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EleanorR

(2,390 posts)
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 06:30 PM Mar 2022

Republicans skipping the State of the Union address should have come up with a better lie

With people in Ukraine fighting for their lives, republicans come across as whiney little assholes, unable to handle a 2 second nose swab. Of course we know they are both whiney little assholes and cowardly liars.


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Republicans skipping the State of the Union address should have come up with a better lie (Original Post) EleanorR Mar 2022 OP
Putin pays them a lot of money to represent him. They won't let him down. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #1
But with the sanctions Jerry2144 Mar 2022 #2
Yes but he got them "elected" and they took a great deal of money from him Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #4
Yep😀 Rebl2 Mar 2022 #8
No sanctions on crypto-currencies. SergeStorms Mar 2022 #18
I just heard on NPR'S Marketplace program wnylib Mar 2022 #33
That would be awesome... SergeStorms Mar 2022 #43
Whatever they're getting paid... Salviati Mar 2022 #7
But Putin still owns embarrassing pictures of them. :( Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #9
Oh, well. Missing persons who nobody will miss at all. tanyev Mar 2022 #3
Now I'm going to have a "Goodbye Earl" earworm for the rest of the evening! ShazzieB Mar 2022 #34
:) tanyev Mar 2022 #40
Either you're on TEAM AMERICA or you're on TEAM PUTIN ffr Mar 2022 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2022 #12
Yep. It's a VERY simple and VERY basic question. calimary Mar 2022 #24
that would be a great question to ask bdamomma Mar 2022 #46
Bingo. nt crickets Mar 2022 #54
They won't be missed. Magoo48 Mar 2022 #6
Joe should name those skipping and the district or state pwb Mar 2022 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2022 #11
Run away, run away bwave trumphumpers!! Leghorn21 Mar 2022 #13
Rubio's sucking up to his new King, Ron DeSantis. Since DeSantis won't send NG guards, he'll boycott TheBlackAdder Mar 2022 #14
How many Republicans are skipping the speech? Poiuyt Mar 2022 #15
To be fair - thier lies are never very good lame54 Mar 2022 #16
Funny how the Dems always show up when a Repuke President gives his speech FakeNoose Mar 2022 #17
Manners and decorum..... SergeStorms Mar 2022 #22
"Basic manners"? soldierant Mar 2022 #57
Good riddance! I hope they all stay away. BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #19
They're the same ones who would demand total loyalty and worship of whoever THEIR guy is, calimary Mar 2022 #26
Schumer should call the senate to order, Pelosi the house and get some bills passed. lees1975 Mar 2022 #20
I love it! PurgedVoter Mar 2022 #38
Here's the door labeled "THIS WAY TO THE EGRESS" guys. localroger Mar 2022 #21
This is the GOP: Ziggysmom Mar 2022 #23
And I'd bet that practically none of them need a nose swab - they've been vaccinated gratuitous Mar 2022 #25
LOLOLOL DENVERPOPS Mar 2022 #27
The traitors during the civil war were kicked out of Congress... why are these snakes still here??? NotHardly Mar 2022 #28
They're all members of the ruling class. Mr. Evil Mar 2022 #32
Plus their states haven't actually seceded from the U.S. ShazzieB Mar 2022 #36
Hah! I don't like to assume things but, Mr. Evil Mar 2022 #41
K&R MatthewHatesTrump2 Mar 2022 #29
This will be the first SOTU I have watched in over 4 years. nt yaesu Mar 2022 #30
The GOP is showing its stanky ass as a failed political party and PufPuf23 Mar 2022 #31
Which is why he should shit all over them tonight..... but he won't. nt Carlitos Brigante Mar 2022 #35
Deceitful cowards. nt Cognitive_Resonance Mar 2022 #37
Pissy pissants pissing in their trousers and collecting piss in their pissy smelling shoes. NCjack Mar 2022 #39
can we just do away with the PUTIN party ! monkeyman1 Mar 2022 #42
Boom Rt TY! Cha Mar 2022 #44
those bdamomma Mar 2022 #45
cowards Skittles Mar 2022 #47
They should not be considered part of our union Puppyjive Mar 2022 #48
COVID is not a hoax anymore? keithbvadu2 Mar 2022 #49
Strange... they're so good at lying. CaptainTruth Mar 2022 #50
Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 #51
Absolutely unconscionable. TomSlick Mar 2022 #52
Hope Biden points out the empty chairs lame54 Mar 2022 #53
Thanks for posting. n/t TeamProg Mar 2022 #55
Isn't there something they could vote on while R's are a no show? judesedit Mar 2022 #56
When Mom told me the GOP wasn't there kwijybo Mar 2022 #58

Irish_Dem

(47,003 posts)
4. Yes but he got them "elected" and they took a great deal of money from him
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 06:34 PM
Mar 2022

in the past.

Plus Putin has pictures that might embarrass some of them.

SergeStorms

(19,199 posts)
18. No sanctions on crypto-currencies.
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 07:13 PM
Mar 2022

The crypto-currencies are still wide open for business.

They need to be investigated and regulated. It's nothing but a dodge for criminals, and now oligarchs.

Traitors.

wnylib

(21,438 posts)
33. I just heard on NPR'S Marketplace program
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 07:58 PM
Mar 2022

that Ukraine requested bit coin donations and got a big amount. Then they requested that Russia be cut off from bit coin so that the oligarchs cannot use it to weather the sanctions. According to Kai Ryssdal, the program's host, the request is being honored and Russia has been cut off from bit coin.

I have no idea how this works. Just relaying what I heard.

SergeStorms

(19,199 posts)
43. That would be awesome...
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 08:23 PM
Mar 2022

if they can do that! I don't see how they could stop anyone from from trading in crypto-currencies though. Maybe from within Russia, but these oligarchs have tentacles the world over. They could stop accepting rubles (even with a 30% discount) but again, the tentacles.

Greater minds than mine will have to figure that ball of snot out.

Irish_Dem

(47,003 posts)
9. But Putin still owns embarrassing pictures of them. :(
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 06:41 PM
Mar 2022

Right their paychecks will be a bit short this week.

Response to ffr (Reply #5)

calimary

(81,222 posts)
24. Yep. It's a VERY simple and VERY basic question.
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 07:29 PM
Mar 2022

WHOSE side are you on? Biden's OR Putin's?

There's NO wiggle room here. No waffling around. No conditional "yes, but..." It's Either/Or.

Is you IS or is you AIN'T?

Response to EleanorR (Original post)

FakeNoose

(32,634 posts)
17. Funny how the Dems always show up when a Repuke President gives his speech
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 07:12 PM
Mar 2022

Even Chump's awful speeches got almost 100% attendance.
Don't any of the R's remember basic manners?
I guess not.



SergeStorms

(19,199 posts)
22. Manners and decorum.....
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 07:19 PM
Mar 2022

are for weaklings and losers.

Real men kick and scream, and hold their breath until they turn blue. They pout LIKE PUTIN!

BigmanPigman

(51,589 posts)
19. Good riddance! I hope they all stay away.
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 07:14 PM
Mar 2022

It would make it much more pleasant to watch. I hate it when they act like assholes throughout the whole speech.

calimary

(81,222 posts)
26. They're the same ones who would demand total loyalty and worship of whoever THEIR guy is,
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 07:32 PM
Mar 2022

in the White House. And they'd be doing it loudly and on every TV and cable outlet they can find, and once-per-minute.

PurgedVoter

(2,217 posts)
38. I love it!
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 08:08 PM
Mar 2022

Biden says the best and clearest speech is action. Schumer, Call the senate to order, we have bills to pass. The last thing that Putin wants is for us to govern effectively so it is time to make our government work for the good of America and humanity.

localroger

(3,626 posts)
21. Here's the door labeled "THIS WAY TO THE EGRESS" guys.
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 07:18 PM
Mar 2022

Opens out to the dustbin of history. Enjoy your stay there.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
25. And I'd bet that practically none of them need a nose swab - they've been vaccinated
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 07:32 PM
Mar 2022

But getting the shot is almost as anathema as not cheering for the former guy to their base. Luckily for them, none of our intrepid hard-hitting political reporters in the major media will ask them about their vaccination status, because that would be gauche.

DENVERPOPS

(8,817 posts)
27. LOLOLOL
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 07:32 PM
Mar 2022

I predicted this! But I thought that all the Republican Senators, Republican House members and the Republican owned USSC justices would boycott it.

I'm waiting to see if FOX NEWS even broadcasts it.......

Fox will screen it for out of context news bites and their commentators will tear Biden apart for things he never said or intended to say.

This is beyond un-fathomable............

Mr. Evil

(2,841 posts)
41. Hah! I don't like to assume things but,
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 08:20 PM
Mar 2022

the reason for that must have something to do with all those federal dollars.

PufPuf23

(8,770 posts)
31. The GOP is showing its stanky ass as a failed political party and
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 07:57 PM
Mar 2022

immoral and traitorous philosophies.

There is a boatload of American people that are due a harsh shock of reality to ever be compatible or deserve to human and supposed American values.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
39. Pissy pissants pissing in their trousers and collecting piss in their pissy smelling shoes.
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 08:16 PM
Mar 2022

Nobody will miss them.

bdamomma

(63,845 posts)
45. those
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 08:28 PM
Mar 2022

Senators and House Members who are not there tonight are "Putin's Puppets". They hate how Biden is doing the right thing.

Propaganda still permeates those who believe in lies.

TomSlick

(11,097 posts)
52. Absolutely unconscionable.
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 09:02 PM
Mar 2022

There is no - zero - excuse for the Trumpsters begging off from the State of the Union to avoid being seen applauding (or not) for the brave Ukrainian people defending themselves against a criminal state.

There appears to be no limit to how far the Rethuglicans can sink.

judesedit

(4,438 posts)
56. Isn't there something they could vote on while R's are a no show?
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 01:56 PM
Mar 2022

The D's have a majority. Just wondering.

kwijybo

(228 posts)
58. When Mom told me the GOP wasn't there
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 06:31 PM
Mar 2022

I told her that I expected a nuclear weapon to be set off, and they were gone because they knew it was coming. I felt a lot better when, at least, the Turtle and friends showed up.

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