REVEALED: Capitol Rioter Running For Congress Against AOC. She’s Got QAnon Roots, Too

Tina Forte is a piece of work. She’s so foul mouthed that she sounds like a Sopranos episode come to life. She’s wired so that she can’t conjugate a sentence without some variation of the F-word.

Forte is running for congress, against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, of all people. She unwisely publicized her participation in the January 6 insurrection earlier in the year and Snopes went ahead and did a lengthy fact check on her. These images are not going to age well.

We found Forte repeatedly used hashtags related to QAnon conspiracy theories. The QAnon mentions even included cries of “Save the Children,” referring to the debunked conspiracy theory that makes claims of mass pedophilia and “Satanic blood-drinking” by Democrats. She took multiple photographs in October, November, and December 2020 with far-right Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio. Further, we uncovered evidence that Forte pushed false election conspiracy theories, including the phrase “Stop the Steal.”

Forte’s accounts that pushed potentially dangerous content were still active months later on Facebook, Instagram (which is owned by Facebook), Twitter, and YouTube. Even more striking was the fact that Forte herself attended the Capitol riot, where she livestreamed on Facebook. She took selfies with a number of attendees who considered her a “superstar.” In a live video, she urged people at then-U.S. President Donald Trump’s rally on the Ellipse to make their way to the Capitol. We even found that she entered a restricted area after the crowd knocked down barriers that law enforcement installed. All of her posts promoting the date in the weeks before Jan. 6 appeared to reach at least tens of thousands of people, but likely many more. […]

After Forte left the Lincoln Memorial, she made her way toward the Capitol. When she arrived in front of the building, she said in a Facebook Live video: “Get your asses to the Capitol.” She was speaking to viewers who were watching from the Ellipse, where Trump was speaking. “We need to fight for our freedom, fight for our country, fight for our president, fight for our Constitution.” After this moment, one of several people who wanted a picture with Forte asked her: “Quick pic?” He then called her a “superstar.”

Now this is the part that disturbs me.

A man on a bullhorn then asked that vulgar language be toned down because of the presence of “young children.” Forte responded: “Please, if you’re sensitive, go home.” She then added: “If I want to fucking curse, I’ll fucking curse.” Before the video ended, she claimed to be wearing a bulletproof vest.

There is a time and place for everything. Anyone who knows me knows I swear like the proverbial truck driving Marine, but I don’t do it unless I’m one-on-one or in a small group where nobody will be offended. Forte is a classless, clueless, crass broad.

Despite initially unfurling the Pelosi poster in a public space, Forte and others carried the artwork into a restricted area on the lawn in front of the Capitol. To reach the lawn, the crowd knocked down fencing that read: “AREA CLOSED. By order of the United States Capitol Police Board.” The video was reposted by the Twitter user @DianthaSol.

Thread of #IamTinaForte live videos of the Jan 6 insurrection and planning, in time order. Starting with two in Dec. 2020.
In this one, she directs people to come to the "Jan 5 & 6 marches. Remember! One place, One time, One purpose. Don't go rogue!" 1/ pic.twitter.com/UMRHPTDr6d

— Opal Katz (@DianthaSol) July 20, 2021

AOC is so massively popular that I want to say that Forte doesn’t have a chance. She literally makes my stomach muscles tighten and my eyes bulge when I read about her, she is so grotesquely inappropriate for the job she aspires to hold. If she would get elected to any position, she would denigrate the dignity of the job, whatever it might be. Any elected position carries a certain amount of responsibility with it and engenders a certain kind of respect. It is impossible to respect someone who so clearly has no self respect or respect for others.

Just when you think the GOP has hit complete bottom, they surprise you, and find a couple of more sub-basements. And creatures like this one crawl out of the woodwork and run for office. I thought H.P. Lovecraft created some bizarre beings, but no, anything he ever dreamt up was lightweight compared to what the Republican party comes up with for real and sends to Washington.