I don't think Marsha Blackburn gets enough credit for being one of the stupidest people on the planet

[riversedge]

to call Blackburn stupid is being kind.


I don’t think Marsha Blackburn gets enough credit for being one of the stupidest people on the planet
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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Now, now, now . . . . You can't discredit Marjorie Taylor Green and

Lauren Boebert that summarily. They've both worked hard to get where they are. But I do give Marsha B. credit for trying to stay competitive.

[BOSSHOG]

2. Hey, hey, hey

Let’s not forget tooberville! And then there’s the republicans in the sexual predator category.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Good point. Stupid is not a gender restricted game.

[La Coliniere]

5. Let's not forget Marco Rubio

and Tom Cotton.

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Insipid. Not in their league.

[drray23]

8. These two are far from stupid.

They are just right wingers. Stupid they are not.
A better example of an actual stupid gop senator would be Tommy Tuberville.

[La Coliniere]

15. Still don't think they're that bright. But, you're correct,

Toober is a better example.

[not fooled]

16. Yeah. How did he ever coach successfully?

Didn't he have to do extensive strategizing, memorize plays, etc.? He seems so dumb it's difficult to imagine him leading a team. But, I'm not a sports person, so perhaps there's some angle that would account for his success, e.g. the assistant coaches did the heavy lifting.

[ProfessorGAC]

33. He Was A Southern Guy...

...coaching at southern schools (Except Cincinnati) so he was good at recruiting good athletes to his schools.
He probably had good coordinators doing the strategy & tactics. He was more a general manager.
And he wasn't an all-time great coach. Had a middling, though winning, lifetime record.
He's never going to be in the "Top 10 College Coaches Ever" conversation. So, we shouldn't overrate his acumen in strategy.

[Conjuay]

19. and the guy who can never remember where he left his jacket.

[rubbersole]

23. It's in the OSU locker room.

By the showers to be exact...

[Sneederbunk]

12. It's neck and neck.

[SRK65802]

21. Generational stupidity

Boebert - 37
Greene - 50
Blackburn - 72

[comradebillyboy]

4. When she's competing with the likes of Tommy Tuber or

Ron Johnson she seems positively brilliant.

[speak easy]

13. not forgetting the GOP's brainiac , Louie Gohmert

[BumRushDaShow]

30. Or his wannabe twin

Andy Biggs...

[speak easy]

31. Andy has his work cut out for him.

I think it's time... that we reform Congress to the point where all public assistance comes in one single committee. One area where all public assistance can be located, and it will be easy to see all the duplications, all the waste, so much easier to see areas where fraud is running rampant. - fmr Rep. Gohmert

[BumRushDaShow]

34. He got pretty close yesterday

"At the same time, because we can’t, or won’t, eliminate, modify, or combine federal programs in a continuing resolution, we see the immortality of the federal bureaucracy. We continue to fund the odious Planned Parenthood. The World Health Organization, United Nations, and other anti-American institutions continue to receive our dues money,"
...

"You can never rein in spending or eliminate wasteful or harmful federal programs if you fail to pass budget bills," he concluded. "I’d rather let a lapse in spending kick in on Dec. 20 until the new Trump administration takes over in January 2025." - (Raggedy) Andy Biggs

The master was former Rep. and dumbass extraordinaire Steve King. (R-IA).

[Johonny]

7. Nah, there are millions of people dumber than her

They're called her voters

[Hotler]

9. She for sure is a 54%er. nt

[Wiz Imp]

10. In 2012 The Sunlight Foundation released the results of a study measuring the scholastic grade level of speeches made by

members of Congress. The scale uses the Flesch-Kincaid test and is based on the length of words and sentences used. Among its findings are, “Congress now speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did just seven years ago, with the most conservative members of Congress speaking on average at the lowest grade level.” The study further found that it is the “most extreme members” who speak at the lowest grade levels, as well as the most junior.

https://www.alternet.org/2012/05/10_dumbest_members_of_congress

No question that it has gotten even worse in the 12 years since. (As you can guess, the top 10 worst were all Republicans). 3 of them are still serving in Congress.

3. Rand Paul, R-KY: The son of cranky Libertarian Ron Paul, Rand is such a strong advocate of the free market that he opposes the parts of the Civil Rights Act that prohibit businesses from engaging in discrimination. He believes so firmly in personal responsibility that he wanted to let BP off the hook after its oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers and flooding the Gulf with toxins. He called criticism of BP “really un-American.” More recently, he said of Obama’s support for same-sex marriage, “Call me cynical, but I didn’t think his views on marriage could get any gayer.”

9. David Schweikert, R-AZ: Perhaps the poster child for this list is Rep. Schweikert, who was asked a question about the health insurance mandate provision in the Affordable Care Act, and whether he thought it was fair that prior to the ACA someone could incur medical expenses but not pay for them, raising the cost of health care for everyone else. He responded, “You have the right as an American to be dumb.” And he is fully exercising his rights.

10. Ron Johnson, R-WI: Johnson has been a harsh critic of the government stimulus bills. But somehow that didn’t stop him from seeking stimulus funds for renovations to the Grand Opera House when he was president of the venue’s board. His explanation when asked to justify the apparent hypocrisy was that “he may have asked a question or two, but that doesn’t mean he supports the stimulus effort or even wanted the money.” Of course not. He was just curious to see if they would hand over the cash, which he would have promptly returned.

And honorable mention goes to one who has been nominated for Trump's cabinet.

4. Sean Duffy, R-WI: At a town hall meeting in Wisconsin, Duffy was asked whether he’d vote to cut his $174,000 congressional salary. He proceeded to whine about how $174,000 really isn’t that much: “I guarantee that I have more debt than all of you. With six kids, I still pay off my student loans. I still pay my mortgage.” Sounds like he could benefit from Obama’s proposals to reform mortgage and student loan debt.

[rubbersole]

25. You also have the Oxford boy playing King Hick - John Kennedy from Louisiana.

Fake idiot but every bit the insufferable asshole.

[milestogo]

11. Well, its a competitive field.

[Mike 03]

14. Yep. My nickname for her when I used to be on Twitter

was "The Louie Gohmert of the Senate." I've asked her if she would consider leaving her head, when she "passes," to the Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Research.

[AverageOldGuy]

17. In high school she no doubt was known as . . .

My wife taught high school English for 35 years; my daughter taught history, civics, and government for 8 years before going to law school; my daughter-in-law was classroom teacher for 15 years is now director of instruction for a major Virginia school system.

High school kids and teachers have a name for people like Blackburn: AIRHEAD.

[surfered]

18. It's a close call between Tuberville and Blackburn

[Jilly_in_VA]

20. I believe

she's on the third lowest rung of the Senate ladder, just above RoJo, who is just (barely) above Tuberville. I think they were all hoping Herschel Walker would get elected a couple of years ago so they could move up, but the voters of Georgia had better sense.

[bmichaelh]

22. Long Kiss Goodnight

To some MAGA, I am reminded of a line from Long Kiss Goodnight:

"Were you born this stupid or did you take lessons?"

[TNNurse]

24. Many of us in TN are painfully aware.

Let's call her the stupidest woman in the Senate ( is Joni Ernst still there?) because I do believe Tommy Tuberville is even more stupid.

[Faux pas]

26. And

she seems to happy and proud of it

[displacedvermoter]

28. I don't believe Markwayne Mullin

from Oklahoma is getting the attention he deserves for stupidity, combined with ignorance of his role as a US Senator, and a lack of any basic courtesy.

A completely trashy man, apparently just what Oklahoma wants and deserves.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

32. Blackburn is indeed an idiot

[mysuzuki2]

35. Don't forget Ron Johnson

Senate republicans are a confederacy of dunces

[mysuzuki2]

36. Don't forget Ron Johnson

Senate republicans are a confederacy of dunces