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03 Thursday Apr 2025

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It’s a mystery. Not.

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

This afternoon:

Congressman Mark Alford
[April 3, 2025]
Things are escalating. The U.S. doesn’t need to be in the middle.
Zelensky needs to live up to the Mineral Rights Deal, and he must define what victory looks like. [….]

Anything else going on? Just asking.

Some of the responses:

Dude, I like you, but I think you’re off on this one, as well as Trump. That mineral deal is objectively not good for Ukraine, it would see the country stripped of its resources and still left vulnerable to future Russian attacks because it doesn’t include any kind of security guarantees. You can see why someone would be hesitant to sign on this, right?

Why do you support Putin? Because Traitor Trump does, and you blindly follow him?

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

extortion is not a good look either

Because it’s extortion?

It’s worse than extortion because Ukraine gets virtually nothing in return. They lose resources that are needed now by its people now more than ever and still gets no form of protection from Russia.

What Victory Looks Like! Russia leaves Ukraine! That’s what victory looks like!

right. Like he hasn’t said that a million fuckin times now. This war could end tomorrow, Russia doesn’t want peace it wants land.

And once Putin takes Ukraine, Moldova is next, then Poland, and then a boots on the ground European ground war, if not WWIII.

Wow comparing this to Vietnam is wild and proves how uneducated Congressman Mark Alford is on his social studies

If Russia invaded the United States what would victory look like?
I’ll give you a hint. It would start with every last one of their soldiers retreating off our soil.
Stand with our allies. Stand for democracy.

Alford does not stand with democracy, he has made that plain. He has shown again and again he stands with Putin.

Mr. Alford, when’s the next Mondays with Mark, where you meet with your real constituents to answer their real questions and get to see their real response to you regurgitating Republican talking points? Mr. Alford, when’s the next Mondays with Mark, where you meet with your real constituents to answer their real questions and get to see their real response to you regurgitating Republican talking points?

I just love when our country extorts our allies to get help that other allies have willfully granted us because….that’s what allies do and all.
But I guess when some on our ‘team’ actually want the bad guys to win, it makes more sense.

There is one that is a long time enemy of our country and other Democratic nations who was the aggressor.
I think it’s safe to call Putin a bad guy…and Trump has made himself known as Putin’s lap dog quite clearly.
You don’t like Zlenskyy, that’s fine – but he didn’t invade another country…and his country is still supposedly our ‘ally’. Russia is not.

And you need to live up to your promise to always kiss Der Fuhrers Ass!

We want Ukraine to be free. Do not blackmail Ukraine.

We also don’t want our economy wrecked with tariff taxes on us. Damage of DonOld’s own making

Measles and tariffs, what century is it?

do you blindly just regurgitate Russian propaganda? Russia started this when they invaded Crimea.

You are deflecting away from the stock market crash, you feckless coward.

Putin already rejected the Trump** surrender of Ukraine in its entirety.
Putin clearly wants it all, and is getting away with ZERO tariffs!
Why no tariffs?

Nothing like the republican party going full nazi mode. With little people like you throwing a hissy fit. We, the US, has ZERO right to extract minerals or anything else from another country in exchange for prote lion against another country bombing them into oblivion.

Why did Fox News remove the stock market ticker from the show?
Hmmmm…because it’s THAT bad & they are an ENTERTAINMENT source, not a “news” source!

Did you learn about how to deal with this before you dropped out of college or during one of the commercial breaks on a cooking segment at Fox 4? Shut up and stay out of the way, broadcaster caucus idiot.

Keeping Putin happy that’s the company Line

You should be more worried about our our 401ks and your seat in Congress.

He has clearly defined what victory looks like. Have you been tapped by Russia? Ffs, all he wants is Russia out of his country. Thats it.

401k today?

This is more your style Alford. Stick to your pathetic Almost Friday clown show crap. You are not qualified for anything more

Congressman Mark Alford The DOW closed near the low of the day today, losing 4% and down 1700 points. American’s holding retirement accounts lost hundreds of billions of dollars today. You and your orange Russian are responsbile for 100% of it. I know you don’t have a clue about trading, you know absolutely nothing about stocks or the stock markets, and the term “DOW theory” means zilch to you, but FYI: closing at or near the low of the day is not good at all. Look out below …
#Resign #UnfitToServe #RatfuckerPolitician

Congressman Mark Alford. STFU and sit down, trump clown. You are so vastly UNQUALIFIED to make any comments about Ukraine there are no words. Go home and press your cheap suit. You have no business being in DC, you are completely unfit to serve.

Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

Previously:

This year’s bad poetry contest winner (April 2, 2025)

“Liberation” (April 3, 2025)

−1,679.39 (- 3.98%) (April 3, 2025)

Now what, Mark (r)?

22 Thursday Feb 2024

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Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Yesterday:

DAMAGE CONTROL
Republicans Are Scrambling to Salvage Their Doomed Biden Impeachment Push
The party’s star witness was charged last week with making everything up. The DOJ added on Tuesday that he admitted Russia was feeding him info
BY JEREMY CHILDS
FEBRUARY 21, 2024

[….]

THE DEPARTMENT OF Justice has charged a former FBI informant — whose claims Republicans used to bolster allegations of a corrupt bribery scheme involving Hunter Biden and the Ukrainian energy company Burisma — with two counts of making false statements to federal authorities.

The indictment, announced Thursday by Special Counsel David Weiss, alleges that Alexander Smirnov “falsely claimed” that during two business meetings in 2015 and/or 2016 “executives associated with Burisma, admitted to him that they hired [Hunter Biden] to ‘protect us, through his dad, from all kinds of problems.’”

Smirnov added that the Burisma officials also said they had paid “$5 million each” to Joe and Hunter Biden, so that the then vice president’s son would “‘take care of all those issues through his dad’ referring to a criminal investigation being conducted by the then-Ukrainian Prosecutor General into Burisma.”

The indictment alleges that “the events that Smirnov first reported to the FBI Agent in June 2020 were fabrications. In truth and fact, the defendant had contact with executives from Burisma in 2017, after the end of the administration when [Joe Biden] had no ability to influence U.S. policy and after the Ukrainian Prosecutor General had been fired in February 2016.” The DOJ claims that Smirnov “transformed his routine and unextraordinary business contacts with Burisma in 2017 and later into bribery allegations,” after expressing bias against Joe Biden’s candidacy for the presidency in 2020.

[….]

And:

A now-indicted FBI informant was at the ‘heart’ of the GOP’s case against Joe Biden
After the indictment of the source of false allegations against the president and Hunter Biden, Republicans are downplaying the extent to which they relied upon the claims.
[….]
House Republicans even threatened to hold the director of the FBI in contempt last year to force the bureau to show them the underlying documents, which were eventually released, sparking breathless headlines in conservative media outlets about the false allegations that Biden and his son Hunter were paid $5 million in bribes.

Just weeks ago, one of the leaders of the impeachment inquiry even pointed to Smirnov’s alleged lies to the FBI as their strongest evidence.

“That to me is really the heart of this matter,” Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio — a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump and one of the architects of the impeachment push — said in a Jan. 11 appearance on Fox News, referring to the FBI FD-1023 confidential human source form containing false allegations from the now-indicted former FBI informant. “The most corroborating evidence we have is the 1023 form from this highly credible confidential human source.”

Now, after the source of those allegations has been federally charged, House Republicans say that it wasn’t the “heart” of their inquiry after all.
[….]

Useful idiots.

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Last August:

[….]
Mark Alford (r): “Well, let me tell you what’s going on and, and a little about how this works. Um, so as soon as we took power in Congress, uh, in early January, and even before that, early, the formation of these committees started. So, Judiciary, which is run by Jim Jordan, you know him, and then our Oversight committee run by James Comer, uh, both men of integrity, both Christians, and both trying to find the truth in all this. They have been digging, and digging, and digging. This is why you see these bank records that have come out now that have linked directly twenty million dollars at a minimum in illegal payments that have come from, uh, oligarchs in Russia, Ukraine, and some from China, an adversarial nation, that have gone to the Biden crime family. And so, as this is coming up, as they are interviewing more people it does take time. I know the American people, on you and I, are frustrated. And that’s why I pushed [House Speaker] Kevin McCarthy last week when I talked to him. I said, we’ve got to have an impeachment inquiry when we get back.”

Question: “And please make it where we can watch it.” [voice: “Um, hm.”]

Mark Alford (r): “It will be where you can watch it. I guarantee you that. Um, here, here’s the difference though, all right, I, let’s go back a couple years when the Democrats were, had their knives out for Trump and impeached him twice, right, on, on, stupid things that he should never have been impeached on. And yet the Democrats because they were in power and they controlled the House and the Senate, uh, they were able to do that. Um, they didn’t get a conviction in the Senate, so it was really control in the House. But my point is, is that, um, they made a mockery [“They did.”] out of the jud…, out of the impeachment process. We cannot, you know, I know that Republicans are always like the nice guys. But we’ve got to protect our republic. [voice: “Yes.”] And part of that protecting our republic is defending the Constitution. [voice: “Yes.”] And part of defending the Constitution is doing it the right way. [“it is.”] Congress has two big powers, to declare war, and to impeach. And if we don’t do it in the right way we’re not gonna get Democrats on board with us to see the truth and admit the truth. And to convict in the Senate. And we’re going to do, do a disservice to our future generations by continuing to make a mockery out of impeachment [inaudible]. Now we’re, we’re gonna have an impeachment inquiry. I’m ninety-nine percent sure of that. um, it, but it may take a while to get it done. There’s still new evidence that’s coming out. Uh, every day they’re interviewing someone new. They subpoenaed the IRS agents, the investigators who’ve looked into this. And they’re going to make them talk on Capitol hill.”
[….]

It’s a clown show.

Previously:

Mark Alford (r) – Town Hall – Warrensburg, Missouri – August 31, 2023 – a self-sustaining information feedback loop (September 3, 2023)

Dancing like a child desperately searching for a restroom after chugging a 2 liter bottle of caffeinated soda

13 Wednesday Dec 2023

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

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Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Today:

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Congressman Mark Alford
[December 13, 2023]
Today, the House is set to vote on an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden.
I’ve long called for this impeachment inquiry and for us to follow the facts wherever they may lead.
House Republicans will uncover the truth.
[….]

There is much hilarity in the responses:

Wishes in one hand and BULLSH*T in the other. The GQP has been desperately searching for SOME thing for over 5 years and hasn’t come up with a single thing – AGAIN. BENGHAZI!! HER EMAILS!! [….]

Trump pulling your Partys’ puppet strings much?
Jack Smith’s Supreme Court move is really eating at the Orange one.
He will be on trial before elections and is throwing a tantrum.
So let’s distract from important matters of budget and money to Ukraine and Israel by spewing this nonsense.
You and your ilk do not deserve the salary and benefits we the taxpayers are supporting you with!

“Republicans will uncover the truth.” After years of investigating Biden Republicans have found nothing illegal. But go ahead and do this then go back to complaining about the border. Do something!

“House Republicans will uncover the truth.”
I spit out my coffee I laughed so hard.
The GOP knows the truth like an Orange Defendant weighs 215 pounds.

they won’t even let Hunter Biden testify publicly. That says it all.

Man, there are House Republicans who still can’t accept the truth that Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Your own supporters are posting that there isn’t a real war between Ukraine and Russia while your caucus is preparing to deliver a giant merry Christmas present to Vladimir Putin. The justice department is prosecuting Hunter Biden and, unlike the felons who were close to Donald Trump, Hunter isn’t getting a pardon. So far there has been no evidence of “high crimes and misdemeanors” as required for impeachment in the Constitution but I guess that distracts from House Republicans inability to pass anything that would actually help people. Very disappointed in you. I expected better than a MAGA echo.

Jason Woodson – And Trump never cheated on a pregnant Melania with a porn star.
And Trump is going to build a great big beautiful wall. And Mexico will pay for it.
And Trump is going to repeal and replace ObamaCare. In fact, the replacement plan is on the shelf and ready for release anytime.
And Trump never sexually assaulted anyone.
Alford should tell us again about House Republicans and truth.
Hey, I wonder if in addition to the truck payments, the House Republicans will find Hunter also reimbursed his dad for an oil change on the truck. OMG!!!!

[….]
I’m laughing at the gullible fools in the GOP – including you and Alford – to believe anything the Serial Orange Liar says.
Graduated top of his class, right?

The most-compromised President in history?
Hardly, Mark, but you never miss a chance at hyperbole.
There’s nothing there, Mark. Waste the time and money on this frivolous pursuit, then profess fiscal responsibility.

“We don’t have the evidence now, but we may find it later.”
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

“We don’t have the evidence now, but we may find it later.”
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

Oh goodie the clown shows continues

It’s their world, we just get to live in it

06 Monday Nov 2023

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At Balloon Juice “Fool for a Client”:

Trump Strips Off Clothes On Stand
And Hurls Feces At Trial Judge

Swing State Poll Numbers Surge
Why Biden should be worried

21st Century America.

There you go.

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

Not a demon, more of a clown, really, or maybe a demonic clown

30 Monday Oct 2023

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“…Dems Quick to Demonize New Speaker Johnson…”

Today:

Congressman Mark Alford
[October 30, 2023]
I was proud to vote for Mike Johnson for Speaker.
He is the right man for the job.
He has unified the House GOP.
We are a team. We are ready to work.
[….]

Just a few responses:

America is not a theocracy.

but the declaration and Constitution and pledge and our currency all mention him. You won’t break if you say his name.

“Beelzebub” is in the Constitution? Just asking.

The U.S. Constitution does not mention God. The Pledge of Allegiance is not a founding document. The original text of the pledge, written by a socialist minister in 1892, had no mention of God.

A little early for a victory lap. Still much to do.

🙏

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Previously:

Elect republican clowns to Congress, expect a clown show (October 3, 2023)

This. Exactly. This. (October 4, 2023)

When all you ever do is feed the beast it will never be enough (October 5, 2023)

You voted for the rule, schmuck (October 6, 2023)

Maybe you should elect a Speaker at some point? (October 12, 2023)

This hasn’t aged well (October 13, 2023)

What else would you expect, Ann (r)? (October 14, 2023)

You asked (October 15, 2023)

There is no such thing as a “moderate” republican – part the infinity (October 16, 2023)

You are the choices you make (October 16, 2023)

The insurrectionist clown in a yellow tie (October 19, 2023)

Who’s next? (October 20, 2023)

You keep asking… (October 21, 2023)

We’re not surprised by this, Mark (r) (October 23, 2023)

This aged really, really well (October 23, 2023)

Another one bites the dust… (October 24, 2023)

Still the same circus, just another clown (October 25, 2023)

Another one bites the dust…

24 Tuesday Oct 2023

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Today:

Emmer drops out of speaker race just hours after winning GOP nomination
The majority whip beat out a crowded field for the nomination, but it became clear he was far short of the 217 votes he needed to win — particularly with Donald Trump’s opposition.

WASHINGTON — Just hours after beating out a crowded field to win the GOP nomination for speaker, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., on Tuesday dropped his bid after it became clear he could not win the 217 votes needed on the floor.

[….]

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Mark Alford (r):

[image cropped]

Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
We don’t just need a Speaker of the House, we need a Listener of the House.

If we can reach common understanding, listen, respond, and reflect to one another, we’ll be better off as a conference, and a leader will emerge to rally and lead America.
0:01 / 0:17
11:18 AM · Oct 24, 2023

“…we need a Listener of the House…”

Yeah, sure, that’ll work.

Elect clowns, expect a circus.

For the love of God, make the stupid stop.

Previously:

Elect republican clowns to Congress, expect a clown show (October 3, 2023)

This. Exactly. This. (October 4, 2023)

When all you ever do is feed the beast it will never be enough (October 5, 2023)

You voted for the rule, schmuck (October 6, 2023)

Maybe you should elect a Speaker at some point? (October 12, 2023)

This hasn’t aged well (October 13, 2023)

What else would you expect, Ann (r)? (October 14, 2023)

You asked (October 15, 2023)

There is no such thing as a “moderate” republican – part the infinity (October 16, 2023)

You are the choices you make (October 16, 2023)

The insurrectionist clown in a yellow tie (October 19, 2023)

Who’s next? (October 20, 2023)

You keep asking… (October 21, 2023)

We’re not surprised by this, Mark (r) (October 23, 2023)

This aged really, really well (October 23, 2023)

This aged really, really well

23 Monday Oct 2023

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Eric Burlison (r) [2016 file photo].

Last week:

Eric Burlison,@EricBurlison
I am reminded of the country music song by [….[ “If you’re going through hell, keep on going” Jim Jordan is the only way to land this plane for the GOP, he is the peoples’ choice for Speaker of the House.
8:43 PM · Oct 17, 2023

Evidently not.

Missed it by that much.

Elect clowns, expect a circus.

Previously:

Elect republican clowns to Congress, expect a clown show (October 3, 2023)

This. Exactly. This. (October 4, 2023)

When all you ever do is feed the beast it will never be enough (October 5, 2023)

You voted for the rule, schmuck (October 6, 2023)

Maybe you should elect a Speaker at some point? (October 12, 2023)

This hasn’t aged well (October 13, 2023)

What else would you expect, Ann (r)? (October 14, 2023)

You asked (October 15, 2023)

There is no such thing as a “moderate” republican – part the infinity (October 16, 2023)

You are the choices you make (October 16, 2023)

The insurrectionist clown in a yellow tie (October 19, 2023)

Who’s next? (October 20, 2023)

You keep asking… (October 21, 2023)

We’re not surprised by this, Mark (r) (October 23, 2023)

We’re not surprised by this, Mark (r)

23 Monday Oct 2023

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“There are a lot of personal grievances that are hindering our conference’s ability to unite behind one candidate for Speaker…”

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

That would be the reason to flip the House.

Today:

[image cropped]

Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
There are a lot of personal grievances that are hindering our conference’s ability to unite behind one candidate for Speaker.

We need to get over these personal grievances and focus on the business of the American people. It’s not about us.

It’s about the three-quarters of a million people we represent.
[….]
10:17 AM · Oct 23, 2023

Elect clowns, expect a circus.

Previously:

Elect republican clowns to Congress, expect a clown show (October 3, 2023)

This. Exactly. This. (October 4, 2023)

When all you ever do is feed the beast it will never be enough (October 5, 2023)

You voted for the rule, schmuck (October 6, 2023)

Maybe you should elect a Speaker at some point? (October 12, 2023)

This hasn’t aged well (October 13, 2023)

What else would you expect, Ann (r)? (October 14, 2023)

You asked (October 15, 2023)

There is no such thing as a “moderate” republican – part the infinity (October 16, 2023)

You are the choices you make (October 16, 2023)

The insurrectionist clown in a yellow tie (October 19, 2023)

Who’s next? (October 20, 2023)

You keep asking… (October 21, 2023)

You keep asking…

21 Saturday Oct 2023

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Not a clue, eh, Mark (r)?

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Today:

Mark Alford
[October 21, 2023]
Whom do you want to see as the next speaker?

There is much hilarity in the responses:

Donald J. Trump

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

Jordan

You

You!!!

You Mark Alford

You

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Uh, no.

A house divided, will not stand.
Please get it together, time is running out. Unite!

And who is responsible for that?

Jim Jordan

Is anyone going to tell them?

Good luck [….]

Luck has nothing to do with it.

Jordan or McCarthy

Not keeping current with the news.

Jordan would have been Great! The fact that the Demotrash hate him was all the better, but I like him on his Committee. Sessions from Tx would Be good. McDonlds out of Fl would be good. It has to be a Conservative, no Moderate Rino will do!

Don’t hold back, tell us how you really feel.

Trump , Jim jordan

Jim Jordon

Trump! Or Jim Jordan

Jim Jordan

Jim Jordan

Jim Jordan

You are not going to find anyone who can please everyone. BUT, everyone needs to be respectful and work together for the people. After all, congress works FOR “we the people”. This is so ridiculous and an embarrassment to the world.

You!

Jordan or Donalds. Russ Fry is great for the future too. Or Mark Alford! If we don’t get a Speaker who puts the American working class FIRST, we’re doomed. #MAGA #AmericanPopulist

“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Sarah Hickabee!

Uh.

Jordan

Jim Jordan! The Rinos are afraid he’s going to break the cookie jar they’ve been dipping into along with the Democrats.

At this point anyone. You all are making us look ridiculous. Get it done.

There’s that.

Jordan

DJT

YOU!!!!!!

Trump

Someone who can compromise and work across the aisle. Nothing will ever get done if we can’t work together!

Nikki Haley

Jim Jordan

Who can you trust

That’s why we’re where we are.

None of the 22 that voted for people that weren’t even running they should all have their heads checked. Clowns.

Or, looking at the 194:

Jim Jordan.. you next time..[….]

TRUMP or JORDAN

Jordan is the Man!!!!!

Evidently not.

Jim Jordan

Morgan Luttrell

Someone who doesn’t owe favors to democrats or lobbyists. And def a strong Republican.

strong Conservative

Like when you asked this last time, I’ll answer Jim Jordon again. You responded last time he didn’t want it.
He did this time and you guys couldn’t get your Rinos in line.
Shame on you all, despicable.

Right wingnuttery simply cannot fail, it can only be sabotaged from within.

Trump or Jordan

Jim jordan

No one none of our options are good ones

And how did we get to this point?

Michael Buffer

Jim Jordan

Does it really matter? The people haven’t had a voice in YEARS and YEARS… Why worry about it now?

Alfred E. Neumann?

Jim Jordan

Jim Jordan or Dan Crenshaw

really Crenshaw he wants war and to keep sending money to Ukraine.

Personally? Just asking.

Anyone, The House has already failed the constituents….we need an undivided house to have any chance of winning next year. The House can’t get anything done because they are so busy trying to “one up” each other….get it done….anyone so we can attempt to get America on track again. Republicans are to blame….hate to say it…..
There are SO MANY important decisions to be made and we look like 🤡

Why, yes, you do.

Donald Trump

Jordan

Please, get someone elected. It’s awful watching this. We look foolish.

Elect clowns, expect a circus.

Run Mark, Run!

That would infringe on Josh Hawley’s (r) trademark.

How about we see the Republican Party stand together. If they would stand together half as much as the dems they would have it made. SMH

Does it matter who we want to see? There will be 20 republicans that are only hell bent on extending power of the speaker pro tem that has Pelosi backing.. I’m so sick of our embarrassment of a government it’s ridiculous.. I’m over it and at this point just hope it shuts down and doesn’t reopen [….] as a Republican I can admit, Republicans caused this..

Is always the first to complain when their trash pickup is late.

Come on get your stuff together.

And…

But while we’re distracted by all this nonsense.. what deals are being done behind our backs? More money to foreign countries? More military, equipment and food being shipped out of our country? More human trafficking? What? It’s always something. [….]

Someone who push for no foreign aid.

Jordan- because why does the swamp not want him SO bad. Anyone they’re fighting so hard against, tells me all I need to know.

Slept through school when they covered…everything.

Someone who has some f@&king common sense

That would eliminate everyone mentioned so far.

As I stated in an email I sent you yesterday. The House needs to quit acting like spoiled middle school students who want to make life Hell for others! O belive Mike Huckabee had a great idea: all Reresentatives should be locked in a room together without food / drink until they reach an agreement and support the Republican nominee!

How would they signal? Just asking.

Almost anyone. The party is falling apart because of a 4% fringe is having a temper tantrum. The least effective group of representatives would rather commit political arson than learn to play on a team.

There is no such thing as a “moderate” republican. There is no “fringe”.

George Santos.

May have been sarcasm. It’s hard to tell.

Somebody who hasn’t been in the Federal office for the last 25+ years

Because actual knowledges is…what?

Trump or Jordan, but it’ll never happen. You guys are just playing games and not getting anything done. Should have stayed there until this got done. What an embarrassment!

Jordan , no rinos. Ousting McCarthy sure exposed how swampy some in the republican party are. Just remember your constituents are watching and will vote in the primary

Previously:

Elect republican clowns to Congress, expect a clown show (October 3, 2023)

This. Exactly. This. (October 4, 2023)

When all you ever do is feed the beast it will never be enough (October 5, 2023)

You voted for the rule, schmuck (October 6, 2023)

Maybe you should elect a Speaker at some point? (October 12, 2023)

This hasn’t aged well (October 13, 2023)

What else would you expect, Ann (r)? (October 14, 2023)

You asked (October 15, 2023)

There is no such thing as a “moderate” republican – part the infinity (October 16, 2023)

You are the choices you make (October 16, 2023)

The insurrectionist clown in a yellow tie (October 19, 2023)

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15 Sunday Oct 2023

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

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4th Congressional District, clown, clown show, former newsreader, Jim Jordan, Mark Alford, right wingnut, socia media, Speaker

“Whom do you want to see as the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?”

Hakeem Jeffries (D).

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Last night:

Mark Alford
[October 14, 2023]
Whom do you want to see as the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?

One of the exchanges:

Why doesn’t Jordan have enough votes? what do we not see about him?

Mark Alford
[….] hi there
Our conference is terribly fractured. Some mccarthy people don’t like Scalise and are pushing for Jordan
Some Scalise people don’t like Jordan
The chairman of the armed services is against Jordan because of his stance on defense spending.
I’m supporting Jordan

[emphasis added]

“…The chairman of the armed services is against Jordan because of his stance on defense spending.
I’m supporting Jordan”

Think about that for just a second.

Elect clowns, expect a circus.

Previously:

Elect republican clowns to Congress, expect a clown show (October 3, 2023)

This. Exactly. This. (October 4, 2023)

When all you ever do is feed the beast it will never be enough (October 5, 2023)

You voted for the rule, schmuck (October 6, 2023)

Maybe you should elect a Speaker at some point? (October 12, 2023)

This hasn’t aged well (October 13, 2023)

What else would you expect, Ann (r)? (October 14, 2023)

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