You have to scrape the bottom of the lunatic barrel to find people who subscribe to the anonymous right-wing conspiracy purveyor "QAnon," but Georgia Republicans have done it in Marjorie Taylor Greene. Greene won the Republican primary in Georgia's deep red 14th Congressional District yesterday, even after she was disavowed by some Rethuglican pols after videos emerged of her spouting racist and anti-Semitic gibberish and QAnon nuttery (ed. -- what are the chances "QAnon" is a Russian intelligence project?).
Some of Greene's greatest hits are described in AP's account:
"In a series of videos unearthed just after Greene placed first in the initial June 9 Republican primary, she complains of an 'Islamic invasion' into government offices, claims Black and Hispanic men are held back by 'gangs and dealing drugs,' and pushes an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that billionaire philanthropist George Soros, who is Jewish, collaborated with the Nazis."There's obviously a market for this unhinged b.s. in Georgia, as we consider the comments of Greene's voters:
"Larry Silker, a 72-year-old retiree, cast a ballot for Greene last week at an early voting location in Dallas, Georgia.For these low information nitwits, Greene could have paraded around nude, soiling herself, waving a Nazi flag and shouting in tongues and they would have given the same responses. The job is not to convince them of their folly, the job is to outnumber them at the polls now and going forward.
'She seems to be a go-getter, you know. She’s out seeing everybody that she can, and I think that’s nice,' Silker said.
Asked whether he had seen criticism of Greene’s remarks, Silker said: 'Well yeah, you know, you see it. But do you put faith in it? You just have to weigh it out.'
Voter Pamela Reardon said she supports Greene because she connects with people, and she’s anti-abortion, a defender of the Second Amendment and a true Christian.'
'I got behind her because of her honesty,' she said. 'She’s not going to be bought by anybody. I could tell that her heart was pure.'” (our emphasis)
BONUS: COVID Donnie gave her a hearty welcome as a future "star" of the party --
Congratulations
to future Republican Star Marjorie Taylor Greene on a big Congressional
primary win in Georgia against a very tough and smart opponent. Marjorie
is strong on everything and never gives up - a real
WINNER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August
12, 2020
4 comments:
that billionaire philanthropist George Soros, who is Jewish, collaborated with the Nazis
Soros was fourteen when World War II ended. Not sure what kind of collaboration he would have been able to offer.
A number of QAnon qrackpots have won Republican nominations for this and that around the country. I think there's even one in Oregon. The party has embraced so much irrational nonsense that there's no basis for judging anything too crazy for them. Maybe next they'll start using astrology to make political decisions (Hitler sometimes did that).
Infidel -- Yes, another one in Colorado, Lauren Boebert, and more coming. The Republican Party has moved rapidly into the sewer once inhabited by the John Birch Society and their ilk. It's peak crazy all the time for them.
QAnon members are nuttier than squirrel turds. They make the Tea Party look like children of Einstein. If they manage to take over any amount of power in the Republican party, it will take major fumigation to drive them out. We'd best keep an eye on them.
donnah -- Agree, they may be "nuttier than squirrel turds" (love that) but they're potentially violent and a threat to civil society.
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