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Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., suggested on Monday that Tennessee residents want a "wall" on state's southern border to guard against illegal immigration even even though Tennessee is not located along the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Tennesseans want a wall on our southern border," the conservative tweeted without any further explanation.
Link to tweet
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The comment bewildered many critics online, many of whom noted that south Tennessee is bordered by Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi none of which border Mexico.
"YOUR southern border is with Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, MORON," tweeted political commentator Keith Olberman. ..............(more)
https://www.salon.com/2022/04/12/marsha-blackburn-mocked-on-twitter-for-claiming-tennesseans-want-a-wall-on-our-southern-border/
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)Texans, too. You know, people can actually cross state lines, so once they cross a national one, all hell can break loose.
snowybirdie
(5,248 posts)to head East is take 85 out of Atlanta towards 77 and then northward. Bypassing Tennessee all together. That woman is dumber than dirt!
Botany
(70,634 posts)lastlib
(23,356 posts)SmallFry
(349 posts)dchill
(38,591 posts)...so that qualifies her as such. I wouldn't want to take a stab at the average IQ of ANY state, right now, but I'm guessing Tennessee would be on a low rung and sawing through it.
SmallFry
(349 posts)I mean it in terms of her representing the majority.
Painful to see someone like this representing anyone.
dchill
(38,591 posts)LakeArenal
(28,863 posts)Can you blame her for not wanting anyone from Mississippi?
MeNotThatKindOfOrc
(56 posts)LakeArenal
(28,863 posts)TN is so beautiful environmentally. We actually seriously thought about it. We didnt. So glad we didnt.
Now we landed in Costa Rica. The beautiful country and a non sadistic government.
Wooo boo🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷
kcr
(15,321 posts)I lived in Memphis for years. Believe me, the post you responded to is closer to the truth. A border would only improve Tennessee. Certainly wouldn't hurt it.
Archae
(46,369 posts)A guy I know in Albuquerque has said the "invasion by Mexicans" just hasn't happened, and even during those hysteric "caravan" days, the actual numbers of deportees increased, but not by astronomical numbers like the GOP keeps screaming about.
Elessar Zappa
(14,118 posts)and our crime related to undocumented immigrants is almost zero. Republicans are just racist assholes.
Jilly_in_VA
(10,041 posts)and bleached what little brain she had. That's all I can figure.
lastlib
(23,356 posts)Lichens and ferns might give her a run for the money.
bedazzled
(1,771 posts)More like a newly defined lower life form
lastlib
(23,356 posts)...as the song goes....
GoodRaisin
(8,933 posts)It couldnt be much more obvious.
Aristus
(66,503 posts)n/t
ProfessorGAC
(65,334 posts)It's obvious what she meant.
There are scads of examples of just how stupid she is. I don't think this is one of them.