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RICHARD HIMMER's avatar

Definitely excessive force! If they didn't want him to speak, they could have just pushed him out the door and prevented him from going back in. But knocking him to the floor and handcuffing him?!? For doing what? Trying to ask a question? I suppose cruelty is the point! But they've gone too far here! Can't Noem be impeached?

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Annora Conway's avatar

I hope ever No King/No Clowns protest tomorrow plays Twisted Sister’s Were Not Gonna Take It.

Perfect. Be safe tomorrow in DC.

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Susan Johnson's avatar

Such perfection in this toon and blog...and that word you wanted to use instead of pig, a word which I abhor, would fit her perfectly.

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Peaceful Mary T.'s avatar

I was thinking the same thing, Susan. And may have said it out loud when watching it on TV yesterday!

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Paul Davis's avatar

Well, y'all could do what Donald Westlake did in one of his novels, which had as a main character a man in prison whose name was "Künt", which is German and would be properly pronounced KOONT, but of course, nobody in the system knew what an umlaut means.

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Peaceful Mary T.'s avatar

LOL!!

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Gracie44's avatar

She maybe the Secretary of Homeland Security, but she is STILL dumb as a bunch of rocks!

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David Yohalem's avatar

Nice teeth, though.

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Joan Eisenstodt's avatar

My friend, CEO of TheDREAM.US, on her fb page, brought down someone who said Padilla deserved it. She gave examples of confronting Sens McCain & Obama during that campaign being far more assertive than Sen Padilla. I said what you wrote, Clay, that she is that dumb - moronic - as is her staff for not knowing and saying anything. To tackle the Senator! Angry? Understatement.

You please be safe. Very safe.

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Paul Davis's avatar

You're blogging pretty much what everyone is thinking Clay, how the hell does anyone reach that position and not know the players in DC? Her and her goons claiming otherwise is total BS!

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Joan Eisenstodt's avatar

That was a rhetorical question about “reach[ing] her position”??

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Kathleen Reilly Mannix's avatar

Those lips! So many kids can't play Mrs. Potato Head because she's commandeered all of them.

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Clay Jones's avatar

Oh, that's good.

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Paul Davis's avatar

Have you seen her early pictures as governor of SD? Anyone would look at them and say "cowgirl" or "farm wife".

She decided she wanted to be "something" in the Trump juggernaut, so she had herself redone, totally. After all, Trump has a type, and she became an image of that type.

And that's how shallow Trump is and you know it.

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Ada Bab's avatar

If big-lips puppy-killer really did drink the kool-aid, she should dye her hair blonde - like pam bimbi (btw she needs to touch up her roots to keep in character), little "spoeks-parrot", and all the other MAGAits kool-aid drinkers who attend his cult gatherings. And don't forget the bling - preferably a huge gold cross.

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Clay Jones's avatar

She got the Melania.

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Peaceful Mary T.'s avatar

This incident is just horrendous. I wish someone would do that to her, the Orange Anus, and all the rest of those scum in his hip pocket, or up his ass, or wherever they are. I'm glad Sen. Padilla was able to keep from slugging them all, or they probably would have thrown him in jail. I know where I'd be if it were me.

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Marion Demer's avatar

Pack and repack? I'm 😀 laughing because I do that too. Did I really pack my toothbrush? Must verify twice. Check my list? Yup, but did I really pack my charger cords? LOL

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Clay Jones's avatar

Shit. I think I forgot my toothbrush.

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April Wilber-Griest's avatar

Same!

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Richard's avatar

Very good cartoon.

They are feeling very powerful, almost unassailable, in control of all of the federal law enforcement agencies. Let's prove them wrong.

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CVG's avatar

I am embarrassed and ashamed to (nominally) be the same species as Noem.

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Lisa Simpson's avatar

The word you are trying not to say about racist, STOOPID, KN is C#NT!! Yes, I said it for you.

You're welcome.

When is this effing nightmare going to end?? It can't be soon enough.

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NTP's avatar

Remember in 2020 when Jared Kushner was asked to release the COVID supplies and he showed some emotion for once, got angry, and said "it's our stockpile", meaning not the stockpile for the American citizens but for THEM? That's what I think is happening now. "THEM" seem to think this country belongs to THEM, not to We the People, and they honestly get angry and confused when we don't seem to understand this simple fact. We are the pee-ons (sic), they are the important ones, so they don't need rules, laws, democracy, etc. The spoils are for THEM.

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Paul Davis's avatar

WE are just "economic units". THEY are the natural rulers of mankind.

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Ada Bab's avatar

You have been reading Curtis Yarvin's Butterfly Revolution, haven't you? I thinkthe correct term is to refer to us as "bio-diesel".

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Paul Davis's avatar

Nope, never heard of it. The "economic unit" instead of citizen has been R policy since 2003 at least. That's when Bushit said we shouldn't volunteer for the war, GO SHOPPING.

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Richard Blanke's avatar

The lies are just so blatant, as if they think MAGAts are so stupid, they'll believe anything ... oh, nevermind.

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Paul Davis's avatar

That's not what bothers me, what bothers me is the pretense that everyone believes their conspiracy rant baloney.

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Jill Dennison's avatar

Great 'toon and post, Clay. Please be careful and keep safe tomorrow.

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Clay Jones's avatar

I survived. Thank you so much for caring.

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Judy the Lazy Gardener's avatar

Some days there just aren't strong enough expletives to really give expression to how one feels.

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