Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a former MMA fighter, had challenged the president of the Teamsters union, Sean O'Brien, but Sanders shut them both down.

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[–] 217 points 2 years ago (5 children)

So this was at the bottom of the article where McConnell weighs in “this is why congress shouldn’t run for 5 weeks straight, things get weird.” Wtf, what about everyone else in the world that works 52 weeks straight. Just another example of how out of touch some representatives are.

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    [–] 180 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    What the fuck is going on in America.

    Can you please not elect the school yard bully who possibly has an acquired brain injury from the time they were a cage fighter?

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  • [–] 80 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The problem is these people are voted in by states who comprise of residents who have brain injuries, misogynistic views, extremist ideals, and/or a myriad of other skewed thoughts.

    So unfortunately we get stuck with the consequences of other state's resident's decisions

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  • [–] 53 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    The real problem is over 50% of the voting age population just doesn't vote

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago

    And part of that problem is that the aforementioned group of people deliberately make it harder to vote so that it comes down to whoever they can get more outraged. And guess what kind of people get more outraged?

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago*

    Our school systems have failed us and we are finally seeing the results.

    On top of that christian nationalists have taken over the republican party.

    This is your daily reminder to vote responsibly.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (17 children)

    American legislatures are surprisingly civil historically speaking when compared to other legislatures. We've had TWO incidents of legislative violence (Sumner slavery incident and 6 January incident). Meanwhile, in Britain, Parliament devolves into a shouting fest every week during Prime Minister's Questions and don't forget how happy Parliament was to send people they didn't like to the gallows in the past. The French legislature did the same.

    Taiwan's legislature turns into a free-for-all fistfight whenever the government presents a controversial bill. Japan's National Diet members will literally eat the paper to prevent a bill's passage.

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    [–] 165 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children)

    "Sir, this is a time; this is a place. You want to run your mouth? We can be two consenting adults. We can finish it here."

    • Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma

    Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., stopped the altercation from happening, yelling at Mullin: “Stop it! No, no, sit down! You know, you’re a United States senator."

    Markwayne was upset about a fuckin tweet. Shame on Oklahoma for voting him in. This is what you get from a MMA fighter, he tries to fight people. 😂

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    [–] 86 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Can we please just have adults represent us. This buffoonery is embarrassing.

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    [–] 65 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    "Then stand your butt up then," said Mullin.

    "You stand your butt up," said O'Brien.

    It's kind of funny to me that these grown men were about to have a fight in the middle of a congressional hearing over a mean tweet, but saying "ass" isn't appropriate.

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    [–] 53 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho. That's where that country is headed.

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    [–] 50 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm oddly disappointed the sentence didn't end with "with a steel chair"

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    [–] 46 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Sanders bringing back The People's Elbow.

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    [–] 44 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So much little dick, snowflake, peaked in middle school energy coming from this guy, it's just absolutely sad.

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    [–] 41 points 2 years ago (7 children)
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    [–] 37 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I'm sorry... Markwayne?

    What kind of stupid fucking name is that.

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    [–] 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You guys remember this country fought a war against itself, right?

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    [–] 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    These republiQans lost they damned minds.

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    [–] 35 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    MMA fighters are all loose cannons. You don't just decide that your life's calling is to knock the piss out of another man by any means necessary. That's psycho shit. So is threatening violence on a union president. If only Republicans understood that hatred isn't a political ideology and doesn't cash checks.

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    [–] 33 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The creators of Idiocracy did not have the imagination for this.

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    [–] 30 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    The senator has two first names... in his first name.

    What are people expecting here?

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    [–] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I love how Bernie was the one that broke it up.

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    [–] 28 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yet Mullin cowardly hides under a row of seats during Jan 6.

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    [–] 27 points 2 years ago

    Uduslly this type of toxic masculinity screams closet case to me.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Teamsters boss is right, the senator is a clown. Saying stupid things to get in the news.

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    [–] 22 points 2 years ago*

    Mullin needs to go back to his crappy plumbing company. Wasn't he the one hiding while his suposed buddies invaded the place a couple of years ago?

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago

    Idiocracy was supposed to be an absurd comedy, not a suggestion!

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Should be immediate loss of position when you threaten to fight anyone in congress

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    [–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Mullin might benefit from a little historical research on the activities of the Teamsters' union.

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    [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I’m so embarrassed for Oklahoma

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