The Marjorie Taylor Greene thread.

[Fidelio]

That feller, I wanted to pee on his bible thumping leg. But my pee-shy bladder said no. Probably for the best.

 

[shemp]

Indeed I remember a time when toxic ********* could "only" stand on street corners and rant for hours about Jesus and flouridation.

I used to work a night job in Boston before social media, the internet was still in its infancy. I was usually the only one there at night working on the fourth floor. Almost every night at about 3 or 4 a.m. "The Screamer" would appear in the alley below my window. He would scream about crazy **** until dawn. I couldn't make out most of what he screamed, but some of what I could was conspiracy theories, some was religious crap, and some was his paranoia. He's probably got a million followers now.

 

[Crazy Chainsaw]

There was a time in society when people would point at idiots like her and laugh. We no longer live in such a time, and that is unfortunate.

MySpace allowed you to do that because it had Human moderators Modern Social media is the Horror of the Bot age, bots policing free thought is as dumb as s giving Birth to s.
Bots can't think so they can't understand anything but their programing.

 

[gypsyjackson]

On the Steve Bannon channel, MTG endorsed Ivermectin ...

I'm transcribing verbatim:

It even won a Nobel Peace Prize

Ivermectin is as good at peace as Obama!

(Apols for minor snippage)

 

[newyorkguy]

Marj has gotten into a spat with Lin Wood the 'attorney.'

• He called her a "Communist."
• She called him a "monster."
• Wood says he "loves" Marjorie Taylor Greene but she might be part of the "deep state."
• Greene wonders, "If Lin Wood has fought so hard against the election like he claims, even encouraging people to go in the Capitol on J6 [January 6], why isn't he a target of the J6 witch hunt?"

Details in this Newsweek story. What I found comically sad, Newsweek apparently felt the need to add this disclaimer.

Communism calls for all property within society to be publicly owned while everyone is paid and taken care of collectively based on their needs. Nobody within the current federal government is advocating transitioning the U.S. to such a system.

Meanwhile, MTG 'unveiled' the real deal with the Green New Deal. Yep, that's right. COMMIES!

 

[mgidm86]

Maybe her schtick has about run its course. She isn't even a good troll. If I were a troll I'd be embarrassed to be associated with her.

 

[Armitage72]

Details in this Newsweek story. What I found comically sad, Newsweek apparently felt the need to add this disclaimer.

When discussing Communism, it's probably a good idea to assume that a significant number of people don't know what it actually is, beyond "scary bogeyman".
It's like the clip I've posted a few times from the documentary about the 2008 election "Right America: Feeling Wronged" in which a man declared the Democrats to be Socialists, and defined Socialism as "basically the policies of Hitler" and "the midpoint between Communism and something else that I can't remember".

 

[Norman Alexander]

When discussing Communism, it's probably a good idea to assume that a significant number of people don't know what it actually is, beyond "scary bogeyman".
It's like the clip I've posted a few times from the documentary about the 2008 election "Right America: Feeling Wronged" in which a man declared the Democrats to be Socialists, and defined Socialism as "basically the policies of Hitler" and "the midpoint between Communism and something else that I can't remember".

Postmodernism? Dadaism? Antidisestablishmentarianism?

 

[Crossbow]

And now, Marjorie Taylor Greene is asking if "Should America should have a nation divorce".

https://news.yahoo.com/people-think-rep-marjorie-taylor-071226731.html

People Think Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Is ‘Calling For Civil War’ With New Twitter Poll

...

The conspiracy-peddling lawmaker polled her 448,300 Twitter followers Monday on whether they thought America should “have a national divorce.” She offered them three answers: “Yes, by R & D states”; “No, stay together;” and “Undecided.”

...

This is the first time since the mid-1800's that a sitting member of Congress has publicly asked such an inflammatory question.

 

[BobTheCoward]

And now, Marjorie Taylor Greene is asking if "Should America should have a nation divorce".

https://news.yahoo.com/people-think-rep-marjorie-taylor-071226731.html

People Think Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Is ‘Calling For Civil War’ With New Twitter Poll

...

The conspiracy-peddling lawmaker polled her 448,300 Twitter followers Monday on whether they thought America should “have a national divorce.” She offered them three answers: “Yes, by R & D states”; “No, stay together;” and “Undecided.”

...

This is the first time since the mid-1800's that a sitting member of Congress has publicly asked such an inflammatory question.

But that commentators and writers on both sides have discussed before.


It isn't inherently a bad thing.

 

[slyjoe]

That would be problematic - R&D states don't actually exist. Every state is made up of both Rs and Ds.

In the 1800s, the demarcation was a little clearer - who had slavery and who didn't.

 

[Norman Alexander]

You should actually encourage this Great Separation. It's a great opportunity. But it needs to be MAGAchuds like MTG separated from everyone else. Physically. I'm sure there is an infested swamp in a bayou, a baked dried lake in a desert, or a soggy craggy peak in a wilderness that can be devoted to just them and their ilk. Do it, I say!

 

[Stacyhs]

That would be problematic - R&D states don't actually exist. Every state is made up of both Rs and Ds.

In the 1800s, the demarcation was a little clearer - who had slavery and who didn't.

Not only that but there is no continuity of borders like in the Civil War. New England and some midwest states plus west coast are completely separated by red states. Add into that the changing demographics which tend to be swinging in favor of Dems, as in TX, and you really have a problem.

 

[Crossbow]

But that commentators and writers on both sides have discussed before.


It isn't inherently a bad thing.

In case this fact has missed your keen eye for detail, ...

There is a significant number of differences between what commentators and writers are supposed to do and what elected leaders are supposed to do.

For example, every member of the US Congress takes the following oath prior to being seated in the US Congress:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."

 

[Venom]

communist? Can Radical Rightists come up with something other than this already. Or at least be a bit more creative with the reasoning that leads to "...therefore she's a communist."

 

[eerok]

communist? Can Radical Rightists come up with something other than this already. Or at least be a bit more creative with the reasoning that leads to "...therefore she's a communist."

Their kind has been banging on about Satan for millennia, so it's safe to say that nothing gets old for them.

 

[Random]

That would be problematic - R&D states don't actually exist. Every state is made up of both Rs and Ds.

In the 1800s, the demarcation was a little clearer - who had slavery and who didn't.

To quote Randal Monroe:

There are more Trump voters in California than Texas, more Biden voters in Texas than New York, more Trump voters in New York than Ohio, more Biden voters in Ohio than Massachusetts, more Trump voters in Massachusetts than Mississippi, and more Biden voters in Mississippi than Vermont.

While the idea of having the Dunning-Kruger faction voluntarily pack up and leave to start their own country has an appeal, it quickly bogs down into a question of who is seceding from whom? I used to say that, "As a resident of Massachusetts I am a firm supporter of the Texas secessionist movement". But Texas is Purple now, trending to Blue. It's going to flip, in reality, if not in whatever electoral farce the GOP constructs there. I mean, what do we do with all the people living in Austin and Dallas?

 

[slyjoe]

To quote Randal Monroe:


While the idea of having the Dunning-Kruger faction voluntarily pack up and leave to start their own country has an appeal, it quickly bogs down into a question of who is seceding from whom? I used to say that, "As a resident of Massachusetts I am a firm supporter of the Texas secessionist movement". But Texas is Purple now, trending to Blue. It's going to flip, in reality, if not in whatever electoral farce the GOP constructs there. I mean, what do we do with all the people living in Austin and Dallas?

The Austin and Dallas people can come to Phoenix. Less humidity and no tornadoes.

 

[autumn1971]

In case this fact has missed your keen eye for detail, ...

There is a significant number of differences between what commentators and writers are supposed to do and what elected leaders are supposed to do.

For example, every member of the US Congress takes the following oath prior to being seated in the US Congress:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."

Tiny nitpick: the "so help me God" bit is added only if the electee chooses to add it

 

[Stacyhs]

Tiny nitpick: the "so help me God" bit is added only if the electee chooses to add it

God help any electee who did not add it. Pun intended. I think the only thing worse than a 'socialistcommielibtard' to 'real patriots' is an atheist.