To hear "Margorie Three Names" indicate that the House needs to be shut down because it is full of "people in here cannot control themselves" is the most blatant use of projection I've seen in quite a while. You be right, Madam Three Names, but you are looking in a mirror, and at people like Ms. Boebert, Mr. Gaetz, and Mr. Gosar. Out of control yes, stripped of committee assignments or censured, yes, under investigation for child sex crimes, yes, or a gun fetishist, yes. It is not the "other side of the aisle", ma'am.
Too bad that the "media" doesnt do this to DJT's voice. Can you imagine if every time he makes some "pronouncement" they sped up the recording & he sounded just like that? How much whining would that produce?
Absolutely! Randy does a great job - I guess it would be disrespectful (???) for the MSM to do that now that hes no longer in office! On the other hand, when has he EVER deserved respect for ANYTHING?
Near as I can tell, maga maggie, like most other Republiklans, is performing for the rubes. The others, particularly lolo bobo, appear to actually be that stoopid.
Probably. They like those rabble rousers. And, whoever the poor schmuck is who dares to run against them will be lied about and have the lives of their family members threatened. It's sickening.
Laughed loud and long at this but in defense of my brilliant younger brother, who obtained a GED at age 50 and went on to graduate college and get a masters, I must stand up a little for those with GED’s. But still laughing….
Yes, indeed, GEDs are a Godsend and not obtained without effort. Just as it frosts my shorts when I hear “trailer trash” talk — as if trailer park culture encapsulates the lowest of the low. Just saying.
Hey guys. Although I love the parodies (Randy Rainbow fangurl here!), the humor, and yes, the nicknames, this article yesterday from Tom Nichols really made me stop and think. I realize that much of the way we speak of these folks is effective for stress relief, but Nichols argues how counterproductive this discourse is as the danger to democracy mounts.
While I agree with you and Tom about "fighting like adults," that assumes the politicians are adults. They aren't, so logic and sense make no inroads with them or their fans. If I can't vote against Margie because I don't live in her district, at least I can mock her.
I like this! So can we get the self called Patriots to stop calling me a commie/nazi/socialist/marxist/fascist all at the same time?? Lol. But let's definitely get the goobers out of office at all levels!
Absolutely they should stop, considering most of them don't even know what the terms mean :-) Respect and civility should go both ways. I, too, am tired of being called a "libtard."
The writer makes an EXCELLENT point -- I'm going to clean up my speech even more. Name-calling is very juvenile and trivializes the seriousness of our situation. We aren't being the adult when we do that. Thanks, Mr. Nichols!
I thought the very same thought when I read this statement by Greene. I cannot help but shake my head to the levels of projection the Retrumplicans use in attacking Democrats. The behaviors being falsely applied to Democrats are the very same ones being practiced by this aberrant group.
So, MJT is desirous of punishing all government employees plus all Americans who depend on said employees for a myriad of services because of her hatred. Plus the huge national & local economic damages like we saw with Trump's shutdown tantrum several years ago.
Waaay back in the late 80s, early 90s, I worked with a woman who was really into intense strength training and was friends with what back then was termed the muscleheads at the gym she frequented. Anabolic steroids were the rage back then; while she never confirmed it, a number of us noted that her voice deepened significantly, her body structure changed more than what would be typical of other women who strength trained, her behavior became a bit erratic, some very poor judgements made and there was suspicion and worry that this might be involved. I have no answer to why people are so crazy nowadays, but I remember this woman and wonder if perhaps this is the could be a cause of some of the behaviors I see in the world these days.
It's a steady diet of faux news and being anti abortion. I can't tell you how many times I've talked to these people about the economic ramifications of voting repuke, but they will go to their graves yelling about how the government doesn't do anything for them while about 1/2 or more are receiving some kind of government assistance. Irony has been dead for these people for a long time.
Can you hear the drums in the distance? I sure do! They are a little faint but very soon we will hear them loud and clear. Biden pressed for a covid mandate and he got it. A shutdown was diverted and Biden won again. Now we must get rid of the filibuster so that we can pass the John Lewis Act and get people fed and housed. Marjorie Three Names can go take a flying hike to the deep depths of the earth because she is tge one who can’t control herself.
She has diminished legitimacy on that court, due to the circumstances that put her there. She needs to show some brilliance to earn the respect of that position, not play silly word games. I didn't hear it.
IMHO the Supreme Court no longer has any legitimacy in our governance system. Just another body motivated by personal power and politics. Ooops! Took my cynical pill early today. Was going to wait until lunch.
Three years experience prior to the serving on the country’s highest court seemed like a scam that would never pass. What an outrage it has been from the start!
She also conveniently ignores that many minority infants, drug positive infants, and infants with medical needs are never adopted.
As far as the safe haven law, it was passed long ago when I was nursing in NICU. We were thrilled with this. There was prolific public messaging about it. Decades later, few people of childbearing age know that it even exists. In my community last year, a 15yo girl had a pregnancy. Her mother was terrified they would be shunned from their religious community. She helped her daughter hide the pregnancy, delivered the baby herself in the bathroom, drowned the baby and buried her in the back yard. They had never heard of the safe haven law. :((
She floored me when she said that. Her presence on the court in and of itself lowers the institution's credibility in my eyes. I imagine she thought herself quite clever by deflecting the issue of forced birth to that of forced parenthood.
“Her presence on the court in and of itself lowers the institution's credibility in my eyes.” You’re not alone! A stolen seat. Republican thievery. She doesn’t belong there.
I need a good word to describe women like her who have always lived very comfortably within the patriarchy without any desire or need to question it. I’ve heard that she was groomed from a very young age specifically for this role, and that description fits like a perfect fitting glove.
It’s later in the day and I’ve read all the comments about Justice Coney-Barrett. Here’s my question, on day of her confirmation and the Rose Garden ceremony, did any of you happen to watch her husband? Anything I need to know about her, I saw it in the way he looked at her several times. Almost daring her to make a mistake or somehow not be submissive I literally groaned. He’s another “keep the women barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen where they belong.” The fact that she’s not, clues me she’s a Stepford wife in disguise. And by the by, anyone catch a glimpse of Justice Kavanaugh’s wife during his griddle fry confirmation hearing? I groaned. And Justice Thomas’s wife? Racist, crazy, white plantation belle.
It's December. Republicans voted to shut down the government and give us the gift of chaos for the holidays. Mark Meadows tells us that tfg-orange-humanoid had COVID symptoms at the debate with Biden and came late so there was no time to take a test. His crew refused to wear masks so all were stinking Petri dishes at that event and others. Democrats-- make your New Year's Resolution now and stop being bullied. There was a rule that a test had to be taken before the debate. If opponents don't follow the rules, stop the proceedings until the rules are followed. What is the sense of having rules if the bullies ignore them? Greene and the others are proudly collecting fines for their behavior. No committee assignments ? How about a pay cut? Assert yourselves and end the filibuster, pass voting rights bills and earn your vacation. We are 10 months away from an election that will surely end Joe Biden's legacy and the progress made toward normalcy this year. 212 in congress are salivating at the thought.
I poo poo poo :) on your statement of “surely end …. progress” Let’s work like hell against that. Let’s make sure the People go to the polls in 2022 and deliver a Democratic majority in Congress. Le Haim to that!
In September or October I never would have written that kind of negativity. But I’m bummed out about the November election results, Virginia, Texas, the thousands that didn’t vote, and how close the margins are to overturn everything. I’m hopeful about Stacey and Beto and seeing Charlie Baker go and working for Fair Fight. But I would be so happy to see the Dems get it together. “I’m not a member of any organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” Not so funny anymore.
We should all keep in mind that Trump is still a Russian agent, acting for the benefit of his sponsor in the Kremlin, and manipulated by his handlers in Moscow. That the former president is likely an unwitting provocateur makes him that much more effective and thus more valuable. He's pulled 99% of the Republican Party along with him as either passive or active participants in the strategic weakening of the US and NATO vis-a-vis Russia, thus enabling Putin to destabilize the American political process almost at will. That must put a Cheshire Cat smile on the face of the former KGB agent. "So who really won the Cold War?" he purrs.
Ralph, yes indeed. But I also believe that Putin is about to get a "Go ahead, make my day" message. That's why Biden agreed to meet with him. And I don't think it will be a military action (aside from all the saber-rattling). Economic sanctions and financial engineering are/will be more effective. Russia's economy is teetering. The last time that happened the USSR went 'poof'!
I had more or less that same thought in mind while I wrote my post. I think Putin's last, best hope is to do what he can to usher in a Republican majority in Congress in 2022, which would greatly increase Trump's chances to get back in the White House in 2024. The question is can Putin keep his own shaky political/economic house of cards from collapsing in the meantime. Biden knows that further economic sanctions could very well bring that house of cards tumbling down,
Yes. Putin is looking for attention in the world as it elevates him at home. To some degree, while agreeing with Blinken that the buildup at the Ukraine border is worrisome, it is a distraction.
To hear "Margorie Three Names" indicate that the House needs to be shut down because it is full of "people in here cannot control themselves" is the most blatant use of projection I've seen in quite a while. You be right, Madam Three Names, but you are looking in a mirror, and at people like Ms. Boebert, Mr. Gaetz, and Mr. Gosar. Out of control yes, stripped of committee assignments or censured, yes, under investigation for child sex crimes, yes, or a gun fetishist, yes. It is not the "other side of the aisle", ma'am.
This is an oldie but a goody from Randy Rainbow if you need a chuckle this morning.
https://mobile.twitter.com/randyrainbow/status/1356974994748809216?lang=en
I love Randy Rainbow. This really hits the nail on the head.
I went to You Tube and found many more. This one was made only TWO Days after Jan 6 "Sedition": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT5kafhG3Qw
He got us through the Trump years with grace and humor. Try Rocket Man, it’s really funny. https://mobile.twitter.com/randyrainbow/status/912397209269886979
Brilliant. Randy is amazing. And he has some mad technical skills to put these videos together!
This is excellent (among the excellent). Some great comments. I, too, often sought Randy as an analgesic.
I just watched... very funny.. but yet there she is. One of our so called law makers. Smh
Love, love, love Randy Rainbow. So clever and talented.
I absolutely LOVE Randy Rainbow!! Thanks for this and introducing him to those who might not know about him.
I adore him! My personal favorite is Desperate Cheeto although there are so many great ones. He’s a genius.
Kathy, my favorite is Betsy Cruella DeVos. 😅
I love that one!
Randy is dandy! He has more delectable skewers than a 4th of July picnic.
So good. If only his work didn’t hold up… but they just get crazier.
Too bad that the "media" doesnt do this to DJT's voice. Can you imagine if every time he makes some "pronouncement" they sped up the recording & he sounded just like that? How much whining would that produce?
If Randy Rainbow did a skit of a speeded-up Trump rant, he might entitle it Whiny the Poo.
Absolutely! Randy does a great job - I guess it would be disrespectful (???) for the MSM to do that now that hes no longer in office! On the other hand, when has he EVER deserved respect for ANYTHING?
Delightful. I watched it twice.
I hadn't seen this one and made my morning. Thanks.
Absolutely terrific! Thank you!
Love this, Ally. Especially "three names" and the totally accurate description of the reps who really "cannot control themselves."
I cannot take credit. Another student here at LFAA U had it first!
I'll say it again: All projection and confession.
Near as I can tell, maga maggie, like most other Republiklans, is performing for the rubes. The others, particularly lolo bobo, appear to actually be that stoopid.
Will the rubes re-elect these idjts?
Probably. They like those rabble rousers. And, whoever the poor schmuck is who dares to run against them will be lied about and have the lives of their family members threatened. It's sickening.
Probably. Sad but true.
🤣🤣🤣
Laughed loud and long at this but in defense of my brilliant younger brother, who obtained a GED at age 50 and went on to graduate college and get a masters, I must stand up a little for those with GED’s. But still laughing….
Yes, indeed, GEDs are a Godsend and not obtained without effort. Just as it frosts my shorts when I hear “trailer trash” talk — as if trailer park culture encapsulates the lowest of the low. Just saying.
Hey guys. Although I love the parodies (Randy Rainbow fangurl here!), the humor, and yes, the nicknames, this article yesterday from Tom Nichols really made me stop and think. I realize that much of the way we speak of these folks is effective for stress relief, but Nichols argues how counterproductive this discourse is as the danger to democracy mounts.
https://newsletters.theatlantic.com/peacefield/61a69df40b037b002073ccd5/fight-like-adults/
Thanks for bringing this point, which I think is an important one. Words matter.
While I agree with you and Tom about "fighting like adults," that assumes the politicians are adults. They aren't, so logic and sense make no inroads with them or their fans. If I can't vote against Margie because I don't live in her district, at least I can mock her.
Well then, let us laugh and mock while the sun shines. If nothing changes, our current trajectory is dark indeed.
I say let's do both--mock the goobers in politics while simultaneously getting rid of them in favor of people who want to do the job right.
And at the same time, stop the name calling of everyday Americans simply because they don't share the same view.
I like this! So can we get the self called Patriots to stop calling me a commie/nazi/socialist/marxist/fascist all at the same time?? Lol. But let's definitely get the goobers out of office at all levels!
Absolutely they should stop, considering most of them don't even know what the terms mean :-) Respect and civility should go both ways. I, too, am tired of being called a "libtard."
The writer makes an EXCELLENT point -- I'm going to clean up my speech even more. Name-calling is very juvenile and trivializes the seriousness of our situation. We aren't being the adult when we do that. Thanks, Mr. Nichols!
I thought the very same thought when I read this statement by Greene. I cannot help but shake my head to the levels of projection the Retrumplicans use in attacking Democrats. The behaviors being falsely applied to Democrats are the very same ones being practiced by this aberrant group.
I had that exact thought when I read that!
Yes, Gangrene is a hypocrite of the highest order. And yes, there's Gunslinger Barbie, Hair, and Mr. Madness.
Gangrene! Clever.
The R's name of the game is Projection.
So, MJT is desirous of punishing all government employees plus all Americans who depend on said employees for a myriad of services because of her hatred. Plus the huge national & local economic damages like we saw with Trump's shutdown tantrum several years ago.
More names than brains. I wonder what her constituents are like?
Waaay back in the late 80s, early 90s, I worked with a woman who was really into intense strength training and was friends with what back then was termed the muscleheads at the gym she frequented. Anabolic steroids were the rage back then; while she never confirmed it, a number of us noted that her voice deepened significantly, her body structure changed more than what would be typical of other women who strength trained, her behavior became a bit erratic, some very poor judgements made and there was suspicion and worry that this might be involved. I have no answer to why people are so crazy nowadays, but I remember this woman and wonder if perhaps this is the could be a cause of some of the behaviors I see in the world these days.
It's a steady diet of faux news and being anti abortion. I can't tell you how many times I've talked to these people about the economic ramifications of voting repuke, but they will go to their graves yelling about how the government doesn't do anything for them while about 1/2 or more are receiving some kind of government assistance. Irony has been dead for these people for a long time.
"Keep your government hands off my Medicare!" will never be topped as an example of what you said: "Irony has been dead . . ."
You and I think alike! That's exactly what occurred to me when I read those words. That's probably the ONLY thing she has said that is accurate.
Can you hear the drums in the distance? I sure do! They are a little faint but very soon we will hear them loud and clear. Biden pressed for a covid mandate and he got it. A shutdown was diverted and Biden won again. Now we must get rid of the filibuster so that we can pass the John Lewis Act and get people fed and housed. Marjorie Three Names can go take a flying hike to the deep depths of the earth because she is tge one who can’t control herself.
I love your “Marjorie Three Names” and would also suggest “Amy Three Names” for someone else we all know!
The effort to whitewash her into someone worthy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, including copying her style, makes me so angry.
I think she’s bright. And well spoken. And scary.
She has diminished legitimacy on that court, due to the circumstances that put her there. She needs to show some brilliance to earn the respect of that position, not play silly word games. I didn't hear it.
IMHO the Supreme Court no longer has any legitimacy in our governance system. Just another body motivated by personal power and politics. Ooops! Took my cynical pill early today. Was going to wait until lunch.
Three years experience prior to the serving on the country’s highest court seemed like a scam that would never pass. What an outrage it has been from the start!
She also conveniently ignores that many minority infants, drug positive infants, and infants with medical needs are never adopted.
As far as the safe haven law, it was passed long ago when I was nursing in NICU. We were thrilled with this. There was prolific public messaging about it. Decades later, few people of childbearing age know that it even exists. In my community last year, a 15yo girl had a pregnancy. Her mother was terrified they would be shunned from their religious community. She helped her daughter hide the pregnancy, delivered the baby herself in the bathroom, drowned the baby and buried her in the back yard. They had never heard of the safe haven law. :((
What’s worse than a smart ideologue?
Amy Safe Haven B**ch? Sorry, not sorry.
She floored me when she said that. Her presence on the court in and of itself lowers the institution's credibility in my eyes. I imagine she thought herself quite clever by deflecting the issue of forced birth to that of forced parenthood.
“Her presence on the court in and of itself lowers the institution's credibility in my eyes.” You’re not alone! A stolen seat. Republican thievery. She doesn’t belong there.
She is an entitled white lady who has benefitted from patriarchy.
I need a good word to describe women like her who have always lived very comfortably within the patriarchy without any desire or need to question it. I’ve heard that she was groomed from a very young age specifically for this role, and that description fits like a perfect fitting glove.
Collaborators.
She has several children. I’d like to know which one she would choose to hand over at birth to be raised by someone else.
Amy Of Jesse? Amy Adopt Don’t Shop? I can’t limit myself to three names.
Amy Coney Barbie
That made me laugh! Like calling Kellyanne Conway Propaganda Barbie 😂
Or Alternative Barbie!
Exactly! Created by others for a specific role, a shell of a being. 🥲
Poor Barbie!
😂
Hmm. "Amy Three Names" sounds vaguely ... Puritan? Like "Goodie Blue Frock." Or "Donald Plows-With-Mouth."
It’s later in the day and I’ve read all the comments about Justice Coney-Barrett. Here’s my question, on day of her confirmation and the Rose Garden ceremony, did any of you happen to watch her husband? Anything I need to know about her, I saw it in the way he looked at her several times. Almost daring her to make a mistake or somehow not be submissive I literally groaned. He’s another “keep the women barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen where they belong.” The fact that she’s not, clues me she’s a Stepford wife in disguise. And by the by, anyone catch a glimpse of Justice Kavanaugh’s wife during his griddle fry confirmation hearing? I groaned. And Justice Thomas’s wife? Racist, crazy, white plantation belle.
Yikes.
A horror on so many levels
Oh, Marlene. Hahahahahahaha. “Marjorie Three Names”. Priceless. Now we can add our own two words after her first name.
And yes, I can hear the drums clearly. I’m keeping time, sister!
I’m hopeful!
Marjorie Flailer Queen?
Marjorie Bad Girl?
I also like Empty Greene.
Clever!
I go with one: Gangrene.
Humming along with those drums, Marlene!
Amen!!
Absolutely #1 priority Voting Rights!
It's December. Republicans voted to shut down the government and give us the gift of chaos for the holidays. Mark Meadows tells us that tfg-orange-humanoid had COVID symptoms at the debate with Biden and came late so there was no time to take a test. His crew refused to wear masks so all were stinking Petri dishes at that event and others. Democrats-- make your New Year's Resolution now and stop being bullied. There was a rule that a test had to be taken before the debate. If opponents don't follow the rules, stop the proceedings until the rules are followed. What is the sense of having rules if the bullies ignore them? Greene and the others are proudly collecting fines for their behavior. No committee assignments ? How about a pay cut? Assert yourselves and end the filibuster, pass voting rights bills and earn your vacation. We are 10 months away from an election that will surely end Joe Biden's legacy and the progress made toward normalcy this year. 212 in congress are salivating at the thought.
I poo poo poo :) on your statement of “surely end …. progress” Let’s work like hell against that. Let’s make sure the People go to the polls in 2022 and deliver a Democratic majority in Congress. Le Haim to that!
In September or October I never would have written that kind of negativity. But I’m bummed out about the November election results, Virginia, Texas, the thousands that didn’t vote, and how close the margins are to overturn everything. I’m hopeful about Stacey and Beto and seeing Charlie Baker go and working for Fair Fight. But I would be so happy to see the Dems get it together. “I’m not a member of any organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” Not so funny anymore.
I do agree to the rest of your thoughts!
We should all keep in mind that Trump is still a Russian agent, acting for the benefit of his sponsor in the Kremlin, and manipulated by his handlers in Moscow. That the former president is likely an unwitting provocateur makes him that much more effective and thus more valuable. He's pulled 99% of the Republican Party along with him as either passive or active participants in the strategic weakening of the US and NATO vis-a-vis Russia, thus enabling Putin to destabilize the American political process almost at will. That must put a Cheshire Cat smile on the face of the former KGB agent. "So who really won the Cold War?" he purrs.
The photos from Helsinki tell the tale
Ralph, yes indeed. But I also believe that Putin is about to get a "Go ahead, make my day" message. That's why Biden agreed to meet with him. And I don't think it will be a military action (aside from all the saber-rattling). Economic sanctions and financial engineering are/will be more effective. Russia's economy is teetering. The last time that happened the USSR went 'poof'!
I had more or less that same thought in mind while I wrote my post. I think Putin's last, best hope is to do what he can to usher in a Republican majority in Congress in 2022, which would greatly increase Trump's chances to get back in the White House in 2024. The question is can Putin keep his own shaky political/economic house of cards from collapsing in the meantime. Biden knows that further economic sanctions could very well bring that house of cards tumbling down,
Thanks for commenting on my post.
Yes. Putin is looking for attention in the world as it elevates him at home. To some degree, while agreeing with Blinken that the buildup at the Ukraine border is worrisome, it is a distraction.
I don’t believe for a second he’s unwitting. It’s always been intentional.