Pay attention, NC elected officials:
#ncpol #ncga https://t.co/0iKi4nIynw
— Joe Bearden (@GrayHairJoe) April 21, 2020
They've been voting by mail in Washington state for years, and everybody loves it. Come on.
Republican officials on the RNC in Charlotte: “full steam ahead.” @CLTMayor: "We'll follow the CDC rules and guidelines ..." https://t.co/3dPPJkDsQ0
— Michael Kruse (@michaelkruse) April 20, 2020
FWIW, I would not want to be in her position these days. The pandemic is ravaging Charlotte, exacerbating an already untenable homeless and housing situation, and now she's got the idiot Republicans to deal with. It's easy to say, "She shouldn't have allowed the RNC 2020 in the first place!" But it's sauce for the goose. You host the DNC one year, you can't very well deny the other party.
@NC_Governor Who is cutting your hair, Roy? #COVID19 #ncpol #ncga #tcot
— clayjohanson (@clayjohanson) April 20, 2020
What (the hell) difference does that make? You need to check and make sure your carbon monoxide detector is still working...
COLETOON: Sen. Richard Burr's ethical stock has fallen precipitously. https://t.co/AE4tE8fJjM #ncpol via @ncpolicywatch
— John Cole (@ColeToon) April 20, 2020
Yeah, but again, I don't expect a damn thing to be done about it.
To help meet its constitutional obligation to educate every child, North Carolina should use its $95.6M in educational funding from the CARES Act to support distance learning for its most vulnerable students. @ncpublicschools #ncpol https://t.co/2tFsuLv4RG
— Southern Coalition (@scsj) April 20, 2020
Whether they are in class or at home, the inequities in our system work against these kids at every turn.
#NCpol #NCnews https://t.co/iD6usDPO4B
— NC Zero (@NC_Zero) April 20, 2020
That is the stupidest campaign video I have ever seen, but Donald Trump's knuckle-draggers will probably eat it up. Disgusting.
#ReopenNC for the free drink refills. #ncpol https://t.co/ykpiEomIjE
— LeoTheLion (@LeoTheLionIV) April 20, 2020
Oh, well in that case, I see your point. *snarkasm*
Ignorance and cynicism in action: The “re-open” movement and the hypocrites helping to drive it https://t.co/hfEf3AmYmR #ncpol via @ncpolicywatch
— Kevin A. Smith (@4KevinASmith) April 21, 2020
Make no mistake, these rallies are not about the pandemic, they are Republican campaign tactics. People think the election has been put on hold? Think again. They're waving Trump (and Confederate) flags, MAGA hats and t-shirts, and viciously attacking mostly Democratic Governors. This isn't about now, it's about November. And we need to make sure they are wasting their time, because the fate of our nation hangs in the balance:
Thank you @potus. Please consider an extended moratorium on immigration for many years moving forward. #NCpol #NCnews #MAGA https://t.co/o4B3a3hU9e
— NC Zero (@NC_Zero) April 21, 2020
Trump's Wall is more than just a structure, it's a symbol. The same kind of symbolism used in North Korea. And that should scare the hell out of every one of us.
Three nurses showed up to counter-protest the Arizona “liberate” rally.
They stood silently.
And the “liberate” crowd didn’t leave them alone. They stood in their faces and berated them.
These women are heroes, and deserve so much better.
pic.twitter.com/h3NrLfvN13— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) April 21, 2020
Speaking of symbolism, it's ironic that the drab nursing blue outshines the gaudy American Flag costumes worn by these dingleberries. That's courage, folks. Take a long look.
On that inspiring note, here's your Onion:
‘The Onion’ Endorses Legal Marijuana https://t.co/MAyvFYrBr3 pic.twitter.com/E13y3MAHW1
— The Onion (@TheOnion) April 20, 2020
And so does the author. :)
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Bonus Onion:
It takes a lot for me to bark out a laugh, but that did it...
Charlotte Covid-19 Peak
The Observer this morning noted that revised figures show Charlotte's peak for late June:
I'm betting that the RNC will have to cancel the convention and very hastily put together some kind of online thing that will be a disaster - the Trumpsters and the GOP will shrug if off, since #TyphoidTrump is going to be the anointed one anyway.
I understand that the DNC is already planning for a virtual convention as a contingency.
That actually aligns with
the thing I posted about the military extending their travel ban through the end of June.
That whole Clay Johnson quip...
about who cuts Cooper's hair would be a perfect opportunity for this kind of thing to backfire on the right-wingers. I'd love to see Cooper fire back with a tweet that just said "My wife." It would be beautiful to behold.
Or one of his three daughters.
I was tempted to Tweet that, but I'll wait to see if one of them says so. I follow them on Facebook. And the 1st Pets, too...
They did use chartered buses
Several friends of mine have sworn off Twitter because of all the right-wing hate and nonsense. But in the midst of that nasty stew, I still find important information exposed hours (sometimes days) before regular media reports it.
What was the bus company?
It shows irresponsibility, at the least, and possible legal liability, at worst, on the part of whoever allowed them to charter buses for this event.
Most importantly - who paid for them?
Hellufino...
The image is too far away to see any detail of the buses, and no other media entities have reported on it yet. I'll keep watching...
The answer is, apparently...
Tim D'Annunzio, a Republican/Libertarian activist and some-time candidate for office from Raeford. If you go down the thread from Mark Turner, you'll find this reply:
which leads back to this tweet:
Apparently, they were only putting 9 people on each bus to maintain social distancing, which is one of those things that is hypocritical beyond belief, given what they're busing people off to do.
By the way, here's D'Annunzio's...
Ballotpedia page. He's not much of a politician, that's for sure.
We've covered this cretin before
Going back at least ten years. He's a real piece of work.
I've seen some bottom feeders in NC politics ....
... but, yeah, he's a piece of work. I doubt he was doing this out of the goodness of his own heart - I'm sure he coordinating with people in the Trump camp, similar to the Facebook ad he bought trying to out the Trump Ukraine scandal whistleblower back in November.
Not out of the goodness of his own heart...
but was he doing it out of the deepness of his own pockets? I'd be very interested to find out if the money was actually his or if he was just a front-man for someone (or some organization) with a lot of cash to burn to support Trump.
Or some back-scratching ...
He might be funneling money for someone else, but might also be using his own money to curry some favors.
D'Annunzio paid for the buses, but that doesn't mean he's paying for the entire #ReopenNC effort. He could have gotten involved because of his general attraction to nutcase causes, like finding the Ark of the Covenant.