Amy McGrath: Hours after the El Paso shooting, Mitch McConnell proudly tweeted this photo.

[demmiblue]

Hours after the El Paso shooting, Mitch McConnell proudly tweeted this photo. I find it so troubling that our politics have become so nasty and personal that the Senate Majority Leader thinks it's appropriate to use imagery of the death of a political opponent (me) as messaging.

Link to tweet

[Docreed2003]

1. What a disgusting sob

[gademocrat7]

2. Moscow Mitch is a soulless creature.

[lagomorph777]

48. Send him back

to Moscow.

[calimary]

86. That'd be "Massacre Mitch", by now.

[dem4decades]

3. Kentucky Farm Bureau needs to shut the fuck up. And Moscow Mitch too.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

23. Kentucky Farm Bureau appears to want more deaths

Why else would an (alleged) insurance company want to be associated with tombstones and "RIP"?

[lagomorph777]

49. Insurance company or protection racket?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

61. that's a valid question, given that photo

Protect the profits.

[Miigwech]

4. Despicable

[Deb]

5. A caravan of domestic terrorists

Hope she reports it.

[smirkymonkey]

6. Disgusting! To me this looks pretty much like a death threat.

It was put there in the hopes that one of their own will take this on as a mission. I can't wait to see Moscow Mitch's name on a REAL headstone.

[lastlib]

13. His headstone had better have a urinal on it.

And a "Take-A-Number" wheel beside it, 'cause there's gonna be a helluva long line!

[warmfeet]

73. I'll take a number - number two to be specific.

Don't need a urinal.

[lastlib]

74. BYOP

[Big Blue Marble]

16. If you look at those "tombstones" carefully,

they subtly resemble bullets. Take that in.

[smirkymonkey]

38. You're right. I didn't notice that before.

These people are really such sick fucks.

[eggplant]

39. Not that subtle.

It was the first thing I noticed, even before reading the text on them.

[cwydro]

7. Just when I think I can't be shocked anymore.

Jesus.

[Mike Nelson]

8. That's unreal...

… he's like his buddy, Crooked Donald -- calling for action.

[Hekate]

9. Needs a new headstone: Moscow Mitch, November 2020

[tblue37]

10. GOP politicians hire their aides, including social media aides, from their rabid supporters,

and those people are, well, rabid. They just don't see anything wrong with posts like that, even under such circumstances.

[uponit7771]

11. Yep, stoking more violence

[SallyHemmings]

12. Moscow Mitch does NOT care

[YOHABLO]

14. Can anyone put some context to this photo. Obviously some sort of gathering.

[Big Blue Marble]

22. Most likely From Fancy Farm Event On Saturday.

An annual political tradition that takes place every August in Kentucky.

[YOHABLO]

31. Okay. thanks for that.

[CrispyQ]

15. Merrick Garland's name is on one of the tombstones. -nt

[stillcool]

20. I never would have noticed that..

wow. Sick effs.

[CrispyQ]

24. I can't read the two in the back. -nt

[a kennedy]

29. One says Green New Deal.....

[stillcool]

32. took me a while...

but it's Alison Grimes, a Democratic opponent of his...and the Green New Deal

[True Blue American]

25. So is Amy McGrath, his opponant

And the one who ran against him last time.

[riversedge]

66. Amy is Mitchs Democratic opponent. But she did not run against him last year. She ran against

andy Barr.

[True Blue American]

67. There was another name

On one of the tombstones.

[riversedge]

70. Merrick Garrland in on one of them!! piss ant #MoscowMitch!! I can not

read the back rows.

[negoldie]

93. McGrath is running against him this time.

I volunteered when she ran for congress last year. McGrath lost to Andy Barr (R) republican scum). Grimes lost in her bid back in '14 I believe, and now her father (long time democratic big shit) is fighting bribery charges/kickbacks or some such shit from that campaign, yet his daughter remains SoS until the November elections. I know, I know. Off, way off, year elections.

[Poiuyt]

87. MM has said that he is more proud of blocking Garland than anything else he's done

I guess if fascism is something to be proud of, then yeah.

[SCVDem]

17. This is how Moscow Mitch

Treats our war veterans.

We need to drop him in the sandbox!

[amb123]

18. New GOP slogan

"The only good Democrat is a Dead Democrat."

[Submariner]

19. Racist hillbilly cracker should fall and break the other shoulder

Two-bit 2nd class citizen POS.

[3catwoman3]

40. How about his neck?

A nice high cervical 2 trans-section would be fine.

[Fritz Walter]

68. Let's keep calling him #MoscowMitch, and he most likely will!

Unless his back yard (scene of the shoulder injury) is terraced like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, I suspect there was a fair amount of cheap Kentucky bourbon involved. And if we keep his nickname in broad daylight, he'll polish off another bottle, and another, and another...

[True Blue American]

72. One poster remarked that he

Needed new glasses because he thought he jabbed the groin on the voodoo doll, not the shoulder!

[demmiblue]

21. Here is the original tweet:

Link to tweet

It comes from the official account of Mitch McConnell for Senate, so he probably didn't tweet it himself (but it still his responsibility as the candidate to monitor the account).

[Blue_playwright]

34. In all fairness, it was likely scheduled in

tweetdeck a week or more ago. Of course, his team should have caught it as soon as news broke of the massacre

[demmiblue]

44. Nope, the event was the 2nd & 3rd. n/t

[intheflow]

82. Ugh, look at how happy he looks beside so much death.

That's a very disturbing juxtaposition.

[cannabis_flower]

92. I shared this image on Facebook with this text

What a reprehensible display created by Mitch McConnell's deplorable supporters! Yep, I said it. It's deplorable to create tombstones of your opponents. In particular tombstones that look similar to bullets right after two mass shootings. And you know what, any of you guys that are ok with this, that don't think this is deplorable, yeah, you're deplorable too.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

26. Is Moscow Mitch calling for Amy McGrath to be shot?

Is he going beyond Sarah Palin putting Gabby Giffords in crosshairs?

Moscow Mitch promotes terrorism, so long as he believes it will preserve his power. Indecent is far too mild to apply to this despicable creature.

[KPN]

27. The graphic depravity of that exhibit was intentional ... and a not so subtle, but "oh, I didn't

mean it that way, heaven's to Betsy" message.

I so look forward with relish to seeing Moscow Mitch's tombstone with him under it.

[elleng]

28. He's got some 'too smart by half' idiots on his staff.

[MontanaMama]

30. Moscow Mitch has learned by example

that inciting violence is effective. I believe that he is suggesting that a nazi take out his opponent.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

47. he leads the Party Of Death

[barbtries]

33. i just sent her some money.

mcconnell is a bigger reason than trump that our democracy is in the shitter, because he is packing the courts and otherwise refusing to do his job. he's gotta go.

this is incendiary and very wrong. republcan.

[MarcA]

35. Moscow Mitch just like the two guys in front and rethugs in general

Old, white, angry, privileged, out-of-shape and out-of-touch with reality.

[58Sunliner]

36. I didn't think he could sink any lower. What a filthy POS.

[PA Democrat]

37. Gee, I wonder if FOX will report on this (let alone condemn this)?

Has any media outlet reported on this? The entire Republican party's rhetoric of hate and violence needs to be condemned.

[volstork]

41. He is one sick

F*@#

[lpbk2713]

42. Like Pailin and her crosshairs.

That didn't go over too well either.


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** Note G Giffords name.

[Ohiogal]

43. What a thoroughly disgusting

asshole.

[pangaia]

45. that is really sick.....

[Leith]

46. That is over-the-top disgusting

How the hell did things get taken so far?

[MissKat]

50. Someone, please get this to Morning Joe

While Joe S. isn't my favorite yakkity yak, they did a very good presentation this morning on white supremacy.

Since Joe is the one who coined the phrase "Moscow Mitch" I think he might find another new nickname for the Grim Reaper, the Russian Sleeper.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

85. Joe did not coin that phrase

You can find it on DU going back to before the 2016 election, when it was revealed that Moscow Mitch received a bunch of money from the NRA, knowing it was Russian laundry.

Joe may be the first host on tv to use it.

[bronxiteforever]

51. Kick & recommend for visibility.

[sprinkleeninow]

52. Scumbucketry. n/t

[Blue Owl]

77. And sickfuckery

n/t

[Pepsidog]

53. Wow! I'm speechless.

[question everything]

54. Frightening. Is he so certain that some loony will not take it to heart and go in search

of Amy McGrath?

She'd better be offered security detail.

[titanicdave]

55. ......Moscow Mitch....

....has the class of...t-RUMP....and you can include Leningrad Lindsey in that same boat.......all three of them deserve the boot from their respective offices as all of them have now revealed the fact that they are totally unqualified to hold those offices......

[colorado_ufo]

56. Makes me want to vomit.

[Frustratedlady]

57. He is a sick one. What does Merrick Garland have to do with his run?

I realize he stopped his chances for nomination to the SCOTUS, but why punish him now with such a display?

Amy McGrath is probably one of the most important candidates to contribute to. She's in a dangerous situation, because he'll stop at nothing to incite danger for her.

[MontanaMama]

59. I wondered about intention of the Merrick Garland tombtone as well.

Maybe it is Moscow Mitch's victory lap for the successful theft of his SCOTUS seat? Moscow Mitch is that much of a DICK.

[INdemo]

62. You are correct...This is no longer Democrats vs Republicans

It is Democratic Freedoms (Our Democracy) vs Fascism

[HubertHeaver]

58. The Wikki page on the national Farm Bureau

American Farm Bureau Federation
fb.org
The American Farm Bureau Federation, more commonly referred to as Farm Bureau, is an independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization governed by and representing farm and ranch families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and formulating action to achieve educational improvement, economic opportunity and social advancement and, thereby, to promote the national well-being. Farm Bureau is local, county, state, national and international in its scope and influence and is non-partisan, non-sectarian and non-secret in character. Farm Bureau is the voice of agricultural producers at all levels. AFBF is headquartered in Washington, D.C. There are 50 state affiliates and one in Puerto Rico.Wikipedia
Founder:
John Barron
Type:
Agricultural organization
Focus:
Agriculture
Location:
Washington D.C.
Method:
Lobbying
Key people:
Vincent "Zippy" Duvall (President)


Looks like "Zippy" needs some email. Shit like this in the hinterlands gives the national a really bad look.

[Frustratedlady]

60. I'm sure it has changed drastically from what it was back in the 50s.

My father was a member and it was a great organization, in those days. It was kind of a cross between an educational group and a union where farmers could join together to learn new methods of ground/animal care and management and fight the government when they came up with ridiculous decisions that would directly harm the family farmers. Working individually wouldn't accomplish much, but joining together gave them more power. Now that corporations have taken over such a high percentage of family farms, I don't know what the group is or even if they have any say in its operation.

Farmer's Insurance is totally different.

[UpInArms]

63. Inciting violence... how quaint

That fucking traitorous pos ...

[riversedge]

64. I posted this also a bit ago, I did not see yours. But it is OK-this needs wide

circulation

[SergeStorms]

65. I guess it's time...

to send Ms. McGrath another donation. Moscow Mitch has deep pockets, and unless we fund the bejebus out of her she won't stand a chance against The Turtle. I certainly hope the citizens of Kentucky have had enough of Moscow Mitch. He's a despicable piece of crap.

[zentrum]

69. Whoa. That's dangerous.

[hermetic]

71. You all who are on Twitter

Please report this post. I just did.

[Nitram]

75. Fucking ghoul.

[applegrove]

76. Moscow Mitch. Use the the words Moscow Mitch.

[BlueWI]

78. Unbelievable.

These retrograde Republicans need to be exposed, defeated, and discredited across the board. Nothing short of that is gonna do the job, no matter if it takes extra cycles. No choice if we want progress.

[bmpbmp]

79. What we need to do...

is every time 'team mitch" tweets this shit (the cardboard cutout of AOC included), we should flood his twitter feed with "Thanks Mitch! I just donated $XXX to Amy McGrath! Keep this up, and so will I!"

[Rabrrrrrr]

80. Un-be-fucking-lievable. Conservatives worship at the altar of violence,

and their god is pretending that they have the power of life and death over others.

And sadly, sometimes they go into politics and do get that power and then act on it, and let lots of people die.

[nicehuman16]

81. I am writing a poem

Moscow Mitch
A piece of shit

That's all I have so far.

[Demovictory9]

83. Ugh

[dflprincess]

84. And another Tweet, not from Mitch,

but showing members of "Team Mitch" encouraging violence against AOC

Link to tweet

[southerncrone]

88. Especially in light of the events of the day. He is deplorable.

[Sherman A1]

89. Disgusting

[bucolic_frolic]

90. Is there any doubt where this is all headed?

These GOPigs are obsessed with death. Babies in cages, concentration camps for unexpected immigrants. Mass shootings, no gun legislation. Racism at rallies, Nuremberg-esque. The surveillance state in place.

Connect the dots. It doesn't take a genius.

[George II]

91. Everyone on twitter should report that "Team Mitch" tweet and account. I have.

[pwb]

94. Hey Are those missing FEMA trailers?

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