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BlueTsunami2018

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38. He's a lunatic. An ex-MMA fighter.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:27 PM

15 hrs ago

He tried to get into a fistfight with a union leader on the Senate floor. Bernie Sanders had to intervene.

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Pic Of The Moment: Let's Meet Trump's New Pick For Head Of DHS [View all] EarlG Yesterday OP

I assume he was hated by his fellow Senators Johonny Yesterday #1

It misses the part about how MWM went 3-0 in his MMA fighting career AZJonnie Yesterday #2

A degree in drywallogy UpInArms Yesterday #3

OT: your icon is sadly appropos -War is Indeed a Racket jfz9580m Yesterday #5

yes, I read the book a long time ago UpInArms Yesterday #6

Ah yes - the plot by those industrialists against FDR jfz9580m Yesterday #9

Here's some real truth....War makes rich men richer. Bengus81 Yesterday #11

the guy is a total dumbass Kali Yesterday #4

TBH I just don't think a home improvement expert is qualified to run the Department of Homeland Security EarlG Yesterday #7

in general I agree, and specifically him I TOTALLY agree Kali Yesterday #14

I don't like the coastal elite stereotype EarlG 23 hrs ago #25

I am just saying the college/law degrees Kali 21 hrs ago #28

"I am just saying the college/law degrees TBF 17 hrs ago #36

His post is about those in Congress,not every Liberal everywhre having a college degree Bengus81 Yesterday #8

is a law degree a requirement for being elected to office? Kali 23 hrs ago #16

I want Cabinet Appointments to be educated leftstreet Yesterday #15

a doctor and a senator are not the same thing Kali 23 hrs ago #18

But we can always use another plumber, especially so close to the White House FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #23

wonder if he had anything to do with all the marble they inflicted on the Kali 21 hrs ago #29

Watch the flare up in a Senate meeting wanting to fight a guy testifying. No wonder a Trump likes Bengus81 Yesterday #10

Maybe he'll at least fund FEMA recoveries. intheflow Yesterday #12

I wonder if he would hire a cashier at 7-Eleven to do his plumbing? Why does he think... Ol Janx Spirit Yesterday #13

He's the only one from a truly safe state Figarosmom 23 hrs ago #17

Well, he's got that kind of face. You just want to Exp 23 hrs ago #19

Only the best people twodogsbarking 23 hrs ago #20

So the guy is Tim Allen, right? Remember the episode of Home Improvement where Tim juiced up a garbage disposal PatrickforB 23 hrs ago #21

Let's bring out Weird Al... BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago #22

In other words, he is less qualified for the position than I am. LoisB 23 hrs ago #24

This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote 23 hrs ago #26

He is very very anti.immigrant..that and how much he flatters trump, thats all trump cares about BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #27

I only have a high school degree and so does my husband crimycarny 21 hrs ago #30

As an aside, I am an engineer also with a BSEE. I work for an MEP firm and madinmaryland 20 hrs ago #32

Oh puhleeze crimycarny 19 hrs ago #33

Roid Raging Senator 2na fisherman 21 hrs ago #31

The only qualification..... SergeStorms 18 hrs ago #34

Plumb Dumb. Period! czarjak 18 hrs ago #35

TSF replaced LilElf70 16 hrs ago #37

He's a lunatic. An ex-MMA fighter. BlueTsunami2018 15 hrs ago #38

"Meet the new boss.... same as the old boss" - The Who Jack Valentino 15 hrs ago #39