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Yale’s finest product

23 Friday Dec 2022

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Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Ironic on so many levels.

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
This is the truth
[….]
9:38 AM · Dec 22, 2022

Some of the responses:

Josh, my understanding is that once an aid package is approved that Ukraine can then order the weapons or food and then we pay for it with the allocated funds. That they don’t just send 100 billion to a bank account. Is that not the way it works?

my guess is that ukraine is the “cheaper” way to deter china and scare it away from attacking taiwan which results in a much more expensive war.

And, perhaps, a guess made without the benefit of a Yale education.

[….] Ukraine is fighting heavily-armed Russian troops. Do you think that might be a reason Ukraine is firing those artillery rounds? Do ya, Sherlock?

What do you know of truth. You run at the first hits of real truth.

We’ve all seen the picts.
#runHawleyRun

Lol- then it must be true if josh is saying it’s the truth! Zero credibility, zero integrity, zero loyalty, zero honor, zero patriotism, zero defensibility. hawley is a seditionist and traitor.

Prioritize democracy & the struggle to keep it. Otherwise, remove your human suit & prance back to MO

Uh, Virginia.

Republicanism means never having to have a strategy of your own.

This is a lie if it is spewed from Josh Hawley’s mouth.

You wouldn’t know the truth even if it ran by you in the halls of the Capitol.

You would not know the truth if it tapped you on your little, fascist shoulder.

You would have let Hitler have Europe. Those men were called “appeasers” and not with respect.

There’s that.

We know you can run, practice walking and chewing gum now. 2 things at once is possible

Yale, eh?

It’s amazing how – in the Hawley/Republican propoganda machine – U.S. went from “the greatest military in the world, deady to defend us against any world war” to “oh no!… we only had enough missiles to last 3 months & we’ve given them all to a tiny defenseless country!”

RUN JoSH RuN

If you truly believe this then you are in favor of lowering the $797.7 billion DOD budget.

You are pathetic!

We can’t multi task? When did conservatives become so weak? It was 2016 I suppose.

The free world steps up while the Republican Party melts away as only a faint memory of a Snowflake lost.

Don’t you have someplace to run?

Are you still running!?

If your objection was truly that US support to Ukraine prevents the US from focusing on China, you would have supported the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO as they will greatly add to European security self-sufficiency. But that’s not your true objection, so you didn’t.

Insurrectionist, how would you know?

How about being a leader of freedom and a enemy of all that oppose it.

I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t know the truth if it was chasing you out of the Capitol building on January 6… [….]

The truth is you suck.

So you’re voting for the increased military spending, Joshie? To fix the artillery shell gap…..

So as the worlds greatest super power and the leaders of the free world we should sit back and not support Ukraine, thereby giving Putin the green light to pursue numerous other countries while inflicting his tyrannical rule over freedom and liberty. How could you live with that?

Why don’t you run and tell someone?
#Coward #Traitor #Punk

World War Two America disagrees. Idiot

You obviously don’t understand how a global power works. We need to be involved in everything it’s not pick or choose you dumb ass. Looks like you don’t have any idea how real power my operate. But you’re a Russian asset anyway so who gives a shit?

“Россия” (Russia) – a variant of the Russian presidential flag.

Josh Hawley seriously called President Zelenskyy’s speech a “photo op.” This is coming from someone who couldn’t even face his own supporters on January 6th and had to run away. Josh Hawley knows absolutely nothing about courage or bravery. What a pathetic statement.

Previously:

100,000 Russian casualties were wondering about that, too (December 22, 2022)

The year in pictures – 2022 – part 4

23 Friday Dec 2022

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2022. That’s it.

We thought we’d provide a retrospective of what we tried to cover this past year.

October

There was an election. There was an open seat Senate race. We covered it.

Trudy Busch Valentine (D) campaigned everywhere in Missouri.

Post Oak, Johnson County, Missouri (October 2, 2022)

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Trudy Busch Valentine (D).

Trudy Busch Valentine (D): Warrensburg, Missouri – October 7, 2022 (October 7, 2022)

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Trudy Busch Valentine (D).

Trudy Busch Valentine (D): Raytown, Missouri – October 7, 2022 (October 8, 2022)

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Trudy Busch Valentine (D) – Raymore, Missouri – October 14, 2022 (October 14, 2022)

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Trudy Busch Valentine (D) – Butler, Missouri – October 15, 2022 (October 15, 2022)

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Trudy Busch Valentine (D) – Nevada, Missouri – October 15, 2022 (October 16, 2022)

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And then, it’s all gone… (October 18, 2022)

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Campaign Finance: Roman sword (October 23, 2022)

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Trudy Busch Valentine (D) – Kansas City, Missouri – Southwest Boulevard – October 27, 2022 (October 28, 2022)

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Trudy Busch Valentine (D) – Kansas City – Door-to-Door – October 29, 2022 (October 29, 2022)

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Trudy Busch Valentine (D).

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) and Trudy Busch Valentine (D) – Kansas City – GOTV Rally – Morning Star Community Center – October 29, 2022 (October 29, 2022)

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November

There was an election.

Ruth Roes Her Boat (November 2, 2022)

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What’s really on the ballot (November 2, 2022)

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Book banning. The latest republican wedge.

Ashcroft’s Book Ban (November 18, 2022)

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December

“A Witch & her little monsters on board”

Whatever chaps Josh Hawley’s (r) ass (December 21, 2022)

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More Power (December 22, 2022)

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Sunset (December 22, 2022)

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Previously:

The year in pictures – 2022 (December 19, 2022)

The year in pictures – 2022 – part 2 (December 20, 2022)

The year in pictures – 2022 – part 3 (December 20, 2022)

Sunset

22 Thursday Dec 2022

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It’s below zero, we’re waiting for the wind.

Slow and over the plate

22 Thursday Dec 2022

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4th Congressional District, former newsreader, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media, that ridiculous hat

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Yesterday afternoon:

Mark Alford @markalfordkc
Did Oprah write this bill?

“You get a billion dollars!! You get a billion dollars!! You get a billion dollars!!!”

[….]

3:14 PM · Dec 21, 2022

A response, out of the park:

She has a better chance of writing a bill than your tv hack ass has.

Waiting for the wind

22 Thursday Dec 2022

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Midday:

Let’s all be careful out there.

100,000 Russian casualties were wondering about that, too

22 Thursday Dec 2022

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

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Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Today, a thread:

Chad Pergram @ChadPergram
1) Hawley on Zelenskyy: I didn’t go to the speech because I didn’t want to be part of the photo op asking for more money from the United States government when they haven’t given us a single piece of accounting on anything they spent.
8:38 AM · Dec 22, 2022

Chad Pergram @ChadPergram
2) Hawley: We spent $100 billion in blank checks. There’s no accountability whatsoever. No oversight whatsoever..our European allies are continuing to sandbag. We have spent more on Ukraine that all of the Europeans put together and it’s on their continent.
8:38 AM · Dec 22, 2022

Chad Pergram @ChadPergram
3) Hawley: This administration is endangering our national security with this current policy. And I can tell you, if China invades Taiwan, or takes over our shipping lanes or our supply chains, we’re not prepared to stop them right now.
8:38 AM · Dec 22, 2022

Chad Pergram @ChadPergram
4) Hawley on if the China is watching how the US handles Ukraine because if its designs on Taiwan:
That’s total nonsense..China wants to dominate Asia. If they could dominate Asia, they can dominate the globe. We have to stop them in Asia
8:38 AM · Dec 22, 2022

Some of the responses:

Josh is an insurrectionist traitor though so

Hawley is an empty suit.

Hawley gets more un-American and anti democracy each day. Every time he speaks like that he is helping murderer Putin.

Translation- I got caught up in my office watching porn amd didn’t want to be seen running like a loser again on the capitals cctv

We see what you did there.

Actually, he could not stand to be the in the room with the man of the year. The glow would melt him. He is a Putin Patriot

It’s clear — Hawley supports Putin and wants to work against the interests of America.

“Россия” (Russia) – a variant of the Russian presidential flag.

Josh Hawley has aided & abetted a treacherous former freakin’ president who instigated the greatest threat to our nation in my lifetime. Hawley was the inside man on point to first attack the certification process. Hawley is so unfit to serve. Constitutionally disqualified too.

There’s that.

Maybe you could give us a TRUE accounting of what you did on Jan 5 and 6

Total BS. [….]

They are kicking Russia’s butt. That seems to be the best accounting ever.

So basically Hawley doesn’t want to do his job and listen to someone who could possibly say something to inform him. Pretty pathetic

Josh ran away once again!

What do they think we are just sending bags of cash over there in duffel bags? We are sending them equipment to defend themselves against an invading force. The only proof you need is that they are still standing after almost a year battling a “superpower”

Josh (r) has always had difficulty understanding simple concepts.

I heard Hawley was too scared to go to the speech. So he did what he does best. Run away from the real issues. [….]

Weak

Basically: Look, I’m a douche bag, I didn’t show up because I’m still holding on to the idea that if there is ever an extreme right wing authoritarian take over in the United States, I’ll have a power position and the foot soldiers won’t come after me.

what b.s. – how can you look at yourself in the mirror the way you twist things? Show some respect for a leader of another country who is having a war waged against them and trying to preserve democracy. What is wrong with you?

More power

22 Thursday Dec 2022

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Today.

Is this a great country, or what?

What they fear the most

21 Wednesday Dec 2022

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Jess Piper (D) [2022 file photo].

This morning:

Piper for Missouri @piper4missouri
Hot take: if a school is forced to choose academics only four days a week, they shouldn’t be allowed to practice sports five days a week. Make it a rule and see how quickly there’s a backlash that #MOLeg can’t ignore.
9:37 AM · Dec 21, 2022

Heh.

Piper for Missouri @piper4missouri
Parents who have acquiesced to less may stand up for athletics. You can’t win games practicing one day less than the other team…

Some of the responses:

No practice nor games on days school is not in session. Period.

But . . . by cutting back like that they won’t be able to achieve as . . . uh, wait, never mind.

It’s sad, but that would do it.

It’s been my experience that the same parents who couldn’t tell you what classes their kids were taking in middle/high school, or name even one of their kids teachers, will flip their lids & show up screaming if you cut anything to do with school sports.

100%. That’s incredible. And so you need 5 days to be competitive athletically … but who gives a rat’s backside about being competitive academically …

This is NOT America First —

Previously:

For anyone who was wondering, this is not the reason for the existence of higher education (October 16, 2022)

Whatever chaps Josh Hawley’s (r) ass

21 Wednesday Dec 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Josh Hawley

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A bumper sticker:

“A Witch & her little monsters on board”

Previously:

Moral scold says what? (December 18, 2022)

What a putz (December 20, 2022)

The year in pictures – 2022 – part 3

21 Wednesday Dec 2022

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2022. That’s it.

We thought we’d provide a retrospective of what we tried to cover this past year.

August

Yeah, that Senate race.

What are we going to do now with all those file photos? (August 2, 2022)

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Trudy Busch Valentine (D) in Jackson County, Missouri – August 13, 2022 (August 13, 2022)

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The Governor’s Ham Breakfast.

Denny Hoskins (r).

Governor’s Ham Breakfast – Missouri State Fair – August 18, 2022 (August 18, 2022)

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At the Missouri State Fair.

“…Don’t miss it, don’t even be late…” (August 20, 2022)

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Poverty.

Jason Smith (r) [2022 file photo].

In case you were wondering, someone is winning the class war and it’s not you (August 23, 2022)

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Trudy Bush Valentine (D).

Trudy Busch Valentine (D) – Campaign Office Opening – Kansas City, Missouri – August 28, 2022 (August 28, 2022)

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September

18 U.S. Code § 1924.

The great circle (September 4, 2020)

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Roll up your sleeve.

It ain’t over ’til it’s over (September 10, 2022)

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Beer.

Trudy Busch Valentine (D).

Eric Schmitt (r) gets pwned…again (September 23, 2022)

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Trudy Busch Valentine (D).

Trudy Busch Valentine (D) – Kansas City, Missouri – September 22, 2022 (September 24, 2022)

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Previously:

The year in pictures – 2022 (December 19, 2022)

The year in pictures – 2022 – part 2 (December 20, 2022)

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