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Vicky Hartzler (r): pearl clutching, faux outrage, bad timing

19 Tuesday Jan 2021

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Late last night:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
This is reckless, divisive, and an unconscionable questioning of our National Guard’s loyalty to America.

They deserve our respect and appreciation — not accusations.
[….]
9:15 PM · Jan 18, 2021

Some of the comments:

You should talk about division. You supported insurection, and if you had a conscience you’d resign before your expelled.

And @RepHartzler has done what about the bounty on troops?

@RepHartzler continues to support Trump despite domestic terrorism?

As an Army spouse (and a constituent of yours) I’m troubled by your refusal to see that some have been radicalized by Q conspiracies. I first heard about Q via an army spouse who had lost her husband down the conspiracy hole. Please don’t downplay the need for the conversation

I disagree. It’s better to be safe than sorry. There is evidence that there are some white supremacists in law enforcement. They should absolutely be questioning the guards given the recent attacks.

We’ve all got very good reason to be concerned about loyalty at the moment.
Plus you refused to certify the vote of the people. That’s a darker stain on the nation than a careful inspection of the troops after an insurrection.

I see you have received your talking points.

It’s all in the timing…

..and feigned outrage.

Then announce that the election was legitimate and you will support the new administration. You have stoked the flames of this mess.

Do you want us to not question anyone in the National Guard, but you’re fine with questioning the FBI? What you’re doing doesn’t make sense, Rep. Hartzler.

From an active duty law enforcement officer’s lips to your ears, Rep. Harztler. Stop denying facts. Doing so endangers us all. [….]

Your dismissal endanger us all. You must delete this tweet and follow up with accurate info, Rep. Hartzler. [….]

Sit down Vicky Sit down [….]

You are not doing a good job representing your constituents.

For ten years.

Seems prudent to me, but I still remember January 6, 2021 when insurrectionist included police officers, National Guardsmen, and retired military.

You must have been busy that day and weren’t paying attention.

Resign. Immediately.

There were National Guard members in the mob who wanted to kill VP Pence. What makes you think they were all caught?

Uh, did you not see Jan. 6? Also, you caused all of this. Don’t try to pretend that somehow you, or Trump supporters, are the victim. The president certainly doesn’t have loyalty to America. And neither do you. [….]

Uhmmm…some particated in an insurrection so…

Sadly, people like you have spread lies and conspiracy’s that have caused a number of Americans to mount an insurrection. We wouldn’t have to vet anyone if you would tell the truth to your constituents. Your embrace of lies make you culpable in the armed coup.

Former and Active military members and police officers were part of the group that stormed the Capitol a week ago.

The FBI is obligated to research credible threats.

You can respect the troops while vetting them.

Maybe you should get all the facts before you shoot your mouth off. [….]

Has that ever happened before? Just asking.

Stop with the conservative victimhood narrative. Vetting for insider threats is routinely done in the military. [….]

Is there no end to the babbling hypocrisy of Republicans? How about that insurrection? STFU

You spent weeks going along with the lie that the election was stolen and believers of your lie murdered a police officer. Dont talk about reckless

Maybe if there was not Trump supporting insurrectionist already arrested that are members of the Nat’l Guard and law enforcement, we would not be having to do this. They should be doing the same thing to the members of Congress and they can start with you.

Cold. That’s cold.

Steve Cohen?! The fried chicken fool?! His comments are not to be heeded.

Must be a Faux News Channel talking head. Am I correct?

Where is YOUR loyalty to America, Vicky? All we’ve seen from you is refusal to certify election results which aligned you with the insurrectionists. Oh and, bs Republican talking points. Party over country once again.

Just shut up for once.

Oh so you know more than the Generals too, huh?

#Resign #Traitor

There is something fundamentally wrong with you people. There were many former & current firemen, police, political office holders, etc just 10 days ago running amok in DC trying to murder the VP, and it’s the height of white arrogance to suggest there aren’t any there now.

Vicky you want to know what’s really divisive? Lying about election results so much that leads to our Capitol being stormed by some of the White supremacists in the military that we’ve been warning about for years.

There’s that.

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Will you be attending tomorrow, Vicky? If not, why not?

Previously:

How did signing on to that Amicus brief turn out for you? (December 12, 2020)

Fascist is as Fascist does (January 1, 2021)

Taking cluelessness and turning it into a high art form (January 4, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): as usual (January 6, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): you built this (January 6, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): gaslighter (January 7, 2021)

The backwash from guzzling all that Sedition is none too pleasant, is it? (January 7, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): own it (January 8, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): “…protesters…” (January 9, 2021)

Holy $#^%!

16 Saturday Jan 2021

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Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”

Today, From Vicky Hartzler (r):

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
On #ReligiousFreedomDay, we are grateful for our God-given rights to worship freely as our Founding Fathers intended.

Recent events have shown how important it is to preserve and protect these cherished freedoms. Coming together starts with our faith in God — not the government.
[….]
10:33 AM · Jan 16, 2021

“…Coming together starts with our faith in God — not the government.”

Some of the responses:

“Separation of church and state” was also a tenet the founding fathers believed in.

This is entirely unprofessional and insulting for you to say.
We need political leaders.
Not lap dogs for another organization that doesn’t pay taxes.
You need to resign if you can’t see that.

This is emphatically against the very idea of the US government in which religion – yours, mine, theirs – stays outside the halls of power. For shame.

Maybe you should go to seminary school rather than service in secular government.

Separation of church and state ….Sound familiar?

In case you missed it, Christians are ruining Christianity.

God didn’t give us the right of freedom of religion; our Constitution did. And if you think your religion is more important than our government, maybe you shouldn’t be an elected official.

Reminder, freedom of religion is indeed freedom from religion. Also our founding fathers wanted a secular government genius.

Ignorance runs pretty high on their side.

Did the fairies at the end of your garden tell you this ?

I assume you believe in fairies as well as God ?

Who’s religion? Gov does not belong in religion nor religion in government. The constitution already protects religion. We have seen politicians fail to protect the constitution when it failed to suit their needs. Protect the constitution first. Religious freedom follows

Because theocracies are such beacons of peace and freedom….

Freedom OF religion DOES include freedom FROM religion.

Jefferson stated it well to the Bey of Tripoli: We are not a Christian Nation.

The whole point of Religious Freedom Day is to be able to choose how or if you practice religion, not to push Christianity above other religions. What the actual hell is wrong with your brain?? Separation of Church and State happened for a reason

Umm our founding fathers came here to avoid having everybody under one religion. Maybe ,just a thought, you should try reading the constitution of the United States of America.

There have been recent events where Christianity was prohibited?

Yeah. By Evangelical churches, primarily… They violated the First Commandment and worship 45**

Millions of Americans do not want your religious ideologies anywhere near legislative decisions that affect our lives.

I don’t believe in your God. I also have the freedom the believe that.

Trying to further radicalize your base in the name of God. Smdh. You have no business holding a position in our government if you never learned about separation of church and state.

Would those be the recent events that Vicky helped spur on by casting doubt on Biden’s election win? The events that ended with a cop getting killed? Are those the recent events that we’re talking about?

Because I distinctly remember God saying something about not lying.

You need to re-read the founding documents of our nation because you have missed entirely the critical distinction of the separation between church and state. Your words and deeds are another reason to put Christ back in Christian not just Christmas.

Evangelicals never impose Christianity on themselves. Amirite, Vicky!

Great but January 17 is hereby declared as freedom from religion day.

Your last phrase sounds as if you think we all have to believe in God in order to find goodness and connection with our fellow human beings.
I’m sure you didn’t mean it that way. We don’t live in, nor want, a theocracy.

So you’re praising the founding fathers…while railing against the secular governing system they founded. WTAF. Conflicted much?

Are all your constituents Christian??

Free to resign.

Nope! The constitution is what rules America. And it says a separation of church & state.
Full stop

When will we be enlightened enough to have freedom from religion.

Freedom of religion also means freedom FROM religion.

Keep your “god” to yourself.

What about the freedom to not worship a god(s)? Some of us don’t and still feel unity with our fellow Americans. Coming together is based on our commitment to the ideals of country and Constitution.

Recent events and violence stoked by church leaders within the Christian Nationalist evangelical movement.

To hell with that.

So what you’re saying is that you’re not actually willing to abide by your oath of office?

There’s that.

Resign

Who’s god?

This is extremely dangerous rhetoric.

Keep YOUR religion out of my gov’t. Ya know, like the Constitution says

Vicky Hartzler voted against:

Restoring the Voting Rights Act
Providing disaster relief to Puerto Rico
Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police
Expanding ACA
Raising minimum wage to $15

She needs to get out of government so she can spend more time with her faith.

Oh put a sock in it, lady.

You version of Christianity is nothing like mine. In fact, your cult should have no say in our government.

What part of “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,” do you not understand?

I am tired of hearing about your faith. Jesus this, Jesus that…you invoke his name to justify actions that are craven, down right depraved. And for what? What do you get out of it?

It’s disgusting. If you could feel shame you would.

But you can’t.

You should probably delete this…and resign.

And on and on….

Same planet, different worlds

13 Wednesday Jan 2021

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Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Hartzler Statement on House Impeachment Vote
January 13, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) issued the following statement this afternoon rejecting the House’s vote on an article of impeachment against President Trump:

“America is hurting. After a year of riots in our streets, COVID restrictions and health challenges, and a contentious election, our citizens need healing — not further actions which tear us apart. This latest push by Speaker Pelosi and Democrats to impeach a duly-elected president seven days shy of leaving office does nothing to bridge this gap or work towards President-elect Biden’s declared ‘Unity’ message, instead further dividing our nation.

It’s already been made clear: Congress certified the 2020 presidential results and this election is over. We owe it to our nation to move past these divisive tactics and work towards bringing America — and our communities — together.”

Some of the responses on Twitter:

Yes, America is hurting.

America will heal.

But America will only heal when those that seek to tear it apart have been punished appropriately.

That’s called Law and Order.

You should make yourself aware of the concept.

And it should apply to everyone equally.

Investigate, charge, and sentence every traitor to the maximum penalty under the law.
Be they Congress members, members of the executive or judicial branches or average Americans.

No one is above the law, especially traitors.

You helped tear us apart by spreading the misinformation about election fraud. SHAME ON YOU!

I’ll explain this to you in terms from personal knowledge, @RepHartzler: Healing comes after the cancer is removed, not when the tumor is still inside the body.

Nonsense. America needs strength, not capitulation.

And true strength would be recognizing that #WhiteSupremacyIsTerorrism.

I needed you to vote for impeachment.

You tried to help overthrow the government, Vicky

Healing begins by removing Trump from power. We can unify behind agreeing that his words and their actions were not acceptable.

Actions need to have consequences, Vicky.

We owe it to our nation to drive those who would seek to violently overthrow our “nation of laws” into the light where they can be held accountable, or they will continue to fester until they do it again.

We don’t negotiate with terrorists. Even if they’re our white neighbors.

America is hurting because—after the sacking of the Capitol—the likes of @RepHartzler voted to deny Arizona and Pennsylvania citizens the right to choose their own electors…on the basis, shamefully, of Trump’s big lie of election “theft”.

This is just driving me mad. You pushed and pushed and pushed when it was unprovable and non-existent fraud, but now as soon as the tables are turned we hear…

“Unity”
“Healing”

“Bullshit” is what it is.

Before wounds can be healed they must be cleaned. Before this nation can heal there must be accountability. I’m sorry – and I mean that – that this seems to escape you.

You encouraged a mob to try to over turn an election.

Blah…blah…blah!

No healing without contrition.

If you can not see that you are supporting a criminal then you should not be in the position you are in. I’m all for unity, but, im also in support of seeing criminals punished.

So we “needed” false election misinformation pretending Trump won inciting division and mistrust but now we don’t need to hold criminals accountable

Kumbaya is a few weeks & a call to decertify too late. You can’t back pedal calls to fight and combat. Consequating insurrection isn’t the divisive act or theater here, it’s justice. The divisiveness was feeding a narrative that the election wasn’t legit. You are complicit.

We need justice. Republicans lied about outcome of a free and fair election for months. Then called a mob to DC, told mob to go into combat, and tweeted location of Speaker as mob was yelling threats to harm her. Only way we move forward is to prosecute every criminal in GOP

After everything you’ve said? Really?! Yeah…no. Impeach.

Local woman more afraid of being primaried than of the potential long term consequences of breaking her oath to defend the US Constitution.

Coward.

No moving past the insurrection until all parties involved are punished.

How dare you call impeachment “divisive?” You know what’s divisive? An attack on the capitol – which you enabled with your lies, Vicky.

This is called accountability. Your words are hollow. As a Missourian, I am ashamed of you. History will despise you, and you deserve it.

There can be no unity without accountability.

You disgust me. You always have.

A few of the Facebook comments on the same press release:

I am heartbroken to see our nation as it is today. I wish people could realize we are all Americans wanting to live each day as peacefully as possible. This impeachment is just driving our nation further apart. We have witnessed for 4 years the hate Pelosi & the Democratic’s have had for President Trump. They wouldn’t even let him actually be the president he could have been , from the first day he took office.in all my years I have never seen such treatment of a president. I pray for calm , and a dignified transfer of power. May God Bless America!

What color is the sky in their world?

I thank you so much Congresswoman Hartzler, for your comments. Yes, AMERICA HAS BEEN THROUGH AN AWFUL TIME! I wish we could heal, but the truth is, that isn’t what certain Democrats want to happen. I dread what lies ahead under their leadership….

A taco truck on every corner.

Agree and further more this is doing the same thing that the Democrats are accusing President Trump of doing. Such hypocrisy and it needs to end. What good is coming from this? None except for driving the wedge further and invoking more of what has been happening for the last 4 years. Unity does NOT equal conforming everyone to one view.

Not to mention how blatantly Socialistic/Communistic those on the Democratic side have said time after time that they are GOING to make our Country into . I didn’t serve in the United States Marine Corps to simply walk away from this kind of Tyranny . Our Freedom and our Rights are being Choked to Death !! Mrs Hartzler I respect what your saying but the Truth is the new administration is not and will not be thinking of the people of this Country they will only think of pandering to other countries to pad their bank accounts

Vicki I honestly dont know how its possible to unify the country with Pelosi, Schumer and Harris at the controls of Congress. Good luck and God bless

Wait, isn’t it supposed to be Vicky?

it is clear that there is an attempt by the Democrats to have one party only. From boycotting firms that provided support to the President or Republicans to BLM/Antifa riots in multiple cities simultaneously with bussed-in agitators, to main stream media collusion instead of reporting.

You’re right,they incited riots by telling Dems to push back at us and run us out of restaurants, etc. then violence kept going by them.

Have you tried curbside pickup?

And we haven’t spent the last 4 years cleaning up the mess from obuma, and his senile partner?
Now we’re going to see how bad that senile old buffoon can really screw things up!
God help us!

A hug won’t work on this one.

I don’t think we should ever embrace evil and call it unity! What has happened to common sense, I know it has turned to radical socialism! Many people know it was Antifa acting like Trump supporters and NOT Trump supporters . The corruption is so deep we have brain washed millions of people! May God have mercy on America.

How can we possibly unite and possibly heal after the way they have treated President Trump the last four years, how?

YOU DEMOS ARE THE ONES THAT NEED TO LEAVE AMERICA AND GO TO A COMMUNIST COUNTRY AND LEAVE AMERICA ALONE YOU ALL ARE EVIL AND GODS GOT YOUR #!!!

It’s a special device, the knobs go to 11.

I completely agree. Democrats (including Biden) are speaking out of both sides of their mouths. On one hand they say “it is time to move forward and heal the nation” and on the other side they say inflammatory remarks such as Pelosi saying that those who are Trump supporters are racists. Biden went so far as to compare one politician (I think it was Josh Hawley?) to the infamous Nazi butcher, Dr.Joseph Goebbels. What the heck?!! Under any circumstances is that comparison right, fair or just! Dr. Goebbels committed vile, heinous acts on human beings. Such comments are made to shut down dissent. When I hear prominent politicians making those kinds of remarks, it does nothing towards healing our nation! In fact, it shows the opposite, that they really have no intention of trying to heal our nation. They would rather continue to feed the very tension they say the Republicans are guilty of. As far as I’m concerned, the Democrats are equally to blame for the tempers and tensions that have been flaring up since the election. Actions speak louder than words. In other words, I’ll believe it when I see it!

“…We can’t bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell ’em stories that don’t go anywhere – like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on ’em. Give me five bees for a quarter, you’d say. Now where were we? Oh yeah: the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn’t have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones…”

Previously:

Once again (January 13, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): “…protesters…”

09 Saturday Jan 2021

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“… The protesters were here…”

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2018 file photo].

Riot. Insurrection. Sedition. Call it what it is.

Yesterday, from Vicky Hartzler (r):

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
As Wednesday’s events were unfolding, I was asked to share what was happening and wrote this summary on my cell phone after being evacuated and taken to a secure location by Capitol Police:
[….]
12:52 PM · Jan 8, 2021

For The Faux News Channel.

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

You think The Faux News Channel stylebook requires “…protesters…” in place of “White Racist Fascists involved in Insurrection and Riot?” Just asking.

Some of the comments on Twitter:

And during that time did you do any self reflection? Have any thoughts on how your lies contributed to their anger and confusion?

Did you think that by objecting to a STATE not YOUR OWN, caused any of these? Your grandchildren will read YOUR name in the history books as an insurrectionist, who, was coddled by Capitol Police saving her life. You do not deserve your seat any longer, and you know it.

History will remember Seditionists. #SeditionCaucus….

hartzler agitated this into being. she should resign

“The fire that I have been slowly pouring gas on all of a sudden got out of control and burned me! HOW DARE IT!”

How dare those face-eating leopards eat MY face.

I’m a constituent & I’m ashamed of you. I don’t think you feel any remorse or even acknowledge your part in this coup.

But if you truly, truly want to start working together with Democrats for the future of our republic, VOTE ‘AYE’ TO IMPEACH.

If police officers allow you in, what kind of an assault is it???

Sorry but entering the capital to kidnap and kill the speaker of the house and the VP is not something you can put back in a bottle.

YOU helped create this insurrection. There is blood on YOUR hands, ViQy–the blood of Americans and the blood of our democracy.

14th AMENDMENT SECTION 3

“No Person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress who shall have engaged in Insurrection or Rebellion against the same or given and or comfort to the enemies thereof”

Have you taken steps to force his resignation today?! He sent a private army to invade our Capitol and what are the consequences?!

They took your lies so seriously that they murdered a police officer in the name of them. And you chose to still continue on with those lies after?

Vicky voted to overturn a legitimate election and push the Big Lie that the election was “stolen” but she doesn’t want to be held responsible for the violence the Big Lie was meant to elicit.

Vick. You did this to yourself.

Columbia constituent here. We are ashamed of you.

Perhaps you should think twice before tweeting any more of these kinds of tweets. Things are pretty raw for us right now, so maybe wait until 2022 when you run for reelection. Unless you decide to resign of course.

Fact check: it was an invasion of the Capitol by Trump “Patriots” that he incited to action earlier in the day and cheered as he watched them on TV enter the building.

United States Constitution says that “no Person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress” who “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against” the Constitution, “or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”

Every member of the house and senate who perpetuated the lie of voter fraud is responsible for the violent act of domestic terrorism at the capitol and must be held responsible by being removed for insurrection.

I hate the gatherings of those who do evil, and I refuse to join in with the wicked.
Psalms 26:5

It is unequivocally the spasm of the 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 to immediately create a thousand false narratives to virtualize reality beyond navigability. They will say and do anything to maintain the illusion they are civil, humane beings. This is the 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 gaslighting you.

Speaking of phones, why is nobody answering any of the phones in Vicky’s offices? Does she think that she can just hide out until her attempt at insurrection blows over? Does she plan on meeting with the family of the Capitol police officer that she got killed?

This account has been awful quiet since then. I wonder why. Winking face

You created the monkies, deal with the circus. #ResignVicky

You cannot praise and follow Trump for 3 years and 11 and 1/2 months and now try to distance yourself when his words and actions have been consistent all the way up to and including January 6th!

You built this.

Indeed she did.

Stirred shit for 4 years. Gfy.

Yep well Kevin McCarthy you and the Republicans were complicit in all of it. You let this happen. Shame on you.

Resign immediately.

@GOPLeader was out there liking photos of the insurrectionist mob attacking you all. Isn’t that right, Kevin?

Resign NOW!

The only words, as your constituent, that I want to hear from you is, “I deeply regret my involvement in an attempted coup of our government and I resign.”

Resign!

As a Missouri constituent, please resign . Whoever is running against you has a head start.

You are party to sedition against the United States. The 14th Amendment prevents you from serving in Congress. Resign or be expelled.

COMPLICIT

Insurrectionist.

A gop lead failed coup attempt will forever chained around republican leadership.
#SeditiousGOP

Ypu should be ashamed of yourself. We will never forget your role in this, and your love for trump.

It’s your POTUS who blew his dog whistle for this to happen. Don’t try to distance yourself from your own culpability.

Vicky you are seriously delusional to believe you have no part in fueling this. Again, read the room and own up to your own misjudgments before trying to take a spotlight for getting caught up in this terrorists attack by your own party supporters.

No way do you get to gloss over the fact that you are the one who incited this insurrection by continually lying to the people of Missouri and America about a free and fair election just because you made the choice to be subservient to an autocrat. We won’t forget.

Some of the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol defecated inside the building and smeared feces in hallways.
#GOPSeditiousTraitors
This is your Party. Your legacy.

And on and on…

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Previously:

How did signing on to that Amicus brief turn out for you? (December 12, 2020)

Fascist is as Fascist does (January 1, 2021)

Taking cluelessness and turning it into a high art form (January 4, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): as usual (January 6, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): you built this (January 6, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): gaslighter (January 7, 2021)

The backwash from guzzling all that Sedition is none too pleasant, is it? (January 7, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): own it (January 8, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): own it

08 Friday Jan 2021

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Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

This morning:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Heartbroken to hear of the death of Capitol Police Officer Sicknick who was injured courageously defending the Capitol on Wednesday.

My prayers are with his family, his fellow officers in the USCP, and with our nation during this dark time.

Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan
U.S. Capitol Police Statement on Loss of Officer Brian D. Sicknick:

“At approximately 9:30 p.m. this evening (January 7, 2021), United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick passed away due to injuries sustained while on-duty.” RIP

9:03 AM · Jan 8, 2021

The comments:

You should feel responsible, your words and rhetoric fanned the flames. Thoughts and prayers don’t work when you pray for one thing and say another. I feel disgusted that I’m represented by you and Hawley, because I don’t feel like you represent someone who loves America.

And yet you voted to dismiss the results of LEGAL elections!

You forgot “and I deeply regret and apologize for the misinformation I’ve peddled about our election which was deemed one of the most secure in recent history and with the additional oversight done by swing states I can say with certainty was a legitimate win for Joe Biden.”

“Thoughts and prayers”, right Vick? That’s the best the Right can offer, ever. How about “justice”? That’s a good word. How about “impeach” or “evict”?

Oh, and don’t forget “resign”.

Resign. You are complicit in his death.

Courageously defending the Capitol from your president’s supporters. QUIT. NOW!

The masses don’t want your platitudes now, @RepHartzler. They want your resignation.

maybe next time don’t support sedition?

Look at your hands, Vicky. You are complicit. You got these people all riled up by objecting to a free and fair election. You lied to your constituents (again) and got people killed. We here in MO-4 won’t forget what you did.

You’re heartbroken? Ma’am, you’re *complicit.* That man’s blood is on your hands.

You are a seditious bastard and should be expelled from the House. Blood is on YOUR hands.

#ResignVicky your lies caused this to happen. You are an accessory to the deaths of 5 people.

Your supporters murdered him. His family doesn’t need your prayers, they need your resignation.

You are a complicit enabler in this tragedy

He died because of you. Good job. You need to resign.

You stood on the wrong side, Vicky. You tried to subvert the votes of 81,283,485 people in a free and fair election, and this is the results of your actions.

Own it.

Previously:

How did signing on to that Amicus brief turn out for you? (December 12, 2020)

Fascist is as Fascist does (January 1, 2021)

Taking cluelessness and turning it into a high art form (January 4, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): as usual (January 6, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): you built this (January 6, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): gaslighter (January 7, 2021)

The backwash from guzzling all that Sedition is none too pleasant, is it? (January 7, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): you built this

06 Wednesday Jan 2021

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Own it.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2018 file photo].

Too late, today:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
This is thuggery and violators must be punished to the fullest extent allowed under federal law. We cannot heal our divides as a nation if this lawlessness persists.
4:15 PM · Jan 6, 2021

You built this.

Resign.

Some of the responses:

These are pro-Trump thugs who support what you are planning to do: overthrow an election that was fair.

You have helped fan this fire. Shame!

You fanned these flames, Vicky. This is on you, and every one of your cronies. Shame.

This is the republican party. You are complicit in allowing the rhetoric that caused this.

You contributed to this toxicity. You poured gasoline on this specific fire. Please don’t be shocked that it is burning out of control.

This lawlessness is a product of the divide, if change doesn’t happen then this reaction will only further divide the people.

It’s Antifa. MAGA doesn’t storm the Capitol. The truth will come out.

We rest our case.

Really??? What were you saying yesterday? SMDH

These are your people! You are them!

Or backing up presidential lies that threaten national security which was true befits today & became true. You didn’t help this matter.

You enabled this. Don’t think you didn’t.

This is on you! This is how your time in office will be remembered.

This is on YOU. YOU supported these people.

Look who’s going in to damage control mode after pumping up baseless conspiracy theories and objecting to a democratic election.

Trump is the root cause of what occurred in the capital building.
Period.

This is what you incited!! So what say you now!!

Complicit.

Maybe you and your party shouldn’t have promoted this sort of lawlessness for four years, then?

These are your supporters. It starts with you.

You aggressively support the treasonous thug who incited this.

Conveniently sidestepping your part in inciting this.

By breaking your oath of office, “to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic,that you will bear true allegiance to the same”; you helped bring today’s attack on our Capitol to fruition.

You pushed this hateful agenda. You own it.

Your support for Donald Trump was instrumental in fomenting the insurrection at the Capitol. As a citizen of #Missouri, I call upon you to resign.

@RepHartzler this insurrection is a direct result of your seditious support of the bogus Texas lawsuit that sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans. You are complicit and now there is blood on your hands. #SeditionCaucus

You need to accept responsibility for this as well! Shame on you!

Then stop lying with claims of a stolen election. You incited this violence.

hey Vicky you were participant in this fiasco today and very much an embarrassment to Missouri….you are simply a tRump Sychophant

Good. When are you turning yourself in, traitor?

You incited this shit you coward! You are treasonous and complicit. Your words and actions helped these thugs believe these actions were not only necessary but supported by you! YOU have blood on your hands! I’m fucking embarrassed you are my representative. Coward.

You need to resign

You are in large part to blame for this with your baseless lies and conspiracy theories! This attempted coup is on you, Madam. You need to be held responsible for the dismantling of our democracy.

You are as complicit in this as Hawley, Cruz, and Trump is. You should announce publicly that you support the results of the Electoral College and that Biden is the next President of the United States of America. Then you should resign as you cannot be trusted by the people.

You’re a fucking idiot. You are complicit by encouraging these idiot Trumpsters to riot by your falsely claiming that the election was rigged and fraudulent. It’s too late to claim innocence and indignation now

#Traitor

You will forever be tied to domestic terrorism. We will not forget.

We need to start with you and the other house and seditious senators! You do not represent Missouri or America! #SeditiousGOP

Impeach Donald Trump again. And finish the job this time. We can’t afford two more weeks of his arson.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): as usual (January 6, 2021)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): as usual

06 Wednesday Jan 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Public comment from Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r):

Twitter? Nope.

Facebook? Nope.

Official web page? Nope.

Silence.

Qui tacet consentire videtur.

Taking cluelessness and turning it into a high art form

04 Monday Jan 2021

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Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

This evening:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
After months of talking about bridging our political divides, House Democrats are now trying to silence dissenting opinions from Republicans.

This rule change is an outright assault on the rights of the minority and debilitates our ability to fully represent our constituents.
[….]
5:14 PM · Jan 4, 2021

Chutzpah. On so many levels.

The comments are, as always, priceless:

Look at you, one day in and #SlickVick over here with more lies looking to add more $$$ to the $2M pot she’s already made for herself at our expense.

You’re a seditionist, Vicky. A traitor to the nation. You will go down in history as the worst of the worst. Congratulations.

No worries. I try to be nice to the deranged and delusional.

Just wait until you find out what Mitch McConnell has been doing for years.

Oh, she knows.

Ahh we care about the cost of things now

Resign.

Boo hoo cry about it

You don’t speak for your constituents when you rely on gerrymandering and voter suppression to win your seats.

Considering that the only constituent that Hartzler represents is herself, I can’t say that I’m especially concerned.

Boy, if you’re upset about dissenting opinions being made silent in the House, wait until you hear how many dissenting opinions you’re trying to silence in the absurd and reckless electoral college challenge you’ve signed onto.

You are the one fostering the divide by denying the legal election

I’m listening oh yeah not buying it

Sorry, Vicky, elections have consequences. I heard that somewhere once.

After years of Trump…. uh…. you deserve nothing.

You voted to throw out the results of a Presidential election. And you’re going to do it again on Wednesday.

You are a fucking traitor.

I’m sorry, you’re complaining about the Dems “maintain a grip on power” when you just supported an attempted coup by the loser of the Presidential election with fake charges of election fraud? Yeah, you gave up that right, when you tried to kill off our democracy.

Your boy is trying to overturn an election and openly breaking the law. STFU

You really are the worst kind of self-serving liar. Shame.

STFU, seditionist. Fake ass patriot.

You do nothing in Washington
You sit on B committees
You don’t pass laws
You are enslaved to your corporate donors
You benefit from the laws you vote for; and
You are a seditionist

Ike Skelton once held that seat
He delivered for Missouri
You deliver for #SlickVick

There’s that.

Sounds like a #snowflake statement.

Lol sure, Republicans are famously long suffering protectors of rules and norms. Don’t remember your outrage when your senate colleagues sharted out a supreme during the middle of a presidential election. Save your hysterics.

Previously:

How did signing on to that Amicus brief turn out for you? (December 12, 2020)

Fascist is as Fascist does (January 1, 2021)

Fascist is as Fascist does

01 Friday Jan 2021

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4th Congressional District, 6th Congressional District, 7th Congressional District, 8th Congressional District, Billy Long, Donald Trump, electoral college, fascists, Jason Smith, missouri, right wingnuts, Sam Graves, sycophants, Vicky Hartzler

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

We Will Object
Co-authored By: Rep. Jason Smith (MO-08), Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-04), Rep. Sam Graves (MO-06), and Rep. Billy Long (MO-07)
Washington, December 31, 2020

Next week, your 117th United States Congress will convene for the first time. After the election of Speaker and the adoption of the Rules of Congress, the action will quickly move to reading aloud the electoral votes submitted by each state from this past November’s election – counting them, and declaring the vote tally for President and Vice President. During that process, the question will be put before your elected officials – does anyone object to the certification of electoral votes of a state. We will object. Our hope is that others will join us.

We don’t take this decision lightly, but we must protect the integrity of each vote cast by every law-abiding Missourian. For every instance of Georgia failing to follow its own state law in verifying signatures, of Pennsylvania accepting mail ballots after the legal deadline set by its state legislature, or folks from outside Nevada casting a ballot in that state – the value of every Missourians’ vote is diminished. That’s not right. And we cannot simply look the other way.

The right to freely cast your vote in elections is a sacred privilege afforded to us as Americans because of the sacrifices of the patriots who fought for that right. When that process is spoiled and abused by officials not following their own state law, it violates that right and jeopardizes the entire integrity and foundation of ‘free and fair’ elections. In such instances, where voting process changes are made without the consent of the voter, we know it is our duty and our obligation to serve as a backstop to protect the power of one person, one vote – to protect your vote as a Missourian. We must be able to have confidence in not only the agreement and expectation that this election would follow the law, but future ones will as well. We take the responsibility of upholding the Constitution seriously, and that is why we feel compelled to object to the electoral count taking place on January 6th.

The reported results of this past November’s Presidential election don’t even pass the most basic eye test. Republicans were projected to lose seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, we gained more than a dozen. Republicans were supposed to lose control of several state legislatures, we picked up multiple. We were projected to lose control of the United States Senate – we didn’t, and we won’t. All of this occurred on the same night President Trump lost? It’s hard to believe. Combined with the daily reports of voting irregularities where state election laws were discarded and not followed, something doesn’t add up. President Trump won over 74 million votes, Obama – 69 million. President Trump won 2586 counties, Obama – 873 counties, Joe Biden – 527 counties. The numbers, the evidence, and the abnormalities all speak for themselves.

We have joined lawsuits, called for a Special Counsel and demanded accountability and integrity, now we finally get to cast our vote. We have no illusions about the outcome, at the end of the day, this is still Nancy Pelosi’s House. Our only hope is that more will join us – that more will value protecting the vote of every American living in their state as much as we do fighting for yours.

Spare us.

Representative Billy Long (r) [2016 file photo].

Number of court cases? What where the outcomes? Federal cases? How many Trump appointees among the judges and justices?

Counties don’t vote. People do. Morons.

The population of Los Angeles County, California? The population of McPherson County, Nebraska? Should we list more small population counties, or do you get the point?

“…The reported results of this past November’s Presidential election don’t even pass the most basic eye test. Republicans were projected to lose seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, we gained more than a dozen. Republicans were supposed to lose control of several state legislatures, we picked up multiple. We were projected to lose control of the United States Senate – we didn’t, and we won’t. All of this occurred on the same night President Trump lost? It’s hard to believe. Combined with the daily reports of voting irregularities where state election laws were discarded and not followed, something doesn’t add up. President Trump won over 74 million votes, Obama – 69 million. President Trump won 2586 counties, Obama – 873 counties, Joe Biden – 527 counties. The numbers, the evidence, and the abnormalities all speak for themselves…”

In 2016: Hillary Clinton, 65,853,514 votes. Donald Trump, 62,984,828 votes.

Eye test?

What this speaks of: Stupid people came up with this. Stupid people wrote this. Stupid people signed on to this. Stupid people believe it.

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

Previously:

Right wingnuts throw shit against the wall to see if it sticks – Washington, D.C. edition (December 10, 2020)

Amicus this (December 11, 2020)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): good for me, but not for thee

28 Monday Dec 2020

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Or, I got mine…

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Members of Congress took small-business loans — and the full extent is unknown
Some GOP lawmakers who benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program also opposed legislation requiring lending transparency.
[….]
06/16/2020 04:30 AM EDT
Updated: 06/16/2020 11:34 AM EDT

[….]

Williams was one of 146 Republicans to oppose Phillips’ bill to require the SBA to disclose loans over $2 million. Another one of those Republicans was Hartzler, whose family also received PPP loans for multiple businesses.

Aides to both Republicans said their respective loans were under the $2 million threshold that would have required disclosure under the bill but would not provide more details. A spokesman for Hartzler also declined to say which of her businesses had received the loans.

[….]

That was then, this is now:

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase recovery rebate amounts to $2,000 for individuals, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the “Caring for Americans
5 with Supplemental Help Act of 2020” or the “CASH Act
6 of 2020”.

1 SEC. 2. RECOVERY REBATE AMOUNTS INCREASED.
2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6428A of the Internal
3 Revenue Code of 1986, as added by the COVID-related
4 Tax Relief Act of 2020, is amended by striking “$600”
5 each place it appears and inserting “$2,000”, and by
6 striking “$1,200” each place it appears and inserting
7 “$4,000”.
[….]

The vote tonight in the U.S. House of Representatives:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 252
H R 9051 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY 28-Dec-2020 5:55 PM
QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
BILL TITLE: CASH Act
[….]

— YEAS 275 —
Clay
Cleaver
Smith (MO)
Wagner

—- NAYS 134 —
Graves (MO)
Hartzler
Long
Luetkemeyer

—- NOT VOTING 21 —

[….]

Also, “Nays”:

Representative Billy Long (r) [2013 file photo].

Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (r) [2014 file photo].

Next up, the U.S. Senate.

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