Monthly Archives: November 2021

The hell you say

15 Monday Nov 2021

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , ,

Rick Brattin (r) [2013 file photo].

Attempting to fail upward.

Thank you to everyone who turned out for today’s press conference announcing my candidacy for U.S. Congress in the Fourth Congressional District.
Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi are trying to adopt socialist policies that would lead to the decline of America. In less than a year, they have done so much that has weakened our country, and I truly fear that if they are not stopped our children and grandchildren will not have the same freedom to pursue the American Dream that we have enjoyed.
I am running for Congress because I believe we need to elect conservatives who will stand up and put America First. We need to secure our border, hold China accountable for dishonest trade practices – including outright theft of American intellectual property – and for their cyber warfare against our nation, and stop liberals from using CRT and other ‘woke’ policies to brainwash our children into hating America. This is the greatest country in the world, and it is worth fighting like heck to save.

The heck you say.

By the way, Rick, what is CRT? Have you identified a single school district in Missouri where this CRT indoctrination is taking place?

Previously:

Rep. Rick Brattin (r): cdesign proponentsists (February 10, 2013)

Rep. Rick Brattin (r): Ready! Fire! Aim! (January 16, 2014)

Rep. Rick Brattin (r): deep into the well that is the right wingnut book of artful phrases (December 17, 2014)

HB 1474: once again, this time with feeling (December 6, 2017)

Campaign Finance: Status quo

13 Saturday Nov 2021

Posted by in campaign finance

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , ,

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C071094 11/12/2021 Missouri Senate Campaign Committee Lathrop Gage Consulting PAC 314 E High St Jefferson City MO 65101 11/11/2021 $15,000.00

C071094 11/12/2021 Missouri Senate Campaign Committee MOSFA PAC Inc. 121 Madison St Jefferson City MO 65101 11/11/2021 $10,000.00

C071094 11/12/2021 Missouri Senate Campaign Committee Kansas City Chiefs Football Club One Arrowhead Drive Kansas City MO 64129 11/11/2021 $7,500.00

C071094 11/12/2021 Missouri Senate Campaign Committee CFM Insurance Inc. PO Box 968 Concordia MO 64020 11/11/2021 $15,000.00

C071094 11/12/2021 Missouri Senate Campaign Committee HCA Missouri Good Government Fund PO Box 305 Jefferson City MO 65102 11/11/2021 $10,000.00

C071094 11/12/2021 Missouri Senate Campaign Committee Missouri American Water Employees PAC 727 Craig Rd Saint Louis MO 63141 11/11/2021 $10,000.00

C071094 11/12/2021 Missouri Senate Campaign Committee Cigna Holding Company 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 720 Washington DC 20004 11/11/2021 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Line up. Fill the bucket. Repeat.

Campaign Finance: Leave anyone out?

12 Friday Nov 2021

Posted by in campaign finance

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , ,

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C171235 11/12/2021 Missouri Senior PAC Phoenix Home Care & Hospice 1839 E Independence St., Suite K Springfield MO 65804 11/11/2021 $20,000.00

C131007 11/12/2021 Missouri Growth PAC Phoenix Home Care & Hospice 1839 E Independence St., Suite K 1839 E Independence St., Suite K Springfield MO 65804 11/11/2021 $20,000.00

C171229 11/12/2021 Missouri C PAC Phoenix Home Care & Hospice 1839 E Independence St., Suite K 1839 E Independence St., Suite K Springfield MO 65804 11/11/2021 $20,000.00

C190996 11/12/2021 Conservative Leaders of Missouri Phoenix Home Care & Hospice 1839 E Independence St., Suite K 1839 E Independence St., Suite K Springfield MO 65804 11/11/2021 $20,000.00

C151156 11/12/2021 MO Majority PAC LLC Phoenix Home Care & Hospice 1839 E Independence St., Suite K 1839 E Independence St., Suite K Springfield MO 65804 11/11/2021 $20,000.00

C141393 11/12/2021 Missouri AG PAC Phoenix Home Care & Hospice 1839 E Independence St., Suite K 1839 E Independence St., Suite K Springfield MO 65804 11/11/2021 $20,000.00

[emphasis added]

Picture them all standing in line…

We could all be embarrassed for him, but then, he deserves it

12 Friday Nov 2021

Posted by in social media

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , ,

Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].

Brazenly stupid.

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

[….] Wanda: I was dealing with something delicate, Otto. I’m setting up a guy who’s incredibly important to us, who’s going to tell me where the loot is and if they’re going to come and arrest you. And you come loping in like Rambo without a jockstrap and you dangle him out a fifth-floor window. Now, was that smart? Was it shrewd? Was it good tactics? Or was it stupid?

Otto West: Don’t call me stupid.

Wanda: Oh, right! To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I’ve known sheep that could outwit you. I’ve worn dresses with higher IQs. But you think you’re an intellectual, don’t you, ape?

Otto West: Apes don’t read philosophy.

Wanda: Yes they do, Otto. They just don’t understand it. Now let me correct you on a couple of things, OK? Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not “Every man for himself.” And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked them up. [….]

Yesterday:

Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
No one elected anyone at OSHA. #NoVaccineMandates
3:19 PM · Nov 11, 2021

Some of the responses:

We wouldn’t need OSHA and other regulatory agencies if we had more good humans who worried about people more than their bottom line.

This is America in the 21st Century.

Hi, former construction worker here, OSHA is super important and this is a really bad take even for you.

Also, and others have pointed this out, aren’t you a lawyer? Haven’t you ever heard of administrative law?

No one elected members of SCOTUS either.
Think about that next time you lose a lawsuit. [….]

No one elected you to your first term as MO AG, if you really want to get into it.

I’m sure all the iron workers, brick layers, electricians, auto workers, and machinists who are given breaks, protective gear, and fire exits will join you in solidarity by not wearing safety goggles or harnesses when they work because I guess even basic safety is woke now?

No government agencies, yes we need more condos collapsing like the one in Florida. No oversight and let the workers get hurt and crushed. No problem!!
We don’t need safe working conditions!!!

Imagine having a law degree and not knowing that administrative law is a thing that exists.

No one elected anyone at ICE, the DEA, the FBI and most police departments, either.
Anarchists seemed so cool for about four hours when I was 16.
Now they’re just selfish freedom-grunting nihilists who can’t grasp citizenship or civilization.

Love this pro-building-collapse take, king

No one has been elected to OSHA in the 51 years since the OSHA Act was created, what is your point Eric? Oh that’s right, you are finding it difficult when folks work within the laws of nation to do what is best for the community and you can only b*tch about it. Have a seat.

Remember when you sued Pennsylvania in an attempt to stop millions of black votes from counting because you’re a fascist?

I’m just waiting for you cretins to decide to make child labor a thing again. Since ya know, you’re against unions, worker’s rights, and regulations.

Because conservatives would campaign in favor of less regulations and thus less safe workplaces and get huge contributions for billionaires who exploit workers. Idiot.

Was the Missouri State Highway Patrol elected? Just asking.

Math is hard

11 Thursday Nov 2021

Posted by in Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , ,

Jay Ashcroft (r) [2021 file photo]

State of Missouri – General Election, November 03, 2020
Official Results
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on December 08, 2020

Secretary of State 3692 of 3692 Precincts Reported

John R. (Jay) Ashcroft Republican 1,798,505 60.505%
Yinka Faleti Democratic 1,081,113 36.371%
Carl Herman Freese Libertarian 55,583 1.870%
Paul Lehmann Green 24,131 0.812%
Paul Venable Constitution 13,151 0.442%
[….]

[emphasis added]

Secretary of State endorses 7-1 congressional redistricting map
An extra Republican in Congress would represent Missouri better, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said.
by Ryan Pivoney Nov. 10 2021

[….]”The biggest question there is whether Missouri will stay a 6-2 state, with six Republican districts and two Democrat districts, or whether they will go 7-1,” Ashcroft said.

He said the state’s political leaning has been changing during the past couple decades, which could provide reason to change the current districts for more Republican representation.

He said he’s expecting a robust discussion on congressional redistricting, particularly in terms of how Missouri voters line up with current representatives.

“Just looking at my own position, I won statewide by 25 percentage points, which makes me say that it seems to me Missouri is a pretty Republican state,” Ashcroft said. “So in that regard, if we were 7-1, I think that would probably do a better job of actually representing who the people of Missouri are in Washington, D.C.”[….]

Democratic.

Jay Ashcroft (r), right wingnut, math:

60.505% is equal to or greater than 87.5%

36.371% is less than 25.0% and equal to 12.5%

This also explains how the U.S. Senate filibuster “works”.

Passing gas

11 Thursday Nov 2021

Posted by in Josh Hawley, media criticism, social media, US Senate

≈ 8 Comments

Tags

, , , , , , , ,

Gas prices in west central Missouri, Thursday afternoon, November 11, 2021:

You’d think he’d have noticed if he bothered to spend any time in Missouri.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

The third senator from Virginia doesn’t have a clue. Yesterday:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
The Joe Biden economy: Inflation has taken away all the wage gains for workers and then some
[….]
4:48 PM · Nov 10, 2021

Some of the responses:

As long as Pornhub and Xbox do not increase their subscription rates, we’re good.

We see what you did there.

That’s a strange way to misspell cutting child poverty in half, 5.5 million new jobs in 9 months, a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, real environmental progress after 4 years of backtracking & corruption, and 200 million vaccines in arms. [….]

He wouldn’t know about Missiouri gas prices. He lives in Virginia but somehow serves in the Senate for Missiouri

In case you didn’t know joshy…the president doesn’t make the oil prices…that would be your donors as$h○Le.

No, seriouly, tell us how you really feel.

I bought unleaded regular today in SGF MO for $3.11 Of course if you lived in Ozark…… you’d know that

Josh Hawley (r) is not the only gaslighter from Missouri.

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2021 file photo].

And, the same photo:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Another “gut punch” to the wages of the American people.

President Biden’s incompetence has resulted in the decline of real hourly wages.
[….]
2:03 PM · Nov 10, 2021

Tell us again who voted against increasing the minimum wage?

No one on their staffs in Washington, D.C. bothered to check gas prices in Missouri. As if they cared.

Some of the responses:

You still get your 174k and your subsidies.

By the way, what is the average price of a gallon of gas in your district? Do you know?

In the meantime, why don’t you tell us what YOU would do?

Heh.

Your incompetence is pathetic

Well, yes.

Being Green

11 Thursday Nov 2021

Posted by in campaign finance

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

, , , ,

This thing is not like the others.

The blimp [2014 file photo].

Next.

Let it grow, let it grow?

Closer.

Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commisson:

C201444 11/10/2021 Legal Missouri 2022 BesaMe Wellness LLC 1041 Burlington Street North Kansas City MO 64116 11/10/2021 $10,000.00

C201444 11/10/2021 Legal Missouri 2022 EIDo Organic LLC 1520 Clay Street North Kansas City MO 64116 11/10/2021 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Heh.

Not understanding that you’re the punch line in your own joke

10 Wednesday Nov 2021

Posted by in Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , ,

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Breitbart.

Yesterday afternoon:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Leftist Pundits, Media Melt Down over Josh Hawley‘s Defense of Masculinity
[….]
4:31 PM · Nov 9, 2021

Heh.

There is much hilarity in the responses:

I’m not a pundit. I just can’t find that section in the Constitution which makes it the Senate’s responsibility to define standards of masculinity and feminity.

Seriously could you share something from a real newspaper once

If “loud laughter” is the same as “melt down,” sure.

No, we’re LAUGHING at you. There’s a difference. [….]

Mocking, really.

Today on Twitter, Joshie copies and pasted headlines.

Heh.

No one ‘melted down’. We were too busy laughing our faces off. (Seriously? A US Senator expending time on such a subject? Please.)

It’s not a meltdown, Josh. We are laughing at you.

I think you are confusing “melt down over” with “made fun of.”

I didn’t realize “melt down” was code for “rolling around on the floor laughing with tears streaming down their faces.”

Shouldn’t that be @hawleyVA

You really are an idiot. [….]

Not melt down. They are laughing at you. You are so out of touch with reality.

No one melted. They just see you as ridiculous.

If by “meltdown” you mean “mocking derision of a stupid publicity stunt.”

I think you’ve confused meltdown with ruthlessly mocking you.

Who, us?

Melt down or laugh their asses off?

Chicken…sandwiches

08 Monday Nov 2021

Posted by in US Senate

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

, , , , , , , ,

Micromanagement.

Today, from a campaign account [“Christian. Wife. Mother. Life-Long Conservative. U.S. Congresswoman. Sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party. Running for #MOSEN.”]:

Vicky Hartzler @VickyHartzlerMO
Don’t let the woke mob control where we can eat!

Chick-fil-a was dropped from the new Kansas City Airport Terminal after the woke mob cried fowl and stirred up controversy.

Sign the petition and tell the Kansas City Airport that we want Chick-fil-a!
[….]
2:57 PM · Nov 8, 2021

The continuous outrage. Sigh.

Define “woke”. Does that include two all beef patties? Just asking.

As always, there is much hilarity in the responses:

CF always says this lie. Truth who puts a restaurant into an airport that refuses to be open on what is often the heaviest travel day of the week?

Airports wants them open 7 days a week but they refuse. Other brands do 24/7 so other brands get the contract.

Define “woke mob.” Are you referring to your constituents, Missouri voters as the *mob? There’s no more tolerance for hatred Vicky.
#LGBTQIAwesome

Rofl. This is nothing but a click-bait phishing exhibition for campaign donations and voter contact info. In other words, another GOP fundraising scam.

How shocking. A pro-hate Republican defending a pro-hate restaurant chain.

Good lord you’re an imbecile. Your party does alot more canceling and boycotting than moderates and liberals combined you pathetic imbecile.

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2021 file photo].