• Veedem@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    At least good ole Tommy Tuberville got his chance to prove he’s a bigger chuckle fuck:

    “You brought to light the vaccines over the last couple years,” Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said. “I’ve had my first granddaughter here in a couple of weeks and my son and his wife have done their research about vaccines, and she’s not going to be a pin cushion. We’re not going to allow that to happen. But you brought that up… I appreciate you doing that.”

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      2 months ago

      Possible future headline:

      “Senator Tuberville’s granddaughter dies of preventable Whooping Cough infection from lack of vaccination”

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      Tommy Tuberville never gives up a chance to be the stupidest man in the Senate (and that is saying something).

      He also demands his fellow Senators call him “Coach.” And they agree to it!

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        Pretty sure Hastert liked to be called coach while he was in Congress too. Quite the legacy for Tommy to live up to

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    I like the grilling that Congresspeople give these candidates, part of a healthy vetting process. But if they are going to grill them and then just confirm them anyway what’s the point?

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      The people asking the hard questions aren’t the same ones who are going to vote to approve him.