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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): token Jews

07 Thursday Mar 2019

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“…Who’s that yonder dressed in black? Must be the hypocrites turnin’ back…”

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

This afternoon on Twitter from Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Rep. Vicky Hartzler@RepHartzler
#SorryNotSorry House Dems unsure whether to condemn anti-Semitism, pull HRes 186. Again. #ThursdayThoughts
12:33 PM – 7 Mar 2019 from Washington, DC

And one commenter was having none of it:

Lynz @ln_simmons
I had some #ThursdayThoughts myself, in fact, on this very same issue.

You’re #HypocriteHartzler for sure—sounding off about Anti-Semitism but then casting votes against prohibitions against it.

Pathetic. #movemo4ward #DoBetter4MO
[….]
1:50 PM – 7 Mar 2019

So, we followed the commenter’s trail – ending with a House vote on February 13, 2019:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 83
H J RES 37 YEA-AND-NAY 13-Feb-2019 4:28 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress
[…]
—- YEAS 248 —
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—- NAYS 177 —

Hartzler

—- ANSWERED “PRESENT” 1 —
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—- NOT VOTING 5 —
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[emphasis added]

Included in that resolution:

[….]
(11) It is in the national security interest of the United
States to combat anti-Semitism around the world because–
(A) anti-Semitism is a challenge to the basic
principles of tolerance, pluralism, and democracy, and
the shared values that bind Americans together;
(B) there has been a significant amount of anti-
Semitic and anti-Israel hatred that must be most
strongly condemned; and
(C) there is an urgent need to ensure the safety
and security of Jewish communities, including
synagogues, schools, cemeteries, and other
institutions.
[….]

Hypocrite.

Previously:

I dare you. (February 11, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): living in a glass house (March 5, 2019)

Projection (March 7, 2019)

Projection

07 Thursday Mar 2019

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Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

August 15, 2017:

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Trump: [Inaudible.] You have some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. You had people in that group — excuse me, excuse me — I saw the same pictures as you did. You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of, to them, a very, very important statue and the renaming of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name.

Reporter: Do you support white nationalists, then?

[Cross talk. Reporters shout questions.]

Trump: Well, George Washington was a slave owner. Was George Washington a slave owner? So, will George Washington now lose his status? Are we going to take down- Excuse me. Are we going to take down, are we going to take down statues to George Washington? How about Thomas Jefferson? What do you think of Thomas Jefferson? You like him?
[….]

Yesterday:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
It is shameful that House Democrats won’t take a stronger stand against Anti-Semitism in their conference. Anti-Semitism has fueled atrocities throughout history and it’s inconceivable they will not act to condemn it!
1:50 PM – 6 Mar 2019

Chutzpah.

Previously:

I dare you. (February 11, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): living in a glass house (March 5, 2019)

Josh Hawley (r): grip and grin

05 Tuesday Mar 2019

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They have penalty kicks at republican photo ops?

This past weekend:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Hanging out with the MO College Republican leaders today at Lincoln Days! Awesome group of young leaders
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2:22 PM – 2 Mar 2019

Much hilarity ensued in the comments:

Wow so much diversity!

Typically diverse. Doesn’t look like our city.

Did you regale them with the story of that awesome time you were served with a subpoena right after you walked off the stage at CPAC (that wild bastion of looney-tunes bigots & extremists)?

Heh.

Grats on the subpoena.

Congrats on the subpoena brother.

The all white party. My.

i hate group photos, i also never know what to do with my hands

Ouch.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): living in a glass house

05 Tuesday Mar 2019

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Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday, via Twitter:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Does Pelosi really believe that Rep. Omar’s statements are anti-Semitic? This weekend she blithely promoted their shared cover on @RollingStone while Omar was doubling down that supporters of Israel “push for allegiance to a foreign country.”
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4:01 PM – 4 Mar 2019 from Washington, DC

Stone throwing.

A few of the comments:

Rep. Hartzler, do you believe Obama is a US citizen? Did you condemn Republicans who said he wasn’t? I never remember you commenting on that issue. Did you?

She did comment on the issue (see below).

Do Republicans really believe all that was said in the 2hr TPAC speech yesterday? #GOP double standards

Do @SteveKingIA next.

Qui tacet consentire videtur.

You’re arguing in bad faith.

“MY BLIND LOYALTY IS THE ONLY BLIND LOYALTY ALLOWED. ALL OTHER BLIND LOYALTY IS REPREHENSIBLE!” -@RepHartzler probably

People who aren’t influenced by $$ or brainwashed by cable news agree with Ilhan. Sorry you have a problem with people actually doing their jobs, criticizing our gov instead of blithely promoting foreign propaganda all the damn time.

Do @Jim_Jordan next

Qui tacet consentire videtur.

Look forward to your tweet condemning @Jim_Jordan, next.

You guys really do live in the glassiest of glass houses, don’t you? [….]

Does Hartzler believe that @SteveKingIA and @realDonaldTrump had said many racist statements. Remember Charlottesville chanters, “Jews will not replace us?” Trump they were fine people. You’re a hypocrite!

“Rep. Hartzler, do you believe Obama is a US citizen? Did you condemn Republicans who said he wasn’t? I never remember you commenting on that issue. Did you?”

We remember:

POLITICS 04/06/2012 06:20 pm ET Updated Apr 06, 2012
Obama Birth Certificate: Missouri Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler Expresses Doubt
By John Celock

A congresswoman from Missouri expressed doubt over Obama’s birth certificate, becoming the second Republican elected official this week to make comments sympathetic to the birther movement.

U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler answered a question about Obama’s birth certificate from a man who identified himself as a veteran during a town hall meeting Thursday. Hartzler — who was filmed by the group Show Me Progress — said she had doubts and asked why Obama did not release his birth certificate sooner….

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Someone else’s excerpt of our video:

Our original video (complete):

The Internets is forever.

Previously:

I dare you. (February 11, 2019)

HB 1254: transparency

04 Monday Mar 2019

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Representative Gina Mitten (D) [2019 file photo].

A bill, introduced on Friday:

HB 1254
Modifies provisions relating to electronic public records
Sponsor: Mitten, Gina (083)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 2479H.01I
Last Action: 03/01/2019 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HB 1254
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE BILLS FOR SECOND READING

Some of the bill text [pdf]:

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Section A. Section 610.025, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu 2 thereof, to be known as section 610.025, to read as follows:

610.025. 1. Any elected or appointed member of a public governmental body or any staff member or employee of the public governmental body who transmits any message relating to public business by electronic means shall also concurrently transmit that message to the custodian of records for the public governmental body in the same format. Any such message received by the custodian shall be a public record subject to the exceptions of section 610.021.

2. No elected or appointed member of a public governmental body or any staff member or employee of the public governmental body shall download or use software designed to send encrypted messages by electronic means that automatically self-destruct on any communication device purchased with public moneys; except that, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the downloading or use of such software by law enforcement officers for purposes of conducting undercover investigations.

3. No elected or appointed member of a public governmental body or any staff member or employee of the public governmental body shall use software designed to send encrypted messages by electronic means that automatically self-destruct to conduct public business on any personally owned electronic device.

4. Any individual who knowingly or purposely violates this section shall only be held individually liable under section 610.027. A staff member or employee of a public governmental body shall be treated as a member of the public governmental body under section 610.027 only for purposes of determining the appropriate penalty for violation of this section.

Well, Josh?

HJR 56, HJR 57, HJR 58: Missouri voters have already spoken

03 Sunday Mar 2019

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That has never stopped the right wingnut republican controlled Missouri General Assembly from overturning their will.

Introduced on Friday by Representative Jeff Pogue (r):

HJR 56
Repeals campaign finance provisions
Sponsor: Pogue, Jeff (143)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 2286H.01I
Last Action: 03/01/2019 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HJR 56
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING

And:

HJR 57
Modifies provisions relating to redistricting and lobbying
Sponsor: Pogue, Jeff (143)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 2282H.01I
Last Action: 03/01/2019 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HJR 57
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING

And:

HJR 58
Repeals Section 1 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Missouri relating to medical marijuana
Sponsor: Pogue, Jeff (143)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 2280H.01I
Last Action: 03/01/2019 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HJR 58
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING

In sum, repealing or altering the provisions in initiatives overwhelmingly approved by Missouri voters in the November 2018 general election.

Those who hold power and advantage never give it up willingly.

Previously:

That wasn’t $200,000.00 well spent (November 7, 2018)

HB 1247: Oh, sure, it’s all laughs and giggles until someone loses the encryption key

02 Saturday Mar 2019

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We can’t figure out why he hasn’t yet introduced a bill about banning water fluoridation.

A bill, filed on Friday by Representative Andrew McDaniel (r):

HB 1247
Requires the state and political subdivisions thereof to accept virtual currency as legal tender
Sponsor: McDaniel, Andrew (150)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2019
LR Number: 2267H.01I
Last Action: 03/01/2019 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HB 1247
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE BILLS FOR SECOND READING

You think someone is getting ready to pitch another reality show offshoot of “Doomsday Preppers”? Just asking.

Previously:

HB 1052: Matchlock or flintlock? (February 25, 2019)

HB 1052: it’s all in the details (February 26, 2019)

HB 1108: Why choose? Buy one of each. (February 27, 2018)