Did Your Senator Say Something Dumb in 2016 About the Supreme Court?
Who cares? Hold these officials accountable for more embarrassing comments
Back in 2016, President Obama nominated a dude to the Supreme Court. The Republicans said, “nuh-uh, we’ll do it after the presidential election.” Irony abounds now that Republicans are trying to force a nominee through the system right before a presidential election.
Facebook armies mobilized this week, and you may have seen your friends quoting 2016 Republican Senators, yelling into the void “hold them responsible!” I hate to break it to you, they couldn’t give two shits that they once said something that is politically inconvenient. Sometimes, it’s better to just embarrass them with their comments (or those they have probably made.) So, in the vein of Facebook copy-paste posts, I present to you… this.
The Real Comments
In Feb 2016, top-notch comedian and recently minted sycophant Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said about his future boss: “You know what they say about men with small hands… you can’t trust them.”
In March 2016, future Trump consigliere Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said “(Trump’s platform is) opportunistic, race-baiting, religious bigotry –and xenophobic. Other than that, he’d be a good nominee”
The following is a real tweet from a real grown man, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA): “If u lost ur pet pidgin /it’s dead in front yard my Iowa farm JUST DISCOVERED here r identifiers Right leg Blue 2020/3089/AU2020/SHE ///LEFT LEG GREEN BAND NO PRINTED INFO. Sorry for bad news” — I emphasize, adults elected him.
In May of 2017, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) had dinner with the ruthless Philippines Dictator Rodrigo Duterte to discuss joint military/intelligence operations. Duterte. Don’t need a quote.
In 2011 the vile Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) chimed in on poverty: “And we need to get those folks to look down at those people who choose to get into a position that makes them dependent on the government and say at some point, ‘You’re on your own. We may end up taking care of those babies but we’re not going to take care of you.’ ”
Comments Any Reasonable Person Could Assume Happened
In early 2020, Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) got really classy after receiving an intelligence briefing on the coronavirus: “Fuck you vulnerable Americans, I’m selling off my casino stocks and buying pharma! Whew wee! You’ll learn all about this later, I’m going golfing.”
In 2020, Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) followed up Sen. Perdue’s thoughts with some truth: “I can’t be the only Senator under investigation for insider trading. I mean, I did it for sure, but.. fuck!”
In 2016, while stumping for Trump, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) tried to shake off any possible voting regrets from vets: “Bone spurs?! I had THREE draft deferments. You could say we did not oppose communism at the time.”
Also in 2016, Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH): “I’d like to thank Russia for the millions I pocketed while serving as the intermediary between the government and the NRA during the 2016 elections.”
Just last week Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) blasphemed his way through Washington when he said this about his home team: “I don’t like the Packers.”
And finally, in March 2016, Mitch McConnell (R- KY) unsuccessfully tried to cast out the devil. “Vade retro Satana! Nunquam suade mihi vana! Sunt mala quae libas. Ipse venena bibas!”
It isn’t enough to keep your representatives’ feet to the fire with evidence of a contradiction. Lying is fundamental to what they do. It is imperative upon the social media warrior to extricate the comments that truly paint a picture of each Senator.
