'Oh my God': Morning Joe panel stunned by Tommy Tuberville's latest display of ignorance

[marble falls]

2. In a different time, he'd have been some villiage's idiot. How does a losing football coach of limited depth ...

... get to be Senator? Then again, how did TFG get to be President.

I remember when Nixon was trying to get Carlswell to the Supreme Court. It was pointed out in confirmation hearing that Carswell was "mediocre", one of his supporters, Sen Roman Hruska said: "Even if he were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they, and a little chance? We can't have all Brandeises, Frankfurters and Cardozos.[11]" William H. Hohan (April 27, 1999). "Roman L. Hruska Dies at 94; Leading Senate Conservative". The New York Times. p. B8. Retrieved April 22, 2018.

Tuberville is representing the mediocre constituency in Alabama.