Until I read this op-ed by George Ochenski, titled “Dark money targets Llew Jones in GOP’s civil war”, I didn’t fully appreciate how Montana Democrats had become so stupid.
Now I understand.
As “Montana’s longest-running columnist”, George Ochenski is shoveling bullshit to his readers from the get-go by framing the effort to target Llew Jones as coming from “dark money”. Nope!
If you accept the premise that “dark money” means obscuring from scrutiny the entity responsible for engaging in political activity, like launching a political attack, let me clear up Ochenski’s disingenuous framing by identifying one prominent backer of this anti-Jones effort with a simple link and screenshot.
Instead of telling his readers that AFP is openly targeting Llew Jones because LOTS of conservative voters in Montana were VERY upset that their votes were undermined ALL legislative session by Mr. Watery Eyes, his parrot, and 8 other RINOs, Ochenski writes shit like this:
Of course the dark money forces now attempting to crush Jones would much rather have had that money go to corporations and the already wealthy as tax breaks instead of doling out a few hundred bucks to financially hurting Montanans — or even worse, putting it in an interest-earning trust fund instead of continuously scrambling for funds and raising taxes when roads, bridges and water systems need replacement.
Jones put it bluntly: “To dark-money operators — and the ideological hardliners who do their bidding — taking out the informal leader of Republicans focused on solutions over D.C. slogans would be a trophy. Not just to silence me, but to intimidate the rest: Kiss the party bosses’ ring, or you’re next.”
Bucking the GOP’s MAGA loyalty tests is an incredibly brave stand for a Republican officeholder. But Jones is absolutely right — and despite the hundreds of thousands of dark money dollars being spent in attack ads against him, he may well prevail. Why? Because Montanans appreciate straight talk, taking care of our state’s and each other’s needs as Jones has, and value individuality over political party intimidation and control.
Sure, George, I’m sure Montanans have all the folksy tendencies you describe, but your brain is obviously stuck in VERY outdated modes of political thinking, so the quicker you and your ilk are mothballed, the better.
While I believe BOTH parties are deeply infected by an anti-human agenda, the most threatening cultural accelerationists exist on the left, and I will call them out anywhere I see them, including this opinion writer I once appreciated before I knew better.
Thanks for reading!