US Politics, January 2022 — a pro-God, pro-family, pro-bitcoin state

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/05/jan-6-protesters-run-for-office-526545

there's this, typical politico in that it sort of does a good job and then fails to do the obvious good thing

The Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol is remembered as one of the darkest and most shameful episodes in American history.

But at least 57 individuals who played a role in that day’s events — either by attending the Save America rally that preceded the riots, gathering at the Capitol steps or breaching the Capitol itself — are now running for elected office.

Rather than disqualifying them from public service, the events of Jan. 6 appear to have served as a political springboard for dozens of Republicans who will be on the ballot this year for federal, state and local offices.

It’s difficult to state with precision just how many of those who participated in the rally on the Ellipse, marched to the Capitol or stormed the building will be on the ballot in 2022 — in many states, candidate filing deadlines are months away.

But a POLITICO review of Department of Justice case reports, social media posts, news accounts and interviews with attendees found that last year alone, 11 Jan. 6 protesters were elected to offices ranging from state legislature to city council to school board.

This year, more than two dozen are running for Congress, state legislature or statewide office — including at least two protesters who actually entered the Capitol. At least five Jan. 6ers are gearing up for gubernatorial races, among them Doug Mastriano, a Pennsylvania state senator and a leading voice in the national movement to discredit the 2020 election results.

they did the research, they looked it up. but if you want a list of the 57 people they identified, you came to the wrong place. instead, they're just going to interview a handful of the 57 people to get funny quotes and you'll have to guess at the rest

honestly it's all a moot point, trying to identify people who participated and shut them out of public life. conservatives are at the point where it's more of a problem if you did NOT participate. they love the january 6 people. if you were one of the 10 house GOP reps who voted to impeach trump for it, you're out of the GOP. if they say a peep about january 6 or trump being a fascist, they'll be primaried by one of the dumbest people who have ever lived in wherever the district is located

can we get a list of the people who did NOT participate in Jan 6? the GOP would like that list so they can start sinking their rotten teeth into the last bit of conscious flesh they still recognize

they'll be primaried by one of the dumbest people who have ever lived in wherever the district is located

stating the obvious, but ...and they will be defeated by one of the dumbest people who has ever lived, handily, because apparently a third of the population is packed into these really hilariously shaped districts full of people who still bust their gut at the Ernest / Hey Vern movies

Karl is correct. Trying to shame J6ers will move exactly zero votes. The people who already like those candidates will still like those candidates. Perhaps even more! But they still only get to vote once.

The people who already hate those candidates will still hate those candidates. Perhaps even more! But they still only get to vote once.

You leave Jim Varney out of this

Seriously I am not sure I believe there are persuadable voters.

Like, who are these quasi-mythical creatures who have made it to age 18 not already knowing which of our two warring tribes they are supposed to belong to?

only half-joking btw

my neighbor is hypothetically one. he is 23 and introduced himself as a "hardcore conservative" that "likes to push buttons" but wanted to hear what a "liberal thinks" and then ten minutes later was trying to tell me that he was really a "centralist"

it's just dumb as shit out here

how is he after a couple beers

after he drinks all of my beers, and smokes all my weed, and is eyeing the last wine bottle I have? that's when he starts talking about how much he hates his girlfriend, and also when he apologizes (to me, not his girlfriend) the next day and commissions something from me in apology. so good, very transactional

the national anthem of the united states is the foo fighters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_bQ9nzt9Xo

and intersectional!

xpost

come on students, veterans, and patriots of all stripes. please remove your hat and sing along to the national anthem of the united states.

♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪♫
𝄆 It’s times like these you learn to live again!! It’s times like these you give and give again!! 𝄇
♬♪♫

I thought we had some poll recently that indicated most Americans don’t know or don’t care about Jan 6.

Yes, if you even give a shit you are already entrenched.

these people are such babies!

If you were going to ask which party deserves the perpetual "... in disarray" label, you'd pick the one that the top chart belongs to https://t.co/6gu6hvlGuP

— David Nir (@DavidNir) January 18, 2022

how do only 10 percent of Democratic voters have unfavorable views of the party? I've voted for Democrats my whole life and always had an unfavorable view of the party. (Tho I don't consider myself "a Democrat," maybe that makes a difference in surveys like this.)

I looked at the crosstabs, and the most significant gap (within Democratic voters) is among age groups: Democratic voters 65 and older approve of the party 90%-4%, while those between 18 and 34 approve 69%-18%.

https://civiqs.com/results/favorable_democrats?uncertainty=true&annotations=true&zoomIn=true&party=Democrat

Seriously I am not sure I believe there are persuadable voters

Dan Crenshaw gets upset at a 10 year old girl at an event and gets heckled by the crowd. “Don’t question my faith.” pic.twitter.com/EYEXYpXKIB

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) January 18, 2022

In other Crenshaw news, a guy I went to high school with (nice fellow then, religious, dabbled w/the Promise Keepers, sang a Three Doors Down song at the talent show & who is now an anti-vaxxer pushing the big lie) is running as Republican for Congress, and thanks to gerrymandered redistricting, has been moved from running for an open seat in a hard R district (wherein the primary <is> the election) to having to primary Crenshaw, who had already declined to endorse him in that other race.

hope your high school classmate and Crenshaw get launched into the sun.

"Hard R district" is kind of a double entendre these days

har dee hard r

Ha even when conservatives argue amongst themselves they still manage to both be wrong

which would you rather be forced to hang out with, that girl or dan crenshaw

hope your high school classmate and Crenshaw get launched into the sun.

― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Tuesday, January 18, 2022 1:47 PM (fourteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

lmaooooo

10% of voters are potential swing voters and they’re all the rich white suburbanites who voted Republican in the VA governor’s race because of school mask mandates and making little Camryn feel bad by teaching about Jim Crow.

god that crenshaw video is some deep "are we having fun yet?" hell

I did lol when people in the crowd started yelling "let's go brandon" at dick fury

ok just watched that video and the one thing i dont get is the "let's go blah blah" ??? is it just their automatic reaction to anything they don't like now?

like i knew what the phrase means or whatever but how does it apply here?

I don't think you understand how conservative memes work

you got that right

Has Trump led a Let’s Go Brandon chant at a rally yet?

My first campaign ad, ‘37 Seconds.’ #JustLikeMe

I hope this ad works to not only destigmatize the use of marijuana, but also forces a new conversation that creates the pathway to legalize this beneficial drug, and forgive those who were arrested due to outdated ideology. pic.twitter.com/G0qKvmUGKD

— Gary Chambers (@GaryChambersJr) January 18, 2022

Do you want to IMPLODE the filibuster so the Dems can RAM their voting rights legislation through Congress?

— Ron Johnson (@RonJohnsonWI) January 18, 2022

finally -- he gets it!

lmao @ those results

Has Trump led a Let’s Go Brandon chant at a rally yet?

― papal hotwife (milo z), Tuesday, January 18, 2022 1:51 PM (nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

even if he does get the "joke" I think his spirit is too broken to do something like this

johnson is a moron but that how to get engagement

the democrats star in ramming speed, featuring congress as "speed"

Ramming Their Agenda, Book 1 of my DC erotica series.

When Sinema pegs Romney, oh man…

enough of the fanfic

If love is good, let's get to rammin'

hope your high school classmate and Crenshaw get launched into the sun

And take Three Doors Down with them

Lol at “Camryn”

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/politics/rudy-giuliani-january-6-subpoena/index.html