Tulsi Gabbard- Felicia Q. Turncoat Exits Stage Right
And why would anyone care about her anymore?
This should be filed under “And why should I care about this ‘news??’” Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) had her 15 minutes of fame, and now that they’re long since over, she’s trying to reclaim them by leaving the Democratic Party.
Or, if you listen to her carefully, she’s claiming that the Democrats left her, though her politics have always been about opportunism and self-aggrandizement. She’s long argued that our two-party system is “broken” (and she’ll get no argument from me on that count), but she’s done nothing to help effect the change necessary to repair that system.
So, when the going get’s tough, the tough jump ship?
Anything to attract the cameras and extend her 15 minutes, eh?
Tulsi Gabbard cannot be a Democrat any longer.
She no longer feels safe in a party that doesn't support her going on the Tucker Carlson show and spreading unhinged conspiracy theories about Ukrainian biolabs, conspiracy theories that aid and abet Vladimir Putin's messaging as he carries out a genocide. She cannot remain a Democrat if the Democrats won't even let her say that Democratic President Joe Biden's propaganda is just as bad as Putin's propaganda.
She cannot remain a Democrat in a Democratic Party that won't even admit that Joe Biden caused Russia to invade Ukraine in the first place, because Joe Biden did not force NATO to roll over and give Putin everything he ever wanted. Kinda hard to be a Democrat when even Sean Hannity was like, "Whoa there, Natasha, save some borscht for Tucker" when she started spewing Kremlin propaganda on his show, literally the same week Russia's invasion of Ukraine began.
She cannot remain a Democrat when what she really wants to be is a paste-eating homophobic transphobic bigot, which is considered tacky in today's Democratic Party.
No, Tulsi Gabbard can’t remain a Democrat when all she wants is to be who she is- a White, Conservative, homophobic, and transphobic bigot.
Why can’t Democrats understand that a girl has needs, damnit??
And of course she DEFINITELY cannot remain a Democrat in a Democratic Party that makes fun of her when she competes in the Democratic primary and declares war on Hillary Clinton, even though Hillary Clinton is not running. People laughed at he when she sent Hillary a list of demands! That was very rude….
Get your ass out and never come back, ya fuckin' clown.
Now, if you are thinking, "Wait, didn't Tulsi Gabbard already leave the Democratic Party, possibly a couple times?" we have an answer for you and it is "We are not sure, who knows?"
Also if you are thinking, "Hey, is this some kind of publicity stunt maybe because she has a new podcast?" we have an answer for that too, and it is "Yeah but we're not linking to it." Apparently it is very much about "President Biden and Democratic Party elites have pushed us to the precipice of nuclear war, risking starting World War III and destroying the world as we know it."
Anyway, this is why #TulsiGabbardChallenge is trending, and people are resigning from things all over Twitter right now. People are resigning from being Herschel Walker's kids and the Justice League and the Ninja Turtles and all kinds of other things they are not actually part of.
Also "Good Riddance" is trending.
Butbutbut…Hillary’’s emails!!!!
Of course, now that Gabbard’s no longer tied down by woke Nazis and Democratic Party elites awash in dark money, she’s free to dabble in the game the whole family can play:
REPUBLICAN BUZZWORD BINGO!!!
It’s all about identifying when Republican use buzzwords, sort of like when you were in college and took a shot of whiskey every time someone said “Bob” on the old “Bob Newhart Show.” Ah, yes, many was the night I crawled back to my room cursing the name of Bob Newhart as my bed spun at warp speed.
It was easier than taking responsibility for my own poor decision-making.
Ah, but I digress….
To play “Republican Buzzword Bingo,” you’re looking for phrases like:
"Elitist cabal of warmongers"
"Cowardly wokeness"
"Anti-white racism"
“Racializing every issue”
“God-given freedoms”
“People of faith and spirituality”
“Demonize the police”
“Protect criminals at the expense of law-abiding Americans”
“Open borders”
“Weaponize the national security state”
“Dragging us closer to nuclear war”
If you had most of those on your Tulsi Gabbard bingo card, you might be thinking you’ve won, but the truth is that no one wins where Gabbard is involved. That last one- “Dragging us closer to nuclear war”- is pure Russian propaganda.
Тулси Габбард русский шпион? Only her handler knows for sure. One could argue that she’s a Russian asset even if she's not a Russian spy. Some of the others might be as well, but I don’t care to dig deep enough to find out.
"Weaponize the national security state to go after political opponents." Is she defending terrorist attack inciter Donald Trump or the people who carried it out for him? Unclear! But as ABC News notes, when she co-hosted the Tucker show in August, she said of the raid on Mar-a-Lago that it had "set our country on a dangerous new course, and there's no turning back."
Definitely no turning back from holding criminal traitor ex-presidents accountable for stealing state secrets.
Also, at the end of that last tweet, the thing about "dragging us ever closer to nuclear war" may be subtle, but that's Kremlin propaganda, that if Putin makes good on his nuke threats, it's because we made him do it. It's all over Fox News right now.
It’s all over Fox News because the Far Right is playing cheerleader for Vladimir Putin. They want Russia to win, and they actively oppose most of the aid that the US has sent to Ukraine. They see no problem with the Russians targeting civilians.
Fox News активно выдает американские интересы в пользу России. And they don’t even find it necessary to hide their pro-Russian prejudice. They’re strongly pro-Putin despite his attacks on civilians and civilian targets and despite the Russian army’s consistent acts of brutality and war crimes.
Fox News supports war criminals. And Tulsi Gabbard is leaving the Democratic Party so she can openly support war criminals.
Such an ugly, inhuman set of values in such a pretty and articulate package.
Former Speaker of the House and erstwhile Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich couldn’t help but get a woodie when he heard that Gabbard was leaving the Democrats for greener pastures. Gingrich immediately thought, “So you’re saying I have a chance??”
Nah, dude, you’re like 206, and you have the moral infrastructure of Joe Isuzu.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, a Republican, applauded Gabbard on "Fox & Friends" following her announcement, calling her an "independent maverick," and noting that her exodus from Democrats may be an indicator of further movement away from the party.
He wishes.
In reality, people of character and conscience will remain with the Democrats. It’s the GOP that has the integrity and honesty problem. If you look at the quality of candidates with an “R” behind their name this fall, it’s enough to make one wonder if they cleared out Arkham Asylum for the occasion.
Two words: Herschel Walker. Or they could be Doug Mastriano. Or Mehmet Oz. Or any of a few dozen other MAGA misfits with as much business running for office as I do building a nuclear weapon. To put it as plainly as I can, some of these folks are just flat-out nuts. There’s no other way to put it, yet they’ve appropriately kissed Donald Trump’s ass and secured his endorsement.
As for Tulsi Gabbard, who knows- or cares- what she’s after or what her end game is? Perhaps she’s assuming that her defection will win attention from those on the Far Right looking for ways to damage the Democrats. Let’s be honest, though; Gabbard’s an attractive woman. Many horny Republican men would love to schtup her. As crude as that may sound, that’s their fantasy. Republican men don’t care about her or her politics. They want to take her home and have their way with her.
Good luck with that, eh? That will happen at about the same time I win a Pulitzer.
I did find it rather amusing that “good riddance” was trending on Twitter yesterday. It seems the exit she so carefully stage-crafted landed with a resounding thud and a cloud of dust.
Before I go, I wanted want to shine some light on a perspective from Stacey Eskelin that I found both humorous and trenchant:
Tulsi Gabbard is not only a whole horse's ass, she's the reason I got booted off Twitter some years ago. I MAY have openly wished that she fall into a volcano (a touching homage to her Hawaiian heritage, don't you think?) and…I abhor her Assad- and Putin- loving ways. She is neither Democratic nor Republican nor Independent. Instead, she is a turducken of paradoxical and wildly stupid political ideas, all of which lead me to believe that she's on somebody's payroll.
Tulsi, I'm sorry, honey, but you're not pretty enough to be that dumb.
And I’m not sure she’s dumb enough to be that pretty, but what do I know?
A “turducken of paradoxical and wildly stupid political ideas.” Damn, I wish I’d though of that one.
In the meantime, I suspect Gabbard will be spending her time as a propaganda shill for Vladimir Putin. And crying on the grave of Hafiz al-Assad while she tells lies for his son Bashar al-Assad. She’s a busy girl these days.
Республиканские люди, возможно, захотят увидеть голую Тулси Габбард, но она гораздо больше заинтересована в продвижении русской пропаганды.
Or, as they say in Aleppo, Syria- “Karma’s a bitch.”
