LGBTQ solidarity
- A Private Island Off the Coast of Maine Is Listed for $339,000—But There’s a Catch
- 1st hurricane of 2022, Agatha heads for Mexico tourist towns
- Heaven's Gate survivor reflects on the cult's mass suicide 25 years ago
- Fans think Miley Cyrus looks identical to this surprising British celebrity
- 'Unbeatable' Tyson Fury determined to stick to retirement pledge
- Pete Davidson Finally Responds to Kanye West… From Kim Kardashian’s Bed
- Russia says it plans full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine; Moldova protests
- 5 standout beauty trends from Fashion Week Fall 2022
- 'Unbeatable' Tyson Fury determined to stick to retirement pledge
- Unvaccinated MLB players won't be allowed into Canada to play Blue Jays
- Bottcher, Flasch win crossover playoff games at Brier; Gunnlaugson, Jacobs eliminated