The seemingly “organic” protests against COVID-19 public health orders that have spread around the country in recent days were propped up by deep-pocketed right wing groups — a story that new reporting from the Washington Post, New York Times and other media outlets has started to piece together.
“Murky Right-Wing Groups Fueling Anti-Public Health Protests.”
It’s only a matter of time until some enterprising investigator follows the money back to the GRU.
Only a matter of time…
GRU and China and heaven knows who else.
I would say it is time for pitchforks and torches, tumbrils and guillotines, but we’re all smart enough to stay inside, and we can’t ‘zoom’ a revolution.
A bit of info about Allan Brandon, FreedomWorks CEO. He’s from Ohio. This is from a 2013 article, so some info probably has changed:
Title: Executive vice president of FreedomWorks, a nonprofit political organization based in Washington, D.C., that backs conservative efforts and groups, including the tea party.
Education: Bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in political science from George Washington University. Master’s in economics from Jagiellonian University in Poland. One class away from a third master’s in finance at Georgetown University. Walsh Jesuit High School, 1996 graduate.
…Favorite president (living or dead): Calvin Coolidge for his “understanding of the affect on the economy” and avoiding a major depression.
What affect on the economy?
Least favorite president (living or dead): Woodrow Wilson. “I don’t think we would have the excess of FDR if we didn’t have Wilson.”
The excess of FDR. What a charmer.
Yep, yep.
They can re-open all the shit they want to, what they can’t do is make people go to the movies, get their hair cut (something I’m personally near desperate to do), go to the gym, go to concerts, etc.
Once we have an effective control mechanism in place, I’ll join you on the lines.
Slightly OT: Snohomish County Washington Sheriff will not enforce Governor Inslee’s stay at home order, claiming it is unconstitutional.
Snohomish County may sound familiar as it was the nation’s first hot spot.
Sure we can. Have we tried? No. We should.
Calvin Coolidge? Well that just says it all.
The stupid just burns sometimes. Maybe it’s the societal equivalent of Gastric Reflux Disease.
…next you’re going to tell me that GRU was funneling money to a US group of citizens who promoted brandishing guns everywhere they go.
…hey wait a minute…
Re: haircuts. Got a Norelco clipper from Amazon. Let my wife cut my hair----yikes. But truth be told, I have paid for haircuts that were worse than she gave me! Stay home and stay safe, and let Charles Darwin do his thing with the wingnuts.
“They’ve got cabin fever. … Their life was taken away from them.”
Their “live” (lives) were TAKEN AWAY? Sounds like more their “life styles”. Boo hoo hoo. Something like 45,000 folks in this country alone have actually HAD their “life” taken away. Rightwing snowflake cucks, every one of them. And what’s with all the guns?
Why Yes son, this is a picture of me standing tall, a modern day patriot. You are correct, those are TP tubes. No they are are not ears, they are an accurate representation of night vision goggles just like in Call of Duty. Can’t you tell? Am I wearing a Muzzle? Oh, it does look like that. Regardless, this is what a real minuteman looks like in action. No, you can’tsee grandma and grandpa. I told you they gave their lives for you when they went to dinner and contributed to this incredible, greatest economy that the world never saw before. Yes, I did tell them it was okay, but that is the whole point, we can make choices and the commie libs can’t do a thing about it. No, you can’t go to your cousin’s either. They are still in mourning. You went to Uncle Bill’s funeral and then your eldest cousin’s wake. Stop asking questions! No, it is not a peekaboo bra cup either! Damn it, go clean my AR-15! The gun cabinet code is as follows…
I think any excuse you can grab to avoid other people you should take. Yet these people are bitching about it.
Once a second person enters any room there’s a damn good chance that room now has one too many people in it.
The underground of very big money funds a bunch of slubs to guarantee no one will touch their money.
I have to agree with I think it was Lis Warren. There should be no such thing as a billionaire.
Livin’ La Vida Loco
Bought a clipper set over 20 years ago now and have been cutting my hair since. Cost under 20 bucks, lets see 1 cut per month for 20 years say at 5 bucks per. 12x20x5=1200 bucks. Now that is an investment that is still paying off and at a better rate than I ever achieved playing in the stock market.
You should have bought 20 of them I guess.
