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marmar

(77,092 posts)
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 11:37 AM Apr 2022

Marsha Blackburn is never going to be mistaken for a MENSA member


Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., suggested on Monday that Tennessee residents want a "wall" on state's southern border to guard against illegal immigration – even even though Tennessee is not located along the U.S.-Mexico border.

"Tennesseans want a wall on our southern border," the conservative tweeted without any further explanation.


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The comment bewildered many critics online, many of whom noted that south Tennessee is bordered by Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi – none of which border Mexico.

"YOUR southern border is with Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, MORON," tweeted political commentator Keith Olberman. ..............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2022/04/12/marsha-blackburn-mocked-on-twitter-for-claiming-tennesseans-want-a-wall-on-our-southern-border/





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Marsha Blackburn is never going to be mistaken for a MENSA member (Original Post) marmar Apr 2022 OP
Well, if I lived ther, I'd sure want to keep track of those Georgians... TreasonousBastard Apr 2022 #1
All they have to do snowybirdie Apr 2022 #11
They must have gotten her on the way home from a coke and sex party. Botany Apr 2022 #2
No, she's ALWAYS weapons-grade stoopid. eom lastlib Apr 2022 #9
I wonder is she is representative of her constituency, as a whole. NT SmallFry Apr 2022 #3
No one is, as a whole. But she represents a majority... dchill Apr 2022 #5
As a whole is an "in general" statement. SmallFry Apr 2022 #7
Right. It's just as painful that she does represent a majority. dchill Apr 2022 #8
I hear she wants to build cages for folks from Georgia Alabama and Mississippi LakeArenal Apr 2022 #4
I live 2 miles south of Memphis, it's more like the other way around lol. MeNotThatKindOfOrc Apr 2022 #14
There was a time when we were young we had an opportunity to settle anywhere. LakeArenal Apr 2022 #15
Hyuck hyuck kcr Apr 2022 #16
I know a couple people who actually do live in Southern Border states... Archae Apr 2022 #6
I live 75 miles from the border Elessar Zappa Apr 2022 #12
The dye leaked in Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #10
In a battle of smarts, I'm pretty sure a leafy vegetable could take her. lastlib Apr 2022 #13
It would be hard to categorize her as a human bedazzled Apr 2022 #17
"Neanderthal. Troglodyte!" lastlib Apr 2022 #18
She's so pitifully f'ing stupid it should be stamped on her forehead. GoodRaisin Apr 2022 #19
I'm surprised how often she is mistaken for a human being. Aristus Apr 2022 #20
This Is Not A Sign Of Her Stupidity ProfessorGAC Apr 2022 #21

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
1. Well, if I lived ther, I'd sure want to keep track of those Georgians...
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 11:43 AM
Apr 2022

Texans, too. You know, people can actually cross state lines, so once they cross a national one, all hell can break loose.

snowybirdie

(5,240 posts)
11. All they have to do
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 12:09 PM
Apr 2022

to head East is take 85 out of Atlanta towards 77 and then northward. Bypassing Tennessee all together. That woman is dumber than dirt!

dchill

(38,547 posts)
5. No one is, as a whole. But she represents a majority...
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 11:56 AM
Apr 2022

...so that qualifies her as such. I wouldn't want to take a stab at the average IQ of ANY state, right now, but I'm guessing Tennessee would be on a low rung and sawing through it.

 

SmallFry

(349 posts)
7. As a whole is an "in general" statement.
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 11:58 AM
Apr 2022

I mean it in terms of her representing the majority.

Painful to see someone like this representing anyone.

LakeArenal

(28,849 posts)
4. I hear she wants to build cages for folks from Georgia Alabama and Mississippi
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 11:56 AM
Apr 2022

Can you blame her for not wanting anyone from Mississippi?

LakeArenal

(28,849 posts)
15. There was a time when we were young we had an opportunity to settle anywhere.
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 12:29 PM
Apr 2022

TN is so beautiful environmentally. We actually seriously thought about it. We didn’t. So glad we didn’t.

Now we landed in Costa Rica. The beautiful country and a non sadistic government.

Wooo boo🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷

kcr

(15,320 posts)
16. Hyuck hyuck
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 12:57 PM
Apr 2022

I lived in Memphis for years. Believe me, the post you responded to is closer to the truth. A border would only improve Tennessee. Certainly wouldn't hurt it.

Archae

(46,354 posts)
6. I know a couple people who actually do live in Southern Border states...
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 11:57 AM
Apr 2022

A guy I know in Albuquerque has said the "invasion by Mexicans" just hasn't happened, and even during those hysteric "caravan" days, the actual numbers of deportees increased, but not by astronomical numbers like the GOP keeps screaming about.

Elessar Zappa

(14,082 posts)
12. I live 75 miles from the border
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 12:10 PM
Apr 2022

and our crime related to undocumented immigrants is almost zero. Republicans are just racist assholes.

lastlib

(23,310 posts)
13. In a battle of smarts, I'm pretty sure a leafy vegetable could take her.
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 12:10 PM
Apr 2022

Lichens and ferns might give her a run for the money.

GoodRaisin

(8,930 posts)
19. She's so pitifully f'ing stupid it should be stamped on her forehead.
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 03:47 PM
Apr 2022

It couldn’t be much more obvious.

ProfessorGAC

(65,213 posts)
21. This Is Not A Sign Of Her Stupidity
Tue Apr 12, 2022, 03:57 PM
Apr 2022

It's obvious what she meant.
There are scads of examples of just how stupid she is. I don't think this is one of them.

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