post-2022 - deplorables in disarray thread

oh Katie, how I love you so

I read she may run for Senate to replace Feinstein.

I would prefer Schiff.

Side-eFeck wrote:
damn, Rep Rogers had to be restrained as he looked like he was going to hit Gatez!

I am part-popcorn now

At not point we’re they within 7 feet of each other nor did it look like anyone was going to hit someone. Rogers said something he shouldn’t and someone literally covered his mouth and redirected him away. He wasn’t advancing on Gaetz menacingly or anything. This is so overblown.

I believe a finger was pointed.

contradiction wrote:
I believe a finger was pointed.

Yes, I talk with my hands too. If a teacher wags a finger at a misbehaving child, are they threatening to punch them?

Backpfeifengesicht

H/T Kurt Andersen

German for a face that’s badly in need of a fist.

My guess as to the pronunciation: bahk-p'FEYE-fen-geh-s'zikt

Julian, wrote:

contradiction wrote:
I believe a finger was pointed.

Yes, I talk with my hands too. If a teacher wags a finger at a misbehaving child, are they threatening to punch them?

BLR gets to the bottom of this controversy and shows what was actually said… quite shocking

https://twitter.com/BadLipReading/status/1611934183110365184

Side-eFeck wrote:

BLR gets to the bottom of this controversy and shows what was actually said… quite shocking

https://twitter.com/erictveit/status/1612054754255081474

So early in the year and that may already be comedy's best bit of 2023.

although this sportsnation version is pretty damn funny too

https://twitter.com/me15000/status/1611988519450480640

gatez is like "I know you are a soyboy"

Julian, wrote:
If a teacher wags a finger at a misbehaving child, are they threatening to punch them?

in this day and age, that question gets settled quickly before anyone ends up in court.

Starsky wrote:
I read she may run for Senate to replace Feinstein.

she declared her candidacy for the senate seat today.

sweetcell wrote:

Starsky wrote:
I read she may run for Senate to replace Feinstein.

she declared her candidacy for the senate seat today.

sweet, may throw a few coins her way

I can't believe it's even a question if Diane should run again, she'll be 91 in 2024

I am not sure how I ended up on her email list but I got the announcement.

goodness…the classified docs Biden's team found and returned…is what they are calling to him Impeach him on

how can these people be soo stupid

They are not stupid at all but they are unethical and counting on the American people being largely stupid equating this with what Trump did. It’s the new thing - well since Trump - throw a lot of shit out there and see what sticks and if it doesn’t at least it creates misinformation, confusion and division.

Side-eFeck wrote:
I can't believe it's even a question if Diane should run again, she'll be 91 in 2024

In or around 2010 I was asked by my then boss if DiFi would run again in 2012….

"Sir, I just can't see it.  She'll be turning 80 the year after she gets sworn in can anyone see her effectively doing her job at that age let alone at 86 when her term is up?"

He was also 78 and gave me a wry smile, looking down at me over his glasses.  I couldn't get out of the room fast enough.  But, to my credit, he announced his retirement the next year within a week or so of DiFi announcing her reelection. 

Weird….I mean hadn’t Strom Thurmond continued into his 90s….And Byrd also? In fact Byrd died in office at 92 or 93!

And Byrd at least was far smarter and a far better senator than pretty much all half his age! His speech against the Iraq “War” on the eve of the colossal mistake  is one of the finer senate moments of the past few decades.

Starsky wrote:
Weird….I mean hadn’t Strom Thurmond continued into his 90s….

100 actually!

At the age of 93 years, 11 months and 3 days, Thurmond became the oldest person ever to be re-elected to the United States Senate. He eventually served out his full term, his last, and left the senate on January 3, 2003 at age 100.

sweetcell wrote:

Starsky wrote:
I read she may run for Senate to replace Feinstein.

she declared her candidacy for the senate seat today.

Barbara Lee is also planning to announce her intentions of running for the seat.  This should be fun!