Failed, one-term former President Donald Trump loves to mock others when they make a mistake, and yet he proved again on Sunday that if anyone is in need of retiring from the public spotlight to avoid further humiliation, it’s clearly him.
Speaking at a rally in Greenwood, Nebraska, the twice-impeached ex-president went over a partial list of candidates he’s endorsed:
“You know, in Texas, on endorsements, I was 33 and 0, and if I lost one race they’d say, ‘Trump was humiliated.’ That’s what they’re waiting for one race. You know we’ve endorsed Dr. Oz. We’ve endorsed JP? JD Mandel.”
The name he was searching for was J.D. Vance, venture capitalist and “Hillbilly Elegy” author who has no experience in politics. (And it’s Josh Mandel; he’s running against Vance in the GOP primary on May 3.)
And in a case of perfect irony, Trump managed to screw up Vance’s name just minutes after he had bragged about how incredibly intelligent and mentally sharp he is, again referencing the 10-minute mental acuity test administered to him by Dr. Ronny Jackson.
Twitter had a field day with Trump’s blunder:
I can’t say enough good things about my close friend what’s his face https://t.co/EMoCqjvbch
Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy is one of the most annoying and arrogant people in Congress, and he made a complete ass of himself on Tuesday during a hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland, proving just how completely clueless many in the GOP are when it comes to the issue of law enforcement.
Kennedy began his remarks by attacking Garland:
“I think the Justice Department is losing. I think you’re losing on crime. I think you’re losing on drugs. I think you’re losing on immigration. I think you’re losing on Chirenese espionage.”
From there, Kennedy asked about dirty cops:
“Let me start with crime. What percentage of cops in America do you think are bad cops?”
Garland:
“A very small percentage.”
Rather than let the attorney general continue his remarks, Kennedy interrupted to ask:
“How small? Is it less than 10%?”
AG Garland responded:
“Yes, let me be clear. We believe that most police officers follow the Constitution. Most police departments do. All police officers, I believe, want to work in police departments that follow constitutional policing requirements.”
Next, Kennedy asked about stop and frisk, though he was hardly able to call it by its proper name:
“Why doesn’t the Justice Department support stop question, and frisk?”
Garland replied:
“I don’t know that the Justice Department has a position. This is a state and local role normally”
Rather than accept that response, Kennedy asked:
“Why doesn’t the Justice Department aggressively encourage law enforcement officials to use that technique? It’s been declared constitutional as you know?”
The AG again noted that stop and frisk is left to local law enforcement, which led to an extended rant from Sen. Cornpone:
“Here’s what I’m asking. Let’s take Chicago, where you have, we haven’t made any inroads and stopping the killing. Chicago is now the world’s largest outdoor shooting range. We know that a lot of the shootings come from gangs. Why wouldn’t you want to call the police chief, the mayor in Chicago, and say, ‘look, you know who these gang members are. When you have reasonable suspicion, and objective standard, more than just a hunch, why don’t you aggressively stop, question, and frisk these gang members?’ You get guns off the street. You’ll get drugs off the street and you get at a lot of gang members off the street. You’ll stop people killing each other. Why won’t you do that?”
Garland patiently tried to explain:
“The best way for the federal government to stop violent crime is to work at each local level and determine and let the state and locals determine what the best use of their –“
Kennedy rudely interrupted the attorney general yet again:
“I’m sorry to interrupt. I’m trying to get some answers. Why won’t you do that?”
Garland answered:
“Because there is no one solution fits all that the federal government can suggest to state and local law enforcement.”
Someone needs to explain some basic facts to Sen. Kennedy. Then again, as stupid as he seems to be, all the explanations in the world would probably leave him nonplussed.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is to the U.S. Senate what Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) are to the House of Representatives: A clueless gasbag who knows almost nothing about virtually everything.
Blackburn proved her massive ignorance with a tweet she sent out suggesting that her home state of Tennessee wants to see a wall built on its southern border:
“Tennesseans want a wall on our southern border.”
Blackburn likely meant that the people of Tennessee want a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, but the way she phrased her tweet set off hysterical laughter online and was a reminder that the senator’s so-called “qualifications” for office are a degree in home economics from Mississippi State University.
The geography department at Trump University was severely underfunded.
— Four-Time Indicted One-Term Trumpy (parody) (@outofcontroljb) April 11, 2022
when I was a TN resident years ago, I'd have joked this would protect TN from MS, AL and GA — but now that human dust bunnies like you are in office, pretty sure it's the other way around
Tennesseans want health care. We want broadband. We want better schools that aren’t underfunded and at risk of losing add’l funds b/c of the governors charter school-for-profit scheme. They want clean air and water.
They want you to do your job, not simply snark-tweet all day.
In an effort to explain why she is opposed to the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) cited the U.S. Constitution as her rationale.
But instead of referencing the Constitution, Blackburn proved her own massive ignorance, quoting the Declaration of Independence.
Here’s the tweet Blackburn sent out on Wednesday afternoon:
Um…no.
As HuffPost notes, this isn’t the first time Blackburn has gotten American history horrible wrong:
Blackburn has something of a history of constitutional screwups. Last year, she vowed: “We will never rewrite the Constitution of the United States,” seemingly ignoring the 27 times it’s been amended. Blackburn even co-sponsored resolutions in support of three potential amendments.
It didn’t take long before social media lit up with laughter and mockery, all aimed at the ditzy Tennessee senator, who has a degree in home economics and clearly didn’t bother to study very hard in college.
Shamefully, this US Senator doesn’t know her American history…The DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE “declares” our rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…NOT the Constitution. https://t.co/EuVAfy6JnN
She’s confusing the Constitution with the Declaration of Independence. Neither document *grants* these rights. And what’s the deal anyway with Republicans insisting our rights come from government? The Declaration specifically rejects this notion. https://t.co/Vrojsuk8CA
1. That's from the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution, Einstein. 2. You're on the Judiciary Committee. You should know this. 3. You violated your oath to the Constitution when you voted against impeachment, but at least read the document. pic.twitter.com/uoDkasCZYt
Literally the LEAST we could ask is that members of Congress be familiar with the country's founding documents. Unfortunately, our qualifications are basically "how old are you and can you exhibit the motor functions of a tadpole."
That's in the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. I grew up in Tennessee public schools and you're an embarrassment to the state and education both, you racist box of hair. https://t.co/P4xET6dYyQ
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) appeared to take a shot at his fellow GOP Senate colleague Ted Cruz (TX) during Wednesday’s confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who has been nominated by President Joe Biden to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court.
As he was questioning Judge Jackson, Sasse noted that he didn’t think it would be a good idea to have cameras in the high court:
“A huge part of why this institution doesn’t work well is because we have cameras everywhere. Cameras change human behavior. We know this. … There’s a whole bunch of things humans can do if they’re not immediately mindful of some distant camera audience that they might be trying to create a soundbite for.
“I think we should recognize that the jackassery we often see around here is partly because of people mugging for short-term camera opportunities, and it is definitely a second and third and fourth order effect that the court should think through before it has advocates in there who are not only trying to persuade you nine justices, but also trying to get on cable that night or create a viral video.”
Though he didn’t call Cruz out by name, the Texas Republican immediately looked up from his cell phone and stared at Sasse, clearly thinking the jibe had been directed at him.
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse, following aggressive lines of questioning from Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz this week:
"We should recognize that the jackassery we often see around here is partly because of people mugging for short-term camera opportunities." pic.twitter.com/BNb2wuMi6q
Some laughter as Sasse says "cameras change human behavior" and that the "jackassery we often see around here is partly because people are mugging for short-term camera opportunities." Cruz has looked up from his phone at Sasse, who is sitting right next to him
If indeed Sasse was aiming his comment at Cruz, he was merely speaking the truth. Ted Cruz has always been and will always will be one of the biggest jackasses on the face of the planet.
