Last night I heard a Florida Democrat refer to the Gulf of Mexico

[malaise]

as the Gulf of America. Buy a spine.

Gulf of Mexico or Golfo de México—drawn, like the country's name, from the Indigenous Nahuatl language.

Eff that shit

[BeerBarrelPolka]

1. I

I loathe people like that. No excuse for that kind of bullshit. Cowardice.

[malaise]

5. My jaw dropped

Sickening

[BeerBarrelPolka]

9. Weak

These type are vermin plain and simple.

[vanlassie]

53. This guy?

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You might have missed something, as he and Cory Booker literally do a comedy routine in hearings and they are hilarious. He is highly effective.

[Geechie]

58. Yeah that guy also voted to censure Rep Al Green

[Marcuse]

73. Along with other issues Moskowitz explains his censure vote - noting that Al Green himself voted "present"' not "no".

[spanone]

2. K&R

[malaise]

3. He also supported DOGE

[Marcuse]

76. Moskowitz joined the Committee on DOGE in order to attack it from within. Brilliant!

[W_HAMILTON]

85. You should stop reading wherever you are getting this mis(dis?)information from and look more into it.

I've watch Moskowitz in several of his hearings and you are completely misrepresenting him, both in terms of his Gulf of America comment (do you have a link to what you saw exactly?) and his """support for DOGE.""" He is very scathing in the way he makes his trademark satirical/tongue-in-cheek comments about various GOP initiatives. For anyone that has actually watched him and not read/watched something taken completely out of context, they would know he doesn't actually support calling it Gulf of America or the DOGE ridiculousness. Case in point, here's a video of him talking about DOGE:

[Brenda]

4. I heard Jim Cantore call it GoA recently.

Guess we know how he voted. I now switch the channel if he appears.

Thank the godz all the other meteorologists on TWC still call it GoM.

Chumpers have no clue how much money that would cost the tourism industry of the Gulf states to rename it on all of their PR material, tourism products, websites, etc. etc.

[malaise]

7. It is the disrespect to the indigenous people

that angers me. History did not begin with white racists.

[Brenda]

14. Yes, of course.

It's disrespectful, ignorant, delusional, and disastrous on so many levels.

[allegorical oracle]

15. Not only that, but it's dangerous as hurricane season approaches. There is a percentage

of the population that doesn't pay much attention to geographical name changes. If weather forecasters begin to use GofA, there are people who won't realize that the storm is in the Gulf of Mexico.

[malaise]

16. Excellent point

Rec

[kerry-is-my-prez]

84. Yep people are either going to be confused, not know, or have forgotten about the change.

I would be wondering, are they talking about the Gulf of Mexico? I live on the Gulf. Most of us just call it “the Gulf.”

[Sailingdiver]

18. give the cult a few more years

Changing school curriculum and banning what they don't like and children will not know our history.

[DFW]

68. At least they will know who attacked the British airports during the Revolutionary War. n/t

[TNNurse]

20. Was once on a calm serene beach while he was reporting

a storm farther south as if were in the storm. Except I could see him physically standing nearby, nowhere near that storm.

[Emile]

6. Was the politician a centrist?

[JustAnotherGen]

77. No - just a smart ass

[lastlib]

82. I would've referred to him as a "dumb-ass".....

but that's me. YMMV.

[Timeflyer]

8. Was this an elected politician? I sure hope not.

[malaise]

11. A Congressman

no less

[TheRickles]

17. Name and shame?

[malaise]

22. This one

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/16/politics/jared-moskowitz-fema-trump-administration

[DENVERPOPS]

69. He is no different

than the entire group of Republican Politicians and the entire Trump CABAL, selling their souls and our country down the drain.

The ONLY difference between them, and the "ladies" walking the street on E. Colfax here in Denver? There are some things that these "ladies" will ABSOLUTELY not do, for ANY amount of money.......

[malaise]

71. Adding this

The 10 Democrats who voted with Republicans to censure Green were: Ami Bera of California, Ed Case of Hawaii, Jim Costa of California, Laura Gillen of New York, Jim Himes of Connecticut, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio, Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington and Tom Suozzi of New York.I’m

[DENVERPOPS]

72. And people wonder

what is the problem with the democratic Party...........

[malaise]

74. Not sure it's the Democratic Party

I think party structures in the presidential system are very different from the parliamentary system - way less party discipline.

[malaise]

31. Video at 1.42

[TheRickles]

33. Thanks. In his defence (half-hearted though it might be), it looks like he was putting air quotes around the term.

But still, it's another step towards legitimizing this ridiculous name change.

[Marcuse]

38. Moskowitz is one of our best - a candidate for the Rookie of this Congress. I agree that he was being sarcastic.

[calimary]

45. Does he seriously use "Gulf of America"?

Please help me understand why he’s “one of our best” if he caves to using some phony fantasy label like “Gulf of America”? Caving toward Trump, maybe?

Or were you being facetious and it just happened to push one of my outrage buttons?

Sorry. But I still feel the need to assert AND underscore one thing: It’s the GULF OF MEXICO. PERIOD.

[Marcuse]

47. Agreed, but I simply don't believe that defines him.

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[calimary]

48. Maybe he was being sarcastic?

Problem is, most people might look at this as a validation of trump. Some folks don’t think in subtlety.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

90. People in Florida, Rep and Dem are not paying attention to it.

I live on the Gulf and have not heard anyone talk about it. It’s only Republican politicians from out of state who talk about it.

[carpetbagger]

46. Mike Johnson's going to give him a talking to...

but I still think he'll give him the award.

[Jose Garcia]

65. He's not a rookie -- this is his second term

[Marcuse]

80. Yes, you are right. He and Crockett are continuing their excellence.

[Celerity]

78. He is not a rookie. He was first elected in 2022. Also:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Moskowitz

Moskowitz is the only Democrat to have joined the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) caucus in Congress.

On March 6, 2025, Moskowitz was one of ten Democrats in Congress who joined all of their Republican colleagues in voting to censure Democratic congressman Al Green for interrupting President Donald Trump's speech to Congress.

In February 2023, Moskowitz was one of 11 Democrats who voted in favor of a resolution to end the COVID-19 national emergency.

In November 2023, Moskowitz was one of 12 House Democrats to vote for a $14.3 billion aid package to Israel that was funded by cutting the IRS budget.

In 2025, Moskowitz was one of 46 House Democrats who joined all Republicans to vote for the Laken Riley Act.

In April 2025, Moskowitz bought thousands of dollars worth of stocks before Trump's tariff pause, profiting off of turmoil in the stock market. He purchased between $20,000 and $300,000 in 20 different companies on April 7, when stock prices were low as a result of Trump's April 2 tariff announcement. According to Business Insider, "It was a well-timed trade. Two days later, Trump announced a 90-day pause on his 'reciprocal' tariffs, and stock prices shot back up."

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[Geechie]

83. Thank you. I don't get the free passes.

Batted for DeSantis like, 15 minutes ago. Double agent? He’s far too clever to be a useful tool.

[taxi]

40. Honestly?

I listened and didn't hear any air quotes. Maybe a skilled transcriber would include them in the transcription and everyone reading it would know. Once something is said there's no going back. For him the words he used are easier the next time. It shows that he is willing to use them. Anyone hearing him say them knows he runs to the front of the parade, this is where he wants to be.

[hay rick]

49. Watch the video and see his arms move precisely at the start of the phrase.

[malaise]

55. It is the Gulf of Mexico- clarity about serious matters is way more useful than so called sarcasm

That is all

[hay rick]

60. Sarcasm is a form of emphasis.

Moskowitz' intent is clear. You are misunderstanding or misrepresenting his intent. I see and hear other Democrats using "Gulf of America" sarcastically all the time. It neither offends nor amuses me, but I am clear on their intent.

[malaise]

41. Eff the air quotes

It’s Gulf of Mexico

[David__77]

62. I find his reference to the allegedly "sane" people in the Trump administration to be notable.

[sop]

10. Since 1550...

[malaise]

13. THIS

Rec

Stealing tgat

[riversedge]

57. Love it. Thanks

[Violet_Crumble]

91. Here's mine.

Considering I'm in Australia, a surprising number of people who comment on the shirt know what it's about. Not so many of them know what the Foxtrot Delta Tango bit is about.

[UTUSN]

12. K&R

[CaptainTruth]

21. Who was it?

[malaise]

23. See #22 n/t

Note that he said he was not interested in the position
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/17/rep-jared-moskowitz-interested-fema-job-remain-con/

[CaptainTruth]

28. Thanks! Makes sense it was Moskowitz.

[surfered]

24. Gulf of Mexico est. 1552

Next, he’ll be changing the names of the planets and the Periodic Table.

[malaise]

27. Pissed me off

Yuh see

[yorkster]

29. He thinks the Periodic Table is the name of

the program used to monitor women's possible pregnancies in the red states.

[TheRickles]

34. Pun of the day, and it's not even 10am!

[Marcuse]

56. True. He does seem preoccupied.

[yorkster]

64. Cotinually creepy.

He gives me the willies.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

25. Shameful!

[bromeando]

26. Gulf of Mexico

I heard that too. Appeasement never works

[hadEnuf]

30. Get rid of him.

You are either a Democrat or not. We do not need moles, appeasers or Vichy Democrats. They do more damage in the long run than not having anyone at all.

[malaise]

32. More party discipline is definitely required

[Clouds Passing]

35. That person is NO Democrat

[3auld6phart]

36. Sounds

Like a DINO. Scared of his own.shadow.

[AllaN01Bear]

37. does a wild take and second look. yo mamma.

[barbtries]

39. a Democrat?!

oh man, there's nowhere to turn.

#Protest

[TheRickles]

52. He was being sarcastic, as shown by his use of air quotes (visible at 1:45 in the video posted by Malaise, #23).

[JustAnotherGen]

79. Air quotes

Might be a non-verbal idiom that the OP is not aware of as they are not American.

[Oopsie Daisy]

42. My sarcasm detector works best when it has fresh batteries.

[tritsofme]

43. Big yawn. Outrage over a sarcastic remark is the epitome of silliness

Any excuse to attack a Democrat, I guess!

Doesn’t help that he’s one of ”those” pesky you-know-whats!, I’m sure!

[malaise]

59. Bigger yawn

It is Gulf of Mexico est. 1552 with no sarcasm thingy - PERIOD.

[tritsofme]

95. The Democratic congressman's last name is Moskowitz, I get it. No further explanation is required.

That is all.

[Gimpyknee]

44. How did appeasement turn out for Prime Minister Chamberlain?

[LiberalArkie]

50. There are a hell of a lot of conservative Democrats in the South. Some a little more to the right than MAGA.

[hay rick]

51. Attacking a Democrat who clearly was being sarcastic...unrec.

[tritsofme]

54. He's Jewish. That is important context for this OP.

And why he is being attacked.

[Scrivener7]

61. WTF?

[tritsofme]

63. It is important context for understanding why this Democrat is being attacked for an innocuous sarcastic remark.

Doesn’t fool me!

[Mossfern]

67. Took me a while....

but now I understand your comment.
I was about to sic my 3 overweight kitties on you!

[Ping Tung]

66. Why is the Mississippi River named after Mississippi? Why not Minnesota or Louisiana? Or Elvis?

[EdmondDantes_]

70. It may have been from their language, but it wasn't their name for it

The name came from the Spanish conquerors.

While Trump renaming it is really dumb, it's not as offensive to me as him renaming Denali which is what indigenous people called the mountain even though the mountain name only officially changed in 2015.

[GiqueCee]

75. The Gulf of MEXICO...

... is an international body of water, surrounded by more than one country. The name, Gulf of Mexico", is believed to have first appeared on a map in 1550, LONG before the United States even existed.
Despite his insufferable – and incredibly fragile – ego, Trump has NO legal right to unilaterally change the name of the Gulf of Mexico.
But as long as he's befouling the Oval Office, he will rampage over rules, laws, and normal standards of adult behavior until those with the power to curb his malicious instincts find the courage to face him down before he starts WWIII.

[malaise]

81. That effin simple

Rec

[Redleg]

86. I now call it the Gulf of Fuck You

This lets people know how I feel about the name change.

[malaise]

87. Love it

Rec

[red dog 1]

88. 2 weeks ago, Moskowitz voted No on MTG's bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico

But now he calls it the Gulf of America??
WTF?

H.R. 276 passed 211 to 206 (No Dems voted for it)
https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025122

[malaise]

89. Precisely

Don’t give it airplay or attempt sarcasm - it is the Gulf of MexIco period

[samplegirl]

92. Disgusting'

[Oopsie Daisy]

93. Typical drive by shitting on a Democrat.

Pathetic.

[Figarosmom]

94. Not much of a Democrat

Oh, Moskowitz. NEVERMIND

He's being sarcastic, more like sardonic.

Moskowitz will never capitulate to trump, he hates him and makes fun of him and johnson, , relentlessly.