House Democrat declares it is 'un-American' to blame Biden for gas crisis: 'This is Putin's fault'



Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier claimed Monday that bucking the Biden administration's narrative on the intensifying gas price crisis is "un-American."

What is the narrative?

The Biden administration launched a full-court press last week blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for soaring gas prices and out-of-control inflation.

The problem, of course, is that inflation rates were already at historic highs and gas prices were already sky-high before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in late February.

What did Schrier say?

During an interview with journalist Brandi Kruse, the Washington Democrat regurgitated the Biden administration's talking points and charged that dissenters are "un-American."

"I believe a couple things: Right now, in the last two weeks, this is Putin. You should be blaming Putin if anybody for this," Schrier said. "To not blame Putin, first of all, is denying reality, and second, frankly, I think is un-American."

"So, this is Putin's fault," she declared.

Strangely, Schrier then immediately blamed the COVID-19 pandemic and supply problems — just as the Biden administration did before Putin invaded Ukraine.

"Before this because people were already suffering at the gas pump before this, right? We saw an increase of over $1/gallon over the past year and a half or so, that can be blamed realistically on— during the pandemic, when people were not going to work and driving was down, gas prices were down," she claimed. "As demand increased and rigs had not yet been turned on, there was a supply-demand issue like with everything else in this country, and that was to blame."

U.S. @RepKimSchrier (D-WA) says it is "frankly un-American" to blame record gas prices on anyone but Putin: https://www.patreon.com/posts/un-divided-17-63766225\u00a0\u2026 #unDividedpic.twitter.com/RnG6FrL2k6
— Brandi Kruse (@Brandi Kruse) 1647284354

While Biden has abdicated any responsibility for the problem with gas prices and vulnerable Democratic lawmakers have indicated they will happily repeat Biden talking points, Biden recently bragged about dropping gas prices.

"I was able to bring it down 12 cents a gallon and will come down more, I believe," Biden said in December 2021.

The national average gas price as of Tuesday afternoon is $4.31 per gallon, according to AAA. That figure is down four cents from Monday, but still up since last week.

Texas school district removes assignment about 'chivalry' after parents object to the rules imposed on female students



School district officials in Texas removed a lesson meant to teach students the rules of "chivalry" after parents expressed their outrage over the rules imposed on girls.

The assignment was given to students of a Shallowater ISD high school classroom near Lubbock.

The story went viral when a copy of the lesson was posted on Twitter on Wednesday.

Here’s a really ... interesting ... assignment on chivalry from @shallowaterisd. They are requiring the female stud… https://t.co/n3lm4cWvWT
— Brandi D. Addison Davis 🗞 (@Brandi D. Addison Davis 🗞) 1614782573.0

The lesson asked the ladies of the class to "demonstrate to the school how the code of chivalry and standards set in the medieval concept of courtly love carries over into the modern day."

Female students would receive points when they obtained a signature of an adult witness for numerous "chivalrous" accomplishments, including:

  • Ladies must dress in a feminine manner to please the men (must be within school dress code)
  • Ladies must address all men respectfully by title, with a lowered head and curtsy.
  • Ladies must not complain or whine.
  • Ladies must never criticize a male.
  • Ladies must walk behind men or walk daintily, as if their feet were bound.
  • Outside the classroom, ladies cannot show intellectual superiority if it would offend the men around them.
  • Ladies should clean up after the men.
  • Ladies must obey any reasonable request of a male. If not sure if it is considered reasonable, ladies can check with their teachers.
  • Ladies must bring in root beer, ginger ale or sparkling cider for the gentlemen in their class.

The district released a statement saying the assignment had been removed.

This assignment has been reviewed, and despite its historical context, it does not reflect our district and community values. The matter has been addressed with the teacher, and the assignment was removed.

The assignment for male students also made its way onto social media:

There was an assignment for both! Here's the guy's: pic.twitter.com/Xa01smNNJ0
— Brandi D. Addison Davis 🗞 (@BrandiDAddison) March 4, 2021

Here are some of the rules for the male students:

  • Gentlemen will dress appropriately in jackets and ties or suits.
  • Gentlemen will show courtly courtesy as they assist ladies who may have dropped an article by picking it up for them.
  • When taking a lady out for the evening, the gentlemen will pay all expenses.
  • Gentlemen will rise when a lady walks into the room. Gentlemen should bow when greeting a lady.
  • Gentlemen will allow the ladies to leave the room before they leave.
  • Gentlemen will sing or recite a few lines of poetry to the ladies in their class.
  • There will be no complaining on the part of the gentlemen.

It was unclear if there were other components to the assignment.