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[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 42 points 9 months ago (4 children)

This guy is such a dumb piece of shit

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)

🇷🇺 Russian asset Tommy Tuberville can’t even name the 3 branches of US government.

Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville botches history facts, including three branches of government

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/13/alabama-senator-elect-tommy-tuberville-botches-historical-facts/6283806002/

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Remember when Rick Perry couldn't name three government agencies he wanted to eliminate? In a primary debate? That was fucking hilarious. And it tanked his campaign.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rick-perry-fails-to-remember-what-agency-hed-get-rid-of-in-gop-debate/

Now? Wouldn't matter if it was Trump.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

I had forgotten about this.

Oy vey, Republicans give me migraines

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Then Trump put him in charge of the agency he forgot. Because of course he did.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

The best part was one of them was the department of Education.

The worst part was another one was the department of Energy, which Trump made him Secretary of during his term.

[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 18 points 9 months ago (2 children)

As a non-American, I love his name. I imagine it's what you'd call a racist judge in one of the incest states in a Chevy Chase movie.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

His name is a potato

Well he is from Alabama so...

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He's not stupid at all. He's been working for Russia and against American interests for years, doing it all in the open, and succeeding.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If it's stupid and it works, it's still stupid and he’s lucky.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

That’s an insult to excrement everywhere. At least it serves a purpose, unlike Tuberville.