I hate that the press keeps calling him a centrist Democrat. Biden, Pelosi, Obama, James Carville are centrist Democrats. Manchin is an undercover Republican
Solid. I fucking hate that guy almost ax much as he hates "the poors". His daughter jacked up the price of EpiPens. What a family. What a piece of shit.
“WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., had privately raised concerns in recent months that parents would use their child tax credit payments — a key part of the Build Back Better legislation — to buy drugs, three sources familiar with the comments said.”
Yeah, if they were buying drugs sold by his daughter Heather Bresch, he would have voted for it.
Fuck him and his coal burning fortune. Killing our planet and voting for the goddamn oligarchy.
And fuck Kyrsten Sinema too, that weird ass attention seeking miserable excuse for a human.
You’re kind of right about that. I’m sure I’m an old stick in the mud, but that I really don’t like that slur no matter who is using it; however, I’m going to make an exception for Kyrsten, she deserves it. I’ve despised her & Manchin for this entire term. Back stabbers they are
Good riddance to the rich man in the nation’s poorest state and let’s also shitcan Kyrsten Sinema. Both of these DINOs have done jack shit except obstruct the Dems agenda of helping all Americans. I will never forgive myself for giving money to Sinema’s campaign. Fool me once...
I have been sending money to Ruben as well. I hate Arizona for it’s insane politics and backwards culture. If this state wants to graduate from the Old West, more Dems need to win. The Mormon (ewww) influence here is responsible for a lot of our creepy Republicans. Sinema and Lake are reprehensible bottom feeders. Vote them out, Arizona!!!
There is a Polygamist town/compound near us here in Western Montana. It's called "Pinesdale". They even have their own schools. They throw rocks at cars driving through. My cousin delivered medical supplies there.
I just read this in my daily email from Crooked Media (I highly recommend their daily post):
In 2022, the Associated Press first reported that Paul Douglas Adams, who was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—the Mormon church—had confessed to his bishop that he had been sexually abusing his daughter, who was then just five years old. The bishop with whom Adams spoke followed church policy and called what church officials refer to as the “helpline” for guidance. Lawyers for the church who staff the helpline told the bishop not to call the police or child welfare. And the bishop didn’t, despite his professional occupation as a family physician (another Mandatory Reporting profession). That was some seven years before Adams was apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security in 2017, after authorities were able to trace the videos he recorded and uploaded of himself raping two of his daughters.
Arizona, like many other states, requires clergy, physicians, nurses, anyone who reasonably believes a child has been abused, to report the abuse. But an Arizona judge dismissed the high-profile lawsuit against the LDS Church, ruling that the bishops and other church officials who knew of the abuse were protected by clergy-penitent privilege. The church’s decision not to report allowed Adams to continue abusing his first daughter for seven years, then a second daughter, beginning when she was only 6 weeks old. The attorney representing the Adams children, Lynne Cadigan, said she will appeal the ruling, adding that if it is allowed to stand, it will “completely eviscerate the state’s child protection law.” Cadigan argued that the church interpreted clergy-penitent privilege more broadly than the state law intended in the Adams case. In the judge’s ruling, the law applies to others in the church who learned of Adams’s confession, including the disciplinary council that oversaw his eventual excommunication. That, Cadigan argued, is indecent. She lamented, “How do you explain to young victims that a rapist’s religious beliefs are more important than their right to be free from rape?
Thanks for the info, I'm unaware of him. Been a busy year, full of getting divorced and other fun stuff. I'm out of it in so many political races. But this is a great place to learn more :-D
And I heard that she ran on a Fair Elections campaign. In other words, she only accepted small donations from a lot of people. Is that true? If so, it goes to show that vigilance applies to everybody who runs, whether they SAY they are Democrat or not.
She was ultra liberal back in the day so I think that’s factual. I’m guessing the smell of money lured her away from her roots. She’s pissed off much of her original base who will be working against her in 2024.
It's not like this is a huge surprise. Either Manchin was going to flip Republican or he was going to give up his seat and let it flip red. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out, joe.
A lot of people have bemoaned the fact that Manchinless will be giving up his seat to a republican but it’s going to have to be up to us to see that it won’t matter. Somehow, we have got to swamp every polling station in the country and let our voices be heard in spite of republicans dirty tricks and trump derangement syndrome. Trumpitis has got to be stomped out permanently in every election for the next 100 years at least.
Joe Manchin has been for sale since, well, forever. He has never been loyal to any party or belief, only to enriching himself. It is my opinion that if there is enough dark money in it for him to stage a presidential run (that will do nothing except play the spoiler as he has zero chance to win) he will do it. And unlike RFK Jr, he’s not crazy and may appeal to voters who don’t pay a whole lot of attention to politics but are looking for an alternative to Biden. If he were a patriot, he would just go away. But I fear his ego and his chance to greatly enlarge his bank account will convince him otherwise.
My whole family thinks of him as a grifter with no principles or integrity. I hope the people in West Virginia turn on him and the GOP. Maybe with a perfect candidate, we can keep it blue, real blue.
Thank you Jeff! After his failed 3rd party bid look for Joe to become a lobbyist for Big Oil and/or Big Pharma. Oh wait, did I say 'become?' I meant become a dedicated lobbyist (instead of his current part-time role).
Joe Manchin wants to travel to mobilze the NON-EXISTANT middle! 😂 He’s is as deluded as the orange Fascist! I have heard he may want to run for president. Fine by me, I’d love to watch him get kicked to the curb! He is a rescumliCon through and through. Wishing him the worst of luck! We don’t want him or any other Fascist. 2024 is coming and recent state elections 2023 gave the Fascist Cult party their preview!
Heaven forbid people have money (their money, incidentally) for necessities, and time for leisurely activities! We can’t have that! This is America! Want to be able to afford things? Get a fourth job!
I am embarrassed to know people who think like this, and it brings out a rage I didn't know I was capable of until trump entered the global spotlight and brought all of this out in the open from every crevice.
While in other first world countries you get a living wage, free healthcare, four weeks mandatory vacation and free university. We are so behind and our quality of life sucks as a result. If only these MAGAts would understand how Democratic policies would enhance their lives. But instead it’s fear and hatred. Do demoralizing!
Why can't we invest in our citizens like Europe and other democratic countries do? Or, like China has? Anyone in college that was a STEM major had at least one and probably many, Chinese TAs. And who paid for their education? Not their parents and for sure it wasn't student loans. I don't know what kind of argument the GOP has any more other than they ONLY represent the donor class and their shortsighted greed. For sure, it can't be the democratic future and prosperity of us all.
I don’t get why any average voter would vote for the GOP when they do nothing to enhance anyone’s quality of life EXCEPT the wealthy. It’s mind boggling. And infuriating.
The subtext to the bill-of-goods sold to MAGAts and Neo-Repubs embodies these things, in my view:
1.) You need to do nothing, put forth no effort, achieve nothing, be ignorant, smoke, get fat, let your bigotry proudly show, and you'll be GREAT AGAIN!!! ---Only if you support Drumph. (He's one of you. And you're one of him)
2.) Believe in the Horatio Alger myth that someday you'll be rich, too- so the smart thing to do now is to support the rich, because you'll be one of them, soon.
The GOP voter,"they want out taxes to pay for health care and schools to educate our children!" It is a communist plot!
Any one recall the ACA being passed? I am thinking of an interview of a red state guy who literally had missing teeth but he didnt "need" no stinking Healthcare. So, yeah an impossible task when this group not only votes against their own interests-they can't even recognize they have a need for said interests. Is ignorance a water born illness or what?
Not sure about the water but the lack of education and the news these folks watch is a big part of the problem. They don't know the difference between truth and propaganda which fuels their acceptance of the MAGA bullshit.
It's a worldwide irony; wherever there is a concentration of great natural resources, whether coal, diamonds, oil, cocaine, that place will be populated by some of the most exploited, dehumanized, powerless, impoverished people anywhere.
Because the wealth of the area is inevitably hoarded by a few, and not shared with anyone.
My first thought on hearing this yesterday was that his move would give W.V a republican senator.
I have begun touting President Biden's accomplishments at every opportunity in comments I post online because things are just too messed up right now for a new-comer in the White House. Biden would hit the ground running on day one in 2025 and his age is a red herring being used to scare the faint of heart. Feel free to comment on my position, anyone who sees it differently.
I hate that the press keeps calling him a centrist Democrat. Biden, Pelosi, Obama, James Carville are centrist Democrats. Manchin is an undercover Republican
They also call him a "moderate". He's not. He's just corrupt.
Manchin is not a Democrat or Republican. Manchin is a greedy bastard!! Ask the people of West Virginia what he has ever done to help them!
This was driving me to saying very bad words yesterday. WTH every freaking news show. Really?
Solid. I fucking hate that guy almost ax much as he hates "the poors". His daughter jacked up the price of EpiPens. What a family. What a piece of shit.
That was his daughter??!! Holy evilness Batman, how did I miss that?
and it's weird, because the one area where Joe Manchin has not been shitty is in lowering prescription drug prices https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/joe-manchin-takes-jab-kyrsten-sinema-reining-drug-pricing-policy-rcna44033
One hand gives...
And the other one slaps you silly.
Called CYA
I didn’t know that was his daughter either.
“WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., had privately raised concerns in recent months that parents would use their child tax credit payments — a key part of the Build Back Better legislation — to buy drugs, three sources familiar with the comments said.”
Yeah, if they were buying drugs sold by his daughter Heather Bresch, he would have voted for it.
Fuck him and his coal burning fortune. Killing our planet and voting for the goddamn oligarchy.
And fuck Kyrsten Sinema too, that weird ass attention seeking miserable excuse for a human.
Done.
She's corrupt too and if we don't like it we can just "fuck off". Her words.
a true cunt.
I'll add Feckless to that. (Thanks Samantha B! Best ever)
Only ladies get away with using that word.
true
You’re kind of right about that. I’m sure I’m an old stick in the mud, but that I really don’t like that slur no matter who is using it; however, I’m going to make an exception for Kyrsten, she deserves it. I’ve despised her & Manchin for this entire term. Back stabbers they are
And Fuck Ted Cruz
Have you ever seen photos of the devastation, the leveling of mountains, in his state? Incredible.
Yes. The destruction of the watersheds from slurry is absolutely disgusting. It’s like humanity taking a shit on Mother Nature.
Shitting in our bed.
Thank you! I’ve run the fuck out of fucks.
Good riddance to the rich man in the nation’s poorest state and let’s also shitcan Kyrsten Sinema. Both of these DINOs have done jack shit except obstruct the Dems agenda of helping all Americans. I will never forgive myself for giving money to Sinema’s campaign. Fool me once...
Ruben Gallego is beating her & Kari Lake in ALL the polls. I’ve been donating to his campaign monthly.
Good to hear! I like him and will throw money his way.
I have been sending money to Ruben as well. I hate Arizona for it’s insane politics and backwards culture. If this state wants to graduate from the Old West, more Dems need to win. The Mormon (ewww) influence here is responsible for a lot of our creepy Republicans. Sinema and Lake are reprehensible bottom feeders. Vote them out, Arizona!!!
There is a Polygamist town/compound near us here in Western Montana. It's called "Pinesdale". They even have their own schools. They throw rocks at cars driving through. My cousin delivered medical supplies there.
I just read this in my daily email from Crooked Media (I highly recommend their daily post):
In 2022, the Associated Press first reported that Paul Douglas Adams, who was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—the Mormon church—had confessed to his bishop that he had been sexually abusing his daughter, who was then just five years old. The bishop with whom Adams spoke followed church policy and called what church officials refer to as the “helpline” for guidance. Lawyers for the church who staff the helpline told the bishop not to call the police or child welfare. And the bishop didn’t, despite his professional occupation as a family physician (another Mandatory Reporting profession). That was some seven years before Adams was apprehended by the Department of Homeland Security in 2017, after authorities were able to trace the videos he recorded and uploaded of himself raping two of his daughters.
Arizona, like many other states, requires clergy, physicians, nurses, anyone who reasonably believes a child has been abused, to report the abuse. But an Arizona judge dismissed the high-profile lawsuit against the LDS Church, ruling that the bishops and other church officials who knew of the abuse were protected by clergy-penitent privilege. The church’s decision not to report allowed Adams to continue abusing his first daughter for seven years, then a second daughter, beginning when she was only 6 weeks old. The attorney representing the Adams children, Lynne Cadigan, said she will appeal the ruling, adding that if it is allowed to stand, it will “completely eviscerate the state’s child protection law.” Cadigan argued that the church interpreted clergy-penitent privilege more broadly than the state law intended in the Adams case. In the judge’s ruling, the law applies to others in the church who learned of Adams’s confession, including the disciplinary council that oversaw his eventual excommunication. That, Cadigan argued, is indecent. She lamented, “How do you explain to young victims that a rapist’s religious beliefs are more important than their right to be free from rape?
That’s worse than disgusting!!
Thanks for the info, I'm unaware of him. Been a busy year, full of getting divorced and other fun stuff. I'm out of it in so many political races. But this is a great place to learn more :-D
Thank you!!!!
My name for both of them years ago: Manchenema!
Separated at birth.
Haha! Manchenema 😂👏👏👏
She ran as a progressive. She's a con.
Me too!
And I heard that she ran on a Fair Elections campaign. In other words, she only accepted small donations from a lot of people. Is that true? If so, it goes to show that vigilance applies to everybody who runs, whether they SAY they are Democrat or not.
She was ultra liberal back in the day so I think that’s factual. I’m guessing the smell of money lured her away from her roots. She’s pissed off much of her original base who will be working against her in 2024.
Thanks Kay-El!
The common response to his announcement has been "good riddance".
Manchin should just change his last name to Trump.
Fuck that guy. 🙄
It's not like this is a huge surprise. Either Manchin was going to flip Republican or he was going to give up his seat and let it flip red. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out, joe.
A lot of people have bemoaned the fact that Manchinless will be giving up his seat to a republican but it’s going to have to be up to us to see that it won’t matter. Somehow, we have got to swamp every polling station in the country and let our voices be heard in spite of republicans dirty tricks and trump derangement syndrome. Trumpitis has got to be stomped out permanently in every election for the next 100 years at least.
Joe Manchin has been for sale since, well, forever. He has never been loyal to any party or belief, only to enriching himself. It is my opinion that if there is enough dark money in it for him to stage a presidential run (that will do nothing except play the spoiler as he has zero chance to win) he will do it. And unlike RFK Jr, he’s not crazy and may appeal to voters who don’t pay a whole lot of attention to politics but are looking for an alternative to Biden. If he were a patriot, he would just go away. But I fear his ego and his chance to greatly enlarge his bank account will convince him otherwise.
My whole family thinks of him as a grifter with no principles or integrity. I hope the people in West Virginia turn on him and the GOP. Maybe with a perfect candidate, we can keep it blue, real blue.
But the NYT lead characterization of him is that he is “known for bipartisan deal-making”!!🤮😤🤬
Yeah. Sure he is. And I just won a billion dollar lottery ..
(And fuck the NYT)
Like Sinema he does the bidding of his corporate donors (& family)
Yup. He who pays Manchin and Sinema the most wins.
The NYT is a joke!!
He sure fucked up Biden’s plans. Deals my ass.
Consider the source.
😡😠😤
Thank you Jeff! After his failed 3rd party bid look for Joe to become a lobbyist for Big Oil and/or Big Pharma. Oh wait, did I say 'become?' I meant become a dedicated lobbyist (instead of his current part-time role).
Yes, instead of being a 'sponsored' member of Congress, he can now become a blatanty bribed lobbyist.
Joe Manchin wants to travel to mobilze the NON-EXISTANT middle! 😂 He’s is as deluded as the orange Fascist! I have heard he may want to run for president. Fine by me, I’d love to watch him get kicked to the curb! He is a rescumliCon through and through. Wishing him the worst of luck! We don’t want him or any other Fascist. 2024 is coming and recent state elections 2023 gave the Fascist Cult party their preview!
I wonder if trump would ever make him his VP thinking he'd steal blue votes. Wouldn't work because all the dems hate him.
Heaven forbid people have money (their money, incidentally) for necessities, and time for leisurely activities! We can’t have that! This is America! Want to be able to afford things? Get a fourth job!
I am embarrassed to know people who think like this, and it brings out a rage I didn't know I was capable of until trump entered the global spotlight and brought all of this out in the open from every crevice.
While in other first world countries you get a living wage, free healthcare, four weeks mandatory vacation and free university. We are so behind and our quality of life sucks as a result. If only these MAGAts would understand how Democratic policies would enhance their lives. But instead it’s fear and hatred. Do demoralizing!
Why can't we invest in our citizens like Europe and other democratic countries do? Or, like China has? Anyone in college that was a STEM major had at least one and probably many, Chinese TAs. And who paid for their education? Not their parents and for sure it wasn't student loans. I don't know what kind of argument the GOP has any more other than they ONLY represent the donor class and their shortsighted greed. For sure, it can't be the democratic future and prosperity of us all.
I don’t get why any average voter would vote for the GOP when they do nothing to enhance anyone’s quality of life EXCEPT the wealthy. It’s mind boggling. And infuriating.
The subtext to the bill-of-goods sold to MAGAts and Neo-Repubs embodies these things, in my view:
1.) You need to do nothing, put forth no effort, achieve nothing, be ignorant, smoke, get fat, let your bigotry proudly show, and you'll be GREAT AGAIN!!! ---Only if you support Drumph. (He's one of you. And you're one of him)
2.) Believe in the Horatio Alger myth that someday you'll be rich, too- so the smart thing to do now is to support the rich, because you'll be one of them, soon.
Nicely said. Just about the best explanation I have read so far.
Maybe his Maserati will veer off a cliff as he tours the country to rally the middle. So many ignorant voters to tap out there.
We can hope.
Somebody needs to sink his fucking yacht.
But only if they’re certain he’s aboard
Good point.
Great visual!
To quote Kate Aronoff, “He’s a greedy, attention-seeking nihilist who can also be a little erratic.”
It's sad that these impoverished folks will still vote for these heartless assholes who go by the take from the needy and give to the greedy playbook.
The GOP voter,"they want out taxes to pay for health care and schools to educate our children!" It is a communist plot!
Any one recall the ACA being passed? I am thinking of an interview of a red state guy who literally had missing teeth but he didnt "need" no stinking Healthcare. So, yeah an impossible task when this group not only votes against their own interests-they can't even recognize they have a need for said interests. Is ignorance a water born illness or what?
Not sure about the water but the lack of education and the news these folks watch is a big part of the problem. They don't know the difference between truth and propaganda which fuels their acceptance of the MAGA bullshit.
I realize this. A continuous head slape!!
It's a worldwide irony; wherever there is a concentration of great natural resources, whether coal, diamonds, oil, cocaine, that place will be populated by some of the most exploited, dehumanized, powerless, impoverished people anywhere.
Because the wealth of the area is inevitably hoarded by a few, and not shared with anyone.
My first thought on hearing this yesterday was that his move would give W.V a republican senator.
I have begun touting President Biden's accomplishments at every opportunity in comments I post online because things are just too messed up right now for a new-comer in the White House. Biden would hit the ground running on day one in 2025 and his age is a red herring being used to scare the faint of heart. Feel free to comment on my position, anyone who sees it differently.
ditto
As Beau of the 5th Column called him, "A liberal Republican who filled out the form wrong".
Fuck him. He'll show up on no labels. Centrist my ass..... (go suck a rock, munchkin)