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Which Bible was that again?

21 Wednesday Jun 2023

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Josh Hawley (r), victim.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Today:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
All the usual America-hating and Bible-bashing people have had their usual meltdown. Can’t handle the TRUTH
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What are you, like twelve years old?

Some of the responses:

On the contrary. Democrats LOVE America. That’s why we don’t fist-bump insurrectionists who trash the Capitol in a violent attempt to overturn the legitimate results of an election.

There’s that.

Referring to one’s own religion as the ‘truth’ demonstrates a disconnection from reality and a disregard for the principle of separation between church and state. But go off

You’d think a “constitutional lawyer” would understand that.

Actually slavery died in a lot of places way before America. If you forgot, they had to send troops to stop slavery in some southern states 2 years after the emancipation…we just celebrated that actually.

We just identified that your opinion is morally wrong, ideologically flawed, and historically incorrect. You can have whatever opinion you want. But neither Christianity nor the United States can take the moral high ground on slavery. But sure, gaslight us.

Sounds like you have been reading Trump’s Truth Social posts

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

I wasn’t aware stating facts about the history of the country was considered having a ‘meltdown.’

Are you calling African American church members “America Hating” and “Bible Bashing”?

Josh never studied HISTORY.

Anyone who capitalizes truth at the end of a tweet isn’t telling it

You’re with the “fine” people who wanted to hang Mike Pence right?

Dude . . . your “truth” is a complete distortion of the U.S. I’m a life-long, white Christian and I don’t believe that our country was founded so Christianity could be the only faith practiced . . . and as far as slavery goes, there was a civil war to end slavery.

You know what, Josh? I happen to identify as a Christian… and from what I’ve seen lately, neither you nor the rest of the Rethuglican Party are true Christians. You might try reading the red passages in the New Testament for once. Otherwise, there’s no hope for you.

You seem to he having some trouble with the truth.

Slavery “died” in America because most of the western world (outside of South America) had all ready put a stop to the atrocious, Bible-backed practice of owning humans.

Don’t use the Bible as a prop.

what is your message to non-Christian Americans???

Nobody is melting down over you Josh.

Sadly, when atheists act more like Jesus than you, evangelical Republicans… It’s no wonder folks are leaving the church or maybe finding another religion

Hawley should be informed that America was one of the last western countries to outlaw slavery. At the same time, he might want to know that, in terms of religion, America’s a pluralistic society. Freedom of religion is enshrined in the Constitution to which he took an oath.

The Christianity you speak of is not the teachings of Christ. Spare us your hypocrisy.

As my dad who is a pastor would say—there was no truth in your comment.

The fact that you would even dare to declare yourself the arbiter of truth is completely and utterly laughable, you treasonous smear on humanity.

And we’re back to playing the victim again, like a girly-boi.

You wouldn’t know the truth if you tripped over it.

Nothing you said was true though

As usual the republican ignores the facts in favor of stirring up their base with Bible thumping and falsehood. Keep denying the TRUTH

America and the Bible are not synonyms. And you are not the arbiter of who loves America. WE didn’t cheer on an insurrection, which we later ran from

Only the dipshits and villains in the Bible would have voted for you.

Jesus preached against everything the modern GOP stands for.

Thanks for the reminder.

No, Sweet Pea. You were just tone deaf. And also wrong. So very wrong.

Your tweet was an exercise in bad judgment; it was poorly conceived rhetoric and wholly inaccurate, Senator.

I mean, slavery ended in Britain a good 3 to 6 decades before it did in the United States, but this is consistent with my understanding of a Republican politician’s definition of “TRUTH”

I’m Jewish. Does this make me Unamerican?

My granny always told me to watch out for the LOUD people talking about how they’re christians, coz they were always the very worst people. Watch what they DO not what they SAY they do.

She was right.

You don’t know the truth.

You’re not very good at this.

You’ve never told it, insurrectionist.

I’m Jewish how is my questioning ‘Christianity is the faith’ Bible bashing?

People of other religions live in America, Josh. You are gross.

What are you, 7 years old? You don’t love this country and you don’t know the Bible. You fascists have your usual meltdowns when confronted with the truth.

Sorry, the TRUTH

That’s quite a ratio.

Song of the South

20 Tuesday Jun 2023

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Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday, from Josh Hawley (r), the third senator from Virginia, on Juneteenth:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Today is a good day to remember: Christianity is the faith and America is the place slavery came to die
11:02 AM · Jun 19, 2023

3/5 of what?

Article VI of what Constitution?

The only Confederate flag that ever mattered was a white rag on a stick.

With the exception of almost everyone else.

No respect

02 Friday Jun 2023

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Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday:

Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
Once again phony political posturing by manhood expert Hawley. From Hulse at NYT “The Hawley amendment is absolutely crushed with just 17 yes votes. Even fellow Republicans were dismissive.” Of course they were. They know what he is.
9:07 PM · Jun 1, 2023

Heh.

Josh Hawley (r) introduced an amendment to the debt ceiling bill. It was deflated and didn’t fly:

Roll Call Vote 118th Congress – 1st Session Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Hawley Amdt. No. 93)
Vote Number: 140
Vote Date: June 1, 2023, 09:05 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 93 to H.R. 3746 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To require the imposition of additional duties with respect to articles imported from the People’s Republic of China until trade between the United States and the People’s Republic of China comes into balance.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 17
NAYs 81
Not Voting 2

81 no votes.

SA 93. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3746, to provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. IMPOSITION OF DUTIES TO BALANCE TRADE WITH THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

(a) Calculation of Trade With the People’s Republic of
China.–Not later than January 31 of each year, the President
shall calculate and publish in the Federal Register, for the
preceding calendar year–
(1) the total value of articles imported into the United
States from the People’s Republic of China; and
(2) the total value of articles exported from the United
States to the People’s Republic of China.
(b) Imposition of Duties.–
(1) In general.–If the total value calculated under
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) exceeds the total value
calculated under paragraph (2) of that subsection for the
preceding calendar year, the President shall impose an
additional duty with respect to each article imported into
the United States from the People’s Republic of China of 25
percent ad valorem.
(2) Additional duties.–A duty imposed under paragraph (1)
shall be in addition to any duty previously applicable with
respect to an article.
(c) Continued Imposition of Duties.–The duties imposed
under subsection (b) with respect to articles imported into
the United States from the People’s Republic of China shall
remain in effect until the total value calculated under
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is equal to or less than the
total value calculated under paragraph (2) of that subsection
for the preceding calendar year.

81 no votes. No respect. Heh.

Previously:

Laughter (May 21, 2023)

Lucas Kunce (D): about that book (May 22, 2023)

It’s well past time for Yale to add critical thinking to its curriculum (June 1, 2023)

It’s well past time for Yale to add critical thinking to its curriculum

01 Thursday Jun 2023

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“…Now I know he went to Yale, I think, or Harvard, one of those, one of those fancy ones…” – August 17, 2017

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Or maybe, Josh Hawley (r) just slept through his classes.

Today:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
On the debt ceiling, my view is the most important deficit we face is the trade deficit with China. Every dollar represents jobs lost (60k & counting in Missouri), industry lost, communities decimated. We’ve got to quit making China rich & get good blue-collar jobs back in USA
12:37 PM · Jun 1, 2023

A trade deficit and the debt ceiling are not the same thing. Josh Hawley (r) might not know this. Maybe he should ask for his tuition money back.

Some of the responses:

Repeal trump’s tax giveaways for the wealthy. Stop subsidizing Big Oil. Stop preventing the IRS from doing its job. There are ways to reduce the debt and deficit without crashing our economy.

Run along Josh [….]

Like all the jobs you’ve brought to Missouri?

Missouri? When did you ever care about Missourians? Loser

No one cares what you think traitor

#TaxTheRich and reverse #TrumpTaxScam

You Voted AGAINST the Infrastructure Bill & the Chips and Science Act, both of which will bring tons of good paying blue-collar jobs in the USA and to Missouri, so Your Actions say the opposite of Your Words. #LIAR

Missouri unemployment rate is under 3%. May e you’re thinking about Virginia, where you actually live.

How would you resolve a perceived trade imbalance with legislation to suspend the debt ceiling? [….]

He doesn’t know and he doesn’t care.

How is that related to the debt ceiling?

Then vote motion to vacate McCarthy.

Heh. Josh Hawley’s (r) base.

You’re a no so you can be the faux “fighter” that fights nothing. You know this will pass so you leave the dirty work of governing to others. You’re not a populist. You’re not a fighter. You’re a self promoter and the act is getting tired. Very tired.

Discretionary spending has fallen more than 40% in the past 50 years as a percentage of the nation’s gross domestic product (from 11% to 6.3%).

Josh Hawley voted no on the Chips Act…

You don’t even think enough of us to live here. Hard to think you’re doing anything more than posturing.

You don’t actually live in Missouri.

With your ivory-league education I’m sure you realize the debt ceiling is not the vehicle to address those concerns. This whole debacle has shown us who’s really there to govern & who’s there for soundbites.

We see what you did there. Sort of.

Go figure the traitor is pro-default. Resign

Hell, you don’t even LIVE in Missouri Joshy!— you RAN AWAY from there too! No Manhood award for you!!

To start, how about investing in infrastructure projects, like high speed rail and clean energy? These are the areas where China is leaving the U.S. behind. We’re not in the 19th and 20th centuries anymore. Speaking of blue collar jobs, where are you on unionization?

Take a wild guess.

Why does Missouri allow China to buy land?

You might want to ask Eric Schmitt (r) about that one.

I hope the other senators like paying our bills.

So you support the CHIPS act?

Uh, no.

That has nothing to do with the debt ceiling, you grandstanding elongated toddler

My view is you’re a stupid, corrupt son of a bitch without even the integrity to try to hide that fact.

You were a NO no matter. Nothing to be proud of that your party sent the jobs overseas to begin with you EVIL piece of shit.

Previously:

Laughter (May 21, 2023)

Lucas Kunce (D): about that book (May 22, 2023)

Lucas Kunce (D): about that book

22 Monday May 2023

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Lucas Kunce (D) [2023 file photo].

An ad from Lucas Kunce’s (D) U.S Senate campaign:

[A message from Jon Hamm, born and raised in Missouri.]

Manhood.

You’d hope that means courage.

Courage isn’t something you can give speeches
or write a book about.

It’s not sitting on the sidelines while others sacrifice,
or denying help to those who did.

It isn’t putting people down or trying to control them,
or using your own power for profit or ambition.

In Missouri, you can’t fake courage.

We’re the Show-Me State.

Courage is something you have to show us.

It shows in the working class people that pitch in
to help the family next door bankrupted by medical bills.

It shows in the Marine who signed up to honor
and serve the community that took care of him.

It shows when a Missourian stands up to the powerful.
When he fights to rebuild his state.

To empower people, to secure our future.

If you want to be told about manhood,
some guy wrote a book about it.

But if you want someone to show you courage,
send Lucas Kunce to the Senate.

Well, Josh (r)?

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Laughter

21 Sunday May 2023

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Three stars, maybe less.

This evening:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Manhood keeps going strong – and the libs are having crying fits. Order your copy here
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5:57 PM · May 21, 2023

A few of the reviews:

A seditous conspiratorial chicken

Josh Hawley should be writing about his current life as a seditious conspirator supporting the insurrection against our electoral form of governmentand, making him an enemy of our democracy, not attempting to preach about manhood, a topic that is beyond his scope of understanding. Watch Josh Hawley running through the corridors of our Capital after encouraging the seditious terrorists who violently attacked that building on Jan. 6, 2021, brutally assaulting police officers and causing the death of one, breaking doors and windows, defecating in halls and offices, carrying a Confederate flag through the hallowed chambers, and explicitly threatening and seeking to hang elected politicians including Mike Pence, our Vice President at the time, and setting up a gallows outside the building. Mr. Hawley has no business preaching about manhood, religious ideology or societal values.
47 people found this helpful

Will put hair on your chest hair.

This book is so manly that it’s hard to hold. Strangely, as soon as I opened it up I started craving nuts. Beer nuts, truck nuts, lug nuts, every kind of nut except zagnuts. Almost right away it got easier to suppress my emotions and grunt. I starting eating Manwiches for lunch every day. By chapter 4 my chest hair was growing it’s own hair. Speaking of hair, reading this book made me throw out all my hair care products and start buying aftershave at Rite-Aid. Thanks to Josh Hawley’s ghostwriter I’ve been freed from trying to out-groom my ex-wife’s lawyer. He’s such a Beta. Why is he always at our house?
Anyway by the middle of this amazing book you’ll be so manly you won’t even need to read the rest, you’ll just KNOW what it says. Of course I’m no quitter so I’m still planning on finishing it. In my new larger truck I Flex-taped a small gunrack to my dash bored to hold this book open while I drive. I’m on my way to pick up a George Foreman grill right now. Read this boo
59 people found this helpful

Hubris

Once again Josh Hawley demonstrates his unique brand of narcissism, opportunism, hubris, sexism, misogyny…and the list goes on. He is playing a substantial role in the continuing demise of the Republican Party, and of so-called Christian values.
48 people found this helpful

Life Altering Book!

A tree died for this. Sad.
24 people found this helpful

Ran Good

Josh don’t know much about manhood, but he sure run good.
46 people found this helpful

Come on

I don’t need a manhood lecture from the guy who’s claim to game is running like a girl from a crowd he just tried to act tough for
58 people found this helpful

Oh the Irony!

Next Up: Hawley’s book on quantum mechanics. This book is best compared to the adage “we teach what we need to learn most.”
265 people found this helpful

Bestseller?

Methinks some wealthy fan must have bought a few truckloads to elevate Master Hawley’s book to such a status. Not his Dad, who gets nary a mention.
279 people found this helpful

Awful

Don’t waste your money. Pure drivel.
314 people found this helpful

Masculinity Sponge

Somehow – and I can’t explain it scientifically – this book actually removed testosterone from me, gradually at first, but then at an increased pace until I had to stop reading it. Once I put the book down – all my testosterone seemed to return, though, so all is well, I suppose.

My warning – be careful – the man and his words seem to come from a place where there is an actual masculinity black hole, a vortex, if you will, so lacking in manliness that will remove it from the reader.
339 people found this helpful

Don’t bother

Even for a free copy it is overpriced. Hawley’s sanctimonious instruction of how to beat the most dangerous risk to America—not being manly like him—would be sad if it wasn’t so comical. Arrogance isn’t pretty at the best of times; some times it’s just cringe-worthy.
345 people found this helpful

This book gave me Diphtheria

Can we rate negative stats? Two minutes in not only did I feel like less of a man by being told by a lesser man what being a man is all about. It made want to look up caves on Zillow where I could store my wife-beating clubs and deer carcuses as I return to the neanderthalic hunter-gatherer the Running Man thinks we should be. He should have to pay us for the medical bills we, as males, are going to have to pay when women universally kick our asses for listening to this fake misogynistic coward tell us who we should be.
Zero stars, would burn in the fire pit again.
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And, some of the responses to Josh Hawley’s (r) post:

No thanks. I only read 5 star books like the bible!

Run away and get a copy right now.
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Sales are that bad eh?

We’re not crying, we’re just rolling our eyes.

Decided to explore a career in fiction, Josh?

I’m not having a crying fit. I’m just not going to buy it.

No one is giving it any thought. We don’t care.

Hard pass, Scooter…

That’s your marketing ploy?..buy my book to make the libs mad?
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Easy marks.

Nobody wants this. Nobody. Not even as a gag gift, although I thought about it.

Oh please. Nobody cares.

Actually, liberals don’t care

Fleecing the Trumpers once again

Lots of laughter and ridicule. No crying that I can see.

It will be in the bargain bin next week.

Why do I care if you are selling books?

Josh Hawley’s primary motivation is to upset liberals.

that’s all he has to offer America.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Bookseller

19 Friday May 2023

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Grifters gotta grift.

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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.
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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.
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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].

The current view from Virginia

15 Monday May 2023

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Yesterday:

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Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
The modern left attacks the Bible at the same time it attacks traditional masculinity. But we need the Bible to understand what manhood and womanhood mean. It remains the bedrock of our culture, and the West
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7:49 PM · May 14, 2023

Which bible? Which “tradition”?

Some of the responses:

I am a Christian, but I do not need the Bible to define me. Your version of manhood or womanhood do not work for me. I am American, and while I choose Christianity for me, everyone here is free to choose their own faith, or no faith. I believe in separation of church and state.

You cannot force people other religions to live by the Bible. Heck most Republicans do not live by the Bible. Take Donald Trump for example. He’s a hypocrite. You are a hypocrite. Your behavior during the insurrection was not something Jesus would do. Somehow I don’t see him rising his fist.

bruh, u super creepy

The left attacks you not respecting separation of church and state, Mr. “Manhood.” That includes Christians.
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No the left doesn’t. It’s just nobody wants your interpretation of the Bible, masculinity or femininity Josh. Because it’s clear you struggle with defining what all 3 of those terms mean.

the founding fathers warned us about theocratic tyranny……….. it’s here

The modern right is actually centuries old and walks around with a pitchfork in one handle, a Bible in the other by the glow of candlelight.

Nope, we just attack hypocrites whoo use the Bible as a weapon.

Josh .. what’s with you and the masculinity thing? You seem a bit obsessed with the whole thing.

a book of mostly fiction is not a guideline for any country

Here’s a tip about the Bible, Josh, all those parts that begin “the wicked do this” are not instructions.

No, it’s not.

Please stop with the faux Christian charade

You can do whatever your Bible tells you to do, but you have no right to dictate how the rest of us live in a free country.

No, the left aren’t a bunch of fake Christians using the Bible as a prop.

No it doesn’t

Says who?

separation of church and state. We don’t all care about your bible.

Meanwhile, polls show many Americans are becoming more Secular.

So a book written when people didn’t know why the sun came up in the east and set in the west is where he goes for wisdom.

Keep the Bible out of our government, #TraitorJosh.

Notice how some modern ‘Christians’ like Josh Hawley continually spew hateful rhetoric about migrants who are in desperate need of humanitarian aid. And they bear false witness on #FoxLies against fellow Americans that they don’t like.

As a Christian, I can confirm that Jesus NEVER said ANYTHING about masculinity involving men being “aggressive” OR discussing guns……
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Stop shoving your beliefs down our throats!

You must love Handmaid’s Tale for inspiration.

Name someone who attacks the bible. The “modern left” is of the mindset “Live and let live.”
Oh, and also, “MYOFB.” [….]

Clown.

Oh so you’re a fake Christian also. Resign.

I don’t attack the Bible, Josh. I will, however, correct people like you who misuse the Bible as a weapon instead of Good News to God’s people.

Senator Hawley apparently never studied Greek, Roman, Jewish, African, Latin American, Native American, Muslim or ANY other culture, NONE of which are Christian civilizations and ALL of which are the MULTIPLE and diverse “bedrocks” of Western Civilization.

Toxic masculinity is a huge problem in this country.

This is a product of Yale law school. So sad.

If you want laws based on your Bible, tax the church you insurrectionist coward.

Please be quiet. You have nothing, and I do mean NOTHING consequential to say. Just stop.

I’m a Christian woman who rejects the White nationalist interpretation of the Bible. Don’t question or define my womanhood.

Therapy can help with your insecurities.

Your assertion in respect to masculinity, femininity, and the bible is a matter of subjectivity. You have a belief that is only valid for yourself and others of a like minded disposition. You are perfectly free to speak your belief but NOT free to impose it.

MAGA Republicans think that wrapping themselves in Bible quotes will give them a pass. The problem is that quoting the Bible doesn’t coverup the anti-Christian actions that they are trying to force on the majority of Americans.

No one is attacking the Bible, running man, we just want your face out of our laws

When the politician starts preaching they’re lying.

The Bible and the Constitution are not the same thing, Bro.

Keep your religion to yourself. It is NOT the bedrock of everyone’s belief system.

Pander, pander, pander.

The “modern left” has no problem with the Bible. However, it is not, and can not be, the controller document for our government. That is what The Constitution is for. Our country was founded on the principle of separating church and state.

The Bible may be your “bedrock,” Josh. But not everyone views the Bible this way & forcing people to accept & live life based on Christian beliefs is wrong & unconstitutional. It denies the existence and importance of other religions in our country.