Statement from Dr. Annie Andrews, Democratic nominee for Senate who was running against Linsey Graham

[Polybius]

Link to tweet

[Kid Berwyn]

1. Dr. Andrews should be Senator Andrews.

She’s brilliant and takes the High Road.

[displacedvermoter]

2. Very classy, typical of the best of our Party ..

I imagine she will get by beaten badly by whomever they come up with to run against her. It's a cult and South Carolina is the center of it, just like in the lead up to the Civil War.

[Kid Berwyn]

30. Hope she builds a majority.

The nation needs her. DU from 2022:

NAZI GOP signals time for Civil War.

Like their gun worshipping hero Adolf Hitler, today’s Republicans want to take the country down the Dead Ender path. THIS was during a hearing on STOPPING GUN VIOLENCE AT SCHOOLS!



'Whatever I want with my guns': GOP lawmaker pulls out handguns during House hearing on gun control

Candy Woodall
USA TODAY, June 2, 2022

WASHINGTON – Florida Congressman Greg Steube pulled out multiple handguns during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday aimed at curbing mass shootings.

The Republican congressman appeared by video conference from his Florida home, arguing that Democrats are trying to strip Americans' constitutional right to bear arms by restricting the ammunition they use.

"Don't let them fool you that they're not attempting to take away your ability to purchase handguns," Steube said. "They are using the magazine ban to do it."

The congressman said his Sig Sauer P365 XL comes with a 15-round magazine and would be banned if the Democrats' "Protecting Our Kids Act" passes. The congressman also said the Glock 19 would be banned.

Snip…

The display of weapons added to the tension of a legislative hearing packed with partisan and personal broadsides over an issue that has deeply divided Ameicans (sic).

Continues…

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/02/greg-steube-guns-house-hearing/7493131001/

Rhetorical Question for South Carolina:

Do you want public safety?

Rhetorical Answer: Don’t vote for NAZIs; lock them up.

[paleotn]

17. She has no choice really.

And every glowing thing she wrote about him is complete bullshit. He was one of the most reprehensible humans to ever live in recent times. A power grabbing piece of shit who deserves nothing but our scorn, even in death. Lucky for me I don't have to "take the high road" and can type the truth. In my mind, it's the truth that sets us free, not plaudits we don't mean or believe.

[Kid Berwyn]

22. Understood.

That’s why I still post the truth about these reprehensible NAZI bastards and all they work for. However, if I was running for Senate, I’d hope my advisors were willing to tell me to “cool it” when I have a chance to pick up voters from the other side.

[paleotn]

24. Yep. I get it. That is good, calculated politics.

And the main reason I cannot run for much of anything. Sometimes telling the unvarnished truth isn't strategically sensible, and I've bitten my tongue so many times it's a wonder I still have one.

[Kid Berwyn]

25. Patriot!

[Bettie]

3. She's a better person than I am

because my first feeling was joy that I no longer share the planet with him.

[Happy Hoosier]

16. Me too. NT

[Polybius]

37. But she had to be nice

Imagine if her statement expressed glee?

[LeftInTX]

38. LOL

[Bettie]

39. Yep....and she's also

by all accounts a genuninely kind person.

I wish he were a person I could feel sad about being gone.

[Jersey Devil]

4. The proper thing to do when anyone goes face down in the mashed potatoes

except maybe for one person with very tiny hands.

[Martin Eden]

5. gratitude for... his service to our country?

Maybe if he stuck with his first assessment of Donald Trump when he called him a kook and unfit for office.

[Swede]

6. "Fuck him!"

[JT45242]

7. Graham had no friends...he had reciprocal business arrangements

The man was a self loathing closeted hypocrite who attached himself to the powerful like a deer tick.

There was no friendship just business relationships that were two way uses that both parties strive for money and political power.

Only hos donors will mourn him because they did not get everything they bribed him for.

[Alice Kramden]

18. "Only his donors will mourn him because they did not get everything they bribed him for."

Perfect summation - thank you

[LisaM]

8. Nicely done. n/t

[niyad]

9. I understand that such a statement is no doubt a necessity, but it was

still nauseating to read.

[QueerDuck]

10. A very smart way to handle it. Very diplomatic and respectful. After all...

... she'll need a great deal of LG's moderate supporters to vote for her if we have any chance of flipping that seat.

[bmichaelh]

11. Healthcare

Hope she wins.

She will be better for healthcare than Graham was.

He rubber stamped everything that Trump wanted in healthcare.

He did not join his friend, John McCain, in voting no against repeal of ACA.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

12. I bet that was hard to write with a straight face.... n/t

[Wounded Bear]

13. In sports there is a different meaning for JAG...

Just a Guy.

Term used to describe an eminently replaceable player.

Just sayin'

[littlemissmartypants]

14. Excellent point. ❤️

[lees1975]

15. This is one of those moments when Democrats have a chance to completely take the moral high ground.

Trump's deplorable "I'm glad he's dead" post about Robert Mueller is public record, and it needs to be out all over the place now. Contrast it with these gracious words, and any human being who has a trace of decency in their character can clearly see the difference.

It's hard to resist the temptation to trash talk, especially with McConnell also hiding out and all that's going on there. What decent South Carolinians need to do is recognize the character being shown here and elect this woman to the Senate.

[lindysalsagal]

19. How much family does Graham have?

[Mz Pip]

29. A niece, IIRC

He was carrying that pink bubble wand and said it was for his niece.

[GoCubsGo]

36. He has a younger sister,

who he raised after their parents died, and whatever spouse and children she has. That's it for immediate family, AFAIK. I'm sure he has some cousins, too.

[paleotn]

20. That was difficult to write.

I get having to do that but the obvious insincerity turns my stomach. He was a piece of shit of monumental proportions. And will remain so no matter how much "high road" bullshit you want to spread over his rotting carcass.

[relogic]

21. " his service to the great state of South Carolina"

Please, Dr. an adjective is needed. His self-service… If there was ever a man putting their interests above SC or the country it was this sycophant, only rivaled by the COSI (Chief of Self Interest) a name we see plastered on everything that starts with an overcapitalized T.

[Emile]

23. After all the shit Lindsey has said about democrats,

there's no reason to rewrite history today about this POS.

[Walleye]

31. Majority of voters in South Carolina went for Lindsay. We have to respect them.

[blubunyip]

35. Respecting voters has a limit

People vote for corrupt, self-serving, lying candidates all the time. Doesn't make me respect them for doing that.

[MaryMagdaline]

26. Class

[Botany]

27. Class

She will make a great Senator.

[sop]

28. Andrews knows Republicans don't have much time to call a special primary election and find their new nominee for

Graham's open Senate seat in November's general election. The deadline for a special primary is August 11, it's probably going to be messy given the tight schedule. Creating goodwill among unhappy Republican voters will help if there's of a lot of intra-party GOP infighting, or if Trump endorses another lunatic to run for Graham's seat.

[hamsterjill]

32. What a nice and civil and kind statement.

Man, she didn't even say she was glad he was dead!!! Too bad Trump can't take note when he posts about a death of someone he opposes.

In all seriousness, I would expect nothing less from a Democrat. There is a stark difference in the way we do things, and I am glad we still have class and dignity.

My condolences to Mr. Graham's family, friends, and colleagues.

[Grins]

33. Too kind. I wouldn't be mean, but this was too kind.

Something shorter and more bland would have been better.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

34. Here is a pdf

[fujiyamasan]

40. Does anyone care about these fake niceties anymore?

No one believes these comments are even sincere, even if they are. I think democrats are trying to be as respectful and dignified as possible but I’m not sure if this really resonates as much as they think.

People claim they want less partisanship, yet look where we’ve come.. Trump would never have come to power if that were really the case.

Don’t get me wrong she can’t just come out and say, “ding dong the witch is dead. Fuck him”, but this kinda praising is a bit nauseating and frankly is also bullshit.

[Stacey Grove]

43. Sanewashing

Talking about "partisanship" like we ARE NOT in a right wing coup/dictatorship makes it seem like the US isn't a failed state.

MAGAts take no prisoners, are engaged in massive theft of taxypayer money, people are getting shot by federal agents/contractors in the streets? They don't believe in partisanship, they believe in rape and coercion.

[canetoad]

41. Gracious

Some folks could copy this example.

[Stacey Grove]

42. Many people will say nice things

if money/the potential for money is involved.