fuck ted cruz, of course, but i think Judge Rob Kelly has the most blood on his hands for this disaster. man is the most egregious example of (not as rare as i'd like around these parts) country fried pigfuck stupid.
Texas keeps voting for a stupid and callous government that does nothing for them but feed their rugged individualist cowboy fantasies. Climate change is gonna kick
Texas’s teeth in and they dont care. And neither do I.
I really wish everyone would stop referring to the results of natural disasters in financial terms. If we want to start shifting the narrative in this country, we need to start by emphasizing costs in human, societal, and communal terms. Talking about the financial "costs" just reinforces the ingrained belief that all that matters is capital and the artificial financial "value" that the owners "lost" (which they all have insurance for, of course). I can already hear all of you "but" people out there breathing deeply to talk about the individuals who lost $X because their homes blah blah... yes, talk about how their LIVES were destroyed, which is far more relatable and nuanced than "this now-refugee lost $239,900 in home value (in 1999 dollars)".
You STILL hear more often about the billions of dollars of damage that Katrina wreaked across Louisiana while few discuss the number of dead or displaced-and never-returned HUMANS affected anymore. We know people died, and we know people had to leave, but that's never what the story tellers emphasize and make the central focus. Every year we talk about how tornado season causes $X of damage across the Plains states, but those stories rarely cite the average number of dead or displaced PEOPLE because that would make people feel funny in their emotion parts. I'm a math nerd and love numbers, but reducing complexity and tragedy to a convenient number is harmful in this context, not helpful.
" I can already hear all of you "but" people out there breathing deeply to talk about the individuals who lost $X because their homes blah blah... "
You're right that everything in the U.S. is measured in monetary terms. That said, I'm confident that most of the folks who read and post on Wonkette are not among these "but" people.
Sadly, that is just because the US is what the US is. We hear people die and we go oh no, that is so sad, I will donate to the red cross. We hear there was a billion in property loss or damage and we go holy shit we should pay for an early warning system!
HIs wife, you say? You mean the wife whom the rapist insulted right before Cruz almost immediately became one of the rapist's most fervent taintlicks? That wife?
“He was with his family and a lone security guard,” said an eyewitness at the Parthenon. “As he walked past us, I simply said, ‘20 kids dead in Texas and you take a vacation?’
“He sort of grunted and walked on,” the Swamp spy continued. “His wife shot me a dirty look. Then they continued on with their tour guide.”
Expecting Ted Cruise to be anything other than a hypocritical, lying grifter in the face of ANY attempt to make the GOP responsible for any suffering ... is like expect Cruz to stick around in the face of a natural disaster in Texas.
fuck ted cruz, of course, but i think Judge Rob Kelly has the most blood on his hands for this disaster. man is the most egregious example of (not as rare as i'd like around these parts) country fried pigfuck stupid.
https://theonion.com/ted-cruz-assures-texans-he-working-tirelessly-to-get-vacation-refunded/
The Onion nails some important points!
The problem isn't that Cruz leaves Texas during horrible disasters. It's that he always come back.
I'm fine with the leaving part, especially since he tends to leave the country.
“I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz.”
― Al Franken
Had to post this again, and I wish Al was still in the Senate. I read where he wishes he stuck it out and had his ethics hearing.
He was an excellent senator. He needs to run again.
I remember watching him interview scumbags on whatever committee he served on. He eviscerated them.
Ted Cruz remains the man with the most punchable face in Congress.
I dunno about that. "Josh" Hawley's there, too.
I didn't say Ted Cruz was the ONLY man in Congress with a punchable face.
As has been said, Fuck Ted Cruz. Different day, same fucker!
Ta, Dok. I'm all for revoking Fled Cruise's citizenship. Unfortunately, Canada won't take him back.
Russia seems to like our Repub WingNuts. Let them have him.
Hasn’t the US done enough to piss off Canada without forcing Cruz on them?
He should go to where his father came from, Cuba.
We absolutely will not. I hear El Salvador is lovely this time of year...
Texas keeps voting for a stupid and callous government that does nothing for them but feed their rugged individualist cowboy fantasies. Climate change is gonna kick
Texas’s teeth in and they dont care. And neither do I.
A lot of right-wingers don't yet believe in climate change. Unfortunately, climate change believes in them.
Ted Cruz is an unpolished turd. Flush twice.
It seems that he is unflushable.
I really wish everyone would stop referring to the results of natural disasters in financial terms. If we want to start shifting the narrative in this country, we need to start by emphasizing costs in human, societal, and communal terms. Talking about the financial "costs" just reinforces the ingrained belief that all that matters is capital and the artificial financial "value" that the owners "lost" (which they all have insurance for, of course). I can already hear all of you "but" people out there breathing deeply to talk about the individuals who lost $X because their homes blah blah... yes, talk about how their LIVES were destroyed, which is far more relatable and nuanced than "this now-refugee lost $239,900 in home value (in 1999 dollars)".
You STILL hear more often about the billions of dollars of damage that Katrina wreaked across Louisiana while few discuss the number of dead or displaced-and never-returned HUMANS affected anymore. We know people died, and we know people had to leave, but that's never what the story tellers emphasize and make the central focus. Every year we talk about how tornado season causes $X of damage across the Plains states, but those stories rarely cite the average number of dead or displaced PEOPLE because that would make people feel funny in their emotion parts. I'm a math nerd and love numbers, but reducing complexity and tragedy to a convenient number is harmful in this context, not helpful.
The irony is that preventing climate disasters and easing hardships would cost far less than just letting the disasters happen.
" I can already hear all of you "but" people out there breathing deeply to talk about the individuals who lost $X because their homes blah blah... "
You're right that everything in the U.S. is measured in monetary terms. That said, I'm confident that most of the folks who read and post on Wonkette are not among these "but" people.
Not to be confused with "butt" people, of course LOL
Sadly, that is just because the US is what the US is. We hear people die and we go oh no, that is so sad, I will donate to the red cross. We hear there was a billion in property loss or damage and we go holy shit we should pay for an early warning system!
edit: I do not mean we us here. But the US in general.
When he dies, NOBODY will miss him. NOBODY.
HIs wife, you say? You mean the wife whom the rapist insulted right before Cruz almost immediately became one of the rapist's most fervent taintlicks? That wife?
No, she won't.
NOBODY.
Fuck Rafael no preferred names Cruz...when he points a finger three more point back at him....
“He was with his family and a lone security guard,” said an eyewitness at the Parthenon. “As he walked past us, I simply said, ‘20 kids dead in Texas and you take a vacation?’
“He sort of grunted and walked on,” the Swamp spy continued. “His wife shot me a dirty look. Then they continued on with their tour guide.”
"Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly says that there’s no warning system because “Taxpayers won’t pay for it.”
Apparently this was an assumption elected officials made, because taxpayers were never actually given an opportunity to vote on this.
The missing part of this information is what Kelly was willing to have the taxpayers pay for instead.
Another braying ass heard from.
We need Molly Ivins
As she once said, "Texas is the national laboratory for bad government." You can add Florida to the lab list.
She was amazing.
Expecting Ted Cruise to be anything other than a hypocritical, lying grifter in the face of ANY attempt to make the GOP responsible for any suffering ... is like expect Cruz to stick around in the face of a natural disaster in Texas.