Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Clap louder!

09 Wednesday Jan 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist, social media

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

Yesterday, in conjunction with Donald Trump’s (r) campaign speech about the wall:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Privileged to hear from @vp about the humanitarian and border security crisis & why we need to address both ASAP. @POTUS is negotiating in good faith. It’s time for the democrats to do the same. #ProtectOurFamilies. #StopDrugs
5:25 PM – 8 Jan 2019

We understand that their speeches sounded better in the original Russian.

Some of the responses:

Wait. What has happened to make it an emergency in 2019 and not 2018 or 2017 (when Republicans controlled the House)?

Why was not an emergency until the majority in Congress changed? Can you comment on the revelations concerning Paul Manafort providing polling data to Russia?

There’s that.

Client state.

Continuing:

[Individual 1] wouldn’t recognize « good faith » if it knocked him down in the street and danced an Irish jig on his face.

History will not be kind to you

You and your party are on the wrong side of history.

There is no security crisis, and the humanitarian crisis is because of this afministration’s actions & your compliance. Reopen the government & fix the problem.

Why didn’t you vote for the package your colleagues in the Senate unanimously supported? That’s not good faith Vicky.

Vicky, you will go down as the worst Rep of #MO4 in the history

it’s a bogus lie and trump is cornered, stop being complicit, #NoWallNowNoWallEver #NoWallNoCompromise

*Democrats. Don’t be petty

Hey, we resemble that remark.

You were in the same room? Was his wife there to approve?

How’s it feel being in the minority now, Vickster? And you can stop telling the Democrats what to do. You never listened to them before

Everybody knows there are no crisis at the southern border and more than 800,000 govt workers are not getting their paychecks because of this nonsense stunt.
#WeThePeople will not pay for the stupid wall.
Shame on you Vicky!

You’re privileged to hear lies? How will POTUS ever staff his golf course clubs and hotels without illegal immigrants? #NoWall

Huh?
You guys had control for two years.
It’s what #Trump campaigned on.
It didn’t pass then, why is it now a crisis?
#DoYourJob

Ask him where the pesos are.

You think they’d accept payment in Bitcoin? Just asking.

Good faith? You are delusional. Stop supporting this dictator and start representing your constituents.

Like you care. If you cared about women and children, you wouldn’t have held children in cages. Or let the Domestic Violence Act expire. The wall is not fucking happening. You suck as people, not just representatives.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): all in on Donald Trump’s (r) wall (December 19, 2018)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): doubling down on Donald Trump’s wall (December 21, 2018)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): drinking the beverage marketed to children made with powdered artificially colored and flavored sugar (December 21, 2018)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Speech, speech! (January 8, 2019)

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (r): the reviews are in (January 9, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Speech, speech!

08 Tuesday Jan 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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4th Congressional District, Donald Trump, immigration, missouri, social media, the wall, Twitter, Vicky Hartzler

Yep, all in.

Vicky Hartzler (r) [2018 file photo].

This morning, via Twitter:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Glad @POTUS is going to address the American people tonight about the #BorderCrisis. It’s imperative we stop the drugs pouring into our communities which kill our kids. Plus we need to ensure immigration laws are followed & our families are kept safe. It’s time to #BuildTheWall.
10:31 AM – 8 Jan 2019

Gee, I’m so frightened.

Some of the responses:

Government own figures show most drugs enter the country through legal points of entry.

Let’s legalize pot & stop the fentanyl from getting in from #China.

Boom – drug problem SERIOUSLY reduced.

I hate, so much, about the things you choose to be.

Ouch.

Why are you parroting LIES from i1?

Heh. “Individual-1”.

Hard pass.

Frankly, The vast majority of folks in #MO04 want the government open and functioning.
Stop being such a sock puppet for @realDonaldTrump and start representing your district.
#MAGA is a #mentalillness and being in the #TeaParty exasperates it.

I’m old enough to remember when true conservative Republicans thought that border wall was fiscally irresponsible

The Vickster has gone full-throttle Trumpster

Wall solves none of those problems.

There’s no “crisis”. It’s just contrived BS to take the public’s eye off the fact that he will be going to jail soon and you will really look like more of a nitwit than you already are for having supported him.

Well, there is that.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): all in on Donald Trump’s (r) wall (December 19, 2018)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): doubling down on Donald Trump’s wall (December 21, 2018)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): drinking the beverage marketed to children made with powdered artificially colored and flavored sugar (December 21, 2018)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): rewriting history

04 Friday Jan 2019

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“…Pretty shot of Capitol I took tonight after voting to build the wall…”

“…We need to #BuildTheWall!…”

“…I fully support @SteveDaines call to fund government & #BuildTheWall by changing the unconstitutional 60-vote filibuster rule in the Senate…”

Now in the minority party in the 116th Congress.

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

Last night, via Twitter:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Today the Democrat majority in the House advanced bills that fail to address our rapidly growing border problems. Their bills ignore the need for increased border security & kick the can down the road, advocating for the failed status quo that first caused this predicament.
9:24 PM – 3 Jan 2019 from Washington, DC

Oh, so now it’s “border problems” and “border security”.

Go ahead, just keep calling it the wall. You used to.

Uh, it’s “the Democratic majority” or “the Democratic Party majority”.

All in on Donald Trump’s useless obsession, eh? $5,600,000,000.00 for a tag line at a political rally seems a might bit excessive.

People aren’t buying it. Some of the responses:

Nothing like rewriting history. Until hate radio spoke up, this was what was agreed to.

Led by “Madam Speaker” Wasn’t this a bill already supported by 90% of the Senate?

What happened to fixing health care costs?

Awesome. Good to know they’re doing what we elected them to do. Welcome to checks and balances during the Trump Administration.

Bitter Vicks?
Better get use to it, oversight is here!
#corruptGOP

I’m really, really glad you guys are only getting 80% of what you want for a while.

When we get a few more @AOC style legislators in Washington, it’ll be even tougher for you.

How many years has our Sovereign Republic survived without these particular big sections of wall?

Are we CERTAIN this is a necessity?

Don’t like being on this side do you

If it was THAT big a deal, why didn’t you and your fellow then-majority hypocrite Republicans do something about it during Trump’s first two years?

We don’t have a “rapidly growing border problem.” Net immigration from Mexico is zero. Enforcement is up. Illegal crossings are down.

You’re so scared of brown people.

Your party controlled the house, senate and presidency for 2 years and you failed. This is all on you and how pathetic the GOP governs.

Dang…not one original thought. You controlled the govt. for 2 years and still couldn’t do it. Stop the blame game. What are you getting from POTUS to be his mouthpiece? You sure didn’t think up this tweet yourself.

Republicans had control of the house and senate for 2 years and you failed to get anything done. You only have yourselves to blame. Stop whining about the Democrats. Open the gov and then realize that Americans do not want the stupid wall.

You had the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, the Executive Office…POTUS, for TWO YEARS! Now your hair is on fire over legislation you could have, (and, quite frankly, already did pass on a bipartisan basis)! We are watching! We aren’t stupid!

You’re part of the Republican-run Congress that started this shutdown by catering to baby-tantrum Trump.

At least Democrats are working to reopen the government unlike you and some of your racist supporters in Missouri.

You are such a hypocrite!!! Seriously how can you look yourself in the mirror??

Seriously, @RepHartzler?
The Dems have the House not even a full day when you @GOP had control of it for two years and it’s their fault?
Shut the hell up.
You suck at spin.

Welcome to the House minority party for the next two years.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): all in on Donald Trump’s (r) wall (December 19, 2018)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): doubling down on Donald Trump’s wall (December 21, 2018)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): drinking the beverage marketed to children made with powdered artificially colored and flavored sugar (December 21, 2018)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Where’s Nancy? (January 3, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Where’s Nancy?

03 Thursday Jan 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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You think she asked?

Maybe it’s the trauma of now being in the minority.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Today I was sworn into my fifth term as U.S. Congresswoman for the 4th District of Missouri. I am honored to once again have the opportunity to serve and represent the people of #MO4. It is a privilege to be their voice and to fight for our shared values and common sense ideas.
6:05 PM – 3 Jan 2019 from Washington, DC

She left out “and get to beefing up constituent services in the district”.

Some of the responses to Representative Hartzler (r):

Odd you weren’t interested in working with Democrats for the last two years. Plus how many times have you met with any constituent that didn’t vote for you?

And we’ve been swearing throughout your 4 terms

Your not our voice and your dumb as a box of rocks. Don’t pretend to represent us or have common sense

Another term of nothingness and hate for the “others”. No good will come of you. You support a traitor.

And, other members of the House from Missouri, celebrating the start of the 116th Congress:

Representative Ann Wagner (r) posted something on Twitter.

Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (r) posted something on Twitter.

And there were votes:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 2
YEA-AND-NAY 3-Jan-2019 3:15 PM
QUESTION: Election of the Speaker

Votes
Pelosi 220
McCarthy 192
Jordan 5
Bustos 4
Hon. Tammy Duckworth 2
Massie 1
Joseph Biden 1
Lewis 1
Kennedy 1
Murphy 1
Fudge 1
Stacey Abrams 1
ANSWERED “PRESENT” 3
NOT VOTING 1
—- Pelosi 220 —
Clay
Cleaver
—- McCarthy 192 —
Graves (MO)
Hartzler
Long
Luetkemeyer
Smith (MO)
Wagner

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D).

And they voted to for the rules of the House and to resurrect the Senate republican bill to keep the government running:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 6
H RES 5 YEA-AND-NAY 3-Jan-2019 6:01 PM
QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution
BILL TITLE: Providing for consideration of H.Res. 6, adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress; H.R. 21, making appropriations for the FY ending September 30, 2019; H.J.Res. 1, making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for FY 2019, and for other purposes

—- YEAS 234 —
Clay
Cleaver
—- NAYS 194 —
Graves (MO)
Hartzler
Long
Luetkemeyer
Smith (MO)
Wagner

The “nays” voted to keep the Trump government shutdown going.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r), in the House minority, will now be able to totally refocus her legislative agenda on naming post offices (November 7, 2018)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): doubling down on Donald Trump’s wall

21 Friday Dec 2018

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) voted last night to spend $5,000,000,000.00 on Donald Trump’s Wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Pretty shot of Capitol I took tonight after voting to build the wall, provide disaster relief, and fund our government. We must stop the drug cartels from bringing drugs into our country which kill our kids. Calling on Senate to pass it tomorrow. #bordersecurity #stopdrugcartels
[….]
7:38 PM – 20 Dec 2018

Vicky Hartzler (r) and the republican controlled House (until January) are proudly all in with Donald Trump (r).

Some of the comments on Representative Hartzler’s (r) celebratory Twitter post:

Why are you celebrating voting to waste $5 billion?

It is a strange kind of person who claims that she wants to save children while she lets them waste away in tent cities or die of thirst.

Also, if I’m being honest, it isn’t a very good photo, ma’am.

It isn’t a good photo. Maybe a better camera would help.

As everyone know drugs come through principally by car at immigration points. The wall will do nothing to stop this flow. Just a bunch of disingenuous comments.

How about dealing with health care costs?

It’s not going to pass. How about spending that money on vets? Republicans put the tax breaks for the rich on the backs of federal workers and now you can’t even keep the government open and ensure their paychecks. As a fed gov employee and constituent I’m disgusted by you.

The drug cartels will continue to bring drugs into this country as long as Americans buy them, wall or no wall. It’s simple to stop drugs coming in – just stop buying them.

It’s almost as if there are no coastlines, airspace, or northern borders available to those who want to smuggle drugs into the country.

Catching the moments of watching a madman destroy our democracy while you cheer him along?

5 billion dollars!! Do you know what 5 billion dollars would do for education or health care or veterans? What a disgrace.

Mrs. Traitor goes to Washington.

I can literally name 3 people I went to high school with in your district that have died from meth that was cooked in your district… so spare us your sychophantic pandering to our traitor @POTUS

And where is this $5.7 billion coming from? Are you sourcing it from the farm subsidy money that you steal? I’m sure pumping that money into education or fixing water in flint or infrastructure would be a better idea. So much for being the party of fiscal responsibility.

I see you are back to your Reefer Madness fear tactics again. Please educate yourself as to how drugs really come into our country.

You are an unbelievable idiot. Bought and paid for

You’re a total joke. A $25 dollar ladder will breach your 5 billion dollar wall. GOP IDIOTS!!

Ladders are portable, too.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): all in on Donald Trump’s (r) wall (December 19, 2018)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): all in on Donald Trump’s (r) wall

19 Wednesday Dec 2018

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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4th Congressional District, Donald Trump, Mexico, missouri, social media, sycophant, the wall, Twitter, Vicky Hartzler

“Who’s going to pay for the wall?” “Mexico!”

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

Early today on Twitter:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
We need to #BuildTheWall! I’ve visited the border & seen the danger. Cartels are bringing billions of $ of drugs across our open border which come to our communities & kill our kids. This must stop! #SafetyFirst #FundTheWall
4:31 AM – 19 Dec 2018

Much hilarity ensued. Some of the responses:

So many untruths in this tweet, I don’t know where to begin. I will just say #LiesMatter!

Sending you thoughts and prayers, Vicky. I love how you can so adamantly support a border wall because of “kids,” but you haven’t supported efforts to reduce gun violence where children are victims.

I was told Mexico was going to pay for it. Maybe we should ask the Chinese, they’re already paying for our Agriculture Stimulus.

I’m pretty relieved I don’t live in your district anymore. This is just a bad faith tweet.

Use taxpayer funds judiciously by improving border security not by wasting $ on a wall.

So, by visiting there you are an expert?? Do you have drug cartel $ figures from a legitimate reliable source? (We remember your marijuana study claims). Walls are outdated, check Into stepping up border security by investing in technology options such as car scanning machines

A wall isn’t going to actually stop the cartels. This isn’t the 1600’s (and walls didn’t really work all that well then either). But hey, since we have so much extra money just sitting around doing nothing, why not. #FiscalConservativeNOT

YOU are part of the problem. Why do you swallow and promote this crapola? All reasonable people are for border security. None believe that a physical wall is the answer.

And isn’t Mexico supposed to pay for this wall or as Sarah Sanders said POTUS will find money from other agencies that is not taxpayer funded. Which ones are those by the way. When was the last time Trump visited the border?

Best way to stop the cartels is stopping your support for them through the drug war.
#decriminalize #legalize #freedom

Fearmonger. You should be ashamed.

Stop the fear mongering- u know this is not true.

The drugs will continue coming as long as Americans are buying. No wall will prevent that. Please don’t waste our tax dollars. We have looked at the problem and it is US!

Is it worth shutting down the government?

Whatever sycophant.

If only you gave a shit about the 40,000 gun deaths and daily mass shootings.</blockquote

Trump is backing down from building a wall now he wants an artistically steel slats fence. Is Vicky going to pay for the fence or is Mexico. A $25 ladder will solve your $25 billion dollar wall/ artistically steel slat fence. Vicky loves spending taxpayers money.

Are we gone build a wall around the drug dealering corporations manufacturing and distributing opiates to our kids? Or is that just for the nonwhite drug dealers?

What’s it like being pure evil?

you are on the wrong side of history

Oh please. You’re insane.

We’re not buying what you and Trump are selling. Our nation has a record debt, and the last thing we need is an ineffective, 5 billion-dollar border wall!

If this is all about illegal drugs, there is not a physical wall of any length or height to stop providers world-wide (not just south of the US border) from supplying the apparently insatiable demand. Stopping/limiting demand is the only defense/cure.

I LIVE on the border and can tell you that you’re full of fear-mongering sh*t.

Seems to me the threat of thousands of your constituents losing their healthcare (especially those with pre-existing conditions) is a bigger threat than this, yet “crickets” on healthcare. FYI lack of healthcare kills our kids too.

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06 Tuesday Nov 2018

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Vote.

A little after 6:00 a.m.:

The Coordinated Campaign field office in Warrensburg, Missouri – November 6, 2018.

“…But if you think we’re right and you won’t speak up because you can’t be bothered, then God, Jed, I don’t even want to know you…” – Dolores Landingham – “Two Cathedrals” – The West Wing (2001)

There’s an election today. Do you have a voting plan? Where? When? And do you know what you need?

Talk to your family, friends and neighbors. Get them to commit to voting. Drag them to the polls if you have to.

Vote.

If you know it’s important that you vote and you won’t because you can’t be bothered or because it’s too inconvenient or you have something else to do, then God, I don’t even want to know you…

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05 Monday Nov 2018

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Vote.

Morning in west central Missouri.

In the news this morning:

NBC/Marist Poll – Missouri – October 30 – November 1, 2018:

Missouri Likely Voters
If November’s election for U.S. Senate in Missouri were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are [including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate or already voted]:

Claire McCaskill, the Democrat 50%
Josh Hawley, the Republican 47%
Other <1%
Undecided 3%

[….]

…NBC News/Marist Poll Missouri Adults. Interviews conducted October 30th through November 1st, 2018, n=1016 MOE +/- 3.9 percentage points. Missouri Registered Voters: n=920 MOE +/- 4.1 percentage points. Missouri Likely Voters: n=600 MOE +/- 5.2 percentage points…

The sample of “likely voters” numbers 600. This sample includes 18-29 year old voters at 12%. The sample by party affiliation is 34% Democratic Party, 40% Republican, 25% Independent, 2% other.

so…

There’s an election in tomorrow. Do you have a voting plan? Where? When? And what you need?

Talk to your family, friends and neighbors. Get them to commit to voting. Drag them to the polls if you have to.

Vote.

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04 Sunday Nov 2018

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Vote.

Campaign volunteers are working the phones and going door to door.

The coordinated campaign field office in Warrensburg, Missouri.

In downtown Warrensburg early this evening a group of ministers and people from their congregations held a prayer vigil on the Johnson County courthouse lawn.

A prayer vigil.

A door to door canvasser’s street view of Fall colors:

Fall.

There’s an election in two days. Do you have a voting plan? Where? When? And what you need?

Talk to your family, friends and neighbors. Get them to commit to voting. Drag them to the polls if you have to.

Vote.

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