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15 Tuesday Feb 2022

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

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Capitol breach, Fascist pig, insurrectionist, Josh Hawley, mug, right wingnut, social media, Twitter, Virginia

Daniel Desrochers @drdesrochers
Hawley says his mug with the picture of him holding up his fist to protesters who would later storm the Capitol is “not a pro-riot mug.”

Asked if it might encourage someone who would be inclined to storm the Capitol, he said “No, not at all.”
12:56 PM · Feb 15, 2022

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Funny Valentine

15 Tuesday Feb 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri Governor, social media

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Jason Smith, Mike Parson, missouri, right wingnuts, social media, Twitter

What, us worry?

Governor Mike Parson (r) [2019 file photo].

Yesterday:

Governor Mike Parson @GovParsonMO
This afternoon, I met with @RepJasonSmith to discuss building on Missouri’s momentum and providing greater opportunities for future generations.
[….]
4:31 PM · Feb 14, 2022

What’s with this republican vest thing?

Some of the responses:

Provide opportunities for future generations? Missouri is rated 38th in College Readiness. Quit undermining public education and maybe our future generations would have greater opportunities. Just because both of you are under-educated doesn’t mean everyone else has to be.

Greater opportunities for future educations should start with passing legislation to get the $1.95 billion funding from the federal government to our schools. Enough tweeting about what you’re going to do, it has to be done by March 24.

There’s that.

19.4% of the population in MO8 (138k out of 711k people) live below the poverty line, higher than the national average of 12.3%. I don’t think @RepJasonSmith is the best choice for this discussion

Discussing how to shovel more money at wealthy farmers and such and screw over everyone else?

We’d like them to be alive
Oh and we’d like you to release the money the feds gave you for schools

The future generations of dead people?

By cutting school budgets or by letting schools get so full of disease they can’t stay open…. ? I mean, whatcha got for the kids?

What does that mean?

But first on the agenda, they discussed how much they hated the Super Bowl halftime show

We see what you did there.

That there’s a brain trust.

What? Speak to us not at us!

Are you wearing a vest with a campaign slogan at a governmental working meeting?

Really? Are you?

Man these Dumb and Dumber remakes just keep getting worse.

I wouldn’t ask his opinion on how to run a lemonade stand. You both are screwing the people of Missouri…

Smith is another one of the traitors who tried to overthrow a legitimate election.

Smith is, perhaps, the only MO politician who is more useless than you are.

Dumb and Dumber

Jason Smith (r) [2021 file photo].

Hawley’s Seditious Mug

14 Monday Feb 2022

Posted by penroseonpolitics in Josh Hawley, US Senate

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capitol insurrection, January 6, Josh Hawley, Sedition Caucus

Campaign Finance: They ain’t Union organizers

14 Monday Feb 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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campaign finace, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, right wingnuts, RightPath

We gotta get ourselves a $100.00 bill file photo if this keeps up.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC George Bauer 499 Silvermine Road New Canaan CT 06840 Retired 2/14/2022 $200,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC Blackford Brauer c/o John M. Hillhouse 424 S. Woodsmill Road, Suite 325 St Louis MO 63017 Hunter Engineering Company 2/14/2022 $200,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC Joyce Buchheit PO Box 18 Bonne Terre MO 63628 Retired 2/14/2022 $200,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC Andrew Bursky 325 Stanwich Road Greenwich CT 06830 Atlas Holdings LLC 2/14/2022 $200,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC George Couch III 1502 Viscaino Road Pebble Beach CA 93953 Couch Distributing Company, Inc. 2/14/2022 $200,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC David Farrell 1220 Log Cabin Lane St Louis MO 63124 Retired 2/14/2022 $50,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC Hunter Engineering Company 11250 Hunter Dr. Bridgeton MO 63044 2/14/2022 $200,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC David Kemper 2101 S. Warson Rd. St Louis MO 63124 Commerce Bancshares, Inc. 2/14/2022 $50,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC Alicia McDonnell 1034 S. Brentwood Blvd. Suite 1860 St Louis MO 63117 Retired 2/14/2022 $200,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC John McDonnell 1034 S. Brentwood Blvd. Suite 1860 St Louis MO 63117 Retired 2/14/2022 $200,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC Anna Ntenta 2645 South Bayshore Dr., Apt. 802 Miami FL 33133 Retired 2/14/2022 $150,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC Andrew Taylor 1147 Log Cabin Ln. St Louis MO 63124 Crawford Group Inc. 2/14/2022 $100,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC Lawrence Thomas 11204 Tri Lane St Louis MO 63141 Retired 2/14/2022 $50,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC Henry Warshaw 63 Lake Forest Drive St Louis MO 63117 Virtual Realty Enterprises LLC 2/14/2022 $25,000.00

C221800 02/14/2022 RightPath PAC Susan Warshaw 63 Lake Forest Drive St Louis MO 63117 Retired 2/14/2022 $25,000.00

What, the party at the Grifter’s place in Florida get cancelled?

Let’s guess, the usual wedge issues are on the agenda.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Purchase (February 8, 2022)

Somehow this is supposed to be reassuring? (February 13, 2022)

Somehow this is supposed to be reassuring?

13 Sunday Feb 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri Senate, social media

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Caleb Rowden, congressional reapportionment, General Assembly, missouri, right wingnuts, social media, Twitter

There is no such thing as a “moderate” republican.

Congressional reapportionment in Missouri.

Caleb Rowden (r) [2016 file photo].

Missouri Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (r):

Caleb Rowden @calebrowden
STATEMENT FROM SENATE LEADERSHIP:

Over the last several weeks, we have watched as business critical to MO citizens has been delayed by a small group of senators willing to send our congressional map to federal courts if they do not get districts that suit their ambition. #MOLeg
6:31 PM · Feb 12, 2022

Caleb Rowden @calebrowden
These Senators are also standing in the way of critical policies Missourians are asking for — election reform, banning Critical Race Theory, providing more choice for Missouri parents, and the list goes on. #MOLeg
6:31 PM · Feb 12, 2022

Let’s see, voter suppression, misrepresentation of public school curriculum, and defunding public schools – yeah, those are not considered “moderate” public policy nor priorities by most Missouri voters.

So, which schools and/or school districts in the State of Missouri teach Critical Race Theory? We’ll wait.

State funded vouchers for private or parochial schools? Go ahead and try.

In the Missouri Constitution:

IX Section 8. Prohibition of public aid for religious purposes and institutions. — Neither the general assembly, nor any county, city, town, township, school district or other municipal corporation, shall ever make an appropriation or pay from any public fund whatever, anything in aid of any religious creed, church or sectarian purpose, or to help to support or sustain any private or public school, academy, seminary, college, university, or other institution of learning controlled by any religious creed, church or sectarian denomination whatever; nor shall any grant or donation of personal property or real estate ever be made by the state, or any county, city, town, or other municipal corporation, for any religious creed, church, or sectarian purpose whatever.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…” (February 5, 2022)

You never have to answer your phone when it’s off the hook (February 7, 2022)

Mom, apple pie, the convertibility of silver… (February 11, 2022)

Investing in popcorn futures (February 12, 2022)

Lincoln’s Discourse

13 Sunday Feb 2022

Posted by penroseonpolitics in Uncategorized

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capitol insurrection, January 6, legitimate political discourse, Republican Party, U.S. Capitol

Just visiting

12 Saturday Feb 2022

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

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Fascist pig, Josh Hawley, right wingnut, social media, Twitter, Virginia

Well…

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Erin and I enjoying the best part of MO State Lincoln Days – getting to visit
[….]
12:05 PM · Feb 12, 2022

As always, there is much hilarity in the responses:

As a visitor. Because you don’t live in MO.

Your favorite part is visiting the state of Missouri. Where you don’t live.

Got it.

Hope you have a nice flight home to Virginia!

Because you don’t live here. We know.

May as well visit from time to time. You don’t live here

Hey, whoever does social media, you left off “rich donors” at the end of the Tweet

And grifting.

Can you prove that’s in Missouri and not the state of Virginia where you live?

The visit a chance to show that you aren’t masking

The Youngkin vest look…

Virginia!

Out of state visits always fun

Working the vetted crowd as a man of the people. How manly.

Josh Hawley is an embarrassment to Missouri, The Senate, and humankind.

After MO State Lincoln Days, Hawley will return home to Virginia.

How long are you visiting Missouri, Virginians?

You went all the way from Virginia to Missouri only to attend a lame party?

I always enjoy sightseeing when I go to somewhere new. I hope your getting that same feeling in Missouri this weekend, carpetbagger.

Josh;
What if you and your GOP colleagues put your egos aside, stopped the lies, smears, and whining, put country ahead of party, met with Dems in Congress and the White House, and asked, “What can we do together to resolve the many challenges facing America today?”
What if?

Right.

Hey you flew all the way from your real home in Virginia to be in Missouri?!

He probably drove his flatbed truck.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Previously:

Disaster tourism (February 12, 2022)

Investing in popcorn futures

12 Saturday Feb 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Senate

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Bill Eigel, congressional reapportionment, Dave Schatz, Jim Lembke, Mike Cierpiot, missouri, right wingnuts, Rudi Keller

Now is the time.

Mike Cierpiot (r) [2017 file photo].

Posted this morning:

Rudi Keller @RudiKellerMI
After @MikeCierpiot attacked Jim Lembke on the #MoSenate floor Thursday, @BillEigel became so enraged the two had to be physically separated in @DaveSchatzMO’s office #moleg #redistricting #factions
[….]
9:27 AM · Feb 12, 2022

We heard something like that, too. To paraphrase:

[….] shouting [….] a policeman ran in [….] no punches were thrown [….]

Heh.

Pass the popcorn.

Indeed.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…” (February 5, 2022)

You never have to answer your phone when it’s off the hook (February 7, 2022)

Mom, apple pie, the convertibility of silver… (February 11, 2022)

Disaster tourism

12 Saturday Feb 2022

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

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Fascist pig, Josh Hawley, right wingnut, social media, U.S. Senate, Virginia

Visiting Missouri.

Last night:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
At Missouri State Lincoln Days tonight listening to the keynote speaker, my favorite person in the world, my beautiful wife Erin
[….]
9:40 PM · Feb 11, 2022

Some of the comments:

I’m shocked you’re in Missouri. How many donors are you meeting before you go home to Virginia?

Are you staying at a VRBO during your visit to Missouri?

Ever try listening to your constituents?

Your first visit to Missouri since your election, love???

Nope. He flew in on a private jet a few weeks ago to meet with some donors.

Are you on vacation from your home in Virginia?

Thanks for visiting Missouri. Will you be returning home to Virginia tomorrow?

You both make the trip back from VA to attend?

How long was the drive from Virginia to Missouri.

Was tonight Virginia night?

And after they went back home……to VA. Nice for the 3rd senator of VA to visit our great state.

You’re in Missouri?

How’d you find it? Did you need a guide to visit such a foreign place?

#ResignHawley

Wow you’re in Missouri

How does it feel to be grossly unfit to hold office?

No body cares, traitor

Dude you don’t even live here. Fucking go away.

You’re a disgrace to your country and probably a traitor. We see you.

Insurrectionist grifter garbage says what?

Lincoln would be horrified by today’s GOP junior. You ever read his stuff? Nah. Too complicated. You idiot.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Mom, apple pie, the convertibility of silver…

11 Friday Feb 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri Senate, social media

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Bill Eigel, congressional reapportionment, General Assembly, missouri, Missouri Senate, right wingnut, social media, Twitter

Last night:

William Eigel @BillEigel
Drawing a congressional map that squanders MO’s chance to send more Repub’s to Congress doesn’t just help Nancy Pelosi—it helps every socialist Democrat from Joe Biden on that are bent on changing the very nature of our country from rural farms to urban skyscrapers. #moleg
7:46 PM · Feb 10, 2022

All those unspoken parts.

Some of the responses:

Is that the rhetoric you were taught to spew by your ALEC handlers. It’s not very original, intelligent or true. Do better.

“changing the very nature of our country from rural farms to urban skyscrapers” has got to be one of the most nonsensical turns of phrase I’ve ever heard. I mean, I know what you were going for but woof.

Soooo, you’re saying you’re scared of….something??

People can actually live in skyscrapers. Farms are huge pieces of land that people don’t live on that also gets paid by the government to not grow shit

Guess what? Pelosi and Biden don’t live here. I do and you’re not listening to people like me. Stop this madness

You know that both skyscrapers AND farms are part of America, right? Your buddy Trump *literally* has many with his name on them.

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

Is a socialist Democrat the opposite of an authoritarian Republican? Just wondering

Missouri is 40% Democrats and 60% Republicans.

A 5-3 map is fair and balanced.

A 6-2 map is unfairly tilted.

A 7-1 map is openly corrupt.

I wonder what it’s like to believe – I mean truly believe – in your own BS.

Authoritarian fascist is what you want. Just say so.

Do you charge Nancy Pelosi rent since she’s in your head all the time?

This state is represented by total wankers

You sound deranged. Changing farms to skyscrapers? Get a grip.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…” (February 5, 2022)

You never have to answer your phone when it’s off the hook (February 7, 2022)

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