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In west central Missouri:
19 Friday Feb 2021
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In west central Missouri:
19 Friday Feb 2021
Our Missouri General Assembly, hard at work.
A bill, introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives:
HB 1200
Designates January 12 each year as “Rush Limbaugh Day”Sponsor: Billington, Hardy (152)
Proposed Effective Date: 8/28/2021
LR Number: 2498H.01I
Last Action: 02/19/2021 – Introduced and Read First Time (H)
Bill String: HB 1200
Next House Hearing: Hearing not scheduled
Calendar: HOUSE BILLS FOR SECOND READING
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1200 [pdf]
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLYINTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLINGTON.
2498H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, ChiefClerkAN ACT
To amend chapter 9, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to Rush Limbaugh day.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 9, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 9.319, to read as follows:
9.319. January twelfth each year is hereby designated as “Rush Limbaugh Day” in Missouri. Citizens of this state are encouraged to celebrate the day by participating in appropriate events and activities to remember the life of the famous Missourian and groundbreaking radio host.
“…Citizens of this state are encouraged to celebrate the day by participating in appropriate events and activities…”
Any bets on what some people will consider “appropriate events and activities”? Heh.
Previously:
Gaslighting as a way of life (February 17, 2021)
An Icon of what? (February 18, 2021)
18 Thursday Feb 2021
Posted Uncategorized
inLeadership from a former Congressman and unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in Texas:
Beto O’Rourke @BetoORourke
We made over 151,000 calls to senior citizens in Texas tonight. One of our vols talked to a man stranded at home w/out power in Killeen, hadn’t eaten in 2 days, got him a ride to a warming center and a hot meal. Help us reach more people, join us tomorrow:
[….]
11:57 PM · Feb 17, 2021
Meanwhile, this morning:
Manu Raju @mkraju
Cruz’s office has not responded to photos on social media showing him traveling to Cancun. They haven’t confirmed or denied anything yet, not responding since last night. Comes as residents in Texas are left without running water or power amid the winter storm.
7:57 AM · Feb 18, 2021
Same planet, different worlds.
18 Thursday Feb 2021
Posted social media
inTags
4th Congressional District, gaslighting, missouri, Rush Limbaugh, social media, Twitter, Vicky Hartzler
Yesterday, more gaslighting as a way of life:
Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
America truly lost an icon today.A native Missourian, Rush Limbaugh ushered in a new era of conservatism, championing freedom and the American Dream to millions of listeners over his accomplished radio career. May he rest in peace.
[….]
11:37 AM · Feb 17, 2021
And, as always, some of the responses:
This man brought unimaginable hate into the world. His only dream was for white supremacists to have the freedom to subjugate black and brown people.
You smile & pretend to be Christian, all while discriminating against anyone different from you. You spread hate just like him.
Remember that time when Rush made fun of Michael J. Fox’s disability? I hope there is a hell, I hope Limbaugh is in it & I hope he saves you a seat up front.
Rush Limbaugh led the way to the the coarsing of America’s social & political discourse. He & Newt Gingrich were yoked together in this effort. I, for one, will not miss his voice. He DID NOT deserve to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Missouri’s SHAME.
I will thank him because as a little girl who was raised listening to him regularly I appreciate his being instrumental in making me the liberal Dem I am today.
The new age of conservatism that Rush Limbaugh ushered in has been defined by lies, hatred, extreme partisanship, and unadulterated ugliness.
Not all icons are worth celebrating.
Sure. You go and tell yourself that.
America certainly lost *something* today…I just hesitate to pin down what that something was, since it’s probably not the kind of thing you want to say in polite company.
I know, what’s the point of pretending? He was a divisive POS.
I’m not one to celebrate anyone’s death, but I am glad he can no longer spread hatred.
It’s ok when evil dies.
an icon of what, exactly?
racism and misogyny?
Icon? Division and hate is his legacy. Yours will be a complacent enabler.
One of America’s most “toxic” public personalities.
He was evil personified. His racist, misogynistic, hate-filled rhetoric will not be missed by sane Americans.
Oh, please. He’s torn apart countless families with his divisive BS rhetoric all for the love of fame, power, & money.
You are promoting a hate monger. Why are we not surprised
Pathetic
Of course you would praise him. You are as big a bigot as he was. To call him an icon is agreeing with his attacks against, not only the gay community, but all the other groups he targeted. You’re disgusting.
He was a hate-spewing, disgusting human.
You’ve expressed more empathy for this pill-popping bigot than you have for the Capitol officer who was killed by your party’s violent, paranoid mob.
The “American Dream”? Is that what right wingnuts are calling it these days?
Previously:
Gaslighting as a way of life (February 17, 2021)
17 Wednesday Feb 2021
Posted Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate
inToday:
Hawley Statement on Passing of Rush Limbaugh
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement on the passing of Rush Limbaugh:Senator Hawley said, “A proud son of Missouri, Rush Limbaugh was a voice for the voiceless. He changed talk radio, but more importantly, Rush changed the conversation to speak up for the forgotten, and challenge the establishment. He lived the First Amendment and told hard truths that made the elite uncomfortable, but made sure working men and women had a seat at the table. Erin and I are praying for the Limbaugh family.”
Some of the responses on Twitter:
Ah yes “voice to the voiceless” all you white guys think you’re muzzled when really people are sick of your bullshit.
Eat shit, dude. No one has forgotten about white people or men. You’re a traitorous embarrassment who should resign.
Voice of Fascism. Dead. Not to worry. He has spawned many fascists, including Hawley.
“The voiceless”? Give me a break. Limbaugh was the voice of white male privilege, marginalizing minorities with his hateful rhetoric. Am I surprised you hold him up as an icon ? Absolutely not. Limbaugh is right up your alley.
He was the of voice racists and misogynists. Of course you are praising him
Like when he called Sandra Fluke a slut and prostitute for advocating for birth control coverage. What great guy.
A voice for the voiceless? You don’t even answer your phone when Missourians call.
Limbaugh on African Americans:
“They’re 12 percent of the population. Who the hell cares?”
Mocking dying AIDS patients ON AIR with whistles & music, saying that if women want free birth control we should let men watch us have sex on camera as an incentive for the rx coverage, he called watching players in the NFL like “watching teams of the Bloods & the Crips”….
As Republicans mourn the death of Rush Limbaugh, I’ll always remember him; calling Obama a “house negro”, making fun of Kurt Cobain’s suicide, RGBs cancer, and of course Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease.
He is the founder of hate radio.
Just like Josh Hawley, Rush Limbaugh cheered insurrectionists who attacked America.
Rush Limbaugh hated America and most people in it.
Here’s that one time Rush Limbaugh mocked Michael J. Fox for his Parkinson’s, suggesting that he was exaggerating its symptoms.
Rush Limbaugh mocked Eric Garner’s death, Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s cancer diagnosis, Kurt Cobain, people who died of AIDS, feminists, Civil Rights activists, and Native Americans. That’s his legacy.
He was one of the worst people who ever lived.
Rush Limbaugh was one of the worst human beings to ever live. That’s just my opinion.
Yeah, a disgraceful bigot if there ever was one. If there is a hell, they just got one of the GOP’s finest.
No one cares what you think, Hawley. And no one cares about that old hate monger, either.
Rush Limbaugh walked so that your sickening ilk could run. He’s a stain on this country and this state (hm, sound familiar?) and long may he rot in whatever concept of eternal suffering you have. The world is, on the whole, a more decent place without him in it.
Oh GOD, won’t someone think of the poor voiceless right wing millionaires!
Oh stfu, treason boy. Rush was a tinfoil hat blowhard
I hear you. You’re wrong.
You’re the worst Hawley.
Hawley the insurrectionist speaks of the radio insurrectionist, please
Senator Hawley, is it the unrepentant racism, misogyny, or complete lack of human decency that you admire?
Hawley says nothing about the death of officer Sicknick, who died defending senators like him, yet he falls over himself to ‘pay his respects’ to a globally known racist.
The only forgotten people that Rush represented were people who wore white hoods.
That was about as repulsive tweet possible. Nice job, you never let us down.
Birds of a feather, huh Joshie? The only things that came out of his vulgar mouth was hate, homophobia, racism, and outright lies. But those are the things you have in common, right?
The Grand Old Party has been replaced by Trumpism, a political philosophy based on lying and propaganda that places winning and power above everything else, including democracy, national security, and human life.
Josh, this ignorant statement and denial of Limbaugh’s hate, bigotry, Racism, misogyny and inflaming rhetoric is beyond disgusting. [….]
A traitor to America supports one of its most prominent bigots. Color me shocked.
Press Office, find your dignity.
I know you two were united in your love of authoritarian Fascist rule, but buck up little buddy, you can still treason without him.
Rush was a horrible human being. Racist, misogynistic, homophobic and intolerant. I will not celebrate his death as so many feel the need to do but you will not find me celebrating his life. I will simply let him fade.
Which part are you proud of specifically? The vile racism, misogyny or bigotry that this sad excuse for a human being spewed? How nice that you’re praying for his family because there’s no prayer where Limbaugh ended up.
the fuck is voice for the voiceless? aren’t you bored of self-victimization?
“…aren’t you bored of self-victimization?”
It’s a feature, not a bug.
16 Tuesday Feb 2021
Posted Uncategorized
in15 Monday Feb 2021
Posted social media, Uncategorized
inTags
4th Congressional District, Corona virus, COVID-19, missouri, pandemic, science, social media, Twitter, Vicky Hartzler, willful ignorance
Today:
Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Experts have long urged schools to #SafelyReopen for our children, but Dr. Fauci is now moving the goalposts.With over $60 billion for schools still left unspent from previous COVID relief packages, are we listening to science or politics?
[….]
10:09 AM · Feb 15, 2021
As always, there’s much hilarity in the comments:
I absolutely hate it when science continues to move the goalposts as new data is made available. I want to go back to a time when Earth was the center of the universe and blood letting was a common practice.
Let’s make vaccinating teachers in Missouri a priority. What can you do for 4th District teachers? Step up to the plate and do something.
Unfortunately our esteemed Representative doesn’t really care about this issue. She seems to be completely oblivious to the fact schools in her district have been opened since August.
You are just misinterpreting the guidelines like so many others politicians , the facts are and haven’t changed whether schools can open fully depends on virus spread in the community and the schools ability to meet mitigation requirements.
No, Vicky, science is at work. We on the Left believe in science. We know that as new information is derived via the scientific method, plans change to reflect the new data. Now, PLEASE stop politicizing the pandemic!
Most of the things that need to be done in order to safely reopen could be accomplished, but many of them would take time. You can order PPE and tech quickly, but ventilation and cramped classrooms won’t be solved so fast.
Prioritize vaccinating teachers should be your message. Followed directly by vaccinating library workers. Quit playing political games and get to work to help your state.
Do you have a brain or do you just do what your GQP handlers tell you to do?
We see what you did there.
We listen to facts and science unlike the MO GOP.
You only listen to politics. So I know better than to listen to you.
The Trump Party Doesn’t believe in Science.
Dr. Fauci is an expert. YOU are not. Why are you so surprised goalposts are moving?? Virus with new variants that has the entire world stumped and trying new things. I would be shocked if goalposts were NOT moved. Follow the damn science. Which is why we are in this situation!
Bullshit. He isn’t moving anything. He has ALWAYS said as long as it can be done safely. SCHOOLS NEED THOSE FUNDS TO DO SO. Stop the lying. It’s tired.
What experts? Provide your source?!
Yet, you seem to be completely unaware that most schools in your home district are in fact open. You also don’t seem to care that the teaching and support staffs of those schools continue to show up every day without being vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
Was it science or politics that drive your party to consider masks as unconstitutional? Because that line of thinking killed hundreds of thousands of hard working Americans. The @housegop is the party of contradiction, partisanship, and division
You’re an idiot.
We’ll leave it at that.
Previously:
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): “Does not work well with others” (February 14, 2021)
14 Sunday Feb 2021
Posted Uncategorized
inStocking up this morning before the deep freeze in west central Missouri:
14 Sunday Feb 2021
Posted social media
inTags
4th Congressional District, Corona virus, COVID-19, gaslighting, pandemic, school, social media, Twitter, vaccinate teachers, Vicky Hartzler, You first
Ah, we see, the last year never happened.
Last Wednesday:
Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Having only 51% of our schools reopen for as little as one day a week is not a “success.” We should be working to safely get all of our children back to full-time, in-person learning.As a former teacher, I give President Biden’s plan an F.
[….]
9:23 AM · Feb 10, 2021
As always, there was much hilarity in the comments:
Cool. I think you should IMMEDIATELY go teach in a school for a week. I’m sure there is a school in your district needs substitute teachers. Show us how to do it, Congresswoman!
Well, there aren’t any open public town halls scheduled in the district.
What’s that stat in MISSOURI and in the 4th? Maybe you should focus on the people you’re supposed to actually represent… for once.
Are there more than 15 cases yet?
You are a “former” teacher. Any of your kids in school now? How about teachers? You think teachers need to be at the classroom, then they are essential. They need vaccines NOW. Being as a nurse and educator, safety is more priority than education.
My niece & nephew are educators in your district. What is your plan for their safety if you reopen all schools?
Are you willing to volunteer to be a substitute teacher during your break?
And have you helped schools to ensure proper ventilation, spacing, and other modifications? Do you understand that cooperative learning is not going to be achieved with all this in use? Are you adding services and money to schools to take the burden off teachers?
Focus on Missouri teachers (most of whom have *been* face to face with students all school year) and keeping them safe enough and healthy enough to *stay* in the classroom. Can you do that? And get us some vaccinations pronto. Thx.
And did you try to get former president Trump and Gov. Parson to speed up vaccine production and rollout? Not finding any evidence of you doing this or having a plan to help on this front. So you’re basically criticising the Biden admin for not cleaning up your team’s mess.
And an “F” to you as well!! If the GOP claimed C-19 didn’t exist, we wouldn’t be in this desperate situation.
Biden *is* working to get our children back to full time, in person learning. This is a judicious first step. As a former student, I prefer a less partisan teacher.
Vicky: If trump and Parson had taken covid seriously from the beginning (instead of ignoring the danger and politicizing the issue), our state and the nation would be in a much better position vis-à-vis reopening. Parson is still ignoring the problem and you aren’t helping.
Vaccination for teachers = teachers back to in-person teaching full time. It’s very simple logic. And most elementary schools have been in-person a majority of the 20-22 school year. So one more time – vaccinate teachers Tier 1.
This is a complicated issue that needs to go slow. We can never go back to the way it was in 2019. The teachers and every adult that works at the schools should have a Covid Vaccination first. If we can’t at least do this, the teachers will find lesser paid jobs.
Here’s a novel idea, make teachers a priority to get the vaccine.
Bidens team is working on ways to get schools opened safely. Be part of the solution not part of the problem.
Solutions? From Vicky Hartzler (r)?
And as a teacher, you should have more insight to the communicability that occurs in schools. Staff needs to be vaccinated, provided with PPE and have good ventilation systems. If you don’t understand that, then you deserve an “F.”
You want to reopen schools? Get. us. the. vaccines.
I wish someone would ask what the current % of schools is that have students in school at least one day per week.
Babe you had a whole year and didnt do anything except kill 400,000 Americans, and plummet us into recession. Maybe sit this one out?
You as a teacher is a reason to homeschool
Ouch. Still, a good point.
You’re a FORMER TEACHER?
I legit didn’t know this, and based on your politics… I’m kind of shocked. You should know better. What do your former colleagues think of you now, when you work for the party that demonizes teachers and tries to keep them underpaid and overworked?
You should go sit in those classrooms.
trump had months to create a “plan” but like the rest of his Covid handling, his only solution was to just open & push any decisions off to local authorities & proceed without the support of any federal assistance.
You can’t complain now when you were complicit the last 4 years.
I agree. If Congress can remain open, then so can our schools. Opening half the schools is as absurd as opening half of Congress.
Has difficulty understanding simple concepts. Then again, if our schools had the same schedule and vaccines as Congress that would make the point almost moot.
As a former teacher, would you be willing to go back to a classroom unvaccinated?
Our children could have been back in the classroom long ago had trump and the @gop taken Covid seriously.
Instead, hear we are with over 450k Americans dead.
We are in your district and have been open all year. How about getting Mike Parson to vaccinate teachers?
Last week we had for the first time more vaccines administered than deaths. That’s a year after Trump did nothing.
Also I am your constituent…
I do not listen to seditionists that tried to take my vote away.
And on and on…
13 Saturday Feb 2021
Posted Uncategorized
inStatement by President Joe Biden on the Senate Vote in the Trial of Donald Trump
FEBRUARY 13, 2021 • STATEMENTS AND RELEASESIt was nearly two weeks ago that Jill and I paid our respects to Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who laid in honor in the Rotunda after losing his life protecting the Capitol from a riotous, violent mob on January 6, 2021.
Today, 57 Senators – including a record 7 Republicans – voted to find former President Trump guilty for inciting that deadly insurrection on our very democracy. The Senate vote followed the bipartisan vote to impeach him by the House of Representatives. While the final vote did not lead to a conviction, the substance of the charge is not in dispute. Even those opposed to the conviction, like Senate Minority Leader McConnell, believe Donald Trump was guilty of a “disgraceful dereliction of duty” and “practically and morally responsible for provoking” the violence unleashed on the Capitol.
Tonight, I am thinking about those who bravely stood guard that January day. I’m thinking about all those who lost their lives, all those whose lives were threatened, and all those who are still today living with terror they lived through that day. And I’m thinking of those who demonstrated the courage to protect the integrity of our democracy – Democrats and Republicans, election officials and judges, elected representatives and poll workers – before and after the election.
This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile. That it must always be defended. That we must be ever vigilant. That violence and extremism has no place in America. And that each of us has a duty and responsibility as Americans, and especially as leaders, to defend the truth and to defeat the lies.
That is how we end this uncivil war and heal the very soul of our nation. That is the task ahead. And it’s a task we must undertake together. As the United States of America.
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