GOP Sen. Says He Could Have Beat Up Hearing Witness if Not for 'Political Correctness'
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin blamed “political correctness” for the uproar over his attempt to fight a witness during a Senate hearing.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin blamed “political correctness” for the uproar over his attempt to fight a witness during a Senate hearing.

  • Melllvar@startrek.websiteEnglish
    66·
    2 years ago

    Mullin has been going on a media tour in the wake of the near-altercation. During an interview with Sean Hannity, the Fox News host reminisced to Mullin about his rough and tumble youth. “I don’t think there was a single day that we were playing sports where we didn’t drop the gloves or, you know, have a brief interlude of, you know, throwing fists and it would be all be over,”

    “Emotionally stunted manchild” would have been more succinct.

    • RagingRobot@lemmy.world
      25·
      2 years ago

      He didn’t go a day without fighting as a kid? Wtf is wrong with him. That’s psychotic. I had maybe 2 or 3 fights during my entire childhood lol. Maybe he’s just an asshole

      • whereisk@lemmy.world
        10·
        2 years ago

        He’s lying, and playing that “back in my day we weren’t snowflakes like those liberals are today” card that plays well with fox news audiences.

        Doesn’t have to be remotely true, just has to paint a picture that confirms the bias.

        Of course when push came to shove to actually confront someone to protect people he hid like a little bitch behind the chairs…

        …and now he was waiting for someone to hold him back from his bravado - it ended up being Bernie who couldn’t hold back a feisty kitten if he tried.

        But it’s ok this guy learned how to act tough convincingly in wrestling - so he went on the media circus.

        • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.world
          7·
          2 years ago

          He’s playing the terrorist support card. He’s telling his dumbass supporters it’s okay to use violence against union members. And they will do it.

          The next time teamsters are striking, see if one of those dumb fucks that love this guy doesn’t try and drive their car through them or do a mass shooting or stab a five year old fifty times.

          These are Republicans and as they say, “we are all domestic terrorists.”

    • ColorcodedResistor@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      “I don’t think there was a single day that we were playing sports where we didn’t drop the gloves or, you know, have a brief interlude of, you know, throwing fists and it would be all be over,”

      that’s kinda sad. how toxically broken of a person do you have to be to always throw hands and be around others who indulge the behaviour.

      i grew up in the 80s/90s before cameras and yes, most of us were little shits. we would bully and be bullied, but eventually. most of us learned. this guy is bringing an elementary level of emotional control to congress.

      i bet you he commiserates every failed relationship he had, in a long winded rant/mental loop jumping tangent where he convinces himself and tries to convince you all his ex lovers were the issue and not him.