Republican Mob
On Friday, President Biden hit Trump and the MAGA mob right between their evil eyes in his first speech to kick off his campaign at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The 30 minute speech was one for the history books — he called Trump out for being a traitor and then went down a long list of crimes and offenses Trump has committed that could end democracy as we know it. He called him a threat to the country. He timed his speech to coincide with the third year anniversary of January 6 and called saving democracy as a “sacred cause.”
President Biden gave another powerful speech today in South Carolina at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church where a white supremacist killed nine people in 2015. He was heckled by pro-Palestinian protesters wanting a cease-fire in Gaza. They were drowned out by Biden supporters chanting, “Four more years!” Biden handled the interruption gracefully then got back on track by drawing comparisons to the Lost Cause movement of white Southerners refusing to accept the outcome of the Civil War with Trump and the MAGAs refusing to accept the election results of 2020.
The Supreme Court agreed to review the Colorado court decision that bars Trump from appearing on the state’s Republican primary ballot because of his role in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Since the MAGA justices are all “originalists,” they should interpret the 14th amendment as if this was the 19th century, post Civil War and rule that Trump, like Jefferson Davis, can’t be president of the Union. Will the corrupt court, that used states rights as a way to reverse Roe v Wade be in favor of states rights this time and stay out of states removing Trump from their ballots, or is it payback time? Can Trump cash in on his favor to the Republicans for nominating their three operatives in exchange for his protection? This is mob stuff.
Speaking of mobs, Wayne LaPierre resigned from the NRA.
Trump campaigned in Iowa over the weekend and said some real whoppers. Like, crazy old man yelling at a cloud whoppers. He insulted the crowd by saying that he dreaded having to go there and that the school shooting in their state a couple of days earlier was awful but get over it. He claimed that the Civil War didn’t have to happen. “You could’ve negotiated that…..this is something that could’ve been negotiated…..that was a tough one for our country…….if you negotiated it, you probably wouldn’t even know who Abraham Lincoln was…….that would’ve been okay.” He also said, “We’re gonna build a giant dome over our country to protect us from a hostile source” and “We’re going to federalize Washington. We’re going to take over our Capitol.” Crazy old man yelling at a mob.
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Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert got into a fight with her ex-husband in a small town mountain bar. Someone called the cops. Her ex accused her of punching him in the face. She released a formal statement denying the alleged assault and said the incident was another reason why she’s moving to the other side of the state (to get away from him). On the campaign trail in her new hood, donning jeans and a cowboy hat instead of gun wielding biker attire with a MAGA hat, she told the small group in attendance that on January 6, the Capitol Police let everybody in as if it was just another tour (during COVID when everything was closed to the public?) and now we have political prisoners because of it.
Political director of the South Carolina GOP (and former regional field director of the Georgia GOP), Braylee Estep, was arrested along with her mom, Michele, for piling on someone in a barroom brawl 2 days before Christmas. Their family owns the bar plus the bait and tackle shop next door. Braylee was charged with 3rd degree assault and battery with a mob.
Republicans are a mob.
Election denier Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik referred to the January 6 defendants as “hostages” and won’t commit to certifying the 2024 election.
The Republican Party of Florida formally voted to remove Christian Ziegler, who’s facing rape and video voyeurism allegations, as their Chair.
Republican Congressman Steve Scalise is receiving stem cell treatment for his cancer which is ironic since Republicans are against stem cell research because stem cells come from the corpses of murdered babies. He’s immuno-compromised so he wears a mask to work which is ironic because he was one of the big mouthed Republicans who refused to wear a mask during the COVID pandemic because it was “government overreach” meaning he and all of the other Republicans could spread COVID to immuno-compromised co-workers as a matter of personal right.
Republican hypocrite fun fact: Steve Scalise used his connections as a member of congress to get a fast pass to be one of the first to get vaccinated while he railed against it on TV.
