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Hostage taker blames everyone else

21 Sunday May 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford

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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].

“They made me hurt you.”

Today:

Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
Just a reminder — Every House Democrat voted AGAINST a common sense way to raise the debt ceiling.
11:35 AM · May 21, 2023

Some of the responses:

Just a reminder this is a lie. There is nothing common sense about taking another bite out of the middle class, repel the Trump tax cuts.
[….]

Just a reminder if the United States defaults on its debt the repercussions are all on the GOP
[….]

Just a reminder, lying is STILL a sin. It’s just common sense!

Just a reminder–the last administration pushed for clean debt ceilings and had them passed.

Spending can be dealt with in appropriations. You don’t ignore obligations just because you don’t like who’s in charge.

Go back to newscasting. You were better at it.

Newsreading, actually.

Just a reminder, 25% of the debt is due to Republican tax reform of 2017 for which Rs are unwilling to roll back any of their fault of the debt.

Lying on a Sunday? Damn man you are a real sack of fecal matter.

Another day ending with a “Y”.

Just a reminder trump and his GOP cult added 25% to the debt in just 4 years.

AND APPROVED a debt ceiling increase all 3 times.

Watch what they do not what they say.
[…..]

“common sense” is usually an appeal to ignorance

Reagan: Tax cuts for the rich & big corporations. Blow up the National Deficit.

GW Bush: Tax cuts for the rich & big corporations. Blow up the National Deficit.

Trump: Tax cuts for the rich & big corporations. Blow up the National Deficit.

Where was GOP fiscal responsibility?

The Homegrown Radicalized Domestic Terrorist Organization MAGA tried to overthrow an election, lied about election fraud, attacked the US Capitol to install their LOSER leader who did NOTHING for 187 minutes and now refuse to raise the debt ceiling.

Putin is very proud of them.

No compromise. 14th amendment. F all you gop shills.

Fuckin’ idiot.

Previously:

Hostage taker has demands (May 21, 2023)

Hostage taker has demands

21 Sunday May 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Jason Smith, social media

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8th Congressional District, insurrectionist, Jason Smith, missouri, right wingnut, seditionist, social media

Jason Smith (r) [2021 file photo].

On Friday:

Rep. Jason Smith @RepJasonSmith
President Biden wasted almost 100 days doing nothing to solve our debt ceiling crisis.

Now the clock is running out and he’s on the other side of the world.

President Biden needs to work with House Republicans and negotiate a responsible debt plan.
2:20 PM · May 19, 2023

Some of the responses:

Your Mo. district has been in debt crisis for 21 years

Uh, yep.

What you talkin’ about, Jason (r)? (February 1, 2023)

Food Research and Action Center

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

No, raising the debt ceiling should be and most often is SOP.
It is a crisis only because Leder McCarthy decided to make it a crisis.

Maybe he just doesn’t negotiate with terrorists.

Biden sent his budget to the speaker months ago. The speaker sat on it and did nothing while having no issue raising the debt ceiling multiple times under trump who is responsible for 25% of our current debt. Y’all are a joke.

What have you done for the working class…
Tell us we’ll wait

Republicans don’t want to do anything positive but hold the country hostage. You’re not the good guys on this.

Jason, almost all responses on this tweet are negative and unsympathetic.

Take the hint.

He doesn’t care.

This is a “crisis” because of YOU

The debt ceiling is an arbitrary line, the cuts you are making aren’t, and they will deeply harm Americans, our nation, and especially your 8th district constituents.

Congress sets the debt ceiling, not POTUS. Where were you? You barely passed your “make the poor pay for our tax cuts” plan only 3 weeks ago.

You know why the GOP will get the blame, just like always? Because you’re the only ones making threats.

You want to negotiate a responsible debt plan? REPEAL THE TRUMP TAX CUTS! You help drive the nation into debt with tax cuts and then complain about the result.

Oh, my word.

Your projection and delusion is truly shocking.

The #GOP has turned into an organization of knaves and fools.

After running up a $7.8T tab to our national debt, now you want a “responsible debt plan?”

🤣🤡

You first, 🤡.

You knew your cuts were a non-starter yet you foolishly stuck with them.

This has been another edition of Short Answers to Simple Questions

20 Saturday May 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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book banning, Fascism, libraries

Simple, really.

“Check out a different book.”

Maturity forged in the crucible of a junior high school lunch table

20 Saturday May 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Eric Schmitt, social media, US Senate

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Eric Schmitt, Fascist pig, junior high school, missouri, right wingnut, Russia, social media, U.S. Senate

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Yesterday:

[Image cropped]

Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt
Turns out Putin banned me from Russia today.

Time to change my work out routine.
[….]
3:52 PM · May 19, 2023

Now do Missouri.

Some of the responses:

Trump will get his Helsinki knee pads out and take care of it for you!
LOLOLOL

Wow.. Must suck to be ostracized by your handlers huh? Anyways, you’re no “Rocky” so please sit down and stop embarrassing Missouri.

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

Keep trying.
[….]

Trying to show Senator @HawleyMO you’re a manly man sir? All I know neither of my Senate representatives have done a single thing today to improve their constituents lives.

Pro trump = pro Russia = you

Hawley’s War on Girly Men

20 Saturday May 2023

Posted by penroseonpolitics in Josh Hawley

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Hawley Manhood Book, Josh Hawley, Josh Hawley Book, josh hawley cartoon, Manhood, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley

Socialmalism

19 Friday May 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Today:

[image cropped]

Mark Alford Retweeted
[….]
Socialism has NO place in Missouri.

Not now. Not ever.
[….]
11:49 AM · May 19, 2023

Some of the responses:

Define Socialism!

How do you like the Rural Electric Coops?
Or the Republican effort to regulate the sales of Missouri real estate between willing buyers and sellers?
Or the huge loan of State $$ to a private company?

The hammer and sickle is more of a Communist thing, you understand…

Can you please tell me what you mean by this? Can you share any specific examples?

How do you define it? Police, firemen, social security, Medicare? Bailouts for banks? Tax breaks for the wealthiest? Farm subsidies? What country does it right in your opinion? Russia? China? England? Japan?

Stay off our roads then and don’t bother calling the police or fire dept.

Exactly where is Socialism in Missouri? Roads? Police? Fire? Social Security? Medicare? FEMA? Disability? You need to be specific!

In Soviet Missurah, Liberty lies to you.

We see what you did there.

Who’s spreading it? How do I know what to look for.. like you mean more Medicaid coverage? Help me out.

How about fascism?

Define it for us, dingus.
[….]

Bold anti-roads, parks, schools, police, fire and military stance you’ve taken – but you do you

Explain what socialism you’re referring to.

I see a lot of moronic groups, like yours, that are just using buzzwords to stir the base and you’re not using them correctly.

Do share with us all this socialism going down in MO. Is it corporate welfare, tax breaks, subsidies or?

Wait, this seems very familiar.

Oh, yeah, from the republican primary in 2022:

Some right wingnuts with money really hate Rick Brattin (r) (July 25, 2023)

Previously:

Are you certain it wasn’t Rick Brattin (r)? (February 3, 2023)

Bookseller

19 Friday May 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Josh Hawley, US Senate

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

Grifters gotta grift.

[Image cropped]

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
“America needs strong men, it needs good men, and we should call men to be those things.”
[….]
10:16 AM · May 19, 2023

Say what?

Some of the responses to Josh Hawley (r):

Less moisturizer, hairspray and makeup might make your message slightly more credible.

How bout starting with making truth telling great again

Sen. Karen McRunnypants has needs.
[….]

Run Josh Run

Well, it sure as hell not you.

It’s hard to think of anything weaker than a man declaring that he’s strong, writing a book about how strong he is, and then tweeting incessantly about how strong he is and begging other men to join him.
[….]

What a clown you are

Still hawking that book, huh traitor. “We need manly men. Strong men. Big men. Not wienies like me.”

How would you know??

Honestly, bro, the fixation is concerning. Why don’t you just do your fucking job which is represent your constituents. Shut up about masculinity and all this other bullshit. You’re a public servant get to f’ing Work it’s on our dime

JFC. WTF is wrong with you? You’re a member of Congress act like it. Stop the childish bullshit.

Yeah but you’re a pussy, and everyone is making fun of you.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

That’s exactly why they won’t

18 Thursday May 2023

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

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abortion, ballot initiative, Jess Piper, missouri, social media, women's health care

Jess Piper (D) [2023 file photo].

This afternoon:

Jess Piper @piper4missouri
Republicans say that Missouri is an anti-abortion state. Prove it by putting abortion rights on the ballot. Or do they know something that we also know…
12:13 PM · May 18, 2023

Some of the responses:

Two things. 1. Any anti abortion referendum is their kryptonite. And 2. They don’t want the people to have any say. So they’ll never allow the abortion issue to ever be settled by popular vote. It’s poisonous to their tyranny.

Republicans in our state legislature don’t really want to hear what voters think. They’ve proved it many times over by ignoring the results of statewide voting and just doing whatever the hell they want anyway.

The elders and elderettes of the Republican Party of Missouri certainly realize that they would be on the losing end of a statewide proposition. Regrettably, they also feel “safe” that they’ll be able to keep the General Assembly because they draw the maps.

They obviously should…but good luck with that!!
They won’t.

I wish they would. I believe we’d get the same result Kansas did.

That’s exactly why they won’t.

All of their legislative policies would be destroyed if they left it to the will of the people. We all know that. That’s why they are trying to create a Fascist state. Wake up MO. We deserve better after 20 years of BS.

They fear the truth and they don’t care what the majority of Missourians want.

“Reproductive rights are human rights”

Things > People

17 Wednesday May 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Andrew Bailey, Attorney General, missouri, right wingnut, social media

Today:

Attorney General Andrew Bailey @AGAndrewBailey
First it was gas stoves, then dishwashers, and now it’s refrigerators.

The Biden Administration is moving yet again to exceed its authority and unlawfully interfere in Missourians’ rights to be free from government interference. My office isn’t standing for it.
11:58 AM · May 17, 2023

What a clown.

Some of the responses to Andrew Bailey (r):

Jess Piper @piper4missouri
First it was gay folks, then child-bearing women, and now it’s trans kids.

The Missouri AG is moving yet again to exceed his authority and unlawfully interfere in Missourians’ rights to be free from government interference.

His office is totally cool with it.
2:26 PM · May 17, 2023

More responses:

[….] We don’t care Andy. We are tired of your performative lawsuits to try to further your political career instead of doing things that actually benefit Missourians. So far your focus has been harming the citizens of Missouri.

Speaking of exceeding authority and unlawfully interfering with the rights of Missourians, let me introduce you to our Attorney General, Andrew Bailey….who actually sent this tweet unironically. [….]

You’re one to whine about exceeding authority, you just got your face slapped. Wasting our money again on nothing, eh?

That’s coincidental since you were trying to tell people what they can and can’t do with their own bodies, banning trans healthcare… but you’re worried about government interference? You’re such a fraud. Maybe focus on the real issues instead of this non sense.

Now do women’s bodies

Bailey, when do you plan on doing something worthwhile for Missouri citizens & stop trying to create further division amongst its people for your own political gain?

Thank you! Keep fighting against his communist dictatorship.

Just stop!

Says the man who wants the government to have a hand in my reproductive health.

Talk about the government exceeding its authority. You want the state government to legislate women and transgenders’ bodies. I’d rather have the government involved with my appliances than my uterus. #Hypocrisy , #mogovSUCKS

No one came for my stove. No one came for my dishwasher. And no one is coming for my refrigerator.

YOU came for abortion rights. For books. Libraries. Public schools. Medical decisions.

And now you’re coming for my voice by trying to suppress my initiative petition rights.

Ok we will give you your “refrigerator freedom” if you give me back my reproductive freedom. Don’t you dare mention GOP fighting for “freedom” again.

You’re desperate for attention

What next? Uteruses?

Good grief, Andrew. Nobody came for any of those things. Quit trying to rile up your impressionable fans over absolutely nothing. Even if they HAD taken my appliances, I’d much prefer that to them taking away my actual rights as a female and as a human being. Try harder.

Honestly, the last person who should be talking to about someone else exceeding their authority.

Cool more theater from our AG to boost his personal career [….]

Seriously?

This is Missouri.

sounds like the same old crap eric schmitt used to pull.

Same circus, different clown.

The standards apply to NEW APPLIANCES ONLY! And it saves energy and electricity. Nobody is coming for your fridge. Why are you lying about everything [….]

please go back to the kids’ table, Andrew.

The last time I heard your name mentioned it was because you were interfering with people’s right to healthcare.

Wait, wait, I just thought of something, what’s your stance on toilets?

But you’re fine regulating women’s health care?

What are you smoking?

Thank you for standing against this blatant overreach by the #WorldEconomicForum .

Please grow up and find yourself an interest that doesn’t harm the masses.

Too late.

Yet you’re fine with government interference in healthcare and taking away rights from Americans you don’t agree with.

Can’t have it both ways, hypocrite.

They’re funny that way.

So, you don’t believe the government should regulate anything in our homes…
But, our bodies need massive regulations?
Is that about right?

Things > People.

Why do we not want to move forward? Do you remember regular gas? Asbestos? Come on. Let’s move forward instead of trying to recreate some strange notion the 50s were amazing.

Do you read what you type before you hit send?

Evidently not.

Seriously, does anyone believe this?
I don’t know anyone who has had the Appliance Police come to their home.
I do know people who no longer have bodily autonomy.
Which do you think most people care about Andrew?

You seem pretty cool with interfering with our healthcare and basic human rights. No one is worried about refrigerators. You sound ridiculous!

Thank you so much for doing this and helping Missourians! We can’t afford to just get up and buy a new refrigerator, freezor, dishwasher, dryer and washer, or A.C. Thank you @GovParsonMO for choosing Andrew Bailey. You made the right choice.

Yes, there are people on this planet who are that stupid.

Please get out of Missouri’s pants before you talk about government overreach.

There’s that.

So tired of Biden admin trying to lay the foundation for a better tomorrow for my kids. Things should always suck forever. Why is that so hard for libs to understand? Improvements are un-American! Appreciate you doing your part in the revolving door of worthless MO AGs.

You waste so much of our time and money. JFC.

[….] setting up new standards for appliances moving forward that are more cost efficient for their owners and better for the environment does not do anything to any of the shitty appliances you already own. Stop with the fake culture outrage. We are all tired of it.

Thank You please keep telling Biden to stay out of my life as a Missourian. And please continue to stand up for kids of Missouri born and unborn just as the bible says.

Interesting. Does the Bible say anything else?

Yes because clearly Missouri is the beacon of freedom…good lord. These republicans will do anything to distract you from their true agenda as they usher that state into fascism.

Missouri voters – either stop falling for this nonsense or embrace your future as a dystopian state.

Too late, we’re already there.

Another grifter using taxpayer dollars to fund his election campaigning.

Is this sarcasm? You interfere in individuals’ health decisions, ban books, and destroy reproductive rights — but reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lower consumer costs — that you’re against? Nobody is taking anyone’s appliances; this is fomenting conflict where none exists.

Complete horseshit.

it’s just amazing, seeing the sheer festering intellectual dishonesty from the man

My god you’re insane. You tried to unconstitutional take away adults access to life saving gender affirming care and you think pushing for greener appliances is “overreach” you are all projection aren’t you fascist?

It’s sad that you think your constituents are stupid enough to buy that pile of 💩 you just spewed.

Sadly, enough are.

You really think people are THAT stupid?!

Yes. This has been another edition of Short Answers to Simple Questions.

You do realize that the government has been regulating appliances for LITERALLY DECADES right? Decades, moron. Oh, that’s right. You’re only worried about harassing and abusing LGBTQIA+ folks and performative nonsense instead of doing your ACTUAL job.

Covering that ridiculous hat in foil

17 Wednesday May 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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dumbass, Durham, former newsreader, gaslighting, Mark Alford, right wingnut, social media, sycophant, that ridiculous hat, Trump

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Today:

Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
For years, we have watched CNN, MSNBC, and every other mainstream media outlet cover the Mueller Report.

Where are they now that John Durham has completed debunked it?
11:43 AM · May 17, 2023

Clown.

Some of the responses to Mark Alford (r):

You need to read that report as it does not say what you evidently think it means.

It didn’t Debunk anything and was out together by a hack from Trumps DOJ. lol

The Durham Report did not debunk the Muller Report. What are you smoking, Mark?

Still no teleprompter to help you read the report?

Thanks, Mark, for showin’ us you’ve not read either of the reports.

Amazing how you don’t mention fox Why don’t you just go back to rolling on the floor crying about your AM radio. It works better for you

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

A Sinister Flop
Special Counsel John Durham served up not an investigation, but an excuse for future partisan abuses.
[….]

The failure of the Durham report
Durham tried to prove a Democratic plot to frame Trump. He couldn’t.
[….]

“A big fat nothing”: Legal experts say “bogus” John Durham report proves “he’s failed miserably”
“Combined with his lack of success in the courtroom, this investigation was a flop,” ex-prosecutor says
[….]

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