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[–] jordanlund 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Headline must match the article, please make it match or we'll have to remove it.

"‘Unbelievably Irresponsible’: Republican Senator Slammed After Suggesting More Terror Attacks Coming During Fox Interview"

Which is funny, because people hate "slamming" articles. But it is what it is!

[–] FlyingSquid 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sorry, I will fix. Misunderstood the sidebar rule.

[–] jordanlund 10 points 2 weeks ago

Why I always give folks a shot at fixing it! ;)

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Why did they dress this muppet up as a soldier?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

Solidarity with the perpetrators,I guess?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Conservatives love to cosplay as big tough soldiers (while they defund the VA)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Have you seen the Proud Boys? It's LARPing for angry adults.

[–] PoopSpiderman 19 points 2 weeks ago

I hate this dude so goddamn much.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

“I can’t answer that,” Kennedy replied, pausing and then dramatically adding, “I can, but I won’t.”

This is a weird thing to say, but my standards for what counts as "unbelievably irresponsible" are apparently a lot higher than some people's because this ain't it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

He's just bummed there are no drones flying over New Orleans, this is his only way to get on tv

[–] cmbabul 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The Kennedy’s have worn out any potential good will they may have ever had, earned or not, were a far cry from the original Robert and John

[–] FlyingSquid 8 points 2 weeks ago

He is not part of the famous Kennedy clan, but that is probably how he got elected in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 2 weeks ago

He's also highly educated but acts like a buffoon because he knows that's what his voters want.