As I write, the election is still in question. Democratic politics are empty, performative, cargo cults.
Shit show.
Bernie would have won.
Just to get this out of the way, of course, as all good Liberals know and have been saying for years, There. Is. No. Tea. Party.
There never has been.
The so-called "Tea Party Movement" was never anything but a massive wingnut rebranding scam designed to get millions of bigots and meatheads off the hook for volubly supporting the Worst Fucking President in Modern History. Which, after seven years, even a straight-up, braying Republican ass like Joe Scarborough finally, smirkingly admitted out loud.
“Outrageous use of taxpayer money and an obvious attempt to offend Christians during the Christmas season.”– Incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. (2010)
“American families have a right to expect better from recipients of taxpayer funds. While the amount of money involved may be small, it’s symbolic of the arrogance Washington routinely applies to thousands of spending decisions involving Americans’ hard-earned money. Smithsonian officials should either acknowledge the mistake and correct it, or be prepared to face tough scrutiny beginning in January [when the new majority in the House moves in].”
— House Republican leader John Boehner (2010)
‘Absolutely, we should look at their funds, if they’ve got money to squander like this — of a crucifix being eaten by ants, of Ellen DeGeneres grabbing her breasts, men in chains … kissing — then I think we should look at their budget.’— Georgia Rep. Jack Kingston, a member of the House Appropriations
"I regret that some reports about the exhibit have created an impression that the video is intentionally sacrilegious. In fact, the artist's intention was to depict the suffering of an AIDS victim. It was not the museum's intention to offend. We are removing the video today."— Director, National Portrait Gallery, Martin Sullivan (2010)
“Can it possibly be the same crisis actor yet again?! SOTN posted the top photo because of how staged it looked, and then this photo montage was brought to our attention with the same professional crisis actress,” they write before adding, “There should be no doubt that the number one reason for the alleged Paris Terror attacks is to completely lock down Paris in order to totally control the upcoming “Climate Summit”. That’s not to say there aren’t other very significant purposes operating in the background, especially some quite stealthy geopolitical strategies involving the Middle East.”