#MisfitMemo - Weekly Rewind: New Year Edition

Rebecca de Winter

Greetings dear friends, and Happy New Year! Welcome to the first Weekly Rewind of 2017. We here at Misfit Politics are very excited, because we have a lot of fresh new ideas and features to share with you. Be sure to follow us at our brand-spanking new Twitter account at @MisfitsPolitics, bookmark our site at misfitspolitics.com, and email us anytime at Misfitspolitics@gmail.com. Don't forget to scroll down to see our latest blog posts!

Here’s a peek at some of our shiny new features:

Misfit Mess Hall: This page is devoted to family and budget-friendly recipes. We have some amazing cooks on our roster, so this is a must-visit part of the site.

Old Man Yells at Cloud: Resident Misfit grouch Rex has a lot of problems with you people, and you’re gonna hear about it! Some things are really irritating and it can be fun to vent about them. Tag your pet peeves with #OMYAC to @LunaticRex and he’ll make sure your voice is heard!

Ask Alex: Do you have questions? Of course you do. Whether profound and deep, or silly and inane, the beautiful and brilliant Alex is your go-to girl. Shoot her a question at @VerumVulnero1 tagged #AskAlex and she’ll feature you in her column.

Misfit Podcast: Holy smokes are we excited! The Misfit Podcast is in the works - stay tuned and follow us at @MisfitsPolitics for updates, as we will be on-air sooner than you think!

OK, let’s get this party started. The New Year is already filled with drama, odd news and intrigue. Naturally we have a lot to say about it:

J.R. is pretty excited about things, to put it mildly.

We are charging into 2017!
New site! https://t.co/fY7qeTdm9P
New handle! @MisfitsPolitics
New email! Misfitspolitics@gmail.com pic.twitter.com/wtQyyZvdIu

— J.R. Holmsted □ (@JHolmsted) January 4, 2017

The left is having fits about Obamacare. Mo is unimpressed.

"Obamacare has been a fascinating policy experiment." Not so fascinating to those whose premiums were hiked or who lost their plans. https://t.co/0TL7ERXwkf

— Mo Mo (@molratty) January 1, 2017

It was reported that a Rockette cried through a 90-minute performance over her “trauma” at the idea she’d have to perform at Trump’s inauguration. ​

I have zero respect for women who sob on the job. Take that crap elsewhere and grow the f**k up.

— Rebecca de Winter ? (@BlazerMc88) December 28, 2016

I get yelled at and insulted regularly by opposing counsel and yet I still manage to do my job without crying. https://t.co/34kZ18uvIf

— Mo Mo (@molratty) December 29, 2016

Chicago had the deadliest year in nearly two decades in 2016 under Rahm Emanuel's, uhh, leadership.

#ThingsSaferThanRahmsChicago

Putting a Christmas Sweater on a Pitbull

— Marc Logic □ (@marcannem96) January 2, 2017

#ThingsSaferThanRahmsChicago

Female talking back to Joe Mixon

— Marc Logic ? (@marcannem96) January 3, 2017

#ThingsSaferThanRahmsChicago

Being Drummer for Spinal Tap

— Marc Logic ? (@marcannem96) January 2, 2017

The New Yorker published a cartoon that struck a huge nerve, with an illustration of an angry mob on an airplane rejecting the “smug” pilot. It hit right in the heart of the recent anger at elites, and Twitter exploded into the usual outrage from all sides.

People sharing that @NewYorker cartoon like pic.twitter.com/NuogDf0MJZ

— Rebecca de Winter ? (@BlazerMc88) January 2, 2017

In one of the most explosive stories in recent memory, an 18-year-old special needs young man was kidnapped, bound, gagged and tortured by four attackers. Twitter was on fire, of course, but one especially revolting reaction made the rounds: conservatives scolding other conservatives, admonishing them to “calm down” and “wait for the facts”  - perhaps forgetting that the brutal torture was streamed live on Facebook. The fear apparently was that too much outrage would only encourage the Alt-Right. The Misfits were having none of that.

If you're the kind of person who scolds people for being enraged by the torture of a special needs kid, how about go fuck yourself.

— Rebecca de Winter ? (@BlazerMc88) January 5, 2017

We need to have a national conversation about our inability to talk plainly about evil. https://t.co/ATtKBkHJU9

— Mo Mo (@molratty) January 5, 2017

If you're afraid to speak up for a disabled kid bc you don't want to be grouped with a political agenda you're a coward.

— Dan ? (@danieltobin) January 5, 2017

I appreciate the wisdom of all the "wait and see" people out there. We really don't know if the special needs man provoked his torture.

— Andrew Lynch ? (@GentlemanRascal) January 5, 2017

"Sure, Pol Pot *looks* bad on the surface, but let's get both sides of the story before we call him any names we'll regret"

— Alex F. Baldwin? (@VerumVulnero1) January 5, 2017

That "kid" Dylann Roof was a hateful, murderous bastard. By video account, these "kids" were hateful, torturous bastards. Not hard, y'all.

— J.R. Holmsted ? (@JHolmsted) January 5, 2017

Don't be outraged, you might hurt somebody's feelings = left using your coddling to make a case against a fucking victim. https://t.co/ZA0WzNfIJq

— Dan ? (@danieltobin) January 5, 2017

The fixation on stopping political narratives and halting rage overshadowed the tragedy here. The victim is lost. https://t.co/JDJSgrsBe3

— Dan □ (@danieltobin) January 5, 2017

IDGAF who the perps were or who the victim was. The crime is heinous. That's enough for me to be repulsed. Police emotions elsewhere.

— J.R. Holmsted ? (@JHolmsted) January 5, 2017

Please stand up for the vulnerable - Why Are People So Angry About the Chicago Attack? Here's Why. https://t.co/6K1zuEl81E via @lunaticrex

— Rebecca de Winter □ (@BlazerMc88) January 6, 2017

San Francisco resident and nutty liberal Melinda Byerley published a smug, condescending, and inadvertently hilarious screed giving advice to middle America. She oh-so-gently reminded them that “no educated person wants to live in a shithole with stupid people.” It got much, much worse. Hilarity ensued.

Your LinkedIn profile says you've never held a job longer than 18 months, but sure, tell everyone what employers want. https://t.co/ohWY8tC6YY

— Alex F. Baldwin? (@VerumVulnero1) January 8, 2017

People shit on the street in SF. It's quite literally a shithole. pic.twitter.com/qBJpyF4UEC

— Mo Mo (@molratty) January 8, 2017

Wonder what all the new "left wing cons" think of their new friend. Nice ally you've got here. https://t.co/2fzwPhSfGo

— Dan ? (@danieltobin) January 8, 2017

As always, we have lots of thoughts and ideas that defy easy categorization.

You mean like socialism and communism? https://t.co/TPoZEZIoht

— CDP ? (@cdpayne79) January 1, 2017

Can't believe it's 2017 and there are still people who think Shaun King is black.

— Kayla (@VixenRogue) January 1, 2017

Finland is stupid. https://t.co/R3b3ZbeBxr

— J.R. Holmsted ? (@JHolmsted) January 3, 2017

Anyway, when's baseball?

— LunaticRex? (@LunaticRex) January 3, 2017

Uh, it ends in a couple weeks. https://t.co/AAAqU4BxSn

— CDP □ (@cdpayne79) January 3, 2017

"That's cute" - Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan..... https://t.co/lElLRI8k7s

— Rebecca de Winter □ (@BlazerMc88) January 1, 2017

@Mellecon @Loricatus_Lupus This tweet eliminates the reason for many, many books, columns, and magazines to exist. And TV shows and...

— LunaticRex? (@LunaticRex) January 6, 2017

Then you should have nominated a better candidate to beat him. https://t.co/6b9us3DPbt

— J.R. Holmsted ? (@JHolmsted) January 3, 2017

Alex's First Theory of Feminism: shut up about your feelings and pay me for my time.

— Alex F. Baldwin? (@VerumVulnero1) January 2, 2017

Clinton was an awful Secretary of State. And yet Kerry has managed the nearly impossible feat of doing worse.

— Mo Mo (@molratty) December 28, 2016

Follow @MisfitsPolitics □ It does what it's told.

— Gringo Suave □ (@2009superglide) January 8, 2017

@marcannem96 I feel deep despair about Eric feeling deep despair for climate change.

— CC Hayes □ (@_CCHayes) January 7, 2017

Hey, guys, Krugman is suddenly worried about Rule of Law and cults of personality. https://t.co/CC5VnM5jta

— Mo Mo (@molratty) January 3, 2017

I bet the American Working Class is super impressed with Obama's elitist celebrity bash at the White House.

— Dan □ (@danieltobin) January 7, 2017

I'm a strong independent woman that don't need no man!*

*but can't afford a $2 box of tampons https://t.co/kMlqhC7pvf

— Kayla (@VixenRogue) January 8, 2017

#RepealThe17thAmendment https://t.co/dreo6B26US

— CDP □ (@cdpayne79) January 9, 2017

When you finally follow @MisfitsPolitics pic.twitter.com/RtnJpqccQF

— MisfitPolitics (@MisfitsPolitics) January 8, 2017

Finally, please check out our blog posts from the past week:

“Hold My Mule (and Bake My Cake)” - by Guest Contributor @RaymondWPS

“Ask Alex, January 6, 2017” - a new column by @VerumVulnero1

“Old Man Yells at Cloud” - a new column by @LunaticRex

“Freedom From Solutions,” by @cdpayne79

“Advice Column: Can I punch this woman in the face?” - by @danieltobin

“Stand Aside, Media to the Rescue,” - by @danieltobin

“Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” - by @GentlemanRascal

“Collective Madness,” - by @molratty

“Going High,” - By Guest Contributor @RaymondWPS

“In Praise of Misfits : An Open Letter to My Favorite People On Twitter,” - by @VerumVulnero1

“Musings from the Misfits - Our 2016 Year In Review”

Thanks for catching up with the latest Misfit shenanigans. See you next week, and in the meantime, don’t miss a thing - be sure to follow us on Twitter at @MisfitsPolitics!