Brianna Keilar on Tuberville holding up military promotions

[Peppertoo]

Link to tweet

[judesedit]

1. I just hope people remember this shit when it's time to vote.

[Peppertoo]

5. Agree

[gratuitous]

6. They won't remember it

Unless we tell them. The Republicans aren't going to remind voters that they don't support the troops or our military readiness or morale. Democrats? Euhhh, maybe a couple of them will bring it up. The media? Not a chance, but they will hit their favored narrative that it's Republicans who support a strong national defense in the face of all evidence to the contrary.

That leaves it to us to remind our fellow voters about Sen. Tuberville's grandstanding stunt.

[Mopar151]

2. Democratic Senators in NH recently received death.threats over this!!

So, in some circles, Tuberville is a "smart one"! Doing shady, nasty things* and getting northern Democratic women blamed for it - GENIUS!!!!

[Peppertoo]

4. Those circles

Anyone thinking Tuberville is smart needs to have their head examined.

[Mopar151]

9. That should be obvious!

Those who threaten anonymously trend toward the mud-dumb and anti-intellectual, as well as broody drunks.

[panader0]

3. He's not only damaging military readiness, but disrupting the lives of all of the families.

Where do the kids go to school this year? I was raised on AF bases and moved every two years. You needed to be there
to set up your housing, on base or not, and to get registered in school, and get all of your belongings unpacked etc.
What asshole Tuberville is doing is very fucked up.
It usually took most of the summer to move and get set up in your new place.
And the hold up on promotions is costing these officers a chunk of change.

[ZonkerHarris]

7. We need to make an ad on this.

Something along the lines of “one Republican senator is holding up all promotions for active military members right now. And none of the other Republican senators have tried to make him stop. Why do Republicans hate our soldiers, sailors and airman?”

[Peppertoo]

8. Yes

[Deminpenn]

10. Here's betting a lot of military and their families

in Alabama voted for Tuberville. Actions have consequences, sometimes ones you least expect.