Florida Republican sends welcome grenades to fellow Congress members

[TygrBright]

Source: The Guardian

A newly elected Florida Republican sent grenades to fellow members of Congress, prompting one aghast Democrat to say “not even George Santos could make this stuff up”.

Stamped with a Republican elephant, the inert projectiles came with a letter in which Mills said: “It is my pleasure to give you a 40mm grenade, made for a Mk19 grenade launcher. They are manufactured in the Sunshine State and first developed in the Vietnam war.

“Let’s come together and get to work on behalf of our constituents.”

As pictures of the grenades spread online, a spokesman for (freshman Cory) Mills told the Washington Post: “Per the letter, the grenades are inert, and were cleared through all security metrics. I just wish they tagged our official account.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/27/florida-republican-grenades-congress-cory-mills

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Because of course... grenades!

I can't even think of a comment.

discombobulatedly,
Bright

[ancianita]

1. SEE? And you wonder about Florida Democrats? Where is the filing with the Ethics Committee?

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17595972

[ificandream]

2. This really makes you look at what their mindset is.

It's like the Three Stooges (forgive me Moe, Larry and Curly for comparing you with these numbskulls) are governing. And people are stupid enough to not send them off into the sunset.

[TigressDem]

57. THE ONLY way I could see a positive is:

IF this Florida Reprank-u-lan is saying,

"I KNOW I will have to VOTE WITH DEMS to SAVE America."

"So here is to being in the trenches with Y'all when my co-horts start ripping US up."


We will know by his actions on the floor of the House or Senate, didn't catch which one he's disgracing with this stunt.

[PatSeg]

3. Today's republicans

All performance, all the time. So now Mills has gotten his name in the news cycle. It is all a game to them.

[Evolve Dammit]

4. How fucking inflammatory and distorted is that? But that's who they are. Vile. nt

[nature-lover]

5. We Texans are starting to look a bit better by comparison.

Maybe we are #2 in the "Disgusting Politicians" category now.

[Mr.Bill]

35. Let me introduce you to Kevin McCarthy

from the great state of California. We've got our share of crazy politicians here, too.

[lonely bird]

42. I'll see your Kevin McCarthy

And raise you a Gym Jordan.

Don’t count out Ohio in the stupidity race.

[tblue37]

54. Georgia & Colorado have MTG & Lauren Boebert. Wisconsin has Ron Johnson.

[Eyeball_Kid]

45. Texas GOPers will be intent on competing. Watch.

They'll not only send potential donors grenades, but the launchers as well. Hell, maybe a can or two of C4 if they contribute 2k. Corporate donors can be on the mailing list for a box of hollow points. Political banquets can give away AR-15s as door prizes. The possibilities are endless. GO TEXAS!

[nature-lover]

47. Expect something with migrants this week. They have been quiet too long about them.

I am sure that there is a rotation of "Groups to Oppress" for weekly soundbites.

[lambchopp59]

55. Oh my our beloved Paul Gosar, AZ reeks, I mean ranks

Way up there on the stupidity scale as well.
At least you have solidly blue Austin refuge.
Az... I can't get away from the MAGA nuts anywhere.

[eppur_se_muova]

6. Well, they are planning to blow up their own party. nt

[ShazzieB]

7. Here's what the grenades look like.

I followed a link to a tweet that was in the article and found this image. I'm posting the image rather than embedding the tweet so everyone can see it.

[TygrBright]

8. Oh, THANK YOU, Shazzie!! Now it makes a bit more sense.

Lacking much in the way of a phallus, the Congresscritter assumes the lack is a general one and kindly offers to share his favorite compensating "toy".

Now I get it.

wearily,
Bright

[sdfernando]

13. Perfect shape to shove it up Cory Mills A$$!!!!! /nt

[ancianita]

14. FUCK Cory Mills and his violence symbols. Where are the Democratic filings with the Ethics

Committee. Huh?

Thanks for the helpful visual, but just seeing the violence implied behind this bullshit pisses me off.

[70sEraVet]

17. Do they have a vibrating feature??

I know his letter says they are 'inert', but they certainly LOOK like they should vibrate?
Some clever smart-ass should make a line of vibraters similar to these, and call them 'Mills-eraters'; Made in Florida!
Dildos should be treated like dildos!

[Lasher]

34. Might as well send unloaded guns, it would be about the same thing.

But grenades send a more manly message, i get it.

[NBachers]

40. Has it got a switch with a vibrator in it?

[ZonkerHarris]

9. "What can I do in my first month to show everyone I'm a pawn of the military/industrial complex?"

"Think, think, think. There must be something...."

[Wild blueberry]

10. Translation

Hi Newbie,
I have a tiny penis.
Dufus in Floriduh

[area51]

65. +1 n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Guess Florida isn't growing oranges anymore.

[Cha]

12. Cory Asshole Jerk OFF Mills is the

one who made a sick perverted tweet about Nancy Pelosi and a gavel and a hammer.

I don't remember the exact words.. just that it's the kind of vicious Stupidity that would send stupid fake grenades to maga POS.

And, I bet Con Santos could make this Shit up. But nice touch to bring the Spurious George in on it.

[Diamond_Dog]

15. And

“A defense and security contractor before entering Congress, he has boasted about selling teargas used against protesters for racial justice”.

We know EXACTLY where this turd’s mind set is.

Why do these worthless racist punks keep getting elected?

[Skittles]

25. because too many voters are worthless racist punks

yup

[littlemissmartypants]

31. Bingo. ❤️

[certainot]

37. because democrats ignore RW radio. the dccc, DNC, and thei rallied orgs are not doing due diligence

and democracy's been getting its ass kicked for 35 years because of it

[Elessar Zappa]

48. Rightwing radio

isn’t as powerful now that Limbaugh’s dead.

[Hieronymus Phact]

52. Don't fool yourself.

It's one of the biggest threats we're up against precisely because no one takes it seriously.

[Elessar Zappa]

53. I agree it's a problem.

But since Limbaugh has died, listenership has gone down.

[TigressDem]

58. Huh. I did not know that. I have a new Holiday, "One Less Loudmouth Crazy Day"

February 17, 2021 and 2022 will have to be wrapped up into a GRAND day of feasting and joy and reading lists of all the REICH WING crooks and/or their mouth pieces that either get arrested, done in by their followers, make it to the Darwin list or just die of natural causes.

We can call it OLL Crazy Day for short. Feb 17th. Put it on your calendar.



https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/rush-limbaugh-died-lung-cancer-after-denying-smoking-s-risk-ncna1258395

Feb. 20, 2021, 3:30 AM CST
By Judi Ketteler, author of “Would I Lie to You? The Amazing Power of Being Honest in a World That Lies"

People who have made a living out of spreading outrageous lies are generally not stupid. What they are is experts at self-deception.

That anyone gets cancer is tragic. But I find it equally tragic that Limbaugh consistently sought to bend facts about public health to the reality he wanted to live in, and thereby endangered the listeners who believed him.

His downplaying of the dangers of smoking was merely a warmup for his participation in PolitiFact's 2020 “lie of the year”: Covid-19 denial. Limbaugh’s repeated lies about the coronavirus included everything from conspiracy theories involving Dr. Anthony Fauci to his suggestion that the virus was nothing more than a stunt by people opposed to President Donald Trump.

But it goes from tragic to mind-bending when one of the purveyors of these lies — someone as knowledgeable, media literate and savvy as Limbaugh — seems to believe the very falsehoods they are spreading, lives as though they are true and then gets stung by them as a result.





SO if there is anyone you think can be recognized please post so I can be well prepared by Feb 17th to

HONOR THE FACT that SOME People

Make a room BETTER when they enter (Joe Biden comes to mind)

AND SOME People

Make a room BETTER WHEN THEY LEAVE.

[electric_blue68]

38. Soooo proud, huh? Disgusting! Along with this horrible "stunt".

[Toorich]

49. ... Let's Open One ...

...to see if this security boy put any bugs in these "trojan horse" gifts that will soon be gathering dust on office bookshelves or in the privacy of the man-cave. Great chance to pick up intel from friend or foe.

[Wicked Blue]

16. Cheapskates!

The LEAST he could have done was to give out assault rifles.

[PatrickforB]

18. Still laughing...nothing says 'let's work together' quite like a hand grenade! n/t

[Timeflyer]

44. Exactly.

[AllaN01Bear]

19. in my minds view , even though disarmed , i stil view this as a threat.

[BOSSHOG]

23. Navy training

From a long long time ago

Relative to handling: a handgun is always loaded. Period. That consideration should be made about any weapon

[PatrickforB]

20. Wait a minute. I am still tripping on this...

So, aren't Republicans in this Congress dedicated to DEWEAPONIZING government?

And then the guy sends grenades out?

I'm sorry...still laughing.

Republicans are real funny..............until they are not.

[StClone]

21. Are they really asking FL Dems to work them?

On which additional books to ban? How to make Florida more uselessly wicked for all but the toxically wealthy? Sending a bomb is indicative of a threat, not an invitation. Florida is coming close to a loony bin.

[Rebl2]

22. Sickening stunt

[hadEnuf]

24. He's trying to incite violence. His little word game doesn't change that.

Everybody knows what he means.

[housecat]

27. Did he leave a card or a note with them?

[lambchopp59]

28. "We are all domestic terrorists"

😨

[Kid Berwyn]

51. Exactly.

Decorated combat veteran and traitor Cory Mills working with Gaetz to eliminate federal oversight, including BATF.

https://www.congress.gov/member/cory-mills/M001216

[jmowreader]

29. But of course!

He sends them out on the second anniversary of Presidential Biden’s inauguration, and he makes sure they’re painted green. Green is the color of live ordnance; these should have been blue or black.

[orleans]

30. my god--what an asshole! nt

[Bayard]

32. Classy

[LudwigPastorius]

33. What the absolute shitfuck?

How long are we going to tolerate these Nazi assholes in our midst?

[Mr.Bill]

36. One can only imagine

what MTG did with hers.

[tonekat]

39. How dignified

He sent everyone a butt plug. An inscribed, GOP butt plug.

The symbolism is as subtle as a baseball bat.

[Nac Mac Feegle]

67. Were I one of the recipients,

I would return it with a note to the effect of something like “Someone sent me your butt plug by mistake“ and insure that the action was ‘leaked’.

A callback to the legal legend about returning a rather idiotic threat letter to another lawyer with a note saying “someone is signing your name to exceedingly stupid documents, just thought you’d like to know.”

[paleotn]

41. You can't make this stuff up. I dare you to even try.

[Timeflyer]

43. Gotta get outta here! Maybe DU could have a gofundme page

for dems who want to move away before a hell-mouth sinkhole forms, taking this whole state down where it's headed before DeSadist can spread his poison through the whole country.

[sakabatou]

46. WTF was that person thinking?!

[SWBTATTReg]

50. Rather tacky. Some way to introduce oneself eh?

Not off to a great start.

[Martin68]

56. They need grenades to remind them to work on behalf of their constituents?

Must be Republicans.

[hay rick]

59. Just another asshole trying to make a name for himself.

Ho hum.

[moniss]

60. Has law enforcement completely fallen asleep

that they do not comprehend that Mills was signaling to the crazies?

[niyad]

61. WTAF???? Seriously disturbed, that one.

[Smackdown2019]

62. Is that why the metal detectors were removed?

[tornado34jh]

63. Sounds like it is to be expected

I live in Lakeland, Florida (originally from Bethesda, Maryland) and although I like the weather here, as I do lightning photography, there are definitely some crazy people here. Unfortunately, even though I voted Democratic across the board here in the last mid-term, not enough people aren't going to change, all because they think it is all about freedom. The other day I saw a Three Percenters flag here. To be honest, there are not many people I personally know here who are Democratic. I could probably count them on two hands at most. But I am fully aware of the crazy things the Florida government is. But for someone to do that to other congress members, if it was done in other countries, it would be considered terrorism. Really this ought to be considered a terrorist threat, even if it is an inert grenade. If it were live and it did go off and hurt/kill people, I would think this would be considered terrorism, but then again, it seems we are very selective when it comes to deciding what is terrorism. Can you imagine if a Muslim did what that person did? Oh you can bet they would be screaming up to the moon about that, wanting to send them to Guantanamo and all that.

[JohnnyRingo]

64. Florida used to be proud of its oranges.

I guess now it's the Grenade State.

[jmowreader]

66. The interesting thing is the letter that came with the inert grenade

The first paragraph reads:

Welcoming you to a mission-oriented 118th Congress. I am eager to get to work for the American people, and I look forward to working with you to deliver on this commitment. I am honored to be part of the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees.

This reads like someone who's been in Congress two terms, not two weeks like Mills was when he sent out free inert grenades to all his colleagues.