Talk:RINO of the Year 2022

Geopolitician's two sense

Alright, let's get this party started. Compiling my list now. See you in a few minutes.--Geopolitician (talk) 00:47, December 22, 2022 (EST)

• Liz Cheney- For participating in the January 6 committee.

• Adam Kinzinger- For participating in the January 6 committee.

• Kevin McCarthy- For supporting establishment Republicans in the midterms and then lying about where he stands in hopes of being elected Speaker of the House.

• The 54 Republican Congressmen who wore "Only Kevin" pins in anticipation of the 2023 Speaker election.

• Marjorie Taylor Greene- For inappropriately comparing conservative critics of Kevin McCarthy to NeverTrumpers.

• Ron DeSantis- For his dishonest conduct in preparation for 2024. For using media sycophants to exaggerate his record as governor. For repeatedly stabbing Trump in the back behind the scenes, especially after August. For making alliances with megadonors who are known NeverTrumpers. For hogging RGA donation money in order to fund his 2024 campaign. For inappropriate publicity stunts during his re-election campaign which were clearly designed to condition people for 2024. And, if Mike Lindell's allegations are correct, rigging the results in Dade County in order to artificially boost his numbers, presumably to boost his "street cred" for 2024.

• Pete Ricketts- For greenlighting the diversion of RGA funds to support Ron DeSantis' 2024 campaign.

• Doug Ducey- See above. Also, he blatantly lied to Kari Lake when he said he would use RGA money to support her campaign, which he didn't.

• Glenn Youngkin- For being the Republican establishment's back-up plan in case Ron DeSantis doesn't go anywhere for 2024. Also, if Matt Strickland's allegations are correct, for collaborating with corrupt law enforcement officials to persecute conservative critics of his policies.

• John Bolton- For unofficially announcing that he's running against Trump in 2024.

• Asa Hutchinson- See above.

• Any GOP Senator or Congressman who voted to arm or give money to Ukraine.

• Any GOP Senator or Congressman who votes on the Omnibus bill (yet to be determined).

• Josh Mandel- For his dishonest conduct during the Ohio Senate primary, falsely labeling JD Vance as a NeverTrumper while simultaneously trying to sell intervention in Ukraine as a MAGA position.

• Dr. Oz- Do I even need to explain this one?

• Mike Pompeo- For resorting to blatantly xenophibic rhetoric to discredit Dr. Oz while simultaneously backing another RINO candidate in the same race.

• Kathy Barnette- For her dishonest conduct during the Pennsylvania Senate primary, basically lying about everything to cover up her leftist past.

• Mo Brooks- For throwing a temper tantrum after Trump withdrew his endorsement in the Alabama Senate race, and going full Joe Walsh on him (you know what that means).--Geopolitician (talk) 01:18, December 22, 2022 (EST)

A few more.

• Ronna Romney McDaniel- For supporting establishment Republicans in the midterms.

• Michael Waltz- For his exceptionally hawkish rhetoric on China and Russia in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• Michael McCaul- For basically calling Tucker Carlson a Russian agent.--Geopolitician (talk) 01:23, December 22, 2022 (EST)

Yet more.

• Lindsey Graham- For advocating Vladimir Putin's assassination and acting like that's not an escalation of the crisis in Ukraine at all.

• Sean Hannity- See above.--Geopolitician (talk) 01:33, December 22, 2022 (EST)

Sorry, one more.

• Geoff Duncan- For openly discouraging GOP voters from voting for Herschel Walker in the Georgia Senate runoff, possibly costing him enough votes to throw the election to radical leftist Raphael Warnock.

I formally nominate all of the above. As a non-sysop, I humbly request that I add these people to the page.--Geopolitician (talk) 17:45, December 22, 2022 (EST)

Okay, RobSmith just told me that I'm free to add nominations as I please, but not remove existing ones. I'll assume the rules are the same here, so I'll proceed with adding the above names now.--Geopolitician (talk) 18:28, December 22, 2022 (EST)

This is just a hit list, and hard to take seriously. RobS^{Give Peace a chance} 02:06, December 28, 2022 (EST)

We need people with proven accomplishments as RINOs. Look at #3, "for supporting establishment Republicans." Establishment Republicans =/= to RINOs. This is ridiculous. RobS^{Give Peace a chance} 02:09, December 28, 2022 (EST)

MTG

Its weird to add MTG name here for supporting McCarthy, while you ignore Trump who support him first --Alex Kosh (talk) 17:49, December 24, 2022 (EST)

MTG has been more vocal about her support for McCarthy, and also more openly hostile to those who disagree with her on the issue. I added her to the list because of her absurd attacks on Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz, falsely accusing them of being NeverTrumpers over an issue that has nothing to do with Trump. Such accusations cannot be tolerated within the conservative movement, especially if they are made in bad faith, which in this case I firmly believe they were.--Geopolitician (talk) 22:04, December 27, 2022 (EST)

Yah, cause she's going to get a good committee assignment and maybe even a subcommittee chair. RobS^{Give Peace a chance} 02:10, December 28, 2022 (EST)

That could be political suicide for her. It would anger many within the MAGA base, and likely result in her facing a primary challenge from the right in 2024.--Geopolitician (talk) 22:38, December 28, 2022 (EST)