I believe George Carlin said it best when he said, "It's what our system produces: Garbage in, garbage out. If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders." "Ignorant" certainly applies to Tuberville.
“President Trump was elected by an enormous vote“ - Trump beat Harris by 3 million. Biden beat Trump by 7 million, yet Tubby didn’t seem to think that was legit.
The only thing Matt Gaetz has been accused of that Donald Trump has not been accused of is binge drinking.
Republicans don’t mind Trump with the accusations of raping a thirteen year old girl, a couple of dozen women saying he sexually assaulted them, being found civilly liable for raping E. Jean Carroll, and now rumors that he partied with Epstein’s girls in various states of undress, I do not see a logical reason for them to object to Gaetz as AG.
Gaetz is far more qualified to be AG than Trump was or is to be President.
In a chamber famed for some really stupid people (Rick Santorum, anyone?) Tommy Tuberville has managed to set a new bar for stupidity that may never be challenged.
I get the feeling some of these Trump is just throwing nominees at the wall to see what sticks. Sure, the Senate may turn down clowns like Gaetz or RFK, Jr. which will give the Senators cover for Trump then appointing more toxic, but lesser known, incompetents.
I think you're giving Chump more credit than he deserves. He's not some Machiavellian genius playing eleventy-dimensional chess. He's a big, stupid thug who acts like he thinks mob bosses act behind closed doors.
His only tactic for getting what he wants is brute force.
So one thing that no one is actually addressing in the loss of the government to the GQP is the fact that the electorate is becoming increasingly stupid. A voter who listened to PAB babble for even five minutes should have been able to tell that he makes no sense. Hispanics and Black voters who went for him heard his racism and yet decided that somehow he was a better choice.
This happened because the voters of this country spend all their time glued to 30 second videos that give them a little endorphin kick and zero real nuanced information. Kamala didn't lose because she didn't have a message, or a plan or because she wasn't on enough podcasts, she lost because absolute morons are voting for absolute morons like Sen. TaterTot.
"So one thing that no one is actually addressing in the loss of the government to the GQP is the fact that the electorate is becoming increasingly stupid. "
Some of us are addressing it.
You have to remember, though, that that's why the Republicans worked tirelessly to defund public education for at least 50 years.
Uninformed, unprepared people are much easier to manipulate.
I should have said in the public narrative - the stories are all "they didn't appeal to the X voting group" instead of "morons voted against their own interests on the basis of a 30 second clip of Biden stumbling through a reaction to a question".
The real problem is the erosion of trust in government, science, and other institutions that started with Watergate has become a permanent part of our culture.
People no longer believe in some agreed upon set of values or standards, like trying to lead an insurrection against the U.S. is bad or face masks can prevent the spread of airborne respiratory viruses.
Without trust in the same set of facts or willingness to believe what’s explained to you by an expert versus a conspiracy theory, there’s no real way out of this.
People have been ignorant, not well read, and known more about their favorite celebrities than how government functions for ages. In the past, they’d accept an Anthony Fauci telling them to isolate and wear masks if goin out, because there was some baseline trust in government and expertise.
I believe George Carlin said it best when he said, "It's what our system produces: Garbage in, garbage out. If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders." "Ignorant" certainly applies to Tuberville.
•• An Open Letter to Trump Voters ••
The True Cost of Your Ignorance and Idolatry
https://open.substack.com/pub/patricemersault/p/an-open-letter-to-trump-voters?r=4d7sow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Turns out WWG1WGA was describing a Gaetz party
“President Trump was elected by an enormous vote“ - Trump beat Harris by 3 million. Biden beat Trump by 7 million, yet Tubby didn’t seem to think that was legit.
Ta, Evan. My purple sweet potato has more brainpower than that tuber.
Tubs is proof of what the Chink opined in "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues": "Nobody ever learned anything just by getting older." What. A. Tool.
The only thing Matt Gaetz has been accused of that Donald Trump has not been accused of is binge drinking.
Republicans don’t mind Trump with the accusations of raping a thirteen year old girl, a couple of dozen women saying he sexually assaulted them, being found civilly liable for raping E. Jean Carroll, and now rumors that he partied with Epstein’s girls in various states of undress, I do not see a logical reason for them to object to Gaetz as AG.
Gaetz is far more qualified to be AG than Trump was or is to be President.
That's a scary thought.
In a chamber famed for some really stupid people (Rick Santorum, anyone?) Tommy Tuberville has managed to set a new bar for stupidity that may never be challenged.
"The Will of the American People" only applies because they plan to kill us all.
I did not know that life could arise from breaking wind.
The GOP is nothing but foul worms at this point.
You bring the beer !
I’ll bring the bait
Almost makes me miss Louie Gohmert.
Huh. It's a crosswind that makes me do that.
I get the feeling some of these Trump is just throwing nominees at the wall to see what sticks. Sure, the Senate may turn down clowns like Gaetz or RFK, Jr. which will give the Senators cover for Trump then appointing more toxic, but lesser known, incompetents.
I think you're giving Chump more credit than he deserves. He's not some Machiavellian genius playing eleventy-dimensional chess. He's a big, stupid thug who acts like he thinks mob bosses act behind closed doors.
His only tactic for getting what he wants is brute force.
If RFKjr is confirmed for HHS, that’s the moment when Guinea worm eradicatin’ Jimmy Carter will expire to finally get some peace.
So one thing that no one is actually addressing in the loss of the government to the GQP is the fact that the electorate is becoming increasingly stupid. A voter who listened to PAB babble for even five minutes should have been able to tell that he makes no sense. Hispanics and Black voters who went for him heard his racism and yet decided that somehow he was a better choice.
This happened because the voters of this country spend all their time glued to 30 second videos that give them a little endorphin kick and zero real nuanced information. Kamala didn't lose because she didn't have a message, or a plan or because she wasn't on enough podcasts, she lost because absolute morons are voting for absolute morons like Sen. TaterTot.
And yet they made the "Biden is senile" meme stick. WTF?
"So one thing that no one is actually addressing in the loss of the government to the GQP is the fact that the electorate is becoming increasingly stupid. "
Some of us are addressing it.
You have to remember, though, that that's why the Republicans worked tirelessly to defund public education for at least 50 years.
Uninformed, unprepared people are much easier to manipulate.
I should have said in the public narrative - the stories are all "they didn't appeal to the X voting group" instead of "morons voted against their own interests on the basis of a 30 second clip of Biden stumbling through a reaction to a question".
There's a lot I think we're going to be saying ….
The real problem is the erosion of trust in government, science, and other institutions that started with Watergate has become a permanent part of our culture.
People no longer believe in some agreed upon set of values or standards, like trying to lead an insurrection against the U.S. is bad or face masks can prevent the spread of airborne respiratory viruses.
Without trust in the same set of facts or willingness to believe what’s explained to you by an expert versus a conspiracy theory, there’s no real way out of this.
People have been ignorant, not well read, and known more about their favorite celebrities than how government functions for ages. In the past, they’d accept an Anthony Fauci telling them to isolate and wear masks if goin out, because there was some baseline trust in government and expertise.
Strangle education, make it a subservient entity, keep 'em dumb. And the cattle go along with it, scarcely looking up to see.
Ignorant, racist and lazy is no way to go through life.
However it's a great way to replace a republic with an oligarchy.
And, apparently, it's a good way to get elected in a red district.
Absolutely
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOI8RuhW7q0
Tommy fell out of the dumb-dumb tree and hit every branch on the way down.
That's goin' in the act