Virginia State Senator Censured After Praising Capitol Rioters As ‘Patriots’

Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase (R) was censured by the state senate on Wednesday following incendiary actions that included praising the mob in the deadly insurrection of the Capitol earlier this month that left five dead as “patriots.”


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1357117
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Cave fish who’ve gone eyeless from generations of life in the dark still point and laugh when they hear about this one. “Nuance, girlfriend! Use it or lose it!” they say. They point in various directions but still they have a point.

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Time to cut the Chase.

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I wish there was a way to get these Trump-to-the-death types to submit to a thorough psychiatric and neurological evaluation.

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“Although Chase spoke to a crowd of Trump supporters in D.C. hours before the insurrection at the Capitol, she left before the pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol.”

So, not so much a “patriot” herself, I guess.

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Awwww. No one could have seen this coming.

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Trump 2024:

He put the “riot” in “patriot.”

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When they say “Patriots,” what they really mean is “MAGA People.” If you’re not MAGA, you’re not a Patriot. If you are MAGA, you are a Patriot.

Happy to clear that up.

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the rare censure resolution passed 24-9

So nothing for the 9?

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What, you want to see the needle go to eleven? You want every visual alert and every audible siren to go off at once like it was the Fourth of July?

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Days after the Capitol riots, FBI Assistant Director Steven D’Antuono told reporters on a call that there was “no indication” that antifa was responsible for the insurrection that Trump incited.

That’s because, as a structured organization, Antifa is about as real as the tooth fairy. IOW, it does not exist!

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Ah censure, the least useful thing politicians can do with our tax dollars. It’s like saying “harumph!” but without the impact.

This is amazing. Twitter just locked my main account for “inciting violence” by responding to Schumer’s move to override GOP filibuster of Biden’s nominee when I said Democrats need to be lightning fast to “head off” the GOP.

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On the topic of Nutjobs…Look who thinks they have a political future.

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The wimmins need to stop submitting to their husbands and rando authoritarians that their priests & pastors keep tellin’ 'em to do.

It’s not a good look.

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You said a storm-related word :joy:

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Amanda Chase deserves humiliation. Any “lawmaker” who praises the actions of a treasonous mob whose actions resulted in the death of five people, including a Capitol Police officer deserves not only censure, but expulsion from the State Senate and possible prosecution.

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Seems like the perfect seat for her.

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I think this one and most of them navigate life’s complexities by simply taking the most extreme positions they’re aware of to take. She says they censured her as a “politically driven attack” because she’s just too awesome. You don’t need to be especially dumb or clinically mentally ill. Just lazy, mostly, and generally awful.

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LOL. Perfect. Thanks Matt.

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