MINI-THREAD on Patriotism:

1) Republicans have been wavin' the American flag for years, callin' themselves "patriots" and paintin' Democrats as "unpatriotic." On Jan 6th, we found out what a bunch of bull-squirt they've been peddlin' all the years.
2) The GOP wants you to believe they are the party of 1776, but when their white supremacist messiah lost badly to Joe Biden, they stomped on the cornerstone of our Democracy, attemptin' to overthrow a free election and wage war against a peaceful transfer of power.
3) The "1776 Party" became more like the British army of 1814 that attacked and burned our nation's capitol. If you watched this abomination play out live on national television, you probably saw the scene where a group of MAGA rioters commandeered a window-washer platform.
4) They used it to capture the American flag flyin' high on the side of the Capitol and replace it with a Trump flag, an symbolic icon that wasn't lost on anyone that's ever drawn a deep breath of freedom.
5) Here, in this one clear moment, they showed us who they really are: traitors. They don't love America, they love POWER! Never forget this is the same miserable mob that stood stone silent while Dear Leader let Vladimir Putin place bounties on the heads of our brave troops.
6) When someone shows you who they are, believe 'em. Republicans no longer have any claim to patriotism or love of country. There's an old sayin' that applies here: "Don't listen to what they say. Watch what they do." <eot>

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1) Mike Pence is not a "principled leader." As a matter of fact, he's no better than Ted Cruz or Josh Hawley. He should get no credit for follerin' the Constitution on Jan 6th, considerin' the alternative was prosecution and political ruin.
2) Chew on this. On Wednesday, Trump's mob was stormin' the Capitol while he was inside presidin' over the electoral count. While shoutin', "Hang Mike Pence!", mob leaders were carryin' multiple Zip-cuffs to "arrest" Pence and other Congressional leaders to escort them...
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1) We are watchin' a coup-attempt to overthrow a free and fair election develop before our very eyes. Hundreds of elected officials are knowingly, willingly, joyfully breakin' their vow to defend the Constitution.
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