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Pearls don’t work with Chutzpah

05 Saturday Jan 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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chutzpah, Donald Trump, Hypocrisy, impeachment, missouri, Missouri GOP, pearl clutching, pearls, Representative Rashida Tlaib

“I moved on her, and I failed. I’ll admit it.
I did try and fuck her. She was married.
And I moved on her very heavily. In fact, I took her out furniture shopping. She wanted to get some furniture. I said, “I’ll show you where they have some nice furniture.” I took her out furniture—I moved on her like a bitch. But I couldn’t get there. And she was married. Then all of a sudden I see her, she’s now got the big phony tits and everything. She’s totally changed her look.”
“I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful—I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything.”
– Donald Trump (r)

“…the classic “legal” definition of chutzpah…a person who kills his parents and pleads for the court’s mercy on the ground of being an orphan…”

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

From the pearl clutchers at the Missouri GOP:

MOGOP Statement on Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Vile Comment
Immediately after being sworn in, Michigan Democrat and member of the Democrat Socialists of America Rep. Rashida Tlaib told a group that “we’re going to impeach the motherf****r”. The comment was made in reference to President Trump. Today, Tlaib doubled down by insisting she showed no remorse via her Twitter account. In response, MOGOP Executive Director Ray Bozarth released the following statement calling on Missouri Democrat Party Chair Jean Peters Baker to denounce Tlaib’s comment:

“If the Missouri Democrat Party and their Chair Jean Peters Baker don’t want another shellacking at the polls in 2020, the math says they have to court Trump voters. Which means Baker needs to find the courage to start pushing back on these attacks on President Trump. That starts with her denouncing Rep. Tlaib’s comments about impeaching “the motherf****r.” said Bozarth. He added “Baker needs to denounce this attack now, or risk alienating more Missouri voters.”
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Some of the responses to the Missouri GOP Twitter announcement of their press release:

Oh please. I guess she learned it from the “president.”

Hypocrisy and Republican seem to be interchangeable nouns these days. A three second internet search is all that’s needed to provide ample samples of similar or much worse coming from our fearful leader.

So, you’re saying that Dems shouldn’t take cues on decorum from the @GOP president? How many times have you moved to denounce Trump’s reprehensible remarks? There are plenty to choose from.

MOGOP has nothing better to do? I would disband if i were MOGOP.

U literally invited racist/bigot Arpaio to your event. Take a hike MO GOP.

Well, yes they did.

Your boy is threatening to declare a national emergency to build a wall that intelligent people know is rooted in racism and fear-mongering.

Take your #FakeOutrage and shove it.

The GOP put a man accused of sexual assault on the Supreme Court and are referring to a video of a college-aged AOC as “scandalous.” They don’t get to be upset about the use of the word “motherfucker.”

Didn’t know you were such a bunch of snowflakes

Oh, please.
You voted for and continue to support a lying, racist, sexual predator who cheats on his wives.
Spare us the #FakeOutrage

Previously:

Dispatches from the Civility Scolds’ Overstuffed Fainting Couch and Pearl Clutching Society (January 4, 2019)

Pearl clutching, for the 47% (January 5, 2019)

Pearl clutching, for the 47%

05 Saturday Jan 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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civility scold, Donald Trump, impeachment, Mitt Romney, pearl clutching, pearls, Representative Rashida Tlaib, social media, Twitter

At an event on Thursday evening Representative Rashida Tlaib (D) stated “…we’re gonna go in there and we’re going to impeach the motherfucker [Donald Trump]…”

Last night from the self-appointed president of the Civility Scolds’ Overstuffed Fainting Couch and Pearl Clutching Society:

Senator Mitt Romney @SenatorRomney
Rep. Tlaib took the politics of Washington deeper down the drain. Elected leaders should elevate, not degrade, our public discourse.
7:00 PM – 4 Jan 2019

The Trump administration separates people seeking asylum from their children and places their children in concentration camps. At least be outraged about that.

He got ratioed in the comments for his pearl clutching:

Did you seriously say that with a straight face? Have you not been listening to your boss the last 2 years? Nobody in your party has any right to object to anything.

I’m old enough to remember how ridiculous you looked sitting at that dinner table with a known pussy grabber trying to land the SOS. Now you want to pearl clutch. Spare us Mitt. #ImpeachTheMF

spare me… a swear word doesn’t come close to the degradation the GOP has caused this nation.

After these past two years all we are left is the ability to express our feelings in the rawest form. What the GOP has condoned and encouraged is degrading and disrespectful to America and the World. That is true vulgarity. #ImpeachTheMotherFcker

Binders full of motherfuckers.

Yes, it’s always exponentially worse when a woman uses profanity in reference to a man who has done nothing but degrade and profane the office he holds.

Oh look. More empty words from Flake 2.0. Strap your furrowed brow onto the roof of your car. #ImpeachTheMF

I’m already sick of Flake 2.0

At this point there are over 16,000 additional responses.

#DontBeAFlake

Previously:

Dispatches from the Civility Scolds’ Overstuffed Fainting Couch and Pearl Clutching Society (January 4, 2019)

Dispatches from the Civility Scolds’ Overstuffed Fainting Couch and Pearl Clutching Society

04 Friday Jan 2019

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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Donald Trump, fainting couch, impeachment, pearl cutching, pearls, Representative Rashida Tlaib, social media, Twitter

Rashida Tlaib: Congresswoman’s Trump profanity sparks furore
US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi Speaker has shrugged off a new lawmaker’s use of a profane epithet to assail President Donald Trump.

Democrat Rashida Tlaib courted controversy when she used explicit language while calling for the president’s impeachment.
Ms Pelosi on Thursday said while she would not use such language, it was no worse than things Mr Trump has said.
The controversy comes amid renewed talk of impeachment among lawmakers.
The Republican president called her comments “highly disrespectful” to the US in a news conference on Friday.
[….]

Donald “pussy grabber” Trump (r) really said that.

Civility Scold reactions:

David Axelrod @davidaxelrod
Come on! I get the anger but is this helpful?
[….]
9:21 AM – 4 Jan 2019 from Chicago, IL

And, the Minority Leader (republican) in the U.S. House of Representatives:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar
MCCARTHY: “You know what our freshman class did? They put together a resolution to not use foul language. This is the difference & it’s wrong.”
REPORTER: But Trump recently called a woman ‘horseface.’ Who within your caucus called him out?
M: “I think a lot of them did”
[….]
10:08 AM – 4 Jan 2019

And, from the chair of the republican National Committee:

Ronna McDaniel @GOPChairwoman
Expletive-filled rants about our president tell you all you need to know about the priorities of the Democrats in Congress.
President Trump fights every day for a better life for Americans.
Democrats are only committed to fighting President Trump.
[….]
9:03 AM – 4 Jan 2019

The Trump administration separates people seeking asylum from their children and places their children in concentration camps.

From Representative Rashida Tlaib (D):

Rashida Tlaib @RashidaTlaib
I will always speak truth to power. #unapologeticallyMe
8:08 AM – 4 Jan 2019

“If you can’t use profanity to describe an obscenity, then when the fuck can you use it?” – Blue Girl @BGinKC

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