The almost-skirmish was snuffed out, however, before it could even begin by the 82-year-old senator.
  • @orclev@lemmy.world
    333•1 year ago

    Bernie once again demonstrating that he’s the only adult in a room full of children. It’s got to be frustrating as hell to be surrounded by these morons constantly.

    • Heresy_generator
      98•1 year ago

      He’s the Chair of the Committee; it is quite literally his job to maintain decorum and everyone else’s job to not speak out of turn. Only Mullin was being a child here, no reason to impugn everyone else in the room for doing what they were supposed to be doing and letting the Chair handle it.

      • @cogman@lemmy.world
        26•1 year ago

        And to be clear, mullin is doing this because he got his fee fees hurt by a mean twitter reply.

      • @njm1314@lemmy.world
        5•1 year ago

        Who are these others whose honor you are so concerned with? Those chairs are mostly empty. The bums didn’t even show up.

        • Enkrod
          8•1 year ago

          I don’t care if those “tough guys” want to slog it out, but the choice of time and place shows such a serious lack of common sense that it would be alarming for a professional fighter, not to mention an elected representative.

          The guy thought that, when challenged anytime anywhere, there and then, in Congress, during a hearing would be a good time and place. smh

            • Enkrod
              6•1 year ago

              One of those people is not a US Senator. The Senator was the one bringing it up, getting all worked up over a Tweet. The Senator, chose “Congress” as the place and “during a hearing” as the time. Both these decisions are absolutely unfit for a US Senator.

              Go fucking meet the guy behind a 7eleven after work or something like that. But nooo, the Senator said “here is a place, now is a time” because he needed to look like a tough guy in front of cameras.

            • Faera
              3•1 year ago

              I think it’s unreasonable to take the literal meaning od ‘anytime, anywhere’. Like, if he was attending a funeral and the senator turned up and challenged him there, would that still be appropriate? How about if he was visiting a kindergarten? While he’s helping an old woman cross the road? Performing first aid on an injured person?

              There are still times that are appropriate and not appropriate. You could say that the challenge itself was childish and I would agree. But the anytime, anywhere condition doesn’t make it unconditionally ok for the senator to pick this time and place.

                • Faera
                  2•1 year ago

                  Honestly I agree. I just don’t think that excuses the Senator from actually accepting the challenge at that time and place (or arguably any time and place, but especially that one). Two wrongs don’t make a right…

        • CethinEnglish
          4•1 year ago

          One is a senator, one is the president of the teamsters. There’s a bit of difference there. That’s not to mention one was summoned there and the other one works there. Sure, a physical fight is “silly”, but it’s only beneath one of their job positions.

    • @NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
      -309•1 year ago

      Once again, people worship the ground Sanders walks on and shit on all the other people in the government working to accomplish things.

      The gop are increasingly realizing they can destroy the entire government by doing what they are doing. But there are plenty of Democrats who are still putting in the work and trying to do what they can. And all this “King Bernie” talk does is devalue the work of others. Some of which were actually inspired by Sanders.

      • Lemdee
        213•1 year ago

        Nobody is worshipping Bernie here, nobody said “King Bernie” and this straw man you constructed doesn’t exist. He just acted like an adult by calling out immature behavior and was praised for it. That’s it. What an odd, overly hostile reaction lol

      • ElleChaise
        83•1 year ago

        Is this article about another Democrat speaking up and stopping the fight; or Bernie? Don’t gotta get your britches in a twist, now it just looks like you have some weird obsession with taking the guy down.

        • @NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
          -108•1 year ago

          Sanders has stepped up as a “leader” since he pissed away most of his influence in 2012. That is really good. And that is why he is the one expected to “speak up” in these kinds of hearings and why he gets media coverage.

          But a LOT of work happens in the government that doesn’t get media coverage. One could argue that almost all meaningful and productive work falls into that category.

          If people want to say “Good on Bernie for telling it like it is” and “Good thing Bernie is there to step up”, I am all for it. But “he’s the only adult in a room full of children” is an active insult to everyone who is trying to make this shitshow work.

          And even if you don’t care about actively disrespecting the people trying to attempt to make this country a more bearable place: Sanders is 78. We need to not pin all our hopes and dreams on someone who very likely won’t be in office in 2028.

          • @Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
            35•1 year ago

            If people want to say “Good on Bernie for telling it like it is” and “Good thing Bernie is there to step up”, I am all for it. But “he’s the only adult in a room full of children” is an active insult to everyone who is trying to make this shitshow work.

            Oh, people who hate Sanders suddenly don’t like it when people are called children?

                • @tetris11@lemmy.ml
                  -16•1 year ago

                  My take of his argument is that all of what we see is theater, and that there are actual adults in the background trying to hold everything together, and that labeling all who work in politics as children does nothing but a disservice to a large majority of civil servants

          • Keith
            1•1 year ago

            I think you misunderstood. The “room” mentioned isn’t all of Congress, but the physical room where this one committee was.

      • Cosmic ClericEnglish
        24•1 year ago

        This has got to be the highest ratio I’ve ever seen in a single Lemmy comment.

      • @Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13•1 year ago

        and shit on all the other people in the government working to accomplish things.

        They can’t all be Joe Manchin and accomplish everything centrists want.

      • Melkath
        -12•1 year ago

        Hilary rigged the DNC.

        Democrats have been ignoring their constituents to pursue their own personal enrichment since.

        The people are still waiting for the leader they elected.

  • @Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
    125•1 year ago

    That gop senator is little bitch Markwayne Mullin.

    Here he is cowering during the “peaceful tour” of Jan 6.

    Whatever you do, please don’t share that with him on Twitter or email him with it.

    • Cosmic ClericEnglish
      -13•1 year ago

      Lets be fair, if he was under a desk because of a major earthquake, would you use that against him as well to tarnish his reputation?

      Its not like the Congress’ rule book for an armed insurrection breaking in has a section called “duck and cover” in it. You figure this shit out as you go, in real time. And taking cover is a reasonable thing to do.

      I think the guy acts like a meathead, I’m no fan of his, but to use this picture is something of a cheap shot on your part.

      • @ashok36@lemmy.world
        22•1 year ago

        If a guy says, “earthquakes are no big deal. I don’t see what the fuss is about.” and then goes to duck and cover it’s worth pointing out their foolishness. It’s not about his actions on Jan 6,which were completely understandable. It’s about his actions on all the other days.

        • Cosmic ClericEnglish
          -3•1 year ago

          It’s not about his actions on Jan 6,which were completely understandable. It’s about his actions on all the other days.

          Not disagreeing with you overall, but the image associated with the comment I replied to was a very specific moment in time.

      • @Fraylor@lemm.ee
        12•1 year ago

        Where is the handbook that reads “after your pansy ass is done being scared, go to a press conference and deny it all.”

  • teft
    70•1 year ago

    where Teamsters President Sean O’Brien

    He was a union man. I wonder if this guy knows his descendant ends up being the most important man in starfleet history.

  • bbbbbbbbbbb
    53•1 year ago

    I goddamn love Sean, he makes me happy to be a teamster. This years UPS contract was a great start in bringing rights and safety back to the union, its the next contract that we need to look forward to getting the union what we are owed.

    • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】
      9•1 year ago

      I was a bit of a union lawyer for a while and worked with him. He’s a charismatic, engaging dude, who cares deeply about his brothers and sisters in the union. He would fuck that Senator up too I have zero doubt. Dude is built like a pitbull.

  • @TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
    53•1 year ago

    Absolute clownshoes from Tennessee Oklahoma, lmao.

    Jesus Christ, these Republicans are children.

    Oops, my bad. Clownshoes is from Oklahoma.

  • @SwingingTheLamp@midwest.socialEnglish
    43•1 year ago

    So you’re telling me that some hick named “Markwayne” from Oklahoma wanted to settle things with a fistfight? Seems pretty on-brand.

  • @GiddyGap@lemm.ee
    40•1 year ago

    This country is truly descending into a big pile of manure. Such primitive thinking. I saw Trump doing the whole fistfighting thing against Biden, too.

    Yeah, we’ve all seen it. You’re real manly men.

    • Cosmic ClericEnglish
      3•1 year ago

      This country is truly descending into a big pile of manure.

      We just have to get it out of our system is all. That, and finish the Civil War.

      (I kid, I kid! Er, kinda.)

  • @Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
    40•1 year ago

    Anybody giving odds on this? I’d like to put $50 on the teamster. I would love to see someone put that election-denying, Chuck Norris wannabe on the mat.

    The politician who declared “I’m not Rambo” after his much-ridiculed attempt to enter Afghanistan in the company of a private US security team, boasts on his website a 5-0 record as a professional mixed martial arts fighter.

    The official record of his short-lived career suggests a different story: a total of three wins, two against the same opponent, and cumulative fight time of less than 10 minutes in under three rounds.

    • @eestileib@sh.itjust.works
      6•1 year ago

      Just stepping in the ring is proof you’re willing to take a punch, which puts him well ahead of 90% of people acting like they want to start a fight.

  • @SCB@lemmy.world
    39•1 year ago

    I would pay hilarious amounts of money to watch fuckin Mark Wayne get his shit stomped in the Senate

  • Reality Suit
    29•1 year ago

    Yes, he can absolutely kick my ass, but he is still one of the biggest pussies I have seen. Being tough and strong also includes your mind. It is through might that the weak and stupid shall rise to power.

  • katy ✨
    21•1 year ago

    nobody is rushing to condemn this like they all rushed to pass a law banning hoodies though.

    so much for the civility argument.