'A**hole' leftists who said flooded Kentuckians 'had it coming' for voting Republican get shredded — by other Democrats: 'If you're that callous, just enjoy hell'



A number of leftists on Twitter have let it be known that residents of eastern Kentucky who've been devastated by recent flooding more or less "had it coming" for voting Republican.

Some examples:

  • "This is heartbreaking, but at the same time, this is what they voted for, this is what voting for science deniers, corporate whores to the fossil fuel industry has gotten us," one user wrote. "And the sad thing is I think they will continue to vote for the same people over and over."
  • "The entire country might be more sympathetic if Kentucky residents stopped voting for politicians who vote against their interests. Remember, climate change impacts every living entity on the planet, even your family. No one likes to see suffering," another user declared. "This is what they voted for."
  • "@GOP Kentucky had It coming for being despicable garbage Trumpies," another user noted. "YEA I SAID IT! WHAT MF?!"
  • "I'm getting a secret twisted pleasure out of the Kentucky floods," another user admitted. "I don't want to seen people & pets hurt, but these backwater Republican turds should know how to float. Don't they sort of deserve it? I'm bad, sorry."

Given leftists' track record for brutal discourse, such reactions sadly aren't very surprising. But what has been quite eye-opening is the pushback from other Democrats against such takes.

'If you’re that callous, just enjoy hell'

The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that a number of folks not typically aligned with Republicans just weren't having any of the left's poison on this matter.

The paper noted that east Tennessee native Skylar Baker-Jordan wrote an article for the United Kingdom-based publication The Independent titled "Liberals saying Kentucky deserves these floods need to take a hard look at themselves."

“Blame the people in power, by all means,” Baker-Jordan wrote, according to the Herald-Leader. “But don’t blame some of the poorest, most neglected, most mocked and marginalized people in our nation.”

The paper noted that five Kentucky counties confirmed to have lost lives in the flooding — Knott, Perry, Breathitt, Letcher, and Clay — average a median household income of $32,464, and up to 37% of their residents live in poverty.

Baker-Jordan added in her piece that as “an Appalachian Democrat, I can barely believe what I’m seeing from people who should be on the same side as me," the Herald-Leader reported.

In addition, Kentucky Democratic Party Chair Colmon Elridge got pointedly profane with those piling on the suffering residents in the eastern part of the state.

"If your take on the devastation in eastern Kentucky is to say folks 'deserve it' for how they vote, you’re an asshole," Elridge tweeted. "I don’t give two s**ts about how we might otherwise agree on issues. KY is our home, these are our people, & if you’re that callous, just enjoy hell."

Silas House — an author, a Democrat, and an eastern Kentucky native — took no prisoners among the left, either:

\u201cWhen natural disasters happen in Appalachia, like today\u2019s catastrophic Eastern Kentucky flooding, these are common reactions. A big kiss-my-Appalachian-ass to all who participate in this behavior while people suffer.\u201d
— Silas House (@Silas House) 1659023030

House also tweeted: "So many on here lecturing me about how my people live off them. No. Appalachia has fueled this country since the beginning. With timber, coal, gas, our children, our lives. We keep getting pushed down and we keep getting back up."

He added: "We’ve fueled America with our music, our literature, our hearts and souls. Children are dead. People have lost everything. Stop the ignorant and malicious rhetoric."

'Historic flooding' devastates Kentucky, leaving at least 15 dead and many missing. Beshear and Biden declare weather disaster.



At least 15 people have died after torrential rain caused deadly flooding in Kentucky. Hundreds of homes and businesses have also been destroyed by the devastating flood. Thousands are without power after floodwaters and mudslides ravaged Eastern Kentucky.

The Associated Press reported that record floods "wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in America." The flash flooding overwhelmed communities in the Appalachian mountain region – where communities are perched on steep hillsides or settled in valleys.

The National Weather Service in Jackson reported that a portion of the Kentucky River reached 43.2 feet – the highest it had ever reached – breaking a record set in 1939.

WKYT-TV reported, "We know the North Fork of the Kentucky River crested at 43.47 feet Thursday night, more than four feet higher than it was last year, which also prompted evacuations from the Panbowl Lake Floodplain."

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency on Thursday.

"In a word, this event is devastating," Beshear said on Thursday. "And I do believe it will end up being one of the most significant, deadly floods that we have had in Kentucky in at least a very long time."

On Friday morning, Beshear delivered an update on the weather disaster devastating Appalachian valleys and hollows.

"The flooding situation in Eastern Kentucky is ongoing, with a flood watch in effect through today," Beshear wrote on Twitter. "Heartbreakingly, we can confirm at least 15 deaths, but we expect that number to grow. Over 23,000 Kentuckians are without power."

He said many counties are without water.

"This isn't just a disaster. It is an ongoing natural disaster," Beshear added. "We are in the midst of it."

The Kentucky governor said there had been 50 air rescues and "hundreds" of boat rescues, including efforts by the National Guard. However, there are still people missing.

"We've still got a lot of searching to do," said Jerry Stacy, the emergency management director in Perry County. "We still have missing people."

Beshear said that over 200 people had sought shelter.

Beshear thanked heroic first responders who are "working around the clock to help those impacted."

Beshear said the state needs water and cleaning supplies. He urged those who want to help to donate to the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund – "where 100% of donations will go to Kentuckians affected by this historic flooding."

\u201cAt least 15 people have been killed amid devastating flooding in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday, and he said he expects the death toll to "more than double." https://t.co/Cve9PRc1Hb\u201d
— ABC News Live (@ABC News Live) 1659101490

On Friday morning, President Joe Biden declared that the severe flooding in Kentucky is a "major disaster."

Biden ordered federal aid to help with "local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides beginning on July 26, 2022, and continuing."

Federal funds will be available in counties hardest hit by the flooding: Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike, and Wolfe.

Floyd County Judge-Executive Robbie Williams told CNN, "I've never seen this much water before. I mean it just absolutely poured and we've got, you know, some small towns that are completely under water."

There is a chance of rain in the area forecast every day through Thursday.

Parts of western Virginia, southern West Virginia, and Missouri also experienced flooding.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for six counties in his state after dangerous flooding swamped the area.

St. Louis was soaked with 9.04 inches of rain from late Monday into Tuesday – breaking the Missouri city's record for most rainfall in 24 hours that was set in 1915 with 7.02 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

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