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Republican Party officially declared the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol “legitimate political discourse. ' It is official now. Republican party is a domestic terrorist regime. |
Cincinnatti.com: Opinion: I left the Republican Party because it has lost its way
Many of you who identify as Republican or conservative in the wake of Jan. 6, the Trump presidency and the Dobbs decision have asked yourself the same question I began to ask myself in earnest about 15 years ago: Is this Republican Party really the party for me?
The answer has become a clear no for me. 9.13.22
Many of you who identify as Republican or conservative in the wake of Jan. 6, the Trump presidency and the Dobbs decision have asked yourself the same question I began to ask myself in earnest about 15 years ago: Is this Republican Party really the party for me?
The answer has become a clear no for me. 9.13.22
August 9, 2022:
Republicans opposed the American Rescue Plan en masse, including measures to reduce child poverty by 40 percent, protections from eviction during the height of the pandemic, money to tackle the coronavirus, food assistance for those going hungry during the pandemic, and money to keep businesses from failing and first responders from being laid off at the state and federal levels.
All but 19 Senate Republicans and 13 House Republicans voted against the infrastructure plan.
More than 30 Republican senators voted against the modest gun safety bill. All but 14 House Republicans opposed it.
174 House Republicans voted against the Pact Act, the bill to provide health care to sick veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And after inexcusably delaying the bill in the Senate, more than 10 Republicans voted against it.
Republicans almost unanimously opposed an independent Jan. 6 commission; a voting rights bill (including the reauthorization of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which used to draw virtual unanimous approval); and the impeachment or conviction of Donald Trump for orchestrating a failed coup.
Republicans voted overwhelmingly against measures to stop gas price gouging and against capping insulin at $35 (193 Republicans in the House and 43 in the Senate).
Senate Republicans unanimously opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, putting them on the side of dozens of major corporations that pay nothing in federal taxes and tax scofflaws who, because of lack of funding for the IRS, avoid paying their fair share.
For most of these bills, when asked why they did not support them, they made claims about stuff being in the bills that was not.
Republicans opposed the American Rescue Plan en masse, including measures to reduce child poverty by 40 percent, protections from eviction during the height of the pandemic, money to tackle the coronavirus, food assistance for those going hungry during the pandemic, and money to keep businesses from failing and first responders from being laid off at the state and federal levels.
All but 19 Senate Republicans and 13 House Republicans voted against the infrastructure plan.
More than 30 Republican senators voted against the modest gun safety bill. All but 14 House Republicans opposed it.
174 House Republicans voted against the Pact Act, the bill to provide health care to sick veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And after inexcusably delaying the bill in the Senate, more than 10 Republicans voted against it.
Republicans almost unanimously opposed an independent Jan. 6 commission; a voting rights bill (including the reauthorization of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which used to draw virtual unanimous approval); and the impeachment or conviction of Donald Trump for orchestrating a failed coup.
Republicans voted overwhelmingly against measures to stop gas price gouging and against capping insulin at $35 (193 Republicans in the House and 43 in the Senate).
Senate Republicans unanimously opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, putting them on the side of dozens of major corporations that pay nothing in federal taxes and tax scofflaws who, because of lack of funding for the IRS, avoid paying their fair share.
For most of these bills, when asked why they did not support them, they made claims about stuff being in the bills that was not.
Actually several quotes from a public meeting Greg Lopez, a Republican candidate for Colorado Governor that went like this:
: “… a voting block, that had never really voted, that came out. They came out to vote because they saw something in common. They thought he [Obama] was going to help them but we know he didn’t do anything to help their community.”
Audience Member: “May I interrupt this momentarily? He [Obama] is not a true Black man in the first place.”
Greg Lopez: “That’s true.”
Audience Member: “He’s a mulatto.”
Greg Lopez: “Right.”
Audience Member: “Now there’s nothing wrong with being a mulatto. You’re half white and half black. But anyone who calls him the first Black president? That’s bullshit.”
Greg Lopez: “Right.” [Laughing]
Audience Member: “We have yet to have the first Black president.”
[Speaking over each other]
Greg Lopez: “That’s true. We’re all a blend of things…”
Audience Member: “Just to keep things technically correct…”
Greg Lopez: “You know, I tell people: you put my picture next to Governor Polis’s picture and you don’t know anything about politics, you don’t know anything about our issues, and you just ask: ‘Who’s the Democrat?’”
My Response: “Mulatto” is an outdated and offensive term that has been used to denigrate biracial people in the U.S. since the 1700s. Racism within the Republican party is starting to become the norm rather than the exception
: “… a voting block, that had never really voted, that came out. They came out to vote because they saw something in common. They thought he [Obama] was going to help them but we know he didn’t do anything to help their community.”
Audience Member: “May I interrupt this momentarily? He [Obama] is not a true Black man in the first place.”
Greg Lopez: “That’s true.”
Audience Member: “He’s a mulatto.”
Greg Lopez: “Right.”
Audience Member: “Now there’s nothing wrong with being a mulatto. You’re half white and half black. But anyone who calls him the first Black president? That’s bullshit.”
Greg Lopez: “Right.” [Laughing]
Audience Member: “We have yet to have the first Black president.”
[Speaking over each other]
Greg Lopez: “That’s true. We’re all a blend of things…”
Audience Member: “Just to keep things technically correct…”
Greg Lopez: “You know, I tell people: you put my picture next to Governor Polis’s picture and you don’t know anything about politics, you don’t know anything about our issues, and you just ask: ‘Who’s the Democrat?’”
My Response: “Mulatto” is an outdated and offensive term that has been used to denigrate biracial people in the U.S. since the 1700s. Racism within the Republican party is starting to become the norm rather than the exception
May 1, 2022:
GOP has a rightwing extreme and Democrats have a leftwing extreme. The problem with the GOP is the that rightwing is leading them and they have no clue where they are going.
And Liberal left wing didn't plan an insurrection then ignore it when it became violent..then embrace it again when they thought the coast was clear. Utah Democrats are endorsing a Republican that isnt an extremist like Mike Lee in order to get Lee out of office. They understand that Democracy is at risk. We are in high percentiles for a second Civil War maybe as early as November 2022 with Part 2 of Jan 6 2021.
GOP has a rightwing extreme and Democrats have a leftwing extreme. The problem with the GOP is the that rightwing is leading them and they have no clue where they are going.
And Liberal left wing didn't plan an insurrection then ignore it when it became violent..then embrace it again when they thought the coast was clear. Utah Democrats are endorsing a Republican that isnt an extremist like Mike Lee in order to get Lee out of office. They understand that Democracy is at risk. We are in high percentiles for a second Civil War maybe as early as November 2022 with Part 2 of Jan 6 2021.
April 7, 2022: The Bulletin: Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed by Senate as first Black woman on Supreme Court
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, making her the 116th justice – and first Black woman – to serve on the nation's highest court.
The Senate's historic vote was 53-47, and three Republicans – Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah – joined every member of the Democratic caucus in voting for her confirmation.
The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon, making her the 116th justice – and first Black woman – to serve on the nation's highest court.
The Senate's historic vote was 53-47, and three Republicans – Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah – joined every member of the Democratic caucus in voting for her confirmation.
What is most alarming is the underlying ideology that leads so many on the right to consider Democratic victories invalid – even if they concede there was nothing technically wrong with how the election was conducted. It has become a core tenet of the Republican worldview to consider the Democratic party as not simply a political opponent, but an enemy pursuing an “un-American” project of turning what is supposed to be a white Christian patriarchal nation into a land of godless multiracial pluralism. Conversely, Republicans see themselves as the sole proponents of “real” America, defending the country from the forces of radical leftism, liberalism and wokeism.
Even if they don’t subscribe to the more outlandish conspiracies propagated by Trumpists, many Republicans agree that the Democratic party is a fundamentally illegitimate political faction – and that any election outcome that would lead to Democratic governance must be rejected as illegitimate as well. Republicans didn’t start from an assessment of how the 2020 election went down and come away from that exercise with sincerely held doubts. The rationalization worked backwards: They looked at the outcome and decided it must not stand. In other words, accusations of fraud gain plausibility among conservatives not because of empirical evidence, but because they adhere to the “higher truth” of who is and who is not legitimately representing – and therefore entitled to rule – “real” America. -Thomas Zimmer; Georgetown University
Even if they don’t subscribe to the more outlandish conspiracies propagated by Trumpists, many Republicans agree that the Democratic party is a fundamentally illegitimate political faction – and that any election outcome that would lead to Democratic governance must be rejected as illegitimate as well. Republicans didn’t start from an assessment of how the 2020 election went down and come away from that exercise with sincerely held doubts. The rationalization worked backwards: They looked at the outcome and decided it must not stand. In other words, accusations of fraud gain plausibility among conservatives not because of empirical evidence, but because they adhere to the “higher truth” of who is and who is not legitimately representing – and therefore entitled to rule – “real” America. -Thomas Zimmer; Georgetown University
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Feb 25, 2022: Right Wing Watch: US Far Right Adores Vladimir Putin’s Christian Nationalism More Than Freedom and Democracy
Lauren Witzke, the Republican Party’s nominee for U.S. Senate from Delaware in 2020, gushed with praise for Vladimir Putin this week after the Russian dictator unleashed a military invasion against Ukraine. While somewhat shocking given the timing, Witzke’s admiration of Putin’s “Christian nationalism” has a long precedent among U.S. Christian right leaders, who embraced Putin as a “savior of Christian civilization” during the Obama administration. |
Feb 24, 2022: Politico: Republicans' responses to Russia's invasion of Ukraine fall into 3 broad categories. Let us break them down for you.
There's the establishment camp, the anti-Biden but also anti-Putin one — and then there's the MAGA one.
There's the establishment camp, the anti-Biden but also anti-Putin one — and then there's the MAGA one.
Feb 23, 2022: Patriotic Millionaires: What’s in the GOP’s Horrifying Senate Platform
While Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to answer questions about what the Republican platform might look like (When asked what he would do with control of the Senate last month, he said “I’ll let you know when we take it back”), Senator Rick Scott, the Chairman of the GOP’s Senate campaign committee, has released an 11-point “Rescue America” plan outlining exactly what Republicans would do if they retook the Senate.
While Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to answer questions about what the Republican platform might look like (When asked what he would do with control of the Senate last month, he said “I’ll let you know when we take it back”), Senator Rick Scott, the Chairman of the GOP’s Senate campaign committee, has released an 11-point “Rescue America” plan outlining exactly what Republicans would do if they retook the Senate.
Feb 23, 2022: MediaIte: ‘You Know Who I Am, Right?’ Bodycam Catches GOP House Candidate Threatening Cop’s Career, Insulting Her as an ‘Immigrant’
A Republican politician was caught on police bodycam threatening and insulting a cop who pulled him over in a traffic stop.
Martin Hyde is a populist, right-wing candidate who has repeatedly launched failed runs for Sarasota City Commission in Florida. He is now running for Congress in Florida’s 16th district, and has the backing of Roger Stone and Michael Flynn.
A Republican politician was caught on police bodycam threatening and insulting a cop who pulled him over in a traffic stop.
Martin Hyde is a populist, right-wing candidate who has repeatedly launched failed runs for Sarasota City Commission in Florida. He is now running for Congress in Florida’s 16th district, and has the backing of Roger Stone and Michael Flynn.
Feb 14, 2022: NBC News: Wisconsin GOP looks to weaponize critical race theory in governor's race
Republicans in Wisconsin see Glenn Youngkin's success in Virginia as a playbook for unseating the state's Democratic governor, Tony Evers.
Republicans in Wisconsin see Glenn Youngkin's success in Virginia as a playbook for unseating the state's Democratic governor, Tony Evers.
| --Chauncey Devega, Salon 2.8.22 |
Feb 6, 2022: Daily Beast: The Republican Knives Are Out for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
Gov. Kristi Noem, who has been riding high in polls in her state, has never lost an election. She served four terms in Congress before being elected governor in 2018. The South Dakota legislature has supermajorities in both chambers, with Republicans holding 94 of 105 seats. No Democrat holds statewide office. But Noem has suddenly found plenty of opponents with whom to wage bitter political battles: fellow Republicans.
Gov. Kristi Noem, who has been riding high in polls in her state, has never lost an election. She served four terms in Congress before being elected governor in 2018. The South Dakota legislature has supermajorities in both chambers, with Republicans holding 94 of 105 seats. No Democrat holds statewide office. But Noem has suddenly found plenty of opponents with whom to wage bitter political battles: fellow Republicans.
February 4, 2022:
The Republican Party officially declared the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol “legitimate political discourse” and censured two of its own members, Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, for investigating it. It is official now. Republican party is a domestic terrorist regime.
Mitt Romney response to the RNC censure: “Shame falls on a party that would censure persons of conscience, who seek truth in the face of vitriol. Honor attaches to Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for seeking truth even when doing so comes at great personal cost.”
The Republican Party officially declared the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol “legitimate political discourse” and censured two of its own members, Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, for investigating it. It is official now. Republican party is a domestic terrorist regime.
Mitt Romney response to the RNC censure: “Shame falls on a party that would censure persons of conscience, who seek truth in the face of vitriol. Honor attaches to Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for seeking truth even when doing so comes at great personal cost.”
Feb 4, 2022: New York Times: G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’
The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the inquiry into the deadly riot at the Capitol.
The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the inquiry into the deadly riot at the Capitol.
Jan 26, 2022: Wonkette: Arizona GOP Officially Done With People Voting Against Republicans
Arizona Republicans have spent the past couple weeks since the legislative session began introducing a red wave of voter suppression measures. House Bill 2596, which dropped Friday, would eliminate all early voting, emergency voting centers, and no-excuse mail-in voting. The latter has existed in Arizona since 1991, so longer than the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
The House bill would also ban the use of electronic voting machines and require that all ballots are counted by human hands. You might think that would take forever, but they’ll have 24 hours to do it!
Arizona Republicans have spent the past couple weeks since the legislative session began introducing a red wave of voter suppression measures. House Bill 2596, which dropped Friday, would eliminate all early voting, emergency voting centers, and no-excuse mail-in voting. The latter has existed in Arizona since 1991, so longer than the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
The House bill would also ban the use of electronic voting machines and require that all ballots are counted by human hands. You might think that would take forever, but they’ll have 24 hours to do it!
Jan 11, 2022: KHSB: Missouri bill would ban critical race theory in schools
"This bill in no way is trying to stop kids from thinking," Republican bill sponsor Rep. Nick Schroer said. "It's trying to prevent educators (and) prevent institutions from flooding kids with a certain train of thought (and) teaching them this is the only way to think about these situations."
"This bill in no way is trying to stop kids from thinking," Republican bill sponsor Rep. Nick Schroer said. "It's trying to prevent educators (and) prevent institutions from flooding kids with a certain train of thought (and) teaching them this is the only way to think about these situations."
January 10, 2021:
So GOP South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds rejected Trump's election lies, but now will support the former guy's prospective 2024 campaign anyway?
There is no sane part of the world where you believe someone lied...and then decide he would be a good candidate for President!!
When I lived in Rapid City I was a GOP supporter back in the day when Daschle was my main political nemesis. But, after these past few years of Trump and now these Pro-Trump GOPers , I will not vote for any candidate who supports Trump and especially not one that would say the candidate is a liar but he is good enough for our country. I am not Democrat but will vote for most any Democrat over any GOP Trumplican.
If I had the time and money I'd move back to South Dakota just to NOT vote for Rounds...(and the head of the Trump fan club, Governor Noem).
So GOP South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds rejected Trump's election lies, but now will support the former guy's prospective 2024 campaign anyway?
There is no sane part of the world where you believe someone lied...and then decide he would be a good candidate for President!!
When I lived in Rapid City I was a GOP supporter back in the day when Daschle was my main political nemesis. But, after these past few years of Trump and now these Pro-Trump GOPers , I will not vote for any candidate who supports Trump and especially not one that would say the candidate is a liar but he is good enough for our country. I am not Democrat but will vote for most any Democrat over any GOP Trumplican.
If I had the time and money I'd move back to South Dakota just to NOT vote for Rounds...(and the head of the Trump fan club, Governor Noem).
Jan 5, 2022:The Cobb County Republican Party in Georgia has canceled a candlelight prayer vigil for suspects in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — an event that was dubbed an "homage to treason" by Georgia state Rep. Teri Anulewicz (D).
The vigil was part of a larger program called "The Patriots Are Awake, Willing and Eager to Protect Their American Freedoms and Liberties" that had been scheduled for Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of the Capitol riot. Cobb GOP Chair Salleigh Grubbs said in a statement the event's intent was "to acknowledge Americans who lost their lives and pray for those who have been denied justice," and the county GOP did not condone "any form of violence nor the glorification of what happened at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021." [SOURCE: Yahoo News]
The vigil was part of a larger program called "The Patriots Are Awake, Willing and Eager to Protect Their American Freedoms and Liberties" that had been scheduled for Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of the Capitol riot. Cobb GOP Chair Salleigh Grubbs said in a statement the event's intent was "to acknowledge Americans who lost their lives and pray for those who have been denied justice," and the county GOP did not condone "any form of violence nor the glorification of what happened at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021." [SOURCE: Yahoo News]
Dec 22, 2021: AlterNet: ‘Denial and deflection’ are Republicans’ typical response to Trump’s 'hateful' anti-Semitism: journalist
Former President Donald Trump’s anti-Semitism was very much on display when, during a recent interview, he told Israeli journalist Barak Ravid that American Jews “don’t like Israel” and repeated the trope that Jews control the media.
Former President Donald Trump’s anti-Semitism was very much on display when, during a recent interview, he told Israeli journalist Barak Ravid that American Jews “don’t like Israel” and repeated the trope that Jews control the media.
Dec 13, 2021: Christian News: RNC Announces ‘Pride Coalition,’ Partnership With Log Cabin Republicans Ahead of Midterms
The Republican National Committee announced its first ever “RNC Pride Coalition” over the weekend, partnering with the Log Cabin Republicans to invest and mobilize [so-called] LGBTQ communities ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
The Republican National Committee announced its first ever “RNC Pride Coalition” over the weekend, partnering with the Log Cabin Republicans to invest and mobilize [so-called] LGBTQ communities ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
Dec 12, 2021: Thomasville Times-Enterprise: Bill would help rural areas battle opioid addiction
Sponsored by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act would help ensure that rural communities with a high level of opioid overdoses have the resources needed to respond to the crisis.
Sponsored by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act would help ensure that rural communities with a high level of opioid overdoses have the resources needed to respond to the crisis.
Whenever a Republican says "voter fraud" replace it with "Bigfoot" and it starts to make more sense.😎
Dec 10, 2021: Deseret News: Do Republicans owe Democrats an apology? Why one Utah candidate is saying sorry for GOP ‘wrongs’
Republican candidate Nick Huey has launched a somewhat unorthodox campaign in Utah’s 4th Congressional District.
Republican candidate Nick Huey has launched a somewhat unorthodox campaign in Utah’s 4th Congressional District.
Dec 9, 2021: Reuters: Georgia Republicans purge Black Democrats from county election boards
Now a faction of three white Republicans controlled the board – thanks to a bill passed by the Republican-led Georgia legislature earlier this year. The Spalding board’s new chairman has endorsed former president Donald Trump’s false stolen-election claims on social media.
Now a faction of three white Republicans controlled the board – thanks to a bill passed by the Republican-led Georgia legislature earlier this year. The Spalding board’s new chairman has endorsed former president Donald Trump’s false stolen-election claims on social media.
Dec 2, 2021: HuffPost: Tucker Carlson Fawns Over Alex Jones, Praises His Skills As A 'Journalist'
“I remember when the Republican Party and Fox News mocked Alex Jones and said, ‘That guy is crazy. We’re not going to touch that kind of stuff.’ But now, Fox’s face is effectively Alex Jones.”
“I remember when the Republican Party and Fox News mocked Alex Jones and said, ‘That guy is crazy. We’re not going to touch that kind of stuff.’ But now, Fox’s face is effectively Alex Jones.”
Dec 1, 2021: Pharos Tribune: Indiana COVID-19 health emergency likely extending into 2022
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the 21st monthlong extension of the public health emergency he first issued in March 2020 along with an executive order continuing a handful of administrative actions but no business or crowd restrictions. Both orders are in effect until Jan. 1.
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the 21st monthlong extension of the public health emergency he first issued in March 2020 along with an executive order continuing a handful of administrative actions but no business or crowd restrictions. Both orders are in effect until Jan. 1.
If you have 13 people in a room and one of them is a Republican, who are the other twelve? ...........Probably a jury.
Nov 30, 2021: The Record Live: Nichols files for re-election
Last week, State Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) filed for re-election for Texas Senate District 3. The newly redrawn district covers much of the existing district including the majority of East Texas. Major changes include picking up the greater part of Jefferson County and losing San Jacinto County and Montgomery County.
Last week, State Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) filed for re-election for Texas Senate District 3. The newly redrawn district covers much of the existing district including the majority of East Texas. Major changes include picking up the greater part of Jefferson County and losing San Jacinto County and Montgomery County.
Nov 30, 2021: The Hill: Dr. Oz expected to run for Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican: reports
Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician, is expected to announce a campaign for Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican, according to multiple news reports.
Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician, is expected to announce a campaign for Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican, according to multiple news reports.
November 19, 2021:
CBO estimates enacting H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, would result in a net increase in the deficit of $367 billion over the 2022-2031 period, not counting additional revenue that may be generated by additional funding for tax enforcement. The BBB's cost of $367B will be offset by $480B in revenues from tax enforcement (per Treasury), resulting in a net deficit REDUCTION of $113B.
Apparently not the end of the world as Republicans said would happen
CBO estimates enacting H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, would result in a net increase in the deficit of $367 billion over the 2022-2031 period, not counting additional revenue that may be generated by additional funding for tax enforcement. The BBB's cost of $367B will be offset by $480B in revenues from tax enforcement (per Treasury), resulting in a net deficit REDUCTION of $113B.
Apparently not the end of the world as Republicans said would happen
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November 12, 2021:
GOP is overseeing the banning of books. Book burning coming next? Taken from the playbook of that 1930s dictator from Germany. Kansas has pulled some books from school districts. The Texas attempt to ban certain books is back firing. The books are now selling to people who want them at record rates. And apparently a lot of people want them. Feedback Blog Post |
Marjorie Taylor Greene is on Jewish Space Laser watch today in DC
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Oct 25, 2021: Christian Post: Twitter suspends Republican congressman’s account for calling Rachel Levine a man
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., was suspended Saturday after posting a tweet in response to Levine — who went by the name Richard before he began identifying as female — becoming the first trans-identified four-star officer in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., was suspended Saturday after posting a tweet in response to Levine — who went by the name Richard before he began identifying as female — becoming the first trans-identified four-star officer in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
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Oct 3, 2021:
"If you’re going to take over the administrative state and deconstruct it, then you have to have shock troops prepared to take it over immediately" Steve Bannon told GOP members at an event on Wednesday what the next GOP President has to do to to take over the US government. He predicts certain wins in 2022 and then 2024 to make the coup successful. This time they will "have a MAGA perspective, MAGA policies, not the standard Republican policies." What Steve Bannon is doing is essentially plotting treason and sedition on the USA. Where is the DOJ on this? As long as they go about their coup unobstructed they are empowered to do more til the USA becomes the country formerly known as the USA. But who will enforce the laws??
"If you’re going to take over the administrative state and deconstruct it, then you have to have shock troops prepared to take it over immediately" Steve Bannon told GOP members at an event on Wednesday what the next GOP President has to do to to take over the US government. He predicts certain wins in 2022 and then 2024 to make the coup successful. This time they will "have a MAGA perspective, MAGA policies, not the standard Republican policies." What Steve Bannon is doing is essentially plotting treason and sedition on the USA. Where is the DOJ on this? As long as they go about their coup unobstructed they are empowered to do more til the USA becomes the country formerly known as the USA. But who will enforce the laws??
GOP Conundrum:
So will Republicans wear masks or take off the ones they are wearing for Halloween?
So will Republicans wear masks or take off the ones they are wearing for Halloween?
Oct 1, 2021: New American: 49 GOPers Vote to Stick Taxpayers With Afghan Resettlement Tab: $67K Each for 95K “Refugees”
If one of President Biden’s 100,000 Afghan “refugees” with a fistful of cash and brand new driver’s license runs a red light and kills your family, you should know who to blame. You can start with the 49 Republicans who voted to spend more than $6 billion to import them.
If one of President Biden’s 100,000 Afghan “refugees” with a fistful of cash and brand new driver’s license runs a red light and kills your family, you should know who to blame. You can start with the 49 Republicans who voted to spend more than $6 billion to import them.
October 1, 2021:
So the Pro Trump Confederates want to succede from the union?. I think they've romanticized it into something they dont understand..but, then again, the delusions have always been strong for them. When I think of a Maga Confederacy of its own the only thing that comes to mind is "The Handmaids Tale". 😳
If you are an American Christian and are more offended if I take a jab at Republicans rather than various Christian doctrines...then you might be a Christian Nationalist. Say three prayers and call God in the morning.
So the Pro Trump Confederates want to succede from the union?. I think they've romanticized it into something they dont understand..but, then again, the delusions have always been strong for them. When I think of a Maga Confederacy of its own the only thing that comes to mind is "The Handmaids Tale". 😳
If you are an American Christian and are more offended if I take a jab at Republicans rather than various Christian doctrines...then you might be a Christian Nationalist. Say three prayers and call God in the morning.
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Sept 27, 2021:
The far right wing of the Republican party AND the Christian right has long been a natural magnet to conspiracies. They tend to be reactionaries whether information is true or not. Personally I believe it gives them a sense of power....and once it comes to that point....even reality usually cant stop it. QANonsense highlighted it this last year but Q just took the conspiracies theories that the Right wingers already hold and amplified them and embellished them with stupid. Q may go but conspiracy theories still thrive. If Q did anything good they opened up some people to realizing the conspiracies were there and had been all the time.
There are a couple Supreme Court rulings in the last 60 years that have inspired a more complex network of conspiracy driven Christian Nationalists that now have members sitting in the Congress of the USA. I was inspired this morning to start an article for my website about the Engel v. Vitale (1962) SCOTUS ruling which sits at a foundation of conspiracy driven right wing movements and the move toward Christians moving away from being any influence in Public education...through which they began creating a self-fulfilling prophecy...and maybe a self created monster for them to battle. As I started writing it opened up a lot of things that are realated...so it may end up being longer than I initially thought.
Roe V Wade is another SCOTUS case which created a movement which eventually became the beginning of the Church becoming a Political action Committee.
As a former right winger I pushed all the conspiracies and used the language. Facts were irrelevant...just someone saying something implying this is the way God is moving or that our efforts will defend against the demonic influences in our country. I was also initially converted from atheism/agnosticism into a Charismatic church a decade or two after the beginnings of what the charismatic movement or "latter rain" which would become (mostly not good). 'Charismania" has a larger influence than many understand and tenets have spread into many denominations..especially the Southern Baptists.
More coming soon.
The far right wing of the Republican party AND the Christian right has long been a natural magnet to conspiracies. They tend to be reactionaries whether information is true or not. Personally I believe it gives them a sense of power....and once it comes to that point....even reality usually cant stop it. QANonsense highlighted it this last year but Q just took the conspiracies theories that the Right wingers already hold and amplified them and embellished them with stupid. Q may go but conspiracy theories still thrive. If Q did anything good they opened up some people to realizing the conspiracies were there and had been all the time.
There are a couple Supreme Court rulings in the last 60 years that have inspired a more complex network of conspiracy driven Christian Nationalists that now have members sitting in the Congress of the USA. I was inspired this morning to start an article for my website about the Engel v. Vitale (1962) SCOTUS ruling which sits at a foundation of conspiracy driven right wing movements and the move toward Christians moving away from being any influence in Public education...through which they began creating a self-fulfilling prophecy...and maybe a self created monster for them to battle. As I started writing it opened up a lot of things that are realated...so it may end up being longer than I initially thought.
Roe V Wade is another SCOTUS case which created a movement which eventually became the beginning of the Church becoming a Political action Committee.
As a former right winger I pushed all the conspiracies and used the language. Facts were irrelevant...just someone saying something implying this is the way God is moving or that our efforts will defend against the demonic influences in our country. I was also initially converted from atheism/agnosticism into a Charismatic church a decade or two after the beginnings of what the charismatic movement or "latter rain" which would become (mostly not good). 'Charismania" has a larger influence than many understand and tenets have spread into many denominations..especially the Southern Baptists.
More coming soon.
Sept 18, 2021: Minneapolis Star Tribune: Reckless COVID talk will hurt, not heal
Politicians running against "lawlessness" shouldn't actively encourage that same conduct from their supporters.
It's frustrating that a Republican front-runner in the Minnesota governor's race needs to be rebuked for this potentially perilous hypocrisy. But it is necessary as Dr. Scott Jensen, a Chaska physician and one-term legislator, ramps up his campaign to win the GOP nomination and unseat DFL Gov. Tim Walz in 2022.
Politicians running against "lawlessness" shouldn't actively encourage that same conduct from their supporters.
It's frustrating that a Republican front-runner in the Minnesota governor's race needs to be rebuked for this potentially perilous hypocrisy. But it is necessary as Dr. Scott Jensen, a Chaska physician and one-term legislator, ramps up his campaign to win the GOP nomination and unseat DFL Gov. Tim Walz in 2022.
The party that claims its all about privacy is using the courts to get private information from every voter in Pennsylvania.🙄
Sept 14, 2021:
Republicans who never strayed farther than 3 minutes away from their armchair, but show up at hearings to read lists they heard from OAN should all be sent to Afghanistan to fix those Taliban that Trump dubbed "really smart..good fighters." No return trip...cuz national debt At no other point since the elder Bush’s first term came to a sudden end with the 1992 contest has a Republican won the popular vote at all, much less with a majority of votes cast. George W. Bush in 2004. Rather than change their failed policies, the would rather change election laws so they cant lose. The coup is on and has been on since November 3 last year for sure...but its not clear yet how much damage Trump tried in his one term..so its possible that the coup began in 2016. In true Republican form, Larry Elder already has a page asking for an audit to the California governor election that is being stolen. Just one thing...the election hasnt happened yet. |
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Sept 11, 2021: Independent: How 9/11 changed the Republican Party
In the summer of 2001, US president George W Bush’s administration considered allowing more than 3 million undocumented immigrants from Latin American countries to secure legal status in the United States.
In the summer of 2001, US president George W Bush’s administration considered allowing more than 3 million undocumented immigrants from Latin American countries to secure legal status in the United States.
GOP Conundrum:
So will Republicans wear masks or take off the ones they are wearing for Halloween?
So will Republicans wear masks or take off the ones they are wearing for Halloween?
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July 9, 2021: Baptist Global News: Love him or hate him, but at least Joe Biden has returned us to a ‘normal’ presidency; can it last?
The problem is that we do not know whether this return to something like normality is going to last. That’s because the Republican Party has largely lost its mind under the impact of Donald Trump. Despite his two impeachments, significant legal troubles, loss of the 2020 election, mishandling of the pandemic, incitement of an insurrection on Jan. 6, and constant undermining of confidence in our elections — through claims about electoral fraud that his formerly loyal attorney general, William Barr, has called pure “bullshit” — Donald Trump remains the beloved leader and top influence in the Republican Party and among millions of everyday Americans. |
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July 7, 2021: Sumter Item: Pompeo to headline GOP dinner in early voting S.C.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to keynote the signature fundraiser for the Republican Party in South Carolina, home to the first Southern presidential primary and crucial destination for potential White House hopefuls of both major parties. 
Dear GOP, you cant have a nationwide labor shortage and claim immigrants are stealing jobs at the same time. 🤔
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April 11, 2021:
Republicans create their enemies in their head (demonizing everybody not like them) and then convince themselves they need to have a gun or change laws to protect themselves from their "demons." It's a paranoia that has long been the rudder that guides them
Theres no such thing as "cancel culture." It's a GOP paranoia from a political party that exchanges growth & reality for QAnonsense and big lies by the former guy.
Republicans create their enemies in their head (demonizing everybody not like them) and then convince themselves they need to have a gun or change laws to protect themselves from their "demons." It's a paranoia that has long been the rudder that guides them
Theres no such thing as "cancel culture." It's a GOP paranoia from a political party that exchanges growth & reality for QAnonsense and big lies by the former guy.
This is an actual quote by Barry Goldwater. I understand the sentiment he is conveying but just want to separate Christianity from Christian Nationalism. It has likely been inevitable that the move of Christians into the Republican Party has been ongoing and growing stronger. It was that movement that brought us Ronald Reagan.
The problem is that it has been evolving away from true Christianity into what is now Christian Nationalism. The Christians replaced God as THE answer and mixed God and Republicanism as a duel force. The mix is a really bad dogma that has and will have a bad end. While Christians have long suggested the anti-christ will come from some secular power or a fascist power...little did they notice that they themselves could be ushering an "antichrist" in. Optimistically I say "were" but a lot of them still are. Rather than keeping Christianity separate and holy it allowed politics to absorb it.
Goldwater, from an era when some intellectualism was still a part of "conservatism" saw that. We are seeing where it has come.
The problem is that it has been evolving away from true Christianity into what is now Christian Nationalism. The Christians replaced God as THE answer and mixed God and Republicanism as a duel force. The mix is a really bad dogma that has and will have a bad end. While Christians have long suggested the anti-christ will come from some secular power or a fascist power...little did they notice that they themselves could be ushering an "antichrist" in. Optimistically I say "were" but a lot of them still are. Rather than keeping Christianity separate and holy it allowed politics to absorb it.
Goldwater, from an era when some intellectualism was still a part of "conservatism" saw that. We are seeing where it has come.
79% of accidents happen in the home. Finally, good news for the homeless.
Jan 31, 2021:
👉I think it's pretty clear now that the Constitution is becoming a prop for most of the GOP. Whenever they lay claim on it they use it in a way to defend their actions regardless of how ethical it is. The very bad thing about that is that they have no foundation for their actions. They become rudderless but with leadership authorities.
👉They did not get here overnight. It's been progressing over the years until now here we are. Trump exemplifies everything that is wrong with American politics.......and the really sad thing is that he may not be THE problem as much as he is just a symptom or a result of the problem.😳😳
👉Freedom of the Press is a foundation of freedom because it was established to keep Government honest. The GOP has avoided that check by only seeking out the press that shares their rudderless views. They seek only yes-men to affirm whatever whim the wind blew into their head on any given day. Turn on Tucker Carlson or Sean Hannity and the best of the worst of the GOP will likely be there getting their egos stroked.
👉Ive thought many times over the last few months that things are so nutty that you just think some adult should step in and set them straight. BUT, they dont have one. The have no accountability. .....not even to their own constituents (unless they are also yes-men....but, of course, that is not accountability.. it's more like subordinate partners in crime).
👉Personally I cannot see this ending well short of divine intervention.
👉I think it's pretty clear now that the Constitution is becoming a prop for most of the GOP. Whenever they lay claim on it they use it in a way to defend their actions regardless of how ethical it is. The very bad thing about that is that they have no foundation for their actions. They become rudderless but with leadership authorities.
👉They did not get here overnight. It's been progressing over the years until now here we are. Trump exemplifies everything that is wrong with American politics.......and the really sad thing is that he may not be THE problem as much as he is just a symptom or a result of the problem.😳😳
👉Freedom of the Press is a foundation of freedom because it was established to keep Government honest. The GOP has avoided that check by only seeking out the press that shares their rudderless views. They seek only yes-men to affirm whatever whim the wind blew into their head on any given day. Turn on Tucker Carlson or Sean Hannity and the best of the worst of the GOP will likely be there getting their egos stroked.
👉Ive thought many times over the last few months that things are so nutty that you just think some adult should step in and set them straight. BUT, they dont have one. The have no accountability. .....not even to their own constituents (unless they are also yes-men....but, of course, that is not accountability.. it's more like subordinate partners in crime).
👉Personally I cannot see this ending well short of divine intervention.
Jan 25, 2021:
GOP is OK with Marjorie Taylor Greene who supports executing Nancy Pelosi. Is GOP the Taliban now? ...............Trump lawyers quit. For $19.99 MyPillow Guy will now represent with a 2nd case for only cost of Shipping & Handling............Be careful criticizing Ted Cruz. He'll just want to be your best friend or campaign for you. Especially if you insult his wife.....................Ex-QAnon follower to Anderson Cooper: 'I apologize for thinking that you ate babies' Yep, he really said that.......................Love of Money is the root of all Republicans................If Lindsey Graham doesn’t want the QAnon Shaman to testify, that means the QAnon Shaman definitely needs to testify.
GOP is OK with Marjorie Taylor Greene who supports executing Nancy Pelosi. Is GOP the Taliban now? ...............Trump lawyers quit. For $19.99 MyPillow Guy will now represent with a 2nd case for only cost of Shipping & Handling............Be careful criticizing Ted Cruz. He'll just want to be your best friend or campaign for you. Especially if you insult his wife.....................Ex-QAnon follower to Anderson Cooper: 'I apologize for thinking that you ate babies' Yep, he really said that.......................Love of Money is the root of all Republicans................If Lindsey Graham doesn’t want the QAnon Shaman to testify, that means the QAnon Shaman definitely needs to testify.
A young boy was visiting a church for the first time, checking all the announcements and posters on the walls. He came to a group of pictures of men in uniform & asked a nearby usher, "Who are all those men in the pictures?" The usher replied, "Those are our boys who died in the service". Dumbfounded, the youngster asked, "Was that the morning service or the evening service?"😁
May 7, 2016:
#NeverTrump didn't lose this week. . #NeverTrump has never lost & will not lose going forward. It's getting stronger. #NeverTrump #NotEvenOnce
NOW is the time for all conservatives to stand FOR the Constitution even if it's against the GOP. #NeverTrump
#NeverTrump does stand for something. It stands for sanity. It stands for honor. It stands for the Constitution
The Republican party has long been on the road to failure with conservatives. They are to the point where they even do everything they can to defeat them even though they are members of their own party. The mess that is in DC can be easily blamed on liberal policies and Democrats, but a lot of it is now at the feet of the GOP. In the world of the GOP they think that you are a conservative if you are just slightly right of the left. So as the left moves even further left..so does the GOP establishment. Trump, the current GOP establishment favorite, when asked, did not even know what a Conservative is. And once could write a book about how much Trump does not know about anything at all--from the Bible to the Constitution.
The Republican Party is no place for true conservatives. It's past time to exit. -ZRZ
#NeverTrump didn't lose this week. . #NeverTrump has never lost & will not lose going forward. It's getting stronger. #NeverTrump #NotEvenOnce
NOW is the time for all conservatives to stand FOR the Constitution even if it's against the GOP. #NeverTrump
#NeverTrump does stand for something. It stands for sanity. It stands for honor. It stands for the Constitution
The Republican party has long been on the road to failure with conservatives. They are to the point where they even do everything they can to defeat them even though they are members of their own party. The mess that is in DC can be easily blamed on liberal policies and Democrats, but a lot of it is now at the feet of the GOP. In the world of the GOP they think that you are a conservative if you are just slightly right of the left. So as the left moves even further left..so does the GOP establishment. Trump, the current GOP establishment favorite, when asked, did not even know what a Conservative is. And once could write a book about how much Trump does not know about anything at all--from the Bible to the Constitution.
The Republican Party is no place for true conservatives. It's past time to exit. -ZRZ
