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If she’d be a wingnut by her trade…

24 Wednesday May 2023

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…She’d have her dogma ready made,
And when she messages far right,
Most others won’t feel safe at night.

Yesterday from Ann Wagner (r):

Ann Wagner @AnnLWagner
The Left’s woke agenda is a war on our culture and values.

I am not afraid to fight for sanity and against delusion.
4:38 PM · May 23, 2023

Some of the responses:

When I hear someone use the word “woke” I know they have no idea what they are discussing!

Imagine applying all your energy and talent toward securing a seat in Congress, then using it to spout off vapid, divisive, culture-war trash tweets.
GOP politicians are accountable for this poison.
But a tiny part of me is sad to see them grovel to a base that terrifies them.

U-Haul driver
From
CHESTERFIELD Mo

There’s no hate
Like Xtian love

What is the woke agenda? Isn’t woke just a right wing whistle?

How would you know our agenda?
You’ve literally never talked to us.
You never have office hours in this part of the district.
You have never held a town hall opened to the general public in your over 10 years as a member of Congress.

Imagine having the power to fundamentally improve peoples lives and deciding to play culture warrior instead. You’re an embarrassment and people like you are why I will never step foot in a church again.

The agenda is freedom & liberty.

Will put you down as opposing

Define woke Ann

With all due respect, what culture and values are being attacked? If Racism and Bigotry is your culture and defined by your religion. It’s time to set new culture norms and get a new religion.

Can you describe “woke”?

Woke as ever to defeat you and the fascists.

What about the left’s informed, educated concern for community issues is a war on our culture and values? Being educated and concerned about what’s going on in our country is a good thing! Why is the right against that?

You are afraid to meet with constituents. Don’t act all big and brave. [….]

What “sanity” are you fighting for – by fanning division in the state and country?

The “woke agenda” is freedom, liberty, justice and presumption of equality under law.

You just line the pockets of the rich.

Don’t bring us into this…this is your war on folks, not ours.

Ann, you aren’t fighting for sanity, you aren’t fighting delusion

Your platform is just hating the gays and trans people

You have nothing else

What is with Republicans and their fascination with the word “woke”? Do any of you ever think independently or is there some playbook that you have to follow?

Your culture and values suck.

I’ve lived in your district for nine years and I have no idea what your voice sounds like

The only reason you are still on Congress is that your District is gerrymandered. You don’t represent our values

You can’t even define woke

Wind up dolls. They all say exactly the same things with zero details and zero understanding of their own references.

So tired of these being the talking points. You need to have town halls or meet with your constituents- you need to find out how to actually help you community. This is not it.

Ooh, good use of buzzwords, Ann! Can you define “woke agenda” in your own words?

You’re an embarrassment.

You misspelled inclusion.

“Our” culture? “Our” values?

Who are you talking about? White supremacists? Racists? Bigots? Homophobes? Are you one of those? Are you all of those?

The only insane person around here is you.

Lady what the hell are you talking about?

Are you fucking serious? The left is just trying to live their lives and your crazy extremist party just keeps attacking at every turn. Taking women’s rights, banning books, banning history, attacking LGBT, trying to turn America into a christofascist hellscape.

You don’t get to define the fucking culture any more, lady.

Ann, why do you hate America?

That’s some ratio.

The current view from Virginia

15 Monday May 2023

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Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
The modern left attacks the Bible at the same time it attacks traditional masculinity. But we need the Bible to understand what manhood and womanhood mean. It remains the bedrock of our culture, and the West
[….]
7:49 PM · May 14, 2023

Which bible? Which “tradition”?

Some of the responses:

I am a Christian, but I do not need the Bible to define me. Your version of manhood or womanhood do not work for me. I am American, and while I choose Christianity for me, everyone here is free to choose their own faith, or no faith. I believe in separation of church and state.

You cannot force people other religions to live by the Bible. Heck most Republicans do not live by the Bible. Take Donald Trump for example. He’s a hypocrite. You are a hypocrite. Your behavior during the insurrection was not something Jesus would do. Somehow I don’t see him rising his fist.

bruh, u super creepy

The left attacks you not respecting separation of church and state, Mr. “Manhood.” That includes Christians.
[….]

No the left doesn’t. It’s just nobody wants your interpretation of the Bible, masculinity or femininity Josh. Because it’s clear you struggle with defining what all 3 of those terms mean.

the founding fathers warned us about theocratic tyranny……….. it’s here

The modern right is actually centuries old and walks around with a pitchfork in one handle, a Bible in the other by the glow of candlelight.

Nope, we just attack hypocrites whoo use the Bible as a weapon.

Josh .. what’s with you and the masculinity thing? You seem a bit obsessed with the whole thing.

a book of mostly fiction is not a guideline for any country

Here’s a tip about the Bible, Josh, all those parts that begin “the wicked do this” are not instructions.

No, it’s not.

Please stop with the faux Christian charade

You can do whatever your Bible tells you to do, but you have no right to dictate how the rest of us live in a free country.

No, the left aren’t a bunch of fake Christians using the Bible as a prop.

No it doesn’t

Says who?

separation of church and state. We don’t all care about your bible.

Meanwhile, polls show many Americans are becoming more Secular.

So a book written when people didn’t know why the sun came up in the east and set in the west is where he goes for wisdom.

Keep the Bible out of our government, #TraitorJosh.

Notice how some modern ‘Christians’ like Josh Hawley continually spew hateful rhetoric about migrants who are in desperate need of humanitarian aid. And they bear false witness on #FoxLies against fellow Americans that they don’t like.

As a Christian, I can confirm that Jesus NEVER said ANYTHING about masculinity involving men being “aggressive” OR discussing guns……
[….]

Stop shoving your beliefs down our throats!

You must love Handmaid’s Tale for inspiration.

Name someone who attacks the bible. The “modern left” is of the mindset “Live and let live.”
Oh, and also, “MYOFB.” [….]

Clown.

Oh so you’re a fake Christian also. Resign.

I don’t attack the Bible, Josh. I will, however, correct people like you who misuse the Bible as a weapon instead of Good News to God’s people.

Senator Hawley apparently never studied Greek, Roman, Jewish, African, Latin American, Native American, Muslim or ANY other culture, NONE of which are Christian civilizations and ALL of which are the MULTIPLE and diverse “bedrocks” of Western Civilization.

Toxic masculinity is a huge problem in this country.

This is a product of Yale law school. So sad.

If you want laws based on your Bible, tax the church you insurrectionist coward.

Please be quiet. You have nothing, and I do mean NOTHING consequential to say. Just stop.

I’m a Christian woman who rejects the White nationalist interpretation of the Bible. Don’t question or define my womanhood.

Therapy can help with your insecurities.

Your assertion in respect to masculinity, femininity, and the bible is a matter of subjectivity. You have a belief that is only valid for yourself and others of a like minded disposition. You are perfectly free to speak your belief but NOT free to impose it.

MAGA Republicans think that wrapping themselves in Bible quotes will give them a pass. The problem is that quoting the Bible doesn’t coverup the anti-Christian actions that they are trying to force on the majority of Americans.

No one is attacking the Bible, running man, we just want your face out of our laws

When the politician starts preaching they’re lying.

The Bible and the Constitution are not the same thing, Bro.

Keep your religion to yourself. It is NOT the bedrock of everyone’s belief system.

Pander, pander, pander.

The “modern left” has no problem with the Bible. However, it is not, and can not be, the controller document for our government. That is what The Constitution is for. Our country was founded on the principle of separating church and state.

The Bible may be your “bedrock,” Josh. But not everyone views the Bible this way & forcing people to accept & live life based on Christian beliefs is wrong & unconstitutional. It denies the existence and importance of other religions in our country.

Ra·tio /ˈrāSHēˌō/: see Jean Evans (r) on social media

20 Thursday Oct 2022

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Jess Piper (D) [2022 file photo].

Yesterday:

Jean Evans @mojeanevans
Meet Jess. She’s fought hard to keep schools shut down and businesses closed. And now she wants your vote to do more of the same.

Piper for Missouri @piper4missouri
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I know you keep up with me, girl. I’m not teaching this year. I’m running for state representative. Just trying to keep my kid’s school open while y’all tell her to get in the field while listening to books on tape. You know…the model you proposed for rural students?

10:39 AM · Oct 19, 2022

Do you smell republican fear in Missouri’s 1st Legislative District race? You’ve got to wonder why.

Via the Missouri Ethics Commission:

The republican in the race:

That’s some ratio.

Speaking of ratios, some of the responses to Jean Evans (r):

Malarkey!

We see what you did there.

Jess Piper is a rural educator who wants all students, including our rural students, to receive a quality public education. She has obviously not fought to keep schools closed. People are tired of others lying about where people running for political office stand on issues.

Jean, be honest, your work in education promotions privatization of schools, not support of public schools.

Jess is the voice we need in the state legislature. Practical experience dealing with decreased school funding, neglect of rural infrastructure and lobbyists destruction of family farms. She gives me hope

You are obsessed with her lol

More like fear.

Jean, you might want to sit this one out. Jess will go toe to toe with you and you’ll lose.

Meet Jean.
She’s OK with forcing schools to cut their curricula to 4-days a week to fund tax breaks for the wealthy, but trolls people who supported public health protocols protecting students, customers & employees during the pandemic.
Jean’s a hypocrite.
Don’t be like Jean.

Jean, meet our friend Ratio

Heh. We noticed.

Person that wants public education to fail says what?

And we LOVE her for it. Americans don’t want the fascism you’re pushing Jean.

Don’t be like Jean. Jean is sad and bored.

You are a liar, disgraceful. You do not have Missouri citizens in your best interest

She is being paid. That is what matters to Jean.

Huh? I’ve been following Jess for a while… her messaging seems to be about keeping rural schools open 5 days a week. Are you resorting back to talking points from 2 years ago? The world has changed, Jean.

Meet Jean. She has 45,000 fewer followers than Jess. If Jess has 48,000 followers, how many does Jean have?

Well, would you look at that. Us teachers can turn anything into a math problem [….]

We see what you did there.

As I recall Jess taught during the pandemic, in person. She was a brave frontline worker. I have nothing but respect for her and her voice in our community. Thank you, Jess Piper!

You’re a sad, dishonest shill for the GOP.

Believing in public schools and wanting to be a responsible steward of our children’s health. Wanting to invest in rural children. What a concept! Republicans have failed.

The whole world was shutdown. Just stop.

What a load crap. Betsy Devos is the one that proposed keeping rural kids in the field for starters. Secondly, What schools actually shut down last year in Mo? None How many businesses actually shut down other than the first 2 weeks of the pandemic in Missouri?

Saaaay what? Girlfriend you need to cough up data before you roundhouse with parroting opinions. But then that would mean knowing how to research and vet information…which is taught in public schools by the very educators you are trying to cancel and defund. Sit down.

Petty twitter fight? Shouldn’t you be busy stealing public funds for private education capitalists. Or maybe just finding new arguments to ensure that children with special needs are setup to fail.

Pretty much.

You’re Jean. Whose whole existence is fighting to defund public schools and pack the pockets of elitists. And now she thinks her trolling on Twitter is cute. It’s not.

Pretty much.

Well, Jean. Congrats on the steaming pile of horse shit you just dumped on the internet.

Meet Jean. This morning someone shat in her Fascist Flakes. And now she wants your attention so she can fill the hate shaped hole in her soul.

Well.

When your social media boiler room is in a junior high school basement

11 Saturday Dec 2021

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Today:

GOP @GOP
Joe Biden left for Wilmington, Delaware for another undeserved weekend off.
2:07 PM · Dec 11, 2021

In response:

A few other responses:

Your guy literally set a record for golfing so much

Cool. Now tell us about January 6th. [….]

Tell us about the PowerPoint presentation.

It must be nice to have literally negative shame.

Congrats, @gop. This has to be some kind of world record for leaving yourself wide open. [….]

Ratio.

Maybe he will golf at one of his properties oh wait

Is he going golfing?

This is just a parody account at this point

That actually made us check.

You guys seems less interested in proclaiming the greatness of the economy based on stock market record highs and low unemployment numbers this year. Why is that?

There’s that.

The absolute lack of awareness in this tweet doesn’t even shock me [….]

No worries, he got his sharpie out and circled all the places the tornadoes didn’t hit.

We see what you did there.

Somebody for the love of God tell me this is The Onion.

It isn’t.

Is he golfing at a resort he owns? And charging the Secret Service?

Did he wear a tan suit?

Elephant in the room.

The lack of self awareness is comical

Lying as a constant lifestyle choice

28 Tuesday Sep 2021

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Roy Blunt (r) obviously believes we’re all stupid.

Roy Blunt (r) [2016 file photo].

This afternoon:

Senator Roy Blunt @RoyBlunt
The Democrats’ $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend spree is 67% higher than the $2.1 trillion spent by all 50 states combined in 2019. Let that sink in.
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4:17 PM · Sep 28, 2021

Math is hard? Disingenuous asshole.

The Democrats’ Build Back Better legislation covers ten years.

As usual, there is much hilarity in the responses:

The Senior Senator of Missouri is against rebuilding our infrastructure over the next ten years.

Let that sink in!

The $3.5 trillion dollar BBB plan is over 10 years versus 1 year for the 2019 spending package, and you know that, but the lie is the point.

Lies are all they have…

Wow. What a liar. Do you think you should mention that one is over 10 years and the other is over 1? Do you not know that? Or do you hold your supporters in such contempt that you think they are too stupid to see through your deception?

Yes.

… you compared ten years of proposed federal outlays to one year of state outlays?

Maybe you should’ve let that sink in a little bit more before you said it.

This is what happens when reporters never, ever mention the 10-year part

Trump. $7.8 trillion. Refusing to raise the debt ceiling is just Republicans and Trump defaulting on financial obligations. Par for the course.

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

In 2017, Republicans ran through a $1.9 trillion giveaway the corporations at the expense of American families.

Let that sink in.

What it comes to actually doing something for the American people Republicans would rather preen themselves on camera then actually work.

Hey Senator, how’s this ratio working out for your lie?

WE SEE YOUR SCAM @RoyBlunt. We don’t pay you $175,000/year just to have you protect your wealthy buddies and lie to us.

This is like me saying I’m gonna have to make $150,000 in mortgage payments over the next 10 years and freaking out because it’s 67% higher than my annual income.

1. Our infrastructure is failing. Let that sink in.
2. The climate crisis is upon us. Let that sink in.
If we don’t address #2., #1. will continue to erode & all we will do is spend money to bolster & repair. Time to act is now. Corporations need to pay their fair share. Tax them

It’s not being put on the credit card like the $2 Trillion tax cuts for billionaires that you voted for.

Yes, a ten year federal capital investment plan is higher than one year’s expenditure by state governments (who largely depend on federal expenditures…maybe a double count involved here?). And….?

“tax-and-spend”

you keep using these words, i do not think they mean what you think they mean

You had no problem giving huge windfall taxbreaks to the 1% two years ago!! Give the middle class a break for once. Avg income in MO is $55,000. Time to work for your constituents. Support the Infrastructure bill!!

Over ten years. There’s got to be somebody in your office who could explain this to you or, less charitably, somebody in your church who could remind you about the eighth commandment.

There needs to be and SAT test for elected representatives, or even to just get on the ballot. Sen Blunt is clearly not understanding.

Oh, Roy Blunt understands just fine.

“The thing that’s spent over 10 years is higher than one year of spending”- @RoyBlunt

No shit, Sherlock.

Wait. You are comparing a ten-year cost to a one-year cost? Do you think nobody will notice? What is your point?

He knows he can get away with it.

You guys spent 8 trillion in four goddam years. This is 3.5 over 10, for shit we actually need.

There’s that.

How is the trump tax cut working out for most Americans? How is it working out for the top 1%? How much debt did it add? $6 trillion. Let that sink in.

Lets do some math. 3.5 Trillion ÷ 10 years = 0.35 Trillion. Which is higher 0.35 Trillion in a year or 2.5 Trillion in a year?
You clearly couldn’t qualify for a job that requires math to make a product somebody would want to buy.

Over ten years. So its 83% lower than the states spent per year.

From 1/2017 to 1/2021 YOU/GOP raised the National debt by 7.8 Trillion dollars.

This amount represents:

162.5 BILLION dollars per MONTH

Or

5.339 BILLION dollars per DAY

How did the YOUR/GOP’s spending spree help US citizens in the lowest 90% income range?

Narrator: “It didn’t.”

Rs don’t want to pay bills on time – let that sink in

OVER. TEN. YEARS.

The $3.5 is over 10 years, genius

You don’t know the difference between ten years and one year. Let that sink in.

Math is hard and none of this true, but sure, Senator.

How is it you got elected when you can’t do math. Simple math. The type taught in grade school. How mant children understand the concept that money spent over 10 years is not the same as money spent over 1 year. But you don’t understand this? You also forgot the income.

Is Roy Blunt (r) smarter than a fifth grader? No.

Apparently they don’t teach math in Missouri.

They do, but far too many sleep through class.

Over 10 years, Sparky.

Lucky for you that the Senate doesn’t require a placement test.

To all Roy’s constituents, yes he thinks you’re too stupid to understand the difference between one year and ten years.

Over 10 years, Senator Genius.

This is totally misleading and false. You know it. Retract this tweet.

Either you’re dishonest—or stupid… it’s $3.5trillion over 10 years or $2.1trillion for 1 year

“Tell me you don’t know basic Math without telling me you don’t know basic Math.”

Math is really, really hard for some senators. Let that sink in.

Wow yeah how dare they plan to spend more over 10 years than was spent in 1 year…

Moron.

thank you for answering the question, “how stupid do you have to be?”

And on and on…

About that $15 minimum wage vote…

06 Monday Sep 2021

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Sabino Canyon, Coronado National Forest, Arizona.

We’re just here for the ratio.

Today, from Kysten Sinema:

Kyrsten Sinema @SenatorSinema
Happy Labor Day! We’re committed to ensuring every Arizona family has a fair shot at the American Dream.
11:15 AM · Sep 6, 2021

Ironic.

Some of the responses:

Serious question, are you trolling your constituents with this after you voted down $15 an hour minimum wage and that you are helping to hold up voting rights legislation?

lols, sure. that’s why you voted against the $15 minimum wage.
[….]

What have you done to support working Americans?
What have you done to protect American families?
What have you done to secure voting rights and protect democracy?
Exactly what have you done for Americans? & wealthy donors don’t count.
We’ll be right here waiting for your answer

That’s why you voted no on a $15 federal minimum wage amendment in dramatic fashion.

Ratio!!
[….]

…as long as it doesn’t involve a livable wage.

Or women’s reproductive rights

Or women’s reproductive rights

Watching you get ratioed is the best Labor Day ever.
OMG. lmao. [….]

You voted against a $15 minimum wage. So no. You’re not.

I’m sorry but no you’re not.

Really? Fact is you:
-Voted down $15/hour
-Reject investing in people
-Refuse to break the filibuster to support voting rights

You’ve done a lot of talking, ma’am. But rejected significant changes to support Arizona families and other Americans.

So the “American Dream” is to never make more than $7.25 an hour?

The American Dream would be easier to achieve with the fifteen dollar an hour minimum wage you so blithely voted against. You are a disgrace.

You cannot be “committed to ensuring every Arizona family has a fair shot at the American Dream” while allowing the filibuster to be used to obstruct a living wage. Show us some action.

You’re a horrible troll and it’s actively worse when you pay lip service to things that you deliberately stand in the way of improving despite being one of the 0.0002% of Americans who actually have the power to do something.

The filibuster is blocking access to the American Dream…unless your American Dream is a broken government that can’t even increase the minimum wage or protect the right to vote.

Really?

Because last I checked you helped block Congress from passing the first increase to the minimum wage since the George W Bush was president.

And on and on…

Offered without comment

15 Thursday Apr 2021

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Claire McCaskill (D) [2018 file photo].

Today:

Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
Here for the ratio.
[….]
11:26 AM · Apr 15, 2021

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Previously:

He forgot to raise a fist (April 15, 2021)

So that’s how this Twitter machine works…

31 Thursday Dec 2020

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Jason Kander (D) [2016 file photo]

It starts:

Jason Kander @JasonKander
True: Don’t worry dad we always come back.

This generation of #ChiefsKingdom so spoiled!
12:57 PM · Dec 27, 2020

That seemed to irritate Mr. Potter.

Don Rone @rone_don
Replying to @JasonKander

Who cares

7:41 PM · Dec 27, 2020

Bah, humbug, it is.

Some of the responses:

Hey Don,

Your profile says you’re a proud grandpa. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt (though it’s not mine to give) and say you didn’t know he was quoting his son.

Be a human and apologize. Show your grandkids how a stand up guy behaves.

Happy New Year.

Mr. Rone, if your grandkids are handling your tweets, you ought to inform them this type of response (“Who cares”) is petty and rude. At a minimum, whoever is tweeting these zingers should at least use punctuation. I’m left wondering who is “Who” or is it WHO?

He must have been a terrific teacher

You do, Don

Howdy, Don. I care. And apparently over 700 people who liked Jason’s tweet care. For context: That’s equivalent to more than half of the followers you have accumulated since Joining Twitter over six years ago. Take a page from the wife of your party’s leader… Be Best.

You seem nice, especially for a former teacher and pround grandpa.

Don,

I don’t know you but judging by your Twitter account, you seem like the kind of scum who needs to be voted out.

Apparently you do…cranky old bastard

Nice response to a kid. What’s your next act? Kicking a puppy?

Good grief crusty ol guy.

You sound like a great state rep…rude and pointless.

You’re an ass.

Are you 10 years old? Good hell dude, you’re ancient…. grow up.

Republicans are spiraling past the point of no return. They’re all throwing temper tantrums like little children because they’re cult leader lost.

Representative Rone’s (r) biography at the Missouri House of Representatives web site:

Rep. Donald Rone Jr., a Republican, represents New Madrid County and parts of Scott, Mississippi, and Pemiscot Counties (District 149) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2014.

Prior to his legislative duties, Rep. Rone was an accounts manager for FMC Corporation, Agriculture Solutions. He also spent time as a farmer and as a teacher for Matthews and Portageville High Schools. Rep. Rone has served as Mayor of Portageville Missouri and New Madrid County Public Administrator. Rep. Rone served in the Missouri National Guard.

Rep. Rone is a 1963 graduate from Portageville High School. He received his BS degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 1968.

Rep. Rone is a member of the First Church of God in Portageville. He is a lifetime member of the NRA, member of Delta Wildlife and National Wild Turkey Federation, a 32nd degree Mason, and served on the University of Missouri Delta Center Advisory Board for 30 years. Rep. Rone also currently serves on the board of the St. Francis Levee District of Missouri.

Born December 21, 1944 in Cape Girardeau, Rep. Rone currently resides in Portageville…

Heh. Be best.

This morning:

Jason Kander @JasonKander
A Republican elected official clumsily trolling my 7 year old son on twitter seems like the appropriate way to wrap 2020.
[….]
8:29 AM · Dec 31, 2020