AV Club: Please enjoy some videos of Republicans getting their shit wrecked by constituents

[EarlG]

This week is the first recess of the 115th Congress, a time that is normally set aside for representatives to hold town halls and hear what happens to be on their constituents’ minds. This fine, unseasonably warm winter, the thing on constituents’ minds just so happens to be a howling death-rattle from the edge of the abyss, an exhortation to not buckle to the whims of a racist authoritarian regime, a primal cry that there is still time yet and they are our hope and our voice, and also fuck Donald Trump. The massive upsurge in public activism since Trump took office has resulted in record-shattering protests and financial support for progressive organizations. Urged by influential organizational tools like Indivisible and Resistance Recess, it has also led to some truly great town hall moments during this recess. Republican congresspeople are getting fucking destroyed out there.

Let’s start at the top, with a video of animatronic penis Mitch McConnell:

http://www.avclub.com/article/please-enjoy-some-videos-republicans-getting-their-250874

[leftstreet]

1. LOL chicken suit guy

[herding cats]

4. I'd missed that one before now.

That was well done.

[kaotikross]

6. IKR?

That took serious pluck. I hope he didn't.. run afowl of security, that he was a breast of the situation..

[llmart]

14. In Troy, Michigan...

someone in the crowd actually brought a live chicken and put it up on the podium because the chickenshit David Trott wouldn't show up to answer questions.

[calimary]

18. There should be a chicken suit guy at EVERY ONE of these!

[gademocrat7]

2. Amazing!

Thanks EarlG.

[coco22]

3. The "have you seen me " poster of Issa..

The milk carton and the billboard of Paul Ryan had me rolling.

[calimary]

19. Issa's scared now!

He thinks after years of being a pompous partisan bully that a single statement on Bill Maher's show, wherein he favored an independent prosecutor, will wipe all that out.

Last November he just barely held onto his seat. Which was news, in and of itself. This time he looks to be ripe for the ousting. And WHEN, not if, that occurs, I will celebrate!

[coco22]

23. Me too!

He thinks we weren't looking all these years. Now more eyes are looking.

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. Those aren't progressives - those are mad lifelong Republicans...

Bannon and Trump may have dropped too big a stone in the pond - the wave is building

[Gabi Hayes]

7. excellent! more here:

[calimary]

20. That's hilarious!!!

Loved it! Thanks for posting that, Gabi Hayes!

Btw - I also LOVE those photos in your sig line! Equally hilarious!!!

[coco22]

24. Do you know where I can find the video where...

the congressman says "lets pray" and the crowd jumps up and says PRAY! Then someone says AMEN Now lets get on with it or something similar to this. I crack up everytime.

[ailsagirl]

8. THIS IS STUPENDOUS!!!!

How PROUD I am of those Americans-- they're asserting with every fiber of their being that WE'RE MAD AS HELL AND AREN'T TAKING IT!!

So much emotion (and anger) in their words-- so much audience support-- just fantastic!!

(and they're republicans, to boot!)

A must-watch!!!!!!!!



A thousand thanks, EarlG!!!

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. K & R

[Shoonra]

10. Republicans get a taste of their own poison!

Back in 2009 and 2010, the Republicans sent Teabaggers to disrupt the town halls conducted by Democrats with yelling and chanting about Obama being born in Kenya and the Affordable Care Act providing for 'Death Panels'. All around the country these town halls were made to fail in their purpose to inform the public about crucial public issues and to inform Democratic congressmen about their constituents' pressing needs. Result: The Republicans made it look like Democrats couldn't handle the situation and the Republicans won the next few Congressional elections.

Now the shoe is embedded deep in the other butthole. The Republicans are getting an earful about repealing Obamacare and about handing the government over to the polluting corporations and about a President who turns out to be the Manchurian Candidate. It's past time that the Republicans got a bit of their own.

[thbobby]

11. Beautiful!

Thank you EarlG. What more could I say?

[calimary]

21. Welcome to DU, thbobby!

These are giving me hope! It's nice to see pushback. It's what we need!

[tallahasseedem]

12. K&R

[Sunlei]

13. I don't understand how Rs got elected when they never seem to have constituents who are republicans

I guess its like our 'Republic" government really is...the only democracy we have is our ONE vote. Once elected the republic takes over & the politician can do whatever they wish.

Town Halls? just stand there and let the angry yell & protest, and continue to do whatever the RW plan is anyway.

[keepthemhonestO]

15. stolen

elections(black box voting),gerrymandering, suppress the vote, delete the vote, wikileaks, russian interference just to name a few.

[Sunlei]

16. we know that stuffIMO it's not that shallow. Republicans knew Russia was hacking & IMO co-criminals

trumps just a patsy who Republicans in charge play like a fiddle, he's easy for them to 'use'. Blackmailed to the hilt by Russia. Republicans know exactly what Russia has on THEIR president & they use that knowledge to keep him in line with their agenda.

[keepthemhonestO]

26. right

No I don't think it's shallow either.

[calimary]

22. Welcome to DU, keepthemhonestO!

ALL those things you listed! ALL those things!

Yes, it was stolen. By Vladimir Putin and friends putting a thumb on the scale.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: We have a puppet installed in OUR White House by a hostile foreign power.

And that is why his so-called "presidency" is as illegitimate as all-get-out.

[keepthemhonestO]

27. thanks Calimary

Exactly illegitimate and I won't call him the P word at all.

[calimary]

28. I can't do it either, my friend.

Someone here (shame on me for not making a note about who it was) came up with Dolt45, which is pretty doggone good!

otherwise, for me, it's trump, donald trump (sometimes capitalized, depending on the circumstance), The Donald, and the so-called "president." I can't give him the title because he didn't win it. The popular vote says so - and rather profoundly.

[keepthemhonestO]

29. LOL

I love the Dolt45 thing. I have heard Twitler when i remember to use I do but usually go with Trump. I might have to add the Dolt45 one too!

[LiberalFighter]

17. I love the one on Twitter in Colorado

They showed their ID's proving they were constituents.

[47of74]

25. animatronic penis