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Bernie once again demonstrating that he's the only adult in a room full of children. It's got to be frustrating as hell to be surrounded by these morons constantly.
He's the Chair of the Committee; it is quite literally his job to maintain decorum and everyone else's job to not speak out of turn. Only Mullin was being a child here, no reason to impugn everyone else in the room for doing what they were supposed to be doing and letting the Chair handle it.
And to be clear, mullin is doing this because he got his fee fees hurt by a mean twitter reply.
Only Mullin was being a child here
Really? The guy who challenged him to a fist fight "anytime, anywhere" and then agreed to it in the chambers wasn't being a child? Only the one who accepted the challenge? How does that work?
The other guy was called to Congress by Congress I believe. Basically he was summoned or asked to be their to testify. TBH I dont know the circumstances of his presence but often you can't 'refuse' to show up.
So from the perspective of a citizen being summoned to testify before a Senate committee, then being challenged to a physical fight from a Senator while he is there.... its absolutely unequivocally Mullin's fault. Imagine going to court for a speeding ticket and the judge challenges you to a fist fight. You can't not show up and now you have to deal with somone trying to physically assault you?!?
GTFO. Mullin is a clown.
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Once again, people worship the ground Sanders walks on and shit on all the other people in the government working to accomplish things.
The gop are increasingly realizing they can destroy the entire government by doing what they are doing. But there are plenty of Democrats who are still putting in the work and trying to do what they can. And all this "King Bernie" talk does is devalue the work of others. Some of which were actually inspired by Sanders.
Nobody is worshipping Bernie here, nobody said "King Bernie" and this straw man you constructed doesn't exist. He just acted like an adult by calling out immature behavior and was praised for it. That's it. What an odd, overly hostile reaction lol
I mean, to be fair, the original comment DID say he was the ONLY adult in a room full of children...
Yea, but that's a very low bar. If a low bar counts as worship... oooohhhhhh boy
Is this article about another Democrat speaking up and stopping the fight; or Bernie? Don't gotta get your britches in a twist, now it just looks like you have some weird obsession with taking the guy down.
Sanders has stepped up as a "leader" since he pissed away most of his influence in 2012. That is really good. And that is why he is the one expected to "speak up" in these kinds of hearings and why he gets media coverage.
But a LOT of work happens in the government that doesn't get media coverage. One could argue that almost all meaningful and productive work falls into that category.
If people want to say "Good on Bernie for telling it like it is" and "Good thing Bernie is there to step up", I am all for it. But "he's the only adult in a room full of children" is an active insult to everyone who is trying to make this shitshow work.
And even if you don't care about actively disrespecting the people trying to attempt to make this country a more bearable place: Sanders is 78. We need to not pin all our hopes and dreams on someone who very likely won't be in office in 2028.
If people want to say “Good on Bernie for telling it like it is” and “Good thing Bernie is there to step up”, I am all for it. But “he’s the only adult in a room full of children” is an active insult to everyone who is trying to make this shitshow work.
Oh, people who hate Sanders suddenly don't like it when people are called children?
That's not what he's saying
Nobody is calling him "king Bernie" either. Pick your battles.
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This has got to be the highest ratio I've ever seen in a single Lemmy comment.
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ok
You gotta learn to read before you learn to type, bro
and shit on all the other people in the government working to accomplish things.
They can't all be Joe Manchin and accomplish everything centrists want.
Hilary rigged the DNC.
Democrats have been ignoring their constituents to pursue their own personal enrichment since.
The people are still waiting for the leader they elected.
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I love how 279 people took time out their day just to point how ridiculous this comment is
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That gop senator is little bitch Markwayne Mullin.
Here he is cowering during the "peaceful tour" of Jan 6.
Whatever you do, please don't share that with him on Twitter or email him with it.
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where Teamsters President Sean O'Brien
He was a union man. I wonder if this guy knows his descendant ends up being the most important man in starfleet history.
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I goddamn love Sean, he makes me happy to be a teamster. This years UPS contract was a great start in bringing rights and safety back to the union, its the next contract that we need to look forward to getting the union what we are owed.
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Absolute clownshoes from ~~Tennessee~~ Oklahoma, lmao.
Jesus Christ, these Republicans are children.
Oops, my bad. Clownshoes is from Oklahoma.
Mullin is from Oklahoma.
Not that the TN senators Blackburn and Hagerty aren't clownshoes.
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So you're telling me that some hick named "Markwayne" from Oklahoma wanted to settle things with a fistfight? Seems pretty on-brand.
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Anybody giving odds on this? I'd like to put $50 on the teamster. I would love to see someone put that election-denying, Chuck Norris wannabe on the mat.
The politician who declared “I’m not Rambo” after his much-ridiculed attempt to enter Afghanistan in the company of a private US security team, boasts on his website a 5-0 record as a professional mixed martial arts fighter.
The official record of his short-lived career suggests a different story: a total of three wins, two against the same opponent, and cumulative fight time of less than 10 minutes in under three rounds.
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This country is truly descending into a big pile of manure. Such primitive thinking. I saw Trump doing the whole fistfighting thing against Biden, too.
Yeah, we've all seen it. You're real manly men.
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I would pay hilarious amounts of money to watch fuckin Mark Wayne get his shit stomped in the Senate
Yes, he can absolutely kick my ass, but he is still one of the biggest pussies I have seen. Being tough and strong also includes your mind. It is through might that the weak and stupid shall rise to power.
This conduct is unbecoming of a senator!
Now a member of the House of Representatives and now governor of Montana? Feel free to physically assault people with zero consequences.
nobody is rushing to condemn this like they all rushed to pass a law banning hoodies though.
so much for the civility argument.
Mullin, what a giant pathetic ass snowflake.
Ha! Nice try I’m not clicking on some X porno site link
Jesus, it's fucking Middle School bullshit.
Wow, that was pitiful. It's embarrassing that some district elected this bully of a man-child.
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That was one of the rare instances where the video was actually worse than the article, jfc.
Come on Bernie, this is pathetic. You should know better than to try to appeal to a Republican's non-existent sense of decency!
/s
Casual Sanders W
Dude thinks he's Senator Armstrong from Metal Gear Rising.
Don't they know you're supposed to take it outside or wait for after class. You don't just throw down in the middle of the room.
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