DC Unrest Megathread

[Alben Barkley]

The worst thing these terrorists did is make me smile when Mitch McConnell is speaking.

God damn them!

[Buffalo Mayor Young Kim]

https://twitter.com/trishkilgannon/status/1346981739948695558

Evil Karen gonna Karen evilly

[Non Swing Voter]

https://twitter.com/trishkilgannon/status/1346981739948695558

She's trash.  Can NY gerrymander this worthless moron into oblivion?

[Asta]

lol 30% of Republicans think they're patriots.

Very alarming, but I was happy to see 71% also called them criminals, extremists or worse.

I'm pretty sure you can apply more than one label. Realistically, only 20-25% of Republicans at best are calling them criminals, extremists etc.

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

"We will not be kept out of this chamber," McConnell says. Really? So what did I just watch for the past six hours?

Red avatar dule? This keeps getting better and better


Even tho it looks weird af.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

I was watching FOX News all day, and they were being fair and somewhat critical of Trump.  I actually feel that they are the least biased of the Big 3 cable networks during the daytime. But, then, primetime comes and Tucker Carlson comes on...

What is Tucker’s position?

I flipped the channel pretty quickly, but it felt like he was about to blame Democrats for being intolerant (with a thinly veiled "we all have to be better").  And, I do think that there is some truth to some Democrats being intolerant of conservatives, but that's not at all what today's terror attack was about.

[super6646]

Even Moscow Mitch seems done with this lmao. You know you’ve ed up when he’s done whoring himself out.

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

This country is beyond saving, holy sh-t

(Poll showing the obvious)

Don't act so shocked. You've known for 4+ years now

[Non Swing Voter]

Mitch: "Our democracy won't be stifled by mobs" - right because you're doing a good job of that on your own.

[Horus]

https://twitter.com/trishkilgannon/status/1346981739948695558

She's trash.  Can NY gerrymander this worthless moron into oblivion?

Sadly her district is a pretty clear CoI.

[randomusername]

I don't think I've ever seen McConnell so emotional. Despite losing his majority he's still doing the right thing.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

lol 30% of Republicans think they're patriots.

Very alarming, but I was happy to see 71% also called them criminals, extremists or worse.

I'm pretty sure you can apply more than one label. Realistically, only 20-25% of Republicans at best are calling them criminals, extremists etc.

It seems that the %s are the share of respondents who agreed a particular word describes these people. So indeed, only 26% think the perpetrators of an attempted coup are "extremists."

[The Dowager Mod]

https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1346970205898088452

[super6646]

January 6 2021 will be a day which will live in infamy

-Chuck Schumer

[Darthpi – Anti-Florida Activist]

A rare moment where I find myself agreeing with McConnell. A speech that met the moment we are in.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Bernie Sanders is right. No need to impeach Trump. Let him leave office on schedule. He's already going to be a disgrace.

Where did Bernie say this?

It was secondhand from at least two people elsewhere, admist a livestream.

[Non Swing Voter]

maybe now that the Trump thugs literally put their lives at risk, Democrats will finally hold them accountable.

[Damocles]

I don't think I've ever seen McConnell so emotional. Despite losing his majority he's still doing the right thing.

Crocodile tears. F#%k that wrinkly turtle. He’s doing this for sympathy. What a cry bully.

[Buffalo Mayor Young Kim]

https://twitter.com/trishkilgannon/status/1346981739948695558

She's trash.  Can NY gerrymander this worthless moron into oblivion?

Sadly her district is a pretty clear CoI.

OT but screw COIs for federal districts.
I’m all for fair maps for state legislatures and think Rucho was wrongly decided, but when it comes to fed districts, under the current rules you are just handicapping yourself if you don’t go for the maximal partisan map, assuming the other guy is.

[riceowl]

I was watching FOX News all day, and they were being fair and somewhat critical of Trump.  I actually feel that they are the least biased of the Big 3 cable networks during the daytime. But, then, primetime comes and Tucker Carlson comes on...

What is Tucker’s position?

It's important we understand why the rioters are there....somewhat reasonable for 5 minutes then he started going in on the powerful few taking control of a possibly fraudulent election and this giving them more power for lockdowns and then mercifully they cut to Mitch.

[Badger]

https://twitter.com/Shimoji___/status/1346950068524429314

I'm unfortunately not convinced that she would have been held hostage for long.

Apparently they broke into her office, which is heavily fortified, and rebel to take pictures of themselves sitting in her chair.

13 arrests. 13 piddly ass mother f****** arrests.

I'm beginning to feel like the bad guys won today. They probably certainly feel empowered

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

I don't know what's more frustrating: Hearing Pence & Mitch speak or folks actually feeling comfort them despite their culpability of today's actions.

[KaiserDave]

I don't know what's more frustrating: Hearing Pence & Mitch speak or folks actually feeling comfort them despite their culpability of today's actions.

There are a lot of people responsible for this. But Mitch's culpability is far more limited than Trump's.

[Buffalo Mayor Young Kim]

maybe now that the Trump thugs literally put their lives at risk, Democrats will finally hold them accountable.

?

It wasn’t Democrats that kept him in office after bribery and espionage. Or Democrats that let him pick 3 SCOTUS members

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

Resist the Mob

--Chuck Schumer