Monthly Archives: July 2019

Sen. Roy Blunt (r): we’re just here for the ratio

31 Wednesday Jul 2019

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“Россия” (Russia) – a variant of the Russian presidential flag.

Roy Blunt (r) [2016 file photo].

This evening, from Senator Roy Blunt (r), linking to a *checks notes* press release:

Senator Roy Blunt @RoyBlunt
Democrats’ attempt to advance their partisan agenda under the guise of election security is about press releases, not policy
[….]
5:03 PM · Jul 31, 2019

Some of the comments:

Making sure our elections aren’t hacked is partisan?!??!! Thanks Russian Roy. You need to defend your leader Moscow Mitch.

There are only so many lies people will buy, you folks have exceeded the limit of lies for centuries…

Justify leaving us vulnerable in whatever manner helps you sleep at night, Senator. That’s your conscience you have to deal with.

When Trump’s ship began to sink [after the chant], all the Republicans on board were offered life boats but only a handful accepted, the rest wanted to say on board, with their Supreme Leader.

Your ship is sinking GOP and you’re so pathetic that you don’t even know it.

Let them sink. The sharks will eat well at least.

Nope. Not gonna happen. Professional courtesy.

Look Roy, we get it. Y’all can’t win if the election is fair. But face it dude, you’ve woke the beast and we’re coming for your jobs.

you sound like @realDonaldTrump , not meant as a compliment.

When did you decide to join Moscow Mitch in treason?

Waiting for you and #MoscowMich to tell me what is partisan about election security.

What is partisan about election security? PLEASE TELL ME!

You’d be as extinct as the dinosaurs if we had fair and secure elections. Your game is self preservation, not governance.

Yeah, protecting democracy seems so “elitist.” Way to own the libs by allowing our country to be hijacked by foreign governments.

You’ve been spending too much time with #MoscowMitch and not enough time with the people. We want secure elections.

This Missourian wants safe & secure elections & if you aren’t part of the solution you are the problem. For once, put country over party.

Should we start calling you #RussiaRoy now? You and #MoscowMitch seem a lot more interested in running interference for Putin than in protecting our elections.

I call BS! You are protecting Trump and #MoscowMitchMcTraitor
How is protecting election security partisan? Unless you’re afraid of a clean election in which Trump loses?

How is an agenda that helps everyone (except the very, very rich) partisan?

Cool.

Nice *checks notes* PRESS RELEASE

Yeah, he missed the irony on that one.

This….. is a press release

Ok, so now you have a problem with election security like your evil overlord #MoscowMitch. Weren’t you recently working on election security but now it’s not good. You working with the Russians too? You bout to get a nickname too.

#RublesRoy?

Blunt is a Moscow Mitch lackey. He has always been a follower. Blunt is bad for Missouri and bad for the nation.

RussianRoy to the defense of #MoscowMitch</blockquot

The Kremlin thanks you for your service Comrade Blunt… #ElectionIntegrity #ElectionSecurity

Why do you hate this country?

There’s more.

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Overton Window

30 Tuesday Jul 2019

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What liberal media?

Michael Bersin @MBersin
CNN: Do you believe your primary opponent (D) is too extreme to beat Donald Trump (r)?
Answer: Only if Donald Trump (r) orders the Reichstag to be set on fire in the week before the election.
8:17 PM · Jul 30, 2019

CNN’s only redeeming value is that they don’t have Chuck Todd.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Racine, Wisconsin?

29 Monday Jul 2019

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Those dots look pretty connected.

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

A 2014 news item reprinted at Farm Equipment:

Hartzler Equipment Changes Name to Heartland Tractor

February 7, 2014 | Posted in Dept. Management
Source: Nevada Daily Mail (Nevada, Missouri)
[….]
…In 1987, they brought the CASE IH product line to their operation…
[….]

At the Federal Election Commission (FEC) [suggested by a commenter below]:

Contributor information
Name Case New Holland Excellence in Govt. Com,
City and state Washington, DC, 200014545
Year to date $5,000.00
Contribution information
Amount $2,500.00
Receipt date September 26, 2016
[….]
Election type GENERAL
Recipient information
Committee VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS
Political party REPUBLICAN PARTY
Type House
State Missouri

This morning:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
I enjoyed touring the @case_ih Magnum #tractor plant in Racine, WI, today. Proud of this American-made product that provides cutting edge technology & power so farmers can feed the world!
[….]
10:41 AM · Jul 29, 2019

Some of the responses:

Racine WI?? This your district? [….]

Just goes to show, you really don’t represent your district. Since you have 6 weeks off, why not come and talk to your constituents?
#TownHall

That would be really interesting.

amazing how this sort of thing isn’t even under the table anymore, just tweet it out from your official congressional account. About as subtle as hogs at the trough.

We were wondering about that.

Yes it would be absurd for you to actually be in your own district meeting with your constituents. [….]

We believe that last one is probably sarcasm.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D): Impeachment Inquiry

29 Monday Jul 2019

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Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D) [2018 file photo].

Today:

Congressman Cleaver Calls For Impeachment Inquiry
Jul 29, 2019 Press Release

(Kansas City, MO) – Today, United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) called for an impeachment inquiry and released the following statement:

“After reading Special Counsel Mueller’s redacted report and listening to his testimony, it’s clear to me that they indicate the President committed one or more instances of obstruction of justice while in office. When looking at the evidence presented, there is obviously enough smoke to investigate the potential fire of corruption. Congress has a constitutional responsibility to further investigate the evidence presented by the Special Counsel. Unfortunately, and to the detriment of the country, the White House continues to stonewall any and all efforts to uncover misconduct by this President. While I am not ready to support articles of impeachment, I am ready to use the full force of Congress to carry out subpoenas that have stalled in the courts. That means the opening of an impeachment inquiry. I have not come to this conclusion lightly or without careful consideration. However, no man or woman can be allowed to stand above the law. The day that happens is the day we fall from democracy to despotism.”

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There you have it.

Sen. Denny Hoskins (r): Shall we all take a tour around the 21st Senate District?

28 Sunday Jul 2019

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From Donald Trump, yesterday:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
….As proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded. Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he spent more time in Baltimore, maybe he could help clean up this very dangerous & filthy place
4:14 AM · Jul 27, 2019

Well, look at that, openly racist. Not that anyone is surprised.

His consistent behavior gets normalized.

The reality:

More about Elijah Cummings’ 7th congressional district in Maryland

…Using data from the “Biggest US Cities” website, Nate Sliver…point[ed] out that Cummings’ district has “above-average college education rates and home prices, along with a pretty good mix of urban and suburban area (even some rural), and well-off, working-class and middle-class areas”

Silver also pointed out the district is the second-wealthiest majority-black district in the country, with a $58,000 median household income, trailing Maryland’s 4th Congressional District, which includes Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties. Cummings’ district is also the second-most-well-educated majority-black district because 37% of the residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher, trailing Georgia’s 4th District, Silver added…

Senator Denny Hoskins (r) just couldn’t resist retweeting republican propaganda:

So, shall we compare?

Shall we take a photographic tour around Missouri’s 21st Senate District? Just asking.

Denny Hoskins (r) [2017 file photo].

Campaign Finance: What’s another $45,000.00?

27 Saturday Jul 2019

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This past week at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a very well off republican oriented PAC:

C180490 07/25/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC CFM INSURANCE PO BOX 968 CONCORDIA MO 64020 7/24/2019 $10,000.00

C180490 07/26/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS CITY 2301 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64108 7/25/2019 $25,000.00

C180490 07/26/2019 Uniting Missouri PAC GARY J GREWE 9109 WATSON ROAD 4TH FLOOR ST LOUIS MO 63126 GJ GREWE INC 7/26/2019 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Somebody’s really happy.

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

Previously:

Campaign Finance: they intend to make the rubble bounce (June 11, 2019)

Campaign Finance: For what now? (June 21, 2019)

Campaign Finance: For who and what now? (June 27, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Up, up, and away…

26 Friday Jul 2019

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Desperate people always find a way. In 1979:

Harrowing Flight From East Germany

…Three hours later, after a 28-minute, 15-mile flight in a home-made, hot air balloon that, they hoped, had carried them and their families across that border and into a farmer’s field, the two men ran toward a stunned policeman, shouting, “Are we here, in the West?” They were…

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

Yesterday, via Twitter:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
(2/2) We need to ensure border patrol agents have tools to efficiently remove illegal access to USA. Waiting for environmental reviews of drug tunnels that have already disturbed ground & will ultimately be filled with concrete is unnecessary & threatens our national security.
11:27 AM · Jul 25, 2019

And, a response wins the Internets:

Thomas Vought @TomVought
Replying to @RepHartzler
So what you’re saying is that the Great Wall of Trump won’t work because people can dig underneath it? Wait till you find out about ladders.
3:13 PM · Jul 25, 2019

Creativity and imagination always find a way.

Chuck Todd is a babbling fool

25 Thursday Jul 2019

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A review, this morning:

Adam Serwer @AdamSerwer
Mueller testified that the president is an unprosecuted felon. His testimony however, lacked a compelling musical number.
4:21 AM · Jul 25, 2019

Some of the responses:

Mueller’s testimony did not meet standards of reality show dramatics and in turn, was a bust. Media is stuck on stupid when it comes to covering Trump presidency. Media and some in public wanted theatrical pronouncements of Trumps guilt. Because we didn’t get it, Mueller a dud

So, what does the educated & rational public do when the press has turned into an entertainment machine?

It’s total saturation. “Journalists” and reporters now do this as part of their DNA & most seem to have zero insight

The idea that all this needs to be reality TV is the most damning aspect of American culture

Previously:

What, me worry? (July 24, 2019)

What, me worry?

24 Wednesday Jul 2019

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Somebody sounds nervous.

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

Early this morning:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
It was NEVER agreed that Robert Mueller could use one of his many Democrat Never Trumper lawyers to sit next to him and help him with his answers. This was specifically NOT agreed to, and I would NEVER have agreed to it. The Greatest Witch Hunt in U.S. history, by far!
4:03 AM · Jul 24, 2019

Some of the comments:

Good thing you don’t seem nervous at all.

You don’t have to agree. It’s not up to you. See, Article 2 doesn’t give all the power you want.

We see what you did there.

You scared, Bro?

You sound scared.

Things you don’t say when you’re “totally exonerated”

[….]They don’t need your permission.

I don’t understand why Donald thinks he has a say in who can testify in Congress.

If you ever wondered what Richard Nixon would’ve tweeted in the middle of the Watergate hearings in Congress, Trump is giving you some examples. [….]

Strange, I thought you said he’d exonerated you…[….]

Turns out you don’t run the Congress. Who knew? (Fifth graders, they knew)

Why don’t you want to hear from the man who totally exonerated you?

You scared, bro? You seem scared.

Why would the SUBJECT of an investigation have any right to agree to who Congress brings in to testify about him.

That’s idiotic.

There you have it.

Why worry Donald, unless there is something to worry about. Is there anything to worry about?

You scared?
Yeah, you scared.

And:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION!
4:55 AM · Jul 24, 2019

Pass the popcorn.

Previously:

Gaslighter, Racist, Fascist, Liar, Narcissist, Asshole (July 21, 2019)