At noon today in west central Missouri:
Previously:
Our Town (April 11, 2020)
Our Town – for the times they are a changin’ (April 14, 2020)
15 Wednesday Apr 2020
Posted in Uncategorized
At noon today in west central Missouri:
Previously:
Our Town (April 11, 2020)
Our Town – for the times they are a changin’ (April 14, 2020)
15 Wednesday Apr 2020
Posted in Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate
Tags
Asshole, Corona virus, incompetence, Josh Hawley, missouri, pandemic, right wingnut, social media, sociopath, sycophant, Trump enabler, Twitter, U.S.Senate
This morning:
Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Hawley: It’s ‘Vitally Important’ To Open U.S. ‘As Soon As We Possibly Can’
[….]Remaining on lockdown for year to get a vaccine ‘is just not going to work, we can’t do that, it will end up being a humanitarian crisis and nobody wants to do that.’
Fucking sociopath.
That’s “pro-life” for you – forty or more years of right wingnut fealty to billionaires isn’t enough. Their current profit margins are more important than lives.
As usual, many of the responses are priceless:
That will only happen with fast testing that is available everywhere. When will that happen? How have the Chinese prevented the debacle with testing? It is the Chinese fault, right?
Impatience to reopen will cost lives and hurt the economy. As much as we wish we could go back to normal, doing so before it’s safe will just start the cycle all over again, hurting the economy more.
Be patient.
Some people still cling to the belief that being polite to an idiot will get them somewhere.
And if we had tests, we could. We’d know who actually has the virus, including asymptomatic carriers.
It’s almost as though the Powers That Be want chaos. Sort of like that 2016 interview with Trump….
Wish we could but #GOP bungled response and made the problem worse.
Psycho
That, too.
Respectfully -will your kids go back to public school or daycare? Will your parents be out grocery shopping? Will your wife resume workouts at a local gym? Will your family go back to church and eat out on Sundays? We need credible examples on what to do.
Wine shopping online.
If we “open the U.S.” too soon, the humanitarian crisis is going to be even worse. Business will temporarily be booming, while people die in droves and end up closing down business for lack of live workers and customers.
Haven’t you been paying attention?
No. This has been another episode of short answers to simple questions.
I’ll go with the medical professionals opinion on what “as soon as we can” means.
Remember @HawleyMO: it is unwise to remove a cast before a broken bone is fully healed.
Why do you trust #TrumpPropaganda?
Why didn’t you demand action in #December, #January, #February, #March and #MostOfApril?
Why did you do nothing, Senator @HawleyMO?
Do you hate Americans?
You know what’s important? Not fucking dying. That’s important. How many have died because they couldn’t eat in a restaurant? Y’all want to believe the Dear Leader that’s your fucking problem. I suggest y’all get together for a big group hug
Why would you care if Missourians die? You only care about your corporate donors and making your #DearLeader happy by agreeing with everything he says.
So it’s a real shame Republicans squandered so much time that could have been used getting it under control, isn’t it?
You wouldn’t be in this predicament if you had removed President Bullshit from office. With competent leadership we could have mitigated this disaster back in January. Even now @realdonaldtrump hampers our efforts at containing and treating this pandemic.
You should head on in to grocery stores and bag groceries 8 hours a day to show us how safe it is to go back to normal…lead by example
He prefers wine shopping.
Perhaps you should be more concerned with your constituents instead of your big money donors.
Killing a few retirees will help save money and help make America great again!
Tool.
15 Wednesday Apr 2020
Posted in Uncategorized
14 Tuesday Apr 2020
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This morning in west central Missouri:
14 Tuesday Apr 2020
Posted in Uncategorized
We made two trips out today, both for the purpose of acquiring sustenance.
Our first, in the morning, was to get a fifty pound bag of wild bird seed (Voracious little bastards. You don’t think the fly up to our window just so they can pose for photos, do you? They have to be bribed.) at the feed store north of town on Missouri 13 Highway. The feed store has a great system. You call them up, give them your payment information, they run the bill, you drive up, call them when you get there, they open the back tailgate, and load in the bag of seed. Everyone was masked and gloved up.
We’ve been trying delivery from one of the national chain stores in town. It works fine. We’re still utilizing that service. Their online ordering system is very efficient. They deliver, usually in a few days, notifying us by text every step of the way.
Today we thought we’d try the pick-up service of the local grocery store where we usually shop. Our last visit shopping inside this store a month ago, even though we were masked and gloved, was terrifying. At that time far too many people weren’t taking this disaster seriously. We’ve definitely been cured of any desire to repeat the experience.
We called today to figure out how their pick-up service worked. Simple enough. We e-mailed our list, they shopped it, calling if there was a need for substitution or if something wasn’t available. They then called once our order was available for pick-up, taking the payment information over the phone. When we showed up at the pick-up spot we called them to let them know we arrived and to describe our vehicle. Within a few minutes, a masked employee came out the exit with our order in a cart, opened the back tailgate, and loaded our order in. Simple enough. No problem.
There was a bit more traffic around town today. People were definitely shopping at the national chain home improvement store and also at the local grocery stores. And, of course, fast food drive-in windows were busy.
We noticed more people wearing masks. Still, not a majority, though. And almost no one wearing gloves.
I suspect that might change. I hope it will change.
Looking North on Ridgeview, on the way to the grocery store:
Gas.
At the grocery store, for pick-up.
One public entrance and one public exit. At the exit:
This Door EXIT Only.
Social Distancing Guidelines
1 person shopping per household.
NO children under 16.
Maintain 6 foot distance from others.
Those with special shopping needs see management.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation!
Pursuant to Governors Stay at Home Order.
No backpacks allowed in the store or reusable bags to be used at this time. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Senior Citizens Only, 7am-8am.
For Your Safety, Please.
Send only one family member to the store to shop.
Less people – more distance.
Because we care.
This is the new normal. We’d all better get used to it.
Stay Home. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Good luck to us all.
#FlattenTheCurve
Previously:
Our Town (April 11, 2020)
14 Tuesday Apr 2020
Posted in campaign finance, Missouri General Assembly, social media
Tags
CLEAN Missouri, General Assembly, initiative, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, redistricting reform, repeal, right wingnuts, social media, Twitter
At least while the right wingnut republican controlled Missouri General Assembly is in session.
This morning:
Jason Hancock @J_Hancock
Missouri Legislature looking to return for final 3 weeks of 2020 session.Hearing they will wait until a special session this summer to tackle the budget.
What’s likely on the agenda? PDMP, capping punative damages & repealing redistricting changes enacted by voters #moleg
[….]
7:16 AM · Apr 14, 2020
The right wingnut republican majority in the Missouri General Assembly has a legislative priority of keeping their political advantage through unrepresentative gerrymandering and overturning the voters’ will on redistricting reform. Think about that for a second. That’s one of their top priorities.
And, in anticipation of the General Assembly’s designs on redistricting reform, today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
161298 04/14/2020 CLEAN Missouri Action Now Initiative 1717 West Loop S Houston TX 77027 4/13/2020 $400,000.00
[emphasis added]
Equal representation through redistricting reform, if you can keep it.
14 Tuesday Apr 2020
Posted in campaign finance, Missouri Governor
Tags
campaign finance, governor, Mike Parson, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, RGA, Uniting Missouri PAC
“…Consider it a down payment…”
Dayam, his polling approval numbers must be down the toilet.
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the PAC propping up Governor Mike Parson (r):
180490 04/14/2020 Uniting Missouri PAC REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION -MISSOURI 2020 1747 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW SUITE 250 WASHINGTON DC 20006 4/13/2020 $500,000.00
[emphasis added]
Dayam. We just weren’t expecting it so soon.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: fealty is its own reward (April 4, 2020)
Campaign Finance: there will be much more (April 13, 2020)
14 Tuesday Apr 2020
Posted in Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate
…and other right wingnut hacks.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…
Yesterday morning:
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
For the purpose of creating conflict and confusion, some in the Fake News Media are saying that it is the Governors decision to open up the states, not that of the President of the United States & the Federal Government. Let it be fully understood that this is incorrect….
9:53 AM · Apr 13, 2020
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
….It is the decision of the President, and for many good reasons. With that being said, the Administration and I are working closely with the Governors, and this will continue. A decision by me, in conjunction with the Governors and input from others, will be made shortly!
9:53 AM · Apr 13, 2020
Not a peep:
All in all, he’s just another ladder climbing right wingnut funded hack. Go figure.
13 Monday Apr 2020
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
Corona virus, COVID-19, DHSS, missouri, pandemic, statistics
The current statistics on the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak for Missouri from the Department of Health and Senior Services:
Cases in Missouri: 4,388
Total Deaths: 114
Patients tested in Missouri (by all labs): approximately 47,680
9.20% of COVID-19 tests in Missouri have a positive result. 2.60% of all COVID-19 cases in Missouri result in a fatality.
Stay Home. Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Good luck to us all.
#FlattenTheCurve
13 Monday Apr 2020
Posted in campaign finance, Missouri Governor
They will spare no expense…
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission, to help prop up Governor Mike Parson (r):
C000953 04/13/2020 MO Republican Party Republican Governors Association – Missouri 2020 1747 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20006 4/13/2020 $20,000.00
[emphasis added]
Consider it a down payment.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: fealty is its own reward (April 4, 2020)