Note: as of May 10, 2021, @KMcCarthyHon has been continuously tweeting suggested more honorable versions of Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) tweets.
Examples of dishonorable speech by kevin mccarthy:
Mar. 23, 2021:
Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy, Mar. 23, 2021 tweet:
“The votes in #IA02 were counted, recounted, and certified. @RepMMM is the indisputable winner and will serve out the term she rightfully won. RT to tell Pelosi and the radical Democrats to stop trying to steal the seat!” [note RepMMM is Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks; I believe “RT” means retweet]
Dishonorable speech categories:
#12 (level 1) assuming bad intent (with “steal the seat”), #8 vague terms that generally bring up negative emotions (with “radical”), #31 (level 2) misleading for material gain (for “indisputable” – it appears it can be legally “disputable,” as NPR described), and #13 offering opinion as fact (for “rightfully”)
Suggested more honorable version:
The votes in #IA02 were counted, recounted, and certified. RepMMM was declared the winner and seated in the House – I believe rightfully so. It’s my hope that the House Administration Committee will act quickly to reject the challenge by her Democratic opponent. [note, I’m assuming McCarthy does in fact believe and hope for the things I’m saying he does]
Mar. 4, 2021:
Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy, March 4, 2021 tweet:
“First, they defunded the police. Next, they’re going to come for your guns. And with HR 1, they want to use federal money to fund their campaigns so they can stay in power—permanently. The Democrat agenda, ladies and gentlemen.”
Dishonorable speech categories:
#7 (level 2) misrepresenting what someone does to make it look bad (“defunded the police”), #11 future prediction (“they’re going to”), #12 (level 1) implying bad intent (“come for your guns”), #12 (level 1) implying bad intent (“so they can stay in power”), #12 (level 1) implying bad intent (“the Democrat agenda”)
Suggested more honorable version:
House Democrats passed a bill (https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1280/BILLS-117hr1280ih.pdf ) that doesn’t, in my opinion, provide sufficient funding for the regulations it would apply to police. Some Democrats have introduced bills that increase certain firearm waiting periods (H.R.125 – see congress.gov) and limit who can purchase firearms (H.R.882). House Democrats passed H.R.1 (https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1/BILLS-117hr1ih.pdf), which would use federal money to fund political campaigns, I believe making it more likely that Democrats get elected. Do you support these bills?