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Republicans Chip Roy, Andy Biggs, Tom Finnany, Clay Higgins, Eric Burlison, Thomas Massie, Matt Rosendale, Warren Davidson, Marge Greene Publicly Support Putin Kidnapping Ukrainian Children

by WaterGirl|  March 20, 202410:11 am| 143 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Republican Crime Syndicate, Republican Politics, Republican Venality, War in Ukraine

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Wow.  Speechless.  Furious.

@TristanSnell
The House just voted to condemn Putin’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

9 Republicans voted against the resolution.

Chip Roy
Andy Biggs
Tom Tiffany
Clay Higgins
Eric Burlison
Thomas Massie
Matt Rosendale
Warren Davidson
Marjorie Taylor Greene

Remember in November.

I wonder what fake moral stance they are using to explain this vote.

Totally open thread.

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    143Comments

    1. 1.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:16 am

      I know I stepped on my own post, but I am furious and needed to say so.

      Reply
    2. 2.

      KenK

      March 20, 2024 at 10:16 am

      JFC. If there were any doubt about their political and moral stances, this should clarify it.

      Reply
    3. 3.

      Doug R

      March 20, 2024 at 10:16 am

      Vatniks working hard for their boss.

      Reply
    4. 4.

      matt

      March 20, 2024 at 10:17 am

      quislings.

      Reply
    5. 5.

      KenK

      March 20, 2024 at 10:17 am

      @WaterGirl: Gotta go with what you feel, WG.

      Reply
    6. 6.

      frosty

      March 20, 2024 at 10:17 am

      But not Scott Perry?!? I’m surprised.

      Reply
    7. 7.

      Raoul Paste

      March 20, 2024 at 10:20 am

      Indefensible.
      And sure to be on SNL next week.

      Reply
    8. 8.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:21 am

      I wonder if anyone abstained?

      “Gee, I just couldn’t figure out whether I am for or against Putin kidnapping Ukrainian children.”

      “I was afraid to publicly state that I am against Putin kidnapping Ukrainian children.”

      “I was too ashamed to publicly state that I am for Putin kidnapping Ukrainian children.”

      Scratch that last one.  We all know that anyone who is still Republican today has no shame.

      Reply
    9. 9.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:22 am

      @Raoul Paste: Oh, I hope not.  There’s no humor to be found in the kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

      Reply
    10. 10.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:24 am

      It’s billboard time for each one of them in their own districts.

      At least it should be.  I hope it is.

      Reply
    11. 11.

      Raoul Paste

      March 20, 2024 at 10:24 am

      @WaterGirl:  It will be on Weekend Update.   With plenty of scorn and condemnation.

      Reply
    12. 12.

      Yarrow

      March 20, 2024 at 10:27 am

      Is that a tweet? There’s not even a link. All those people are awful so of course they voted against something good. But the tweet is outrage bait. Designed to get people riled up and then exhausted. Outrage fatigue. Yep, they’re bad people. It’s not new.

      Reply
    13. 13.

      The Thin Black Duke

      March 20, 2024 at 10:29 am

      @Yarrow: Aren’t there any Ukrainians in their districts?

      Reply
    14. 14.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:31 am

      @Yarrow: The tweet didn’t show the full list without expanding it.

      The House just voted to condemn Putin’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

      9 Republicans voted against the resolution.

      Chip Roy
      Andy Biggs
      Tom Tiffany
      Clay Higgins
      Eric Burlison
      Thomas Massie
      Matt Rosendale
      Warren Davidson
      Marjorie Taylor Greene

      Remember in November.

      — Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) March 20, 2024

      Reply
    15. 15.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:31 am

      @WaterGirl: Surprisingly, it did in the embed, but not online.

      Reply
    16. 16.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:32 am

      @Yarrow: I would say that voting against a resolution condemning Putin’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children is quite newsworthy, and that it should be publicly decried.

      Reply
    17. 17.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:33 am

      @The Thin Black Duke: There must be, and they should know about it.  As should all their neighbors, and everyone in the district.

      Reply
    18. 18.

      Shalimar

      March 20, 2024 at 10:34 am

      Never heard of Burlison.  Know nothing about Tiffany except he replaced Sean Duffy.  Know nothing about Davidson other than that he is in Boehner’s old seat.  The other six would be in my “10 worst House members” list so this is no surprise for any of them.

      Reply
    19. 19.

      Yarrow

      March 20, 2024 at 10:34 am

      @WaterGirl:  Ok, but you could have just added the link separately. Or embedded it and added the rest below, as many frontpagers do now due to Twitter limitations on embedding.

      Reply
    20. 20.

      Yarrow

      March 20, 2024 at 10:35 am

      @The Thin Black Duke: I have no idea. Why are you asking me?

      Reply
    21. 21.

      Omnes Omnibus

      March 20, 2024 at 10:37 am

      I just called Tom Tiffany’s office.*  I was asked “What was the Resolution?”

      FWIW I also called Mark Pocan about the Discharge Petition.**  I was directed to his website.  It doesn’t have anything about.  Pocan is actually not signing on right now over concerns about support for Israel.  I am not thrilled with that position.  I, however, do understand it.  What I do not understand, and am disappointed by, is the unwillingness to own that position when talking to a constituent.  Pocan is generally one of the good guys, but I think he is off base here.

      *I grew up in his district and my family still lives there.

      **My actual representative.

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    22. 22.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:37 am

      @Yarrow: I often do that.  In my anger this morning, I forgot.

      I am not perfect.  Sue me.  //

      Reply
    23. 23.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:39 am

      @Omnes Omnibus:

      What I do not understand, and am disappointed by, is the unwillingness to own that position when talking to a constituent.  Pocan is generally one of the good guys, but I think he is off base here.

      If you all his office back to express that, I will be very interested to hear about whatever response you get.

      Reply
    24. 24.

      Yarrow

      March 20, 2024 at 10:39 am

      @WaterGirl: It should be. But this particular post is done in such a way as to be outrage bait, which I consider damaging as it leads to outrage fatigue and exhaustion and people tune out. It didn’t even contain a link to either the original tweet or the actual name and/or text of whatever they voted on.

      Essentially some person tweeted this and if we just have to just trust them, even if we don’t know who they are. There’s no other context. That’s not helpful.

      Reply
    25. 25.

      TBone

      March 20, 2024 at 10:40 am

      I was denigrated yesterday for being illiterate because of my opinions about Pooty.  But I’m not the sole reader of history who has this opinion about Pooty’s tactics:

      https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-06-15/russia-putin-early-kgb-years-east-germany-helped-shape-him

      He’s got tentacles.

      Reply
    26. 26.

      japa21

      March 20, 2024 at 10:43 am

      I am sure everyone one of these reps, plus several others, were okay with the US effectively kidnapping children at the border.

      Reply
    27. 27.

      cmorenc

      March 20, 2024 at 10:44 am

      Interesting that Matt Gaetz was not on the list of “nay” votes to that resolution – even if the list is incomplete, surprising his name wasn’t included in those selected for mention.

      Reply
    28. 28.

      The Thin Black Duke

      March 20, 2024 at 10:44 am

      @Yarrow: Sorry.

      Reply
    29. 29.

      zhena gogolia

      March 20, 2024 at 10:45 am

      @WaterGirl: We’re docking your pay!

      Reply
    30. 30.

      Omnes Omnibus

      March 20, 2024 at 10:48 am

      @TBone: I will just say this and then will not address it anymore.  I think you missed the point that people were making.

      Reply
    31. 31.

      Soprano2

      March 20, 2024 at 10:50 am

      Woah, I have never contacted Burlison’s office because it’s mostly useless (he’s a Freedom Caucus member), but this necessitates a phone call. What the hell……?

      Reply
    32. 32.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:52 am

      @Yarrow:   This is not the first time you have criticized a post of mine, and I suspect it won’t be the last.

      It’s unfortunate that you don’t like all of my choices, but apparently that’s the way it is.

      Reply
    33. 33.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 10:53 am

      @japa21: Yeah, it’s hard to NOT make the connection to the kidnappings that were done by the Trump administration.

      Reply
    34. 34.

      wjca

      March 20, 2024 at 10:53 am

      I wonder what fake moral stance they are using to explain this vote.

      Seems pretty straightforward.

      Democrats were for it.  Unanimously. So it must, by definition and from first principles, be a BAD THING.  Nothing more to say.

      Reply
    35. 35.

      rikyrah

      March 20, 2024 at 10:57 am

      @WaterGirl:

      I know I stepped on my own post, but I am furious and needed to say so.

       

      Understood.

       

      Uh Huh

      Reply
    36. 36.

      Eyeroller

      March 20, 2024 at 11:02 am

      @wjca: Yep.  It’s likely entirely a manifestation of Cleek’s Law more than any specifically pro-Russia stance.

      Reply
    37. 37.

      Jinchi

      March 20, 2024 at 11:02 am

      MTG became gamous harassing children who survived tragedies, so no surprise there.

      Reply
    38. 38.

      teezyskeezy

      March 20, 2024 at 11:04 am

      @cmorenc: Oh the tasteless Gaetz joke one could make about that…but things are getting too awful to joke about anymore.

      Reply
    39. 39.

      TBone

      March 20, 2024 at 11:04 am

      @Omnes Omnibus: maybe so, and vice versa.

      Reply
    40. 40.

      Yarrow

      March 20, 2024 at 11:05 am

      @The Thin Black Duke:  You don’t need to apologize. I just don’t know why you’re asking me. So I asked you why.

      Reply
    41. 41.

      TBone

      March 20, 2024 at 11:08 am

      @WaterGirl: The Red Badge of Traitorhood, or The Scarlet T (for Traitor).

      Reply
    42. 42.

      Juju

      March 20, 2024 at 11:11 am

      Was Matt Gaetz not there the day of the vote?

      Reply
    43. 43.

      karen marie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:11 am

      @Yarrow: Tristan is indeed an outrage baiter but he does sometimes provide actual information. It took me two seconds to get the House vote page.

      Doing a search, I thought it interesting that – at least yet – there’s no coverage of this by the MSM. I’s all various versions of Business Insider.

      They’re going to wait to report this when they’ve figured out an equivalancy for Democrats.

      Reply
    44. 44.

      Kathleen

      March 20, 2024 at 11:12 am

      Deleted

      Reply
    45. 45.

      NetheadJay

      March 20, 2024 at 11:12 am

      Well, that is one of the tightest clusters of ginormous assholery and stupidity I’ve ever seen. Or maybe it’s just sheer malevolent evil. Don’t know anything about Burlison or Davidson other than where they’re elected, but the others are fairly well-known denizens of the worst-of-the-worst list of Congress people. Dunno if there’s any chance even something like this could affect their electoral chances but I’d be happy to see someone try to nail this vote to their skulls or whatever other part of their figure will hurt the most.

      Reply
    46. 46.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:13 am

      @zhena gogolia: Oh, no!

      Reply
    47. 47.

      Yarrow

      March 20, 2024 at 11:14 am

      @WaterGirl: No one likes all of anyone’s choices. It’s also unfortunate, in my opinion, that you chose to post an outrage bait post consisting of a tweet without a link and without any context to help the rest of us understand what the vote was about. If we’re going to call our representatives, should they be on that list, that sort of information would be helpful.

      Reply
    48. 48.

      Josie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:15 am

      @zhena gogolia: ​
       Lol

      Reply
    49. 49.

      Juju

      March 20, 2024 at 11:16 am

      @Yarrow: I don’t know that it’s designed for outrage fatigue as much as these people are just as awful as you think they are.

      Reply
    50. 50.

      TBone

      March 20, 2024 at 11:17 am

      Jared Moskowitz FTW!  He wore an actual Pooty mask on the floor 🤣😎

      https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1770449831690948777

      https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrat-s-putin-mask-steals-the-show-at-biden-hearing/ar-BB1ke2Jk

      Reply
    51. 51.

      karen marie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:17 am

      @WaterGirl: You do know who answers the phones in House rep offices, right? I’d be surprised to get anything but “wut rezo what now?”  At least that’s my experience from 20+ years calling those offices.

      Reply
    52. 52.

      debit

      March 20, 2024 at 11:18 am

      @Yarrow: Your point has been made, several times over.  Let it go.

      Reply
    53. 53.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:18 am

      @karen marie:  From your link:

        VOTES

      Yea: 390

      Nay: 9

      Present: 0

      Not Voting: 32

      That’s a lot of “not voting”.   19 were Dems.  Seems like this would be a vote you would want to be there for.  ??

      Reply
    54. 54.

      hueyplong

      March 20, 2024 at 11:19 am

      I’m kind of surprised that only 9 GOPers voted No.

      Reply
    55. 55.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:21 am

      @Yarrow: Like I said, I was angry, and I forgot to include the link or the twitter embed as I usually do.

      I don’t understand why the natural response to that wouldn’t be “do you have a link to the original tweet?”, which can easily be done without judgement, instead of “you’re doing it wrong.”

      Reply
    56. 56.

      karen marie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:21 am

      @Yarrow: Your fingers broken? Took me two seconds. See my earlier reply to you.

       

      I’m assuming you woke up cranky and any link provided would not have met your standard.

      Reply
    57. 57.

      Tony Jay

      March 20, 2024 at 11:25 am

      Approached outside the office of Rep Matt Gaetz R-16(ish), Rep Greene was asked for her reasoning for voting against the resolution.

      “Children are our future. We need to let them lead the way. Ukraine’s war on Russia won’t end until the two sides understand each other better, and that means sending kids is better for peace than sending bombs and rockets. I love kids. Joe Biden just wants to use them as props to hide his war on the American People.”

      At this point the door opened and Rep Greene entered to engage in brisk debate with her colleague

      Reply
    58. 58.

      Mike in NC

      March 20, 2024 at 11:26 am

      How many Republicans in Congress today are NOT on the Kremlin’s payroll?

      Reply
    59. 59.

      karen marie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:27 am

      @WaterGirl: Yes, I was surprised at that number but who knows.

       

      It’s *only* a resolution, so people aren’t likely to make it a priority to go to the chamber to vote. Unless of course they’re assholes like the Putin Nine who took the opportunity to remind everyone on the record and for posterity.

      Reply
    60. 60.

      debit

      March 20, 2024 at 11:27 am

      @karen marie:  Sometimes you get a good one.  I’ll never forget calling Norm Coleman’s office and just going off on the poor staffer about some vote. After a moment I collected myself and apologized for being a little hot about the issue, and the staffer said, “It’s ok,” then whispered, “I’m a democrat too.”

      Reply
    61. 61.

      Baud

      March 20, 2024 at 11:29 am

      @debit:

      Deep state!

      Reply
    62. 62.

      Tony Jay

      March 20, 2024 at 11:29 am

      @Mike in NC:

      The ones on China’s?

      Though it wouldn’t be a shocker to find that a chunk of them are rolling in grey dollars sent from an alternate-universe CSA with expansionist aims.

      Reply
    63. 63.

      zhena gogolia

      March 20, 2024 at 11:29 am

      @Tony Jay: You keep fooling me into thinking these are real.

      Reply
    64. 64.

      Baud

      March 20, 2024 at 11:30 am

      @zhena gogolia:

      I thought it was real.

      Reply
    65. 65.

      Jinchi

      March 20, 2024 at 11:30 am

      @WaterGirl: Were the non-voters present? Sometimes votes are taken when a member is traveling or ill.

      Reply
    66. 66.

      debit

      March 20, 2024 at 11:31 am

      @Baud:  LOL

      Reply
    67. 67.

      Baud

      March 20, 2024 at 11:31 am

      As long as we’re piling on WaterGirl, doesn’t anyone else find the title of the post to be a little long?

      Reply
    68. 68.

      Nelle

      March 20, 2024 at 11:31 am

      @Soprano2: I urge people to regularly call even the most obstinate, recalcitrant, oppositional, and even evil representatives.  At even a minor level, it says, we are watching you.  Of course, I am not working nor do I have some of your responsibilities, so I have the time to be a gnat in their ears.

      Reply
    69. 69.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:31 am

      @Tony Jay:

      Am I correctly interpreting what Marge said?

      Essentially the kids are better off being kidnapped from their families and being taken to another country to be raised as Russians.

      Reply
    70. 70.

      zhena gogolia

      March 20, 2024 at 11:32 am

      @Baud: lol

      I can never understand giving reviews of volunteer posts on a blog. Just read another one that you like! No one accuses Adam of fostering outrage fatigue.

      Reply
    71. 71.

      TBone

      March 20, 2024 at 11:32 am

      @Mike in NC: good question.

      Reply
    72. 72.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:34 am

      @zhena gogolia:

      @Baud:

      @Tony Jay:

      Dammit, I thought that was real, too.  Can we go back to your awesome bylines?  I loved those.  So helpful, and funny.

      Reply
    73. 73.

      Jackie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:35 am

      @WaterGirl: Names written down. The three I don’t recognize, will be rectified ASAP, so I can actively root for their political demise.

      Thanks for the list!

      Reply
    74. 74.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:36 am

      @Jinchi: No one voted PRESENT.

      I don’t know the rules well enough to know that if I am sitting there, but don’t press any of the buttons at all – yes, no, present – if that counts as “not voting”.

      Reply
    75. 75.

      debit

      March 20, 2024 at 11:36 am

      @WaterGirl: I think the clue was in the lyrics to The Greatest Love of All.

      Reply
    76. 76.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:36 am

      @Baud: I couldn’t kick ass, but I sure as hell could name names.

      Reply
    77. 77.

      Nelle

      March 20, 2024 at 11:36 am

      Hey, if no one has thanked you of late, WaterGirl, know that many of us appreciate what you give to us.  Daily.  So grateful.

      Reply
    78. 78.

      zhena gogolia

      March 20, 2024 at 11:37 am

      @Nelle: Seconded.

      Reply
    79. 79.

      Baud

      March 20, 2024 at 11:38 am

      @debit:

      But I could totally see MTG doing that.

      Reply
    80. 80.

      japa21

      March 20, 2024 at 11:38 am

      @Tony Jay:

       

      Ukraine’s war on Russia won’t end until the two sides understand each other better, and that means sending kids is better for peace than sending bombs and rockets.

      Can anyone find the really obscene part pf MTG’s statement.

       

      ETA: I now see that it was Tony doing his thing.  But so realistic.

      Reply
    81. 81.

      zhena gogolia

      March 20, 2024 at 11:38 am

      @japa21: Tony Jay made it up.

      Reply
    82. 82.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:38 am

      @Mike in NC: Well, for those who can’t keep track by counting in our heads, and have to count on their fingers, today is their lucky day!

      Reply
    83. 83.

      Yarrow

      March 20, 2024 at 11:39 am

      @WaterGirl:  Because this type of post seems to be what you like to do. It’s not the first time people have noted that this sort of thing isn’t helpful and not just me.

      But this seems to be what Balloon-Juice wants, so I’ll do what other people have done and not visit much.

      Reply
    84. 84.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:40 am

      @Jackie: Thank you.

      This has been another episode of:

      KNOW THEIR NAMES, CALL THEM OUT

      Reply
    85. 85.

      debit

      March 20, 2024 at 11:41 am

      @Yarrow:  OMG, you just can’t help being a dick, can you?  Please, go grace some other blog with your wisdom. I am sure they will appreciate it just as much as we do.

      Reply
    86. 86.

      Miss Bianca

      March 20, 2024 at 11:42 am

      @japa21:

      @Tony Jay:

      DougJ. Tony Jay. There’s a “J” in both these nyms! Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

      ETA: FWIW, this one almost got me too. Getting scary good at this, ain’t he?

      Reply
    87. 87.

      Josie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:44 am

      @zhena gogolia: ​
       Thirded.

      Reply
    88. 88.

      Jackie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:46 am

      @Yarrow: Aren’t you capable of doing your own research? 🤷🏼‍♀️ I jotted down the list of names and will research the names I’m unfamiliar with.

      I, for one, don’t expect WaterGirl or the other Front Pagers to detail everything I might be further interested in.

      Reply
    89. 89.

      Chetan Murthy

      March 20, 2024 at 11:46 am

      @zhena gogolia: Au contraire, I think this is a perfect time for us to demand the refund of our subscription fees! /s [in case it’s not obvious]

      Reply
    90. 90.

      Josie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:47 am

      @Miss Bianca: ​
       The sad thing is that this is exactly the sort of thing she could have said, which is why a few of us fell for it.

      Reply
    91. 91.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:47 am

      @Yarrow:

      I will say that the last time you posted complaining about a post of mine not being helpful, it was also a post where I was personally upset and outraged.

      So i totally get that you don’t like those.

      But oh my gosh, I post on political organizing; I do political fundraising; I post on the great things that Democrats are doing;  I try to focus on things that we can do; I try to promote the voices of commenters on the blog who have something important to say; I am often the calm voice when people are panicking.

      And you want to paint me with the brush of generally promoting outrage?

      You are, of course, welcome to your opinion.  But that, to me, is not the logical conclusion based on the totality of what I post on Balloon Juice.

      Reply
    92. 92.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:49 am

      @debit:

      Just to be clear, I don’t want Yarrow to leave Balloon Juice.

      Reply
    93. 93.

      Chetan Murthy

      March 20, 2024 at 11:51 am

      @WaterGirl: I don’t have an Xitter account.  But even still, I just took the text of the tweet, pasted it into Google Search, and the first two hits were for the tweet.  It was easy enough.  I don’t see what the ruckus is about: we’re all capable of using Google Search, aren’t we?

      Keep it up, WaterGirl, I appreciate this post, if for no other reason than to remind me of what an unmitigated shit that asshole Massie is.

      Reply
    94. 94.

      Jackie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:53 am

      @TBone: 😂 I ♥️ him so much! He would be a blast to party with!

      Reply
    95. 95.

      Chetan Murthy

      March 20, 2024 at 11:54 am

      @Baud: me three!

      Reply
    96. 96.

      debit

      March 20, 2024 at 11:54 am

      @WaterGirl:  I understand your need to address this, but please don’t let this person get under your skin.  You’re doing what I consider the equivalent of a full time job and without compensation.

      I appreciate the work all the front pagers put in and hope you all know how you help me personally get through the Trump years without despairing.

      This commenter seems to have a personal gripe.  Maybe they’re going through a bad patch (in that case, I’m sorry about the dick comment) but all of us have the ability to click away instead of being a jerk.  And yes, that includes me.

      You do a lot, we know it and appreciate it.  Please don’t ever doubt that.

      Reply
    97. 97.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 11:56 am

      @Jackie: Who was it last week – the Democrat in the hearing last week who replied “In Russian?” – to the committee chair when he said he would release a transcript?

      Reply
    98. 98.

      PAM Dirac

      March 20, 2024 at 11:57 am

      @zhena gogolia:  Tony Jay made it up    extrapolated what MTG was thinking from a large number of well documented reports of what MTG has actually said and done.

      FIFY

      Reply
    99. 99.

      Josie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:57 am

      @WaterGirl: ​ Swalwell​
       ETA: The man is really quick on the uptake.

      Reply
    100. 100.

      Ken

      March 20, 2024 at 11:57 am

      Tony Jay explained his method of generating believable quotes for any Republican:

      1. Disengage brain.
      2. Engage mouth.
      Reply
    101. 101.

      Jackie

      March 20, 2024 at 11:59 am

      @WaterGirl: Not sure? Raskin came to mind, but for sure don’t quote me on that!!!

      Ah Swalwell! Josie is correct!😁

      We have sooo many excellent Reps with quick, dry humors! Love them ALL!

      Reply
    102. 102.

      schrodingers_cat

      March 20, 2024 at 11:59 am

      @Yarrow: I hope you don’t leave. I value your POV.

      Reply
    103. 103.

      Baud

      March 20, 2024 at 11:59 am

      @Ken:

      ChatMTG

      Reply
    104. 104.

      Citizen Alan

      March 20, 2024 at 12:03 pm

      @Tony Jay: She’s insane. Like, literally, insane. If she weren’t living in such a shit-hole district that’s she’s an acceptable choice for Congressperson, she’s be homeless, wandering the streets, and covered in her own feces.

      Reply
    105. 105.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 12:04 pm

      @debit: I should have just bit my tongue, as I usually do when the occasional person or two snipes at me, but I was already wound up by seeing that anyone, even a Republican, is against stating out loud that it’s bad that Putin is stealing Ukrainian children from their parents.

      Pretty sure that if I look at my fitbit right now, it will be giving me credit for having been exercising since about 5 minutes before I put this post up.

      Sorry to have added drama to this post by engaging.

      Reply
    106. 106.

      TBone

      March 20, 2024 at 12:07 pm

      @Jackie: 💙😆🔥

      Reply
    107. 107.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 12:07 pm

      @Jackie: They are sharp and irreverent – in the best possible way.

      Reply
    108. 108.

      TBone

      March 20, 2024 at 12:10 pm

      Has anyone else noticed that the “divide and conquer” tactic seems to be working?  JFC 🤮

      Reply
    109. 109.

      debit

      March 20, 2024 at 12:11 pm

      @WaterGirl:  I try to be like Mary Poppins. “I never explain anything.”

      Reply
    110. 110.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 12:12 pm

      @Josie: Thank you!  Yes, that was so awesome.  Ballsy, in the best possible way.

      Reply
    111. 111.

      Josie

      March 20, 2024 at 12:13 pm

      @TBone: ​
       Not sure I understand to what situation you are referring.

      Reply
    112. 112.

      hueyplong

      March 20, 2024 at 12:16 pm

      MTG would have said exactly what Tony quoted if she were that articulate.

      Reply
    113. 113.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 12:16 pm

      @debit:  I love the way Betty Cracker responds when commenters are bitching about a post on Balloon Juice.

      I hope there are openings in the Betty Cracker How to learn to say “you can just fuck off if you don’t like it” afternoon seminar.

      Reply
    114. 114.

      Quaker in a Basement

      March 20, 2024 at 12:18 pm

      SAY THEIR NAMES, SPORKY!

      Reply
    115. 115.

      debit

      March 20, 2024 at 12:21 pm

      @WaterGirl: Sign me up!  I will even bring refreshments. Maybe Betty can do a two-fer and follow up with a Butter Lamb class.

      Reply
    116. 116.

      Geminid

      March 20, 2024 at 12:21 pm

      I just wish the people who run this outfit could find some way to monetize all the free editorial advice commenters keep inflicting on the front pagers and each other. This blog wouldn’t just be self-supporting; jackals would be getting royalty checks.

      Reply
    117. 117.

      Tinare

      March 20, 2024 at 12:33 pm

      I can’t understand beating up on someone for how they are performing a volunteer job. In a forum that is free to the commenter.

      Reply
    118. 118.

      Betty

      March 20, 2024 at 12:36 pm

      The one “excuse” I saw provided by a commenter on X is that there is inadequate proof that any children were kidnapped.  I thought this what comes of not following Adam Silverman. Happy in their ignorance.

      Reply
    119. 119.

      Chetan Murthy

      March 20, 2024 at 12:37 pm

      @Betty: “A good salesman doesn’t  learn too much  about the product; it gets in the way of being sincere with the customer”

      [I’m sure these critters  didn’t  see proof  that children  were kidnapped: they don’t want to see that proof]

      Reply
    120. 120.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 12:38 pm

      @debit: Only if we could sit together at the bad kids table!  That was always the best place to sit at the holidays.

      Reply
    121. 121.

      Jackie

      March 20, 2024 at 12:53 pm

      @WaterGirl: I’m looking forward to BettyCracker’s evil delight of Nikki Haley trouncing Pudd’n Boots by 10 pts! last night in the state he governs! He only received 3.9% of FL voters! 😂🤣😂

      Reply
    122. 122.

      planetjanet

      March 20, 2024 at 12:55 pm

      @WaterGirl: ​
       Yes. All nine of those Republicans voted in support of a war crime.

      Reply
    123. 123.

      Bill Arnold

      March 20, 2024 at 1:03 pm

      @Betty:

      The one “excuse” I saw provided by a commenter on X is that there is inadequate proof that any children were kidnapped.

      There is an international warrant for Vladimir Putin’s arrest related to this, which is a genocidal activity, and also a Geneva Conventions war crime. Wikipedia:
      International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova

      Reply
    124. 124.

      JustRuss

      March 20, 2024 at 1:06 pm

      @Baud: Since we’re airing grievances, I find the font offputting.

      Reply
    125. 125.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 1:07 pm

      @Bill Arnold: What’s the phrase?  Something-something “None so blind as those who will not see.”

      Reply
    126. 126.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 1:08 pm

      @planetjanet: They are no longer truly human.  The simply Do. Not. Care.

      Reply
    127. 127.

      Gravenstone

      March 20, 2024 at 1:08 pm

      @Tony Jay: Does she understand what she was saying? Because I sure as fuck don’t.

      Reply
    128. 128.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 1:09 pm

      @Jackie: We can only hope that pudding boy finds that humiliating.  And he doesn’t even have the excuse that he had dropped out and she hadn’t!

      Even playing field, buddy.

      Reply
    129. 129.

      Roberto el oso

      March 20, 2024 at 1:11 pm

      For WaterGirl: less than 5 minutes after I made my first-ever comment at Balloon Juice you replied with a lovely welcome. Every post I’ve seen of yours has been informative or smile-inducing (in a good way).

      Just felt like saying this, and this seems like the perfect thread to do so.

      Thank you, WaterGirl!

      Reply
    130. 130.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 1:13 pm

      @Roberto el oso: That’s so kind of you to say!

      Reply
    131. 131.

      wjca

      March 20, 2024 at 1:13 pm

      @Betty: The one “excuse” I saw provided by a commenter on X is that there is inadequate proof that any children were kidnapped.  I thought this what comes of not following Adam Silverman.

      It is doubtless true that there have been no official, Russian government reports of kidnappings.  As such.

      Reply
    132. 132.

      Freemark

      March 20, 2024 at 1:24 pm

      My grievance is that I don’t like the background color chosen. As I am color blind I not sure what color that is but whatever it is I don’t like it. I suggest using a color I like. I can’t name what color that would be because of my color blindness but just keep trying one each day and then I’ll let you know if I like it or not.

      Reply
    133. 133.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 1:25 pm

      @Freemark: I’ll get right on that!  :-)

      Reply
    134. 134.

      karen marie

      March 20, 2024 at 1:33 pm

      @Jackie: Whee!

      Reply
    135. 135.

      Tony Jay

      March 20, 2024 at 1:35 pm

      @WaterGirl:

      Sorry! I honestly thought that the R-16(ish)  tab for Gaetz would have clued everyone in to how that wasn’t an actual quote!

      I mean, she’s almost certainly thought of something like it, but her single steroided brain-cell couldn’t hold onto the concept and she just barked “Wokelibjoebad!!” instead.

      ETA – I also hope you won’t leave BJ for another top 10000 blog, even if they do offer to pay you and give you a blog pool-car.

      Reply
    136. 136.

      Chetan Murthy

      March 20, 2024 at 2:01 pm

      @Tony Jay:

      the R-16(ish)  tab

      *chortle* I completely missed that the first time!  Well done!

      Reply
    137. 137.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 2:04 pm

      @Tony Jay: You might have to worry if they offered me an actual pool of my own, and a pool boy to do all the maintenance.  My name is WaterGirl, after all.

      I change the R-whatever to all sorts of things, so while that was really funny, it didn’t say “this is made up” to me.

      Pretty sure we have had an (R-fucker) at least once.  :-)

      Reply
    138. 138.

      Paul in KY

      March 20, 2024 at 2:20 pm

      @Nelle: Appreciate WaterGirl!

      Reply
    139. 139.

      Central Planning

      March 20, 2024 at 2:20 pm

      @KenK: ​
        Like the yoots say, it’s all about the vibes

      Reply
    140. 140.

      Paul in KY

      March 20, 2024 at 2:23 pm

      @PAM Dirac: Probably said ‘better’ than her own minions could come up with.

      Tony, don’t give them your ‘A Stuff’ ;-)

      Reply
    141. 141.

      A Good Woman

      March 20, 2024 at 6:53 pm

      @WaterGirl: I haven’t checked to see what anyone else may have said about the Not Voting number but IL had its Primary Election on Tuesday and the 4 from IL that didn’t vote were busy dealing with Election Day in contested elections.  Timing!!

      Reply
    142. 142.

      WaterGirl

      March 20, 2024 at 6:57 pm

      @A Good Woman: oh, good to know!

      Reply
    143. 143.

      azlib

      March 21, 2024 at 9:37 am

      I am surprised that anyone with any political sense would vote “Nay” on this non-binding resolution. It reinforces my belief that there are a lot of politicians who are really bad at politics.

      Reply

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