Party Time In St. Louis
Because everybody loves a parade, it is shocking that one of our favorite guys couldn’t draw a crowd big enough to move a couch much less a political campaign.
Remember this charming couple, Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who pulled weapons on a Black Lives Matter parade down their street?
Well, he kicked off his campaign for Senate this week on his one year anniversary of keeping the neighborhood safe for privileged white lawyers wearing dirty, tacky clothes. The newspaper says that tens of people showed up, even with free food and big names draws.
Initially, fellow criminal and proponent of armed coups Michael Flynn was scheduled to speak, but he was subbed out for North Carolina Congressman and notably dumb guy Madison Cawthorn, who also did not show up.
Pillow magnate and unhinged lunatic Mike Lindell piped in a prerecorded message of support, as did war criminal Oliver North, probably as a consolation prize since Flynn was presumably too busy plotting out his own future crimes to make an appearance.
They roasted a whole pig, which was kinda appropriate, but even that would only draw a couple dozen people and a few umbrellas —
McCloskey is joining a crowded race to replace two-term Republican Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). His competitors in the Republican field include scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and state Attorney General Eric Schmitt.
Kinda makes me want to move to Missouri and vote in the Republican primary.
Well, that was embarrassing.
1It’s a time saver. They can use the same photo for the rally’s before, during, and after in the campaign literature.
2If I had known they were roasting a pig…….Nah!
3And here I thought that lecturing empty chairs was Clint Eastwood’s specialty.
4They should have invited Lauren Boebert except she was walking around on a strangely quiet D.C.street with a Glock at the ready, sort of like a SloMo Dirty Harry bloodfest.
“Do you feel lucky? Well do you…punk?
5On second thought… Bad idea.
video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcgpIIAYqGY
The nerve-wracking thing for me in the photo from the BLM protest is that, although he has his trigger finger positioned correctly around the trigger guard, she has hers ON THE TRIGGER…leaving one to hope the dang thing wasn’t loaded, or at least had the safety on. Sheesh. Gun safety 101.
6Isn’t it cannibalism for Republicans to eat roasted pig?
7Re gun safety: both muzzles are leveled. Sheesh. Never let the muzzle sweep anything you don’t intend to shoot. Not to mention that it is assault, by putting somebody in jeopardy of his or her life.
And if she fires with her elbow in that position, the pistol will kick back and smack her in the face.
Not that she doesn’t deserve exactly that.
8the Show Me State showed them their lives don’t matter more than anyone else.
9That photo of all those empty chairs is hilarious!
10Even with the featured speakers that didn’t show up, the mccloskeys are not as big a deal as they thought. Another narcissistic trumpf cult couple. And those no show speakers should take note. A little precipitation is no excuse.
11RepubAnon has my vote for observation of the day.
12If you like empty chairs, check this out. Former NRA president David Keene addressed 3,044 chairs representing the seniors who won’t graduate this year. He thought it was a real commencement at a school which doesn’t exist.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/24/nra-video-david-keene-gun-violence-change-the-ref
13Folks, trust me: you gotta read that whole Riverfront Times article. The author, Daniel Hill, puts so much snark into it that future generations of writers will uphold it as the Ur-example. The same way Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal is regarded as the perfect exemplar of satire.
The photos linked also will show you just how bad that whole thing was. When Hill says “attended by tens of people”, it looks like he exaggerated – unless you count the staff members and the Deep Purple cover band members.
14Another ‘fine’ legacy of the ***king moron’s** time in office: every moronic Qcumber now feels eligible and entitled to grift off a run for elected office. The scary part is the large number of them already elected to Congress. People more racist than Steve King, dumber than Louie Gohmert, and crazier than Michele Bachmann. Heads up, Louie! Two of the three on that list have been replaced by Qcumbers. You could be next.
15OMG, Professor Surly! Thank you for suggesting reading the entire article. That writer, Daniel Hill, is hilarious! He should get an award for that one. I’m still laughing about the Hamburglar…
16What has happened in the republican DNA that every time they make complete asses of themselves they feel the need to run for office?
17Lack of judgement?
Lack of shame?
Lack of common sense?
Just lacking?
Possibly the best sentence every written in journalism, from the aforementioned Daniel Hill article: https://twitter.com/KT_So_It_Goes/status/1409538692557967367/photo/1
18Friends in that area have told me that Daniel Hill was laid off but decided to just keep writing for the Riverfront Times. Hold on …
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2020/03/19/a-note-from-a-furloughed-rft-employee-who-refuses-to-leave
… and it includes a photo of him showing him just the way we would all imagine.
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