When Tuberville was running for Senate, his people would not let him engage in any debates with his opponent because he had no clue about any of the issues. He was ( and probably still is) unable to name the 3 branches of US government. He ran on his history of winning football games. Apparently , he has some hazy idea about abortion and decided to make a name for himself by throwing a monkey wrench into the high profile procedures of the US military.....no matter the damage it may do to the military and/ the country.. This is the result of electing so called "famous people", who sometimes turn out to be dumber than a box of rocks.
Good job on Tuberville's nonsense. What this sorry stand-off illustrates is how severely our government is damaged by the Rs running and electing performance artists instead of people with knowledge, experience, or credentials. Tuberville's theater and the chaos brought by the loons in the HOR are cut from the same cloth. It's very tough to govern when you have two party system in which one party is wholly dysfunctional.
A month or so ago, Tuberville was asked in an on-air interview, aired on CNN, why he was doing this. He gave the rambling, self-righteous answers he always gives, and then threw in a very telling line, “If I wasn’t doing this, Joe Biden wouldn’t even know who I am or know my name.” There it is. His true purpose is to get attention FOR HIMSELF, not any issues.
I suspect that the Democrats will pour $$$ into those 2024 Senate races which are tenuous with messaging that Republicans in general are not to be trusted in doing the people's business when one fire brand can use his personal beliefs to bring the management and organization the the U.S. military to a dead stop, with Tuberville as the poster boy.
There's a reason why Tuberville isn't coaching football anymore. He left his last 3 jobs because his programs weren't winning. And, because of the state of Alabama, he was able to fail upward into a U.S. Senate seat. Now we're all paying the price.
Not so good at running a non-profit started in 2014:
"Tommy Tuberville’s veterans support nonprofit raised more than $250,000 over five years, but spent just 18 percent on charitable causes, according to the nonprofit’s tax records.
The Tommy Tuberville Foundation, started in 2014, raised $289,599 but spent just $51,658 on charitable causes, those records show. In fact, in 2017, Tuberville’s foundation spent nothing on charitable causes, but spent $18,066 on meals, entertainment, gold tournament expenses, administrative expenses, advertising, auto insurance and photography, according to tax records.
~ EDDIE BURKHALTER, November 2, 2020 for the "Alabama Political Reporter"
Tubbyville is correct in the sense that if Schumer had begun approving 3 or 4 names a day via roll call vote nine months ago, the Senate could have worked through the entire slate. But that's the only thing he got right. Especially considering that Tubbyville has not served in military and has no idea how any of it works, as a female veteran his stance enrages me. He's screwing his own constituents, too, since there are five military bases and huge dry dock facilities in Alabama for building and repairing ships and submarines, a major part of the state's economy. I don't think he's got the capability to see enough of the big picture to understand what he's doing to our military and his state.
Add in that he doesn't actually live in Alabama (he lives in Florida and uses his son-in-law's address as his Alabama "residence"), and that he's generally an idiot, he really needs to go.
"But, he's saving the babies!!!" Bull$hit. He's grandstanding to make it look like he's "saving babies," all the while hurting us militarily around the world. What a jerk.
Thank you for writing this. Given that Tuberville has essentially a lifetime appointment in the Senate, I'm very curious what happens if this never gets resolved.
“Every day this continues is a day that Democrats think not forcing our service women to give birth against their will if a state wants them to is more important than the nomination, and our military.” Fixed that for you, Senator. Yes, we happen to think the military should not do that.
Thanks for focusing on this. If there’s a way around as it seems from Schumer’s actions there is, why is it taking so long? It is beyond words I know to describe the idiocy of having allowed this to go on for so long that the frustration and anger I’m feeling is towards those who didn’t quash this months ago.
Legislative deference means we defer to the rule of the legislative majority, not to any one person abusing the rules to paralyze it. The President gets to veto bills and require a two thirds majority to override it. The Constitution grants no such power to individual Senators. The Senate’s rules are designed to encourage debate, not bad faith obstruction by a minority, especially not a minority of one.
So I have trust that our institutions will eventually correct this. The era of “lolzNothingMatters” and performative outrage needs to stop.
I am actually curious regarding how you people who can't get into Ivy League colleges think, especially running against "educator approved" Arlington Democrats, endorsed by "fire fighters". Do you actually believe a virus from a hibernating bat located only in Yunnan, vicinity of a virology laboratory, is mastered force projection, deploying two strike teams, armed with unique payloads to converge in Wuhan, over a thousand miles away and infecting a hibernating raccoon dog as the most likely scenario? And you do know that we require knowledge of infectious dose to develop an effective vaccine without a large sample size phase three clinical trial? Do you recall going into phase three? Not what you thought in your head? And impervious qualities of one-ply cotton against microbial penetration? Really? 😂
As a litigator with nine cases that have been docketed for certiorari at the Supreme Court, I am very well aware of what legislative deference is, and my godfather had served as the first Negro Congressional Majority Whip. I was engaging in a little witty discussion with Chris, and, as an expert on legislative deference, perhaps you can draft and file an amicus brief in Webb v. Lopez, regarding the decision of a DC judge to pocket veto the aggrieved voter provision that mandates the appointment of election observers, another in Webb v. Davenport, at the Virginia Supreme Court, regarding the clear prosecutorial discretion granted only for felonies and not an absolute and plenary discretion, and in Webb v. Kimmel, on application for prejudgment decision at the Supreme Court to thwart his attempt to line item veto the civil remedy under the RICO, as Meta Platforms has attempted to do with an untimely filed demurrer on the civil remedy available under the FACE Act, protecting the entrances to places of worship. In 2018, the Fourth Circuit eliminated the provision recognized under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that had been recognized by the Supreme Court during the integration of lunch counters and that had allowed removal of a criminal action commenced in state court to the federal court. Imagine how Cillizza chose not to report that in the news.
If you were literally a troll trying to pretend to be an Ivy Leaguer as cover to insult people, I would be completely unable to tell what you’d be doing differently. I’m certainly not seeing evidence that you’re making a good faith effort at discussing... anything, really. Have a nice day.
Go to the internet and perform some due diligence research, Counsel. I stated a simple fact that I could get into Harvard, but I attended W&L, because I wanted to see the Knew South, and went on to a brief finance career with Bankers Trust before going into special operations and intelligence.
That's what the court said when they eliminated the civil remedies under the Voting Rights Act and the federal racketeering statute, and we must assume that a judge cannot claim ignorance.
When Tuberville was running for Senate, his people would not let him engage in any debates with his opponent because he had no clue about any of the issues. He was ( and probably still is) unable to name the 3 branches of US government. He ran on his history of winning football games. Apparently , he has some hazy idea about abortion and decided to make a name for himself by throwing a monkey wrench into the high profile procedures of the US military.....no matter the damage it may do to the military and/ the country.. This is the result of electing so called "famous people", who sometimes turn out to be dumber than a box of rocks.
Why are you disparaging rocks in such a vile way?
He's a useless jerk with a recognized name.
Senator Tuberville is a walking, talking example of the Peter Principle.
Or Dunning-Kruger. I’m sure he was fine as a football coach.
Nah, he wasn't (career coaching record 159-99).
Good job on Tuberville's nonsense. What this sorry stand-off illustrates is how severely our government is damaged by the Rs running and electing performance artists instead of people with knowledge, experience, or credentials. Tuberville's theater and the chaos brought by the loons in the HOR are cut from the same cloth. It's very tough to govern when you have two party system in which one party is wholly dysfunctional.
Republicans run to hold power and have little interest in legislation unless it is to protect the interests of the financial top 10% of Americans.
A month or so ago, Tuberville was asked in an on-air interview, aired on CNN, why he was doing this. He gave the rambling, self-righteous answers he always gives, and then threw in a very telling line, “If I wasn’t doing this, Joe Biden wouldn’t even know who I am or know my name.” There it is. His true purpose is to get attention FOR HIMSELF, not any issues.
I suspect that the Democrats will pour $$$ into those 2024 Senate races which are tenuous with messaging that Republicans in general are not to be trusted in doing the people's business when one fire brand can use his personal beliefs to bring the management and organization the the U.S. military to a dead stop, with Tuberville as the poster boy.
There's a reason why Tuberville isn't coaching football anymore. He left his last 3 jobs because his programs weren't winning. And, because of the state of Alabama, he was able to fail upward into a U.S. Senate seat. Now we're all paying the price.
Not so good at running a non-profit started in 2014:
"Tommy Tuberville’s veterans support nonprofit raised more than $250,000 over five years, but spent just 18 percent on charitable causes, according to the nonprofit’s tax records.
The Tommy Tuberville Foundation, started in 2014, raised $289,599 but spent just $51,658 on charitable causes, those records show. In fact, in 2017, Tuberville’s foundation spent nothing on charitable causes, but spent $18,066 on meals, entertainment, gold tournament expenses, administrative expenses, advertising, auto insurance and photography, according to tax records.
~ EDDIE BURKHALTER, November 2, 2020 for the "Alabama Political Reporter"
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Guide Star - Charity Navigator (for the evaluation of charitable endeavors):
"Tommy Tuberville Foundation cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because we have not yet received its data.
After almost ten years of being "in business"???? What a scam!
Is it possible he was the most qualified person in Alabama with an R after his name?
Burn
Tubbyville is correct in the sense that if Schumer had begun approving 3 or 4 names a day via roll call vote nine months ago, the Senate could have worked through the entire slate. But that's the only thing he got right. Especially considering that Tubbyville has not served in military and has no idea how any of it works, as a female veteran his stance enrages me. He's screwing his own constituents, too, since there are five military bases and huge dry dock facilities in Alabama for building and repairing ships and submarines, a major part of the state's economy. I don't think he's got the capability to see enough of the big picture to understand what he's doing to our military and his state.
Add in that he doesn't actually live in Alabama (he lives in Florida and uses his son-in-law's address as his Alabama "residence"), and that he's generally an idiot, he really needs to go.
From here, he clearly enjoys the power and the notoriety. Not so different from the cirrent brand of GOP.
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"But, he's saving the babies!!!" Bull$hit. He's grandstanding to make it look like he's "saving babies," all the while hurting us militarily around the world. What a jerk.
Can we find a viable synonym to the verb "trump"? Just seeing it sends shivers up my spine.
As usual the Republicans will bloviate and then do nothing. It’s the Republican way.
Just another rotten to the core GOPer
Thank you for writing this. Given that Tuberville has essentially a lifetime appointment in the Senate, I'm very curious what happens if this never gets resolved.
“Every day this continues is a day that Democrats think not forcing our service women to give birth against their will if a state wants them to is more important than the nomination, and our military.” Fixed that for you, Senator. Yes, we happen to think the military should not do that.
Thanks for focusing on this. If there’s a way around as it seems from Schumer’s actions there is, why is it taking so long? It is beyond words I know to describe the idiocy of having allowed this to go on for so long that the frustration and anger I’m feeling is towards those who didn’t quash this months ago.
Chris, should we be disturbing legislative deference and undermining faith in our institutions?
Legislative deference means we defer to the rule of the legislative majority, not to any one person abusing the rules to paralyze it. The President gets to veto bills and require a two thirds majority to override it. The Constitution grants no such power to individual Senators. The Senate’s rules are designed to encourage debate, not bad faith obstruction by a minority, especially not a minority of one.
So I have trust that our institutions will eventually correct this. The era of “lolzNothingMatters” and performative outrage needs to stop.
I am actually curious regarding how you people who can't get into Ivy League colleges think, especially running against "educator approved" Arlington Democrats, endorsed by "fire fighters". Do you actually believe a virus from a hibernating bat located only in Yunnan, vicinity of a virology laboratory, is mastered force projection, deploying two strike teams, armed with unique payloads to converge in Wuhan, over a thousand miles away and infecting a hibernating raccoon dog as the most likely scenario? And you do know that we require knowledge of infectious dose to develop an effective vaccine without a large sample size phase three clinical trial? Do you recall going into phase three? Not what you thought in your head? And impervious qualities of one-ply cotton against microbial penetration? Really? 😂
You were saying, Counselor?
As a litigator with nine cases that have been docketed for certiorari at the Supreme Court, I am very well aware of what legislative deference is, and my godfather had served as the first Negro Congressional Majority Whip. I was engaging in a little witty discussion with Chris, and, as an expert on legislative deference, perhaps you can draft and file an amicus brief in Webb v. Lopez, regarding the decision of a DC judge to pocket veto the aggrieved voter provision that mandates the appointment of election observers, another in Webb v. Davenport, at the Virginia Supreme Court, regarding the clear prosecutorial discretion granted only for felonies and not an absolute and plenary discretion, and in Webb v. Kimmel, on application for prejudgment decision at the Supreme Court to thwart his attempt to line item veto the civil remedy under the RICO, as Meta Platforms has attempted to do with an untimely filed demurrer on the civil remedy available under the FACE Act, protecting the entrances to places of worship. In 2018, the Fourth Circuit eliminated the provision recognized under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that had been recognized by the Supreme Court during the integration of lunch counters and that had allowed removal of a criminal action commenced in state court to the federal court. Imagine how Cillizza chose not to report that in the news.
Nice wall of text. Is there an actual relevant point in there somewhere? I can’t find it.
Should I inform the court not to expect your brilliant response? 😂
And I look forward to those amicus briefs. 😂
"Three generations of imbeciles is enough." Buck v. Bell, citing Jacobson v. Massachusetts 😂
Build "that" wall! 😂
You can't breed? Why you telling me, Floyd? 😂
I take it you couldn't get into Harvard.
If you were literally a troll trying to pretend to be an Ivy Leaguer as cover to insult people, I would be completely unable to tell what you’d be doing differently. I’m certainly not seeing evidence that you’re making a good faith effort at discussing... anything, really. Have a nice day.
Go to the internet and perform some due diligence research, Counsel. I stated a simple fact that I could get into Harvard, but I attended W&L, because I wanted to see the Knew South, and went on to a brief finance career with Bankers Trust before going into special operations and intelligence.
That's what the court said when they eliminated the civil remedies under the Voting Rights Act and the federal racketeering statute, and we must assume that a judge cannot claim ignorance.