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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy mother guessed who had COVID-19 on the first try.
I gave her two clues:
"He's not from our state."
"But he's the dumbest person in Congress."
She said: "Oh. Gohmert!"
She guessed Louie Gohmert straight away. I could hardly contain my laughter.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Initech
(100,182 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,237 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,631 posts)wryter2000
(46,162 posts)Or face/palm.
iluvtennis
(19,936 posts)uponit7771
(90,379 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,974 posts)B Stieg
(2,410 posts)should be an Olympic sport!
wryter2000
(46,162 posts)n/t
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Gym Jordan, Goetz, Cotton or Cruz.
cab67
(3,013 posts)...that I think a literacy test for voting might not be a bad idea, IF and ONLY IF it can be done in a way that doesn't boil down to Jim Crow reborn.
Seriously - no one who can read and write could possibly think Gohmert is someone who should be serving in Congress.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,286 posts)MLAA
(17,387 posts)DFW
(54,593 posts)If Barr gets seriously ill because of that meeting, I might even stop trashing Gohmert for a day or two.
Vinca
(50,350 posts)couldn't remember the guy's name. He just said he was the tall, stupid looking one. I haven't a clue. There are just too many to choose from.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)or Goetz. Not Gym Jordan, he is a little shrimp.
Vinca
(50,350 posts)My husband despises Gym so he would have known his name. Goetz might be tall, but Cotton has him cornered on stupid looking. LOL.
Vinca
(50,350 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,875 posts)demigoddess
(6,647 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)barbtries
(28,829 posts)I would have had a tough time. there's a lot of stupidity among elected republicans. who votes for these people?!
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)This makes me so happy! I laughed loud enough that the Mister could hear me in the other room... and his curiosity was so great that he came in to ask me "What's so funny?"
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)Repugs have some real stupid assholes in congress. Gohmert beats them all.
dchill
(38,675 posts)Dead giveaway!
Blue Owl
(50,668 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,300 posts)the answer was either Richard Nixon or Secretariat
SallyHemmings
(1,825 posts)Hugs to Mom
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