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Senator “Raise My Fist in Sedition” (r) has an opinion

10 Wednesday Feb 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate

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Capitol breach, Donald Trump, gaslighting, impeachment, Insurrection, Josh Hawley, missouri, sedition, social media, Twitter, U.S. Senate

“Constitutional lawyer” your ass.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Last night:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Today Democrats launched their unconstitutional impeachment trial while President Biden cancels thousands of working class jobs across this country. Americans deserve better
7:34 PM · Feb 9, 2021

Tell it to the microphones:

“The most dangerous place to stand in Washington D.C. is any place between Senator Josh Hawley and a live microphone” – Charles P. Pierce

Some of the responses:

Trump knew the capitol building was under attack, and that Pelosi, Schumer and hoyer were begging the governor of MD for assistance. He denied it for 2+ hours. According to us code, assisting in rebellion is insurrection.

[….] This game is called which human insecurity is Josh Hawley trying to exploit for political gain TODAY?

False: The impeachment is constitutional, that is why they voted in the Senate today. U were there so u know. President Biden’s initiatives will create millions of clean sustainable jobs.
We definitely deserve better than someone who showed a fist in solidarity with rioters.

Missourians deserve better

Really where? You GQP want to go back to horse & buggy days and coal furnaces. Americans want clean energy. Clean water air and less illness. Unfortunately, GQP have canceled science. Science has always been superior in the US but not for the GQP it’s a threat. Get over it.

There was a bite in this. Apparently 6 Republicans didn’t agree with you.

Sit down Senator Proud Boy

[….]You saluted neo-Nazis. But go on and try to talk about American values.[….]

You need to know that the 81 million of us that came out and defeated Donald Trump are going to come out and defeat you if you even *think* about running for the presidency.

You
Will
NEVER
Be
President.

Ever.

Josh, it was Mitch who refused to vote on impeachment before Trump left DC, so this is an extra cynical cup of hogwash.

We absolutely deserve better than whiny, phony sycophants like you who peddled the big lie encouraging violent insurrectionists to storm the capitol to execute the VP and members of Congress. There’s blood on your hands. Resign!

You’re Q

You’re guilty too

Where did you go to law school again? I think you should ask for a refund.

Senate votes trial constitutional. Go sit down.

I thought you were being silenced. Everywhere I look I end up reading one of your rants.

“Repeat the lie until it becomes true” eh, Josh? I am not an exceptionally intelligent man and I see through you. If your voters can’t, they must be exceptionally unintelligent.

I’ll explain this again. Your argument essentially is saying the Founders were idiots. That they didn’t see the loophole. They included two remedies, removal AND disqualification. They saw that there may need to be accountability trials of former officials.

I’m not for sure why you post Josh. You get very few positive replies. Maybe if you moved back to Missouri people might like you better

He’s so starved for attention that he doesn’t care if it’s good or bad attention.

Imagine thinking anyone listened to your constitutional opinions anymore.

We need more of you to be Patriots and save our country from the elite and the rich liberals that want to destroy our country!
Thank you Josh

There are so many of “them”.

We deserve better than you, that’s for sure. #MOdeservesbetter

I wish you could feel shame.

Hawley prefers his alternative universe to reality.

I see that your insurrection fist is still high in the air.
Traitor.

They certainly deserve better than having you represent them.

And on and on…

Previously:

Senator Claire McCaskill (D) – town hall in Warrensburg – Press Q and A – August 17, 2017 (August 17, 2017)

What passes for a flatbed truck at “…Yale, I think, or Harvard, one of those, one of those fancy ones…” (August 16, 2018)

Josh Hawley (r): throwing shit against the wall to see if anything sticks (December 30, 2020)

Josh Hawley (r): ladders and rakes (December 30, 2020)

Ladder Climbing 101: by the book (December 31, 2020)

Burning bridges (December 31, 2020)

Sedition, sedition…sedition (January 2, 2021)

What it is, is sedition… (January 3, 2021)

If you can’t stand the heat, trample people on your way to a live mic (January 3, 2021)

Nothing much going on. Why do you ask? (January 3, 2021)

The third Senator from Virginia (January 5, 2021)

Fascist pig (January 6, 2021)

What hath Josh Hawley (r) wrought? (January 6, 2021)

Josh Hawley (r): Dumbass (January 7, 2021)

Sedition is bad for business (January 11, 2021)

HCR 10 and HCR 11 (January 12, 2021)

Josh Hawley (r): “I no mye misoori constitutents our reely stoopit.” (January 14, 2021)

Ignite (January 15, 2021)

Campaign Finance: Dayam (January 16, 2021)

Penrose on Politics: Taps Closed to Insurrectionists (January 17, 2021)

Josh Hawley (r): Why not add “obstructionist asshole” to the list, it’s just one more thing, right? (January 21, 2021)

Penrose on Politics: Hawley’s Hallmark Moment (January 23, 2021)

Josh Hawley (r): looking ahead to 2024 (January 23, 2021)

After 17 days of silence (January 24, 2021)

Yeah, but those seven Senators didn’t pump their fists at insurrectionists immediately before the breach of the Capitol (January 25, 2021)

A shooting star elbow drop from the ropes (January 28, 2021)

Josh Hawley (r): you got your wish (January 31, 2021)

If Josh Hawley (r) steps in front of a microphone today we get six more weeks of sedition. (February 2, 2021)

On the wrong side of everything (February 3, 2021)

Penrose On Politics: Hawley’s Crybaby Tour (February 6, 2021)

You got that one right (February 8, 2021)

Brutally cold

09 Tuesday Feb 2021

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bird, cold, Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis, missouri, weather

Today in west central Missouri:

Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/320, ISO 1600, 400 mm.

Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/320, ISO 1600, 400 mm.

The down helps.

Heartland Pod: You say you want a Constitution, well, you know…

08 Monday Feb 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Adam Sommer, Constitution, Heartland POD, Jim Staab, missouri, podcast

Ep. 50: Brunch Cocktails, Impeachment, & Guns – with guest Dr. Jim Staab, Presidential expert
FEBRUARY 8TH, 2021 | 02:02:03 | E50

EPISODE SUMMARY
Adam Sommer is joined by his former professor at Univ. of Central MO, Dr. Jim Staab (J.D., Phd) as they have a chat on the impeachment trial of Fmr. President Donald J. Trump. Then Adam, Rachel, Sean, and Zack have a special brunch edition of talking politics getting into Space Force, Impeachment, Missouri gun laws, and Missouri covid relief, with a special Presidential Trivia game appearance!

You got that one right

08 Monday Feb 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate

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cult of the victim, favorite whine, gaslighting, insurrectionist, Josh Hawley, lost cause, missouri, right wingnut, sedition, Twitter, U.S. Senate

Josh Hawley’s (r) favorite whine:

Senator Hawley Press Office @SenHawleyPress
“I’m not going anywhere.”
[….]
1:27 PM · Feb 4, 2021

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Get used to it

08 Monday Feb 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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bird, cold, House Sparrow, missouri, Passer domesticus, weather

Single digit temperature again this morning. And cold predicted so through to next week.

Yesterday, in west central Missouri:

House Sparrow. Passer domesticus.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/160, ISO 1600, 400 mm.

Single digit

07 Sunday Feb 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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birds, Black-capped Chickadee, missouri, Parus atricapillus, weather. cold

It’s really cold out there. Single digit temperature, wind chill below zero. This morning in west central Missouri:

Black-capped Chickadee. Parus atricapillus.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III,
F 5.6,1/1600 ISO 1600, 400 mm.

Black-capped Chickadee. Parus atricapillus.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III,
F 5.6,1/1600 ISO 1600, 400 mm.

The benefit of down.

Starling in the snow

06 Saturday Feb 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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birds, missouri, snow, Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, weather

This evening in west central Missouri:

Starling. Sturnus vulgaris.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III,
F 5.6,1/320, ISO 1600, 400 mm.

Starling. Sturnus vulgaris.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III,
F 5.6,1/320, ISO 1600, 370 mm.

Yep, a harbinger of the coming deep freeze.

Image

Penrose On Politics: Hawley’s Crybaby Tour

06 Saturday Feb 2021

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Insurrection, Josh Hawley, josh hawley cartoon, missouri, Penrose On Politics, U.S. Senate

Posted by penroseonpolitics | Filed under Josh Hawley, US Senate

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Personality cult

05 Friday Feb 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Donald Trump, missouri, yard sign

Today in west central Missouri:

Trump yard sign – February 5, 2021

Apparently it’s difficult to let go.

Rep. Ann Wagner (r): the Susan Collins (r) of Missouri

05 Friday Feb 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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2nd Congressional District, Ann Wagner, gaslighting, Insurrection, Marjorie Taylor Greene, sedition

“…For now, I will take her at her word, but I will be watching.”

Last night:

WAGNER STATEMENT ON CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE

Feb 4, 2021 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement on Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene:

“The statements and conspiracy theories promoted by Representative Greene, including QAnon, calling into question school shootings, anti-Semitic and other offensive slurs and threats, have no place in the Republican party. To be clear, I find the statements and actions in question abhorrent and firmly untethered from reality. They only serve to place people in harm’s way and should be shunned by all Americans.

“It is also true that these actions took place before she was a Member of Congress, and her constituents appeared to largely be aware of them when she was elected. This is the People’s House, and removing Members from committee assignments for actions and comments prior to their service would set a bad precedent in Congress.

“I spoke with Representative Greene one on one last night and she made it clear to me she no longer believes the dangerous views espoused in her previous statements, and that she will not advance such views as a Member of Congress. She has now publicly expressed regret on the Floor of the U.S. House for her past actions and statements.

“For now, I will take her at her word, but I will be watching.”

Rep. Wagner (r) must have missed Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (r) floor speech last night.

“…It is also true that these actions took place before she was a Member of Congress…”

From Marjorie Taylor Greene (r), while a Member of Congress:

Congressional Democrats Threaten Yet Another Coup Attempt Against President Donald Trump
January 11, 2021
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 8, 2021

Washington D.C. — Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene released the following statement on the Democrat threat of Impeachment:

“For the entire four years of the greatest Presidential term of our lifetime, Democrats led by Speaker Pelosi and radical Socialists in her party attempted coup after coup against President Donald Trump.

Whether it was threatening to remove the President with phony 25th Amendment attacks, ridiculous Russian collusion conspiracy theory lies, or false criminal accusations about a perfect phone call with the Ukrainian Prime Minister, Democrats tried to overturn the 2016 election because they simply couldn’t handle the results.

Not only have the radicals in the Democrat Party tried to throw out the will of the American people, they have attacked anyone who dares support this President.

Everyone remembers the last four years of political censorship by the Silicon Valley Cartel targeting President Trump and his millions of supporters. Everyone remembers the occupation of the Senate office buildings by the Communist Women’s March screaming lies about Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Everyone remembers the harassment of Republicans including Senator Rand Paul, who was surrounded by a violent Black Lives Matter mob in the streets of Washington, DC. And, of course, everyone remembers the entire year of domestic terrorism conducted by Antifa / BLM militants, and championed by Democrat elected officials.

Now, 12 days before the 2021 Presidential Inauguration, these same Democrats, following their marching orders from the activist spokesmen in the Fake News Media, are launching another lie-filled assault on our Republic by threatening to impeach our duly-elected President, yet again.

Speaker Pelosi’s pursuit of impeachment will not “heal and unite” this nation as Joe Biden has called for in speeches. Another coup attempt will only further inflame half of the country.

This Hail Mary attempt to remove President Trump is another attack on the Silent Majority that Democrats have always looked down upon.

I have a message for Democrats, including Joe Biden: the time of demeaning and destroying conservative Americans simply for their beliefs has come to an end.

The new generation of MAGA Republicans will not back down to your threats. We will not back down from the smear campaigns from the Enemy of the American People, the Fake News. And we will not be silenced by Big Tech who wants to end free speech.

We will stand up and defend the 75 Million Americans who you are trying to cancel and ruin the lives of for daring to reject your Marxist ideology.

President Trump taught us how to defend our values.

We aren’t going away. We will never give up.

America First. Always.”

###

That was after the sedition and insurrectionist breach of the Capitol.

And, from Representative Ann Wagner on Wednesday:

Consequences or not? Which is it?

Believe them when they show you what they are.

Previously:

Sedition and insurrection? Why do you ask? (February 3, 2021)

The conspiracy to flush out cowards and bigots in the U.S. House of Representatives (February 4, 2021)

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