Paul Gosar, a republican representative from Arizona is a f**king jackass. He is actually

[JohnSJ]

defending the insurrectionists, and so are the other house republicans it appears

When trump called the press the "enemy of the people", he got it back ass words

It was him and the republican party

They are not only the EMEMY OF THE PEOPLE, they are the Enemy of Democracy

[FelineOverlord]

1. He was one of them

Ali Alexander claims Gosar was one of the GOP MOC behind it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/13/ali-alexander-capitol-biggs-gosar/

[csziggy]

2. I had to turn away from the hearing because of Gosar

I could feel my blood pressure going up and I have a doctor's appointment in two hours.

RepuQs are the enemy of truth.

[JohnSJ]

4. It is obscene. I don't blame you. The way he was jerking his head around as he was spewing

his garbage, resembles a fanatic

[George II]

22. I think he has a medical condition.

[JohnSJ]

23. Probably, but no excuse for his insane rants and lies on what happened, and his

outrageous defense of the insurrectionists

[BobTheSubgenius]

28. Merely "resembles?"

Combined with words, I'd say "fanatic," ipso facto.

[Deacon Blue]

5. K&R

[Aristus]

9. I hate to split hairs here, but as a medical provider, I want to clear up a misconception.

You can't feel your blood pressure rising. You can feel your stress level rising, and yeah, stress can elevate your blood pressure. But you can't actually feel your blood pressure rising.

It can be a dangerous misconception when "feeling well" leads a hypertension patient to forgo their medication. If they only take their medication when they "feel their blood pressure rising", bad things result.

[csziggy]

12. Oh, I know - it's just a turn of a phrase

But I could feel my stress level rising which is never good for my blood pressure. Perhaps I should use that phrase rather than the blood pressure one?

Actually since my aortic valve replacement, my blood pressure has returned to it's formerly low range. Except that is, when I've had a vasovagal syncope - which are no fun. Since the last one the doctor took me off my blood pressure medication. If the syncope episodes continue, I suspect they may want to put in a pacemaker, but so far they are rare enough that has not been discussed.

I discovered that you can feel when your blood pressure is too low - I had nausea and dizziness before I passed out. Until then I never knew that nausea was a symptom of extreme low blood pressure!

[LastDemocratInSC]

13. Good points.

[bermudat]

15. Really?!?

[Aristus]

17. Yes.

High blood pressure is often called The Silent Killer because it doesn't come with symptoms. You know, if you have a cold, for example, you're going to have symptoms, coughing, congestion, runny nose, sneezing, etc.

You're not going to have any symptoms with high blood pressure until right before it's about to kill you. Headache, blurred vision, dizziness, disorientation, chest pain, shortness of breath, etc. But your blood pressure would have to be, say, 220/170 or so for that to happen. Below that rough level, you're not really going to have any symptoms at all. This is why hypertension often goes undiagnosed until it's nearly too late.

The goal of treatment is to make sure it never gets that high. But there are patients who are reluctant to take their medication every day, because they feel fine. I urge my patients to adhere to their treatment plan even if they feel on top of the world.

[Harker]

18. I showed up for a routine work related exam...

and was pointed to the ER with alarmingly high blood pressure.

They seemed surprised to see me when I returned after treatment.

I felt fine.

[berni_mccoy]

21. It took a while for the docs to find the right meds to control mine

And I will say I can definitely feel it when I miss a dose of my meds, in particular one of them. I’ve gotten really good at guessing what my meter is going to say when I check it.

[Aristus]

25. And that's fine.

I just tell my patients not to rely on that.

You'd be surprised how many patients who say "I know my body!" don't know it as well as they think they do.

[berni_mccoy]

35. Interestingly enough it seems my hypertension was triggered by a virus...

I got a bad chest infection early 2019. BP was elevated at the time, not unusual they said. I had a physical a couple months before and everything was fine. After the virus my BP never returned to normal. It appears my body now makes too much and/or is too sensitive to the hormones that constrict the blood vessels. It took over a year to figure out the right med combination, but now I’m stable. I’m active physically and healthy which made adjusting the meds a challenge (had a few low BP moments)

[Elessar Zappa]

33. I have very high BP

that only reacts to high dose clonidine. There’s been a few times when I’ve ran out and the pharmacy was out so I had to wait a few days. When that happens, I get really high rebound hypertension and I do feel like shit. I can feel my heart beating out of my chest as well as massive head pounding. When this happens, my BP is usually around 200/120. Dangerously high, in other words.

[Aristus]

34. Yeah, you're definitely going to have symptoms at that level.

n/t

[uponit7771]

3. K&R, then lied about whether anyone who was charged with breaching capital was armed !!!

[nolabear]

6. But that "young woman wrapped in the American flag!"

She was a PATRIOT! She was murdered!

This is madness. It needs to be shown far and wide.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

7. Well, I have a new MOST HATED politician now.

You had a good run, Q*Bert.

[JohnSJ]

8. I would say 99% of the republicans in the House go on that list, and probably at least 90%

of the republicans in the Senate

[Buckeye_Democrat]

10. Jordan is up now, trying to challenge Gosar.

I'm more familiar with that sleaze ball, but Gosar's performance will be hard to beat for me.

It's like an Olympic event for most deplorable.

[JohnSJ]

11. I had to walk away when Jordan came Buckeye

[Harker]

19. Judges would have to award gold medals

as though they were handing out campaign buttons.

[malaise]

14. Lock him up!

That was hard to watch

[world wide wally]

16. How fucked up is a country when people vote to be represented by the likes of this dweeb?

[Buns_of_Fire]

20. Remember, this is the guy whose own siblings campaigned against him...

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-02-22/capitol-riot-paul-gosar-siblings-seek-removal-from-congress

[iluvtennis]

24. + agree GOP is the enemy of democracy. They know they can't win in fair elections, so they

change the rules of the game with voter nullification. US is becoming a banana republic.

[blueinredohio]

26. When are we going to see which repubs led tours on January 5th?

[Progressive Jones]

38. Good question. The FBI certainly knows by now. nt

[KPN]

27. Why do I feel more and more like stuff's creeping

to a head? My optimism’s feeling wobbly.

[BobTheSubgenius]

31. There was nothing negative in that deleted post.

I just messed up the "reply" function.

[BobTheSubgenius]

30. A prime example of Republican primaries being a bloodsport.

I thought it had reached a crescendo when Turdblossom was running horrible push polls against McCain. I admit that I had no idea of how far they could or would up their game. Impressive, really.

[yellowdogintexas]

32. My daughter is moving from Paradise Valley to Mayer AZ in about a year

When I told her she was moving into Gosar's district her answer was "I know! I can't wait to vote against him!"

I have threatened to visit her and hook up with the Democratic County Party for a couple of weeks in October 2022 & do door knocking & lit drops . I can be spared for a while here.

[jaxexpat]

36. "a republican representative from Arizona is a ------- jackass." That's a probable actuality.

There are many wild asses in the Southwest*. Abandoned in situ, they were pack animals used by miners seeking uranium (and stuff) in the last century, they have propagated like rabbits, both have long ears, too. Usually found in areas known for radio-active mineral ores, they are genetic mutants. It's totally reasonable, almost Biblically so, that there'd be Republican semi-sentient, Equus africanus asinus-hybrids.

*see; Texas (nee Tejas), Aggies, Spindletop salt dome, end of world, Palo Duro Canyon (pathetically shriveled imitation compared to the Grand Canyon-FACT)

[JohnSJ]

37. +++

[colsohlibgal]

39. He Is A Crackpot Creep

Heard his brother interviewed and he says his brother is off the deep end and a pariah in his own family.