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Breaking News: Pearl Clutchers Clutch Pearls

03 Monday Jun 2024

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A Warrensburg, Missouri – ordinance:

Sec. 14-65. – Trespass.
A person commits the offense of trespass if they enter unlawfully or remain unlawfully upon the real property of another. This is an offense of absolute liability.

(Code 1970, § 16-20; Ord. No. 5307, § 1, 2-13-17)

Apparently one of the anti-Warrensburg Pride Festival protesters got upset about being asked to leave the venue parking lot. It’s private property. It was a private event. She wasn’t a guest. She was trespassing.

A sequence of five images:

There’s a shitstorm of anguish on the great injustice of it all posted on social media by the usual suspects.

What kind of maroon shows up to protest at an event that has consistently been subjected to serious violent threats over the years, has hired armed private security, where the local police are present, and then expects to park on the private property that she’s protesting? Someone who truly believes…in her privilege. She was lucky she wasn’t arrested.

Don’t fall asleep in school, kids.

Previously:

Warrensburg Pride Festival – June 26, 2021 (June 26, 2021)

Local busybodies engage in pearl clutching (June 3, 2022)

“I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians, they are so unlike your Christ.” (June 4, 2022)

Pride Festival – Warrensburg, Missouri – June 4, 2022 (June 4, 2022)

The pearl clutching right wingnut bigots among us (April 19, 2023)

Always the other (April 21, 2023)

Meta – The pearl clutching right wingnut bigots among us (April 22, 2023)

Unified Field Theory of Right Wingnut Pearl Clutching, Self-Righteousness, and Victimhood (April 22, 2023)

Addressing Bigotry – Warrensburg, Missouri City Council – April 24, 2023 (April 25, 2023)

Addressing Bigotry – Warrensburg, Missouri City Council – April 24, 2023 – part 2 (April 26, 2023)

Addressing Bigotry – Warrensburg, Missouri City Council Meeting – May 8, 2023 (May 9, 2023)

Addressing Bigotry – Warrensburg, Missouri City Council Meeting – May 8, 2023 – part 2 (May 9, 2023)

Addressing Bigotry – Warrensburg, Missouri City Council Meeting – May 8, 2023 – part 3 (May 9, 2023)

Addressing Bigotry – Warrensburg, Missouri City Council Meeting – May 8, 2023 – part 4 (May 9, 2023)

Addressing Bigotry – Warrensburg, Missouri City Council Meeting – May 8, 2023 – part 5 (May 10, 2023)

Living in a self-imposed cultural vacuum (May 10, 2023)

A downward spiral…of pearl clutching (May 25, 2023)

Warrensburg Pride Festival – June 3, 2023 – Returning to Family Friendly Format (May 26, 2023)

Thoughts and… (May 27, 2023)

Everyone is here for the ratio (May 28, 2023)

All means all (May 29, 2023)

Warrenburg, Missouri Pride Festival – before the crowd – June 3, 2023 (June 3, 2023)

Warrensburg, Missouri Pride Festival – hand wringing, pearl clutching, and sign waving in the noonday sun – June 3, 2023 (June 3, 2023)

Warrensburg, Missouri Pride Festival – June 3, 2023 (June 3, 2023)

Warrensburg, Missouri Pride Festival – June 1, 2024 (May 19, 2024)

Warrensburg Pride Festival – June 1, 2024 – Starting at 11:00 a.m. (June 1, 2024)

Warrensburg Pride Festival – June 1, 2024 – Across the street (June 1, 2024)

Warrensburg Pride Festival – June 1, 2024 – on being an Ally (June 1, 2024)

Warrensburg Pride Festival – June 1, 2024 – Same Planet, Different Worlds (June 2, 2024)

Warrensburg Pride Festival – June 1, 2024 – useless platitudes pave the road to self-righteous certainty (June 2, 2024)

The lady doth protest too much, methinks

21 Wednesday Jun 2023

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It’s always too easy.

We don’t allow ignorant comments out of moderation to be linked with the original post, but we will present some of them in subsequent posts for the purpose of public derision and mockery. As we see fit.

We see fit.

An attempted trolling comment submitted today in response to Eric Schmitt (r) believes he’s a witness or something, apparently (June 20, 2023):

This article and the comments are all BS. You are a bunch of liberal trolls who know nothing, care nothing for our country, and are worthless.

Show your work.

“…You are a bunch of liberal trolls who know nothing, care nothing for our country, and are worthless.”

Every right wingnut accusation is a confession.

Maroon.

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Mark Alford (r): WTF? Again.

07 Wednesday Jun 2023

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Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Today:

Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
Life expectancy in the US has fallen for 2 consecutive years. Incentivizing healthier lifestyles should not be controversial, but Democrats are making it such.

The “N” in SNAP stands for nutrition. It is time to put nutrition back in the program.
11:13 AM · Jun 7, 2023

“…Life expectancy in the US has fallen for 2 consecutive years…”

Why would that be? Has something been going on for the last two or three years?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
Excess Deaths Associated with COVID-19
Provisional Death Counts for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

…Estimates of excess deaths can provide information about the burden of mortality potentially related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including deaths that are directly or indirectly attributed to COVID-19. Excess deaths are typically defined as the difference between the observed numbers of deaths in specific time periods and expected numbers of deaths in the same time periods. This visualization provides weekly estimates of excess deaths by the jurisdiction in which the death occurred. Weekly counts of deaths are compared with historical trends to determine whether the number of deaths is significantly higher than expected.

Counts of deaths from all causes of death, including COVID-19, are presented. As some deaths due to COVID-19 may be assigned to other causes of deaths (for example, if COVID-19 was not diagnosed or not mentioned on the death certificate), tracking all-cause mortality can provide information about whether an excess number of deaths is observed, even when COVID-19 mortality may be undercounted. Additionally, deaths from all causes excluding COVID-19 were also estimated. Comparing these two sets of estimates — excess deaths with and without COVID-19 — can provide insight about how many excess deaths are identified as due to COVID-19, and how many excess deaths are reported as due to other causes of death. These deaths could represent misclassified COVID-19 deaths, or potentially could be indirectly related to the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., deaths from other causes occurring in the context of health care shortages or overburdened health care systems)…

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Some of the responses to Mark Alford (r):

Hmm….what happened in the last two years that your party likes to pretend was just a cold but we lost 1.1 million Americans that could have been lessened by following preventative protocols??

Covid, Mark, it was Covid.

Wonder why ppl died last few years?

So you’re saying our healthcare is bad Mark?

Uh…HEY uh Mark…uh…nutrition is important…uh but the 2 year decline in life expectancy wasn’t because of poor nutrition. My gawd you are really bad at his leading stuff. This tweet of yours makes me think you might be a parody account. Tell me about the championship rings.

You should be promoting access to health care then instead of voting to defund Medicare and Medicaid. You know SNAP recipients can’t afford to eat healthy.

The “A” in SNAP stands for assistance. It is time to put assistance back in the program and stop placing roadblocks that prevent Americans from getting the help they need.

Give it a rest, Mark (r).

05 Sunday Feb 2023

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Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Today:

Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
It was a busy week in Washington and we accomplished a great deal.

This coming week we’ll address the CCP spy balloon that was allowed to fly over Whiteman AFB, and hold Biden accountable during his #SOTU.

Until then, here’s our Capitol Recap
[….]
1:14 PM · Feb 5, 2023

“…hold Biden accountable during his #SOTU…”

What are you going to do, fart loudly? Just asking.

“…we’ll address the CCP spy balloon that was allowed to fly over Whiteman AFB…”

JFC. Give your faux outrage a rest. They can just look it up, you know, on the Internets:

Counterintelligence, anyone, anyone?

What an ignoranimus.

Previously:

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

Maybe they’re just checking on all of their Missouri farm landholdings (February 3, 2023)

Apparently Jason Smith (r) believes China is unaware of any easily accessible map applications (February 3, 2023)

Marked “Safe” in Virginia from the Balloon (February 4, 2023)

They were searching in vain for any of the locations of your open public town halls in the district (February 4, 2023)

The adult in the room (February 4, 2023)

Anxiously trying to elbow his way to the front row (February 5, 2023)

Engaging in a battle of wits with an unarmed Ohio senator (February 5, 2023)

Eric Schmitt (r)…the Josh Hawley (r) of Missouri (February 5, 2023)

On the other hand, a Kakistocracy is perfectly fine

02 Thursday Feb 2023

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Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Today, from the former newsreader:

Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
Socialism is Evil. It’s sad that we even have to have a resolution to make sure the Democrats know this.

Our nation has been led astray. Hear my complete speech on the house floor supporting the resolution to condemn socialism [….]
10:05 AM · Feb 2, 2023

Did you look under your bed? Wait, no, that would be the republican party that’s into people’s bedrooms.

What a maroon.

Some responses:

The 4th district deserves so much better than you. Go back to Texas

Shocker. Mark doesn’t understand literally anything. This is all performative. Who cares about “denouncing.” This results in absolutely NOTHING for your constituents and Missouri as a whole. What a joke.

He could be naming post offices.

Was never allowed to watch a public broadcasting children’s show because….Satan!

30 Monday Jan 2023

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You miss out on those early basics of critical thinking.

One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn’t belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?

From time to time a right wingnut concern troll will try to leave a comment here. Our system defaults to automatic moderation – that is, comments have to be approved. We don’t allow such comments to be linked to the original post, but on occasion, when we see fit, we’ll mock these attempts.

We see fit.

An attempted comment to a post about the priorities of the right wingnut republican controlled Missouri General Assembly:

Why not even the odds…why are you not doing the same on the Democrats? If your really concerned about inflation check on all parties Not just one!

Uh, actual reality:

Republicans maintain supermajority in Missouri Legislature following midterms
by Ryan Pivoney | November 10, 2022 at 4:03 a.m.

Republicans maintained their supermajority in both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly after Tuesday’s election.

Republicans hold 111 of the 163 seats in the Missouri House and 24 of the 34 seats in the state Senate, according to unofficial election results from the Missouri Secretary of State. Democrats have 52 seats in the House and 10 seats in the Senate. A two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate are needed to override governor vetoes.

Republicans have maintained control of both chambers for the past two decades.
[….]

Contemplate the meaning of a “veto proof majority” and how the Missouri General Assembly has operated for the past twenty years. You know, actually pay attention.

“…Even the odds…”

What is that supposed to mean?

Ignoranimus.

Previously:

That sums it up (January 28, 2023)

MoGOP’s 2023 Agenda (January 29, 2023)

This is you, Eric.

13 Friday Jan 2023

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Selective memory. Selective outrage.

Eric Burlison (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday:

Rep. Eric Burlison @RepEricBurlison
The mental gymnastics the media and the left are going through to ignore the Biden classified docs while simultaneously crucifying Trump is just one more example of the absurd double standards that exist today.
5:20 PM · Jan 12, 2023

Ignoranimus.

Two responses so far:

You haven’t been watching/listening to the news. BTW, do YOU condemn Trump’s handling of classified documents as you have Biden’s? Be fair, Congressman.

With an I.Q. as high as yours, The mental gymnastics you must go through just to tie you shoes…
-Wait, what… They’re Velcro!?
>The mental gymnastics you must go through just to put on your shoes must be tiring

Heh.

This was then. Eric Burlison (r), August 2022:

Eric Burlison @EricBurlison
It’s disgusting how the Obama and now Biden administration have weaponized our judicial system against Trump. They investigated him and put him through hell over the bogus Steele Dossier, and now they do THIS. This swamp must be drained. These are the actions of a banana republic
5:27 AM · Aug 9, 2022

Some of the response back then:

What’s disgusting is a lawless President who escapes accountability again and again because of his money, power, and propaganda, and folks like you defending him.

You still a Trump Republican now Eric? Tik tok.

Still is, evidently.

Local man running for Congress can’t think of anything to say.

Huh? The bits of your tweet that I can make any sense of are, in fact, untrue. Obama & Biden had nothing to do w the TON of evidence of Russian collusion in 2016 that had nothing to do w the preliminary notes that made up the “Steele Dossier.” Couldn’t you squeeze Hunter in here?

Yeah. I agree. It’s really weird how the legal system is so hard on criming criminals who commit crimes. And as far as the Steele dossier goes, you do know Manafort is telling everyone and the bartender that he was giving info to a Russian agent to “settle his debts”, right?

Someone who doesn’t know what “banana republic” means shouldn’t be running for office.

Please open a history book sometime.

WHAT? Trump? The person that planned an insurrection because he LOST an election!
No problem if mob HUNG his VP! Incited violence & trashing Capitol!
Took & kept top secret documents illegally!
Wow. You are off course. Trump is a CRIMINAL.

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

Previously:

This you? (January 13, 2023)

You ain’t paying for shit

10 Sunday Jul 2022

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What is it with self-righteous right wingnuts and their compulsion to troll?

“…We don’t allow ignorant comments out of moderation to be linked with the original post, but we do occasionally present some of them in subsequent posts for the purpose of public derision and mockery. As we see fit…”

We see fit.

We encountered another comment to last night’s post covering a pro-choice demonstration in Kansas City:

Im tried of paying for all your mistakes

And you certainly didn’t pay attention when they covered communication skills in school.

And, as always, when someone submits a comment here their email address and I.P. address are linked to the comment in our site database.

Dumbass.

Previously:

Pro-choice Demonstration – Sedalia, Missouri – June 30, 2022 (June 30, 2022)

They want to believe they’re winning, but know they’re losing again (July 1, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Johnson County Courthouse – Warrensburg, Missouri – July 2, 2022 (July 2, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Jefferson City, Missouri – July 3, 2022 (July 3, 2022)

Heartland POD: The 4th of July (July 4, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 4, 2022 – part 1 (July 4, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 4, 2022 – part 2 (July 4, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 4, 2022 – part 3 (July 4, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 4, 2022 – part 4 (July 4, 2022)

This is far from over (July 5, 2022)

A brief and ironic judicial history of public protest (July 8, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 9, 2022 (July 9, 2022)

It doesn’t mean you’re a bad person (July 10, 2022)

It doesn’t mean you’re a bad person

10 Sunday Jul 2022

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“When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to better world, I am moved to lead a different life.” – Pudd’nhead Wilson’s Calendar, Mark Twain

“…We don’t allow ignorant comments out of moderation to be linked with the original post, but we do occasionally present some of them in subsequent posts for the purpose of public derision and mockery. As we see fit…”

We see fit.

We encountered a comment to last night’s post covering a pro-choice demonstration in Kansas City:

SATAN’S DISCIPLES

When someone submits a comment here their email address and I.P. address are linked to the comment.

Dumbass.

Previously:

Pro-choice Demonstration – Sedalia, Missouri – June 30, 2022 (June 30, 2022)

They want to believe they’re winning, but know they’re losing again (July 1, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Johnson County Courthouse – Warrensburg, Missouri – July 2, 2022 (July 2, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Jefferson City, Missouri – July 3, 2022 (July 3, 2022)

Heartland POD: The 4th of July (July 4, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 4, 2022 – part 1 (July 4, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 4, 2022 – part 2 (July 4, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 4, 2022 – part 3 (July 4, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 4, 2022 – part 4 (July 4, 2022)

This is far from over (July 5, 2022)

A brief and ironic judicial history of public protest (July 8, 2022)

Pro-choice Demonstration – Kansas City, Missouri – July 9, 2022 (July 9, 2022)

“50 years from now…”