Boebert: "Gimme Some Of That Wasteful Garbage I Voted Against!"

 

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(Source: democraticunderground.com)

Texas Republicans Go Full MAGA Loco

A pack of howling, bigoted, gun- fondling submorons otherwise known as delegates to the Texas Republican Party Convention vented their grievances and deep thoughts over the weekend, offering a seditionist party platform that had something nasty for everyone:

Thousands of Republican activists meeting in Houston this weekend for the state’s party convention agreed to a resolution that rejects the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and refers to Joe Biden as an illegitimate president.

The delegates also called for the repeal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which was passed to end discrimination against Black Americans at the polls.

Separately, a party platform presented to convention delegates labeled homosexuality “an abnormal lifestyle choice.” According to the Texas Tribune, the platform also advocates for children to learn in school about “the humanity of the preborn child,” promoting new messaging after the state has taken steps to vastly restrict abortion.

And less than a month after 19 children and two teachers were shot to death at a Texas elementary school, convention delegates adopted a formal “rebuke” of Sen. John Cornyn (R) for engaging in bipartisan gun control talks. Attendees also loudly booed him when he gave a convention speech Friday when he tried to explain potential legislation.

This is the party that's in control of the Texas state government, controls 24 out of 36 Congressional seats, has two U.S. Senators, an entirely Republican State Supreme Court, and is in complete control of redistricting --  i.e., they're already running a banana republic state down there, but feel the constant need to bully and punch down.

Here's what the state's Democratic Party chair had to say:

“It’s like these people live in some kind of parallel universe that is hate filled and conspiracy filled and have a twisted view of our democracy and Constitution,” said Gilberto Hinojosa, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party. “It’s almost like these people are on a psychotic, drug-induced trip.”

It's not just the state party in Texas;  this extremist insanity is blooming in practically every Republican state convention in varying degrees, addressing familiar bugaboos and culture war chimeras ginned up during election cycles.  But through all the clatter, the bottom line remains:  only the Democratic Party is committed to democracy, to voting rights, and to living with the results of free and fair elections.

BONUS:  Right- wing commentator and "Firing Line" host Margaret Hoover shares Mr. Hinojosa's assessment: 

"They are nuts," she said of Texas GOP activists. "This isn't a five-alarm fire, this is like an asteroid is coming for Earth if you're in the GOP party in Texas. It's a mess. You really have to take it very, very seriously."

BONUS II:  Checking some photos of the convention reveals a certain demographic in attendance --

(Top photo: MAGA moron merch on sale for the marks - Justin Rex for the Texas Tribune; center photo: Lola Gomez, Dallas Morning News;  bottom photo: Bob Daemmrich, Dallas Morning News)

"MAGA Buffoons" In The News

 

Jimmy Kimmel opines on various MAGA morons like Reps. Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, nose-picking Lindsey Graham, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, and does a bit on the GameStop stock market manipulation.

 

My Pillow Crank Banned From Twitter

Mike Lindell, the CEO of My Pillow and a frothing MAGA/ QAnon conspiracy nut, has been permanently suspended from Twitter:

Twitter has permanently banned My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell’s account after he continued to perpetuate the baseless claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Twitter decided to ban Lindell, who founded bedding company My Pillow, due to “repeated violations” of its civic integrity policy, a spokesperson said in a statement. The policy was implemented last September and is targeted at fighting disinformation.

This is coming just days after Dominion Voting Systems gave notice of filing a defamation lawsuit against Lindell for his bonkers claims about voting fraud involving their equipment.  His products are also no longer being sold at several major retailers.

Keep digging that hole, pillow guy!

(Photo:  You know where you can stick those thumbs, right, pillow guy?)

My Pillow Crank Getting Sued (UPDATED)

This rancid asshole is about to find out what accountability is:

Officials with Dominion Voting Systems have sent Mike Lindell, the C.E.O. of MyPillow, a legal letter warning of pending litigation over his baseless claims of widespread fraud involving their machines.

“You have positioned yourself as a prominent leader of the ongoing misinformation campaign,” the letter said, referring to his continued false claims that their systems were rigged by someone to effect the outcome.

“Litigation regarding these issues is imminent,” the letter said...

Sue his crazy, lying, Trump fluffing ass off.

BONUS:  Keep digging that hole --

This really is going to be good. https://t.co/cOm2knu1FA

— Schooley (@Rschooley) January 18, 2021

 

UPDATE:  Bed Bath and Beyond has dropped My Pillow from its stores.  Maybe they saw this --

BREAKING: @realMikeLindell and @MyPillowUSA are using the promo code “QANON” for discounts on products. @FBI designated QAnon supporters as “conspiracy theory-driven domestic extremists.” Supporters of QAnon were involved in the domestic terrorist attacks on the U.S. Capitol. pic.twitter.com/zx9P37cyLP

— Michael Brodkorb (@mbrodkorb) January 17, 2021

 

UPDATE II:  More dropping the QAnon pillowman--

Making progress!

“(Mike) Lindell said Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl's, H-E-B and Wayfair are all dropping MyPillow.”

And what about you, @SamsClub, @jcpenney, @Macys, and @Walmart ?https://t.co/uZ0W6aD0PH https://t.co/6bfFcaq291

— Ted Newton (@Ted_Newton) January 19, 2021