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Just another Putin bitch

28 Friday Feb 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Eric Schmitt, US Senate

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Eric Schmitt, Fascist pig, missouri, Putin, right wingnut, sycophant, Trump, Trump sycophant, U.S. Senate, Ukraine

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

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Eric Schmitt
[February 28, 2025]
Zelensky was probably used to talking this way to American leaders.
Apparently, no one told him that things have changed.
The age of America Last foreign policy is over.
From this day forward, it’s going to be only America First.
[….]

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Some of the responses to Eric Schmitt (r):

You and the Trump administration are an embarrassment to this country. I am ashamed of you all.

You and your puppet matters are toxic. True Americans don’t idolize bullies.

When did America switch sides?!

apparently on January 20, 2025.

siding with a Russian dictator isn’t the way to find peace.

Eric Schmitt choosing Russia first and supporting Russian aggression. Disgusting and despicable but not surprising since the man won’t even respond to his constituents and their concerns.

I hope the day never comes that America First needs help from another country…oh, wait, Russia will come to our aid! [….]

what other country has ever come to our aid? None! They all take and take and take. Never a bit of accountability! Send your kids to fight! And your money!

Ahistorical moron. It’s a fucking cult.

and yet the United States is the only country that has ever invoked Article 5 of NATO.

Yep.

You mean America and Russia alone. How can you believe this strategy will last long term?

I think Putin is very happy! Maybe the USA will try again after another million people die!

So embarrassed for you…supporting these bullies.

Cult members don’t get embarrassed.

I see you supporting Russia:
“”Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelensky is risking his life to defend,” wrote former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), a frequent critic of the president who was ousted from office over her vote to impeach him. “But today, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance attacked Zelensky and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine. History will remember this day — when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.””

America used to be honorable, loyal to allies and moral. Today we demonstrated that we are pathetic puppets loyal only to Putin or whatever strong man puts the screws to us. “Senator” Schmitt just proved that he’s nothing but a Trump boot licker and a traitor.

Trump is literally spouting what Putin wants to hear! Putin could end his aggression right now, this minute if he wanted, and it all would end. Trump wouldn’t even need to be extorting an (former) democratic ally! Putin invaded. Putin can stop invading. I support Zelensky’s right to defend his own democratic country!

Did you have blinkers on? This leader of a country that was invaded, unprovoked, by Russia was attacked by the president and vice president of America – live on television. He has been vocal about how much he owes to the continued support of America to stave off the continued assault of his country and people by Putin. We all know that wars are expensive in munitions and people but there comes a point when ‘the line in the sand is drawn’ and we all have to stand against the aggressors. When Trump and this current government denies that Putin initiated this war in Ukraine and calls Zelensky a dictator and tries to bully and blackmail him into handing over key mineral supplies without agreeing to guaranteeing support against Russia- you can understand why he is frustrated. We are a laughing stock after what happened today and America is no longer the bastion of honor and strength. You should be ashamed of what happened and the fact that you can with a straight face turn this around to blame Zelensky is disgraceful

Today, the chief diplomat of the United States yelled down the democratically elected leader of a nation with which we have been allies for 34 years since it gained its independence from the Soviet Union. He did so in order to solicit thanks from that democratically elected leader for aid which he is currently threatening to discontinue in order to further the goals of Russian Oligarchs and the Chekist leadership currently running Russia. Today is probably the darkest day in American history, definitely surpassing things like 9/11 in which their was, at worst, at least an attempt to create a façade of support for the ideals of democracy. Today, our elected leader left a despicable stain on the honor and decency of the American nation and the American people. Today, America and the principles of liberty, justice, and equanimity in the face of authoritarianism for which it has stood for decades, if not centuries, was put second to the ego of a loud orange man in a ill-fitting suit who has aligned himself with a Russian demagog. Today, our allies would be well advised to strongly reconsider their relationships with us.

You are an embarrassment to your constituents. Stand for what’s right rather than playing follow the “leader(??).

It’s a cult.

What did you watch? Seriously. Because I saw exactly 2 people behaving like bullies and neither were Zelensky. DT AND JDV were berating and belittling Zelensky. Would you talk to your children this way? What about your friends? Your parents?

Just using the phrase “America last” shows a lack of policy chops. It’s not rooted in any policy, any action, anything any president has done til now. It’s just a meaningless catchphrase that describes nothing. Especially when this president is openly doing a fascist leader’s bidding in front of the world.

That little display shows that the entire effort of the Cold War — that one where the US was allied against totalitarianism — is down the toilet.
All the US commitment of time, money, work, and personnel to NATO has been nullified. Khrushchev said the USSR (aka, Russia) would bury us. Trump is wielding the shovel.

that isn’t gonna happen and you know it. And aren’t you even slightly ashamed of what Vance said? This whole stunt was disgusting and distasteful. I’m embarrassed by what these buffoons did today.

Could not be more ashamed our Missouri senator was on Fox News defending this horrible press conference today. You should pay attention to who has American values and who is in the trenches fighting for his country with his fellow countrymen. President bone spur couldn’t do that. We will remember next election

How is defending Putin defending America? How does that make any sense to a fifth grader?

No way turning our backs on Ukraine is in our best interest. Regardless of how Zelensky supposedly spoke. I saw a man under attack trying to protect his homeland. It was an embarrassment for most Americans.

Republicans are Russia first.

You’re a Russian puppet too, even if you don’t believe so

You are an embarrassment to this state.

Sad day for Missouri

And America.

Russia loves you Senator, but the American people see you pushing Putin’s talking points and supporting schoolyard bullies.

Whatever happened to, “better dead than Red?” This is bare faced treason. Comfort to the enemy? Don’t forget who that enemy is. Apparently you were not aware Russia has been our archenemy for 80 years. For fucks sake, man… Get with the damn program!

There is a certain irony in Trump cult members calling critics of Putin “communists”.

Dude, you work for us – not Trump.
Don’t forget it.

You are an embarrassment. The Republican party is now openly authoritarian.

Has been for a long time.

Still a disgrace, still a coward. Wrong side of history, Eric. Sold your soul to that orange clown.

Sadly…America is no longer a part of the free world. Mr. Schmitt, our blood and of the thousands that died for this country’s freedom is on your hands. I don’t know what you stand to gain by supporting this traitorous douchbag of a president..but deep down in your soul (if you have one) is it going to be worth it?

Eric Schmitt doesn’t care.

You are a disgrace to America and Missouri.

What do they have on you? Seriously. What are you ashamed enough of to sell out your country and the Constitution?

You are a complete and utter disgrace to your oath of office and to the principles of America and Democracy. How do you look yourself in the mirror,????

Whatever this was, it was un-American.
Disgusting.
We used to be the City on the hill and the champion of freedom and democracy.
Not anymore.

They were very clear…. that they stand with an authoritarian war criminal in Russia.
#shamelessly

Folks like you actually expect a leader of another nation to just listen respectfully. Your exact words “popping off” say everything! Just curious, were you raised with these bigoted Nazi beliefs, or have just adapted to them recently for your own profit? in Jefferson City we always knew you were a hack, scum, sellout, but I never thought you were a damn Nazi.

So you choose Russia, you pos traitor !

So Donald Trump handpicked you for the Senate seat because you’re a MAGA sellout who will side with him, no matter how insane his words or actions. That was no way to run a negotiation. You all are gonna end up on Shakedown Street, empty-handed, because you just overplayed your part. It’s not America first. It’s America on timeout from the rest of the free world.

Wretched display by the godless thugs. It’s horrifying to see how low and disgusting this is. I thought I was watching some 3 rd world thug low class godless dictators. Just unseemly and un godly and anti American. By the way I’m not a democrat.

You are a disgusting embarrassment of a traitor to any Missourian with common sense.
Are you Russian? Or are you American?

…Watching Eric Schmitt talk about leaders being weak and telling Trump what he wants to hear and not telling the truth is so deliciously ironically stupid. You afraid of the Elon goon squad coming after you? Pitiful…

You are pathetic coward, abandoning your oath and bowing before Trump & Vance. History will not be kind to any of you. You should resign now before you totally devolve into a Nazi… oh wait, too late.

And just like that we’re a Pro-Russia country with the moron trumpanzee up against a KGB agent. Vance is a freaking lap dog, such a boot licking sycophants. Your own MAGAs will be coming for you.

Foolish position Eric.

Things have changed, yes. We have Agent Donald J Krasnov as “President” a bullying devotee of Curtis Yarvin for a VP, and a bunch of cowardly Republicans lining up to kiss Putin’s ass. Look in the mirror and you’ll see one of them. You should be ashamed.

You’re a disgraceful fucking pig

Trump is Putin’s bitch.

There are many.

I loved seeing Vice President Trump’s face turn from orange to red.

We see what you did there.

Eric, just come out of the closet as a Putin stooge.

The whole world now knows trump and vance are assholes. America alone is vulnerable to attack because who is going to come to our defense? The only time NATO was invoked was for us on 9/11. Don’t expect that to happen again.

You are an embarrassment to real Americans. Go suck Putins cock.

Apparently, there’s a line.

Cult of the glorious lost cause

27 Thursday Feb 2025

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

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Belton, coffee, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media, sycophant, Texas, town hall, Trump sycophant

“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Texas anymore.”

Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

On Monday afternoon:

Mark Alford
February 24, 2025
Commandancy of the The Alamo
Bejar, Feby. 24th. 1836
[….]

Some of the responses:

Stop with the God has a plan. No one wants to be preached at by you. You are a US Cingressman who clearly has NO answer for anything! It was painfully obvious at your town hall. You of all people should have known what RTW stood for! Oh and for the record, right to work states’ wages are way less. Look at Kansas, an RTW state… minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Where are these magically high paying jobs going to come from as the economy is tanking?

he takes God’s name in vain…

100 percent!

Mark Alford, SERIOUSLY? This is what you post today after your Monday with Mark in Belton turnout with so many of your constituents showing up wanting answers? Your best answer today was “God has a plan?” You have to do better if you are going to represent us! Your own party constituents are angry with you now. STAND UP and SPEAK UP for us or it will be a short lived political career for you.

we need a new one in 2 years

I love that the town hall of Missourians booing his non answers made national news

I’m hearing he had folks write questions/concerns on 3×5 cards. His staff then screened all of the cards and selected a few for him to respond to, i.e. softball questions.

From my observation the cards were sorted so that people who lived in the district were first in the queue. There weren’t any particularly softball questions.

I am truly ashamed at all of you for being so hateful . God would not approve of your actions .If you can’t say anything positive and nice don’t say anything at all.

Uh, asking a pointed question of an elected official and expecting an actual answer is not “hateful”.

EXCUSE ME? YOU are NOT the one who judges me nor do I answer to! Those of you who say you are “Christians” might want to look in a mirror or realize when you point a finger, three are pointing back at yourself before you start JUDGING OTHERS! Especially when you judge others that you know NOTHING ABOUT! Best of Luck in the future and I hope you do better going forward.

You are an embarrassment! Bootlicker! Your god has a plan crap is as useless as “thoughts and prayers”! Stop being a coward and stand up for your constituents!

You are an embarrassment. You need to stand with Ukraine. You need to remember why you were elected and what your job actually is. Medicaid cuts will devastate your district.

You are a disgrace!!!!!

The reality is the United States cannot afford to give away trillions of dollars to Trump billionaire donors in the form of tax breaks. The USA needs those taxes to run the country. Rational thinking takes priority over personal agendas. To even consider terminating Medicaid and cutting Social Security programs that would jeopardize the lives and make homeless many millions of American children, elderly, disabled, sick and poor many whom are Republican is not only anti Christian but the optics would put a smile on the faces of our international adverseries. What kind of Republican would not clearly see the correct priority.

Your constituents aren’t stupid and your god talk has no place in politics. Grow a pair or step down and let someone in who is not afraid.

Jesus Christ. “People who disagree with me are an enemy army.” No – they’re your fracking constituents, you empty suit. What a disgusting sentiment.

I don’t understand what the story of the Alamo has to do with firing of thousands of federal employees. When there was the month shut down during Trump’s last administration, thousands of people were out of work. My husband and I were considered essential. Only our mortgage company would let us skip a month in paying. If it went on longer we would have lost our health insurance. We were not allowed to apply for unemployment, get a temporary job (you have to have permission that it doesn’t conflict with your government position) and thousands of people were not buying gas, food, doing entertainment things. This month, hurt the local economy. We still had to buy gas to get to our non paying job. KC metro has more employees if the federal government due it’s central location than Washington DC. Kit Bond worked had to get the jobs here, I campaigned for kit for governor and Senate. Ike Skelton did so much to get the B-2 Bomber and fighters to Missouri. My husband worked for 33 years at SSA he loved what he did helping people when a family member passed, making sure benefits were sent for children when a parent dies. I worked for USDA during the time farmers were having to auction their farm in farm loans and disaster payments. I worked at OPM/DOD administering tests to those who wanted to join the military and in high schools. Then later the IRS. I have a degree in accounting, this is what I did, what really loved to do. Help people when grandma died and found out she hasn’t sent in her yearly 1040 for years. People who had changes, got a late W-2, a corrected W-2, what to do when a spouse dies. Now during peak filing time you, yes you as supporting this dismantling of the federal government, you lay off 1000 people from the IRS service center and more to come. Do you know by LAW if a refund is not issued in 45 days of postmark the government pays interest on those refunds?
And FACT Russia invaded Ukraine. My husband’s family is from Poland, lived under Nazi occupation, his parents put in concentration camps, aunt, uncles in factories and farms and his cousin hung from a lamp pole in the street as an example. You just looked them wrong, you were taken or killed on the spot. What was left of his family lived under Soviet Rule. Nearly as bad as the Nazi. Did you know churches were not allowed? Priests held services in basements, if found they were killed.
No, GOD does not have a plan, you Republicans do not have a plan. Just thousands upon thousands with no income. Pantries have send notice their funding has been cut. Do where will people get food? I am a widow. No one cares about the elderly. Except one, Trump who has decided he is King!?! I never thought I would see what happened in the 30’s -40’s. I am glad my husband has passed now, his parents, his older sister, his aunts and uncles. They do not need to see or experience of the horrors if Nazism again. We mean NEVER AGAIN. They were not Jewish but ROMAN CATHOLIC.

Don’t lie about the people who were there, Mark. No one was bussed in.. Most of us were from YOUR district! The crowd would have been much larger if there was more than three days notice. Oh and we weren’t told about the “town hall” meeting in Oak Grove. Hmmmmmm

I can’t believe he tried spouting those lies on tv. What a loser

Trump is spitting in our faces. He is disgusting. He is handing this country to our enemies, and we know who.

Wtf? Are you even in this reality? Stop making yourself the hero and martyr or whatever fictional life you’re leading.
Or Step down

Was this meant to be a comedy sketch? Poor Markie. Well-informed constituents besieged him for answers about poor government and asked him to do his job and protect the Constitution and his constituents. How could they attack him like that?!?!?

So what I’m gathering by your post is you’re willing to die for FOTUS and Musk? Not the constituents who pay your salary…

Stand up against the wannabe kings. Stand up for the people of Missouri. You show us who you are by who you surround yourself with and Sir, it is shameful.

Then God also had a plan when Biden was president but you fought it tooth and nail.

You’re embarrassing the state.

Is this your response to the town hall? We are now the enemy because we smacked you with the truth? Get a spine, protect your constituents & the rule of law – not the law of Donvict.

No, you have been asked to hear the people YOU represent. You are not besieged, sir. You are being asked to listen to your constituents and address their real concerns.

So, you’re a lunatic?

God doesn’t take your advice with planning. How condescending can you be? God DID state a plan for those who harm the poor.

You don’t live in Texas and neither do the people who showed up to call you out.

Excuse me. Am I supposed to conclude that the constituents who took time out of their lives to tell you, their representative, what they think are the enemy?
That is an incredibly disappointing stance for a public servant and representative to take.

Silly. You are better than this.

Evidently not.

Bruh, the sky wizard doesn’t care.

Mark Alford (r).

Clap, clap, clap, clap.

Previously:

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water (February 24, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water – part 2 (February 24, 2025)

Self-important snowflake is apparently afraid of listening to his constituents. (February 25, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – “Oh, the humanity!” (February 25, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – “Oh, the humanity!”

25 Tuesday Feb 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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4th Congressional District, Belton, coffee, former newsreader, Mark Alford, right wingnut, sycophant, Trump sycophant

Mark Alford (r) [2025 file photo].

Oh, FFS.

Congressman Mark Alford
[February 24, 2026]
Thank you to the folks who wanted to have a civil and honest discussion about our nation at our Mondays with Mark event this morning.
We’re sorry you couldn’t hear or exchange your ideas over the organized disruptors.
As always, I will continue to be available and happy to talk to Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District. We will continue to work for you!
[….]

Everyone heard plenty.

There was much hilarity in the responses:

Simply not true that you are working for us! You have drank the kool-aid!

I thought you people usually call them “outside agitators,” no?

You had no one on your side there. You’re a complete fool for trying to play it off like that. We all saw the videos and not one person defended you. This Midterm will be an awakening for republicans.

We Organized Disrupters are Citizens that live in the 4th district. Our concerns are valid. Your lies are getting old. You ignored the questions you didn’t like. You glossed over the questions that left you swinging in the wind. You dont have a grasp of the number of your Constituents that rely on Medicare, Medicaid, SS, SSDI and you couldnt come close to grasping the number of Veterans in the 4th district, much less the Veterans that are classified as “disabled,” due to service. You dont have a clue how the cuts in the USDA will harm agriculture producers. You praised musk, backed trumps ignorant remarks concerning the unprovoked attack on Ukraine by Russia.
Admit it, you support, defend and protect musk/trump regime over the United States Constitution. You choose to align yourself with Russia, Israel, Haiti, Hungary, Palau and the Marshall Islands; the African countries of Burkina Faso, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Niger and Sudan; and Belarus, North Korea, Syria, Eritrea, Mali and Nicaragua. Do you know where those Countries are, can you name the common denominator of those countries? And why and on what issue did the US stand in solidarity with those countries today?
You align yourself with vile creatures that admire dictatorship? Ruthless dictators.
That is nothing to be proud of alford. Own it. You choose trump over the Constitution.

I don’t think he deserves any credit for that kind of deep thinking. He votes the way he’s told and he parrots the maga narrative.

We are not organized disrupters, we are your constituents. We are the ones who decide if you get to keep your job in 2026. Like it or not, it’s your job to represent ALL of us and we have a right to be heard. Were people angry? Yes. You planned a “town hall” and just squeezed it in during your morning stop for coffee on your way to the airport. People were upset because you showed up with rehearsed answers and made it clear you had no intention of engaging with your constituents. You made sarcastic and condescending remarks letting us know exactly what you thought about being there. It was disappointing and I hope you’ll take some accountability for the way things went this morning and do better in the future.

that’s what he does. He and all other Republicans should lose their jobs in 2026.

We deserve better than this clown. We deserve an actual congressman who has actually read the constitution, not a professional bootlicker like Mark.

When you don’t like the reaction you decide to discount them as “organized disrupters”? Please start showing respect for your constituents and the people of Missouri.

Federal workers are not disrupters – those are your constituents.

Constituents are courteous and respectful of the process. Disruptors are not.

that is not a definition of a constituent. Constituents are the population that Mark Alford serves. And he is obviously not listening to his constituents, along with his religious grandstanding, resulting in constituents who are rightly upset and riled up over his bold faced lies.

I can see which side you would’ve been on during the American Revolution [….]

I didn’t attend because I was part of any organized anything. I saw your post and decided to attend. I went and stood outside because you chose a very small venue. While that might have been an appropriate place for a few people to come by, the impact all the current actions have on your constituents is unbearable so the turnout reflects that.
The slash, burn and hope your lack of a plan turns out positive for anyone but the rich is foolish.
You are not working for any of us as you are letting Musk run the show. If you want to actually pass legislation to appropriate funding to pay for buyouts, that would be a start.
I see lots of half truths (from both sides) and scare tactics to justify the overturning of our government.
The idea that salaries are the issue is ridiculous. Yes, there is likely room for reduction in staff but it needs to be thought out by understanding what services and people can be eliminated with the smallest impact.
We also need to strengthen the relationships with our allies not with Russia. USA never should be bargaining against Ukraine.
Pulling the plug on humanitarian funding is not a win. When there is some waste, that specific item needs to be cut and not programs and people for every project.
I hope you will set up a future meeting in a larger venue and with hours where working people can attend.

Sir, you literally represent EVERYONE!! Including those protesting. Maybe listen to everyone instead of those who voted for you. [….]

Tone deaf. Perhaps a little research into what govnt agencies and employees do vs what you think they do

No no no sweetie. You answer to US, you listen to US, not the other way around. Organized disruption? Those are the voices of WE THE PEOPLE! Do not forget you work for us, and you are replaceable.

The “disrupters” are your constituents. Many of them probably voted for you. People tend to get loud when they don’t feel like they are being heard. So maybe try listening to them in the first place instead of complaining when they get upset.

It a shame the woke left have been so brainwashed that they can’t be adults, sit down and have conversations, they have been running on “the squeaky wheel get the most attention”
I’m glad I have friends and family in my circle with different political positions but can discuss and respect the different views.

yeah, I remember the Teabaggers, and the screeching Moms For Liberty wannabes, all acting like choirboys at school board meetings and town halls while Obama was in office. Check the tape [….]

Well Alford Your constituents are fed up with you as a spineless wimp! Grow a pair!

I read all these comments with a great deal of sadness and I believe all these very upset people are very upset with the situation in our country. It’s unprecedented, what’s happening in our once proud country. I believe it’s time that some of us face the fact that the man we voted for to protect our country and its democracy is not interested in doing that but instead is willing to abandon our country and its democracy in chaos and turn our back on Ukraine and all the rest of our allies. That’s not what I voted for in Mr Alford so that’s my mistake. One more thing, all these dollars we have to cut to relieve our national debt, so we can fund a tax break for anyone, doesn’t make sense. Neither does spending millions of dollars on trips to the Super Bowl and lapping the racetrack. If we are truly in crisis, it seems like our President would lead by example. Just doesn’t add up to me but I’m from Missouri, you gotta show me.

Thank you Mark Alford for not letting me in to have my chance to speak and be heard. I know you do not care that I lost my job.

Then schedule your townhalls at times when a broad audience of your constituents can participate? Oh, wait, you’ve ignored that request repeatedly.

watched you in Houston Texas as a anchor and they were glad you moved on. Came to Kansas City as an anchor and acted like you ran the studio. Gone! Now all the sudden you’re a qualified professional congressman? People wake up! We could’ve picked Jim bob cooter from the gas station to tell it like it is more honestly. You wanted this paycheck but not the issues that come with it? All you do is regurgitate what the president’s plans are period. What are your own individual ideas? We’ll never know with you running out like that

This episode made world news! On Today they talked about how you ran away! Great material, can’t make this up!

he learned that from Josh Hawley! If you’re not familiar with him Google “run Josh run”

we’re going to cut all your benefits. This affects teachers, Union workers, federal employees, senior citizens, veterans , disabled, learning disabled, parents etc etc etc . It’s all gods plan!
MAGA says hallelujah, we love you, you was sent here from God. Keep cutting our benefits and raising the debt limit! AND don’t forget to give those billionaires their massive tax cuts and CEO’s their bonuses…
Never mind you’re firing everybody that was paying taxes and contributing to society so they can now be unemployed and on welfare. Because we cut that program too!
Never mind taxpayers are going to have to bail out farmers for billions because of my tariffs AGAIN.
Never mind I just screwed my ailing parents and grandparents that need Medicaid to help with nursing homes… and on and on.
But God bless you and vote red!

Nice way to talk about constituents.

I’m betting most were not constituents

more like unemployed Soros plants bussed in.

fired federal workers from this district. Do you idiots actually believe everyone in this district likes Mark and is happy with him? Good lord. The ignorance of maga cultists is astounding.

well, the 71% that voted for him on November fifth seem to think he’s doing a pretty good job.

That was then, this is now.

apparently you have not been watching the news about how “unfriendly” many Republican Legislators Town Halls have been going lately.
Explain how Musk is allowed to have the power and authority of an ELECTED Official.

There were some people who voted for him that were there and yes, they were mad.

“I didn’t think the leopard would eat my face,” said the people who voted for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party.

several that did vote for him and deeply regretting it now. Seversl were there today.

If you would have the town hall in a place where everyone could come in and talk and listen, it would help with the frustration, which would help with the shouting. It was ridiculous to have it in that small coffee shop, but I’m sure you did that on purpose. Of course people were mad that they couldn’t ask their questions. Also, to tweet out that people on the left are “unhinged” isn’t a very nice way to talk about people you are supposed to be representing. I know you don’t really care about nonMAGAs, but that’s not a very Christian way to be, when you are posting Bible verses every Sunday.

well he didn’t care about MAGAS anyway. I think I need to flip back over and stop supporting them. I’m pissed because I wanted to talk about my illegal firing and I couldn’t get in. I had been in the hopsital for about 2 weeks with pneumonia prior to everything that happened last week. I wanted my voice to be heard.

“I didn’t think the leopard would eat my face,” said the people who voted for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party.

Were you dumb enough to vote for Traitor Trump and Mark?

He is like so many of the others—it’s all for show, and then he’s ready to run out. I wish you could have gotten to talk to him, too. I can’t imagine the way they have gone about these firings is legal. We had to dot lots of i’s and cross t’s when I worked in HR.

maybe not dumb just idk. Well I guess you live and you learn. Just thought it was going to get better instead it didn’t. Just thought this would be another Reagan administration. All I can say is I at least tried and it bit me in the ass.

I’m sorry to hear your situation. I would definitely switch over. Maga leadership does not care about you or any regular American. They are in it for the super wealthy only

share your story with others that are on the fence about maga. It’s not easy to convince people they’re in a cult and brainwashed

If he cared about his constituents, he would hold meetings when most people could attend. His staff would also respond to phone calls. He does neither.

You do have to agree that Congressman Mark Alford certainly portrayed himself as a center right option when running for his first term. Nothing about his initial campaign swore blind MAGA support.

Yeah, no.

bullshit. He’s a Trumper and votes what Shitler tells him to do. Watch what happens to Ft Wood.

Not a great way to talk to your constituents. You might want to change your tune and listen. I guess you will find out come election time.

Mark, do your constitutional duty and set spending priorities through the legislature. Do not surrender your authority to the Felon in Chief and his master Elon Musk!

His constituents should not sit quietly while he lies (SS and Medicare do not take 75% of the budget) or refuses to answer questions. He’s all talking points from Don.

Showed up for a cup of coffee and got a big serving of reality. Read the comments, these are your constituents, represent us, not your agenda.

Yeah, that would be wild.

I was not able to attend, but I was curious about his take on our new friend, Russia.

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

and North Korea

I think you meant unhappy constituents!

Umm I believe those people are also your constituents

Umm I believe those people are also your constituents

Translation: “I don’t care what any of you have to say unless it’s to say you agree with me 100%.”

Wow! Not everyone loves Mark Alford

Why not get a bigger venue next time so everyone can hear your excuses for suppirting this insanity?

You should understand that people are tired of trying to talk to you in a civil way because you aren’t listening. You are kissing Trump’s ring. Grow a pair and step up to stop the takeover of our government. You are abdicating your responsibilities. Do your job and represent the people of your district. You don’t work for Trump, you work for the people.

You mean constituents, the people. The people whom you represent. We are angry. Is it hard for you to understand you’re not in an echo chamber?

we are your constituents and we are not happy with you

The “organized disrupters” were your constituents!!

Isn’t the current state of affairs a total disrupter???

These are your constituents. Both sides are unhappy. Telling people who just lost their jobs unjustly that it’s God’s will or some other bs is disgusting. I doubt Elon or Trump are personally holding town halls to take heat from the people they fired. You took the job, so now you have to do it. Or it will be His will that you’re fired soon enough.

You made your own trouble when you threw in our faces your “Christian” faith, then bolted for the door. Cowardly. As a former “paid, professional communicator,” you embarrassed yourself.

No politician who has been asked questions in any manner including calm and collected, has answers. Please. You’re using your voice now…. Didn’t feel like sharing anything important? Just tear people down for standing up for themselves?

Scared, concerned, unhappy constituents doesn’t mean they are disrupters. They want their voices heard too. Bad look my guy

Once elected, they ALL are your constituents!

You’re too new into this to act like ppl were props. Just stop.
Listen & be accountable to the ppl you’re supposed to represent.

Hang in there Mark. I’m sure if everyone was yelling, you couldn’t hear a thing. I’ve never heard you talk of cutting VA or Medicare. Those “benefits” were earned.

“I didn’t think the leopard would eat my face,” said the people who voted for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party.

You haven’t been listening. Alford is on board to cut Medicare, VA, Social Security, SNAP and more. He said so himself, on tape, on tv

Mark backs whatever Elon wants to do. Said Elon is efficient.

This was held in a tiny shop, with no way to hear from the outside. There weren’t speakers set up outside. We were told that they were going to rotate us in by “party affiliation.” He HAD to know this would be a mess. I showed up early, waited in line, and never even made it inside. This story makes it out like the attendees were the problem.
The problem was this was incredibly poorly organized, and people were justifiably frustrated.

I watched on TV. How sad our Country has came to a place they think they have a right to disrupt

Ask all those tourists in Washington, D.C on January 6, 2021 about that.

Yo, Mark! Have ya missed me?
Great pic on the KC Star article, btw!
Riddle me this batman: How many of the millionaires and billionaires that were elected last year lay waste to their own accounts receivable departments?
My guess is zero.
And yet? They are slashing & burning their way through OUR accounts receivable department by eliminating 1000’s of IRS jobs DURING TAX SEASON!! (Who does that?)
All while reps like you are writing off more than 10 times their allotted salaries every damn year and charging it to….wait for it…THE TAX PAYERS!
Isn’t that equivalent to “biting the hand that feeds you”?
Wait till your constituancy realizes you’ve been betraying them & have a national Right to Work bill tucked in committee after they fought to block it in Missouri for over a decade and voted it down TWICE at a 2 to 1 count!
But I do need to thank you. Because of the results last November I’ve decided to take early retirement at least 5 years earlier than I had planned (you know – while it’s still there) and discovered that I’ll actually be getting double what I expected due to railroad retirement & survivor benefits from my late EX-husband! Yay me!

This whole group was of a Thug mentality. I expected to see Maxine Waters and Pocahontas pop up any minute. They couldn’t hear anything Mark Alford was trying to say. I bet there was some Democrat Agitators in that crowd. SOROS, Schumer and several others hire agitators to do just what I saw.

you’re an idiot.

Really? Really? Are you REALLY that Ignorant and Stupid? Tell those Federal Workers who have been fired too bad. Tell those Federal Workers in the Kansas City area too bad, especially those in the IRS. Just wait there will be more .
Congressman Mark Alford is clueless, inept and doesn’t give a FU** about any of US, including YOU. If you haven’t been affected, don’t worry, your time will come.

sure, just like Antifa staged the January 6th riot, right? How do you not fall down more?

Always great when a guy in a suit tells the working folks he helped get fired about God’s Plan.

Love this! I’m watching over and over. Read the room, Mark!

It is honestly scarey to be a normal MO citizen in these times. It’s like the world is going crazy. Heart wrenching and sad.
I have people I love on both sides.
It truly hurts me everyday to see them tearing into each other.
Love your neighbor, love your family, spread love not hate.

I’m sure people felt the same way in Nazi Germany, and in the civil war. When authoritarianism is pitted against democracy, neutrality picks the side of the oppressor. This is not the time to straddle the fence. Chips are down and people need to know where your values lie.

If you think its scary as an ordinary citizen, imagine what it feels like to be someone who society deems unworthy of full rights. Women, lgbtq, non Christians, the poor, black and brown people, people with disabiltiies, the elderly. It’s only a matter of time before they come for you.

A bunch of these protestors were bussed in

prove it!

someone I know who was there over heard them talking about being recruited to be there

“Someone”

Honest discussion? You pushed the party line and said, “God has a plan.” The felon is the antithesis of religion, and your claim of divine intervention is ridiculous.
The felon has a plan to line his own pockets. He doesn’t care about anyone but himself.

“Organized disrupters” = your constituents.

if they were his constituents they should listen and ask questions. Unless they really don’t care. Meaning they were disrupters.

Actually, it’s Mark Alford’s (r) job to listen.

wrong! We listened, we asked questions, and he danced around them and didn’t answer most of them. As usual, he stuck with his scripted answers. His constituents are furious that he is ill-informed, clueless, and couldn’t tell the truth from a lie if it bit him in the arse.

I would suggest they have a civil conversation. Last time I checked if you want to have a conversation it involves listening and responding. Not talking over or yelling at one another. Means no one is listening.

A good German. Clutch those pearls.

oh sure, because that always works well when you cram a bunch of frustrated people into a small space to not actually listen to them and instead regurgitate scripted talking points and tell them God has a plan [….] Don’t act like you’re some perfect angel whose never gotten frustrated or raised their voice. This is the real world, not your magical fairytale land.

It’s rude for Alford to insult people on Twitter. He’s a bully that got a dose of his own medicine.

They were not “organized disrupters.” They are your constituents. They were there to tell you how they feel about the nonsense and BS going on with the government.
If you call those who disagree with you and what is happening “disrupters,” you should not be doing this job. You need to go back to school and learn about what we believe in the United States.
Go read the Constitution. Read up on the values this country was founded on. You need to be reminded that you work for your constituents.
Shame on you for trying to gaslight people. I realize that term gets thrown around a lot. In this case, that is exactly what you were trying to do.
Put on your big boy pants and do the job you were elected to do. LISTEN to ALL of your constituents, not just the ones who agree with you.

“God has a plan” LOL
You really are just completely out of your depth, aren’t you? This is SO embarrassing for an elected official. Is your job to represent your constituents, or to tell us all how great Trump’s shit tastes?

Organized disrupters , aka irate constituents who are trying to implore you to listen to them.

“Organized Disruptors” really?
After all those years in broadcasting, you’re finally going viral!
It happens to be my all time favorite clip, watching you getting raked over the coals for blindly following along.

You’re a joke. Everyone saw the video. QUIT lying and gaslighting your constituents. Who is going to take time and spend the gas money to drive to see YOU if they’re not a constituent? Plus you were asking people’s party affiliation upon letting them in.

If they disagree they are organized disruption? Clearly you learned nothing or do not care.

No, Congressman, we won’t be quiet and polite while you pave the way for fascism. We see you, and we’ll shout at you for as long as it takes.

It’s sad the mentally unstable people who have bought into the woke ideology

Disgraceful and disrespectful disruptors….
Concerned constituents behave in a civil manner to have a productive conversation …
Disrupters interrupt an event creating a disturbance. What I observed was clearly a disturbance…

Another good German, Clutch those pearls.

Why are the people, who are supposed to be representing us, aligning themselves with Putin?? Why are we turning our backs on our allies and getting in bed with Russia?? I seriously want an answer. Congressman Mark, do YOU want the USA to take over Canada?? The country that’s had our backs countless times. Do YOU really think a billionaire businessman has every day citizens best interests at heart? Please answer me.

There is NOTHING civil about what’s happening in our nation. You and your government cronies should probably start paying attention before the population decides it needs to clean house.

What a liar! Your constituents wanted answers and you choked. Don’t blame anyone for your ignorance

Congressman Mark Alford, I’m neither an organized disruptor nor am I unhinged (I believe that’s the word you used on X). I am one of your constituents. My opinion may differ from yours or some of your supporters, but please don’t forget that your job is to REPRESENT your constituents. All of them.
I find your accusation that we are “organized disrupters” and “unhinged” to be offensive. I thought you wanted a civilized discussion, but you were the one doing the name calling before the event even started.
Do better.

most likely Soros plants.

Jew, Jew, Jew!

I didn’t see any “Soros plants” or “organized disrupters.” They are just people sick and tired of this crazy firing of people without cause and without putting any thought into it. You don’t just go into a business and start firing people to cut costs. You interview, you find out what their processes are, you learn what would save money. They are going in, firing a bunch of people and then finding out that wasn’t such a good idea and then have to try to hire them back. They are disorganized and embarrassing. Also, if they were serious about cutting costs, a $20 million trip to the Super Bowl, a $5 million trip to Daytona, golf trips where he charges the taxpayers back for golf time at his resort and for rooms for the Secret Service and $300,000 trips on a plane back and forth should be on the chopping block. They are only into cost cutting if it doesn’t hurt them.

even with all the cuts the National debt isn’t going down. He’s already promised 3 trillion in tax cuts. Only people getting screwed is middle class and below

Organized disrupters? We are your constituents.
There was no “organization” on my part… unless you count a rural Missourian calling her friends and saying “Let’s go to Congressman Alford’s coffee clutch” some massive organization effort.
You are a condescending shill who refuses to work for all of your constituents, has little to no interest in protecting/upholding the Constitution and doesn’t seem to realize you are accountable to all of your constituents.

What an interesting way to define your concerned constituents, Mark.

You said some were protestors outside your district. What a lame excuse. Doesn’t matter if they were outside your district. We are all affected because of your lack of care and respect for people and what they’re going through right now because of an unelected person just willy nilly firing and threatening people.

Your constituents are fed up with your lies. You need to decide if your loyalty is with Trump or the Missourians you serve.

You mean, “constituents who aren’t happy with you”?

Constituents asking you to answer them are “disruptors”? [….]

Oh poor baby got out of his echo chamber and realizes he’s supporting the destruction of America.

You are on the wrong side of this situation and that showed up at your town hall. That you would be so dismissive to your angry and frustrated constituents says all we need to know. If you were willing to work for us you would listen to all. That last line is BS.

I cannot imagine anyone smarter than a doorstop believing that these random firings and other ham-fisted incompetence perpetrated by the unelected Ketamine addict will result in anything but a tax cut for the 1%.

There were no organized disrupters. Wouldn’t it be helpful if you could answer questions honestly?
Instead you say god has a plan.

They are all constituents. Why do you think they were disruptive? Did they not accept the party propaganda being pushed? Were you being challenged and held accountable?

BEST response thread EVER to one of your nauseating posts! Glad to see people finally paying attention to what their reps are actually doing instead of believing their blathering.
I knew it would happen. Voter registration will soar before the midterms because ya’all are finally getting the walking zombie portion of the US electorate’s attention by bringing it home by affecting them personally and socking them in the gut.
Keep up the good work!

Organized disrupts. Are you kidding me? Those are the people who voted for you trying to tell you they don’t like what’s going on. You smoothly got your butt handed to you at that town hall meeting. If there ever was an absolute abuse of power we are witnessing as we speak and even in a deep red state we the people are saying enough is enough. And you roll right over people and say it’s organized disrupts. It’s we the people
Saying we don’t like what’s going on. You’re smart enough to see that you are you not. Don’t make up excuses for Republicans that are saying wrong

Dont talk about civil and respect when you support what Traitor Trump, buddy Elonia, and their cronies are doing to hard-working people all over the country and in your district. You got roasted and it was well deserved.

You can dish it out on Twitter and insult anyone who disagrees with you…..but you can’t handle the legal free speech of your constituents

Couldn’t hear because your lies were so loud. Bootlicking coward!!!

People are angry about the GOP in Congress and have a right to voice their grievances. You are supposed to represent and work for your constituents, but clearly you are cowards and servants to Trump while he is a servant to Musk. And how is GOD going to help people that are getting fired? Most of the programs that help people down in their luck, Little Mikey Johnson wants to cut. Your thinking is “out to lunch”.

The people in your district are speaking and they don’t like what you are doing!
God has a plan? What kind of BS snake tongued crap is that!

You’re an idiot. Those were angry Americans because your nose is up Trumps ass.

“Organized disrupters?”
Like the J6ers?

You lied, you tried to gaslight, you evaded, you are not hearing your constituents. You are hearing the voices of your leaders, the felon in charge and his puppet master.

You tried to SWAT your own constituents. To say you’re a coward is an understatement. You sold our country to Putin and are such a pussy you hide behind bullshit cops. Don’t ever try to tell me the Republican party cares about the Constitution again. The GOP is the enemy within.

Alford is a sycophant and a fool.

They are called constituents that do not agree with you. Are you really going to start another deep state conspiracy theory? Radio, TV, and newsletters are not working.

Where’s the SWAT and Belton Tactical teams you mentioned on CNN?? Pandering to your Militia to show up next?????

Really? Organized disruptors? That’s what you belittle your concerned constituents as? You coward….have your little town halls on a weekend when more people aren’t working….you wouldn’t even be able handle the organization you pathetic yes man.

Wow your supporters really hate Jewish people. Saying that anyone there who had a question for you was being paid by Soros and Chuck Schumer.
I did not-see that happening.

We noticed that, too.

Mark we have a constitution that provides for three branches of government. Stand up and protect our constitution and do not allow Trump and Mark to destroy it.

Too late.

“Organized disruptors” my ass. Try “pissed-off constituents” on for size, because that’s what they are.You are a tone deaf charlatan. Proceed with your gaslighting at your own political peril.

Mark Alford (r) [2025 file photo].

Previously:

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water (February 24, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water – part 2 (February 24, 2025)

Self-important snowflake is apparently afraid of listening to his constituents. (February 25, 2025)

Self-important snowflake is apparently afraid of listening to his constituents.

25 Tuesday Feb 2025

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Mark Alford (r) [2025 file photo].

Oh, for FFS.

“…Now this is serious business we’re talking about. And that’s why I went in and, and faced the people who, who don’t want me in office and, and some who wanted, I think, to do me harm. That’s why we had a SWAT team and, and many police there. Um, and I can take that. But I take this serious, because this, this the survival of our nation and I don’t think people understand what a severe point we are…” – Mark Alford (r)- on CNN, February 24, 2025

Late last night:

Josh Marshall ‪@joshtpm.bsky.social‬
Good lord, this freak got rocked so hard at his townhall over Elon now he’s threatening to call out a SWAT TEAM on his constituents.
[….]
February 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM

Actually, he/they/someone apparently did.

…There were two Belton police officers inside the venue. Over the course of the event additional police officers showed up outside…

Constituent town halls in Missouri aren’t high tea. Ask Claire McCaskill.

If you exist in a bubble it can be quite a shock when you realize there’s more to the world than your bubble.

Some of the most pointed questions came from a group of local high school students attending with their teacher. Some threat, huh?

Snowflake.

Previously:

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water (February 24, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water – part 2 (February 24, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water – part 2

24 Monday Feb 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford

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Mark Alford (r).

This morning, starting at 8:30 a.m., Mark Alford (r) hosted a constituent coffee at an establishment in downtown Belton, Missouri.

‪Michael Bersin‬ ‪@michaelbersin.bsky.social‬
It was the most raucous “town hall” I have ever covered in the 4th Congressional District. And I covered Vicky Hartzler’s (r)…
[….]
February 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM

The audio (from two different recorders):

https://showmeprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MarkAlfordFascistBeltonMOConstituentCoffee022425.mp3
.
Inside the venue.

No king.

The venue was crowded and there was an overflow crowd on the sidewalk at the entrance door. The crowd outside started chanting and two police officers were directed to close the door. Ultimately, they backed off and the door remained open.

Belton Police at the entry.

Questions, evasive answers, skepticism, and fact checking.

“Donald Trump is a rapist”

“Musk conflicts”

This individual is a federal worker. She stated that she worked for Social Security on their phone contact system. They are chronically understaffed. She makes approximately $40,000 a year:

Speaking truth to power.

Mark Alford (r) was easily able to continue speaking over her protest – probably from his years of experience having a producer in his earpiece. You’ll hear it in the audio.

The crowd was not pleased with Mark Alford’s consistent gaslighting.

The pushback from the crowd became more agitated as the event progressed.

Previously:

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water (February 24, 2025)

Mark Alford (r) – coffee with constituents – Belton, Missouri – February 24, 2025 – hot water

24 Monday Feb 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford

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This morning, starting at 8:30 a.m., Mark Alford (r) hosted a constituent coffee at an establishment in downtown Belton, Missouri. After brief opening remarks he took written questions submitted by those in attendance. There were around 75 individuals in the coffee shop with a significant number outside on the sidewalk trying to listen from the open doorway.

Mark Alford (r) – 4th Congressional District.

The crowd was not enthusiastic about Mark Alford’s responses.

Individuals outside held up signs against the front windows.

“The only minority destroying America is the rich”

Mark Alford (r).

Mark Alford took questions until around 10:00 a.m.

There were two Belton police officers inside the venue. Over the course of the event additional police officers showed up outside.

When the event started there were two identifiable media representatives present – one from a Kansas City television station. By the end of the event at least two other Kansas City television stations and a reporter for the Kansas City Star were present

“Four legs good, two legs better”

23 Sunday Feb 2025

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Rick Brattin [2016 file photo].

Apparently, Rick Brattin (r) is not pure enough for our new Fascist overlords. Not that we care.

This mail piece attacking Rick Brattin (r), from a right wingnut committee, arrived at rural addresses in the 31st Senate District this weekend:

Why is Rick Brattin on the fence

In the fight to protect American agriculture manufacturers and prevent outsourcing our food supply to China?

President Trump is cracking down on China & needs your help

Call state Sen. Rick Brattin [xxxxxxxx] & tell him to keep our food supply made in America

China wants to infiltrate our food supply

We need to keep Chinese Communist Party Chemicals out of our food

Urgent action required!

Paid for by Protecting America Initiative
1426 N. 3rd Street
Suite 310
Harrisburg, PA 1702

They beleave wier awl stoopit.

Squirrel!

A distraction from retaliatory tariffs on American agriculture, anyone?

Who did this?:

Our Mission
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is engaged in an active campaign to sabotage America. Their goal is nothing less than world dominance.

The Chinese government in Beijing is carrying out a sophisticated plan designed to exert control over America’s economy, food supply, lawmaking, and education. One crucial element of the CCP’s blueprint for domination is to infiltrate states across the country.

From buying up farmland to influencing state legislative outcomes by directly lobbying lawmakers, the Chinese government will stop at nothing to exert control in the United States.

China’s threat is comprehensive. The CCP’s focus is not just Washington, D.C. – they desire influence at the state and local levels as well. State officials must not allow foreign adversaries to take over local economies or write our laws.

The Protecting America Initiative is a coalition of concerned American citizens and public policy experts who are committed to stopping Chinese influence in the states. Our mission is to stop the threat of Communist China at the state level. By protecting American independence now, we will safeguard our American future for generations to come.

And:

Our Team

RICHARD GRENELL, Senior Advisor
Former Ambassador to Germany and Acting Director of National Intelligence in the Trump Administration

Richard Grenell is an American diplomat who most recently served as Acting Director of National Intelligence in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. Grenell served as the United States Ambassador to Germany from 2018 to 2020 and as the Special Presidential Envoy for Serbia and Kosovo Peace Negotiations from 2019 to 2021. Grenell also ran the U.S government’s global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality in the 69 countries where it is a crime to be gay. Grenell was named Acting Director of National Intelligence by President Trump in February 2020, officially making him the first openly gay person to serve in a President’s Cabinet. On April 26, 2018, Grenell was confirmed by the United States Senate by a vote of 56 to 42 as Ambassador to Germany and presented his credentials to the President of Germany on May 8, 2018. Grenell was a U.S. State Department spokesperson at the United Nations for 8 years during the George W. Bush administration and was a voting member of the United Nations Security Council. Grenell also was the foreign policy and national security spokesman for the 2012 GOP Presidential nominee. Grenell has been placed on the Iranian government’s sanctions list for his work in promoting human rights, something they call “promoting homosexuality”. Grenell received the U.S. National Security Medal, the nation’s highest security award, as well as the nation’s highest Medal of Honor from Kosovo and from Serbia. Grenell is the co-creator of an Artificial Intelligence technology for chronic patients which was formed from his 2013 diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Grenell has a B.A. from Evangel College and an M.P.A. from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Rick Brattin (r) [2013 Show Me Progress file photo].

Pass the popcorn.

We’re rooting for injuries.

Eric Schmitt (r) [hearts] Kash Patel

22 Saturday Feb 2025

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Eric Schmitt (r) [2024 file photo].

Eric Schmitt
[February 20, 2025]
[….] UPDATE: Final vote to confirm Kash Patel is at 1:45pm Eastern TODAY. Over the last four years the FBI has gone after Catholics, parents and political opponents. Kash will reform the agency and not a moment too soon.

Some of the responses:

Let’s be honest about the predicament we’re in.
Trump has the DOJ and the FBI and Congress.
Musk is running around doing illegal things and Trump doesn’t care and will do nothing to stop him, nor will anyone in his administration.
Congress can put a stop to all this immediately, but won’t, because Trump has Congress.
Democrats can resist legally all they want, but the Administration is acting illegally with near impunity, and again, the Republican Congress is not only giving it a pass, they are openly supporting this illegal activity.
But if Democrats attempt to act “extra-legally” to remove Musk and possibly Trump, Trump could order his FBI to arrest them and his DOJ to charge them with sedition. Why not? They’ve already threatened arrest, deportation, etc. of Democrats merely for exercising their free speech rights.
So then we’re in a situation where we have to hope there are people in the DOJ and FBI who would refuse these orders. Except that Trump would fire every person who resists his orders, throwing both agencies into chaos.
So Democrats, in an effort to avoid plunging the country into an even worse nightmare, are trying to resist legally through the courts and every legislative wile at their disposal.
Pretty easy to “run circles” around the other side when you don’t give a shit about legality, isn’t it, @Eric Schmitt?

Reform the agency into what? What really does it Patel really bring to the table? Does he follow the constitution or follow one man?

He is totally unqualified as are most of Trumps picks.

Sure would be great if you grew a spine.

So you want the FBI to be revamped so that it cannot go after a president’s political opponents, and yet you fully support Trump forming a close political and economic relationship with Putin? I’m not sure exactly what you have been doing in the last few years, but you do realize that Putin’s MO is to go after his political opponents. Does Navalny ring a bell with you? He was imprisoned and tortured and ultimately died in prison for trying to run a democratic campaign against Putin. Putin seems to have two methods to deal with his political opponents, either imprisoning them or encouraging them to take the short way out of a five-story building, as in out the window or tumbling down the stairs. Oh, I forgot blowing up their airplane. He does that, too.

I would like to say that you are a steaming pile of dung. On your good days. Your bad days are worse. However, that would be rude, right? So can I just ask you to please consider encouraging Trump to actually acknowledge the Constitution and to act accordingly? Oh, and while you are speaking to him, can you ask him please to leave any countries that aren’t dictatorships in our good graces?

Awful – Trump, Patel, Gabbert, Vance, Rubio, and Hegseth – selling us and out allies out to Putin

Kash Patel is a joke.
Kash Patel should never be allowed inside the FBI. He is perhaps the most dangerous of all the Trump nominees. He shamelessly wants to turn the agency into Trump’s loyalty police.
He is an unmitigated and unqualified disaster. He published a literal enemies list — stuff straight out of the McCarthy Era.
My prediction is that Republicans will come to regret today’s confirmation vote, more than any other, to their grave. Senate Republicans are in a cult and refuse to see it. They are putting loyalty to Donald Trump above rule of law.
I’m going to continue sounding the alarm. A lot of people in Washington want us to be quiet and stop making their lives harder. But I refuse because, to me, it is plainly obvious that this is a dire Constitutional crisis.

Trump & Musk = The Great American Grift

Wrong choice!! You just cannot fix stupid.!

This tough guy persona he’s adopted is unappealing. He looks like he’s spending too much time with his image consultants.
Eric can’t possibly worry about Kash’s suspect financial dealings or his taking the Fifth a couple of years ago. Schmitt finds it easy to overlook the enemies list and the lies Patel told during his hearing.

Quit lying, Schmitt.

And he’ll what, get even? So when is the town hall, Senator? We want to hear you explain how these miscreants earned your support.

We know you are pulling an all nighter to gut Medicaid. Stop being spineless and stand up for your constituents. We know you voted Yes for Patel who is dangerous and unqualified.

Dear Republicans;
We get it. You all saw what he did to Liz Cheney, and you don’t want that to happen to you. Short of outright political banishment, if you displease him in the slightest, he might even mean-tweet you from his golf cart in Florida. You all tremble at the mere thought of that.
And he knows it, which is why he does it; to control you. To get you to confirm the most unqualified Cabinet secretaries in American history. If the gravity of that situation wasn’t so solemn, it would be comical.
But what’s done is done. You didn’t want to suffer the indignity of being mean-tweeted, so you seated a drunk who paid a woman $50,000 to buy her silence to become America’s Secretary of Defense, an anti-science conspiracy theorist for Health and Human Services and a man who openly hates the FBI to run it.
You’ve watched in silence as his hatchet man—or should I say his chainsaw man—has wiped out the careers of untold thousands of Americans, the cascading effects of which will no doubt threaten the very existence of poverty-stricken communities who rely on America’s bounty and generosity.
You fidgeted in your seats a bit when he shook his fist at Mexico, Canada, Panama and Denmark. But no outright condemnation from any of you, because again, you can’t: the spirit of Liz Cheney might haunt you.
You’re in a unique position. Hard as it is to believe, you’re the gatekeepers. Once upon a time, in a magical epoch known as pre-Trump, Congress was a coequal branch of government. That means YOU had it within your power to keep lawlessness and tyranny in check.
But that was then and this is now. You’ve ceded your authority because; say it with me: Liz Cheney.
In the hierarchy of things that matter to you, in order from most to least, are:
• Me
• My personal safety
• Not getting mean-tweeted
• Getting re-elected
• People who won’t vote for me
• People in shithole countries
• The nation
At the far end of the courage spectrum from you and at the far side of the planet, there’s a guy named Volodimr Zelenskyy. He must look like an alien species to you, because his priorities are diametrically opposed to yours. When offered a chance to be airlifted out of his embattled nation, he turned it down and confronted the threat pouring over his nation’s borders. He then addressed his people from a darkened corner somewhere in Kyiv, reassuring them that he and his government will stand and fight on their behalf.
But now he and his 38 million fellow Ukrainians face a new threat: Blatant betrayal by the President of the United States. If Trump follows through with it, Zelenskyy himself, perhaps the most iconic example of raw courage in the world today, will be hunted. And if captured, meted out Navalny justice.
But that can only happen if you let it.
Yes, I know, you murmur amongst yourselves over martinis how you had to swallow hard to vote for Tulsi Gabbard, or to stay silent when he gutted the USAID and the national parks. But unless you take a hard stand, and say HELL NO, I’m drawing the line right HERE… you’re as complicit as he is.
This quote has never been more relevant: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing.” ~ Edmund Burke
This is your moment. History will document your names right alongside his. I’m looking at you, Lindsey the Lionhearted. Ted the Turd. Joni, Queen of Castraters. Rise up. Fear not the mean-tweet.
Liz Cheney knowingly sacrificed her career, as did Adam Kinzinger, because they made the calculus: Who am I and what are my core values? And they deduced that there are bigger things in this world than themselves.
Thus far, not a single Republican in this picture has come to a similar conclusion.
Cowards, all. And if you allow Ukraine to fall by your inaction, you’ll be accomplices in mass murder, as well as the beginning of the end for NATO.

Work for Missouri not for Trump

What a spineless jellyfish.

Pick up your damned phone.

I’m at the point where I can hardly breathe, Republican stupidity and insanity is off the charts. You’re rushing headlong off a cliff and taking the entire country with you.

Please host a town hall in Kansas City. We’d love the chance to chat with you.

I can’t believe you voted to confirm Patel!!!! He is not qualified to run the FBI! You are a disgrace and a coward !

I cannot believe you voted to confirm y this completely unqualified individual. You can’t wrap this turd in any way and convince any of your constituents otherwise. Don’t even try Senator Eric Schmitt.

You look like a clown that just stumbled out of his car.

Well ladies and Gentlemen welcome back McCarthyism

Medicaid cuts for tax breaks for billionaires?

Anyone that agrees with Kash Patel’s confirmation is against the rule of law and could care less about the FBI becoming weaponized by the Orange Stain! The only things these losers are doing is sh*tting all over our country! Schmitt is nothing more than a typical bought off Republican!

And now you want them to go after democrats, parents, doctors, and anyone that disagrees with President musk and the tyrant.

I remember back in the 90s David Duke ran as a Republican against a Democrat who had a reputation for corruption. Republicans proudly voted for the Democrat because they didn’t want a goddamn Nazi. Your party has fallen so far and so hard.

You people are so freaking gullible it’s beyond belief. I now have no reason to believe that if Trump said, “I’m turning over the keys to our nuclear arsenal to Putin” you wouldn’t be OK with it. I’m not seeing any red line here.

Do you ever not speak out of your ass? You are an embarrassment to Missouri. You are selling our country out to Musk and Putin. Kash Patel is unqualified nut job. Grow a spine!

Do you have no morals? Examine yourself, we are being sold out

Wow. You really are batshit crazy

What a piece of shit.

You are such an ass.

Please stand up and vote no. Your constituents are sick of you confirming people who are UNQUALIFIED! Quit being a bootlicker and get some courage!

Vote No. He’s not only unqualified, he’s a danger in the position but we all know you’ve got rug burns for Trump

I called your office today to let you know how disappointing it is to see your golf buddy blame the democratically elected leader of Ukraine get blamed for a dictator invading his country and killing his countrymen.

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

BS. The FBI has not gone after Catholics. You can’t even back this shit up. Meanwhile you have Trump and Musk doing actual illegal things and you just don’t care because they are republicans. You’re disgusting.

Kash Patel is unqualified, inexperienced and unfit to lead the finest law enforcement agency in the world! Anyone who watched or experienced Jan. 6 will vote AGAINST this incompetent, vengeful fool.

according Schmitt, the FBI has been attacking Catholics. The Catholic church in town is still open, none of my Catholic friends or relatives have been arrested for being Catholic. Maybe Herr Schmitt is full of schitt.

You must think we’re idiots who watch Fox to get our “news”. You insult our intelligence. Do I need to list all of the nut job conspiracy crap that Kash has spewed, and some from not that long ago? He is singularly the most unfit individual to have ever been confirmed for this position. Full stop. And you darn well know it. Yours and all of the Republican cowards in Congress’s day of reckoning will come when you will have to answer for your party over country nonsense all in fealty to one of the most morally depraved human beings to have walked this earth. Shame on you. How you sleep at night is a complete mystery to me. You may try to fool yourself or justify your actions, but please understand that some of us are actually capable of critical thinking, so please keep your alternative facts to yourself. Thanks!

You’re a fucking idiot
Trump boot licker
Screwing the America people hope they vote you out

How are you allowed to post pure propaganda? Patel has publicly stated he is going after people who disagree with him. You know how that story ends, right? History will take note.

You’re a traitor to the US Constitution and should be ashamed of what you’re doing.

I thought republicans were supposed to be against defunding the police. Defunding, the f b I is only gonna mean terrorists are going to be able to attack us even easier than before. How about waking up and serving your actual constituents instead of a billionaire bureaucrat and a wannabe dictator. Federal workers are losing their jobs, and this is going to cause recessions in kansas city and other places.And what are you doing about it?Absolutely.Nothing except for kissing trump’s rear end. Absolutely, pathetic.You should be ashamed of yourself

Hey Schitty Schmitty, they’re laying off 100 IRS agents in KC today! In the middle of tax season! Now your constituents can expect delays in processing their returns and receiving their refunds! #somuchwinning!
You idiot.

You said Trump was justified in stating that Zelenskiy and Ukraine “started it.”
You’re out of your goddamned mind.
If there’s a hell, there’s a reserved space for you there.

You are deluded. Shameful.

Hey Eric Schmitt ya punk, Trump just told Canada to become our 51st state again. Please explain how this behavior from the senile Diaper Don is acceptable Presidential behavior, punk.

Hey, what about all of these veterans that are getting fired by the Anti-Constitutional President Wankpanzer and his little buddy, Prince Cheeto?
I mean, thanks for our service but then fuck the veterans, right?

I guess if you want a Russian agent in the FBI? [….]

You’re so full of shit, Eric. Saw your little interview yesterday. The one where you couldn’t even look up while you were sing Donnie’s praises and siding w Russia over Ukraine. Spineless, boot licking, puppet. We’re watching you.

At this point you are just a coward and a traitor. You are a mouthpiece for a man who thinks himself king.

Despicable

Asshole

Bootlicker

You spineless salamander .

OK brownshirt. [….]

Ok…goosestepper

Fuck you.

You’re an idiot

Resign you complicit pandering lying hack

You commie traitor.. A Putin call-boy and facist neo nazi.

Spineless moron. So against gays but kissing Trump’s ass is OK with you? Spineless and worthless piece of shite

Mark Alford (r) continues to guzzle the [insert brand name of artificially colored sugar-based drink mix here]

20 Thursday Feb 2025

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

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

It’s definitely a cult.

Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

Today:

Congressman Mark Alford
[February 20, 2025]
[….] Kash Patel is CONFIRMED as FBI Director.
As a new member of the House Appropriations’ Commerce, Science, Justice, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, I look forward to working with Director Patel to root out the deep state and END the two-tiered system of justice.
[….]

Some of the responses:

The fact you have no issues with Patel taking money from a filmmaking company who was directly funded by Putin/Kremlin speaks volumes about who you are. YOU ARE the deep state.

Congressman Mark Alford You’re a little clown! Root out the “Deep State” says the college dropout lol! [….]

BREAKING: The Senate confirmed Kash Patel as FBI Director in a narrow 51-47 majority.
trump nominee Chris Wray passed 92-5.
Only Rand Paul voted against James Comey.
Robert Mueller was confirmed 98-0.
Patel is historically UNFIT.

Congressman Mark Alford. you’re a disgrace to the office. Kash Patel is unfit to serve. You are unfit to serve.

[….] Supporting Trump isn’t about politics anymore; it’s a declaration that morality, truth, and justice are meaningless to you.

And you celebrate. You support a fascist regime.

I hope the world is as lucky as the Delta jet – everyone survives and the right wing vanishes.

“Deep state” my eye.
The people you’re talking about are career government employees who’ve sworn to uphold the US Constitution and put in years, if not decades of service. I know because I’ve worked in personnel and have sworn in Civil Service employees. Calling those workers “deep state” is a betrayal of their patriotism.
Shame.

You must forgive Congressman Mark Alford for his incompetence and stupidity. He has kissed the ring and swallowed more than just the kool aid. He only knows what to do as he is told…

We use the turn of phrase [insert brand name of artificially colored sugar-based drink mix here].

You’re as bad of a congressman as you were a news anchor! What a joke. One more clown for the circus! [….]

So sad watching politicians kiss the ring of the president. I just pray some decide to grow a pair before it’s too late.

Oh dear lord. Deep state? Lol. S stop spreading fake tin foiler crap. Trying to spread chaos and fear.

Thank you Jesus

Jesus weeps.

Stop with that Deep State garbage! Only the foolish believe you!

Terrible choice! He should never have been confirmed! You are one of them, but Trump is making Congress obsolete. Soon it will just be the, the oligarchs, and us, the people. You do realize that you’re not rich enough to be one of them.

A kapo.

he’s not rich enough…… YET!

he’ll never have hundreds of millions. That’s who will be taking over our government.

Congressman Mark Alford You’re also looking forward to increasing the $36 trillion debt to please President Trump. How much money are you planning to add to the debt just to make him comfortable?

You are such a POS Benedict Mark…traitor

“[….] With Patel at FBI, I expect and unprecedented domestic surveillance program to begin, which should not be difficult to implement with the data DOGE already has at their, willing help from large data brokers like Zuckerberg and Bezos already bending the knee, and the techbros finally able to unleash the programs they have been trying to sell and many times succeeding in selling to state and local law enforcement and already tested and in use in places like Israel (I doubt you all remember the Pegasus spyware).

We’ve already seen the regime move quickly, boldly, and overtly to declare many citizens to be “unpersons” with their broad assault on the trans community. We are reaching the point, quickly, where anyone who the regime does not like will be considered illegal. Nothing and no one is safe from the whims of the regime.

There will also be large and violent crackdowns on public protest. I expect this to happen sometime over the summer when the impact of the full on assault of the whole government starts to really impact the American public at large. Inflation and joblessness are going to increase dramatically as the cuts take place and the broligarchy consolidate their wealth, and there will be a public backlash. When people realize they are losing their healthcare so the wealthy can get another tax cut, when they learn their autistic or special needs child can no longer get care at school, or that they are going to gut their social security or tax their roth ira to fund tax cuts for Jeff Bezos and so on. There will be anger and it will be public in the form of mass protests. There will be blood this summer, and the regime is eager to spill it. Trump wanted to do it in his first term, but was restrained. No longer.

None of this will be news to members of the black community and other minority groups, who have dealt with moderated versions of this for decades (and obviously far far worse in the previous century), but it will come as quite a shock to many of the people who just couldn’t stomach a vote for a black woman from liberal California. But they will get caught up into it.

I don’t think any of this is hyperbole, unfortunately, and your level of safety for now depends on what state you live in, but soon, that will be a moot point, too, as everything is federalized. States rights are an impediment when you are the god king and hold all levers of power. It’s ugly out there right now, and it is going to get worse. [….]” – John Cole – Balloon Juice – “Let the Show Trials Begin”

It is going to get worse.

“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.”

19 Wednesday Feb 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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clown, Donald Trump, Fascist pig, felon, social media

Today, from the felon:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!

6.42k ReTruths 31.7k Likes Feb 19, 2025, 12:58 PM

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

There are a lot of reactions:

Jess Piper ‪@piperformissouri.bsky.social‬

I won’t serve a king…
February 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM

My family fought in the Revolutionary War, and I won’t stand for this.

Not even with fava beans?

No gods… no kings.

He’s not a king. He’s not a Duke. He’s just a dick.

That would be bad enough, but one that’s also a colossal asshole?

He’s going to serve us up on a platter to Putin & Musk.

“I do not call myself subject to much at all.”

–Hawkeye, “Last of the Mohicans”

Nope. Never.

If you’re American, you don’t serve ANY man.

Your duty as a citizen is the the CONSTITUTION.

or a fascist
or a dictator
or a felon
or a rapist
…

Medium rare, bearnaise sauce, with a nice Chianti.

His supporters are stupid and he’s THEIR king. Nobody else’s.

I am a citizen
not a subject.

I don’t think I can even abide one.

And I refuse to eat cake.

…or a robber baron

I wouldn’t serve a king either. Not unless he came with a side of something healthy like Broccoli or salad.

Me either or a Jester, Idiot or Billionaire.

Or his assistant king.

Oh, America what have you done?

“This is how America ends, not with a bang but with a Traitor.”

“Let them eat fries”

Eggs are another matter.

Or a felon, rapist, crook, con man…

Joyce White Vance ‪@joycewhitevance.bsky.social‬
American presidents don’t even joke about this. Just because he’s petty doesn’t mean this isn’t dangerous.
[….]
February 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM

George Washington just did a somersault in his tomb

Such an ignorant person and a dangerous one at that, elected by people that had to be clueless running our country— we have become an embarrassment to the rest of the world.

It took him 30 days to declare himself King.

His idea of humor is yet another indication of his growing madness.

Your mistake is in thinking he’s joking.

Authoritarians are never “just joking”.

Only a dumb-ass would say this.

That explains it.

He isn’t kidding.

He is deliberately putting that out there, so that if 74 million MAGA supporters relentlessly repeat it on Social Media, he’ll say it’s the will of the people.

He’ll declare himself king.

Just watch. It will go viral on X.

What a fucking maniac!

It’s hideous because trump is not joking.

Canada is starting a war with the United States by not acquiescing to the idea of being the 51st state. Because, obviously, Ukraine started that war with Russia.

Logic.

Oh, I think we all know he’s not joking

He has no sense of humor so he’s serious.

Here’s a hint: Donald Trump has never been joking about anything.

WTAF

Petty? He’s batshit crazy.

and really, really stupid.

Pretty sure there’s NOTHING this man can do to make New Yorkers like him again

Yes. He is a clown with a flamethrower, but he still has a flamethrower.

He is way more dangerous than many people believe.
He has initiated the destruction of the U.S.
Everything he does is for a selfish reason.
Whatever is next on the menu will be worse than the last thing he does.

He got what he wanted already (staying out of jail). Everything being done now is not him, it’s the people behind him. He’s just signing papers.

A true looney-tune.

Trump does not make jokes. This is where he is mentally. In his mind, the fact that he’s gotten away with this much means he has carte blanche in his estimation. It’s going to get worse…

It never was a joke, he’s just trying to normalize the idea of him being a dictator so Americans are too apathetic to do anything about it.

He can fuck off

He is not joking. The man wants to be king

It’s going to get worse.

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