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Thank you, Joe Biden (D)!

08 Friday May 2026

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

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4th Congressional District, former newsreader, gaslighting, Hypocrisy, infrastructure, Joe Biden, Mark Alford, misssouri, right wingnut, social media, sycophant, that ridiculous hat, Trump sycophant

Joe Biden (D) [2020 file photo].

Yesterday:

Congressman Mark Alford

[May 7, 2026]

❗Breaking ground on a stronger, safer future for Missouri❗
Joined Governor Mike Kehoe, local leaders, and Missouri Department of Transportation today in Columbia to kick off the I-70 expansion—bringing three lanes in each direction from Rocheport to Columbia. This transformational investment will reduce congestion, improve safety, and keep our state moving.
Proud to stand alongside community partners as we lay the foundation for long-term growth, and to continue working in Congress to support projects that build on this momentum right here in MO-04! 🛣️

There is much hilarity in the responses:

Mark, why do you look so happy? Is it because you stole a Democratic funded project to put your name on it?

Shouldn’t you be in Washington! You have some bad issues there!

Is Mark using Joe Biden’s shovel????🪏 Since this was Biden’s legislation? Awesome work, indeed.

few republicans voted for Biden’s infrastructure bill, but they all love taking credit for the results.

First time anyone in the photos have held hand tools

Is Alford wearing his own personal microphone?

A huge thank you to President Joe Biden and his congress for funding this project. Dang I miss Democrats!

Thanks Joe Biden for signing the infrastructure bill after the last Trump administration had Infrastructure Week for 4 years and did nothing

Say that again. Just love how repubs take credit for programs they voted against. Vote Blue.

Adding more lanes rarely reduces traffic congestion long-term because of a phenomenon known as induced demand. While new lanes might temporarily ease congestion, the increased capacity attracts more drivers, leading to more trips and longer commutes. Within 5–10 years, traffic typically returns to or exceeds previous congestion levels

[….] We’re just reminding people that the money allocated for this is a result of President Biden’s infrastructure bill, yet Mark Alford and Mike Kehoe are taking credit for it.

Thank Joe Biden for all the infrastructure improvements.

Thanks President Biden for your hard work taking care of people

Winning!

Thanks, Joe Biden! Infrastructure bill still paying for itself!

Great Job Biden!

Thank you President Biden for the infrastructure bill that made this possible.

Thanks to the Biden infrastructure bill.

Now if we only could afford gas to drive on it.

Nobody can afford to drive on the damn thing

Regular Unleaded yesterday, 5/6/26 $4.30 gallon in Lee’s Summit

Can we thank the Biden Administration ,or is that against the MAGA Cult?

You’re a joke!!!!!

Trying to take credit for Biden’s infrastructure bill that EVERY Missouri Republican congressman and woman voted against, I see. 🙄

Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

You had nothing to do with this other than digging a hole!

The federal funding for this project was approved in President Biden’s infrastructure bill, which Mark has always opposed. Now he’s there to claim credit for it. 🤡

Don’t forget to thank Biden’s infrastructure act for your photo op, Mark

Thanks president Biden and now republicans are trying to to take credit for for your accomplishments

You didn’t have any role in this, but you couldn’t pass up the photo opp, could you.

Did you notice the gas prices across the highway? [….]

The Biden Infrastructure program is the only source of your “wins…” 😂

Where do the funding come from? Biden’s infrastructure bill that yall tried to kill? So now you take credit. Congressman Mark Alford you continue to be an embarrassment and disgrace.

First Amendment? Never heard of it.

16 Tuesday Sep 2025

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

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Charlie Kirk, Fascist pig, First Amendment, gaslighting, hagiography, Hypocrisy, Mark Alford, pearl clutching, right wingnut, sycophant, Trump sycophant

Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

Today:

Congressman Mark Alford
[September 16, 2025]

Accountability is non-negotiable.
Those who celebrate political violence do not belong anywhere near students or the classroom.
Paid leave is unacceptable. They should be fired.
[….]

Some of the responses:

Are you sure they celebrated or just commented?
Does trump get fired fir telling a crowd to beat up a man and throw him outside without a coat in minus 10 degree weather?
Let’s have some Grace.
Let’s everyone step back and tone it down. No calls for violence and no celebrations of school shootings.
The next political violence condem it.
FYI . Not too late to condemn 6 Jan, the attack on Pelosi, the Governor of Pennsylvania, the planned attack on the Michigan governor, the Muder of the Minnesota legislator or the violence that Kile Rettinor was involved in.
When you call out one but not everyone it sounds untrue.
And yes I condemned the attack on the congressional baseball teams and the attempts on trump.
Stop all school shootings and political violence.

MA stay in your lane, obviously you have not read all of his beliefs or you surely would not post that.

So should you, yet here we are 🤷🏽‍♀️

I thought republicans were against cancel culture?

it’s OK when they do it.

He was killed on camera. No one’s family deserves to have to witness that. It’s unthinkably cruel that people would then go on the internet and use their platform to say about an innocent man that “I don’t care that he’s dead.”
“He’s not a hero.” “He’s a scumbag.”
“He shouldn’t be celebrated.”
I’m talking about George Floyd. You thought I was talking about Charlie Kirk? No, those are actual quotes BY Charlie Kirk about George Floyd.
Outrageous that anyone would say that of the dead, right?

cancel culture and “f” your feelings crowd sure are going against their beliefs…

Nothing about this situation violates the school’s policies, and you publicly calling for their termination is unacceptable. These two staff members shared posts on their own time, on private pages. They were not public posts, not shared with students, and not brought into the classroom. Our district has systems in place, like classroom observations, performance evaluations, compliance checks, and other accountability measures to ensure staff professionalism. There is no evidence that any line was crossed in school, and certainly no “celebration” of someone’s death. Yet the pitchforks have already come out: first coming for the counselor, then the teacher, then the superintendent, board members, and now even another principal. This is dangerous behavior from people who don’t know these two incredible individuals, don’t understand our school policies, and do not understand our First Amendment rights.

I read what they wrote. No one was celebrating anything. They were stating their opinion.

They should be gone.

So, you’re in favor of cancel culture this week?

are you politely, as you clutch your pearls, choosing specific words, hoping your dog whistle calls up a mad dog? How cute.

Please continue to tell the truth and put the good word out on Jesus Christ 🙏 Unashamed in his glory. Stay safe Congressman Mark Alford and the good people who believe in rightousness. Pray for the world 🌎🙏

Did they use school resources?
Post on school time?
Attach their school issued credentials?
If so, fine. Fire them.
If not, then leave them the hell alone and start holding yourself, your staff, your party and your people to the same standard of behavior and accountabilities.
“First clean the inside of the cup,” if you will.

You are so right. If evil is celebrated we have lost all sense of humanity.
The left bashes us because we didn’t equally react to the Hortmans horrific murders. But it’s certainly not because it doesn’t affect us and you don’t see us celebrating it.
Both are equally horrible but Charlie was in our living rooms day after day and we KNEW him. We Saw His brutal assassination.
THE FACT THAT THE LEFT IS Celebrating OR MAKING EXCUSES IS SICKENING.

Where to begin?

Show us an example of the left “celebrating” his death. A REAL example.
NOBODY I know is celebrating his death. We are merely REPEATING his OWN WORDS back to you all and saying that he was indeed a hateful, bigoted, racist, misogynistic jerk…and, you all consider that to be “celebrating.”

he twisted the teachings of Jesus to suit his needs. And you welcomed him into your home. There are no “celebrations,” going on. Those that don’t believe the way You do are NOT evil.
Just look at the actual words of ck concerning the vicious attack on Paul Pelosi, the Hartman murder and his despicable comments concerning the slaughter of children, he suggests execution of LBGTQ and his vile words concerning POC.
And you worship him?! Thats the problem. Not a democrat wanting fully funded public education, food assistance to Everyone that needs food, Healthcare as a Right, strong infrastructure, affordable and safe housing, a living wage, support Unions, to protect and preserve the environment and wants Equal Rights, Civil Rights, Human Rights for ALL. Last I knew, Jesus supported those things, actually TOLD his followers to help, welcome, feed, clothe, house, heal and Love others.

Probably not attributable to Gandhi.

You should be fired.

I researched every aspect of this issue, including going to the “So Informed” social media page to find and read EXACTLY the post that these teachers forwarded ( which, by the way, they later deleted). This post did not celebrate or advocate political violence even though it shared a point of view about the character (based on Charlie Kirk’s own words) of Charlie Kirk which many people also share. This post was quick to state empathy for Charlie Kirk’s wife and children and voiced the wish for all of our children to grow up to live in a country that values their lives enough to take gun violence seriously.
This is Freedom of Speech. The same Freedom of Speech that President Trump used when (without any evidence) immediately accused the so-called Democratic left for this despicable act of violence. In the days since then it has basically been proven that the murdere was influenced by a radical group that thinks the so-called Republican right is actually not radically “right wing” enough and not the “left” at all.
Stop this rhetoric. Stop creating more animosity than there already is!!!

I have yet to see anybody that celebrating his death. I see more people trying to make a martyr out of a bigot. The problem is if people speak out and point out that he really wasn’t as christ-like as the right is trying to make him then they’re being punished. It’s ridiculous

Careful clutching your pearls.

Cancel culture for me, but not for thee. What a hypocrite? How does his idiot keep getting elected?

Americans are busy hating each other when we could just tax the rich and solve 90% of our problems.

Shhhh.

The ‘fuck your feelings’ crowd sure is butthurt these days…

Cracker Barrel ruined their lives.

I didn’t realize we were in the midst of thought police, Marky Mark.

Once again, NICE JOB UNITING EVERYONE, ASSHOLE ALFORD.

You’re an embarrassment.

Our children deserve better than to fear being shot in schools. But that’s been a non-starter for decades (thanks, Alford).

[….] Speaking of celebrating political violence, didn’t Charlie suggest that somebody should bail out the man who beat Paul Pelosi on the head with a hammer? Mark, did you forget? Should Charlie have been near students?

Yes, yes he did. He also facilitated several busses for the J6 insurrectionists to travel to D.C. that day.

So you can’t even criticize someone without some snowflakes trying to get you fired? Neat.

Here’s Alford again stoking the fire after he goes on TV and pretends he wants to lower the temperatures

Im not celebrating, and I haven’t seen a single celebration being held.
What I do see are people like you Congressman Mark Alford, acting like ck was some national hero. He is, was not. He twisted the words in the Bible, the words of Jesus, to fit his needs. He used his twisted rhetoric to spread hate, division, racism, misogynistic views, and enriched himself off the pain he caused.
And I wont waste a drop of empathy on him, he wouldn’t want that afterall.

Freedom of speech is only free if you agree with it, right ?

??? Did they violate an existing school or district policy on politics ? If so, they should be reprimanded, if not they should be protected under the First Amendment as this was not done while in the school setting. Calm down, people who disagree with your opinion may open dialogue and insight if hostility is removed. Controversial subjects should not lead to violence. I read the full post I did not see where there was celebration of violence, lack of empathy, yes.

Repeating Kirk’s words are getting people in trouble? That should tell you something.

On their private pages no doubt?
So fascists, like Congressman Mark Alford, get to lie and gaslight every day on their pages—paid for by us taxpayers—while people who work in Missouri schools with our children get punished for telling the truth?

If his own words didn’t concern you, you got a problem.

Republicans are what they hate.
They represent Charlie Kirk’s version of free speech, also known as White privilege.

To take the side of a xenophobe, racist, sexist, bigot over the First Amendment is fascist to the core.

Weaponizing much…

Gestapo

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Previously:

thoughts & prayers (September 10, 2025)

gaslighting & hagiography (September 12, 2025)

Keeping a civil tongue (September 13, 2025)

Rally Against Truth Decay – Johnson County Courthouse – Warrensburg, Missouri – September 13, 2025 (September 13, 2025)

Rally Against Truth Decay – Johnson County Courthouse – Warrensburg, Missouri – September 13, 2025 – part 2 (September 14, 2025)

And exactly how does this help, Mark (r)? (September 15, 2025)

Performative bullshit, yet again

10 Thursday Apr 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress

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House, HR 1526, Hypocrisy, republicans, right wingnuts, sycophants, Trump sycophants, U.S

“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.” – Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755)

Yesterday, in the U.S. House of Representatives, controlled by right wingnuts:

Summary: H.R.1526 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) [….]

[….]
Introduced in House (02/24/2025)
No Rogue Rulings Act or NORRA

This bill limits the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions.

Specifically, it prohibits a district court from issuing an injunction unless the injunction applies only to the parties of the particular case before the court.

Did somebody say DACA? But, but IOKIYAR*.

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 98
H R 1526 YEA-AND-NAY 9-Apr-2025 8:03 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: No Rogue Rulings Act

—- YEAS 219 —

Alford
Burlison
Graves
Onder
Smith (MO)
Wagner

—- NAYS 213 —

Bell
Cleaver

Predictable republican sycophants. Typical hypocrisy.

* it’s okay if you’re a republican

Gaslighting for his base

22 Saturday Mar 2025

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Donald Trump, Elect a Clown Expect a Circus, Fascist pig, gaslighting, Hypocrisy, idiot, judiciary, MAGA, social media

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

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas does not exist. It never existed. There were no injunctions. There’s nothing to see here. Move along.

Rinse. Repeat.

It works without fail.

On Thursday:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

Unlawful Nationwide Injunctions by Radical Left Judges could very well lead to the destruction of our Country! These people are Lunatics, who do not care, even a little bit, about the repercussions from their very dangerous and incorrect Decisions and Rulings. Lawyers endlessly search the United States for these Judges, and file lawsuits as quickly as they find them. It is then the obligation of Law abiding Agencies of Government to have these “Orders” overturned. The danger is unparalleled! These Judges want to assume the Powers of the Presidency, without having to attain 80 Million Votes. They want all of the advantages with none of the risks. Again, a President has to be allowed to act quickly and decisively about such matters as returning murderers, drug lords, rapists, and other such type criminals back to their Homeland, or to other locations that will allow our Country to be SAFE. It is our goal to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and such a high aspiration can never be done if Radical and Highly Partisan Judges are allowed to stand in the way of JUSTICE. STOP NATIONWIDE INJUNCTIONS NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. If Justice Roberts and the United States Supreme Court do not fix this toxic and unprecedented situation IMMEDIATELY, our Country is in very serious trouble!

8.21k ReTruths 28.4k Likes Mar 20, 2025, 5:22 PM

A little later:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

Judge James Boasberg is doing everything in his power to usurp the Power of the Presidency. He is a local, unknown Judge, a Grandstander, looking for publicity, and it cannot be for any other reason, because his “Rulings” are so ridiculous, and inept. SAVE AMERICA!

7.81k ReTruths 31k Likes Mar 20, 2025, 5:29 PM

“…It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury
Signifying nothing.”

Dissonant Orthodoxy

31 Friday Jan 2025

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

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Fascist pig, Hypocrisy, Josh Hawley, right wingnut, social media, U.S. Senate, Virginia

“…no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches…”

“The most dangerous place to stand in Washington D.C. is any place between Senator Josh Hawley and a live microphone” – Charles P. Pierce

Yesterday:

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
NO MORE targeting Christians and churches

NO MORE treating parents as domestic terrorists

Kash Patel is going to clean up the FBI
11:04 AM · Jan 30, 2025

Talk to Donald Trump (r):

Statement from a DHS Spokesperson on Directives Expanding Law Enforcement and Ending the Abuse of Humanitarian Parole
Release Date: January 21, 2025

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued two directives essential to ending the invasion of the US southern border and empower law enforcement to protect Americans.

The first directive rescinds the Biden Administration’s guidelines for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforcement actions that thwart law enforcement in or near so-called “sensitive” areas. The second directive ends the broad abuse of humanitarian parole and returns the program to a case-by-case basis. ICE and CBP will phase out any parole programs that are not in accordance with the law. The following statement is attributable to a DHS Spokesperson:

“This action empowers the brave men and women in CBP and ICE to enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens—including murders and rapists—who have illegally come into our country. Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest. The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense.

“The Biden-Harris Administration abused the humanitarian parole program to indiscriminately allow 1.5 million migrants to enter our country. This was all stopped on day one of the Trump Administration. This action will return the humanitarian parole program to its original purpose of looking at migrants on a case-by-case basis.”

It just depends on whose orthodoxy is being gored, eh?

Quakers vs Trump: Religious group takes on president over decision to allow ICE to raid churches
The Trump administration repealed a 2011 policy barring ICE from arresting people in churches and schools

Katie Hawkinson
in Washington, D.C.
Tuesday 28 January 2025 18:16 EST

A collection of Quaker congregations have sued the Department of Homeland Security and its new leader, Kristi Noem, over President Donald Trump’s decision to allow ICE arrests in churches.

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced it is repealing a 2011 policy that barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests in “sensitive areas,” including schools and churches.

[….]

Affirmation of the Friends General Conference Vision
January 22, 2025 by Rashid Darden

On January 22, Barry Crossno, General Secretary of Friends General Conference, a Quaker service organization, issued the following statement:

Since the inauguration, there have been a slew of Presidential Executive Orders that seek to roll back various programs and protections for some members of our spiritual community, for those we love, and people across the United States. This is deeply painful and runs counter to the Truth of human dignity as understood by the discernment and shared witness of our spiritual communities within Friends General Conference.

As the General Secretary of Friends General Conference, I wish to state clearly that FGC’s vision as a religious community remains unchanged.

There is that of God in every human being. As an institution that serves our religious community we seek dignity, equality, and equity for everyone of all races, genders, sexual orientation, and more. Regardless of the positions of any administration, we will continue to listen for the direction of Spirit so that we can continue the struggle towards human dignity and justice for everyone.

All Friends General Conference policies related to gender protections and recognition are approved by and therefore have the full force and unity of our board, known to us as Central Committee. Our prioritization of anti-racism programming, based in our testimony of equality, is the long-standing position of Central Committee and remains so. While we cannot control what is unfolding in the larger world, we can remain faithful to how we are called as a faith community and to one another to the best of our ability.

Josh Hawley (r) [2024 file photo].

Fascist pig.

Way off the mark

16 Saturday Dec 2023

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

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4th Congressional District, appeasement, former newsreader, gaslighting, Hypocrisy, Mark Alford, performative bullshit, Quisling, right wingnut, Russia, social media, Ukraine

As usual.

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Yesterday:

Congressman Mark Alford
[December 15, 2023]
Earlier this week, President Zelenskyy was in Washington asking for more money.
I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again — we cannot allocate any more money until two things happen.
1. We need strategic clarity. What does victory look like?
2. More funding for our own border.
[….]

Some of the responses:

Your “questions” are stupid and have been answered multiple times. Border funding is a DOMESTIC issue – I guess if you’re GQP, your own “clean bill” BS doesn’t apply to YOU. Tearing down is easy – any fool can do it. Putin has your number.

Mark’s probably getting campaign cash through the RNC from Putin.

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Mark Alford pushing has to make a stand and it’s either with Ukraine or Putin
He knows who he’s helping by acting like this and that may be the point

that’s the Neville Chamberlain head in the sand stand down plan to appease a dictator
Didn’t work out well historically

Why you support Putin and insult our Military?

When will the House GOP investigate Congressman Comer’s million dollar shell company that he forgot to report on? That violates House rules.

Maga mark is a joke

The ex fox tv morning show host laying down his expertise and judgement. Now that he has opened his mouth, he has to prove it. When he can’t, he should be removed immediately. Alford also likes to place people is historical record books. I would say it is safe to say, Alford has made himself the most embarrassing thing to ever come out of area 4 in Missouri. A complete do nothing, finger pointing, pandering, hide in small coffee shop, literally do a TV style show called “Mark Alford’s America (not Missouri, not ours, but Mark Alford’s), and spend the rest of his time on social media, Fox, Newsmax, and what ever else would let him read from a teleprompter. He uses little woke slogans, bullies CBP agents, mocks the military, and wants to form everything around HIS specific religious believes, which he pushes down everyone’s throat. I understand the “party people” that can’t think on their own, or who have to have someone else to blame will say Alford is doing great. They have to. But when they go to bed at night, or slip up and think on their own about what Alford has and has not done, they are going to be embarrassed, just like so many other Missourians.

And I thought Vicky was bad [….]

Dear Santa, Please bring us a Representative who is smart enough to spell words as simple as “yea” and “Reagan”.

please explain how and why YOU are against working on the current Budget, funding for Ukraine? What legitimate and solid ideas do YOU have, and proposed for INCREASED border security? Just holding out for more funds and whatever else you seek that’s not border security related.
If YOU are NOT part of the solution,
then YOU are the PROBLEM.

where’s that missing file Marky? [….]

The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump [December 15, 2023]

Maybe investigate that?

With your destructive ultra right/ Trump views, there is no way I will vote for you. I love my country too much.

We can allocate money to Ukraine and should, as soon as possible.

I received a mailer from you last week saying how Biden was failing our allies. You have also repeatedly stated that there should only be single topic bills yet you explicitly link non-related items by demanding the border security issues be dealt with before supporting an allied nation fighting for its very existence. I never thought I would see the day where the Republican Party openly supported actions enabling Russian aggression. Your positions directly threaten the western alliances that we have painstakingly built since WWII and paid for with the lives of thousands of Americans.

our taxes paid for him to send that crap out too.

Why isn’t your name on this list of representatives who voted against warrantless surveillance of American citizens this morning?

Mark, I have a suggestion for you. Apply the strategic clarity concept to the border. After doing that, does Ukraine have anything to do with the US border? I thought so.

Mark (and others) have bought into “…the big, beautiful plans and programs…” Trump has. They have drank so much of the Kool-Aid they are his Trolls.

So you are attaching border funding to Ukraine funding? Weren’t you just complaining about that a couple of weeks ago? I guess it doesn’t count when it’s you and not a Democrat. Hypocrite.

another putz comment from the Trump Putin lover! You’re a disgrace to the US Congress!

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

Mr. Alford – Do you understand that by his own choice, Putin is an enemy of the US and is waging an asymmetrical war against us, and that the war in Ukraine is just a part of his strategy?
If you abandon an ally now, you position the US as an unreliable partner when it comes time to help Guyana, Taiwan, Western Europe, or any other target of aggression. That gives Putin and Xi more influence, not less.
So perhaps you’d like to tell us what YOUR strategic objective is as it relates to Ukraine? And Russia. And China.
Because for all the posturing and puffing, as it relates to Putin and Xi you appear either a strutting peacock, a pandering fool, or a complicit cooperator. Which is it?

Al the above!
Alford like most other Republicans, especially Trump are ignorant and don’t care. They don’t see, let alone understand the big picture, world politics nor the global economy.

Say hello to Cleta Mitchell and Leonard Leo next time you collect for your participation in this b.s.

They’re not impressed. At all.

Previously:

Performative (December 12, 2023)

Dancing like a child desperately searching for a restroom after chugging a 2 liter bottle of caffeinated soda (December 13, 2023)

Fiddling while the world burns (December 13, 2023)

And George Santos (r) is just a cheerful ragamuffin, apparently

05 Tuesday Dec 2023

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

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Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Yesterday:

Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
The Biden family is the most corrupt family to ever occupy the White House.

End of discussion. Period.
9:57 AM · Dec 4, 2023

[emphasis in original]

Someone should tell him.

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

Previously:

Grifter Support Group (December 1, 2023)

“…it’ll be dark soon and they mostly come at night. Mostly.” (December 2, 2023)

Optional for some, apparently

03 Tuesday Oct 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Donald Trump, Hypocrisy, irony, signs

Today in west central Missouri:

“Sin is a reproach”

“Sin separates from God”

Whatever:

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

Josh (r) hates it when you do that

28 Tuesday Mar 2023

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

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guns, hate, Hypocrisy, Josh Hawley, S. 937, U.S. Senate, Virginia

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Almost two years ago:

Jo Kaur @SikhFeminist
BREAKING: Senate passes anti-Asian American hate crime bill.

94-1 vote. Wow.

The only vote nay? Josh Hawley.
1:25 PM · Apr 22, 2021

This you, Josh (r)?:

Roll Call Vote 117th Congress – 1st Session
Vote Summary
Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 937, As Amended)
Vote Number: 165
Vote Date: April 22, 2021, 01:45 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Bill Passed
Measure Number: S. 937 (COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act)
Measure Title: A bill to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes.

Vote Counts:
YEAs 94
NAYs 1
Not Voting 5

NAYs —1
Hawley (R-MO)

[emphasis added]

Public Law No: 117-13 (05/20/2021)
COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of hate crimes and reports of hate crimes.

DOJ must issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on establishing online hate crime reporting processes, collecting data disaggregated by protected characteristic (e.g., race or national origin), and expanding education campaigns.

Additionally, DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance aimed at raising awareness of hate crimes during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

The bill establishes grants for states to create state-run hate crimes reporting hotlines. It also authorizes grants for states and local governments to implement the National Incident-Based Reporting System and to conduct law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs to prevent, address, or respond to hate crimes.

Finally, in the case of an individual convicted of a hate crime offense and placed on supervised release, the bill allows a court to order that the individual participate in educational classes or community service as a condition of supervised release.

Today:

[image cropped]

Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
When will the White House condemn this hate crime against Christian children and teachers
[….]
12:52 PM · Mar 28, 2023

Self-righteous cockwomble.

Some of the responses:

They have. It was another mass shooting. Everyone has condemned it.
Christians are not persecuted in America. But we do have a gun problem in America.

You, like Trump, are a white nationalist.

You are a deeply unserious fool.

Run josh, run!!

The WH has condemned the violence multiple times, against all of the violence, not just one specific group. That is the difference, Hawley. They condemn all violence. You only condemn it when it suits your purposes to do so. I remember how you behaved when Paul Pelosi was violently attacked. Where was your public apology for that hateful and sickening behavior? Where was your condemnation of your fellow MAGA politicians behavior?
This is why Biden is the sitting President, Hawley. Because he has at least respected America and Americans, be he a Democrat or not. You betray America, you discriminate and attack anyone not “MAGA”.
There are almost 300 million Americans out there who are NOT MAGA. We do not like your discrimination. If you want to spread hate, go to Russia or China where it is normal. Your fascist ways are not welcome in OUR government.

When will elected officials do something to actually prevent children dying in school?

Dems have condemned every school shooting. But condemning does nothing.
It’s the legislation that you oppose that at least gives us a chance.

They did that yesterday. Try to keep up. Why does it matter that the victims were at a Christian school? Have YOU condemned OTHER mass shootings based on the race/ethnicity of the victims….?

When will you stop using dog whistles?

Got news for you dude. Shooter was from highly religious Christian family.
[….]

Your mouth was silent on all other school shootings ..what Christians are above every other shooting? Hypocrite

It’s weird, because the “christians” are usually the ones doing the shooting.

Why do you assume it’s a hate crime? She was a former student. She had other ties to the school. We just don’t know at this point.

Christian on Christian violence? [….]

A. The murderer went to that school
B. Now your up in arms cause it’s a Christian school. Excuse me. A white Christian school.
C. No issue w El Paso, Buffalo, Club Q, Montery Park, et al
D. 2 yrs ago you voted No on a hate bill.
#GOPDomesticTerrorists
#GunControlNow

Did you sit around with your team all night workshopping how to get you the most attention out of this? “Should we use ‘massacre?’ That’s an emotionally charged word.”

“You know what plays well? Making it sound like a hate crime against Christians!”

You are pathetic.

A good share of children murdered have been Christians. Which should not determine how concerned you are. That makes no difference. A kid is a kid

Josh spewing hate while whining about a hate crime.

Every mass shooting is a hate crime. Is this one more important because it happened in a Christian school? How many Sandy Hook, Uvalde, Buffalo Topps, and the many thousands of other instances, victims were Christian? The loss of innocent lives, Christian or not needs to stop!!

There’s nothing rich white guys love more than pretending that they are the ones who are truly oppressed

Um. They have.

Interesting that Republicans say there is no such thing as a “hate crime” until it’s someone they hate committing the crime.

Stop trying to profit of this horrific tragedy. You look gross and Jesus is watching.

So it only a hate crime when it’s against Christians? Got it.

Tell us about the 1.3 million you received from the NRA

The fact that this is your focus, and not the proliferation of weapons that have resulted in over 100 mass shooting this year already, shows exactly where you get your talking points

When will you stop being ok with children being killed by guns

You are such an armchair Sunday Christian speaking out of both sides of your mouth! You are so pathetic! Where was this anger in Uvalde, Buffalo, all other mass shootings? Hypocrite

When will Josh Hawley condemn the gun violence everywhere and not just a Christian school? Where was he when mosques were being attacked? Other schools? That’s right. A meaningless “T&P” for the loved ones of kids murdered in school by violent people. Josh is only about Josh

How was it a hate crime when she was a student at the school?
Just stop it.

When will you DO SOMETHING besides ‘thoughts and prayers?’

Hawley, the NRA funded traitor and seditionist says what about guns killing innocent children and adults?
[….]

You’re a lowlife Sweetie

You are a disgusting disgraceful human being. Issue an apology to the parents of these CHILDREN. Quit twisting the narrative and FIX The Problem. You can stick your thoughts and prayers. #MAGAMoron

The White House condemns all gun violence. We’re all on that pedestal except you. Stop tweeting and go do your job.

Now what, Mark (r)?

24 Tuesday Jan 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Mark Alford, social media

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Raid!

Pence says he didn’t leave office with any classified material

Politics Aug 20, 2022 10:56 AM EST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he didn’t take any classified information with him when he left office.
[….]

First on CNN: Classified documents found at Pence’s Indiana home

By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Evan Perez, CNN
Updated 12:21 PM EST, Tue January 24, 2023

Washington – A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classified at Pence’s Indiana home last week, and he has turned those classified records over to the FBI, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

The FBI and the Justice Department’s National Security Division have launched a review of the documents and how they ended up in Pence’s house in Indiana.

The classified documents were discovered at Pence’s new home in Carmel, Indiana, by a lawyer for Pence in the wake of the revelations about classified material discovered in President Joe Biden’s private office and residence, the sources said. The discovery comes after Pence has repeatedly said he did not have any classified documents in his possession.

Apparently, eight days ago.

Ooopsie.

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Nope, nothing yet from Mark Alford (r):

Of course, Mark Alford (r) will continue to look like an ignoranimus.

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