Drag Queens and Thirst Traps: A TN GOP Leadership Story

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Thursday March 09, 2023 · 6:19 PM PST

2023/03/09 · 18:19

I have lived in Tennessee for most of my life and although I am a proud East Tennessean, the politics of this state have been embarrassing for a long time. That said, this past month has been a HOLD MY BEER kind of moment for this state’s embarrassment.

First, we became the first state to ban Drag Queen performances. Not for kids or story hour or any of that other ginned up controversy. Banned for all adults. Somehow this doesn’t seem to offend all the yeller license plate Don’t Tread on Me tough guys but that’s a different post altogether.

Second, it turns out the Governor who signed this bill into law enjoys dressing drag himself. Drag for me but not for thee.

Now yesterday we find out that the Lt Governor of the state, Senator Randy McNally, who helped spearhead the drag queen ban, the outlaw of gender affirmation care for minors and a slew of other anti-LGBTQ bills, is living a second life as a male thirst trap addict. I could care less about the personal online habits of a 79 year old state senator but when he’s making life miserable for so many vulnerable groups in this state, then he needs to be called out.

In the meantime, let’s sit back and pass the popcorn. The Dem party in this state hasn’t been relevant in over a decade. Maybe this LOL level of hypocrisy will give them the opening they need to ask Tennesseans to give them a second look. Si Se Puede!

Barnes is blowing it in Wisconsin (and needs to change the narrative now).

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Thursday September 29, 2022 · 6:46 PM PDT

2022/09/29 · 18:46

Couple of polls out this week that all show Barnes fading significantly in Wisconsin after the obvious attacks on Defund the Police and Abolish ICE came into focus via paid media. Remind me again, why we basically canceled the primary and crowned an obvious general election laggard? In a year where Dobbs has women voters surging to register and turnout, we nominated a caricature of the woke radical that Republicans can so easily manipulate through media.

Surely he has a plan to combat this or to change the narrative in the next week? Anyone could see this line of attack coming a mile away. I hope we haven’t blown a golden chance to dump the Russian asset ROJO.

Bron Rocking The Beto Hat

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Saturday October 27, 2018 · 5:40 PM PDT

2018/10/27 · 17:40

Just wanted to share this which I found on ESPN.com. Getting some national media attention too. Go Beto! GOTV!

Rachel Nichols Tweet

Their Side: No hearing. No vote. No way. Ever Our Side: Grab your ankles

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Sunday April 02, 2017 · 1:38 PM PDT

2017/04/02 · 13:38

We now have 3 Dem traitors who are willing to accept the thievery of Obama’s SCOTUS pick.

It would be great to primary these a holes but I doubt it'd get us any closer to our short term goals.

What to do??? Thoughts?

East TN Indivisible group humiliates Rep. John Duncan (Weasel-Knoxville) in the classiest fashion

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Saturday February 11, 2017 · 1:04 PM PST

2017/02/11 · 13:04

The indivisible movement is marching strong even here in deep red East TN. A few weeks ago, Republican House member John Duncan who’s been in that seat since 1988 (and his father had it before then) refused to host a town hall citing kooks and sore losers as his rationale for being a weasel.

In response, the folks at Indivisible didn’t sit on their hands and let him get away with this. They organized a peaceful protest at Duncan’s office which they dubbed Kookfest. The local media was all over it and it got coverage on all the local news outlets.

Duncan did have a good reason for not attending as his brother in law had just passed after a battle with ALS. So how did the good folks at Indivisible respond? They used their platform to raise money for ALS on his behalf and again received great local press for their classy efforts. I know it was genuine but honestly, this is an amazing troll of a longtime right wing kook.

Here is the link to the local news broadcast of this event:

www.wbir.com/...

I know this is not as large a showing as some of the other Indivisible events but just know that even here in deep red country, the resistance is picking up steam. In solidarity!

Give Harry Reid Front Row Seats to Debate!

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Monday October 01, 2012 · 10:58 AM PDT

2012/10/01 · 10:58

Seat right in front of Mitt, maybe this gets under his skin and causes him to lose focus. Romney can be easily rattled and this just seems like a simple way to get him off his game. Dems used a similar tactic with Sen. Leahy in the '04 VP debate.

This is my first diary but I just wanted to put this suggestion out there, so maybe Obama's team sees this and acts on it (assuming they haven't already considered this idea). Please help!!!!!!

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