It’s not what you think. It’s something *completely* different. It’s actually rather amusing. He was grilled on a picture. What is it with people these days? Has Trump taught us to automatically assume the worst? It’s similar to the 8657 made up of seashells, a sort of thing where the questioning of every possible motive, including the real ones. With respect for AlterNet:
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) recently found himself under fire by President Donald Trump’s supporters for posting a physically affectionate photograph on X. They demanded to know the identity of the woman in the picture… but were not prepared for the answer. “They were fuming about Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) wearing a Mexico jersey to watch the England-Mexico game with Mexico fans at a Tucson watch party,” Sommer added.
Okay, to get upset about both of these “incidents”. It’s excessive. The watch party sounded like it was fun. But behind that, you can support other teams. The US is out of the tournament. Why not support a team in the running for the final match? I’m supporting Argentina, but carefully. I have a streak of 5 days where at least one of the teams I was trying to support *lost*. Then there was the day when we couldn’t get *any* of the matches, and they had some good games. There are now only 7 left so you know I will shut up about soccer. It’s been really exciting to have this in our country or Mexico, or Canada. It makes me angry how foreign visitors and teams have been treated. See my column about Markwayne Meathead, on how Iran was treated. I ranted there, so let’s get back to Senator Kelly and right-wing nonsense.
In addition to complaining that Kelly sided with Mexico over England in the World Cup, pro-Trump influencer Laura Loomer tried to sic the MAGA movement against Kelly by asking why he had his arm affectionately draped around a slender blonde woman. “A US Senator who represents a BORDER STATE wearing Mexico’s jersey is bad enough, but I thought he was ‘super loyal’ to his medically brain-dead wife who was shot in the head?” Loomer wrote on X, referring to how Kelly’s wife — the former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) — nearly died in a 2011 assassination attempt. Loomer’s post, which has been viewed 1.8 million times as of this writing, was quickly rebutted by Giffords herself. “Well, she looks pretty great to me @captmarkkelly 😘” Giffords posted, confirming that she is the woman in the picture.
I remember that, actually. It was frightening, but she pulled through! The media was actually pretty good when writing about her and gave us nice, clean updates. Then Trump happened, and the mainstream media went to hell. Now it’s challenging to find the real information because they are ridiculously biased. ETTD. This is part of why I don’t always jump on big stories. How do you figure out the truth? Can we muzzle Laura Loomer? Here’s a bit more about Senator Helly, and then we’ll close.
Kelly has found himself in the Trump movement’s crosshairs before. When he joined a number of other Democratic lawmakers in urging members of the military to not follow illegal or unconstitutional orders, Trump accused Kelly of “sedition” that is “punishable by death.” Similarly, while delivering a special address to Congress in February, the president engaged in a stare-down with the senator after demanding lawmakers stand up to express their support for his immigration agenda… and Kelly remained seated.
Speaking to NOTUS in June that Trump’s ire does not phase him personally. “I don’t get angry about it; I don’t lose any sleep,” Kelly told NOTUS. “They’re going to do s—— like this. They’re flailing. They know the law’s on my side, and they want to shut people up. This is a corrupt administration, and it’s clear to everybody.” He added, “If they’re going to go after the rights of 2 million retired service members, it might as well be me.”
Wouldn’t it be nice to be that confident and protected? He could send some of that our way, and it would be greatly appreciated. It definitely does not apply to me. I need years of practice before I can even *think* of trying for another website. But I do learn every day. I also need to be more factual and less personal. Right now, I’m happy; I enjoy writing, and I enjoy the comments from you, our readers. So, a personal hello from me to you.
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