All purpose news and politics thread part VI: This Is Not The Time For Posing

[worstblogever]

Jack Ciatterelli

Welcome to what is the 1141st original profile here at “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day”, where profiling Jack Ciatterelli, who served as a member of the New Jersey State Assembly from 2011-2018, and was a 2021 GOP candidate for Governor of New Jersey. He drew notoriety in the 1990s for trying to ban swearing in his local township. Which, yes, is still in New Jersey. Think about that. Someone trying to speak to the people of New Jersey about their values and trying to make them not say “f***” anymore. Doesn’t track based on about anyone we’ve ever known from there (including all the family).

His campaign strategy was in the center of the Venn diagram of “2021 GOP strategy”, continuing to pander for the support of Donald Trump by appearing at a Trump rally at Bedminster attended by the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers where he lied and claimed Trump won the 2020 election, pitching the idea of creating more loopholes for people to avoid getting the Covid-19 vaccine and reduce the number of deaths during the pandemic, and by fearmongering what is being taught in schools, saying of LGBTQ education in New Jersey:

"We're not teaching sodomy in sixth grade. And we're going to roll back the LGBTQ curriculum.”

The hilarious part of these three things would have been when he tried pretending he had NO IDEA that Donald Trump would turn his rally at Bedminster into a “Stop the Steal” rally. When, y’know, people were standing right behind him with signs that said it.

Jack Ciatterelli could not ride the early wave of GOP rage that Trump lost in 2020 to a win in 2021, but he got 48% of the vote against Gov. Phil Murphy, which is probably about 48% more than he deserves. Time will tell if he disappears from politics or not, given at the time of this writing, he’s only 60.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Maybe he expected to be one of many against votes and was surprised when no one followed him.

You'd think he'd get the message about now.

Sometimes I wonder, maybe the reason Cruz did as well as he did in 2016 is that the Republican voters were actually voting for the dumbest candidate and he came in second to Trump, because no one can be as dumb as Trump.

I've always been of the cynical opinion that Qpublicans draw lots to decide who casts "no" votes to obstruct bills. On this occasion, it was Fled Cruz's turn.

[worstblogever]

I've always been of the cynical opinion that Qpublicans draw lots to decide who casts "no" votes to obstruct bills. On this occasion, it was Fled Cruz's turn.

Cruz, Lee, and Rand Paul likely have slap-fights to decide whose turn it is.

[Gray Lensman]

I've always been of the cynical opinion that Qpublicans draw lots to decide who casts "no" votes to obstruct bills. On this occasion, it was Fled Cruz's turn.

If so, it also makes sense that they might lead Cruz to believe that he would be one of many and them leave him looking like a chump. Even other Republicans hate Ted Cruz.

[Gray Lensman]

Pretty sure taking a poll at gunpoint would skew the results, yeah.

This reminds me of an anecdote I heard about a lopsided result in another country with rigged elections.

"Sir, less than one percent of the people voted against you. What more do you want?"

"Thier names."

[WestPhillyPunisher]

If so, it also makes sense that they might lead Cruz to believe that he would be one of many and them leave him looking like a chump. Even other Republicans hate Ted Cruz.

Yeah, a weasel even the other weasels hate. Rather fitting.

[worstblogever]

Yeah, a weasel even the other weasels hate. Rather fitting.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a true weasel himself, on Ted Cruz, the uber weasel:

"“If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you."

[Kirby101]

I'd largely argue that while the reform is ok, McConnel knows it's a safe vote because it does nothing to stop the Supreme COurt from instituting the independent state legislature doctrine.

This exactly. Mitch knows they are stealing elections at the State level. The insurrection and the Republican acceptance of Trump's Big Lie in the House and Senate were a black eye to his chamber. He wants to make sure Republicans win by any means in the States, while appearing above it.

[CaptainEurope]

Not gonna buy Maggie Habermann's "tell all when it is too late to help" book, but maaaaan....

Trump was preoccupied with speculation about who in his orbit might be gay, and often mocked Trump Organization executive Alan Marcus as "queer" and “bragged that he paid the executive less,"

[CaptainEurope]

Anyone from the UK who can explain how it is Liz Truss broke the country in 3 weeks? The Bank of England had to step in already from what I hear.

[Kirby101]

Anyone from the UK who can explain how it is Liz Truss broke the country in 3 weeks? The Bank of England had to step in already from what I hear.

She announced she would use the failed and completely discredited Republican idea of tax cuts for the rich to grow the economy. The markets, understanding this is a recipe for high deficits and a failed economy reacted immediately, tanking the Pound, now the B of E is desperately trying to shore up the Pound by buying debt. But this will lead to the big deficits anyway. Mind you, these are the same Torries who say the UK has no money for National Health or help for the poor. Pure, cold hearted Thatcherism.

[CaptainEurope]

She announced she would use the failed and completely discredited Republican idea of tax cuts for the rich to grow the economy. The markets, understanding this is a recipe for high deficits and a failed economy reacted immediately, tanking the Pound, now the B of E is desperately trying to shore up the Pound by buying debt. But this will lead to the big deficits anyway. Mind you, these are the same Torries who say the UK has no money for National Health or help for the poor. Pure, cold hearted Thatcherism.

Thanks for the Cliff's notes.

It really seems like an incredible own-goal by Miz Liz.

[CaptainEurope]

Yikes. Melanie Müller, a C-list celeb in Germany who "won" on the reality TV shows "Celebrity Big Brother" and "I'm a celebrity, get me out of here" gave one of her "drunk party music" concerts at a skinhead even in Leipzig and was filmed repeatedly doing the Hitler salute.

What is it with reality TV attracting fascists?

[Jack Dracula]

Russian media announce early 'referendum' count results with 'yes' votes in excess of 97%
https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...08ef7e8107b386



Only 97%?

Next comes the annexation. Judging by the Ukrainian response to the invasion, trying to hold these territories may be more trouble than they’re worth for Russia.

[Jack Dracula]

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a true weasel himself, on Ted Cruz, the uber weasel:

Fortunately, His visceral unlikability makes him unelectable outside his own state. A Cruz Presidency would be an absolute nightmare.