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Sen. Josh Hawley is a winner! 🏆 (Original Post) underpants Saturday OP
Hey josh, go talk with the gov of N. Carolina, trmp nixed their pleas too. spanone Saturday #1
"...thought this was only going to happen to Blue states." markodochartaigh Saturday #5
FAFO will prefer red states since they are most of taker states, a term they use erroneously to deride blue states. nt Bernardo de La Paz Saturday #31
Our governor is a Democrat. barbtries Saturday #14
Or the Huckabeast Deep State Witch Saturday #33
You mean the guy JustAnotherGen Saturday #2
Yep. That guy. underpants Saturday #7
(I gotta steal that!) lastlib Saturday #35
Would love to see him do that mad dash out the door, once again. Paladin Saturday #17
😳 underpants Saturday #19
This is on you, you punk. Joinfortmill Saturday #3
Life sucks, and then you vote to make shit worse... Wounded Bear Saturday #4
Don't act, you cowardly shithead, like you care about people in distress in your State. Never have, never will. NNadir Saturday #6
Bootstraps. nt Hotler Saturday #8
He's been out against cutting Medicare and leftyladyfrommo Saturday #9
Big phony mvd Saturday #28
The idiotic voters of Missouri had a chance to get rid of him last November FakeNoose Saturday #10
Well this Rebl2 Saturday #27
MAGAs want to screw everyone else, not themselves. Irish_Dem Saturday #11
Elect Democrats. They'll make sure FEMA is ready to help you. MineralMan Saturday #12
Gee Josh, maybe start a Go Fuck Me account for your state. miyazaki Saturday #13
"Ha ha. Suckers." - Krasnov (R - Flon/Rapist) and G.O.P. Billionaire Bros BoRaGard Saturday #15
Aw, just be glad you're not in a coastal state. milestogo Saturday #16
he's just another lying MAGAt. Genevra Saturday #18
You know, if these states that had surpluses and gave such a big tax cut to the wealthiest had not done that.... LiberalArkie Saturday #20
Um, your party dismantled it. It 's a state problem now, and going forward. Sucks, huh? Evolve Dammit Saturday #21
The Show Me State czarjak Saturday #22
He ought to run as fast to help his constiuents as he ran from the J6ers! Rhiagel Saturday #23
Oh? Take it up with fucking DOGE, you craven piece of shit. Karasu Saturday #24
WWKD Danascot Saturday #25
fuck you Hawley Skittles Saturday #26
How are these tax brakes for the wealthy republianmushroom Saturday #29
Some one with skills Traildogbob Saturday #30
A typical rEpug Idiot Iamscrewed Saturday #32
This will do for now... justaprogressive Saturday #34
Even his mouthpiece got nothing. rickyhall Saturday #36
The running man Godot51 Saturday #37
Forgot what a monster tRump is? Maybe this will jog his memory.... Blue Owl Saturday #39
I just love that clip! "When the going gets tough... CTyankee Saturday #44
Hope Democrats are approaching him on FEMA and Medicaid cuts, rather than just calling him a POS. Silent Type Saturday #38
I don't feel bad for Hawley, I feel bad for Missourians BlueHurricane Saturday #40
I don't feel bad for either one. flashman13 Saturday #41
I refer to him as scooty nt Javaman Saturday #42
Trump's FEMA thumbs nose at state that backed him 3 times: 'Gonna cost a lot' LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #43
YOU TOO JOSH YoshidaYui Saturday #45
Maga's are being dissed by Trump in Arkansas and North Carolina also. patphil Saturday #46
I sleep so well Just Jerome Saturday #47
The situation for a lot of Missourians is dire due to the floodingand tornadoes. HeartsCanHope Saturday #48
Jump and Run Josh UpInArms Sunday #49
Award Weiner is more like it. mdbl Sunday #50
We do know that Trump approved FEMA Tickle Sunday #51
Yes he finally signed it Friday. underpants Sunday #53
A greatly neutered FEMA that has been utterly gutted by DOGE. Karasu Sunday #56
And Running Chicken thought he'd be Reichsmarshal. Kid Berwyn Sunday #52
Ha! BradBo Sunday #54
Oh, damn it! Where did I put those thoughts and prayers? BobTheSubgenius Sunday #55
Again? "Crazy Legs" already won a maga trophy for the Jan. 6 congressional 100-yard-dash! nt Buns_of_Fire Sunday #57
😆 underpants Sunday #58

spanone

(139,146 posts)
1. Hey josh, go talk with the gov of N. Carolina, trmp nixed their pleas too.
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:03 PM
Saturday

You probably thought this was only going to happen to Blue states...

markodochartaigh

(2,941 posts)
5. "...thought this was only going to happen to Blue states."
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:31 PM
Saturday

I don't think so. He doesn't have to really care whether his state gets any federal aid. He DOES have to please the ones for whom he works, his wealthy donors. And they want more tax cuts for themselves and less government aid for the 99%. Fortunately for sprinting senators like Josh, he knows that his electorate is easily misdirected and has a shorter memory than most one-celled lifeforms.

Bernardo de La Paz

(56,049 posts)
31. FAFO will prefer red states since they are most of taker states, a term they use erroneously to deride blue states. nt
Sat May 24, 2025, 04:33 PM
Saturday

barbtries

(30,443 posts)
14. Our governor is a Democrat.
Sat May 24, 2025, 03:17 PM
Saturday

When I saw the headline today I couldn't help but wonder if that's why FEMA is refusing to help the victims of Helene.

JustAnotherGen

(35,164 posts)
2. You mean the guy
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:08 PM
Saturday

Who put up his fist in solidarity on January 6 then scurried like a rat after the breach?

lastlib

(25,986 posts)
35. (I gotta steal that!)
Sat May 24, 2025, 05:34 PM
Saturday

Runnin' Josh is the Senator from my state. (Note I didn't say he was *my* senator--I don't claim the litle runt-coward, and he doesn't speak for me; I don't have enough zeroes in my bank balance.)

Paladin

(30,555 posts)
17. Would love to see him do that mad dash out the door, once again.
Sat May 24, 2025, 03:23 PM
Saturday

But only if he's simultaneously (1.) pounding sand up his ass, and (2.) fucking himself.

NNadir

(35,895 posts)
6. Don't act, you cowardly shithead, like you care about people in distress in your State. Never have, never will.
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:31 PM
Saturday

leftyladyfrommo

(19,800 posts)
9. He's been out against cutting Medicare and
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:45 PM
Saturday

Medicade.

I think he's trying to come across as the big fighter for the people.

That's his new shtick. He is such a phony.

FakeNoose

(37,485 posts)
10. The idiotic voters of Missouri had a chance to get rid of him last November
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:47 PM
Saturday

... but instead, he's in for another term.

Rebl2

(16,413 posts)
27. Well this
Sat May 24, 2025, 04:20 PM
Saturday

idiot in MO didn’t vote for him. Trump refused Arkansas any help as well after the state was hit with tornados and flooding. Doesn’t seem to matter if it’s a red or blue state.

MineralMan

(149,133 posts)
12. Elect Democrats. They'll make sure FEMA is ready to help you.
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:49 PM
Saturday

Elect Trump and, well, Find Out.

miyazaki

(2,446 posts)
13. Gee Josh, maybe start a Go Fuck Me account for your state.
Sat May 24, 2025, 02:53 PM
Saturday

I'm sure you can get away with pocketing half the proceeds too.

Genevra

(57 posts)
18. he's just another lying MAGAt.
Sat May 24, 2025, 03:27 PM
Saturday

Hawley is getting pressure from his wealthy Missouri donors to get the feds to take care of the idiots in my state so that none of the catastrophes directly impact them through potential increased state taxes.

He's a diaperstain.

LiberalArkie

(18,298 posts)
20. You know, if these states that had surpluses and gave such a big tax cut to the wealthiest had not done that....
Sat May 24, 2025, 03:42 PM
Saturday

Karasu

(1,250 posts)
24. Oh? Take it up with fucking DOGE, you craven piece of shit.
Sat May 24, 2025, 04:16 PM
Saturday

Thanks to them, people are going to be lucky to get a worthless $750 when their entire fucking house goes down.

Danascot

(5,028 posts)
25. WWKD
Sat May 24, 2025, 04:19 PM
Saturday

Hey Josh, If we'd have elected Kamala president would she be denying FEMA and other assistance to any state with a legitimate need? You know the answer to that, don't you?

Traildogbob

(11,246 posts)
30. Some one with skills
Sat May 24, 2025, 04:31 PM
Saturday

Post a meme of him running away from his constituents, demanding a Town Hall, while pumping his fist in the air.

CTyankee

(66,255 posts)
44. I just love that clip! "When the going gets tough...
Sat May 24, 2025, 08:46 PM
Saturday

the tough get going...literally"

Silent Type

(9,641 posts)
38. Hope Democrats are approaching him on FEMA and Medicaid cuts, rather than just calling him a POS.
Sat May 24, 2025, 06:07 PM
Saturday

He is, but he’s also vocally opposed to this and Medicaid cuts.

BlueHurricane

(51 posts)
40. I don't feel bad for Hawley, I feel bad for Missourians
Sat May 24, 2025, 07:22 PM
Saturday

Hawley voted last year to cut FEMA funding so I call BS he wants FEMA. This reminds me he keeps saying they shouldn’t cut Medicaid.

The voters expanded Medicaid a few years ago in Missouri via a constitutional amendment and that means if federal funds are cut to Medicaid then the state will be on the hook to make up the difference.

Repubs in Missouri recently got rid of the Capital Gains state tax which obviously helps wealthier folks. Repub’s next goal is to remove the state income tax. They don’t seem to care about their people, they care about being able to push through their regressive tax cuts.

I watch how Repubs vote not what they say since those things don’t always agree.

flashman13

(1,216 posts)
41. I don't feel bad for either one.
Sat May 24, 2025, 08:05 PM
Saturday

Missouri voted for Trump by a wide margin.

Hawley has voted for all of Trump's idiot appointees.

No sympathy whatever.

FAFO!

LetMyPeopleVote

(163,804 posts)
43. Trump's FEMA thumbs nose at state that backed him 3 times: 'Gonna cost a lot'
Sat May 24, 2025, 08:34 PM
Saturday

trump is denying FEMA assistance to a number of red states.

Under President Donald Trump, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has turned down a request from a storm-ravaged state that narrowly voted for him three times.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2025-05-24T04:00:07Z

https://www.rawstory.com/fema-north-carolina

Under President Donald Trump, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has turned down a request from a storm-ravaged state that narrowly voted for him three times.

Western North Carolina saw massive devastation last year from Hurricane Helene, which killed over 100 people and left the city of Asheville, along with a number of small communities in the Appalachian Mountains, struggling to pick up the pieces after flooding in areas that had hardly ever seen floods before. At the time, Trump supporters spread baseless conspiracy theories that the federal government was ignoring communities there, or only giving aid to Democratic areas, and Trump himself vowed to improve emergency management.

According to Rolling Stone, however, Trump's administration is now denying an extension of a commitment to pay the full amount for a vital portion of the recovery process.....

With Trump rejecting the state's request, he continued, "It will cost North Carolina taxpayers a lot more to clean up west through North Carolina, and debris removal is just one of the many categories of relief we need."

Since taking unified control of government, Republicans have increasingly toyed with the idea of making political demands of areas that require disaster relief. After wildfires destroyed several neighborhoods in Los Angeles months ago, for instance, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) repeatedly suggested Congress should impose new policy changes in California as a condition of receiving aid to rebuild.


HeartsCanHope

(1,049 posts)
48. The situation for a lot of Missourians is dire due to the floodingand tornadoes.
Sat May 24, 2025, 10:21 PM
Saturday

Hawley betrayed us his entire first term, and yet so many of my fellow Missourians voted him back in. He's our Senator until 2030!

UpInArms

(52,829 posts)
49. Jump and Run Josh
Sun May 25, 2025, 07:22 AM
Sunday

What a pice of lying shit you are … I have been misrepresented by you for far too long.

 

Tickle

(4,131 posts)
51. We do know that Trump approved FEMA
Sun May 25, 2025, 08:07 AM
Sunday


for 8 states, right?
Let’s be honest — the real headline here is the bribe!

HHS Secretary Noemi is suddenly expediting FEMA aid to Missouri. Why, you ask? Because they need Senator Hawley’s vote on the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Before Trump approved FEMA relief, Hawley was a firm no. Who wants to bet that’s about to change?

(Source: Associated Press, 5/23 — can’t link, I’m on my phone. Headline: Trump approves FEMA disaster relief for 8 states








underpants

(190,832 posts)
53. Yes he finally signed it Friday.
Sun May 25, 2025, 09:02 AM
Sunday
https://apnews.com/article/fema-disaster-relief-trump-ddf3af914821c020b3a7762f41f5d58c

The major disaster declaration approvals allow Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas access to financial support through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Earlier this week Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to expedite Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s request for disaster assistance, after being pressed on the issue by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican.

BobTheSubgenius

(12,011 posts)
55. Oh, damn it! Where did I put those thoughts and prayers?
Sun May 25, 2025, 01:12 PM
Sunday

I never seem to find a use for them, so there should be a whole pile of them lying around here somewhere.

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