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milestogo

(16,829 posts) Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:10 PM Dec 2022

Its stunning to see that someone as dumb as Walker could be elected to the US Senate.

Oh wait, the country elected someone even worse to the presidency.

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Its stunning to see that someone as dumb as Walker could be elected to the US Senate. (Original Post) milestogo Dec 2022 OP

Yes it is shocking, but not surprising. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #1

If elected he won't serve long Lulu Latech Dec 2022 #2

Why didn't they pull out the "family values" mantra for Trump in the first place? milestogo Dec 2022 #3

No they won't. Far worse people have served. yardwork Dec 2022 #5

Donald Trump was President of the United States budkin Dec 2022 #4

Walker voters frogmarch Dec 2022 #6

Shows they care nothing for their state or governing. chowder66 Dec 2022 #7

Sadly, there's precedent: See Tommy Tuberville. marmar Dec 2022 #8

And Marsha Blackburn. rsdsharp Dec 2022 #11

Point of clarification: Tuberville, before he was a coach, DemocraticPatriot Dec 2022 #12

There's a deeply racist angle to this. yardwork Dec 2022 #9

Now that's an angle I hadn't thought of, and it rings somewhat true. nt LAS14 Dec 2022 #16

Greatest nation on earth. We're the envy of the world, right? So tired of being told this BS. n/t Marcus IM Dec 2022 #10

Tuberville and Blackburn are nearly as dumb as Walker. GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #13

Amazing that someone that dumb was ever admitted to college MichMan Dec 2022 #14

Not really. milestogo Dec 2022 #15

Brain damage. I saw an allusion to this up thread. Hadn't thought of it... LAS14 Dec 2022 #17

I've posted a couple of threads about this. milestogo Dec 2022 #18

Irish_Dem

(47,133 posts)

1. Yes it is shocking, but not surprising.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:15 PM

Dec 2022

Lulu Latech

(29,098 posts)

2. If elected he won't serve long

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:23 PM

Dec 2022

The GOP will resume their "family Values" mantra and force his resignation in a few months. More scandels will appear. Kemp will appoint someone more acceptable and we will have to go through this again with a special election next November.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

3. Why didn't they pull out the "family values" mantra for Trump in the first place?

Reply to Lulu Latech (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:25 PM

Dec 2022

If they stopped bowing down to him, they wouldn't have such an embarrassing candidate.

yardwork

(61,657 posts)

5. No they won't. Far worse people have served.

Reply to Lulu Latech (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:26 PM

Dec 2022

budkin

(6,703 posts)

4. Donald Trump was President of the United States

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:26 PM

Dec 2022

'Nuff said.

frogmarch

(12,154 posts)

6. Walker voters

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:27 PM

Dec 2022

do it out of spite. That's all. They wanna stick it to the libs.

chowder66

(9,074 posts)

7. Shows they care nothing for their state or governing.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:28 PM

Dec 2022

This is purely shit-voting.

marmar

(77,084 posts)

8. Sadly, there's precedent: See Tommy Tuberville.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:28 PM

Dec 2022

rsdsharp

(9,186 posts)

11. And Marsha Blackburn.

Reply to marmar (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:49 PM

Dec 2022

DemocraticPatriot

(4,372 posts)

12. Point of clarification: Tuberville, before he was a coach,

Reply to marmar (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:52 PM

Dec 2022

was also a football player in his younger years? forgive my ignorance...

I'm guessing YES--- there does seem to be some brain damage there also, yes ??

lol

yardwork

(61,657 posts)

9. There's a deeply racist angle to this.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:30 PM

Dec 2022

With his evident cognitive issues, Walker is the embodiment of a caricature of a Black man that white racists want to believe is real. By voting for Walker, they give themselves their own fantasy.

I believe it's the same appeal that Kanye West and Clarence Thomas have for white racists.

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

16. Now that's an angle I hadn't thought of, and it rings somewhat true. nt

Reply to yardwork (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 7, 2022, 12:38 PM

Dec 2022

Marcus IM

(2,210 posts)

10. Greatest nation on earth. We're the envy of the world, right? So tired of being told this BS. n/t

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:41 PM

Dec 2022

GoodRaisin

(8,924 posts)

13. Tuberville and Blackburn are nearly as dumb as Walker.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Dec 6, 2022, 10:57 PM

Dec 2022

MichMan

(11,939 posts)

14. Amazing that someone that dumb was ever admitted to college

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2022, 12:14 AM

Dec 2022

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

15. Not really.

Reply to MichMan (Reply #14)

Wed Dec 7, 2022, 12:16 AM

Dec 2022

There's a lot of exceptions for athletes.

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

17. Brain damage. I saw an allusion to this up thread. Hadn't thought of it...

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2022, 12:40 PM

Dec 2022

... before, but why isn't there more speculation about Walker having suffered brain injury while playing football? I'm serious about this.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)

18. I've posted a couple of threads about this.

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #17)

Wed Dec 7, 2022, 12:45 PM

Dec 2022

He displays aggression (which is a symptom of CTE) and low intelligence. He has also claimed to have dissociative identity disorder and been cured of it. There does seem to be some mental illness.

CTE is a progressive disease. And as far as I have heard, he was always like he is now. If he had CTE he would have dementia by now.

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