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25 Saturday Jan 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Eric Schmitt, Josh Hawley, US Senate

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confirmation, Donald Trump, missouri, Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, sycophants, unqualified, Virgina, vote

“Faux News channel, fascist groupies” – protest sign, circa 2003- 2004.

Roll Call Vote 119th Congress – 1st Session
Vote Summary
Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense)
Vote Number: 15 Vote Date: January 24, 2025, 08:57 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2Vote Result: Nomination Confirmed
Nomination Number: PN11-7
Nomination Description: Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense
Vote Counts:
YEAs 50
NAYs 50
Vice President of the United States Voted Yea

[….]

Hawley (R-MO), Yea
Schmitt (R-MO), Yea

[….]

Collins (R-ME), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay

[….]

[emphasis added]

Bipartisan opposition.

Missouri and Virginia sycophants.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Some of the responses to Eric Schmitt (r):

What’d you like about him? His Nazi tattoos? His sexual assaults? Drunkenness?

You just confirmed an alcoholic, rapist, who has never commanded anything larger than a platoon to secretary of defense. This is criminal neglegence.

Unqualified. Cheat. Thief. Yet you confirmed him like Trump’s good little boy.

you should be disgusted with yourself for supporting someone as hilariously unqualified as hegseth. truly running this country to the ground

Sir. I am a Missourian and a lifelong Republican. I am also a sexual assault survivor I will not forget your vote on Hegeseth. Shame on you. Nothing I can do about that now, except to not vote for you ever again, and hopefully God will judge you accordingly.

You are now responsible for putting an abusive alcoholic in one of the highest positions of power.

What a joke!

Well with the GOP bar being so low he can stumble and crawl to it.

Eric Schmitt did a useless job confirming the least qualified SecDef in history.

Xi is celebrating [….]

Eric Schmitt YOU HAVE REACHED A NEW LOW- even other Republicans had the bravery to vote against confirmation.

Just f’ing incredible- to confirm an alcoholic, domestic abuser and is the least qualified militarily to be in charge of Defense. All because Trump liked him on Fox.

What a whore for your leader. What an unqualified person. Something you are familiar with.

A drunk rapist. You’re disgusting.

You’re a fuck up. You’re incapable of thinking for yourself and are just a pussy puppet doing what you’re scared into doing. You don’t represent the people of Missouri or this country. You just made us weak. You would’ve done better voting for Frank Burns or Gomer Pyle.

Josh Hawley (r) [2024 file photo].

The Deep State

02 Thursday Jan 2025

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

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4th Congressional District, 7th Congressional District, Eric Burlison, former newsreader, Mark Alford, Mike Johnson, missouri, right wingnut, social media, Speaker, vote

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Congressman Mark Alford
[January 2, 2025]
Mike Johnson is the right man, at the right time. He is the Speaker we need to carry out President Trump’s agenda which the American people mandated last November.
Speaker Johnson’s unwavering commitment to conservative values and dedication to public service make him the ideal candidate to lead our nation alongside President Trump.
Speaker Johnson is a man of Faith and principle who will lead our Congress through future challenges. He’s done a fantastic job in guiding our conference and he will continue to unite and inspire the U.S. House of Representatives to promote a brighter future for all Americans.
We look forward to voting in support of Speaker Mike Johnson tomorrow!

What is this “we”?

Some of the responses:

Mark my word Social Security WILL BE cut under REPUBLICANS AND the WEALTHY WILL RECEIVE A CUT “A TAX CUT” So there won’t be any reduction in the DEFICIT. BUT YOU VOTED FOR MARK’S BUNCH !!!

Alford is on record already.

trump tax cuts the first time around added $8.3 Trillion to the deficit. In the first 18 months after trump signed those tax cuts into law, Treasury had to borrow $3 Trillion to deposit in order to float the boat because of those tax cuts. You cannot take trillions out of Treasury and not put it back, and YOUR taxes went up because of those trump tax cuts for the rich, and will continue to do so thru 2027. Look it up. It’s all out there in black and white. EXPERTS started warning well over a year before the 2024 election that trump’s pledge of MORE tax cuts if elected would balloon the deficit by another $5 Trillion, and more than likely more. The DAY AFTER the election on Nov 5th, MIKE JOHNSON AND OTHER REPUBLICANS got on tv and publicly declared THEY WOULD CUT SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID in order to “fix the deficit”. YOUR HOUSE REP MARK ALFORD himself went on tv and pledged the SAME CUTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE, IN ADDITION TO RAISING THE RETIREMENT AGE. Look it up. it’s all out there in black and white and video. Learn the facts.

Every time since Reagan, the Dems had to clean up the GQP’s orgy of spending and expanding gov’t, and reduce the deficit – catch up.

Conservative values? How about rights of the individual? Political equality? Equality before the law? Freedom of religion? Those are liberal values. I guess you don’t want those.
Massie opposes Johnson. How many more will?

Dems aren’ t banning books, taking rights AWAY from citizens, posting religious BS in schools, suppressing voters and subverting elections, or buying off SC Justices or the Prez-elect…

Tell us what you think about H1B visa holders taking all the engineering jobs.
Is that why trump keeps telling our young citizens that they don’t need to go to college? He’s going to fill all the tech jobs with foreign workers who are paid less and forced to work longer hours or get deported.

what about all the engineers that were fired by Musk and replaced with immigrants? It’s not like we haven’t had engineers graduating every year since before I was born in the 60s.

Can’t wait for the clown show [….]

That’s up to President Musk.

No. He isn’t.

Not really. That’s only 34% of the entire electorate. 54% voted for someone other than trump. trump received 46% of the Nov 5th vote, which is less than 50%. Dem’s gained seats in the House. The House has the slimmest margin in history. “Mandate” is the current cult buzz word. Sorry you fell for it.

Mike Johnson Is Just
Another Trump Boot Licker !

Mike is just another disgusting rino

Yeah. Keep telling yourself that. He’s a loser.

Eric Burlison (r) [2016 file photo].

Eric Burlison
[January 1, 2025]
This year, we double down on faith, family, and freedom!
Together, we’ll fight for less government, lower taxes, and to protect YOUR rights.
Under President Trump, we will see what America First can do— build for success! [….]
Here’s to a brighter, freer future!
[….]

Some of the responses:

Hey dude: you said this: “American citizens who were simply patriotic and wanted to express their First Amendment rights. Instead they were enticed and encouraged to do things that they didn’t even know might be illegal.”
odd, i can find a whole series of photos of “peaceful citizens” pushing barricades against the US Capitol Police; of an officer being squeezed in a doorway almost to death, 140+ officers wounded, and five or so post-event suicides.
If this was patriotic, etc, why was the US Capitol closed? If the Capitol *was* open, the citizens would have to go through magnetometers.
Why, sir, do you lie? Why?

Because he’s a republican?

that’s a *very* educated guess!

I prefer to narrow it down to MAGA Trump Cult Republicans. Some actually put country over cult worship.

Wow….you really believe this: “I think we truly had some very disturbing things happen with the FBI and their involvement. They created many entrapment scenarios on American citizens who just simply were patriotic and wanted to express their First Amendment rights. Instead they were enticed and encouraged to, you know, do things that they didn’t even know might be illegal.” You know this has been disproven, right? You have absolutely no evidence of these claims.

You can start by voting for a speaker quickly. Although I do not live in your district I do live in MO. We all need to be united and not fighting or being disruptive. The Democrats do a happy dance from all the Republican infighting. Get the team in place NOW.

Pass the popcorn.

You cannot rewrite January 6th. You people did the wrong thing. Trying to overthrow our government. Trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. Breaking and entering the capital and threatening congress. That is not legal. What kind of faith allows you to lie?

Traitor.

Same old, same old.

This time, vote like your whole world depends on it.

05 Tuesday Nov 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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choice, democracy, election, Fascism, vote

It does.

I drove by a few precinct polling places in town this morning. The parking lots are full. The word is that close to 5000 voters in our county chose to vote absentee or no-excuse absentee (early voting).

There where a few people parked across the road from the entrance from my polling precinct. They were looking at their phones. They had an anti-choice “No” on Amendment 3 yard sign planted next to them. They looked familiar.

Venn Diagram of Right Wingnut Orthodoxy – not complete

Vote for Democracy and the continuation of the American experiment. Vote against Fascism and the narcissist clown. Our world depends on it.

Previously:

A tipping point. (November 5, 2024)

A tipping point.

05 Tuesday Nov 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Donald Trump, election, Kamala Harris, president, vote

Kamala Harris (D) (2019 file photo].

You have a choice. Democracy and the continuation of the American experiment, or Fascism.

There is no scenario where doing nothing relieves you of the responsibility. Vote.

We’ll find out who we are soon enough.

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

One more day.

04 Monday Nov 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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election, vote

Vote.

Kamala Harris (D) [2019 file photo].

Then, we wait.

Vote.

03 Sunday Nov 2024

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election, vote, women

Less than two days.

“We are the granddaughters of the witches you were never able to burn” [2020 file photo]

“Better late than never” always costs more

23 Tuesday Apr 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Eric Schmitt, Josh Hawley, US Senate

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Eric Schmitt, Josh Hawley, U.S. Senate, Ukraine aid, vote

Aid to Ukraine.

There is a significant butcher’s bill in the obstruction.

Tonight, in the U.S. Senate:

Roll Call Vote 118th Congress – 2nd Session
Vote Summary
Question: On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 815 )
Vote Number: 154
Vote Date: April 23, 2024, 09:10 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Motion Agreed to
Measure Number: H.R. 815 (A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes. )
Measure Title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts:
YEAs 79
NAYs 18
Not Voting 3
[….]
Missouri: Hawley (R-MO), Nay Schmitt (R-MO), Nay

You were expecting anything else from Hawley (r) and Schmitt (r)?

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

From the White House:

APRIL 23, 2024
Statement from President Joe Biden on Senate Passage of the National Security Package

Tonight, a bipartisan majority in the Senate joined the House to answer history’s call at this critical inflection point. Congress has passed my legislation to strengthen our national security and send a message to the world about the power of American leadership: we stand resolutely for democracy and freedom, and against tyranny and oppression.

I will sign this bill into law and address the American people as soon as it reaches my desk tomorrow so we can begin sending weapons and equipment to Ukraine this week. The need is urgent: for Ukraine, facing unrelenting bombardment from Russia; for Israel, which just faced unprecedented attacks from Iran; for refugees and those impacted by conflicts and natural disasters around the world, including in Gaza, Sudan, and Haiti; and for our partners seeking security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. I want to thank Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and all of the bipartisan lawmakers in the Senate who voted for this bill. This critical legislation will make our nation and world more secure as we support our friends who are defending themselves against terrorists like Hamas and tyrants like Putin.

###

Joe Biden (D) [2020 file photo].

Previously:

Late, very late (April 20, 2024)

One of 112 useful idiots (April 21, 2024)

Grifter Support Group

01 Friday Dec 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Jason Smith, Mark Alford

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Blaine Luetkemeyer, Eric Burlison, expulsion, George Santos, House of Representatives, Jason Smith, Mark Alford, right wingnuts, Sam Graves, vote

George Santos (r) was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives today.

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 691

H RES 878 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY 1-Dec-2023 10:56 AM
QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution
BILL TITLE: Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives

—- YEAS 311 —

Bush
Cleaver
Wagner

—- NAYS 114 —

Alford
Burlison
Graves (MO)
Luetkemeyer
Smith (MO)

— ANSWERED “PRESENT” 2 —

—- NOT VOTING 8 —

[emphasis added]

Five republican representatives from Missouri voted to keep the grifter in Congress.

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Eric Burlison (r) [2016 file photo].

Blaine Luetkemeyer (r)[2021 file photo]

Jason Smith (r) [2022 file photo].

Professional courtesy, you think?

A true believer never blinks, eh?

01 Sunday Oct 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress

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7th Congressional District, budget, Eric Burlison, missouri, right wingnut, shutdown, vote

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives vote on the temporary measure to avert a government shutdown:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 513

H R 5860 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY 30-Sep-2023 2:42 PM
QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
BILL TITLE: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act

—- YEAS 335 —

Alford
Bush
Cleaver
Graves (MO)
Luetkemeyer
Smith (MO)
Wagner

—- NAYS 91 —

Burlison

—- NOT VOTING 7 —

Eric Burlison (r) [2016 file photo].

Previously:

How to tell which of our U.S. Senators is closest to a reelection campaign (October 1, 2023)

About your fifteen votes for Kevin McCarthy (r)…

07 Saturday Jan 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Mark Alford, social media

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4th Congressional District, election, former newsreader, Kevin McCarthy, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media, Speaker, that ridiculous hat, vote

They aren’t happy campers.

Mark Alford (r) [August 2022 file photo]..

This morning:

Mark Alford @markalfordkc
Finally!!! Now let’s get to work!!!
[….]
8:15 AM · Jan 7, 2023

Dude, the rules haven’t been approved yet. There’s another vote.

Some of the responses:

Keeping the status quo alive. Great!

Not going to lie, this is disappointing. Another DC establishment uni-party fraud. The guy lost a dozen votes but kept going. Clearly not a “leader” that has the support of his colleagues and cared only about winning for himself. Matt Gaetz was right. Just put a 🐊 in charge

Didn’t take anytime at all for you to fall in line with the establishment! #lostmyvote #partyhack

Mark, you have lost my vote. Now you are no better than McCarthy, Romney, Cheney, Ryan, and Murkowski a RINO. You talked a good game during your visits to Warrensburg and Knob Noster but you just showed your true colors by backing the establishment.

Just wait. Heh.

Your constituents have lost faith in you. So much for “I set up a phone line just for my people” and “I’ll always fight for my people regardless of what the swamp wants”. Sorry Mark, after listening to you yell your votes for McCarthy, YOU ARE THE SWAMP!

Seems predictably disappointed.

Republican Party is a hot mess right now. I don’t care why, this showed it. I hope you don’t get caught up in the web.

Too late, already there.

I have no faith in the politicians, all are the same, talk too much, make promises. They they get to DC all becoming part of the swamp. This process prove it. So disappointed

We thought you were different, you proved us all wrong. You don’t work for the people that voted for you, you will do whatever McCarthy tells you to do. Pretty damn sad.

“We thought you were different…”

You weren’t paying attention, were you?

@markalfordkc I hope and pray you have the back bone of @mattgaetz @laurenboebert @RepAndyBiggsAZ @EliCraneAZ and @RepBobGood. Don’t fall for the trap.. Fight for us!!

Assumes facts not in evidence.

Two of the “present” votes (Gaetz and Boebert) said last night that the Freedom Caucus got everything they asked for. Ok. Good. But why STILL vote “present?”

Math is hard.

Well you started to prove me right this week and I really was hoping I was wrong. You are 0 for 1 in representing the people whom elected you and 1 for 1 in representing the establishment. Only way from here is up!

Actually, 0-15.

I was working on a campaign alongside yours and I saw all your speeches, you held a bible, and would pretend to cry and told everyone you were going to change the swamp. Surprise, he lied. I will be telling all the people I met on the campaign trail how much of a liar you are.

You ever read the responses here? See how awful your ratio is?

Damn, you fell before making it to the front door.

Previously:

That was then (January 4, 2023)

Says the fool who has been sitting on a bench doing nothing for three straight days (January 5, 2023)

Doing nothing much on a Thursday evening (January 6, 2023)

Your clowns, your circus (January 6, 2023)

15 ballots, 5 days. What else ya got? (January 7, 2023)

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