Tonight’s #FridayLimericks go to @RudyGiuliani, still medically unable to shut up. #LimerickRhyme
So please stop if you’ve heard this before:
Giuliani is talking some more.
He’s not making much sense,
And he’s still kind of dense:
Thinks he’s still Trump’s (unpaid) legal whore.
As a mayor who claimed to be great,
His police force was guided by hate.
His entire claim to fame,
Tinged with racism’s shame—
Which was probably Trump’s most-loved trait. theguardian.com/us-news/2014/n…
From that point, Rudy’s path became short
To become the grand fool in Trump’s court.
It’s a sad sort of preen;
He just wants to be seen—
In a sad kind of spectator sport.
Rudy’s gaffes have grown ever more crass;
There’s a file there just from his ass.
From his butt-dial gift
To the gas Jenna whiffed,
He’s embarrassment’s in its own class. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
His incompetence long has been plain—
But he’s also completely insane.
When he seems at his floor,
He just talks even more,
Like his words don’t connect to his brain. vanityfair.com/news/2020/11/r…
Post-disbarment, he’s still spreading lies
For a failure so many despise.
His career is in check,
Reputation a wreck—
May as well stick with Trump till he dies. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…
In the wreckage of Rudy’s long fail,
We can learn—maybe grow from his tale.
He’s a sad sort of joke,
A career up in smoke.
Now let’s send his crook client to jail.
Your choice in every race should begin with a fundamental question: which of these candidates seems more interested in serving constituents, and which is here to serve themselves? And right now, under the rhetoric, the answer is clear. (Thread) #ResistanceUnited #LiveBlue2022
1. If candidates do not take the time to really know the district or state or the issues that matter, those candidates are in it for themselves.
2. If candidates are fighting to exclude or limit rights for women, minorities, LGBTQ individuals, or other groups of people, those candidates are in it for themselves.
As @NRSC fritters and funnels away money, I am not shedding tears. But for those who donate to Republicans, this is a microcosm within a macrocosm worth understanding. (Thread) #ResistanceUnited #LiveBlue2022
The short version: the entire Republican structure today is the equivalent of a Ponzi scheme. This phrase gets thrown out often by republicans, without any understanding or context—like Ron Burgundy’s “When in Rome.” So let’s look at the red flags.
1. High returns with little or no risk. GOP fundraising emails regularly tout matching donations of 5x, 6x, even 1000% matching. So much money they add, so they can fight whatever liberal chimera they want to invent for the moment. Your money goes so far!
We’re going to see many bursts of self-serving faux patriotism from the GOP and its media acolytes for Independence Day. While you read them, it’s worth considering what they really stand for. (Thread)
They will pretend to celebrate our Independence Day as a symbol of freedom, while many denigrate Ukraine in its own fight for independence and freedom from Russian tyranny.
They will pretend to celebrate our independence from England while they try to install permanently their own religious power structure—much like the Church of England did.
As @DrOz transitions to selling GOP snake oil, #FridayLimericks look to set the record straight. #LimerickRhyme
When a doctor decides to compete
For his own undeserved Senate seat,
It may make sense to look
Whether that guy’s a crook
Who is seeking a state to deplete.
We can start with the venue he chose;
Pennsylvania’s an odd place to pose.
Why’d the campaign go roam
Someplace so far from home?
This is not Mehmet’s place of repose. huffpost.com/entry/dr-oz-se…
There are facts that we shouldn’t conflate;
As a surgeon, he used to be great.
But from first TV cash,
Mehmet flipped in a flash,
And his standards were quick to abate. vox.com/2015/4/16/8412…
Tonight, #FridayLimericks returns to acknowledge @replouiegohmert for his bumbling insurreptitude. #LimerickRhyme
Mr. Gohmert would like to insist
The Committee should cease and desist.
Inconvenient new facts
Should be given the axe—
And besides, the request here was dissed.
And okay, Louie didn’t seem bright
With his thoughts on our climate change plight.
“Let’s push back on the moon!”
Kind of sounds like a loon—
If one wanted to make fun, one might.
The Supreme Court has done tremendous damage to our nation this week. I don’t say this lightly, or comfortably. But on a human level, and on an institutional level, this is a dark time. (Thread) #ResistanceUnited #LiveBlue2022
Since my time in law school, I’ve always tried to understand the reasoning as a possible justification for Supreme Court opinions. The institution is responsible for protecting the rights of citizens, and I have immense professional and personal respect for it. It matters.
But today’s iteration, and a majority of its members, does not hold that same respect. The opinions issued this week drip with disdain for the Court’s history and for the people whose rights should be protected. They operate solely as the payoff for right-wing power plays.