Ask Officer Fanone if it was a "normal tourist visit"- he wound up unconscious, had a heart attack from the tasing he got and now has PTSD. Here's his emotional interview w/ Don Lemon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wisHg04b_S8
I listened to a Lincoln Project Facebook live last night (I’ll post a separate comment on that later) but here is a great suggestion from them. Call Kevin McCarthy’s office (202)-225-2915, and ask 2 questions: 1. Did Joe Biden win the 2020 election fairly and 2. Why won’t you meet with Officer Fanone? Apparently he has refused to do so and is avoiding Officer Fanone’s calls.
We watched that LP live broadcast last night, too. First question from a viewer was a doozy. Paraphrased by Barbara G: "If you're such savvy political/campaign people, how did this (former guy et al) happen right under your nose?" Appreciated that Reed took the question. He and Stuart were embarrassed but candid. They basically said they have no good answer for that failure. They absolutely didn't believe he'd be elected (as it turns out, he probably wasn't) and their sight line beyond Election Day was dictated by that belief.
Also interesting was Reed's explanation of what's involved re setting up a new party. It involves setting up in each of the 50 states, for starters. Complicated, though not impossible.
Of course, Marcy: tourists routinely defecate on the floor of the Rotunda and smear their feces all over the walls. Didn't you know? (the only way to deal with this stuff is to make fun of it)
Yes, indeed! I remember my last visit to the Capitol - I entered through a broken window after ramming a capitol policeman's plexiglass shield through said window.
In Windows, you can insert an emoji in any text field by hitting the opt/start key at the same time as the colon/semicolon key. A little popup box will appear that will default to your most recently used emojis - but you can also type and it will filter to those that fit. Have fun, and good luck! 😎
zoo animals would poop on the floor, yes, but they would not erect a gallows, chant about hanging the VP, or attack police with sticks and riot shields.
Guess I've been overprotected. I know autistic kids may do that, and prisoners driven nuts by their captivity, but otherwise I can't see the point. What would the equivalent be in words? (I don't mean to drag this out, I'm really curious.) Would it be something like this?: "You disrespect me, and so I degrade you by fouling your stuff!"
Uh, no. The closest comparison I can come to in my little world is the behavior of drunk football fans at an Oregon football game at Autzen Stadium between the Ducks and the Huskies...
“you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit…." WHAT???
Ask Officer Fanone if it was a "normal tourist visit"- he wound up unconscious, had a heart attack from the tasing he got and now has PTSD. Here's his emotional interview w/ Don Lemon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wisHg04b_S8
I listened to a Lincoln Project Facebook live last night (I’ll post a separate comment on that later) but here is a great suggestion from them. Call Kevin McCarthy’s office (202)-225-2915, and ask 2 questions: 1. Did Joe Biden win the 2020 election fairly and 2. Why won’t you meet with Officer Fanone? Apparently he has refused to do so and is avoiding Officer Fanone’s calls.
We watched that LP live broadcast last night, too. First question from a viewer was a doozy. Paraphrased by Barbara G: "If you're such savvy political/campaign people, how did this (former guy et al) happen right under your nose?" Appreciated that Reed took the question. He and Stuart were embarrassed but candid. They basically said they have no good answer for that failure. They absolutely didn't believe he'd be elected (as it turns out, he probably wasn't) and their sight line beyond Election Day was dictated by that belief.
Also interesting was Reed's explanation of what's involved re setting up a new party. It involves setting up in each of the 50 states, for starters. Complicated, though not impossible.
I'd never seen this video before. Thank you for posting, Barbara. The betrayal by the very lawmakers that he was protecting is unconscionable.
Of course, Marcy: tourists routinely defecate on the floor of the Rotunda and smear their feces all over the walls. Didn't you know? (the only way to deal with this stuff is to make fun of it)
Yes, indeed! I remember my last visit to the Capitol - I entered through a broken window after ramming a capitol policeman's plexiglass shield through said window.
I always suspected you had a violent streak.
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Enough political talk. What I want to know is how you were able to make an emoji your comment!
On my phone. There's no way to emoji directly in Substack. (Is emoji a verb? Did I just make it one?) 😁👍🤪
In Windows, you can insert an emoji in any text field by hitting the opt/start key at the same time as the colon/semicolon key. A little popup box will appear that will default to your most recently used emojis - but you can also type and it will filter to those that fit. Have fun, and good luck! 😎
Hmmm - I could do it until you asked how to do it.
Ha! I'm on my tablet. I have a little emoji face icon I press and voila! Emoji!💐🙂💐
🌺 Barbara, right click inside the text box. Up at the top is the "emoji app." Click on that to get your emoji symbols. 😉
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Thanks for the smile y'all...much appreciated!
And tourists routinely cause $30,000,000 worth of damage. But they are normal folks right and they are white so of course they can’t be extremists.
A tourist visit consisting of zoo animals!
zoo animals would poop on the floor, yes, but they would not erect a gallows, chant about hanging the VP, or attack police with sticks and riot shields.
Really! Let's not defame zoo animals. 🐵🐯🐼🐗🦓🦄
Was that really done? Whenever I hear about deliberate poop smear, I always suspect it's something someone said to dehumanize that other.
I believe it was well documented and verified by the workers who had to clean the place up--who are mostly Black and people of color.
Plus one legislator.
Rep Andy Kim, D. NJ
Yes. It was really done.
Huh. Gross.
It is the ultimate sign of disrespect and degradation.
Guess I've been overprotected. I know autistic kids may do that, and prisoners driven nuts by their captivity, but otherwise I can't see the point. What would the equivalent be in words? (I don't mean to drag this out, I'm really curious.) Would it be something like this?: "You disrespect me, and so I degrade you by fouling your stuff!"
We could smell it all they way up here in MA. VT is farther away; lucky you, Becky!
Oh yeah...it’s been an number of years since I visited.
Uh, no. The closest comparison I can come to in my little world is the behavior of drunk football fans at an Oregon football game at Autzen Stadium between the Ducks and the Huskies...
What? What?
Such fools... Gaslighting at its worst.