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Rip Van Ashcroft

18 Sunday Jun 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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China, Communists, farmland, gaslighting, high button shoes, Jay Ashcroft, missouri, pearl clutching, right wingnut

Asleep for over twenty years.

Jay Ashcroft (r) [2021 file photo]

Yesterday:

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Jay Ashcroft @JayAshcroftMO
This is a very troubling development. The Communist Chinese government has infiltrated MO and using our land to assault our way of life. I wrote legislation to forbid China from buying ANY land in Missouri, but the Jeff City insiders refused to stand up to China. The China threat is real and as Governor, I will put a stop to their activities in our state.
[….]
1:26 PM · Jun 17, 2023

It’s your party, Jay.

Some of the responses:

Writing legislation isn’t your job as secretary of state. What an embarrassment you are. Unelectable even.

Jeff city insiders? All those republicans. Since this state has been run by republicans for decades. Insiders likes @Eric_Schmitt Who people like you backed and voted for. Will Missouri voters fall for it again?

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

This is your party, Jay?!
[….]

We said that.

Thanks to Republicans, eh?

The GOP had held the MO legislature for 20 years. This is all on you.

How long has the @MissouriGOP held a super majority to completely controlled Missouri politics?

Who voted to sell Missouri farmland to foreign buyers, Jay? Tell the folks the truth.

Hint: It was the Missouri GOP supermajority in 2013.

You mean the Republucam leaders that allowed the purchase.

“Jeff City insiders?” Correction: Republicans in Jeff City. Democratic Governor Jay Nixon VETOED the bill allowing the sale of farmland to China, and the GOP-dominated legislature overrode his veto.

Like we believe you-it was the GOP that did this on the first place.

Oh jeez @Eric_Schmitt this is gonna be awkward. Who’s gonna tell Jay why?

You had a 20 year supermajority. You are the one you criticize.

Your hypocrisy is astounding.

Gaslighting, really.

“Jeff City insiders” = Republicans, Jay. You’re one of them.

Have a look in the mirror.

@JayAshcroftMO the Jeff city insiders have been republicans for the last 20 years. You as Governor is NOT the answer to Missouri problems.

Wait…aren’t the “insiders” your own party dumbass? Do you think we don’t know you have a super majority of the legislature and administration? Are you too much of a coward to say it’s your own party?

That’s the problem with legacies…

It was the GOP in MO that refused the block foreign buyers in MO farmland. The calls are coming from inside your own house Jay.

These “insiders” you speak of, is it the same GOP members who have controlled the Missouri legislature for decades??

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

GOP did this in 2013. You are in the wrong party if this is your issue.

It’s hard to take you seriously.

Your hypocrisy is mind boggling

Gaslighting.

Missouri’s retrograde politics coming home to roost.

Our way of life? What is that supposed to mean?

Dude… it’s on you. “Jeff city insiders”????

Republicans have had total political control of Missouri for 20 years. Anything that you think is a problem is the fault of the MO GOP.

Man, and I thought your dad was a buffoon. You far surpass him.

When people get confused about the term “gaslighting” I’m going to refer them to this tweet. Your party is the exact reason MO farmland was sold off to China. In fact the MO GOP overrode a veto to make it happen. It’s amazing lying is expected from GOP politicians nowadays.

You must really believe people are idiots, Jay. Maybe supporters of your own party.

The Republican Party is Missouri literally okayed this. What a bunch of stinking hypocrites you all are.

There’s all that.

Yeah, you might want to ask Eric Schmitt (r) about that

17 Monday Apr 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Eric Schmitt, Mark Alford

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4th Congressional District, China, dumbass, farmland, former newsreader, missouri, right wingnut, social media, that ridiculous hat

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

Saturday, priming the right wingnut faux outrage pump:

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Mark Alford @RepMarkAlford
We cannot allow China to purchase one more acre of American farmland!
[….]
12:07 PM · Apr 15, 2023

Some of the responses:

Talk to @Eric_Schmitt. He voted and voted overrule a governors veto to allow the sale of Missouri farmland. Were you upset when you reported on that when you were a journalist?

“…Were you upset when you reported on that when you were a newsreader?” – fixed it for you.

Who allowed it in the first place?

How about Canadians buying US farmland?

What would Brian Boitano do?

What you are saying, is that you want to take away Americans rights and freedoms to sell their land to the highest bidder.

Good job Congressman Alford. Say it like it is. 1 acre is too much for communist government to own. Especially next to a US Airforce base.

You know both Missouri senators and the governor voted to allow those sales?

Well, not Josh Hawley (r). He was too busy ladder climbing.

You should be speaking in Jeff city, not DC.

Then why did the Missouri GOP ok China purchasing our land?
Fact checking Mark
Yep the GOP voted for it
[….]

Maybe @IvankaTrump should give back her patents she got from China as well?

Trademarks, but okay.

Brand new issue?

Who is SELLING U.S. farmland to China?

Corporations? Just a random guess.

Talk, talk, talk!

Oh look, @RepMarkAlford is trying to look relevant.

Not working. Hypocrisy is the only agenda the @GOP knows.

Then why in the HELL did Eric Schmitt vote, not once, but TWICE, to sell MO agriculture land??? It’s YOUR party doing it you dingleberry!

And……you’ve already exceeded the limit that was ‘supposed’ to be sold off.

Your party did this. Don’t act like you’re shocked.

Who is selling it?

They already own the important acres needed to wack out our Air Force bases!!!!

Yeah, you know, feed corn will do that.

HEY! Wasn’t it Eric Schitt who ok’ed the sale of MO farmlands to the Chinese? Yes, it was. Come on @RepMarkAlford — call him up and ask him about it. Don’t you do your homework? Eric Schmitt voted twice to approve the sale of farmland to foreign businesses.

Haven’t y’all Republicans been in charge for 20 years? When did these sales of Missouri farmland happen?

Hey dumbass, you are the idiots that allowed for it to happen in the first place. Just resign and let people that know what they are doing take your seat.

Anything else happening on Saturday?

20 mins and you are tied to the radical MTG FOREVER

Previously:

Tonight should be one hell of a party (r) (April 15, 2023)

Definitely left a mark

22 Thursday Sep 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media, US Senate

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Tags

China, Eric Schmitt, farmland, missouri, social media, Trudy Busch Valentine, Twitter, U.S. Senate

Trudy Busch Valentine (D) [2022 file photo].

Today:

Trudy Busch Valentine @buschvalentine
US Senate candidate, MO
If you want to save me the seat that’s fine, better than you voting to sell it off to China like it’s 150,000 acres of Missouri farmland.
[….]
11:59 AM · Sep 22, 2022

Ouch.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].

Eric Schmitt (r) [2021 file photo].

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