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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Have you talked to Mitch McConnell (r) lately?

19 Friday Jul 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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4th Congressional District, Congress, Donald Trump, missouri, racism, Representative Ilhan Omar, Vicky Hartzler

So, does Representative Ilhan Omar (D) “hate America”? Should she be sent back where she came from?

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

From Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Hartzler Statement on House Resolution Condemning President
July 16, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) made the following statement regarding House consideration of H.R. 489, the Democrat House resolution condemning President Trump:

“With four weeks of congressional session remaining before our government faces yet another government shutdown, the House of Representatives should focus on the job it was elected to do, not political theater.

“Instead of wasting time passing resolutions condemning the President, House Democrats should focus on the basic fundamental responsibilities of governing, like passing a budget and keeping the government functioning as well as addressing the challenges of illegal immigration, the flow of illegal drugs over our border, and the need for affordable health care. These are the issues I am working on and the American people are pleading with Congress to deal with – not efforts to impeach the President as called for by a growing number of Democrats in the House.

“There is little doubt that we have a loss of political civility on both sides of the aisle, and we are better than this. However, the political theatrics behind this resolution fail to address the urgent problems that the American people are passionately asking us to solve.”

-30-

Gaslighting? Check. In May 2019:

Democrats in Congress are getting things done. Trump and Republicans are just ignoring them.
[….]
Here’s a list of bills and resolutions the House has passed so far.

Health care
HR 259 — Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019
House Resolution 271 — Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care
HR 986 — Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
HR 987 — Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act
HR 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act (bill aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs)
HR 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (bill aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs)

Civil rights
HR 1 — For the People Act of 2019
HR 5 — Equality Act
HR 7 — Paycheck Fairness Act
HR 124 — Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals

Gun control
HR 8 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
HR 1112 — Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019

Environment
HR 9 — Climate Action Now Act
HR 1331 — Local Water Protection Act
S 47 — National Resources Management Act
HR 2578 — National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019
Military/foreign affairs
HR 840 — Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act
HJ Res. 37 — Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress
SJ Res. 7 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress
HR 31 — Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019
HJ Res. 30 — Disapproving the President’s proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation

Mueller report
H.Con.Res. 24 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress.

Other legislation
HR 1585 — Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
HR 1500 — Consumers First Act
HR 1994 — SECURE Act
HR 1644 — Save the Internet Act of 2019
HR 2157 — Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019
HR 269 — Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019
HR 251 — Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act
S 24 — Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
HR 430 — TANF Extension Act of 2019
Concurring in the Senate Amendments to HR 251 — Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard Program Extension Act
HR 790 — Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019
HJ Res. 46 — Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019
H Res. 183 — Condemning anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values and aspirations that define the people of the United States and condemning anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to the values and aspirations of the United States, as amended
H Res. 194 — Rule Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1644 and H.R. 2021
HR 2480 — Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
HR 375 — To amend the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes (also known as the “Carcieri Fix”)

Votes to end the government shutdown
HR 21 — Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
HJ Res. 1 — Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes
HR 265 — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
HR 267 — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
HR 266 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
HR 268 — Disaster Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 (Disaster Supplemental and short-term continuing resolution through Feb. 8)
HR 264 — Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
HJ Res. 28 — Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Short-term continuing resolution through Feb. 28)
HR 648 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Six conferenced bills minibus)
HJ Res. 31 — Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019 (Short-term homeland continuing resolution through Feb. 28)
Conference Report to Accompany HJ Res 31 – Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes

“…House Democrats should focus on the basic fundamental responsibilities of governing, like passing a budget and keeping the government functioning as well as addressing the challenges of illegal immigration, the flow of illegal drugs over our border, and the need for affordable health care…”

Ask Mitch McConnell (r), the Majority Leader in the Senate who won’t allow legislation to come to a vote.

Both siderism? Check.

“…There is little doubt that we have a loss of political civility on both sides of the aisle…”

Representative Hartzler (r) thinks her constituents are stupid. That’s reason enough to vote for someone else in 2020.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): owning it (July 16, 2017)

I did Nazi that coming…

18 Thursday Jul 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in Resist, social media

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bigot, Donald Trump, Fascist, Nazi, racism, Representative Ilhan Omar, Resist, social media, Twitter

Donald Trump (r), after yesterday’s Nuremberg rally where he incited the crowd:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Just returned to the White House from the Great State of North Carolina. What a crowd, and what great people. The enthusiasm blows away our rivals on the Radical Left. #2020 will be a big year for the Republican Party!
10:51 PM · Jul 17, 2019

Actually, we did see it coming. Which side are you on?

#resist

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r) voting with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D)

07 Thursday Mar 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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4th Congressional District, anti-semitism, HR 183, missouri, Representative Ilhan Omar, Vicky Hartzler

Chutzpah.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Via Twitter this evening, from Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Tonight I voted for second House resolution condemning the anti-Semitism associated with Rep. Omar’s repeated remarks. It’s a shame we even need to have a resolution to proclaim this fact. Support for Israel & the Jewish people is fundamental to our democratic ideals.
5:48 PM – 7 Mar 2019 from Washington, DC

“…Well, I’ve been to one world’s fair, a picnic, and a rodeo and that’s the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones…”

Uh, the resolution doesn’t mention any individual.

The vote this evening:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 108
H RES 183 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY 7-Mar-2019 5:32 PM
QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended
BILL TITLE: Condemning anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values and aspirations that define the people of the United States and condemning anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to the values and aspirations
[….]

—- YEAS 407 —

Hartzler
Omar

—- NAYS 23 —

Biggs
Brooks (AL)
Buck
Budd
Burgess
Cheney
Collins (NY)
Conaway
Crawford
Duncan
Gohmert
Gosar
Graves (GA)
King (NY)
LaMalfa
Massie
Palazzo
Rogers (AL)
Roy
Steube
Walker
Yoho
Zeldin

—- ANSWERED “PRESENT” 1 —

King (IA)

—- NOT VOTING 1 —

Clay

[emphasis added]

Twenty-three republicans voted against the resolution. Seriously.

Representative Steven King (r) voted “present”. That’s ironic on so many levels.

Previously:

I dare you. (February 11, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): living in a glass house (March 5, 2019)

Projection (March 7, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): token Jews (March 7, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): token Jews

07 Thursday Mar 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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4t Congressional District, anti-semitism, Hypocrisy, missouri, Representative Ilhan Omar, social media, Twitter, Vicky Hartzler

“…Who’s that yonder dressed in black? Must be the hypocrites turnin’ back…”

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

This afternoon on Twitter from Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Rep. Vicky Hartzler@RepHartzler
#SorryNotSorry House Dems unsure whether to condemn anti-Semitism, pull HRes 186. Again. #ThursdayThoughts
12:33 PM – 7 Mar 2019 from Washington, DC

And one commenter was having none of it:

Lynz @ln_simmons
I had some #ThursdayThoughts myself, in fact, on this very same issue.

You’re #HypocriteHartzler for sure—sounding off about Anti-Semitism but then casting votes against prohibitions against it.

Pathetic. #movemo4ward #DoBetter4MO
[….]
1:50 PM – 7 Mar 2019

So, we followed the commenter’s trail – ending with a House vote on February 13, 2019:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 83
H J RES 37 YEA-AND-NAY 13-Feb-2019 4:28 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress
[…]
—- YEAS 248 —
[….]
—- NAYS 177 —

Hartzler

—- ANSWERED “PRESENT” 1 —
[….]
—- NOT VOTING 5 —
[….]

[emphasis added]

Included in that resolution:

[….]
(11) It is in the national security interest of the United
States to combat anti-Semitism around the world because–
(A) anti-Semitism is a challenge to the basic
principles of tolerance, pluralism, and democracy, and
the shared values that bind Americans together;
(B) there has been a significant amount of anti-
Semitic and anti-Israel hatred that must be most
strongly condemned; and
(C) there is an urgent need to ensure the safety
and security of Jewish communities, including
synagogues, schools, cemeteries, and other
institutions.
[….]

Hypocrite.

Previously:

I dare you. (February 11, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): living in a glass house (March 5, 2019)

Projection (March 7, 2019)

Projection

07 Thursday Mar 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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anti-semitism, chutzpah, Donald Trump, Representative Ilhan Omar, social media, Twitter

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

August 15, 2017:

[….]
Trump: [Inaudible.] You have some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. You had people in that group — excuse me, excuse me — I saw the same pictures as you did. You had people in that group that were there to protest the taking down of, to them, a very, very important statue and the renaming of a park from Robert E. Lee to another name.

Reporter: Do you support white nationalists, then?

[Cross talk. Reporters shout questions.]

Trump: Well, George Washington was a slave owner. Was George Washington a slave owner? So, will George Washington now lose his status? Are we going to take down- Excuse me. Are we going to take down, are we going to take down statues to George Washington? How about Thomas Jefferson? What do you think of Thomas Jefferson? You like him?
[….]

Yesterday:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
It is shameful that House Democrats won’t take a stronger stand against Anti-Semitism in their conference. Anti-Semitism has fueled atrocities throughout history and it’s inconceivable they will not act to condemn it!
1:50 PM – 6 Mar 2019

Chutzpah.

Previously:

I dare you. (February 11, 2019)

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): living in a glass house (March 5, 2019)

I dare you.

11 Monday Feb 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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AIPAC, Israel, Representative Ilhan Omar, social media, Twitter

Call me anti-Semitic. I dare you.

Via Twitter, today:

Esor @Esor_Fasa
I am a white Jew. I, w/ other white Jews, criticize AIPAC endlessly for buying support. No one bats an eye. But when Black folk, incl. Black Jews, have made similar criticisms, they’re attacked relentlessly. So let’s not pretend the attacks on @IlhanMN aren’t steeped in racism.
9:41 AM – 11 Feb 2019

Uh, yep.

And, a word of advice about others’ trolling:

God @TheGoodGodAbove

DEAR GOOD PEOPLE:

Don’t attack each other, for that is what the forces of evil want!

They make fake accounts and say horrible things just to trick and divide you!

Remember how you felt the day after Traitor Trump got elected!

Stay calm and defeat these Nazi bastards!

– God
3:28 PM – 11 Feb 2019

It is all about the Benjamins (By the way, nicely punned).

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