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Okay, so here’s the deal: 23 politicians vow to return the political donations they received from Earl Holt, leader of the Council of Conservative Citizens (Holt couldn’t find three words that started with K so he settled for a hard C.), by giving that money to charity.
It was Holt who inspired Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof.
So the politicians who took the money from Holt set about giving that money to a charitable cause. Two of them, although they promised to return the money, have not done so.
Yeah. Two.
It will come as no horrific shock to you that Ted Cruz and Louie Gohmert and their orthopedic promises have not given the money to charity as promised.
Let me make this high finance stuff simple: Gohmert took $1,250 from a known white supremacist and then when that very same white supremacist inspired a mass shooting in a church, Gohmert asked his friends to pray for the victims because this was awful, awful, awful, and he promised to give twice that amount to the Charleston church.
He has given zero. Not even one piece of folding money. Hell, not even pocket change. Do you want to know why? Because he’s a lying sumbitch, that’s why.
Ted Cruz said he would donate the $11,000 he got from a known white supremacist.to the Charleston church. He did … almost …
Fellow Texas Republican Ted Cruz also felt short of his pledge to Charleston victims, donating just $8,700 of the $11,000 he promised. Cruz returned the remaining $2,300 to Holt. […]
He gave money back to the white supremacist so he could continue his good work of inspiring mass murder.
Thanks to everybody for the heads up.
Before I even scrolled down I had Louie figured as one of them. Ted doesn’t surprise me one bit either.
1Here at the salon, this turn of events surprises exactly NO ONE, as evidenced by Mike’s comment at #1 above. My question then becomes what does this mean, if anything, to Looney Tunes’ constituents? Or do they already know that he’s a lying sumbitch and they vote him in anyways???
2Although there a many sleazy politicians in America, these two lead the pack by far! One for being stupidly inept (looking at you Gohmert) and the other for being unbelievably sleazy and slimy.
I am so exhausted trying to keep track of what is happening that I don’t know if either of these two idiots are up for re-election this year or not. Hope so – and pray that saner minds get out to vote them out of office! Far more embarrassing to be defeated than to resign, but the difference may not register in their little minds.
31smartcanerican, there is good news. Teddie Crooze is being challenged by Beto O’Rourke who could pick off Ted’s seat.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2018/02/23/ted-cruz-trails-senate-challenger-beto-orourke-six-week-fundraising-haul-lot
Unfortunately Louie is in one of those protected species gerrymandered districts.
4J&PKM, thanks for the great news re: Cruz. I’m virtually voting for Beto O’Rourke as I hear he is a good guy and anyone who throws Cruz out of the senate is a really good guy!
Do wish something could be done about Gohmert however. I don’t understand why any Texan would vote for such a brainless fool who constantly embarrasses Texas.
5I’m surprised the two of them didn’t give the money to the NRA — assholes!
61smartcanerican: Have you ever visited East Texas? If so, you’d know why Louie Gomert gets re-elected time after time. All politicians are a reflection of the people who vote for them.
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