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mwooldri

(10,301 posts) Tue Jan 23, 2018, 11:54 AM Jan 2018

Republican Senator says US run by "idiots"

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-42780762/government-shutdown-us-run-by-some-idiots-republican-says

Brief story... Video at link.

Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy says the US was "founded by geniuses, but it's being run by some idiots"

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Republican Senator says US run by "idiots" (Original Post) mwooldri Jan 2018 OP

Well he's not wrong. Initech Jan 2018 #1

Yeah, blind squirrels come to mind...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #2

Yes... Republicans. kysrsoze Jan 2018 #3

Re: Us being run by idiots? SFnomad Jan 2018 #4

In his case... yallerdawg Jan 2018 #5

Initech

(100,042 posts)

1. Well he's not wrong.

Reply to mwooldri (Original post)

Tue Jan 23, 2018, 11:54 AM

Jan 2018

Wounded Bear

(58,605 posts)

2. Yeah, blind squirrels come to mind...nt

Reply to Initech (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 23, 2018, 11:59 AM

Jan 2018

kysrsoze

(6,019 posts)

3. Yes... Republicans.

Reply to mwooldri (Original post)

Tue Jan 23, 2018, 11:59 AM

Jan 2018

n/t

SFnomad

(3,473 posts)

4. Re: Us being run by idiots?

Reply to mwooldri (Original post)

Tue Jan 23, 2018, 12:07 PM

Jan 2018

House of Reps ... Run by Republicans ... check.
Senate ... Run by Republicans ... check.
White House ... Run by Republicans ... check.

Yep, Kennedy is correct, the US is being run by idiots.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

5. In his case...

Reply to mwooldri (Original post)

Tue Jan 23, 2018, 12:12 PM

Jan 2018

he is most definitely correct.

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