MAGA: "Biden is only giving $700 to each household in Hawaii!"

[CousinIT]

Every Republican saying that Biden is only giving $700 to each household in Hawaii is either lying or they don’t know how to do research.

$700 is for critical need assistance and it’s the maximum FEMA can send without congressional approval. Biden cannot send more legally without going to Congress first.

I don’t see a SINGLE Republican getting on the phone and calling their representatives and demanding that they increase FEMA funding to make this sum larger.

This is also not the only thing they’re doing for Hawaii. The White House has put out an entire fact sheet of things they’ve done from small business assistance, home rebuilding programs, food, water, shelter, transportation, ground support and more.

It’s truly disgusting how Republicans have turned critical need assistance funding into a political point.

Link to tweet

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My response:

Republicans are turning this into an attack on Biden -- after Trump went to Puerto Rico post-disaster and tossed paper towels at them and basically told them they're on their own. Trump was loathe to help them in any way. Pretentious hypocrisy is the hallmark of Republicans.

[Autumn]

1. Of course $700 is not enough in disaster like this. That's on Congress though.

[BComplex]

22. I know!!! And he could have thrown them paper towels!!!!

But NOOOOOO! They're actually getting aid!

[Roy Rolling]

43. Hmm

“…either lying or….”

You had me at lying. Go no further.

[Emile]

2. They seem to forget who is controlling Congress.

They bitch and moan about the southern border too blaming Biden. If only the Republican Congress would do their job and pass immigration reform.

[CousinIT]

3. Republican M.O.

Do nothing, obstruct progress.
Blame Democrats

Republicans are all about themselves.

While Americans struggle & suffer, they obstruct any effort to help with the issues we face, so they can use them as attacks and talking points against Dems, instead.

It's far beyond me why anybody would vote for those scumbags.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

24. AND

Take credit for Democratic accomplishments, they literally voted against.

[CousinIT]

30. Yes. Because they did nothing themselves. Stealing credit for other people's work..

..WEASEL behavior! They're weasels!

[COL Mustard]

42. You left out the part about

Claiming credit for something they voted against, when there's money for their districts.

[paleotn]

9. They could care less. Facts are irrelevant to them.

It's all a game of complaining and framing. A means to an end and has nothing to do with reality. Fux News is based completely on that practice. They can't state publicly what they're actually for (a white controlled, Christo-fascist state), since that would crush their election hopes in all but the reddest of red districts. To achieve their ends, they bitch and moan based on lies to tear down Democrats and anyone else to the left of Attila the Hun. Trump and DeSantis know this well and are fully tapped in.

[rdchili96]

34. I think you mean...

Couldn't care less.

[paleotn]

40. Either / or are proper vernacular, particularly for those of us raised south of the Mason-Dixon.

[2naSalit]

4. They weaponize every last thing...

Everything.

They have to in order to destroy community among us through distrust fomented by lies.

[modrepub]

5. Here's a Reminder Picture For Your Response

And I'd add, "..go f--- yourself with a bag of d--ks...", just for good measure (and to be mean).

[AllaN01Bear]

6. the do nothings , the obstructionists. the party of me.

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. Since when to repugs care about truth?

[onetexan]

8. THIS!!☝️

[hadEnuf]

10. I take option number one. They are lying.

Everything that comes out of their sphincter-like mouths is a lie.

[Rebl2]

11. From what

I heard and read recently FEMA will be out of money by the end of August. Do nothing republicans in the house should blamed for this.

[JohnSJ]

12. Democrats should be calling the republicans out on their lies, and it isn't just for this. It is

quite sad that I don't see the Democrats taking a very active role in pushing back against republican lies.

There were 147 republicans who refused to certify the election, and they should be called out on this:

"When a mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday, they forced an emergency recess in the Congressional proceedings to officially certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. The disruption came shortly after some Republican lawmakers made the first of a planned series of highly unusual objections, based on spurious allegations of widespread voter fraud, to states’ election results. The chambers were separately debating an objection to Arizona’s results when proceedings were halted and the Capitol was locked down.

When the Senate reconvened at 8 p.m., and the House of Representatives an hour later, the proceedings — including the objection debates — continued, although some lawmakers who had previously planned to vote with the objectors stood down following the occupation of the Capitol. Plans to challenge a number of states after Arizona were scrapped, as well — but one other objection, to Pennsylvania’s results, also advanced to a vote. Here are the eight senators and 139 representatives who voted to sustain one or both objections."

Senate

Tommy Tuberville, Ala.


Rick Scott, Fla.


Roger Marshall, Kan.


John Kennedy, La.


Cindy Hyde-Smith, Miss.


Josh Hawley, Mo.


Ted Cruz, Texas


Cynthia Lummis, Wyo.

House

Robert B. Aderholt, Ala.


Mo Brooks, Ala.


Jerry Carl, Ala.


Barry Moore, Ala.


Gary Palmer, Ala.


Mike Rogers, Ala.


Andy Biggs, Ariz.


Paul Gosar, Ariz.


Debbie Lesko, Ariz.


David Schweikert, Ariz.


Rick Crawford, Ark.


Ken Calvert, Calif.


Mike Garcia, Calif.


Darrell Issa, Calif.


Doug LaMalfa, Calif.


Kevin McCarthy, Calif.


Devin Nunes, Calif.


Jay Obernolte, Calif.


Lauren Boebert, Colo.


Doug Lamborn, Colo.


Kat Cammack, Fla.


Mario Diaz-Balart, Fla.


Byron Donalds, Fla.


Neal Dunn, Fla.


Scott Franklin, Fla.


Matt Gaetz, Fla.


Carlos Gimenez, Fla.


Brian Mast, Fla.


Bill Posey, Fla.


John Rutherford, Fla.


Greg Steube, Fla.


Daniel Webster, Fla.


Rick Allen, Ga.


Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, Ga.


Andrew Clyde, Ga.


Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ga.


Jody Hice, Ga.


Barry Loudermilk, Ga.


Russ Fulcher, Idaho


Mike Bost, Ill.


Mary Miller, Ill.


Jim Baird, Ind.


Jim Banks, Ind.


Greg Pence, Ind.


Jackie Walorski, Ind.


Ron Estes, Kan.


Jacob LaTurner, Kan.


Tracey Mann, Kan.


Harold Rogers, Ky.


Garret Graves, La.


Clay Higgins, La.


Mike Johnson, La.


Steve Scalise, La.


Andy Harris, Md.


Jack Bergman, Mich.


Lisa McClain, Mich.


Tim Walberg, Mich.


Michelle Fischbach, Minn.


Jim Hagedorn, Minn.


Michael Guest, Miss.


Trent Kelly, Miss.


Steven Palazzo, Miss.


Sam Graves, Mo.


Vicky Hartzler, Mo.


Billy Long, Mo.


Blaine Luetkemeyer, Mo.


Jason Smith, Mo.


Matt Rosendale, Mont.


Dan Bishop, N.C.


Ted Budd, N.C.


Madison Cawthorn, N.C.


Virginia Foxx, N.C.


Richard Hudson, N.C.


Gregory F. Murphy, N.C.


David Rouzer, N.C.


Jeff Van Drew, N.J.


Yvette Herrell, N.M.


Chris Jacobs, N.Y.


Nicole Malliotakis, N.Y.


Elise M. Stefanik, N.Y.


Lee Zeldin, N.Y.


Adrian Smith, Neb.


Steve Chabot, Ohio


Warren Davidson, Ohio


Bob Gibbs, Ohio


Bill Johnson, Ohio


Jim Jordan, Ohio


Stephanie Bice, Okla.


Tom Cole, Okla.


Kevin Hern, Okla.


Frank Lucas, Okla.


Markwayne Mullin, Okla.


Cliff Bentz, Ore.


John Joyce, Pa.


Fred Keller, Pa.


Mike Kelly, Pa.


Daniel Meuser, Pa.


Scott Perry, Pa.


Guy Reschenthaler, Pa.


Lloyd Smucker, Pa.


Glenn Thompson, Pa.


Jeff Duncan, S.C.


Ralph Norman, S.C.


Tom Rice, S.C.


William Timmons, S.C.


Joe Wilson, S.C.


Tim Burchett, Tenn.


Scott DesJarlais, Tenn.


Chuck Fleischmann, Tenn.


Mark E. Green, Tenn.


Diana Harshbarger, Tenn.


David Kustoff, Tenn.


John Rose, Tenn.


Jodey Arrington, Texas


Brian Babin, Texas


Michael C. Burgess, Texas


John R. Carter, Texas


Michael Cloud, Texas


Pat Fallon, Texas


Louie Gohmert, Texas


Lance Gooden, Texas


Ronny Jackson, Texas


Troy Nehls, Texas


August Pfluger, Texas


Pete Sessions, Texas


Beth Van Duyne, Texas


Randy Weber, Texas


Roger Williams, Texas


Ron Wright, Texas


Burgess Owens, Utah


Chris Stewart, Utah


Ben Cline, Va.


Bob Good, Va.


Morgan Griffith, Va.


Robert J. Wittman, Va.


Carol Miller, W.Va.


Alexander X. Mooney, W.Va.


Scott Fitzgerald, Wis.


Tom Tiffany, Wis.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html

[paleotn]

13. Of course they're lying and they don't want to do research.

They don't have to. Making shit up fits their purposes far better. Facts are inconvenient for fascists.

[The Blue Flower]

14. It's socialism!!!!

What kind of a government helps its citizens in a time of need?

[Beartracks]

41. Republicans will claim aid is socialism AND complain the checks aren't big enough.

They can never admit any positive aspect of a policy or program that occurs under Democratic leadership.

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[BlueIdaho]

15. Let's get a commitment

From all MAGA House and Senate members that when the aid bill comes through they will fast track its passage. Yes, Tommy Tupperville I’m looking at you.

[Takket]

16. I didn't know how this argument started..... so I looked it up...

and holy shit did Biden and the White House blow it on this............

"$700 is for critical need assistance and it’s the maximum FEMA can send without congressional approval. Biden cannot send more legally without going to Congress first."

None of which was even remotely explained when Biden X'ed (I cringed typing that) about this days ago......

Link to tweet

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That X should have made it plainly clear at the time that this was, as Sisson said: "$700 is for critical need assistance and it’s the maximum FEMA can send without congressional approval. Biden cannot send more legally without going to Congress first."

Imagine you live in Hawaii and your house has burned down and you read "one time payment of $700" without any other context.

They handed the right an absolute bomb to drop on Biden on this with awful messaging. Did no one see this coming??? Does the White House not have PR and communications teams????????? So now the left is forced to play defense for absolutely no reason, handing the right a talking point they never had any right to use.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

27. Maybe

Our President wanted to express care and concern for Americans facing unimaginable loss, without griping about do-nothing MAGAts.

That message was not the place or time for calling out MAGAts, IMO.

He did not "blow it."

[Takket]

33. i don't think you understand.........

not sure why you said "griping about do nothing MAGAts". Nothing I said had anything to do with MAGAts. I mean honestly, did you even read what I wrote? I invite you to go to my post above and copy and paste where I directly say, or even imply, that the problem with what Biden X'ed had anything to do with "calling out MAGAts".

Yeah, they blew it, and by "they" I mean Biden and anyone who contributed to that X as a statement from the President. It was a completely, to borrow a tennis term, unforced error. The victims of Hawaii got a statement from the president that $700 was coming with no explanation about from where, or when anything was coming next. For some family in a shelter reading that on their smartphone, that is not very comforting that help beyond $700 is on the way. When simply explaining this was an initial payment from FEMA and Congress can approve more, would have set people much more at ease. That's what's going to happen, eventually, but the right wing outrage machine was handed a toy to play with they never should have had.

[Hotler]

17. Selfishness is one of their cornerstones. Always has been. That and being assholes. nt

[BlueWavePsych]

18. Never forget Drumpf tossing paper towels at Puerto Rico disaster victims.

‘It totally belittled the moment’: Many look back in dismay at Trump’s tossing of paper towels in Puerto Rico

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/it-totally-belittled-the-moment-many-look-back-in-anger-at-trumps-tossing-of-paper-towels-in-puerto-rico/2018/09/13/8a3647d2-b77e-11e8-a2c5-3187f427e253_story.html

The paper-towel moment in particular has come to symbolize what critics say is Trump’s inability to sympathize with others — and his self-absorbed leadership in a time of crisis.

[riversedge]

19. Trumps dangerous lies still carry lots of weght with the #MAGA #Republican Party.

[DJ Porkchop]

20. Here is the debunk video to this claim. Sharp young man...

https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_rzjbzrgRjX1qzyko4.mp4

[DJ Porkchop]

21. Also, Beau...

[Cha]

38. Mahalo for Beau...🤷‍♂️💕

Fuck the OUTRAGERS!

[Mr.Bill]

23. Even if Congress was in session,

what are the chances the House would pass it?

[maxrandb]

28. Only if they could get a ban on abortion, LGBTQ folks and African American studies

[617Blue]

25. What he isn't tossing out paper towels?!?!

[RANDYWILDMAN]

26. Lying about Biden

just sucks, he really cares....Does matt Gaetz, jim Jordan or MTG ?

[NowISeetheLight]

29. Get on TV Joe!

Address the nation. Talk about how America is in this together. How we are a nation of people who care. Then point out you're waiting for Congress to authorize more aid. Hit the ball back into the Magat court.

[OldBaldy1701E]

37. I like it! (n/t)

[LetMyPeopleVote]

31. Direct cash aid per family is now at an average of nearly $3000 per family, and will likely grow.

Link to tweet

[Cha]

36. Mahalo LMPV... Good But They Will

NEED A LOT MORE! 🤷‍♂️💕🤷‍♂️💕

[Bird Lady]

32. yea and how much are you giving?

Asswipe!

[Cha]

35. Majority R CONGRESS BETTER COUGH

UP A LOT MORE~!!!

[Brainfodder]

39. $700 in HAWAII is peanuts, and old farts who think otherwise... Let's get UGLY!

700 into 1M goes over 1400 times.

1M into 1B = 1000 times

So here ya go, 700 into 1 Biilion: 1.4M times.

The problem with capitalism, you make hustlers out of all of us.
Constantly need $ for something, constantly.
The greedest trying to feed there habits and you get the awful mess we are in.

I did the math, 1B is $27,300+ a day for every day of a 100 year old person.


So about that trillion dollar military spending and big jump in deficit with TFG?
1T = 1000B so smelling some rip-offs yet?