South Carolina Republicans want to impose the death penalty on South Carolinian women who seek abortions in another state. You know, because the GOPee is pro-life, right?
Hell is too good for these PoS.
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South Carolina Republicans want to impose the death penalty on South Carolinian women who seek abortions in another state. You know, because the GOPee is pro-life, right?
Hell is too good for these PoS.
These Republican sewer rats masquerading as politicians are merely individuals. The true rot lies at the heart of the QOP base who vote for this scum in droves. And in the case of the Orange Turd, by the millions. Those millions are the truly putrid ones: those who celebrate the authoritarian measures and dictatorial rants; who mix anti-Semitism and a contempt for the press by chanting "Jew York Times!" at rallies; who endorse the banning of drag shows in public places but are fine with Nazis demonstrating in the same public square. They are filth of the lowest kind and the worst of this country by far. And no one can change my mind.
Now that there is a preponderance of evidence that Fox News deliberately lied to their audience in order to stop the hemorrhaging of viewers—who didn’t want to hear the unbearable news that their favorite Orange Turd had lost the election—there’s a lot of talk going around about the infamous cable network going bankrupt from this Dominion lawsuit and a similar one by Smartmatic alleging defamation with intent. The former is looking for $1.6b in damages but with a punitive award the sky’s the limit.
On Tuesday, former White House propagandist and current governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, signed into law the Youth Hiring Act of 2023. Under this new law children younger than 16 do not need permission from the Division of Labor to get a job or an employment certificate, which verified their age, described their work and work schedule, and included written consent from a parent or guardian. This is what the party that beats its chest about protecting children is up to. Yup.
Mind you, this bill was signed into law on the heels of the Department of Labor reporting widespread employment of children in at least eight states doing hazardous work involving caustic chemicals; and in Arkansas proper—as well as Texas—Chili’s restaurant has allegedly subjected teenage females to sexual harassment. (The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission is suing.) Perfect timing, Guv.
But let’s not put all the onus of evil on Huckabee Sanders and her ilk. No, there has to be a plurality of voters siding with them to be able to reach office and put laws like this one into effect. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again and I’ll probably keep saying it for a very long time: the GOPee are immoral hacks, but the people who vote for them and enable this sort of thing are the true demons.
Why the big focus on the trans community? All this effort to hurt people who have done NOTHING to you, not to mention the hypocrisy of the “small government” faction involving the government in every aspect of people’s personal lives and their bodies. (Btw, when is Caitlyn Jenner gonna call out the anti-trans mob? Oh, that’s right: she’s a Republican, too, so I guess they get a pass.)
What the fuck is wrong with these PoS?!
See, this is what I'm talking about:
A Danish documentary crew captured MAGAt sewer rat and pardoned criminal Roger Stone on camera, days before Election Day 2020, laying out plans for the election results and the "Stop the Steal" bullshit.
“Fuck the voting, let’s get right to the violence. Shoot to kill. See an ANTIFA? Shoot to kill.”
“I really do suspect it’ll still be up in the air. When that happens, the key thing to do is to claim victory. Possession is nine tenths of the law...No, we won.”
Post January 6:
“I believe the President is for it. The obstacles are these lily livered, weak kneed, bureaucrats in the White House Counsel’s Office and now they must be crushed because they’ve told the President something that’s not true.”
Stone had been going on this tip for months, according to CNN:
"As far back as July 2020, Stone talked about challenging the upcoming presidential election in the courts. 'The election will not be normal,' he said. 'Sorry, we’re not accepting them', he said of the anticipated results. 'We’re challenging them in court'. 'If the electors show up at the Electoral College, armed guards will throw them out', he continued. 'I’m challenging all of it. And the judges we’re going to, are judges I appointed'.”
The media has found Stone's violent pronouncements "shocking".
Wait...what? "Shocking?"
The man is an operative in a TERRORIST ORGANIZATION (aka the GOP) and A CRIMINAL, why is it "shocking" that he would advocate for violence and electoral destabilization?
When will the media (and by extension the Dems) recognize these people as the terrorists they are and treat them accordingly?! What's it going to take?! Good fucking grief!!!
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been investigated for allegations of sexual harassment. And now whatever the next step is, should be taken in this matter. If he is impeached and removed from office, so be it. But I firmly and unapologetically do not want him to resign. And this is why:
I do not condone or support sexual harassment in any way shape or form. But this is a time of war, politically speaking. And as long as only one side pays the consequence for any alleged misconduct, then we live in a world of absurdity. Al Franken, gone from the Senate; Cuomo possibly removed from the governorship. Meanwhile, has Trump paid a price for his assaults and alleged rapes? 26 credible instances, no less. So I ask, what good are the rules if only one side is going to abide by them? Sadly, we live in a time in which the political moral highground is little more than a Pyrric victory's last battlefield.
As flawed as Cuomo is as a governor, none of the New York GOP clowns can beat him. But they’ve got a fighting chance if the Democrats nominate one of the non-starters Cuomo wiped the floor with in the previous election. I’m not ready or willing to go there. Why?
Well, as a native New Yorker, in these times in which the Republican Party is nothing more than a terrorist organization, I don’t want them governing my state. I’m sorry if I sound callous and cold-hearted, that is not my intent. But as I said before, this is a time of war in which we are facing an enemy that wants to destroy us not just politically but physically as well, and to give them any ground is suicide. And so, if he’s going to be impeached and removed from office, then that’s how it goes. But he should not resign. No way. And if he's on the ballot next time, he has my vote.
The purpose of HR1 aka the For the People Act of 2021 is to increase access to voting, curb Big Money’s influence in politics and fight corruption, as well as increase transparency in political donations and prevent gerrymandering.
So, of course, the Republicans are vehemently opposed to the bill.
In fact, Sen. Ted Cruz has overdramatically characterized it as a move by Democrats to ensure they never lose an election at any level for the next century. In other words, he’s accusing Dems of trying to do EXACTLY what Republicans have been doing and want to perpetuate. Call it gaslighting, hypocrisy, projection—it all adds some to the same nefarious result: the #QOP wants to disenfranchise as many voters as possible in areas where residents vote mostly for Democrats. Pure and simple.
To this end, Treasonous Ted fearmongers and lies in order to greedily hang on to power, knowing all too well that their voter ID laws, cutting polling hours and frequent voter roll purges are simply #QOP efforts to hinder the PoC vote and further guarantee a tyranny of the minority by putting a chokehold on democracy. Fuck him and the rest of ‘em.
You would think that instead of pulling this treacherous bullshit, standing by the guy who lost the White House by 7 million votes, lost them the House twice, lost them the Senate and left office with a 34% approval rating, they’d be working hard at expanding their base. I mean, there’s plenty of conservative PoC who they could probably attract. But those folks don’t want to share a tent with neo-Nazis, Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and other assorted racists the #QOP embraces in order to win. And that’s not counting the Republican voters they’ve been losing since the domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol of this past January 6th. So if you can’t grow the party and your followers are leaving in significant numbers, what’s left? Putting restrictions on those who vote for your opponents, that’s what.
But even more vigorously now.
When we saw them unanimously oppose in both houses of Congress a bill that 60% of their own base supports, the #QOP confirmed what we already knew: not only do they not want to take steps to attract more voters but they want to bamboozle the ones they already have. Republicans don't want to do the necessary work to ensure the #QOP can expand, they want to limit who can vote for the Democrats, period. And that, right there, is not just evidence of the deep rot at the core of today's Republican party, but further confirmation that they are the party of Trump, with or without him.
Because they have nothing of substance to hang on their opposition to the very popular American Recovery Act, QOPers are making the rounds of the political talk shows decrying how the ARA gives checks to inmates…just like the previous 2 rounds of stimulus money they signed off on during the previous administration. But since this time the stimulus went out under a Democratic POTUS, they’re all up in arms about the same thing they approved last time. (Never mind that the amount in question is less than 1% of the money of the total bill.)
So, in order to deflect from the fact that they UNANIMOUSLY voted AGAINST a bill that is popular with more than 75% of the country—including 60% of their own base; how are they gonna explain that?—the QOP find themselves in the fucked up and unenviable position of attacking a very popular measure just so they can come up with any little bullshit argument to seemingly hurt the POTUS. That, of course, being more important to them than to help the American people who, across the board, so desperately need help.
These people call themselves patriots. If so, they need to love this country significantly less.
Neera Tanden’s nomination for the OMB was withdrawn by the White House on Tuesday. It’s well-known that she’s not a wilting flower, that she is quite combative and has openly called out a lot of people in her day. And as a key part of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, she’s not someone likely to be confirmed by these petty, obstructionist and terrorist sympathizing Republicans. But Democrats have 50 seats in the Senate plus the tie-breaking VP vote, so this shouldn’t be an issue, right?
Ha! Democrats getting it right? Sucker!
It got so bad they had to ask Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] to consider voting for Tanden since they couldn’t get the Blue Dogs Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Krysten Sinema of Arizona (plus Sen. Bernie Sanders) to vote for her. Hilarious!
But here’s the thing: Biden wanted her BAD and the White House Chief of Staff is a HUGE supporter, so all these people did was piss off the administration, seeing as the White House, on the heels of Tanden’s withdrawal, categorically stated Tanden was going to be a key person in this administration. (Who knows? She might be in the WH as senior adviser next week.) Let’s see…she’s not going anywhere, they made the WH look weak unnecessarily and, more importantly, gave the QOP a free win. Heckuva job, Demmies!
I wouldn’t be surprised if some people reacted to my take on this is an out-and-out defense of Tanden per se, but it’s not about Tanden for me. Nope. It’s about GIVING the Republicans a win. Especially one that can be avoided since Democrats should not be siding in any way, shape or form with a terrorist organization such as the QOP. They have tossed aside their political party façade and comfortably settled into their role as a terrorist organization, and should be dealt with as such. If they ever become sane again, fine. But as long as they continue to behave as the anti-democratic supporters of domestic terrorism they currently are, Democrats should retain a united, bullet-proof front. You know, like how every single Republican in the House voted against Biden’s stimulus/COVID bill. Like that but for good.
And so, it’s done. Manchin—who said Tanden’s tweets upset him but did not exhibit the same displeasure for the Epi-pen price gouging by his pharma daughter (which Tanden criticized)—and the GOP got their way. The senator from WV got to avenge Tanden’s harsh criticism of his despicable daughter’s actions; Sen. Sanders got a little political retribution; and frankly, I don’t care what reasons other Democrats may have had. They fucked up.
South Carolina Republicans want to impose the death penalty on South Carolinian women who seek abortions in another state. You know, because...