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Mark Alford (r) steps on a rake…again

20 Sunday Sep 2026

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Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Yesterday:

Congressman Mark Alford
[September 19, 2026]

This week, House Republicans passed the National Fraud Enforcement Division Act — making a dedicated DOJ fraud team permanent.
Taxpayer dollars belong to you. Not to fraudsters.
❓ Should we have a team whose only job is going after fraud?
👍 YES — tell me why
👎 NO — tell me why
[….]

Uh, aren’t you supposed to ask your constituents before you vote on the bill, not after? Otherwise this is just performative bullshit. Just asking.

There is much hilarity in the responses:

Yes, they should start with the president, the cabinet and Congress.

Didn’t DOGE already have a go at that?

Yeah, no. It was all performative bullshit.

I’d love to have a doj that is independent from the presidency

Why did you decline a debate against the candidate running against you? Like to hear an answer!

Or just go to the White House and knock on the door.

Would collecting your paycheck and not doing any work count as fraud?

it is definitely a waste of tax dollars.

Maybe you should start at the White House.

Mark, why frame this as “House Republicans” when 352 members of Congress voted for it, including 139 Democrats? Fighting fraud isn’t particularly controversial or partisan. Giving your constituents the full story apparently is.

I thought that was the job of inspectors general???..

Oopsie.

President Trump’s firing of inspectors general threatens government accountability and efficiency
10/21/2025

[….]
President Donald Trump broke historic norms by firing 17 presidentially appointed inspectors general.
Trump’s firings, additional resignations and preexisting vacancies carried over from the Biden administration have resulted in over 75% of presidentially appointed inspector general positions sitting vacant.
The White House has unilaterally blocked funds appropriated by Congress to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, an umbrella office that supports the inspector general community. The office’s website, which housed inspector general reports, recommendations for how the government can save money, and a whistleblower hotline, has been made unavailable due to a lack of funding.
[….]

How about we figure out how Pete lost a ship full of weapons, and they wound up in Hong Kong?

There’s that.

Start with the president and his family that will be a good start.

We already have organizations responsible for detecting fraud. Inspector Generals and the Councils of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.

If you don’t fire them all…

The should start at 1600 Pennsylvania

Start at the top.

Is there room for that team at the White House?

Here’s a tip ! ( look in the Whitehouse) ..

Mark,
If we did would they precipitate the indictment of Donald Trump? Asking for a friend.

Will Trump pardon them also?

Even better would be one that automatically disqualifies them from running for office or immediately removing them if the a currently in office…

Interestingly…

Yes. Let’s start with you and your friends.

I recommend purchasing a new mirror. It’s much less expensive.

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Ouch. That one left a mark.

We had a fraud team. Musk and doge said we did not need it.

Isn’t that part of your job???

Let’s ask AI to find the the fraud among our politicians and government offices shall we?
We’d be left with, if lucky, 5 people.

I am In favor of a Justice Department that doesn’t kiss ass

Starting with You!

So Trump can pardon them for a simple bribe. Which then wipes out restitution…

Have you seen Trump’s pardon list?

Tip line, check 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

I thought was that was what DOGE was supposed to do. And failed badly.

We already have a permanent Justice Department. The problem is the corruption within that department.

Why don’t you start at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

The president cut out the government watchdogs with the Doge cuts. Start with the White House.

Trump would just free them

Why, if they donate $ to Trump, he’ll just pardon them.

Grifters gotta grift.

Like Trump?

How about we start in the White House?

Only if they arrest Trump first

Legislating where NOT needed, NOT legislating where needed. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Trump university and trump foundation

Once again- the call is coming from inside the house.

Why so then they can pay trump and then get paroled?

Didn’t they have that? But as soon as the IGs inspecting such were fired, it all went away! Waiting on my $2000 promised check!

Let’s start with trump and work our way down. Mark, you should be on that list as well.

They should start at the White House.

In theory, of course it’s a great idea. But I think in practice, we all know trump will just use it to go after his adversaries. So until we have someone in office that has some morals, and a congress that does their job, it’s probably not a great idea.

A better idea would be to not allow the president to take bribes from convicted fraudsters for pardons.

Not sure it helps since the president keeps pardoning people found guilty of commiting fraud.

It would pay for itself by recovering all of the money taken by Trump.

Seriously Congressman how can you even write this post? Our President has pardoned dozens of fraudsters thus eliminating the monetary judgments against them that our court system had handed down. So all the consumers that were ripped off got nothing.
[….]

They should start in the Oval Office.

Sure and you can start with the current administration and the billionaires in this country.

How about a House of Representatives that actually does some work. 71 or so work days and you don’t complain.

Congressman Mark Alford, no, we don’t need a permanent justice team to root out fraudsters—-we need investigators in every Federal agency to investigate fraudsters inside and outside of the government. Like the ones Trump fired, including hundreds from the IRS. Those auditors need to focus in fraud within ICE, the Pentagon, the Kennedy Center,
the Freedom250 committee, and expenditures made by every
Congressional member.

We already have this. The Department of Justice has dedicated health-care fraud prosecutors and Medicare fraud strike forces, working with the FBI, HHS-OIG, CMS and IRS. Tax fraud already has dedicated federal enforcement too. Creating another ‘team’ to do a job the federal government already does isn’t a policy proposal I t’s ragebait.

Hey!!! What do you think of trump banning the press and violating the Constitution???

A journalist would be outraged. Alford, not so much.

Ouch. That left a mark.

Yes, but when all the GOP is arrested, what then?

No. We should have the checks and balances that Trump took away when he fired Inspector Generals on one of his first days in office.
Nothing says “I am gonna commit some big time fraud” like firing most of the Inspector Generals (like he did during Covid, too)

That’s never been more a true need since Trump’s second term.

It’s already part of their job. I’d rather have a team in the White House that wasn’t issuing pardons to the worst convicted fraudsters that have stolen billions.

On vacation again we see…

If you give POTUS and his family a free pass it doesn’t matter what you do… you have zero credibility

If you can’t stop the president from grifting in plain sight what makes you think we trust you to catch anyone else 😆😂🤣

Not if they answer to the top fraudster and his personal lawyer.

There’s a guy in Jefferson City I could point them towards. Bald guy, looks like a rodent, wearing a red valet jacket, sometimes carries a baseball bat.

Donald Trump has pardoned so many white-collar criminals that committed financial fraud that he has effectively wiped out an estimated $2 billion in restitution and fines owed to the victims of those crimes.

We had Inspectors General who did that but Trump fired all of them at the beginning of his presidential term so they wouldn’t catch him stealing billions from We the People.

Wouldn’t our president just pardon them, like all the other fraudsters. You just speak to the people like they are complete idiots. How low must your iq be to vote Republican in 2026? Pretty, pretty, pretty low.

We used to have that until your orangutan buddy disbanded it. Next let’s talk about the CFPB you dick.

Well, that would be a bit embarrassing for your Great Leader, wouldn’t it?

Holy shit. Yes. Start with the Trumps, Kushners and Musk.

Start in the White House. What a stupid F’ing question.

You must think we’re stupid, and you’d be 38% correct according to latest polls

Who is the biggest fraudster on planet earth?? You know the answer bozo.

Congressman Mark Alford I know for certain there is a 34 time criminal felon, sexual abuser, business fraud, tax fraud, charity fraud, university fraud, election fraud con man at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in DC. Lock him up!

Today’s propaganda drop. Fraud.

Fraud? Start with Trump, little puppet.

Yea- and the first list of arrests would be everyone in the cabinet. Oh, but wait… they’d just be pardoned like the long list of other convicted fraudsters.
Let’s hear your thoughts on all such individuals that have been pardoned and let off the hook for MILLIONS!

I’m pretty sure all of us were thinking that. How can we waste more money at a time where we’re broke and morons like you are in charge?

These Republicans posting this while working for the biggest fraudster in American history is wild. 🖕

You didn’t pass anything. Johnson sent everyone home so Hegsbeth wouldn’t get impeached.

Starting with the Trump family

Do you ever read the comments? The majority of our country and probably the world know trump is the most corrupt president in our history…Start there with waste, fraud and abuse.

It’s almost as if Trump didn’t fire 17 inspectors general his first week of this term whose job it was to do exactly that. 🤔🤷
We’re not nearly as delusional as you, Mark Alford.

Why aren’t you talking about fuel prices?

“$4.29 a gallon for gas, $6.29 a gallon for diesel”

It’s too bad your true supporters can’t read or write. You’ve been ratioed again.

Meta.

You should have not have cut the CFPB and SEC whose whole job was to fight fraud. This irresponsible administration keeps removing the experts and replacing them with weaponized partisan hacks who will do their bidding and attack the American people.

Why? Trump will only pardon the fraudsters.

Eric Schmitt (r): contemplating really, really important things

18 Friday Sep 2026

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Yeah, no.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2026 file photo].

Today:

Senator Eric Schmitt
[September 18, 2026]

Without enforceable rules, college sports has become the Wild West.
Courts can strike down rules. States can pass conflicting laws. Only Congress can establish a national framework that gives college sports clear guardrails.
End the chaos. Pass the Protect College Sports Act.
[….]

Some of the responses

I have a college athlete and could care less about this but would love to hear you address REAL concerns like gas and grocery prices, the economy, the war in Iran, healthcare, or the current national debt.

Heck yeah!!!The Protect College Sports Act is gonna bring down the price of diesel!!!

Will this lower gas prices?

“$4.29 a gallon for gas, $6.29 a gallon for diesel”

You want the federal government to regulate college sports! This won’t go well. My Republican Party stood for small government and limited regulation.

So glad Senator Eric Schmitt is so in touch with the American people and his constituents and their most vital concerns. I lose sleep at night worrying about this college sports stuff.

Deficit, gas prices, healthcare, war.

grocery prices, inflation

You’re pathetic, get your priorities in line. Let’s address affordability, gas, the fking war, Healthcare.

Of all the crap to be concerned with.

Please, resign.

Dear Trumpers, you’re obviously rooting for Trump to further destroy our economy. Can you at least let us know your target for gas prices? Is it $5 a gallon, $6, $7? What would make you the happiest?

U just don’t understand what your job is….

Fuck off. Our worlds on fire, and you big concern is college sports. You out of touch asshole. Wake the fuck up you damn sycophantic moron.

With everything going on in the country, it’s stupid that you guys are wasting time on this. Saying that, you are on the wrong side when it comes to this. Antitrust laws exist for very good reasons. Passing legislation to allow a multi-billion dollar industry to get around antitrust law is extremely bad for the athletes in these sports. The highest paid public employee in nearly every state is a college football or basketball coach. Allowing this industry to avoid solving their problems in a way that benefits both labor and the employers is wrong. You are giving the good ol boys network who runs college sports a free pass to keep exploiting a bunch of 18 to 22 year olds.

I can’t afford gas or groceries. Please focus on that.

MAGA Culture War Kool-Aid

I’ve never been against college athletics, but Schmitt is quickly changing my mind.

Looks like there is nothing important going on to Schmitt. War in Iran, ridiculous food prices, gas prices rising daily, the only thing important to Schmitt is sports in colleges. What a nitwit. VOTE BLUE, take back our power.

WTF. Yet another post about sports. Get your head out of your ass. Trump is burning this country into the ground.

Always wanting to suppress someone else’s money. Union busting fuck.

You and your college sports. It’s the economy, stupid!

So many more important things to work on but you pick this stupid shit.

Why don’t you worry about something really important to the American people. You are pathetic.

All Missouri wants is to afford groceries and gas again, Eric, I don’t think that’s reaching for the stars here

Ok, there is a war in Ukraine and the USA is losing in Iran and you are worried about sports? Geez Senator, are you off track? The athlete stuff doesn’t cost us. All the other stuff mentioned does. What the hell are doing?

Senator Eric Schmitt (r) [2025 file photo].

Read the freakin’ room, Mark (r)

17 Thursday Sep 2026

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Otto West: ‘Don’t call me stupid.’
Wanda: ‘Oh, right! To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I’ve known sheep that could outwit you. I’ve worn dresses with higher IQs. But you think you’re an intellectual, don’t you, ape?’
Otto West: ‘Apes don’t read philosophy.’
Wanda: ‘Yes they do, Otto. They just don’t understand it.’ [….]

– A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

This morning:

Congressman Mark Alford
[September 17, 2026]

On this Constitution Day in the 250th year of our great nation, I encourage Americans to read the Constitution, study it, and talk about it with those in your circle.
One of the most important things I own is a pocket Constitution my father gave me. I had it with me when I was sworn in for my first term.
I want to hear what the Constitution means to you, what you learned after reading, or what you think every American should know.
Fill out the form below to share your thoughts.

[….]

He asked, they answered:

“An alliance or coalition between Government and religion cannot be too carefully guarded against……Every new and successful example therefore of a PERFECT SEPARATION between ecclesiastical and civil matters is of importance……..religion and government will exist in greater purity, without (rather) than with the aid of government.”
James Madison

I think maybe you should read it👍

that’s not as much fun as waving it around though 🤷
Mark doesn’t actually want to do any work.

Hey Mark-what does the constitution say in the 14th amendment section 3? We read that one.

Maybe you should reread the part about how Congress oversees the executive branch.

You should ask Trump to read it too

You apparently don’t read it

I bet you read the constitution like you read the Bible. Probably never seen either one

Might want to chat with your Attorney General and Secretary of State about the constitution of your home state. Oh ya, the fat orange dude who’s boots you lick might need a refresher course as well

Hey, Skid Mark! MAGA doesn’t follow the Constitution, they follow what Trump wants to do! By the way, Gas prices when up 30 cents overnight to a record high of $4.29 a gallon. I know that you don’t care about gas prices or housing costs because you are living off your $175.000 government paycheck ((BTW)paid for by taxpayers) . So I see that Congress is on another 7 week vacation! So besides doing Photo ops, are you going to be doing any townhall meetings or debates with democrats?

You mean the piece of paper that contains your powers you’ve abdicated?

We see what you did there.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Meanwhile republicans can’t admit the president duped these morons into doing this, and then he pardoned them all. You are in team fascism. Try to scare us with the “socialists and communists” red scar rhetoric. You support a fascist.

Read it instead of us needing to tell you. Then take a responsible action to stop trump from destroying our nations monuments parks and buildings. Tell us how anyone else would not be in prison for even one of these items.

Read it and learn, asshole

Why does Trump say the Kennedy Memorial wont open until his name goes on it? Why does Trump have to have his image on a coin?

This is coming from someone that has turned their back on the US CONSTITUTION And the country by supporting a convicted felon and a Republican party that breaks the law and does everything to destroy the constitution with its lawless unconstitutional acts they do on a daily basis. We deserve so much better then this embarrassment. VOTE MARK ALFORD AND REPUBLICANS OUT IN NOVEMBER

Maybe you should read it again since you and your colleagues have ceded most of your authority to the executive branch.

MAGA Mark Alford & GOP fails. They fail on checks and balances. Alford is ok with cancelling house vote on impeachment of Pete Hogsbreth. Alford is serving trump, not citizens.

Do as I say, not as I do… Mark you clearly haven’t referenced the constitution in quite some time buddy

All of a sudden the constitution matters to MAGA Mark Alford. Fuel prices high, Alford says read the constitution. Trump keeps attempting to suppress the vote, Alford wants citizen to read the constitution. Trumps illegal war in Iran, Alford wants citizens to read the constitution. I think it’s time for MAGA Mark Alford to read the constitution. It’s time for MAGA Alford to understand separation of powers, checks

I encourage YOU to read it. And then read it again.
Then when your majority voters tell you what we want, you read the constitution a 3rd time, and then you come back to us and tell us what you learned.

Left a message with both DC and Raymore for you to host a town hall….yeah I dont anticipate that you will as you are afraid of your constituents because we want to hold you accountable for your actions/inactions while representing the great people of MO4.

Are you talking about the Constitution that Trump and 1000’s of his supporters attacked on 1/6 or is there a Maga Constitution I haven’t ever heard of?

Carrying a pocket constitution doesn’t make you a Constitution follower. 🙄🙄

Responsibility of serving “you” means “us” literally. Do you have any conscience of how your President is harming Americans in your district?
You can’t think for yourself, you follow the rest of the sheep.

Congressman Mark Alford Mark Alford, perhaps you should form study groups there on the Hill and especially in the WH. You all have made it abundantly clear that you have no respect for, nor understanding of, the principles and expectations put forth by our founding fathers in our constitution.
This has to be one of the least authentic campaign promos ever. 🤷

Maybe you should read it… And then read it again. If it’s too complicated know that it applies to EVERYONE HERE, even if you don’t like the color of their skin or the words that come out of their mouths. Loser!

Hey Mark’s people (because I know he isn’t writing or looking at this shit himself anymore)
Get out your ‘pocket Constitution’ that you claim means so much.
FUCKING READ IT AND LEARN WHAT YOUR JOB IS, because your part of Congress has very specific roles that you’ve been neglecting over and over and over in favor of made up bullshit issues to ‘tackle’.
Then do what it actually says to do, since you’re on our dime for your part time gig, which seems to mostly be going on TV shows and avoiding actual debates / public discussions with your constituents.
Or STFU, because nowhere in that does it say to rubber stamp a rapist, pedophile protecting, pathologically lying authroitarian who is constantly trying to undermine THE CONSTITUTION YOU SWORE AN OATH TO, but here we are.
You fucking hack piece of shit.

You may own a copy, but you neither understand nor follow it.

This is the epitome of a gaslighting cynical politician. His MAGA buds in DC doesn’t give a flying F about constitutional or civic norms. They are destroying the foundations of our country one brick at a time. It’s time folks to end this corrupt cynical leadership and it starts with your vote in November. Vote this guy back to being a TV guy.

I have read it, I am thinking sir that you need to read it. That document is very empowering to the citizens as it tells of a story of those frustrated with their leaders and how they resolved to self govern…. Maybe you should pick it up once in awhile and remind yourself who you actually work for.

You telling us to read the constitution. Thats funny on so many levels.

Many things you say have me questioning if you’ve read it. How about a little oversight from congress?

What color is the sky in Eric Schmitt’s (r) world?

14 Monday Sep 2026

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Orange.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2026 file photo].

On social media:

Senator Eric Schmitt
[September 10, 2026]

President Trump is ushering in the Golden Age of America.
We have a secure border, mass migration has been met with mass deportations, manufacturing jobs are coming back home, and American workers come first.
[….]

Some of the responses:

So when should we expect that gold age?

concepts of a plan next week.

Two weeks after the next two weeks after the next two weeks…

two weeks? 😂

Is my DOGE check gonna clear before I get my Tariff check?

Just curious, what jobs/manufacturing has come back?

Gold spray paint

Golden Age??? You are effin’ nuts

Is the koolaid in your office orange or red. ?!

Piss yellow

How does it feel to be a bootlicking shill for this treasonous orange buffoon?

Is it the age when gold and diesel are the same price?

We see what you did there.

What an absolute clown you have to be to say this with a straight face.

I get it. Herr Schmitt has himself one of those golden statues that he kneels before.

What form of crack are you smoking??

Diesel reached a record high today

Come on $5,000

Golden era for those with the gold.

Golden for who?

Why is my electric bill so high?

You have got to be the ultimate Republican dick sucker. Clearly you’re very good at it.

You are delusional if you believe what you are saying. You are a Trump toady to your core. We see the country deteriorating under MAGA rule and you as the loyal bootlicker are part of the problem.

Does the Golden Age have $7 Diesel per gallon?

Like the Gilded Age? Yes, that was beneficial to the majority of people.

The majority of the already wealthy.

Hey Eric, what say you about your Dear Leader’s blatant violation of the law with his $5,000 bonus … err, bribe? And if this is some “golden age”, it eerily resembles all that Temu gold he’s glued to anything that can’t walk away.

Yeah, we’ve seen all the cheap ass Gold bullshit he’s got hanging around the oval office.

The only thing “golden” is the crap he’s supergluing to the walls in the Oval Office.

Continuing to vote Republican in Missouri when Republicans have been in control of State Government for the decades of decline in living standards is INSANITY.
The very definition of INSANITY is doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different outcome.
Not voting at all is INSANITY.
Voting Republican is INSANITY.
To make change in Missouri we have to have opponents to the Republicans running for office. And you have to vote for the opponents even if you are a registered Republican.
When your Representatives stop working for you and all of our benefit, it is INSANITY to vote for them.
ARE YOU SANE? OR ARE YOU INSANE?

Let’s see, accomplishments… Started a war which has increased costs for all Americans and has affected the entire world and cost billions of taxpayer dollars. Levied illegal tariffs which increased costs for all Americans and increased inflation. Pardoned over a thousand criminals from Jan 6 even those convicted of assault on police. Pardoned connected fraudsters and drug kingpins who bilked Americans of billions of dollars. Plastered his name and picture all over government buildings, just like Hitler. Murdered hundreds of people on boats in South America with no due process. Sent ICE out on a mission to round up and deport people who had a legal right to be in America and as a by product murdered American citizens in cold blood in the streets. I could go on….

It is a crime to offer (or accept) money in order to vote, not vote, or vote a certain way.
Why are you silent about this?

The golden age for the grifting Trump family!

Lie after lie.

The golden age of corruption and now with blatant bribery.

Bullshit, he has destroyed america.

Trump has added more to the national debt than any president in history, weakening the dollar and increasing interest rates.

They had their chance and have done NOTHING but make our lives miserable with high grocery and gas prices not to mention ice terrorizing our neighborhoods

There’s that.

“…also, Fuck ICE”

Dipshits don’t know that the Golden Age was when kleptocrats monopolized everything and became ultra wealthy and the economy crashed for everyone else. What we need to get back to is the 60’s-70’s when the muddle class thrived.

Gilded Age, but we get your point.

Wheres my Doge check???? Where’s my Tariff Refund? Promises Promises.

Golden age? Food prices are up. Gas/diesel prices are up. Inflation is up. Unwanted/unnecessary forever war in the middle east. AND, the unredacted Epstein files still have not been released.

Delusional.

Wow, you’re as delusional as he is.

Tell me when prices go down.

Golden age for who? You? Trump? Republicans are doing nothing to help the American people. There are real issues and people are trying to survive and you do nothing. You create issues out of non issues to distract that you have nothing to offer. And blame President Biden for everything wrong even though republicans have the majority in congress and have the White House for almost 2 years now. And you are a racist that pushes white supremacy. 🤡
[….]

They all think they can just lie to voters now that we have a president who lies like a two-bit conman.
What a pathetic political party the Republicans have created.
[….]

When are the bribery checks coming? 😂

Want to know how bad the Republican Party internal polling is about their chances of retaining control of the Senate and House? Trump offered every American a $5000 bribe to vote Republican. Think about that. They know their policies are toxic and not working for America if they have to resort to this.

Are you going to offer bribes for votes like Trump is?

Do you ever work? Or tell the truth?

You have no honor and no integrity

Hey Eric you are either lying and you know you are. Or you are out of touch with reality. Do you really think Missourians are this stupid?

Sadly, yes.

Gas is now over $4.00/gallon in Missouri. Groceries are so expensive families are struggling. While this regime fumbles around committing war crimes in an illegal war they are losing, China is moving into the middle east and building relationships to take over the flow of oil from the region. The US is the weakest it has ever been in our 250 year history.

For whom? It seems the current President of the United States is making bank, to the tune of about 2 BILLION dollars off his position as President, along with his family members and friends. The rest of us are wondering if we should fill up our gas tank or buy groceries because there are a lot of your constituents that can’t do both.

Eric, Many of your constituents are disgusted by your pandering. I do not think you lack intelligence, however, I believe you think the citizens of Missouri are dumber and dumber. Fooled us once…

Do you feel like an idiot when you spout what Trump tells you to say? You sound like an idiot.

What a pathetic sycophant

I saw diesel for $6 tonight in Missouri. Gasoline is over $4. The golden age for gas, oil and idiot politicians.

Yeah there is nothing golden about this age. Unless cruelty, corruption, and lawlessness now come in gold.

I didn’t think anyone was as big an idiot as Josh Hawley. You proved me wrong.

Josh Hawley (r) [2024 file photo].

You, obviously, aren’t in touch with your MO constituents who are struggling to survive economically or who have already lost the battle. “Golden Age” doesn’t describe MOians’ reality right now. What a shameful position to take.

NAZI PIG

You sir, are full of the bull shit

Sycophant-meter at 100. Self-awareness at 0.

The golden age ? Maybe for the million and billionaires. The vast majority of us are trying to live without going into debt. We’re trying not to end up homeless. For us it’s not the golden age, it’s the used newspaper age.

We’re here for the ratio.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2025 file photo].

Tears in the rain

04 Friday Sep 2026

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Rick Brattin (r) [2013 file photo].

Yesterday, after the Missouri Supreme Court overturned the right wingnut controlled General Assembly’s and right wingnut Governor Mike Kehoe’s hyper-partisan gerrymander of congressional districts for the 2026 general election:

Rick Brattin for Congress
[….]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 3, 2026

Rick Brattin Releases Statement on Missouri Supreme Court Decision in von Glahn v. Hoskins

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – State Senator Rick Brattin has released the following statement regarding the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision in von Glahn v. Hoskins:

“I’m not surprised that a liberal activist majority on the Missouri Supreme Court has handed Democrats a decision they desperately needed in their effort to help national Democrats retake the US House of Representatives, while also effectively invalidating a primary election that was held in accordance with a legal decision these same judges handed down. With the stroke of a pen, the Missouri Supreme Court has disenfranchised tens of thousands of voters who cast their ballot in the 5th District in the primary, only to be thrown into another district entirely – and with candidates they did not have a chance to vote on – for the General Election. This is blatantly unconstitutional. No court has ever reversed a Congressional map in the middle of an election because it is a complete show of disrespect for voters and for the sanctity of the electoral process. It is my hope that this rogue decision is immediately appealed to the United State Supreme Court.”
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“…liberal activist majority on the Missouri Supreme Court…” Is somebody going to tell him?

You think he’s pissed because he’s going to have to collect and replant a shitload of 4 x 8 campaign signs? Just asking.

Some of the responses:

Sometimes the best thing to say is: Nothing.

Why wasn’t the citizen initiative certified for the primary? The justices addressed this. You should address your anger to Hoskins.

Rick, like I wrote on Mark’s page. The folks that plan on voting for you will vote for you. Go out and campaign. Leave this behind. All seven judges weighed in. The executive and legislative branch got checked by the judicial branch. I think I recall that’s how it supposed to work. Whining will make you look weak. Adult up and move on.

he should keep on whining and give the voters further proof of how he is either THAT ignorant, or THAT willing to lie to get into office.

have to be dumb af to vote for someone literally telling you he wishes our voices were not heard

Lol. Liberal activists judges…. the court said no so many times. You and your boy denny did this. Cheaters suck Rick. You suck. Can’t wait to defeat you.

So which of the 5 Republican appointed are part of the liberal activist majority?

There, somebody told him.

This is not a Republican victory or a Democratic victory. It is a victory for the people of Missouri.
Our Constitution declares that all political power is vested in and derived from the people. Political parties are factions; they are not the source of government’s authority. The Legislature may pass laws, but the Constitution reserves to the people the power to approve or reject those laws through referendum.
Seven judges unanimously affirmed that principle. Anyone attempting to reduce these decisions to “our party versus their party” is missing—or avoiding—the central issue:
The Constitution belongs to the people, and public officials of both parties are bound by it.

It was not “a liberal majority” – the decision was unanimous.

An Independent Commission screens judges that are appointed by the Governor. 5 by Republicans and 2 by Democrats. Politicians like Rick cry about a liberal court every time they lose a case. His opinion isn’t based on the legal facts.

Rick, why do you have to call names? Isn’t it possible that they simply followed the law?

Lol, your so call “liberal majority” on the MO supreme court is made up of 7 judges, 5 appointed by Republican governors. The ruling today was unanimous.

Talk about blatantly unconstitutional? How about changing the voting districts between census dates at the request of Trump who shouldn’t have made the request in the first place. The president of the United States should never involve himself with voting districts of any state. My interpretation of the Missouri Constitution regarding voting districts is that they are changed after a U.S. census which happens every ten years and the voting districts were just in 2022 following the 2020 census.

Allow me to translate:
“I have big feelings, bc my buddies Hoskins and Hanaway got slapped back UNANIMOUSLY by the MO Supreme Court. Their plot to gerrymander my weak campaign to a narrow lead has ended, and now I’m going to lose bigly.” 😭

Rick challenge you actually reply to this. Explain how 5 republicans and 2 democrats on a unanimous decision yesterday represents a “liberal activist majority?” I’ll wait.

What’s the matter? Afraid you won’t win if the people of the State, including the ones you’re supposed to represent, get to decide?

If Hoskins hadn’t waited until the 11th hour to act on the referendum, those votes wouldn’t have been affected. Can’t have your cake and eat it too.

“….The secretary [of State – Denny Hoskins] devotes a significant portion of his briefing to discussing the confusion, expense, and practical difficulties that may result from not utilizing the congressional redistricting in HB 1 for the November 2026 election. Besides being irrelevant to the secretary’s sole basis for declaring the referendum petition insufficient, these arguments are particularly misplaced given the secretary’s delay created the confusion, expense, and practical difficulties of which he complains….”

5 of the 7 MO Supreme Court judges were appointed by Republican governors.
The current seven judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri were appointed by the following governors Wesley Brent Powell (Chief Justice): Appointed by Governor Eric Greitens (R) in April 2017.
Zel Fischer: Appointed by Governor Matt Blunt (R) in October 2008.
Mary Rhodes Russell: Appointed by Governor Bob Holden (D) in September 2004.
Paul C. Wilson: Appointed by Governor Jay Nixon (D) in December 2012.
Robin Ransom: Appointed by Governor Mike Parson (R) in May 2021.
Kelly C. Broniec: Appointed by Governor Mike Parson (R) in September 2023.
Ginger Gooch: Appointed by Governor Mike Parson (R) in October 2023

He is saying the decision disenfranchises voters by letting voters vote on something.

Voting on matters that impact all voters should be voted on. What’s the problem?

More like conservative leaning unanimous decision

It is interesting that a unanimous ruling by seven judges including five appointed by Republican governors is a “liberal majority”. Please explain.

Hey Ricky, how about you do some research on how many judges were appointed by your party. Let me know if you need help doing the math

You knew darn well this was a risk if not a probability through the whole election. This is the f o part of fa

They got greedy.

Sorry Mr. Brattin, but Denny Hoskins done that all by himself, had he done his job, it would all been settled Aug. 4th.

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As said to the Governor; If this Representative Republic was meant to be run by NINE UNELECTED JUDGES, then it would not have an Executive and Legislative Branch. This is an unconstitutional ruling and should be ignored.

Actually, it’s seven judges. They are appointed by the sitting governor (chosen from among three put forward by an independent commission) and then face a statewide retention vote by Missouri voters in a general election. All seven sitting Missouri Supreme Court judges have been retained by the voters, two have been retained twice.

Don’t fall asleep in school, kids.

did you skip high school civics?

Good News! There’s not nine.

So you think court rulings can be ignored? These are not useless executive orders but conclusions reached by education, experienced judges.

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Why won’t you just listen to your constituents? That is the bottom line in all of this. The current administration has been trying to take away our right to rule out state since they were elected (remember amendments 4 and 5 last month) – they have forgotten that they work for us.
We just have to keep reminding them, is all.

At what point do you decide to stop embarrassing yourself?

The decision by the supreme court was UNANIMOUS. This means that ALL the judges agreed on the decision. If voters were disenfranchised with the use of the new map in the primary it is entirely the fault of the Secretary of State and the Attorney general who decided to go ahead with the new maps even in the face of the referendum petition. They are responsible for the fiasco.

In 1942, a constitutional amendment bearing the title “Nonpartisan Selection of Judges” was placed on the ballot and approved by a majority of the voters. The amendment applied only to judges of the Supreme Court, the three regional courts of appeal, and the circuit courts in the City of St. Louis and Jackson County. In later years, the voters of St. Louis County, Clay County, and Platte County have chosen to select their circuit and associate circuit judges in the same manner. The method of selection provided for in the 1940 amendment has been known as the “Missouri Plan.” It has been copied in whole and in part by quite a few states.
The selection is non partisan…
So, once again you think you are smarter than we, the people?

Your political advertising is laughable 🤡

Senator Brattin should read the opinion before attacking the Court.
The Missouri Supreme Court did not redraw a single district. It unanimously held that politicians cannot simply erase Missourians’ constitutional right to referendum. Five of the seven judges Brattin calls a “liberal activist majority” were appointed by Republican governors.
And his claim that judicial intervention in congressional maps is unprecedented is simply false.
The Court did not create this mess. Denny Hoskins sat on the petitions for nearly eight months and waited until the final deadline to reject them.
The Constitution belongs to the people, Senator. Not the Legislature. Not the Republican Party. The people.

So your pissed that the election in Missouri can’t be rigged?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but when the courts initially upheld the maps, they also said that the referendum could go forward. The fact that this had it’s day in court now is because Hoskins played games and waited until the primaries to refuse to certify. The MO Supreme Court even cautioned him against running down the clock on the hearings. This is Hoskin’s fault.
Also, what do you call ignoring 300,000 signatures saying we want our say first? Because that sounds a lot more like disenfranchising voters than people who lost out on a primary vote. Especially one that ran out of Democratic ballots in multiple locations. If Republicans had any confidence in their own party, they wouldn’t need these maps, these stupid certifying games, or to try and plant drugs on their opponents. Worry about that first, Bratin.

The Republicans have a supermajority on the State Supreme Court, you absolute clown.
Please show us where the liberal activist majority is on the Republican supermajority doll.

Maybe your friend the secretary of state shouldnt have dragged his feet doing his job processing the petitions if he didnt want this to be getting litigated in the middle of the election. But ofc he didnt, because he was hoping if he slacked long enough that there wouldnt be time and the voters of missouri could be effectively silenced. Its so fun to watch yall make up reasons to be outraged when you finally get called on your bs

Denny Hoskins is responsible for “invalidating a primary election”. He should not have used the map in the primary until this played out in court. He knew this would happen. He planned on this chaos. This is his doing. If you’re upset about a primary being “invalidated” then you need to impeach Hoskins. 👍

Oxygen thief.

‘a liberal activist majority on the Missouri Supreme Court” BRATTIN ARE YOU ON ACID? OR JUST EFFIN STUPID?

Something something snowflakes

There is absolutely nothing about any of the branches of our state government that is “liberal”.
You’re just a crybaby

You started this clown show, Buddy!

Chaser:

In 2022 Rick Brattin (r) ran in the republican primary in the 4th Congressional District. “Missourians for Truth”, a PAC, spent money on mailings opposed to Rick Brattin and supporting Mark Alford (r). Mark Alford won the primary. The images from the mailings were priceless:

Our favorite image from those mailings:

Rick Brattin could have filed in the 4th Congressional District republican primary, facing Mark Alford again. But he didn’t.

Previously:

HB 1: Gerrymander this (September 9, 2025)

Can play with AI, can’t be bothered to certify petition signatures (June 7, 2026)

Denny Hoskins (r) is a pre-eminent legal scholar and final arbiter of the Missouri Constitution, said no one ever… (August 4, 2026)

Missouri Supreme Court: “HB 1 congressional redistricting, yeah, no.” (September 3, 2026)

Favorite whine (September 3, 2026)

Gov. Mike Kehoe (r) thinks we’re all ignorant and stupid (September 3, 2026)

What the Missouri Supreme Court said (September 3, 2026)

Missouri Supreme Court slaps down Denny Hoskins (r)….again (September 4, 2026)

Gov. Mike Kehoe (r) thinks we’re all ignorant and stupid

03 Thursday Sep 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Missouri Governor, social media

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“…We are extremely disappointed in today’s decision by unelected judges…”

Mike Kehoe (r) [2026 file photo].

A few hours ago:

Governor Mike Kehoe
[September 3, 2026]

Nearly one year ago, the General Assembly, duly elected by the people of Missouri, convened in an extraordinary session to draw a new congressional map that better represents Missouri and the commonsense values that define our state.
We are extremely disappointed in today’s decision by unelected judges and their lack of respect for the legislative process. Holding a primary election under one congressional map and a general election under another is unprecedented and creates uncertainty for Missouri voters.
Today’s ruling does not change our belief in the Missouri First Map or the principles behind it, and we will continue to stand behind it as the legal process moves forward.

Uh:

Judge W. Brent Powell [Chief Justice]
Retained in office at the November 2018 general election for a 12-year term expiring December 31, 2030

Judge Ginger K. Gooch
Retained at the November 2024 general election for a 12-year term

Judge Kelly C. Broniec
Retained at November 2024 general election for a 12-year term

Judge Mary R. Russell
Retained in office at the November 2006 general election and again at the November 2018 general election for a 12-year term expiring December 31, 2030

Judge Paul C. Wilson
Retained by voters at the November 2014 general election for a 12-year term ending December 31, 2026

Judge Robin Ransom
Retained by voters at the November 2022 general election for a 12-year term ending December 31, 2034

Judge Zel M. Fischer
Retained at the 2010 general election for a 12-year term expiring December 31, 2022; retained at the 2022 general election for a 12-year term expiring December 31, 2034

[emphasis added]

All seven have stood for retention by Missouri voters in general elections.

Some of the responses to Gov. Mike Kehoe (r):

Y’all caused this mess. Cry in your beer. 🍺

Why do you hate the initiative process?

You should be ashamed

Nearly one year ago, Trump also asked Indiana Republican leaders to redistrict out of cycle to draw new maps to favor electing additional Republicans to Congress this fall. The Indiana Senate said “No”. But clearly Missouri officials feel obligated to play Trump’s game out to the bitter end. It’s perhaps a bit ironic that the delaying tactics of Hoskins now hinder the last gasps of this gambit.

Heh.

Isn’t our attorney general an unelected official?

Catherine Hanaway (r) [2015 file photo].

Well, yes.

I’d honestly believe that Kehoe doesn’t know.

I suppose if a majority of Missouri citizens don’t want to allow the map in 2026 that would be called democracy governor.

It’s as if the judicial branch of government is balancing out the legislative… as intended. Odd.

Executive, Legislative, Judicial. The State Constitution does this for a reason.

Governor, this wasn’t judicial defiance. It was a unanimous ruling enforcing Missouri’s Constitution: the legislature may draw maps, but voters still retain the referendum power over acts of the General Assembly. The court found this petition legal, sufficient, and timely, and ordered the 2022 map used unless voters approve the new one. Disagree with the ruling if you want—but don’t confuse constitutional limits on your power with disrespect for democracy.

Imagine being an elected official being mad about the will of the people being heard.

If the state has roughly a 60-40 split between R and D voters, how is 7-1 more fair than 6 – 2? If you truly wanted a more fair representation based on the percentages, a 5 – 3 map would be a more equitable distribution.

Bingo!

They didn’t gerrymander a new map at the request of the people, they did so it at the request of a man who they do not serve and should have no connection to. The state of Missouri is an independent state within this nation, and the legislature doesn’t work for or answer to Trump. Unfortunately, the MAGA cult takes oaths they intend to break, and they pretend like them getting elected is permission to do whatever they want. You are among the MAGA cult, and you show contempt for Missourians every time you try to undermine our will. You’ve betrayed Missouri citizens in an attempt to push your beliefs on others, and you lost. Now you want to denigrate people and throw a temper tantrum instead of admitting you were wrong.

Governor, per the Missouri Plan of 1940, we the voters, vote to retain our MOSC justices.

Bingo!

Respect the vote of the people!

How did you get through that whole essay without the word “gerrymandering”?

We see what you did there.

Perhaps, it’s time for our Governor AND the State Legislature to start listening to the voters instead of dictating to us!

Yeah dude, everybody was clamoring for the general assembly to pass gerrymandering legislation out of nowhere.

This is a pretty remarkable rewriting of what happened. The map wasn’t redrawn because Missouri suddenly needed better representation or “common sense values.” It was a partisan effort to redraw congressional districts mid-decade for political advantage. Courts doing their job and reviewing whether that process complied with the law isn’t a “lack of respect” for democracy. It’s part of democracy.

Maybe because everyone, red and blue deserve representation. Missouri isn’t a red state, it isn’t a blue state. We are purple. No matter what side missourians sit on they believe that everyone in the state deserves representation.

Keeping power with the people, not politicians! Sounds like a good ruling to me!

Today’s ruling was a win for the people of Missouri!

Should have been pretty clear to you when THE PEOPLE voted against Amendents 4 and 5. The Supreme Court did the right thing.

LOL. You should read the ruling! 😎The legal process moved certainly!

OUR voices will be HEARD. The court got this right. The people should decide this. Kehoe is pissed because he knows we will shoot this ridiculous map down. We’ll see just how much Missouri voters want change in November. 🤞

Bro it was unanimous get a grip. The law is the law.

So, there’s this thing called the Constitution…

Perhaps the legislature should consider respecting the will of the people. Read the room, man.

Common sense is listening to the people of the state…something you repeatedly ignore.

Missouri Supreme Court says you have to listen to the voters. Boohoo.

Governor, you say these are unelected justices. However, isn’t your office the one that chooses a replacement when there is an opening? After a selection process to three from an impartial state commission? Oh, and after a year on the bench, they are voted to be retained by the people. Take responsibility for your office.

No one even thought about changing the map until Trump told them to.

Unelected judges”? They literally enforced the voter-approved Missouri Constitution against politicians who tried to ignore a citizen referendum. But tell us more about “respecting the process.”

Get it through your head. You work for the people, and the people have spoken.

You do know the definition of “extraordinary,” right?

4 and 5. Now this. Rough summer gov.

Heh.

Sometimes, when you try to cheat, you get caught.

The judicial branch is a necessary system of checks and balances for the legislative branch . Deal with it.

Aren’t Missouri Supreme Court justices retained after their first year by a public vote, for a 12-year term that is then again voted for retention? They may not be elected, but they are on the bench by the will of the people.

I wish I could of been in the room when Catherine Hanaways head exploded when she got this news Governor Mike Kehoe is the the find out stage of FAFO. That map wasn’t some routine redraw. Kehoe backed a special session at Trump’s request for one reason: knock Emanuel Cleaver out of Congress. You built your whole strategy on a map that hadn’t even cleared legal review, ran a primary on it anyway, and now you’re calling the correction a “constitutional crisis.” It’s not a crisis. It’s consequences.
300,000+ signatures isn’t noise. That’s an organized coalition, and it’s the same one that’ll be showing up in 2028 remembering exactly whose names were on this.

You lost in a unanimous decision. Respect the Missouri Constitution and our government. 5 of those 7 judges were appointed by Republican governors.
Learn how to take a _self inflicted_ L.
You should be embarrassed at how poorly Denny handled this. You should be embarrassed how bad your efforts to undo the will of the citizens you are supposed to represent have turned out.

Governor, it’s interesting that you emphasize that the General Assembly was “duly elected by the people of Missouri” while complaining about a unanimous court decision protecting those same people’s constitutional right to a referendum.
The legislature passed the map. Missourians gathered the signatures necessary to challenge it. Now Missourians get to vote on it.
That’s not disrespect for the legislative process. That’s the constitutional process.
If the Missouri First Map really represents the “commonsense values” of Missourians as well as you say it does, then you shouldn’t have anything to fear from letting Missourians decide.

Your losing battle with reason continues to go poorly for you.

Ouch.

You don’t represent us. Look how strongly you pushed 4 and 5 that NO ONE wanted! You’re out of touch, bought out, and your positions are morally reprehensible. Stop trying to screw up Missouri more than it already is.

Kind of how you respected the will of Missouri voters? .. Oh wait.

Here’s a thought. Have better policies and you won’t have to gerrymander.

Aw, the supreme Court said you couldn’t rig elections😢😢

You seem like you’re worried about the upcoming election. Hmmm. Anyway.
What did everyone have for dinner tonight?

A “Constitutional crisis” of your own making because Hoskins refused to certify the signatures collected for the petition initiative. So, put the blame where it belongs…on Hoskins.

Is it just my imagination or have you been losing a lot lately Guv?

You’re trying to finagle another seat for Trump. Don’t make it anything but what it actually is.

The Supreme Court did the job that you, the General Assembly, and the Secretary of State refused to do: They recognized a threat to democracy and the GOP’s utter disdain for Missouri voters. This is the best thing to happen to Missouri in years.

The Missouri Constitution is quite clear. The power of the Legislature is from the people, not the reverse. The Constitution clearly gives the people the power to override laws approved by the Legislature via the Initiative Process. We are only in this situation because the GOP SOS failed to do his job and sat on this. Then on primary day, he states that the amendment was unconstitutional. Under the Missouri Constitution, for which he swore an oath before God to uphold, he has no such power. And the Constitutional duty he has, he failed to perform. As the Supreme Court stated in their decision, we are only n this situation because he delayed performing his Constitutional duty.

Governor High School telling judges about the law. You can’t make this up. 🤡

Suddenly the States Rights people have a problem with States Rights.

hey Governor, have you not heard of the Missouri plan? It’s a roadmap that the rest of the United States follow. You don’t like it?

And on and on….

Previously:

HB 1: Gerrymander this (September 9, 2025)

Can play with AI, can’t be bothered to certify petition signatures (June 7, 2026)

Denny Hoskins (r) is a pre-eminent legal scholar and final arbiter of the Missouri Constitution, said no one ever… (August 4, 2026)

Missouri Supreme Court: “HB 1 congressional redistricting, yeah, no.” (September 3, 2026)

Favorite whine (September 3, 2026)

“…I coalesce the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful comprehension…”

02 Sunday Aug 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in Eric Schmitt, social media, US Senate

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Senator Eric Schmitt (r) [2025 file photo].

“…Oh, a bullshit artist…”

On Friday:

Senator Eric Schmitt
[July 31, 2026]

The central plank of Democrat party is open borders and mass migration.
They want to import millions of illegal aliens, give them welfare benefits, and have them vote in our elections.
They’ve lost the case with the American people.
[….]

There was much hilarity in the responses:

Oh horsepuckey 🥴you’re a delusional white supremacist liar. RESIGN.

Horseshit works, too.

You lie. But then what is new?

Please list in detail and with citations the evidence for your claims.

[….] It is the responsibility of the person posting this absurd 💩to prove what they have stated!! Otherwise, it is just pure 🐂💩!!

[….] from Senator Eric-“I was told to do so by fellow Carpet Bagger Josh and the Dear Leader, Felon in Chief himself.”

Please don’t confuse MAGA supporters by asking for facts.

The Kool-aid is strong with Eric. 💪

Don’t forget to call them commies, that always works!

Is this satire?

Sadly, no.

Where, WHERE is there any policy statement stating open borders?

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The paid demobots bombarding all republican posts. This is why you can’t cater to democrats. They are evil people. You have to step on their heads and force them to leave the state. More mega, more anti-democrat laws. These people only want to destroy the state and the country. We have to destroy their will to stay.

Bullshit Im fighting this the all way. And Im not a bot. Im a Democrat/Liberal who cares about people and my beloved Country. I’m not evil, but you are, wanting people to leave. Simply because they disagree w/your narrative. This is free Country so you can fuck off!!

MAGA leaders are the ones destroying America. Sadly the MAGA followers just keep drinking the koolaid. 🗽

We didn’t elect a convicted rapist for president.

We’re constituents, ass face.

Such a shrewd judge of character!
Sure ~ keep cheering a twice-divorced adulterer and convicted sexual predator, an OBVIOUS PEDOPHILE, who ran up the federal debt, sloppily imposed tariffs, embraced the anti-American autocrats leading Russia and North Korea and Saudi Arabia and Qatar, who incited a storming of the Capitol – a man devoid of serious thought and guiding policy principles, a self-fixated candidate who presented no intellectual framework for his presidency, overtly racist, a convicted FELON, a man who pays more in hush money to porn stars than in taxes, who mocks the dead and threatens our deepest allies…

It is curious how every Republican accusation is a confession. Note how FB and other social media are overrun with Russian/Republican bots again with the coming election. But you accuse Democrats.

I’m not paid. I criticize Sen. Schmitt out of the goodness of my heart.

Wow, the “it’s my state and anyone who doesn’t agree with me should be stepped on” narcissism in this post is over the top, you should seek mental health counseling. Fascism is not a good replacement for democracy as much as you want it to be.

I believe it is the Republicans and Trumps Fascist party that are destroying our country

Give us more messaging from Adolf, translated from the original German, please.

And this is what passes for rational debate?

“Stupid people love me” DJT “Smart people don’t like me” DJT …Thank you for confirming that.

Dude, try pouring the kool-aid over your head instead of drinking it. It might cool you off.😊

Read what you wrote and tell me who actually sounds evil here.

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What are the central planks of the Republican Party? How are those going?

What he means is.. hey daddy look at me, me!…lol

Running scared, are we?

“Central plank”? How about no stupid wars and affordability

The Ten Commandments address lying specifically in the ninth commandment, which is found in both Exodus 20:16 and Deuteronomy 5:20 of the Bible.Here is what the commandment states about lying and neighbors:The Text: The commandment instructs: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor”.The Original Meaning: In ancient Israel, this primarily served as a prohibition against perjury or giving false testimony in a court of law. It was meant to ensure that justice was served and that innocent people were not condemned by lies.Lying About Your Neighbor: The wording specifically focuses on harm directed at a neighbor, which in this context means any fellow human being, friend, or community member. It outlaws malicious deception used to hurt someone else’s reputation, steal their property, or compromise their safety.Broad Application: While the commandment originated to prevent judicial fraud, it is universally interpreted by major religious traditions (including Judaism and Christianity) as a broader prohibition against all forms of lying, gossiping, slandering, and spreading rumors that damage another person’s character.

Explain to me Eric, like I’m a college graduate, how it’s not socialism, communism even that the Federal government is now owning stakes in companies?

Wow, given the Republican party is currently in charge, and the current economy, fuel prices, grocery prices, and stagnating wages, he’s whining about the other party?

We have a winner!

Not a Democrat, but I do know some, and not one of them feels this way soooo I’m beginning to think this is some distractive 🐂💩

January 6th.

There’s that.

“Import?” 🤦🏼‍♂️

Another bag of baloney…

Your last name is German. Assuming your ancestors came here in 19th century…via open borders.

As opposed to Republicans who want nobody to have healthcare.

If so, have a town hall open to all. That’ll go well for you.

No it isn’t. Try again

u gonna bail out farm$ again??🤡

Still riding that tired old horse?

Tell me you’re part of the cult, without telling me you’re part of the cult.

I’d pay good money to see walk the plank!

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt.

Don’t you get tired of saying the same lines over and over?

You aren’t reading appropriate materials if that’s what you think is the central plank. If you need to shorten their plank into one simple sentence try affordability along with opportunities for all.

Actually it’s Medicare for all. Try to keep up.

You are delusional and need to listen to all people, not just spread hate.

Why is it we never hear an original thought from this guy?

Name one Democratic candidate or incumbent that has said they want open borders. Just one.

Amazing, people can say this stuff with a straight face.

No it’s not. You wouldn’t be focused on these lies if you had anything, ANYTHING, positive to offer.

Why would you say this? It’s just not true for most democrats and you know this.
There are things on their platform that you likely don’t agree with but why make up things?

Federal law has banned undocumented immigrants from SNAP, Medicaid, and SSI since 1996. (Thanks Bill Clinton) That’s almost 30 years of bipartisan law. Some some states cover limited things like emergency care with state money, but “millions on federal welfare” just isn’t real.
Non-citizen voting in federal elections is already a felony. A handful of cities let non-citizens vote in local school board races. That’s not a party platform, that’s like five city councils.
So this isn’t really “facts,” it’s three myths stacked on top of each other.
To be fair, there are real debates to have about asylum policy and enforcement levels. Just not this version of them.

I am a Democrat and I can tell you that everything you just said is not true.

Oh, BS. As a Democrat, I want a reasonable path to citizenship, for the US to honor its promises to folks following a prescribed path. I also want healthcare, housing, food and education to be affordable. I want the administration to follow the Constitution and legal precedent.

I’m sorry, but I don’t actually believe that you have ever actually asked any of us what we think about anything. I would’ve definitely shown up for that conversation.
Personally, I’m really tired of being “othered” by partisan political hacks. I am an American citizen, born and raised in Missouri. Forced into a party affiliation by Missouri closed primary voting laws.
I do not believe in wide open borders, I do not believe that we should be propping up anyone, citizen or not, that is capable of supporting themselves and I don’t believe or think that everyone that enters the country should be eligible to vote in our elections. Neither does any other progressive voter that I know.
STOP LYING! STOP DIVIDING!
DO YOUR JOB and represent all Missourians, even those of us that did not vote for you! You wanted the job, you won the job! And you have spent your time and our money demonizing half of your constituency as the enemy to the other half.
DO BETTER.

Spoken by a former Missouri AG. You know those guys that uses to believe in due process.

Not really.

You are so misinformed Eric. It’s laughable that a human would even say such nonsense, particularly one who thinks he is intelligent.
Really?😲🙄 is that what you think?
And do you even think Americans would believe that?

None of this is supported by evidence. You have no good qualities to run on, so you have resorted to name calling and scare tactics. Every metric is negative. You can not show one positive outcome from this administration. We have seen what you have to offer and it’s a no for us dawg!

Actually, we want cheaper groceries, gas, housing. We want universal healthcare, a living wage, free college, paid family leave, paid vacation and childcare.

How’s that lying about the reflecting pool vandalism going?

Do Republicans ever tell the truth? About anything? I’m beginning to think the answer might be NO.

blah blah blah

Actually it you and your fascist fellow Republicans who have lost your case with the American people .

No it is not. Do any of you ever fact check or do any research?

You’re so full of shit

You realize we didn’t have a border patrol until 1924 right? and we only even started patrolling officially off and on in 1904. Though there were informal “Chinese Inspectors” since the “Chinese exclusion act” in 1882
So I’m fairly certain, our history, says “your a fucking moron”.
Correct me if I’m wrong.

You can always tell when a Rapethuglican is lying because they’re breathing.

Stop with the hysteria. Your degree of spreading lies and disinformation is astounding! I can’t believe that sensible people have voted for you.

Is there even one Republican telling the truth and actually working for their constituents?

Keep a fire extinguisher near your pants at all times.

You’re so full of shit Eric, lie to the public just to save your ass and your half baked party’s ass. Stop gaslighting you POS.

Where’s your evidence?
When your party has only manufactured fear to offer. It’s telling 😉

Well, no it actually isn’t. Why lie about it?

Is Mitch McConnell available for comments?

Don’t drink the koolaid folks…unbelievable

Asshole!!!!

Say desperately out loud lies to say how desperately you need to lie

How’s your war going?

“War [good god!] Is Good [what is it good for?] For Absolutely Nothing [say it again!]”
Circa 2001-2005.
28 x 22, posterboard, permanent marker.

Lying fool. 🤡

Lazy recital of the latest scare tactics by an obvious toady.

You are makin’ stuff up; these are lies, and history will be brutal to you. Can’t wait.

No one with any sense believes you, asshole

Drinking the kool-aid again? You are a joke

You just demonstrated your lack of critical thinking ability.

You are a #1 grade A doofus. People are worried about food prices, healthcare, housing, things your party are cutting for the most vulnerable. Elections haven’t been a problem until 🍊🤡. And you are helping him destroy America!!

Hey there, Eric, remember Missouri. You know, where your constituents live and vote. Some of us are a bit more concerned with gas closing in on $4 a gallon, grocery prices through the roof, and an insane war waged by Trump, without consulting with Congress.

You know that is untrue. This shows you can’t be trusted to be honest. Shame on you

What a mud slinger you are. Tell us what you are for and quit lying about the Democrats. Find some integrity and decency. “Show Me” that you deserve to be a Senator. You are looking like a lost cause these days, undeserving of an office.

No it’s not but you sure as hell can’t run on this disastrous administration. You have no shame

Hate fills your heart dude.

That’s not what they want. Why do you deliberately lie? Do you not have your own policies to promote. Is your only stance attacking democrats with a false narrative. If that’s all you’re about you need to get the fuck out.

You are a joke …. And a bully.

Pretty presumptuous of you to tell me what I believe or don’t believe in.

Idiotspeak

Do people actually believe these lies?

Settle down, bubba. Take your meds.

Oh look. Making crap up. Why? Truth is a vote loser, I guess.

You do realize that the magat cult stupid enough to believe you is shrinking, right?

1. Obama was originally called the reporter in chief.
2. You can’t receive welfare without a valid SSN number.
3. Only Trump has put out a ” gold card” to fast track immigrant to citizenship.
So how are your claims true? Propaganda against democrats for something that is not true is called lying. On top of that demonizing a marginalized ethnic people is wrong. Separation of ethnic backgrounds is supposed to be against the law. No matter executive order or not equality has always been an American value. You sir are white that = immigrant at some point in your own family history. Since we are in Missouri I truly hope you understand pot calling kettle black doesn’t make it right.

Jesus Fucking Christ…Do these people actually believe this? I mean seriously, if they were in court and started spouting this nonsense, they would be referred for a competency hearing…this is literally insane…

No it isn’t, you lying, misrepresenting fuckwad.

Again, why would you make up this ‘crap’. From a person who supported gerrymandering to favor a political party in the upcoming midterm elections and is trying to pass the act that would impact far more legal votes than illegal votes. So, it’s also disgusting that you’re supporting these things that are trying to change things unfairly to gain election results.
While I think the moderate Republicans want rules to be enforced fairly, the Republicans & current President you support do not enforce rules fairly. The current administration is not concerned with the common working class Americans – the focus is on helping billionaires get richer.

What in the world are you blabbing about? You know that’s not true. Please worry about something of importance for your constituents.

Pssst….. lol, we don’t believe you.

This would be funny if it wasn’t so stupid.

Senator Schmitt, you are lying. Non-citizens do not qualify for federal aid and they do not vote. If this were true, Republicans would have brought cases to court– with proof– but they haven’t because there is no proof. You are hawking a bogus conspiracy theory to gullible constituents for political gain. I can’t think of anything more dishonorable. You’re a pandering con-man who has forgotten his oath to the Constitution. YOU are the disgusting one. Lies do not become truth no matter how many times they are repeated.
Grammar check: it’s the Democratic Party, not the Democrat Party.
On a personal note, you may want to consider asking God for forgiveness.

Republicans like being laughed at.

The central plank of the Republican Party is thinking all Americans are stupid enough to believe their lies.

No election platform of substance, sow fear. Old strategy

More nonsense from the right. Lie and deny is all they know. Bunch of fascists

You are so full of it Schmitt. Open borders and mass migration? No, how about Medicare for all? How about free and fair elections? How about ending this senseless war in Iran? How about Senators that stand up against a pay to play corrupt government? Affordable housing, affordable education, affordable child care, affordable groceries for crying out loud?

Why do you think people would believe such ludicrous claims? It’s embarrassing.

No, it’s not. Not even close. But hey, while we’re on the subject, what’s the central plank of the republican party? Other than kissing the felon’s butt and trying to scare the stupid? Haven’t heard a thing about what you’re going to do to improve life for the American people. Not one word.

Fearmongering is for pols with no platform and voters incapable of thinking critically.

Shut the fuck already! This bullshit line is really getting old. What else do you guys have? Healthcare? Lower grocery prices? Lower gas prices? How about you talk about something real instead of made up 💩 like this. 🤷‍♂️

You know what your motto should be, Eric? “I love to hurt people who live in Missouri”. You have two years left in office and I cannot wait to start working to remove you and all the other pedophile loving people in your ass-backwards party.

The hell it is you asshole. Quit the fucking fear mongering all the damn time, you sycophantic piece of shit.

Somebody has overdosed on the Kool Ade. Every time a politician even hints that working people should get paid a fair wage the overlords panic and yell Communism. Are hospitals and roads communist? Are police and ambulance services Communist? Sometimes people just like to get together to have projects that benefit everyone. And sometimes that includes our immigrant neighbors. And a lot of workers are immigrants. They aren’t all on welfare. Statistics show they have a really short stay if they are allowed to work. This is just hate propaganda.

A fascist says, “what”. Fuck off, Nazi

You are a liar. Stop with the hate. One day you may need someone that doesn’t “belong” to your hate party. And they will help you. Because they aren’t you.

You are a lying fucking piece of shit. You are a despicable excuse for a human.

I couldn’t find any party “plank” that contained these things.
Eric, are you just another liar who is happy to sully our political process?
Shame

You know, you’re really making it hard for me to really figure out whether you or Hawley is a bigger asshole & who has more shit for brains…you’re a stale piece of bootlicking toast bud

It’s not. You fucking shithead!

You’re a U.S. senator. Why are you making this up?

Senator – i truly believe your fear mongering will be viewed for what it is. Please furnish the proof. We keep hearing these unsubstantiated claims but investigation has been going on for years by independent entities. Please quit insulting our intelligence.

“Open borders” are a lie made up by people who think that making people afraid of boogiemen passes for leadership. Immigrants are not our enemies. People scrounging to make a living mowing lawns and laying bricks are not the real criminals afflicting this nation. Pay attention to the man behind the curtain.

Republicans support an oligarchy and not the people. Every move you make proves it

“…There are many copies. And they have a plan.”

For people that are hellbent on plastering the 10 Commandments all over the place sure don’t seem to have problem lying.

Do your homework, Eric. Is the Republican platform so bankrupt that the only thing you can do is to misrepresent your opponents’ position and then attack the misrepresentation.

Apparently.

You’re an idiot. It’s the Repubs that keep get beaten in court and public opinion. You are a liar.

The central prank of the Republican Party is drumming up sympathy for billionaires so they don’t have to pay taxes

Yeah, yeah, yeah – The Democrats are all Communists who are possessed by demons. worship Satan and will use vaccines to control.your minds.
Now what the hell are Republicans going to do to clean up the mess that have made of our country?
Want to start with Trump’s war?

It must be a very lucrative gig to wake up and lie your ass off every day.

What has this administration and the Republicans touched that is going well? We are getting poorer. We have to give the farmers 12 billion to bail them out due to tariff wars. China is buying soybeans from Brazil now. People cannot afford basic necessities including healthcare. We have explosive diarrhea and poor air quality caused by climate change. Are we going to leave a world to our children and grandchildren where Canada and Europe are burning? You are spineless and feckless. Why are you voting to take healthcare away with tax cuts for the billionaires? Why are we sending tax dollars to Israel? I want Israeli citizens to be safe but I am not ok with starving and killing thousands of children. Israel has affordable healthcare for all but we do not.

I get it Senator, we are headed into the mid terms with the most corrupt president imaginable and You and Your party has facilitated the corruption all the way. You need a distractions. You need a scapegoats to cover up your parties failures. We know, all the Democrats are “commies”, they all want open borders, they want to fill the country will immigrants and sign them up to vote.
You don’t want us thinking about the 1.8 billion dollar slush fund for Trump’s friends. You want to for get the billions Trumps and his family are making off the presidency. You want us to forget about the people who have been shot or died in ICE custody.
You promised lower food prices But they went ever higher with the tariffs, You promised lower gas prices but the Trump got the Straits closed, You promised ‘No New Wars’ but now we are stuck in Iran, You betrayed your constituents by cutting medicaid and passing the biggest tax cut for millionaires and billionaires ever, You promised to deport “the worst of the worst” but you are shipping everyone you can find out of the country.
Why do I say you have done these things? Because you and the rest of the republican legislatures lack there courage to hold Trump responsible – you have abdicated your constitutionally mandated role as a representative of the people who elected you.

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I support euthanizing open borders proponents, euthanizing redistribution advocates, and all DSA members/supporters. It’s time to cleanse the parasites and morons from America

Welcome to early 21st-Century America.

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You do realize the only thing stupider than this statement… Are the imbeciles that support you

See above.

Do you really believe the shit you’re spewing?

*sigh*. You just look desperate. What are you afraid of?

Accountability.

Yes, he really is that stupid

18 Saturday Jul 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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Today:

Congressman Mark Alford
[July 18, 2026]

We must confront communism head-on before it’s too late. 🇺🇸
If freedom is our foundation… why should we have to continue to watch communism take root in American cities?
COMMENT 👇
Is communism taking over our cities?
👍 YES — Time to fight back!
😟 NO — Explain why…
[….]

“…NO – Explain why…”

We don’t have to explain shit to you. As a member of Congress you’re the one who’s supposed to do the explaining. Dumbass.

There is much hilarity in the responses:

Chicken Little!

Sometimes I wonder if this is a parody account. 🙄

I guess when all else is falling, just take a page out of Roy Cohn’s playbook.

this whole administration is out of Roy Cohns playbook. And if anyone reading this is unsure, watch the documentary on Roy Cohn.

Good. Do a town hall at Penn Valley CC and let’s talk about it. Open forum.

Heh. Not gonna happen.

Hell Alford maga Republicans are using communist tactics on the American people . Keep lying and keep changing the narrative to keep them confused and they’ll give up. Trump wants to be putin.

They call it communism when you want a doctor. They call it freedom when one man wants everything

Not understanding the difference between communism and democratic socialism is on-brand for a third-rate news anchor.

Republicans can demonize social democracy all they want but what it really means is that we want a system where we pay into should translate into the tax payers getting something in return like affordable healthcare, a booming economy, energy efficiency and a government that works for the people. We aren’t asking for anything free we are asking for a return for our value as any self respecting person should.
Republicans are terrified of letting the people see a government that actually works for the people and not just corporations and the wealthy.

If only you took fascism as seriously as you take communism.

Know your propaganda before spreading it.
[….]

Red scare. Wherever have we seen that?

Spreading propaganda again, Mark or whoever wrote this. You have TDS- trump devotional syndrome.

Do you know what communism is ?

No. This has been another edition of Short Answers to Simple Questions.

Didn’t we see this movie back in the 50s with Joseph McCarthy? Not very creative of you.

Is the communism in the room with us right now?

What is the matter with you? Seriously? Spouting Joe McCarthy (1950s) talking points? None of you would even be using the word communism if you didn’t hear that nonsense from Trump and his mouthpieces. Do you remember how Trump has made glowing compliments about Xi, the leader of China being smart and strong, etc.? He is giving him a first rate reception when he comes to the U.S. in the next couple of weeks. While we are at it, do you remember a guy from Missouri named Harry Truman? Here is what he said about socialism. Quote courtesy of the Truman Library: “In President Harry’s Truman’s remarks in Syracuse, New York on October 10, 1952, he said this:
Socialism is a scare word they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years.
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called farm price supports.
Socialism is what they called bank deposit insurance.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
When the Republican candidate inscribes the slogan “Down With Socialism” on the banner of his “great crusade,” that is really not what he means at all.
What he really means is “Down with Progress–down with Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal,” and “down with Harry Truman’s fair Deal.” That’s all he means.”
How about stopping your nonsensical conspiracy theory scare tactics and coming up with real proposals to help people.

Communism = the ‘ism’ of the day for a politician and his party that fear losses in the midterms. It all comes down to what amounts to bull💩ism.

Maybe you should check out a history book to see what happened to those who backed McCarthyism. It didn’t turn out pretty.
We can see you feel backed into a corner because you feel like you might not win this time around. So, you are bringing out the buzzword, communism. You are showing just how weak you are.

You know what yes, let’s talk about it. Why don’t you schedule a townhall and we can talk about it there.

Mark Alford (r) [2025 file photo].

Most probably not.

But fascism that’s ok right

Do the name Joe McCarthy ring a bell???

I don’t see it anywhere.

Idiocy. Is idiocy taking over the Republican Party? Let’s talk about it. Certainly when it comes to Congressman Mark Alford it is. A Moron Of The First Degree

Roy Cohn, Trump’s mentor passed away in the 80s. Who is your lawyer Mark McCarthy Alford? Take every one’s eye off the ball, while fascism takes hold in the nation’s capital

No. Is this satire??

Sadly, no.

Plainly speaking.. NO it’s not … the MAGA base needs to have someone or something to blame

No it is not. So McCarthy of you.

Who elected this misshapen shrubbery, anyway?

Dear lord what year does Mark Alford think we’re living in, 1952?

Sorry, we are looking out for Fascism, a real problem

So glad we didn’t learn from the first McCarthy. What you call communism is public schools, public health, roads and infrastructure, fire depatments…. the list goes on. Sad thing is that you *know* it, but you also know that circus performances for the weak minded gets you elected, right?
How about we talk about fascism and authoritarianism, like our *current* administration.

This.

It doesn’t exist here . Fear mongering from the orange guy .

How much does a politician who uses fear mongering respect the voters?
Your system isn’t working.

With the way republicans are eliminating the middle class by making it impossible to get ahead I’d say I see it in the policy making you continue to push.

Ridiculous. You know it isn’t Just another scare tactic

“Communism” is the new boogeyman. Shades of Joseph McCarthy

I’d feel bad for Mark’s social media manager having to constantly post bullshit propaganda- but they must be on board or they wouldn’t do it. We’re not falling for it.

For MAGA, all “Communist” means is “disagrees with Trump”

Can we do something about the cost of health care, food and gas instead of trying to scare people? It’s really getting old. Trump is NOT going to be around forever.

Gotta get the grift while the getting’s good.

Mark, you will jump on any bandwagon Trump is driving.

You CANNOT be serious!!!! LOL!!!!!

“Run your damned mouth about it,” you mean.
Since *at least* Harry Truman (and arguably dating to the creation of Social Security in 1935), the terms “communism,” and “socialism,” (and through the magic of reverse causality, also “Marxism,” “Leninism,” and probably even “Trotskyism”) have been intentionally dumbed-down by the swells and their wannabes to mean any threat to the Aristocracy, however remote. Any insult, however slight. Any lapse in the deference shown them, however brief. Any curtailment of their unearned privilege, however dire the circumstance that demands it.
No longer are the terms reserved to governments based on the work of Karl Marx, the elimination of private property, state ownership of the means of production, overarching government surveillance and terrorism of its own citizenry, Gosplan-style central planning, collective farms, the “psychological hospitals” for political opponents, the Gulag system, a One Party State, or any of that other Bolshi crap. No one really believes any of that is coming back, and for a very good reason – no one with any sense is advocating a return to any of it.
Would you believe that democracy itself has come to be covered by this idiosyncratic definition? Democracy, Public Education, Labor Unions (of course), Equality, the Rule of Law and the “Regulatory State,” and indeed, the whole idea of a government whose rules must be obeyed by all.

You’re nothing but a PARROT, spouting off the talking points you have been given. You don’t care about the majority of your constituents, who are in the working class, or the harm this current administration is causing to them and their families. You are complicit in the failure of our governments checks and balances.

You know the crazy old man that wears diapers keep saying communism communism communism and you freaking magical cult people just eat it up and slurp it up and kiss his ass even a dirty diaper. A fascist regime oppresses the Press he tries to shut down all opposition. Does that sound familiar? You guys really need to stand up for the Constitution of all the Amendments not just the second amendment. The first the fourth the 12th and the 14th and then maybe use the 25th against the crazy old band that keeps leading you guys astray. Enough is enough! The blue tide is coming.

Oh sweetie, communism is deader than disco in the USA. Find a new boogeyman.

Open a book for God’s sake Mark. Have one of your people read it to you. Stop using big words you don’t know the definition to.

You are a horrible human being and a liar.

You’re just making shit up now? What precisely have you and your party, which controls all three branches of federal government, done to actually help the average American?

Never seen anyone work so hard to get their stupid ass voted out

Your lack of education regarding what communism is is very offensive. Pretending that anything that doesn’t back Trump and MAGA is somehow communist shows how little regard you have for those you claim to represent.
Your dishonesty and ignorance is something that you should be ashamed of.

You want a thumbs up or a frown. If you frown, YOU want people to explain. YOU, the bootlicking clown that never answers anyone’s questions, want people to explain.
Our country has been taken over idiots like you. You are a gutless, unqualified, propaganda machine.

Bingo.

You gotta wonder how people this stupid get elected.

This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. Who elects such imbeciles?

Seriously??? Anything to distract. Do you even know what communism is? SMH

Nobody with half a brain believes your stupid shit.

Marky Mark it’s so sad that you think communism is our big issue. We’re not living in the ’50s we are not going to fall for this garbage.

Didn’t take you long to start pushing the propaganda bull 💩 from your orange 🍊 clown 🤡

No asshole its not. This is pure McCarthyism designed to smear the opposition. Trump is losing badly in the polls. His programs are a joke and the public knows it . He will do anything to stay in power . The old commie card worked well in the fifties so here we go again. And of course unprincipled scoundrels like yourself will play Along not caring a whit how much damage it does.

I don’t know. What does the book titled Unhuman on communism you and the Trump administration are following by Jack Posobeic say?
Don’t insult us with this act of feigned interest in anything we have to say.
Communism is not an issue.
“Far Left Terrorism” is not an issue.
However, Fascism is definitely a problem.
Let’s face that head on by voting your fascist loving ass out of Congress.

First it was the cats and dogs being eaten then antifa and now it’s the communists,scaring people is all you got 😱republicans can’t govern 🖕

There isn’t any communism in America and you sound unbelievably stupid saying so.

No, you made the claim. Prove that communism is taking over. It’s not. Stop pushing the false propaganda.

Go back to the 1950s and McCarthyism, and try to improve your IQ by learning a history lesson. It’s nothing but a red herring.

You are crazy. Find some new material.

My God, this crap is straight out of McCarthyism from the 1950s.

Let’s start very simply with having you tell us the definition of communism? If you can manage that, we will then collectively show you why you’re an idiot.

Mark has so little to offer politically that he is now resorting to resurrecting Senator Joseph McCarthy’s Red Scare tactics to accompany his White Nationalism. This is unAmerican and unacceptable.
[….]

Seriously stop.
There is no communism!!!!
You truly are an clueless idiot
You’re just kissing daddy Trumps ass more and more.
Why do you push these stupid and dangerous lies?
Do you even know whst you are doing and the damage it’s causing?
I mean seriously
Or
You that power hungry that you would sell you would to the devil
You truly are not a Christian.
You should be ashamed of yourself

You are literally the dumbest person in Missouri and that says a lot.

Mark Alford (r) [2024 file photo].

Alford’s like-hey guys our policies suck so let’s try to gin up a red scare to get votes. Your constituents are too smart to fall for this bs.

You’re so desperate you’re making the Red Scare great again. No real ideas to help make ordinary Americans lives better, so pull out some of scare tactics from the past.

Moron.

In the form of scared masked ICE Agents.
Congressman Mark Alford let’s talk about how Republicans and MAGA have made things worse and quit the imaginary belief it’s the communist fault.
It’s yours. You’re a screamer who makes things worse based on your record.

Where are the communists, Mark?
Please spell out what plans they are pushing that qualifies for that distinction.
You’re a goddamn liar and worthless fearmonger.

Congressman Mark Alford This kind of talk is completely unhinged. Screaming about “communism taking root in American cities” isn’t leadership — it’s paranoia. Anyone who’s this detached from reality shouldn’t be anywhere near a public seat of power. At this point, it’s clear he’s lost his mind, and the responsible thing would be for him to step down immediately, OR VOTE HIM OUT

Alford you and your party have nothing to run on so you are bringing out the boggy man

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Raving lunatic

17 Friday Jul 2026

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Eric Schmitt (r) [2025 file photo].

Senator Eric Schmitt
[July 15, 2026]

The Hammer & Sickle wave has taken over the Democrat party.
They are Anti-police. Anti-ICE. Anti-Western Civilization.
It’s incredibly dangerous for our country.
[….]

Some of the responses:

Is the boogie man in the country with us?

As long as there are Republicans…

Yah his name is trump

Yah his name is trump

Franklin D. Roosevelt was frequently called a socialist by his conservative and far-right critics during the 1930s. However, he strongly rejected the label and viewed his New Deal policies not as a shift toward socialism, but as a pragmatic effort to save capitalism by addressing severe economic inequality and preventing a potential revolution.

what he did was lift the country out of a Depression. Just because it helps people doesn’t make socialism evil. Capitalism without regard to the working class is evil.

anti cops come from their own actions.

I needed a good laugh this morning. Keep the Russian influence coming – we all need a joke to start our day.

Ignorance, stupidity and hate on full display. Typical degenerate scumbag loser.

except it’s not funny; it’s hateful and a deliberate effort to smear over 50% of the voters in our country.

This guy is hilarious

Of course he is! …. He’s a REPBLICAN!😂

what a delusional pice of fascist shitbag

Ignorance and hate on full display. Typical degenerate scumbag loser!

They are worried about communism, but they really ought to look up the 14 characteristics of fascism.

Fascism Anyone? – Laurence W. Britt (2003)

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”

Oh no the Pinkos are back!
You guys are great comedy. I thank you.

Are you serving the people or the Republican party? Instead of spewing the rhetoric the Republican Party has told you to use, maybe you should listen to the constituents of Missouri who elected you to represent them. I am tired of your fear mongering rhetoric and can’t wait to vote you out.

Theyre really really going for the scare angle on the mid terms

Is this the new desperation angle?? Ya’ll, really?

If this The Onion or InfoWars?

Sadly, no.

Inaccurate. But the pro-McCarthy wave is taking over the GOP.

Carry that water, dude.

When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in a flag, carrying a Bible. And calling itself MAGA. (see above)

Paint me evil for wanting universal healthcare, paid maternity leave, free college and trade school, protections for workers from wage theft and exploitation, clean water and air, safety, and our freedoms protected.

So the tagline ‘socialist’ wasn’t wording and is now escalated to ‘communist’ – got it.

What crazy label will Republicans use next to attack Democrats?
Republicans control all 3 branches of our government. Wouldn’t be nice if they could use their time to make America a better place to live?

oh no not the red scare…again… because that went so well the first time around lol

Oh, y’all found a new talking point. How cute!

I thought we were ANTIFA??? 😄

This doesn’t sound like communism to me …………Liberals in the United States have historically championed an active government role to promote social welfare, expand civil liberties, and regulate the free market. Their major contributions to the country fall into several foundational areas: Economic and Labor Protections The New Deal (1930s): Instituted under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, this series of programs created Social Security to provide a safety net for the elderly, established the minimum wage, and spurred job creation through programs like the Works Progress Administration. Labor Rights: Legalized the right of workers to form unions and collectively bargain through the National Labor Relations Act. Civil and Voting Rights Civil Rights Act of 1964: Passed under President Lyndon B. Johnson, this landmark legislation legally ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Voting Rights Act of 1965: Prohibited racial discrimination …

You are hilarious! Let’s cry “red menace”… that will move public opinion.

Old playbook won’t work

Projecting much?

I was a preteen in the 50s, but I remember my mom was locked on those hearings daily. When McCarthy was finally called out, it sounded like a baseball stadium in our neighborhood.

The “red menace” myth again!🤣 That dog don’t hunt.

Anti western civilisation? OMG we are doomed, doomed I say.

I’m 63 years old, and I’ve been hearing about “communism” taking over our country for as long as I remember. It’s a scare tactic that is used to intimidate when things aren’t going their way. Those of us who are educated and intelligent know that. It’s the same old, same old. The only enemy we face, right now, is the current administration. Period.

Did not have “attempt to recreate the Red Scare” on my 2026 bingo card

Maybe the senator should be anti-lying?

This idiot is such an embarrassment.

A lot of well reasoned and intelligent responses to this ridiculous post. I can’t add anything extra so I will just say ‘piss off Eric’.

When was the last time you actually had an original thought instead of just regurgitating shite….

Does he have a list of names?

The Red Scare bit is many decades out of date.

. . . Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. Studies show that the states and counties with worst quality of life are governed by Republicans. Tickle down economics is a monumental failure. Drastic change has to happen, and moderation ain’t going to cut it.

“We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep in our own history and our doctrine and remember that we are not descended from fearful men. Not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were, for the moment, unpopular…. There is no way for a citizen of the Republic to abdicate his responsibility.”
― Edward R. Murrow

The things people say instead of just saying the truth; they truly only want two classes in society, the rich and the poor

What are you afraid of Eric?

Now affordability and expanding public services are “hammer and sickle” policies?

Wow you make them sound so cool

Heh.

Wine makes everything funnier

Heh.

I don’t know why these people think anyone is taking them seriously. It’s like they think we’re stupid or something.

Sadly, yes.

Right because expecting OUR HARD EARNED TAX MONEY to come back to *us* in the form of services and not just be siphoned off by billionaires is just *so* unreasonable. 🙄

When I see the inversion of truth, where lies are presented as facts, I feel compelled to interact. The entire Republican platform falls under the category of “inversion of truth”. The deliberate reversal of reality, where truth is branded as falsehood and lies are presented as fact, essentially turning moral or factual, truths upside down. It is a form of manipulation or propaganda where, for example, evil is labeled good, or aggression is portrayed as defense.

Everyone’s laughing at you Eric.

I saw some unicorns, a few pigs flying by, and it might’ve been a cow jumping over the moon last night, but I still haven’t seen any people pushing for communism. Anyone else?

Are they in the room with us now?

Gaslighting at its finest.

Oh my, be Communist is not enough! Now we are against Western Culture too! Hilarious 😂

I would be ashamed if this kind of crap came out of my mouth. Apparently you failed your history class

I’m so scared

Awww! Might cut into the grift.

Nutcase

Oh my god, how dare anyone propose helping the poor and elderly, making health care affordable, making the obscenely wealthy pay appropriate taxes, ensuring freedom of and from religion…it is far too anti-evil to be considered…

What are you, 3 years old? Get a grip mini-McCarthy.

Do these Republicans really believe this shit?

It’s hard to tell.

Let’s resurrect the old republican playbook of McCarthyism. Because that worked so well, the first time

we are also anti-propaganda

Oh, come on!! This is what we’re going with now? Pathetic.

I get to live through a pandemic AND another red scare, oh what a time to be alive

You people are so fucking desperate it is unreal.

This guy is an idiot!!! Helping the GOP demagogues to establish another boogeyman for the cowardly GOP electorate. Schmitt contributes nothing to this nation but GOP bullshit.

And on and on….

Mark Alford (r): gone fishin’

14 Tuesday Jul 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in Mark Alford, social media

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4th Congressional District, Fascist pig, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media, sycophant, that ridiculous hat, Trump sycophant, voter suppression, Your papers please

Mark Alford (r) [2022 file photo].

This morning:

Congressman Mark Alford
[July 14, 2026]

The fight for the SAVE America Act isn’t over.
Protecting our elections starts with common-sense measures like voter ID and proof of citizenship, because only Americans should decide America’s future.
[….]

Some of the responses:

You don’t have to have a passport to be a US citizen. When I renew my passport every ten years, that is an unnecessary hassle. Last time I drove to Hot Springs AR and got it done in one day. There is not very much election fraud in the US, there is more noise about election fraud by Republicans to keep the Epstein files out of the news cycle. What is sad that another country is going to be the one to release the Epstein files.

The congressman asks:
“Why would anyone be against that”. I’m going to answer for you all, now.
The Save Act cannot be a law and either Alford knows this, or he rightly should be shamed for this level of rank incompetence. In either case, it is an unforgivable breach of the public trust places in the seat that has been the voice of West Central Missouri for over 100 years.
Here are the facts:
In 2013, the Supreme court decided the case of Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (570 U.S. 1). In that ruling, Antonin Scalia wrote the majority opinion clarifying the Qualifications and the Elections clauses stating, and I quote:
​”The Elections Clause empowers Congress to regulate how federal elections are held, but not who may vote in them.”
And then, just to make sure you know, he backed it up with the hammer:
​”Prescribing voting qualifications is the ‘States’ exclusive prerogative’ under the Constitution.”
If Alford or any MAGA party leader was at all serious about this, they would be making the case with proof of illegitimate voting in the most recent elections where the MAGA party secured unified government control. They would then easily be able to get the 2/3 majority vote in both houses that a constitutional amendment requires.
Instead Alford is pushing this fantasy test-bill that would immediately be knocked down by the Supremes. And for what? It’s a fantasy that Alford and the entire MAGA party is wallowing in, and it’s frankly boring and pathetic.

You’re over.

Alford admitted the same at his coffee meeting in Raymore. He mentioned 1 incident where a dead person received a ballot in the mail in, drumroll please, California. He is aware of the data proof yet online is a different story.

Hey Mark, how many non citizens voted in the last 30 years worth of presidential elections?

Was your election legitimate without the save act?

try doing something productive. health care, for example.

Can you please provide documented and vetted evidence of the election fraud and corruption this act will target? How rampant is the problem?

They can’t

What part of – ONLY U.S. CITIZENS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS – don’t you understand Mr. Alford ?? !

You didn’t object to your win, did you Mark Alford.

Funny how the party that is currently in control of the govern is screaming about election fraud.

Under the SAVE Act, you cannot use your driver’s license to register to vote,” Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois said March 19 on X. “Republicans want you to buy a passport instead. If you can afford one. This is a modern-day poll tax.”

Its a poll tax. Its over

Putz.

Congressman Mark Alford, by insisting that U.S. elections have Not been secure you are implying that the only reason Republicans have won the majority in Congress and the White House is because the elections were rigged for Republicans to win.
Which is it, Congressman: are U.S. elections secure or did Republicans rig the elections so they win???

You control all three branches of government by winning elections. How in world can you cry foul? If elections are so bad, then how did you ever get elected? Take your time, just explain this, we are all waiting.

No, Americans do not want the SAVE TRUMP’S ASS voter suppression bill. You just don’t want to look for a real job come November.

Tell me you hate women without telling me that you hate women.

Are you really this stupid?

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

If there is widespread voter fraud by Democrats, why does the GOP control the Presidency and both houses of Congress?! That really doesn’t sound like a Democrat master plan.

If the election process is failed then you and everyone else in office up to the White House are not in office rightfully

This bullshit bill is dead. Give it a rest already maybe pull your head out of trumps ass and actually do your job for once sleepy mark.

Why didn’t you appeal your own win congressman if the system is broken and rigged you can’t be legit ? No one can ever anwser that

Is your job up at mid terms Alford? Cause you’re pretty much out of touch with the real world.

Shut up. Just shut up. Multiple studies, investigations and ridiculous lawsuits have tried and FAILED to find any voter fraud. Fewer than 30 cases of people voting when they shouldn’t have. And a couple of those were REPUBLICANS FAKING RESIDENCY. So Shut Up Piggy.

mark alford is working hard to suppress your vote
Only a minuscule amount (0.00000764%) of the vote was found to be fraudulent per the conservative heritage foundation
mark is making up unreal problems while ignoring the real ones
mark is delusional from wearing orange tinted glasses

TRUMP-LICKING, VOTER SUPPRESSING, MAGA NAZI ASSCLOWN

Stop trying to deny legally eligible people their voting rights
For someone who has something to say about everything, you won’t admit the so called save act will cause women to be denied their vote.
That is ridiculous and you know it. Just because Trump is always looking for ways to cheat doesn’t mean you have to go against 4th district residents!

Nobody is too dumb to get the id they need. It’s just we shouldn’t have to go through hoops to do so. Nobody is crying about ids except Republicans. In everything Republicans do to try to make sure they win is cheating. Gerrymandering. Hoping no one gets the paperwork they need to take to vote. The drama queens turn it around like people are too stupid to vote. But the truth is the people believing it and posting the lies about it are the ones that’s going to be the cheaters in any election. So when you’ve changed things and put your citizens through hoops to vote and you still lose….what are you gonna blame it on? If you win it’s great but when you lose someone rigged it. You guys are the only ones cheating and you know it.

FFS! Solution in search of a problem. You are a traitor to this country!!

It’s a poll tax and illegal. Abolish the electoral college that way every individual Americans vote would actually count. One Person. One Vote. A person would think that if these grifters had any good ideas, policies or any legislation whatsoever that would benefit all Americans that they would want everybody to vote. Apparently fear mongering, lying, cheating, stealing and always playing the victim doesn’t sell. Their disdain for the American people is on display every day.😎

Go fuck yourself

Are you really that immersed and right wing prop paganda , that you think we can’t see what’s going on?? Trump knows that he can’t win the next election without rigging the system. Ask per usual , trump’s accusations are actually confessions.

A non problem. Work on our country’s real problems, useless.

You mean the rig america act.

Only Americans do, liar.

Stop beating this dead horse. It’s not going to ever pass.

Mark Alford is a pathetic little tool promoting MAGAt lies. The so called SAVE act is just Trumpspeak for voter suppression. Non-citizens do not vote. They do work, pay taxes and contribute to the economy of our community.

Nothing to see here folks…. Just Mark trying to sell us on a voter suppression act…. Meanwhile no comment from Mark condemning the latest murder at the hands of ICE…. # do better Congressman Mark Alford

Fascists are all about election manipulation. Right before an important election you want to change the rules.

Yes, yes Mark we know you support voter suppression. It is very clear that you can’t win a free and fair election, and your elderly orange billionaire already said the quiet part out loud. He clearly told us in his speech that he needs the save act to game the system so that the Republicans will not lose for 100 years.
You are so anti-American and a traitor to our constitution.

Our elections are already secure. This bill is garbage.

Congressman Mark Alford this isn’t going to pass you idiot. Your wasting time on this much as you wasted on the Bad Bunny halftime show investigation. You’re worthless. FU 🖕

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

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