'Spectacular stupidity': MAGA lawmaker thrashed for accusing NCCA team of being migrants

[Nevilledog]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/spectacular-stupidity-maga-lawmaker-thrashed-for-accusing-ncca-team-of-being-migrants/ar-BB1kH9pe

Michigan State Rep. Matt Maddock this week drew hackles when he falsely accused the Gonzaga men's basketball team of being immigrant "invaders."

Writing on Twitter Wednesday night, Maddock posted a photo of a plane landing at the Detroit Metro Airport and then baselessly speculated it was filled with migrants who had been shipped from the southern border up to his state.

Maddock seemed particularly annoyed that the "invaders" in question were getting a special police escort.

"Happening right now," he wrote. "Three busses just loaded up with illegal invaders at Detroit Metro. Anyone have any idea where they’re headed with their police escort?"

But Maxwell White of local Detroit-based news station WXYZ did some basic homework on the photos and confirmed that it was the Gonzaga basketball team, which had flown into town to compete in the Sweet 16 basketball tournament being held in Michigan over the weekend.

"Just to be clear, this was the Gonzaga basketball team," he reported. "Photos show Gonzaga getting on an Allegiant plane to Detroit for the Sweet 16, and Flight Radar shows a plane from GEG to DTW landed at 7:25 p.m., around the time this photo was posted. This is a wild tweet."

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[Walleye]

1. The whole defining concept for the republican party now is whining sore losers

Whining and pissing and moaning and making noise if they lose an election, a ball game, or can’t get any sex. What a bunch of whiny losers

[democratsruletheday]

31. LOL...buncha ass clowns

I live in Michigan and most folks know what an idiot Maddock is. He just finally proved it, that's all.

[Walleye]

34. Yep, it's now the party of butt-hurt boys

[patphil]

2. FFS, could he really be that stupid?

[onethatcares]

3. in a word, "NO"

he's just so filled with hate that nothing else matters.

[patphil]

10. None are so blind as those who refuse to see.

Hate is a prime cause of social blindness.

[Conjuay]

29. Making sure

The border stays in everyone's head.

[Rebl2]

6. Guess so

[Aristus]

4. Now that Benghazi has lost its power to rattle the cages of the GOP's half-witted, howler monkey followers,

'Immigrants, immigrants, immigrants!" is going to have to do.

[Johnny2X2X]

5. Is he apologizing?

People used to say they're sorry when they say or do something so outrageously wrong.

[Blue Owl]

7. Like Tuberville-level stupid crossed with MTG-level stupid

Gah!

[Clash City Rocker]

8. The best part is at the end of the article

One of Maddock's followers even informed him of his mistake, but the Michigan Republican replied by saying, "Sure kommie. Good talking point."

[PatrickforB]

26. Gosh, we certainly would not want to disturb this guy with actual FACTS, would we? n/t

[Conjuay]

30. The correct response to that commie crack is

"Facts are facts Nazi, look it. up!"

[PatSeg]

9. My god, do they EVER think before

they open their mouths?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

17. They are not programmed to think, only to howl and screech the latest talking points.

[PatSeg]

18. That is true

They are programed to be reactive and it is so easy to push their snowflakish buttons.

[Probatim]

23. Let's fix your question - Do they ever think?

No qualifiers ever needed.

[PatSeg]

25. Yes and that's a terrifying thought

[tanyev]

11. Remember when elected officials used to celebrate something

that brought lots of attention, visitors and revenue into their state?

[ThoughtCriminal]

12. Reminds me of the "FEMA Camp Trains" conspiracy theory

Someone took a picture of railroad automobile carriers and spread the story that these were for transporting conservatives to "FEMA Camps".

[Jimbo S]

13. After what happened last weekend around Gonzaga

with the women's tournament, he should be welcoming them with open arms.

[mike_c]

14. my gawd they are vile

I'm sorry to be so uncharitable. It leaves a bad taste, but damn, there's only so much lipstick you can use to decorate a pig.

[Boomerproud]

22. No need to apologize.

But but but "that's not who we are!" Spare me Michigan.

[twodogsbarking]

15. Once more.........

[flying_wahini]

16. This is their motto: Say whatever you want now and you can say you're sorry later.

MAGAS only remember the first part, not the last part where they admit their mistakes.

[NanaCat]

35. That's because it isn't lie now apologize later

It's not tell the lie, then when the blowback comes, double down on the lie and scream fake news.

[alimbalt]

19. Say no more...

From his Wiki page under 'References':

"Rep. Matt Maddock, wife join conservative Facebook group discussing possibility of civil war". freep.com.

Traitor, maybe?

[ScratchCat]

20. All you are going to hear from now until November

from the GOP is going to be "migrants, migrants, migrants..... squatter, squatter, squatters!!!"

Its all they have to run on. They have put all their eggs for the 2024 election in the "Migrants are going to steal your house!" basket because the majority of Americans are not in favor or banning abortion, cutting benefits for the poor and elderly or granting further tax cuts to the wealthy at the expense of working americans.

[AllaN01Bear]

21. snork. nothing new .

[JoseBalow]

24. Geniuses

[TheKentuckian]

27. At long last the Republican white nationalist crime syndicate,

theocratic domestic terrorist organization, and insane death cult has rolled out the gamma ray burst level of stupid.

[3auld6phart]

28. How

UTTERLY. FECKIN’ stupid. Christ, are all repukes idiots? Jimmie Kimmel should have fun with this one. Gonzaga probably flew in from Spokane WA. Jesus, that asshole is really off the rails.Jimmie K. does rag Gonzaga, but not in a mean spirited way.

[brewens]

32. I wonder of someone trolled him there? If so, it was a masterstroke. Someone that knew it was the Gonzaga team

but knew the dumbfuck would fall for it and he did exactly what he was supposed to. Wouldn't that be fun? LOL

[Nevilledog]

33. Everytime someone said he was wrong he called them commies. Seriously.