Posted on 01/11/2019 5:06:59 AM PST by EyesOfTX
Todays Campaign Update (Because The Campaign Never Ends)
The balls in your court, Alexandria. Some of you may have seen the tweet issued a couple of weeks ago by socialist dimwit Alexandria Ocasio Cortez in which she said something I actually agree with for the first time:
Next time we have a gov shutdown, Congressional salaries should be furloughed as well. Its completely unacceptable that members of Congress can force a government shutdown on partisan lines & then have Congressional salaries exempt from that decision. Have some integrity.
Well, golly, our intrepid Millennial heroine is getting her chance to follow through on her stated belief today, which is pay day for federal workers, and members of congress, too. As Fox News reported two days ago, fully 13 of her freshmen colleagues had already notified the payroll office that they would forego their pay so long as the partial shutdown continues.
GOP freshman Dan Crenshaw from Texas made it 14 with his own tweet yesterday:
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Rep. Dan Crenshaw ✔ @RepDanCrenshaw I cannot in good conscience get paid while federal employees financial futures hang in the balance because of this partial government shutdown. Ive asked the Chief Administrative Officer to withhold my pay until we have come to an agreement to adequately fund border security.
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But AOC? Well, she has remained oddly silent on the matter. Turns out that, being the good socialist she is, the stuff that comes out of her mouth applies to other people the little people, the people out here in flyover country but not to her. This whole congress thing is turning out to be a little harder than she thought it was going to be. Go figure.
Speaking of leftist dimwit heroes Even though he no longer holds a political office of any kind, Texas senate race loser Irish Bob ORourke is making sure we dont forget about him as he prepares to announce his inevitable run for the Democrat Partys 2020 presidential nomination. Hes accomplishing that goal by streaming himself live doing all sorts of things onto his Instagram page, which is followed by thousands of teenage girls, the entire editorial staff of the New York Times and that little bald fat guy who hosts a show on CNN.
Heres Irish Bob in the kitchen pretending to cook. Heres Irish Bob growing a scraggly beard in obvious imitation of Ted Cruz. Heres Irish Bob putting others in danger as he videos himself while driving a car. Heres Irish Bob drinking a beer and cussing.
Its all a frenzied effort by a twitchy guy married to a billionaire to pretend to be just like all you little people, and you can bet its working just great, because Democrats do love a good fraud as demonstrated by every guy theyve nominated for president since Walter Mondale, who broke them of nominating genuine people by losing 49 states to Ronald Reagan in 1984.
Anyway, Irish Bob might have taken the ruse just a tad too far on Thursday, when he live-streamed himself talking about the border security crisis while having his teeth cleaned. Thats right I swear I dont make this stuff up. Nothing says presidential material to a Democrat voter like showing the inside of your mouth while a dental assistant scrapes the plaque off of your molars.
Ben Jacobs, a political reporter for The Guardian, had the best reaction when he tweeted, God, I hope Beto doesnt need a colonoscopy anytime soon.
Speaking of presidential material Former San Antonio Mayor and Obama Administration HUD Secretary Julian Castro is set to announce his own candidacy for the Democrat nomination in his home city on Saturday. Castros probably too genuine a person and has too many actual accomplishments on his resume to actually win the Democrat nomination, but if he runs a credible race he could make a strong vice presidential pick for a Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren, who would need some youth and minority creds to balance a ticket.
And since were talking about Texas here President Donald Trump flew to the Rio Grande Valley on Thursday as he continues to make the case that the border crisis is real and justifies a presidential emergency declaration if congress refuses to deal with the issue even now that some federal employees are going to miss a paycheck for the first time. He held a couple of events with Texas officials and Border Patrol officers and said all the right things.
But the real entertainment and strongest proof that border walls that are already in place do work came from the most unlikely source imaginable.
Increasingly pathetic CNN fake reporter Jim Acosta, obviously frustrated that he is no longer called upon at presidential press availabilities, decided to strike out on his own to stage scenes that he believed would debunk the Trump Administrations crisis claims. The results were predictably hilarious.
Heres the first tweet Acosta sent out at mid-afternoon:
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Jim Acosta ✔ @Acosta I found some steel slats down on the border. But I dont see anything resembling a national emergency situation.. at least not in the McAllen TX area of the border where Trump will be today.
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Unsurprisingly, Acostas idiotic quest produced all manner of funny comebacks heres one from Ben Shapiro:
Ben Shapiro ✔ @benshapiro It's almost as though having steel slats might help prevent illegal immigration where you're filming, dolt. https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1083411819354558467
Jim Acosta ✔ @Acosta I found some steel slats down on the border. But I dont see anything resembling a national emergency situation.. at least not in the McAllen TX area of the border where Trump will be today.
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Benny ✔ @bennyjohnson I'm dying
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Acostas basically the biggest fraud working on television today, and an utter dolt to boot.
Hey, hed make a great candidate for the Democrat presidential nomination!
That is all.
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I believe that Prez Trump knows exactly what he is doing regarding the wall and when he is going to do it. IMO he is truly the ‘bait master’. Setting traps for the press and the new Rat House.
Acosta too funny. Should go to stand
Up
AOC is free to refuse to take her paycheck.
Maybe not a colonoscopy.........but his antics might mean Beto is in need of brain surgery.
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Trump ROCKS! I deactivated my Twitter account, almost wish I hadn’t. As Trump continues to make them all look like the total idiots that they are, the RNC had better be making a TON OF CAMPAIGN video’s to use to remind the ones that vote for those idiots what they are.
Among the many life lessons that playing sports as a kid taught me, one important one was when your opponent is making mistakes never bring it to their attention. So in light of that I would like to say Great job JA, keep up the good work!
Acosta channeling Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein in the movie casino.
What the fig is this?
Donald J. Trump Verified account @realDonaldTrump @realDonaldTrump
H1-B holders in the United States can rest assured that changes are soon coming which will bring both simplicity and certainty to your stay, including a potential path to citizenship. We want to encourage talented and highly skilled people to pursue career options in the U.S.
7:40 AM - 11 Jan 2019
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Well seeing as how we are in the process of manufacturing 2-3 generations of complete idiots out of our offspring, perhaps we need people of actual intellect and skill to come in and save us all from Climate Change or something.
What do you think, Don?
Do you think we should continue making idiots of our children while we import the rest of the world here?
Does that seem like a good idea to you, Don?
In Beto’s case, brain surgery and a colonoscopy are pretty much the same thing.
If you want to see Trump's Tweets, without all of the snarky comments and retweets, and without a Twitter account, click on this link, then click on the blue outline box that says "POTUS: OFF" so that it says "POTUS: ON".
You will also see all of the 'drops' from that person with a single letter nom de plume that we are not allowed to mention on FR. You can ignore those if you wish.
Dim Jim and Veto Beto. Theres a couple of duces for you...or maybe jokers.
Assholes in any case.
Trump retweeted Acosta w/ the comment “Dear Diary.....”
Im dead :)
It appears that the political consultant class have arrived at the conclusion that Trump won due to being “real” on social media, so they’re going around advising their clients as to just what sort of staged behavior will “enhance their brand” while simultaneously being perceived as “real.” It’s leading to all sorts of amusing online content, so keep at it guys.
Well, she’s got rent to pay, you know. /s
....LOL.....
This is such a losing issue for Dems, we really need to find ways to drag it out. Keep the cameras on them trying to explain their position.
Consume all the oxygen that would be needed for any other issue.
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