The VA woman who was fired for flipping off Trump's motorcade won her election!

[DesertRat]

Remember Juli Briskman, the Virginia woman who was fired for flipping off Trump? She just won an election to her local county Board of Supervisors.

Link to tweet

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[Demovictory9]

1. wow.

[XRubicon]

2. Yes!

[Glimmer of Hope]

3. This is most excellent.

[Chin music]

4. Hail yeah!!!!

[Julian Englis]

5. Better still--her county is where the tRump National Goof Coarse is located! n/t

[DesertRat]

7. Even better!

[Wednesdays]

17. Goof Course?

[Julian Englis]

20. No, tRump Nationalist Goof C-O-A-R-S-E

It's tRump, it has to be very coarse and his goofs are extraordinarily coarse cuz he's narcissistic, tacky, tiny-handed, traitorous, racist, MF.

[Marcuse]

33. 🏌🏻‍♀️🕷🐜🐀🐁🦠🦇🦗🦟🐛🍄🦠🏌🏽‍♂️

[Dave in VA]

6. Oh How Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Someone please tweet this to the orange hemorrhoid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO TEAM BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[Takket]

8. fantastic!

i remember her but didn't know she had been fired. good for her!

[Karadeniz]

9. That's some speecy, spicy lady!❤

[dhill926]

10. The wine just tasted a little better...

tonight. Good for her, good for Virginia, and good for our country.

[demmiblue]

11. K&R

[malaise]

12. Sweet

[sheshe2]

13. I am laughing my ass off!. Brava.

Awww. She disrespected the POS. I love this woman.

[smirkymonkey]

14. +1000

[Thekaspervote]

15. The power of a determined woman... watch out repukes the Dems are coming for you

[Talitha]

16. Way to go, Juli !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crickets]

18. I am so glad. Good for her! nt

[NightWatcher]

19. We're coming for you fascists. Election Supervisor Genius

[KY_EnviroGuy]

21. Here's her election web site.......

Juli Briskman for Algonkian District Supervisor

Link: https://www.briskmanforsupervisor.com/

WaPo has an article on it but I can't read due to paywall.

See: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/she-famously-flipped-off-the-president-now-juli-briskman-is-running-for-office/2019/07/18/4b4ff444-a95b-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html

Wish us luck in KY, gov's race is razor thin..........

[DesertRat]

23. Thanks!

Go Kentucky!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

26. Beshear spoke of thousands knocking on doors.

It hit me how totally democratic that is. And ought to be the lesson for people who are protesting world wide. Overthrowing governments is treacherous. Knocking on doors and speaking one on one. Just seems healthy and positive.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

28. My daughter, a teacher, was one of those going knocking.

I called her with congratulations tonight.

Our teachers came out in mass against Bevin.......

Other states should take heed......

[SleeplessinSoCal]

48. please thank your daughter for me.

2020 means defending Harley Rouda who ousted Rohrabacher in deep red OC, CA. Door knocking is a must.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

50. Just heard from fellow District Owls Rohrabacher has been in DC.

Character witness for Trump?

[lagomorph777]

46. Juli personally knocked on my door and it was delightful to meet her.

She EARNED this win, and also helped many of her fellow Dems win in my area!

Brava!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

22. Anybody know what company fired her for flipping the bird?

I did a quick search, but can't find it. Wonder if there was White House pressure to fire her....

[DesertRat]

24. All I found was a "government contracting job"

https://www.newsweek.com/juli-briskman-cyclist-trump-middle-finger-running-local-office-1118808

[SleeplessinSoCal]

39. Figures. you can bet his long arm had her fired.

But the fact that she won makes his tyrannical ways all the more pathetic.

[grantcart]

47. Akima LLC, a government subcontractor

She wasn't fired for giving Trump the finger but for using the viral picture as a header (for email??) because it included an obscene gesture.

[Stinky The Clown]

25. Hahahahaha. Hey Donnie, another girl beat you!

Good for her and good for all of us!!!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

27. Best news of the night!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[luvallpeeps]

29. Sweet Virginia

[kpete]

30. Nice!

[oasis]

31. Blue rules in Virginia. A big win for democracy.

[burrowowl]

32. Yeah!

[StarryNite]

34. WooHoo!

[a kennedy]

35. This makes me so happy.....good for her.

[Sogo]

36. I hope she

used that picture in her campaign literature.....

Instantly recognizable and would motivate many to vote for her!

[calimary]

37. It would certainly make me want to vote for her!

This is a good night! Hope it means more good news a year from now.

[DesertRat]

44. I hope the good news comes even sooner than that!

[ffr]

38. Right TF on!

[Lady_Chat]

40. Awesome!

[Rhiannon12866]

41. Article: Woman who famously flipped off Trump's motorcade wins election in Virginia

Juli Briskman's middle finger launched her political career.

While riding her bike in October 2017, Briskman found herself alongside President Trump's motorcade as it left his golf club in Sterling, Virginia. Briskman raised her hand and flipped the cars off, not knowing that a photographer was behind her, capturing the moment. After the image went viral online, she told her employer, a government contractor, that she was the woman in the photo. Briskman was fired.

Briskman, a Democrat, told The Washington Post that this pushed her into becoming more active in politics, and she volunteered for a congressional candidate and worked at a polling station. She decided earlier this year to run for a seat on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, promising to promote more government transparency. The unofficial results of Tuesday's election are in, and Briskman has 52 percent of the vote. She defeated the incumbent, Republican Suzanne Volpe.

"It's feeling fantastic, it's feeling surreal," Briskman told the Post. "The last two years have been quite a ride. Now we're helping to flip Loudoun blue." Her district includes the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, which she finds amusing. "Isn't that sweet justice?" Briskman said.
Catherine Garcia

https://theweek.com/speedreads/876677/woman-who-famously-flipped-trumps-motorcade-wins-election-virginia

[DesertRat]

43. Thanks!

[betsuni]

42. K&R

[smb]

45. The Lesson To Be Learned

One candidate went to a Trump rally. He lost.

One candidate flipped off Trump in public. She won.


Obviously, Trump should quit holding rallies and instead host public venues for other Republicans to stick their middle fingers right in his face for the cameras....

[Blue_Tires]

49. Legendary!