This Republican Who Wants to End the Weekend Is Probably Headed to Congress

[DonViejo]

Wisconsin state Sen. Glenn Grothman thinks days off are "goofy," says sex ed could make kids gay, and claims money is "more important for men."

—By Andy Kroll | Fri Sep. 26, 2014 6:00 AM EDT

Glenn Grothman, a Republican state senator who is on track to be the next congressman from Wisconsin's 6th district, has never been shy about speaking his mind. He's a bomb-thrower, a perpetual outrage machine for his liberal opponents, and a gift to the local and national press corps.

Grothman briefly stepped onto the national stage during the 2011 protests against Republican Gov. Scott Walker's effort to curb public workers' bargaining rights. He was one of the most outspoken critics of the anti-Walker protesters. On MSNBC, he derided those protesting the bill as "a bunch of slobs" and compared those who occupied the state Capitol to "college students and hangers-on having a party."

In August, Grothman surprised many, including some in his own party, by squeezing out the narrowest of victories in the GOP primary in his overwhelmingly Republican district, which includes Oshkosh and Fond du Lac. Referring to Grothman's previous remarks about women, one Republican operative tweeted, "Gee, so glad we nominated the guy w/ a reputation of being a misogynist in #WI06 w/ both our Gov and AG candidates down vs women."

Uncharacteristically, Grothman has gone silent since his primary victory. (His campaign did not respond to requests for comment.)

Here is a roundup of what might be called his greatest hits. Read them and remember that Grothman is likely headed to Congress.

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[sharp_stick]

1. Holy Shit

is this guy going to compete with Louis Gohmert for the dumbest motherfucker to ever get elected to Congress? This dipshit makes Michelle Bachmann look like a fucking Rhode's scholar.

[brewens]

2. Life was better when most of us had weekends off. I was there when we started the race to the

bottom. I was a boxboy at a grocerey store in 1976 when we had to go from closing at nine to closing at ten, because Safeway, our main competitor did. WTF did that really accomplish? Safeway was doing it because we had recently been invaded by a string of Circle K convenience stores. So you could buy a pack of smokes and maybe beers up until 11 now at those places. That's what freakin' started it.

Did we really need that? All that convenience? Our married people at the store were already lucky to be home before ten to see their families. Making it an hour later was a huge difference. We all used to do our shopping Monday through Saturday and call it good before seven or so. Most people had jobs that ended before six and it worked just fine. Forget about Sunday. You were lucky to get gas anywhere on a Sunday. So plan your trip around it.

You'd think these religious "family values" types would have been protesting in the streets over businesses making their people work on Sunday! What about the "BABY JAYUSUS?" Don't we love him anymore? People need to git religion, take their kids to church and force it on all us godless heathens. Isn't that more important than beating the other guy out of a buck? Evidently not.

Now everything is 24/7. I can't deny I take advantage of that, but for me, it's going shopping at the buttcrack of dawn. If I absolutely am forced to go to our Super Wally World, that is when I will go. Just to beat the crowd. Take me back to the old days though when you had guys stocking in the isles at the store during the day. They never failed to see you and ask you if they could help you find something. If it wasn't on the shelf, the guy would move hal a stack of stuff, cut open a box and hand it to you. So what if it wasn't priced yet? Evey single checker on duty would know what the price was! We still have a store like that. Valley Foods in Lapwai, Idaho. Owned by Mr. Don Whipple. That's right, Mr. Whipple! I salute you Mr Whipple!

[Half-Century Man]

3. Had to bring him in.

Michele Bachmann (R) Twilight zone is not running for reelection.
Without her the Befuddled Triangle collapses.
Sure we would still have Louie Gohmert (R) Comatose and Steve King (R) Bushes Behind Walmart, but that would leave us an unsatisfying Line of Loopy.
What if Egypt needs a reassuring visit from us again?

[Louisiana1976]

5. I didn't know Michele Bachmann isn't running for re-election. That's wonderful news. Hopefully her

district will elect a good Democrat to take her place.

[Brigid]

4. Where do they find these people?