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Expecting anything else?

16 Wednesday Feb 2022

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it’s in their nature.

Yesterday in Jefferson City:

‘Won’t pass any bills this session’: MO Senate slams back into gridlock after map fight
BY JEANNE KUANG FEBRUARY 16, 2022 5:00 AM

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“I can talk for a long time,” shouted Sen. Denny Hoskins, a Warrensburg Republican and Conservative Caucus member. “If that’s the game we’re going to play, we won’t pass any bills this session.”

[….]

Denny Hoskins (r) [2016 file photo].

Expecting anything else?

No.

This has been another edition of Short Answers to Simple Questions.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…” (February 5, 2022)

You never have to answer your phone when it’s off the hook (February 7, 2022)

Mom, apple pie, the convertibility of silver… (February 11, 2022)

Somehow this is supposed to be reassuring?

13 Sunday Feb 2022

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

Congressional reapportionment in Missouri.

Caleb Rowden (r) [2016 file photo].

Missouri Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden (r):

Caleb Rowden @calebrowden
STATEMENT FROM SENATE LEADERSHIP:

Over the last several weeks, we have watched as business critical to MO citizens has been delayed by a small group of senators willing to send our congressional map to federal courts if they do not get districts that suit their ambition. #MOLeg
6:31 PM · Feb 12, 2022

Caleb Rowden @calebrowden
These Senators are also standing in the way of critical policies Missourians are asking for — election reform, banning Critical Race Theory, providing more choice for Missouri parents, and the list goes on. #MOLeg
6:31 PM · Feb 12, 2022

Let’s see, voter suppression, misrepresentation of public school curriculum, and defunding public schools – yeah, those are not considered “moderate” public policy nor priorities by most Missouri voters.

So, which schools and/or school districts in the State of Missouri teach Critical Race Theory? We’ll wait.

State funded vouchers for private or parochial schools? Go ahead and try.

In the Missouri Constitution:

IX Section 8. Prohibition of public aid for religious purposes and institutions. — Neither the general assembly, nor any county, city, town, township, school district or other municipal corporation, shall ever make an appropriation or pay from any public fund whatever, anything in aid of any religious creed, church or sectarian purpose, or to help to support or sustain any private or public school, academy, seminary, college, university, or other institution of learning controlled by any religious creed, church or sectarian denomination whatever; nor shall any grant or donation of personal property or real estate ever be made by the state, or any county, city, town, or other municipal corporation, for any religious creed, church, or sectarian purpose whatever.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…” (February 5, 2022)

You never have to answer your phone when it’s off the hook (February 7, 2022)

Mom, apple pie, the convertibility of silver… (February 11, 2022)

Investing in popcorn futures (February 12, 2022)

Investing in popcorn futures

12 Saturday Feb 2022

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Now is the time.

Mike Cierpiot (r) [2017 file photo].

Posted this morning:

Rudi Keller @RudiKellerMI
After @MikeCierpiot attacked Jim Lembke on the #MoSenate floor Thursday, @BillEigel became so enraged the two had to be physically separated in @DaveSchatzMO’s office #moleg #redistricting #factions
[….]
9:27 AM · Feb 12, 2022

We heard something like that, too. To paraphrase:

[….] shouting [….] a policeman ran in [….] no punches were thrown [….]

Heh.

Pass the popcorn.

Indeed.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…” (February 5, 2022)

You never have to answer your phone when it’s off the hook (February 7, 2022)

Mom, apple pie, the convertibility of silver… (February 11, 2022)

Mom, apple pie, the convertibility of silver…

11 Friday Feb 2022

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Last night:

William Eigel @BillEigel
Drawing a congressional map that squanders MO’s chance to send more Repub’s to Congress doesn’t just help Nancy Pelosi—it helps every socialist Democrat from Joe Biden on that are bent on changing the very nature of our country from rural farms to urban skyscrapers. #moleg
7:46 PM · Feb 10, 2022

All those unspoken parts.

Some of the responses:

Is that the rhetoric you were taught to spew by your ALEC handlers. It’s not very original, intelligent or true. Do better.

“changing the very nature of our country from rural farms to urban skyscrapers” has got to be one of the most nonsensical turns of phrase I’ve ever heard. I mean, I know what you were going for but woof.

Soooo, you’re saying you’re scared of….something??

People can actually live in skyscrapers. Farms are huge pieces of land that people don’t live on that also gets paid by the government to not grow shit

Guess what? Pelosi and Biden don’t live here. I do and you’re not listening to people like me. Stop this madness

You know that both skyscrapers AND farms are part of America, right? Your buddy Trump *literally* has many with his name on them.

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

Is a socialist Democrat the opposite of an authoritarian Republican? Just wondering

Missouri is 40% Democrats and 60% Republicans.

A 5-3 map is fair and balanced.

A 6-2 map is unfairly tilted.

A 7-1 map is openly corrupt.

I wonder what it’s like to believe – I mean truly believe – in your own BS.

Authoritarian fascist is what you want. Just say so.

Do you charge Nancy Pelosi rent since she’s in your head all the time?

This state is represented by total wankers

You sound deranged. Changing farms to skyscrapers? Get a grip.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…” (February 5, 2022)

You never have to answer your phone when it’s off the hook (February 7, 2022)

You never have to answer your phone when it’s off the hook

07 Monday Feb 2022

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Denny Hoskins (r) [2017 file photo].

What we’ve all come to expect from Denny Hoskins (r):

Senator Denny Hoskins, CPA @DLHoskins
THANK YOU to everyone who has contacted me in support of a 7R-1D congressional map! Time to stand up and fight for liberty!
[….]
5:10 PM · Feb 7, 2022 from Missouri State Capitol

The irony always escapes Denny Hoskins (r):

Who can reply?
People @DLHoskins follows or mentioned can reply

Problem solved, eh?

[….]

We already did some of the math:

…The total Congressional vote for either Democrats or Republicans in Missouri in 2020 was 2,896,117. The total Congressional vote for Republican candidates in 2020 was 1,723,982 (59.53%). The total Congressional vote for Democratic candidates was 1,172,135 (40.47%)…

[….]More like 5 [Republican districts] (62.5%) – 3 [Democratic districts] (37.5%)….

We’ll finish:

40.47% > 37.5%.

6 is 75.0% of 8. 2 is 25.0% of 8.

37.5% > 25.0%.
[….]

7 is 87.5% of 8. 1 is 12.5% of 8.

40.47% > 12.5%.

Math is hard. Apparently more so for a CPA.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…” (February 5, 2022)

Math is hard – “…yup I’m from Missouri yup…”

05 Saturday Feb 2022

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Even more meta.

Occasionally a post here will generate a lot of traffic. With that we sometimes get rambling illiterate responses posted as comments. There appears to be a correlation.

When anyone posts a comment here at Show Me Progress their email and IP addresses are attached to the comment.

All comments are held in moderation until approved. Illiterate responses are held in perpetuity – they won’t appear with the original post. However, we can and have devoted “Meta” posts mocking such content.

Early this morning:

looks like the publisher can’t do math either. looking at vote counts it’s 6 republican to 2 democrats . yup I’m from Missouri yup I can do math yup I can analyze numbers take your bullshit talking points somewhere else

Heh.

They appear to be incapable of showing their work.

We already did some of the math:

…The total Congressional vote for either Democrats or Republicans in Missouri in 2020 was 2,896,117. The total Congressional vote for Republican candidates in 2020 was 1,723,982 (59.53%). The total Congressional vote for Democratic candidates was 1,172,135 (40.47%)…

[….]More like 5 [Republican districts] (62.5%) – 3 [Democratic districts] (37.5%)….

We’ll finish:

40.47% > 37.5%.

6 is 75.0% of 8. 2 is 25.0% of 8.

37.5% > 25.0%.

Math is hard, eh.

“…take your bullshit talking points somewhere else”

Think about that telling exhibition of critical thinking skill for just a second.

Previously:

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid (February 4, 2020)

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid

04 Friday Feb 2022

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Republican Dogma.

A right wingnut rally, in celebration:

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Missouri Senate Conservative Caucus @SenateCaucus
Join the 7R-1D congressional map rally at the Missouri Capitol on Monday, February 7 starting at 10 a.m.! Let’s make sure Pelosi isn’t Speaker of the House in 2023! #moleg
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9:19 PM · Feb 3, 2022

10:00 a.m. on a Monday? Anyone think they’ll book an extra bus or two for actual working people?

2020 election math:

Election Results
Unofficial Election Returns
State of Missouri – 11/03/2020 2020 General Election, Tuesday, November 03, 2020

President & Vice President (3692 of 3692 Precincts Reported)
Donald J. Trump, Michael R. Pence Republican 1,718,736 56.8%
Joseph R. Biden, Kamala D. Harris Democratic 1,253,014 41.4%

Governor (3692 of 3692 Precincts Reported)
Mike Parson Republican 1,720,202 57.1%
Nicole Galloway Democratic 1,225,771 40.7%

The 2020 Congressional vote:

Election Results
Unofficial Election Returns
State of Missouri – 11/03/2020 2020 General Election, Tuesday, November 03, 2020

U.S. Representative – District 1 (729 of 729 Precincts Reported)
Anthony Rogers Republican 59,940 19.0%
Cori Bush Democratic 249,087 78.8%

U.S. Representative – District 2 (798 of 798 Precincts Reported)
Ann Wagner Republican 233,157 51.9%
Jill Schupp Democratic 204,540 45.5%

U.S. Representative – District 3 (327 of 327 Precincts Reported)
Blaine Luetkemeyer Republican 282,866 69.4%
Megan Rezabek Democratic 116,095 28.5%

U.S. Representative – District 4 (384 of 384 Precincts Reported)
Vicky Hartzler Republican 245,247 67.6%
Lindsey Simmons Democratic 107,635 29.7%

U.S. Representative – District 5 (257 of 257 Precincts Reported)
Ryan Derks Republican 135,934 38.6%
Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 207,180 58.8%

U.S. Representative – District 6 (475 of 475 Precincts Reported)
Sam Graves Republican 258,709 67.1%
Gena L. Ross Democratic 118,926 30.8%

U.S. Representative – District 7 (303 of 303 Precincts Reported)
Billy Long Republican 254,318 68.9%
Teresa Montseny Democratic 98,111 26.6%

U.S. Representative – District 8 (449 of 449 Precincts Reported)
Jason Smith Republican 253,811 76.9%
Kathy Ellis Democratic 70,561 21.4%

The total Congressional vote for either Democrats or Republicans in Missouri in 2020 was 2,896,117. The total Congressional vote for Republican candidates in 2020 was 1,723,982 (59.53%). The total Congressional vote for Democratic candidates was 1,172,135 (40.47%).

7 (87.5%) “Republican” districts – 1 (12.5%) “Democratic” districts in Congress from Missouri? Seriously? More like 5 (62.5%) – 3 (37.5%).

Math is hard.

Jay Ashcroft (r) [2019 file photo].

Mike Moon (2019 file photo).

Math is hard

11 Thursday Nov 2021

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State of Missouri – General Election, November 03, 2020
Official Results
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on December 08, 2020

Secretary of State 3692 of 3692 Precincts Reported

John R. (Jay) Ashcroft Republican 1,798,505 60.505%
Yinka Faleti Democratic 1,081,113 36.371%
Carl Herman Freese Libertarian 55,583 1.870%
Paul Lehmann Green 24,131 0.812%
Paul Venable Constitution 13,151 0.442%
[….]

[emphasis added]

Secretary of State endorses 7-1 congressional redistricting map
An extra Republican in Congress would represent Missouri better, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said.
by Ryan Pivoney Nov. 10 2021

[….]”The biggest question there is whether Missouri will stay a 6-2 state, with six Republican districts and two Democrat districts, or whether they will go 7-1,” Ashcroft said.

He said the state’s political leaning has been changing during the past couple decades, which could provide reason to change the current districts for more Republican representation.

He said he’s expecting a robust discussion on congressional redistricting, particularly in terms of how Missouri voters line up with current representatives.

“Just looking at my own position, I won statewide by 25 percentage points, which makes me say that it seems to me Missouri is a pretty Republican state,” Ashcroft said. “So in that regard, if we were 7-1, I think that would probably do a better job of actually representing who the people of Missouri are in Washington, D.C.”[….]

Democratic.

Jay Ashcroft (r), right wingnut, math:

60.505% is equal to or greater than 87.5%

36.371% is less than 25.0% and equal to 12.5%

This also explains how the U.S. Senate filibuster “works”.