Seriously? He wrote this? It’s just vile.
Guess I now have to agree with whoever posted above “good riddance to bad rubbish”…
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Don Jr. talks a lot. Family trait.
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Of course not, because R.
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Was he a member of the Sedition Caucus?
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“Ron and [Wright’s wife Susan] dedicated their lives to fighting for individual freedom, Texas values, and above all, the lives of the unborn."
In other words, an ideologue.
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This damn virus. The thought of getting it and dying while people are getting vaccinated particularly scares me.
Bon Voyage, Ron.
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A death is a death, and certainly tragic, even for this guy. At the same time, I read these, and it blows my mind that he or any other member of the GOP can, with a straight face, argue that making a higher salary “hurts hard-working Texans.”
Don’t have enough food? Eating more is definitely not the answer. Car out of gas? A pinch of salt in the tank will help! It’s no wonder this has turned into a cult.
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Here’s my list with state level or higher officials who have died, by party, updated:
Republicans
US rep Ron Wright (TX)
US rep-elect Luke Letlow (LA)
State sen Ben Chafin (VA)
State rep Mike Reese (PA)
State rep Richard Hinch (NH)
State rep Bob Glanzer (SD)
State rep-elect David Andahl (ND) died before election but won
Democrats
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Apparently so, according to the newspaper account. And, btw, there is absolutely no evidence that hanging coyote carcasses from fences or other objects deters living coyotes.
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I have no insight on who might run for the seat, but it’s not entirely inconceivable as a Dem pickup. The district was only Trump +3 in November, and a lot of it is urban and suburban Tarrant County. It’s one of those crack-and-pack districts that’s definitely getting radically redrawn this year due to demographic shifts away from the GOP.
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Yep that’s what I thought.
Tough Chinese flu, right GOP?
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IIRC, there is plenty of research to indicate that the death penalty (public or otherwise) is not a deterrent for humans either.
It’s all about hate and vengeance, that which drives the GQP.
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Is there some way this could be adapted (respectfully, of course) for humans Republicans who refuse to wear masks?
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Well, by gloating over this man’s death, we elevate his passing over all those others, good, bad, or indifferent who snuff it in obscurity.
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So he was hale and healthy on 01/06/21, and on 02/07/21 he passed away. I wonder if there was some sort of non intentional super spreader event that happened on, or between these dates?
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Oh, and his last ever tweet was a happy birthday message to Ronald Reagan.
Is there anything more appropriate for a GOTPer at this point? It’ll probably be the last thing they ever post, sort of a “Will the last one out please turn out the lights?”
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Yes, with 7-0, it’s starting to look like it’s non-random.
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He was not an ideologue, just a loyal Republican following established doctrine:
“‘As a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren?’ And if that’s the exchange, I’m all in. . . If I get sick, I’ll go and try to get better, but if I don’t, I don’t.” Lt Gov Dan Patrick (R-TX)
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No gloating here. But presumably he was in the House on 1/6, and he announced his positive test on 1/21. So it may well be that he was exposed during the super-spreader insurrection. And that ought to be a wake-up call for Republicans, one of whose own may now have been killed as a result of Trump’s incitement.
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Oh, that’s just awful. What a tragedy.
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