Republican Louie Gohmert Claims Southern Poverty Law Center Has 'Stirred Up More Hate Than Any Other

[demmiblue]

U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert said that he was upset the Southern Poverty Law Center is one of the partners for YouTube's Trusted Flagger Program.

The GOP congressman from Texas stated his feelings about the center before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The committee met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai to ask questions about how the company handles privacy, viewpoints that may be deemed as controversial, and data security. During the hearing, Gohmert expressed that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) “stirred up more hate” than any other hate group he knows.

"The Southern Poverty Law Center has really stirred up more hate than any other group that I've known," Gohmert said.

https://www.newsweek.com/louie-gohmert-southern-poverty-law-center-hate-more-group-kkk-1254669

[vlyons]

1. America's stupidest congressman

We all need to be grateful to Louie for standing his ground to never ever vote funding for gay colonies on the moon -- or anywhere eklse in space. *snark*

[Turbineguy]

2. Well, somebody has to be the dumbest person in every organization.

And he's the one in the U.S. Congress.

[Bettie]

22. On the plus side

it's easy to find the Senate's village idiot.

Someone challenges him every so often, but that Louie, he's determined to always be the biggest dolt in the room!

[jmowreader]

39. Louie is in the House, not the Senate

That’s okay, he’s so stoopid he’ll serve as the designated idiot for both chambers.

[Bettie]

40. Oops, I was having a moment

of being a dolt myself. I know he's in the house, but I was distracted!

[GWC58]

3. Go crawl back under your rock,

Box-O-Rocks! 😵😉

[Anon-C]

4. Project. Project. Project.

[atreides1]

5. Uh huh

So Gohmert is admitting that he's acquainted with hate groups? You have to admit that was a brave move on his part, not many Republicans in Congress have the courage to do something like that, even Steve King tends to walk back his admitted associations with white racist groups!!!

[underpants]

26. I was just about to post - Well, he DOES know hate groups

[agingdem]

6. it's you Gohmert

you've stirred up more than any other group except maybe your like-minded buddies: the Orange Menace, his cabinet and "advisors", the Republican controlled Senate/House, the KKK, neo-nazis, et al.

[BootinUp]

7. Yes Louie, we know you hate them. nt

[Javaman]

8. louie gohmert is a classic example of cognitive dissonance run amok.

he is a lowly cur.

[Bucky]

19. Not sure what cognitive functions he *has* to get dissonated

[Javaman]

21. good point LOL nt

[lpbk2713]

9. Son ... you're not paying attention.

GOP, Tea Party, Klan, AM Talk Radio, Faux News. All you have to do is look around you.

[MineralMan]

10. For sure. That's why we hate you, Louie the Gomer.

They're doing a great job!

[redstatebluegirl]

11. Could this dumbshit just crawl back under his rock please?

[walkingman]

12. There must be something in the water in Texas. I am embarrassed to be a Texan since the 90's.

[czarjak]

13. Hating and exposing hate...

Two different things, LouLou!

[raging moderate]

14. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!.....................................................................................

I'm sorry, I just can't stand any more of this ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

[GemDigger]

15. With the exception of the Republican party which is the biggest hate group in the country. nt

[onenote]

16. Proud supporter of SPLC for over 30 years here.

[Gothmog]

17. Gohmert is an idiot

[Bucky]

18. Gohmert's right

All the nazis and klansmen hate the SPLC. It keeps shining a light into their dark little rat holes

[Victor_c3]

20. I'm really trying to see it from his perspective

I peruse a very right-leaning forum from time to time to gauge the right’s perspective. I often see them refer to the left as being the “real” racists and I just don’t get how they can even come to that conclusion.

I’m really at a loss how someone could believe that.

[haele]

23. We're racists or intolerent bullies because we won't allow them to be.

They're so insecure that unless they can constantly prove to themselves that they are better than anyone who can possibly make them feel small or threatened, they're being dis-respected or attacked.

How dare you be intolerant of their intolerance? Their intolerance is just a warm, comfy blanket of good sense to them.

Haele

[Volaris]

24. It's this. They don't like it when we cast aspersions, so they call us out on it

By casting Asparagus. It's not exactly the same thing. Louie doesn't know that, because he's a dipshit numbskull.

I'm not sure when, but at some point a good percentage of this nation EMBRACED BEING STUPID as a valuable charachter traight...best guess is 1998, but like I said, not sure...

[The Mouth]

25. 1980

Ronie Raygun

[underpants]

29. Projection and "The Party of Lincoln"

Most importantly they project. The are fed this endlessly in their media.

They also are probably clinging desperately to the well worn (and explained/debunked) narrative that it was Republicans who freed the slaves while Democrats resisted. They continue with this through Jim Crow and Massive Resistance- yes it was Dems that lead those but those Dems fled the GOP and the parties - since slavery - have completely flipped sides.

[sprinkleeninow]

27. Kablooey louie, RAM IT!

[Hoyt]

28. Gohmert's constituents have ties to KKK and other white wing groups who are monitored by SPLC.

[shenmue]

30. Sigh

[spanone]

31. when you're a racist, I guess you would hate the SPLC

[Thomas Hurt]

32. The "don't tell me I am a hateful bigot it just makes me hate you more" excuse?

If we tolerate bigots more they won't kill as many people? fn idiot

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

33. You can always count on Gohmert to say something totally fucking stupid

[Bleacher Creature]

34. That's like saying the police stir up crime. Or the fire department stirs up fires.

[DFW]

35. Here is one Texan who is a SPLC member, and ashamed of Gohmert

Somehow, I don't think the work of the SLPC will suffer any damage from being badmouthed by the biggest embarrassment Texas has ever sent to the House of Representatives.

[eShirl]

36. Stupid Things Republicans Say, number 5387.

[Caliman73]

37. Does Gohmert have any credibility with ANYONE other than Fox and Fox viewers?

The man is an idiot in the first place. Second, he is just using an old, but unfortunately sometimes effective tactic of right wingers which is to label the groups who call out racism, hate, and extremism as extremist.

"Black Lives Matter are the real racists" Why? because they call attention to Black people being disproportionately targeted and killed by police?

"Al Sharpton is a racist" Why? Because he has stood up for civil rights and called out racism?

"Barak Obama was a divider". Why? Because he was Black and spoke about things from a Black perspective?

It is all the same tired tactic. It works on people who are actively racist, bigoted, ignorant, predisposed to accept the dominant discourse about racial relations, or people who are tired of hearing about privilege in society.

[SWBTATTReg]

38. I read somewhere that he beat his wife...true? nt

[sakabatou]

41. Gohmert Pyle said something stupid?

Not shocked at all.

[Gothmog]

42. Louie is an idiot

It is time to make another donation to the SPLC