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BumRushDaShow

(160,177 posts)
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 04:45 AM Aug 31

'Resign!' Fury hits GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski as she blasts Trump pick she voted to affirm

Source: Raw Story

August 30, 2025 4:50PM ET


Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) came under fire on Saturday after she complained about the Trump administration's health moves, which she had earlier voted to affirm. Murkowski made waves over the weekend when she declared "politics" was taking over policy at Trump's Center for Disease Control.

"The firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez just a month after her confirmation, along with the departure of other high-level disease experts the day after her termination, raises considerable questions about what is happening within the agency," she wrote on X. "Americans must be able to fully trust that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rigorously adheres to science-based and data-driven principles when issuing policy directives."

The outrage came for Murkowski instantly.

Republicans against Trump said, "You knew he’s an anti-vaxxer crank and still voted for him. This is on you." In a separate post, the group added, "Reminder: Murkowski voted to confirm RFK Jr." Marcus Jackson, an engineer, wrote, "You voted for this idiotic government. Resign already."

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/fury-hits-gop-s-lisa-murkowski-after-she-slams-trump-admin/

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'Resign!' Fury hits GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski as she blasts Trump pick she voted to affirm (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 31 OP
Lisa Murkowski's 4 stages of spineless hypocrisy.. agingdem Aug 31 #1
Profound thanks to you, for nailing her so well. Paladin Aug 31 #7
Ang 3auld6phart Aug 31 #33
Long standing tradition of screaming hypocrisy Gum Logger Aug 31 #10
Susan Collins has weaseling down to a science, Murkowski learned from the master FakeNoose Aug 31 #13
While Collins feigns concern before she stabs us in the back, Murkowski agingdem Aug 31 #16
This would make a good meme JoseBalow Aug 31 #26
Love it!..bucket list complete!!!! agingdem Aug 31 #27
Please pardon the minor edits JoseBalow Aug 31 #30
Ugh..these GOP women who voted to screw us over BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 31 #2
Why is this about gender? There were more men who voted for these nominees. 33taw Aug 31 #5
Womwmen voting anti woman, Black voting anti civil rights, lgbt voting anti lgbt BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 31 #9
Ugh on everybody who votes for fascism. yardwork Aug 31 #11
Quite honestly, everyone is voting against their best interest or that of their constituents one way or another. 33taw Aug 31 #12
Same thing with security otchmoson Aug 31 #3
Trump must have cut back on her bribe income. Irish_Dem Aug 31 #4
This is where Dems should strike Raven123 Aug 31 #6
Yes, all of this mess is on the heads of theGOP. travelingthrulife Aug 31 #14
Yes they can. We know they won't, so go after those seats Raven123 Aug 31 #22
G.O.P. Snowflakeathon BoRaGard Aug 31 #8
Another day, another Leopard face eating story... Old Crank Aug 31 #15
The "Supine Court"! Boy is THAT a good one! calimary Aug 31 #31
I'll take her seriously - cab67 Aug 31 #17
Beat me to it ! nt eppur_se_muova Aug 31 #18
I'll take her seriously when she changes parties. thought crime Aug 31 #20
Nobody could have possibly guessed that RFK Jr, with his background, would turn out to be a crank. Midnight Writer Aug 31 #19
She wont. Nothing will happen. This is meaningless quakerboy Aug 31 #21
Well, gee whiz, Lisa... ShazzieB Aug 31 #23
Seems like it was just days ago when she vote for Trump/Republicans Big BULLSHIT bill Bengus81 Aug 31 #32
Senators can't be recalled. ShazzieB Aug 31 #35
Gawd....oh boy,stuck with her until at least Jan 2029 Bengus81 Sep 1 #36
Well... ShazzieB Sep 1 #37
I guess she timms139 Aug 31 #24
Without Impeachment move today GOP......."You're all performative monkeys for Trump." step down! Vthestate Aug 31 #25
"Performative Monkeys for Trump" is exactly right! 😆 ShazzieB Sep 1 #38
Russia have been hoovering by Alaska for quite some time.................... Lovie777 Aug 31 #28
Fuck this sycophantic hypocritical clown Javaman Aug 31 #29
You broke it...you bought it, Lise. LudwigPastorius Aug 31 #34

agingdem

(8,640 posts)
1. Lisa Murkowski's 4 stages of spineless hypocrisy..
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:04 AM
Aug 31

Last edited Mon Sep 1, 2025, 12:02 AM - Edit history (1)

(1) express outrage for the bill/the nominee
(2) vote for the bill/confirm the nominee
(3) hide from the press to avoid accountability
(4) express outrage for the bill she voted for/the incompetent idiot she voted to confirm





Paladin

(31,604 posts)
7. Profound thanks to you, for nailing her so well.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:22 AM
Aug 31

Like the rest of the trump enablers, she's an absolute disgrace.

agingdem

(8,640 posts)
16. While Collins feigns concern before she stabs us in the back, Murkowski
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 10:15 AM
Aug 31

Last edited Sun Aug 31, 2025, 01:07 PM - Edit history (1)

feigns anger before she twists the knife.

agingdem

(8,640 posts)
27. Love it!..bucket list complete!!!!
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 03:50 PM
Aug 31

Thank you for editing my post..as former English teacher I tend to get a little wordy...

JoseBalow

(8,402 posts)
30. Please pardon the minor edits
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 04:32 PM
Aug 31

I was just trying to keep the meme pithy and easy to read, while preserving your underlying meaning and intent. I did my dissertation on Dank Memes.

33taw

(3,237 posts)
5. Why is this about gender? There were more men who voted for these nominees.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:50 AM
Aug 31

Do the women who occasionally stand up to these policies have greater responsibilities?

yardwork

(68,049 posts)
11. Ugh on everybody who votes for fascism.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:31 AM
Aug 31

It's not difficult for men to understand that women's rights are human rights, not hard for white people to see that Black Lives Matter, not hard for straight people to see that LGBTQ rights are human rights.

It's not just the responsibility of people with less power to correct wrongs. It's everybody's responsibility.

33taw

(3,237 posts)
12. Quite honestly, everyone is voting against their best interest or that of their constituents one way or another.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:50 AM
Aug 31

Every Republican who voted for the BBB voted against rural America, Suburban America, Inner City America, the elderly, children, VETS, LGBTQ, women, the disabled, all POC... Only a very small group of people will be the beneficiaries of the BBB.

otchmoson

(217 posts)
3. Same thing with security
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:39 AM
Aug 31

(This is what I'm sending to my repug senator shortly.)
Let me throw out some names here: Kristi Noem, Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, John Ratcliffe –you confirmed them all. They, in their vast know-nothingness, chose Thomas Fugate, a 22-year-old recent graduate, to head the office overseeing the government’s main hub for terrorism prevention, including an $18 million grant program intended to help communities combat violent extremism. President Pedo and co-president Musk via DOGE cut this incompetent’s staff my 80%. These are the people who could have or should have known of the online threats by the Minneapolis church shooter. That’s what was promised—cooperation, coordination, and shared knowledge when George W. Bush established the Department of Homeland Security. If they had been doing their job, they could have intervened BEFORE he killed 2 and injured 18. We would not, as a nation, be encouraged to pray unceasingly to remedy such vile acts. If prayer worked, I’m sure those praying parents who sent their children off to school would have negated the threat. These folks, who obviously were selected for their incompetence, were placed in those positions by you, with your spineless endorsements and confirmations. You have blood on your hands. We've had Do Nothing congresses before, but the Do Nothing FBI is something wholly created by President Pedo. Now the FBI have been known to sometimes be incompetent and useless but doing nothing is a special Trump feature. They are too busy hunting sandwich hurlers and sifting through the Epstein files. This isn't incompetence. It's not inexperience or even insanity. It is all being done deliberately. It's being supported deliberately. Every one of us is on the slaughterhouse conveyor belt. You hear the machinery working up ahead. You hear the screams. You know keeping your head down isn't going to save it from the blade. STOP THE CONVEYOR BELT! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Irish_Dem

(74,825 posts)
4. Trump must have cut back on her bribe income.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:48 AM
Aug 31

She doesn't give a rat's ass about the American people.

Raven123

(7,036 posts)
6. This is where Dems should strike
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:02 AM
Aug 31

Yes Trump appointed an unqualified candidate, but we need to capitalize on this moment to pound the GOP Senators, especially with the 2026 elections in view

travelingthrulife

(3,251 posts)
14. Yes, all of this mess is on the heads of theGOP.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:55 AM
Aug 31

They could end this next week with impeachment. He has committed so many crimes.

Raven123

(7,036 posts)
22. Yes they can. We know they won't, so go after those seats
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 01:46 PM
Aug 31

As well as those in the House.

Call out Trump, but QUICKLY pivot to those up for re-election.

BoRaGard

(7,538 posts)
8. G.O.P. Snowflakeathon
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:34 AM
Aug 31

The PARTY will not tolerate any deviance from orthodox demonic magatology (r)

Old Crank

(6,220 posts)
15. Another day, another Leopard face eating story...
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 10:09 AM
Aug 31

No one is fooled Lisa. All the information was out there. Every Trump pick lied to get appointed then proceeded to do what they believed in before. From the Supine court on down.

You need to resign and hide out from the public for the rest of your life.

cab67

(3,480 posts)
17. I'll take her seriously -
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 10:38 AM
Aug 31

when she stands with a group of senators - Republican, Democrat, Independent - and calls for Brainworm Bob's impeachment. And then puts pressure on Republicans in the House to make it happen.

thought crime

(787 posts)
20. I'll take her seriously when she changes parties.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 01:31 PM
Aug 31

Although I probably wouldn't really take that seriously either.

Midnight Writer

(24,709 posts)
19. Nobody could have possibly guessed that RFK Jr, with his background, would turn out to be a crank.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 12:05 PM
Aug 31

quakerboy

(14,542 posts)
21. She wont. Nothing will happen. This is meaningless
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 01:41 PM
Aug 31

Im sorry.. but people responding to tweets is now a news article?

ShazzieB

(21,607 posts)
23. Well, gee whiz, Lisa...
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 02:11 PM
Aug 31

Last edited Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:33 PM - Edit history (1)

Are you trying to tell us you REALLY didn't see any of this coming when you voted to CONFIRM RFK Jr, aka Bobby Brainworm? Seriously?

Seems to me your anger is misdirected here.You should be furiously angry all right... at the one who selected him for that job as well as all of those who voted to confirm him. Including YOU, YOURSELF, you freaking hypocrite!

P.S. I think Ms. Murkowski is practicing a defense mechanism known as displacement here. I suspect she does regret that confirmation vote but is lashing out at the moron she helped confirm rather than owning up to her mistake and apologizing to the American people. Not a good look, to say the very least!

Bengus81

(9,388 posts)
32. Seems like it was just days ago when she vote for Trump/Republicans Big BULLSHIT bill
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:50 PM
Aug 31

Then quickly said that she hoped someone in the House would fix what she just voted for. She a fucking nut job and dangerous because she has voting power in Congress.

Alaska should do a recall petition.

ShazzieB

(21,607 posts)
35. Senators can't be recalled.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 11:11 PM
Aug 31

Every state has different laws about whether state and local officials can be recalled, and many states don't have recalls at all. Members of Congress (Representatives and Senators are a whole different story. Since this keeps coming up from time to time, here are the facts:

Any attempt by a state to recall a member of Congress is prohibited by the Federal Constitution. A vacancy in the office of U.S. senator or representative can be created only by the incumbent's death or resignation, the expiration of his term, or some direct action of the body (the Senate or the House of Representatives) which is empowered to expel members (Burton v. U.S. 202 US 344, at 369). There is no constitutional authority to hold a special election that would be required to fill a seat in the event a member was recalled. Source[[/excerpt

ShazzieB

(21,607 posts)
37. Well...
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 07:50 PM
Sep 1

Things may not be quite that bleak! According to Wikipedia, she's up for reelection next year. If that's accurate, it would be very good news!

Senatorial terms are very confusing to keep track of, imo. They serve 6 year terms, and their terms are staggered so that every 2 years a third of them go up for reelection. For example, I know one of my senators, Dick Durbin, would be up for reelection next year but has already announced that he's retiring after this term, which means whoever replaces him will be due to run again in 2032. But until I looked it up just now, I couldn't have told you that my other senator, Tammy Duckworth) will come up for reelection in 2028.

Vthestate

(36 posts)
25. Without Impeachment move today GOP......."You're all performative monkeys for Trump." step down!
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 02:26 PM
Aug 31

Raw Story....good on you & also bumrushdashow for finding and posting......on the first page of comments ...."Popular influencer @SundaeDivine responded with, "You know as well as everyone else that Cassidy isn't going to do jack-s---. You're all performative monkeys for Trump.""

ShazzieB

(21,607 posts)
38. "Performative Monkeys for Trump" is exactly right! 😆
Mon Sep 1, 2025, 07:55 PM
Sep 1

That's a perfect description of what the GOP side of Congress has become. How pathetic! pathetic!

Javaman

(64,483 posts)
29. Fuck this sycophantic hypocritical clown
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 04:21 PM
Aug 31

It’s just remarkable that she honestly thinks we all have that short of a memory

LudwigPastorius

(13,403 posts)
34. You broke it...you bought it, Lise.
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 10:57 PM
Aug 31

If you were smart, you would rebrand. Make a complete break with Trump and the Republican party and become a Democrat.

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