Dems tried to get the hashtag #EndTheFilibuster trending all week and they appear to be attempting to outdo one another with stupid takes.
Here’s Rep. Eric Swalwell, for example, comparing Mitch McConnell to the container ship that’s stuck in the Suez Canal:
Imagine the Suez Canal is the Senate, the container ship is Mitch McConnell, and all those ships waiting to sail through are bills the House has sent over to help Americans.
Now imagine CHOOSING to allow the logjam.#EndTheFilibuster https://t.co/gTWsBQ7WKe— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) March 23, 2021
And we expect all these people attempting to #EndTheFilibuster would have felt differently if McConnell ended the filibuster during Trump’s presidency.
Anyway, Hollywood is now involved so expect things to get dumber. Here’s Paul Bettany, better known as Vision the flying red robot from “Avengers,” going after Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for being against the filibuster:
America elected a blue Congress, but Mitch McConnell is holding necessary legislation hostage.
It's past time to #EndTheFilibuster.
Donate to hold Manchin and Sinema accountable: https://t.co/NxeUHkmIK7 pic.twitter.com/H6PHml0z0x
— Paul Bettany (@Paul_Bettany) March 24, 2021
And Piper Perabo, best known as a bartender in “Coyote Ugly,” has a take, too:
It’s infuriating to me that 2 Democratic Senators are what stand between us and making real legislative progress.
It’s past time to #EndTheFilibuster.
Donate to hold Manchin and Sinema accountable: https://t.co/iTZw2Bd3FE pic.twitter.com/iSj56F449O
— Piper Perabo (@PiperPerabo) March 24, 2021
Other Twitchy regulars weighed in as well:
Now is the time to really get stuff done for the good of the country. It’s time to give average people a better future. It's past time to #EndTheFilibuster.
Donate to hold Manchin and Sinema accountable: https://t.co/dlCpDnlNMchttps://t.co/ZEYXwyq2ea
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) March 24, 2021
The filibuster is a relic of Jim Crow that’s still being used to prevent meaningful common sense gun laws. #EndTheFilibuster.
Donate to hold Manchin and Sinema accountable: https://t.co/AvGmQn3zJEhttps://t.co/taZQkXknUd
— Clark Gregg (@clarkgregg) March 25, 2021
It's past time to #EndTheFilibuster.
Donate to hold Manchin and Sinema accountable: https://t.co/pVNsOtrevEhttps://t.co/e3Dje8l79g
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) March 27, 2021
The Filibuster is an archaic practice that is harmful to the democratic process. It's past time to #EndTheFilibuster.
Donate to hold Manchin and Sinema accountable: https://t.co/WMJxhVK0rmhttps://t.co/zIpZRuVSvP
— Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) March 26, 2021
But it’s not just celebrities. Brianna Westbrook, a former co-chair of Bernie Sanders’ campaign in Arizona and a member of the Democratic Socialist of America, is helping Dems get refunds after they donated to “Republican” Sen. Kyrsten Sinema:
Mistakes happen. You thought you donated to a Democrat but found out they were a Republican. Don’t worry! You can request a refund for your contribution! Request a refund if you donated to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s campaign. #AbolishTheFilibuster https://t.co/BJKaOIFOw2
— Brianna Westbrook (@BWestbrookAZ8) March 26, 2021
“Make sure your cancel [your recurring donations] too!”:
ActBlue will do everything they can to accommodate requests for refunds.
If your ActBlue account is set up for recurring donations to Sinema’s campaign, make sure you cancel that too!— Brianna Westbrook (@BWestbrookAZ8) March 26, 2021
Dems control the White House, the Senate and the House and they’re still not happy:
Does it also apply to Senator Joe Manchin as ain’t nobody got time for his idiocy.
— Philipa Williams (@PhilipaWilliam5) March 26, 2021
This is how they’ll get a Republican representing them in Arizona if they’re not careful:
As a Democratic Senator, @SenatorSinema is a dismal failure and disappointment. If we had wanted a Republican to represent us, we would have voted for one. #NoConfidence https://t.co/CF0m0iNq0c
— Prosecute Trump ? (@TurnUSBlue117) March 26, 2021
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