{"id":1778320,"date":"2022-12-17T06:09:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T11:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1778320"},"modified":"2022-12-17T07:03:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T12:03:29","slug":"rino-kinzinger-falsely-claims-he-lost-job-because-he-stood-up-for-the-truth-in-farewell-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rino-kinzinger-falsely-claims-he-lost-job-because-he-stood-up-for-the-truth-in-farewell-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"RINO Kinzinger Falsely Claims He Lost Job Because He Stood Up for the Truth In Farewell Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frino-kinzinger-falsely-claims-he-lost-job-because-he-stood-up-for-the-truth-in-farewell-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1778320&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.16-01.00-thepoliticalinsider-639c6bf51f5dd.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>While condemning fellow Republicans of \u201clies and deceit\u201d during his farewell speech from Congress on Thursday, Never Trumper Adam Kinzinger falsely claimed he lost his job because he insisted on \u201cstanding up for truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, Kinzinger declared that \u201cour democracy is not functioning\u201d and said the GOP has \u201cembraced lies and deceit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then he told his own lie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad I known that standing up for truth would cost me my job, friendships, and even my personal security, I would, without hesitation, do it all over again,\u201d proclaimed Kinzinger.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kinzinger gives his farewell: \u201cHad I know that standing up for truth would cost me my job, friendships, and even my personal security, I would, without hesitation, do it all over again.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cw7Q9WmVhn\">pic.twitter.com\/Cw7Q9WmVhn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1603500606097760256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/goodbye-anti-trump-rep-adam-kinzinger-wont-seek-reelection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodbye: Anti-Trump Rep. Adam Kinzinger Won\u2019t Seek Reelection<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Kinzinger\u2019s Farewell Speech is a Doozy<\/h3>\n<p>By gosh, you have to hand it to this self-absorbed drama queen. Despite reality dictating otherwise, he truly believes he is an American hero.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing missing from that statement is Mariah Carey standing behind him singing \u201cWhen a Hero Comes Along.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/bbmas-billboard-music-awards-2019-bbmas-TFBKfj2WsbTofA6vfa\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is, after all, the same guy who thought he was going to have to turn Rambo <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/never-trump-rep-kinzinger-says-he-almost-used-his-gun-on-january-6-rioters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on January 6<\/a> and said his service on the select committee was the equivalent of the way Todd Beamer and the passengers of Flight 93 fought back against terrorists on 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>Drama. Queen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, the facts betray Kinzinger\u2019s false claim.<\/p>\n<p>The short-time Representative actually announced he would not run for reelection in the midterms. It was a decision he made on his own. At least Liz Cheney stood in there and took the beating. But Kinzinger tucked his tail and ran instead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Narrator: He is losing his job because Illinois Democrats gerrymandered away his district lol<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1603501779937034241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And he didn\u2019t even do so because voters turned on him for allegedly standing up for the truth, as he insists. He did so because Democrats in Illinois unveiled a new congressional map that significantly impacted his chances of winning in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>For all his kowtowing and toeing the Democrat line, he was rewarded with getting redistricted out of office. There\u2019s surely a lesson in that.<\/p>\n<p>Kinzinger has become quite the accomplished Fake News artist in recent months. Spreading misinformation about Tucker Carlson through fake quotes, not to mention his \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/05\/01\/ghost-of-kyiv-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghost of Kyiv<\/a>\u2018 story.<\/p>\n<p>He sat on a committee that pushed easily <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/one-of-the-january-6-committees-conspiracy-theories-about-riot-debunked-by-capitol-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debunked conspiracy theories<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/january-6-select-committee-admits-to-doctoring-text-message-presented-by-adam-schiff-as-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doctored of alleged evidence<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those are the facts. We just stood for the truth, Adam. Where\u2019s our prize?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kinzinger leaving Congress to focus on being a bitch full time <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vfZqLNEzWn\">https:\/\/t.co\/vfZqLNEzWn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComfortablySmug\/status\/1454092663569932294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/newt-gingrich-says-some-members-of-january-6-committee-could-face-jail-time-cheney-kinzinger-fire-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newt Gingrich Says Some Members Of January 6 Committee Could Face Jail Time \u2013 Cheney, Kinzinger Fire Back<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Accuses Republicans of Inciting Violence<\/h3>\n<p>Aside from making false claims while calling others liars, Kinzinger\u2019s farewell speech was replete with all the talking points you\u2019d expect from a thinly-veiled Democrat vying for a job with MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>This man parrots liberal talking points with such ease it would make Lago blush.<\/p>\n<p>Here he is calling Republicans racist and comparing the January 6 protests to the Oklahoma City bombing. Ya know, because comparing it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/01\/06\/harris-jan-6-like-pearl-harbor-9-11\/9116617002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9\/11 and Pearl Harbor<\/a> has already been taken by his Democrat colleagues.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In his farewell speech, Kinzinger says the GOP \u201cused to believe in a big tent that welcomed the tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Now, they shelter the ignorant, racist, who only stoke anger and hatred\u201d while also comparing J6 to the Oklahoma City bombing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Fo7R79kXn\">pic.twitter.com\/9Fo7R79kXn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1603503342587711488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRepublicans once believed that limited government meant lower taxes and more autonomy,\u201d he added. \u201cToday, limited government means inciting violence against government officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Where was Kinzinger\u2019s mention of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/07\/27\/politics\/kavanaugh-roske-arrest-warrant\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination attempt<\/a> on a Supreme Court Justice? Where was mention of the many years Republican officials were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/local\/wp\/2018\/09\/25\/ted-cruz-and-wife-shouted-out-of-d-c-restaurant-over-his-support-for-kavanaugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">openly harassed<\/a> in public?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shelter the ignorant, the racist, who only stoke anger and hatred to those who are different than us,\u201d added Kinzinger.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m glad Kinzinger gave this farewell speech. Mostly because it is, in fact, a farewell. I\u2019m glad somebody gave him a milk crate to stand on so he could reach the microphone to deliver his final words in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>But throwing stones at alleged liars from within his lying glass house well, it\u2019s a bit much. At least he has his new MSNBC or CNN career to look forward to, where the lies will be expected, if not rewarded.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While condemning fellow Republicans of \u201clies and deceit\u201d during his farewell speech from Congress on Thursday, Never Trumper Adam Kinzinger falsely claimed he lost his job because he insisted on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1778323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[5458,4856,4305,9717,7819,9836,5987,3819,8402,4554,7821,6426],"class_list":["post-1778320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-bongino","tag-claims","tag-falsely","tag-farewell","tag-job","tag-kinzinger","tag-lost","tag-report","tag-rino","tag-speech","tag-stood","tag-truth"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1778320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1778320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1778320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1778323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1778320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1778320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1778320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}