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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) questioned the timing of Joe Bidens inauguration on January 20 in an interview with WIAT.
Said Tuberville: We probably could have had a swearing-in and inauguration later after we got this virus behind us a little bit. Again, were talking about Washington, D.C..
However, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution requires that the inauguration and swearing-in of a new President take place on January 20th. It wasnt clear if Tuberville was aware of that during the interview.
https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/14/tuberville-suggests-delaying-inauguration/
dalton99a
(94,684 posts)bottomofthehill
(9,395 posts)Mme. Defarge
(9,032 posts)on January 20th, nest ce pas?
C_U_L8R
(49,433 posts)Fucking knownothing.
turtleblossom
(504 posts)Mariana
(15,629 posts)jcgoldie
(12,046 posts)What a fool.
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Proud liberal 80
(4,392 posts)Getting postponed, too?
Blue Owl
(59,300 posts)BusyBeingBest
(9,173 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)Brother Mythos
(1,442 posts)And, I'm certain there are other elected Republicans in congress who are every bit as knowledgeable as Tuberville.
JDC
(11,133 posts)roamer65
(37,965 posts)onetexan
(13,913 posts)level of mendacity.
hvn_nbr_2
(6,804 posts)...Trump really would be president-for-life.
Behind the Aegis
(56,124 posts)People keep saying, "How could something like the 6th have happened?" REALLY?!? REALLY?! Because know-nothing IDIOTS, GRIFTERS, HATE-MONGERS, and BIGOTS keep getting ELECTED!
Rhiannon12866
(256,829 posts)roamer65
(37,965 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(36,631 posts)roamer65
(37,965 posts)dreamland
(1,121 posts)My vote is on him but they both failed history.
DFW
(60,312 posts)He was the one who cited the three branches of our government: the executive, the Senate and the House of Representatives. This is NOT a joke, and he was being serious.
Normally, Id just say well, hes an Alabama Republican, but so is Jeff Sessions, and even he can spell Constitution, and knows what the three branches of government are.
Vivienne235729
(3,748 posts)Trump fucked up on COVID and you now SUDDENLY only give 2 shits about it for the inauguration. Never mind the hundreds of thousands of people that have died and you were silent. This guy is a real piece of work.
yonder
(10,297 posts)Celerity
(54,639 posts)The fucker's IQ expressed as degrees Fahrenheit couldn't melt an ice cube.
roamer65
(37,965 posts)Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)Tolerating stupidity like this is part of the problem. Id have called him an idiot to his face. I wouldnt last long as an interviewer.
Marie Marie
(11,374 posts)BusyBeingBest
(9,173 posts)jmowreader
(53,271 posts)...but it seems that when Tommy Tuberville was in school, he wasn't the brightest bulb on the tree. In fact, it got so bad that his teacher called the coach in one day.
"Coach, I'm benching Tuberville for academics."
"Now why the hell would you do that?" asked the coach.
"It's because he's the dumbest bastard in the whole county. He can't spell. He can't do math. He can barely read. Shit, coach, yesterday I gave out a quiz and there was a line at the top of it to put your name. He asked me what his name was. I'm on the verge of sending him back to the first grade."
"Now come on, Mr. Jones, it ain't his fault he can't spell. You keep on giving him those hard words with silent letters and stuff."
"What the hell are you talking about, coach? He can't fucking spell 'coffee.'"
"Ah, yeah he can. No one's that stupid."
"Are you sure? I tell you what: Send Tuberville in here and have him spell 'coffee.' If he gets one letter right, I'll let him play this weekend."
So the coach goes out in the hall where Tuberville is sitting. "Son, I made a deal with your teacher. You go in there and you stand up straight and proud and you spell 'coffee.' And if you get even one little letter right, you get to play this weekend. So get in there and do it for the team!"
In goes Tuberville. He stands up straight and proud in front of his teacher and says, in a loud voice, "Coffee. K-A-U-P-H-Y. Coffee."
edbermac
(16,467 posts)Two words: first word begins with an F, second word begins with a Y
Rstrstx
(1,649 posts)Hed immediately recognize the foolish ridiculousness of trying to postpone it. People would be rioting in the streets, taking up arms, cats would be sleeping with dogs, quarterbacks with receivers (instead of the kickers), it would be complete madness I tell you.
Renew Deal
(85,262 posts)This is who they chose.
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,526 posts)... question the intelligence of AOC.