Marsha Blackburn asking questions she the thinks are IMPORDENT! What a nitwit!

[cornball 24]

[Walleye]

1. They are that annoying on purpose. The pronunciation of important really gets on my nerves

Trans women winning swimming in college supposedly send a message to girls at their second class citizens. But keeping them out of VMI that’s fine

[Ms. Toad]

19. Swallowing the first "T" in important is becoming increasiningly common (without regard.

to political affiliation. I haven't heard Blackburn pronounce it - but everyone who swallows the first "T" drives me nuts.

[Walleye]

20. It's a southern thing. They need to let their confederate flag fly in their speech

[Ms. Toad]

21. I don't live in the south, and I hear it all the time. n/t

[3catwoman3]

2. You beat me to it. What a flaming asshole...

…and mental lightweight Blackburn is. There’s no there there.

And for someone who was an image consultant, her hair looks like crap.

[madaboutharry]

6. I thought I was being petty when I thought

to myself “…her hair looks like crap.”

I see I’m not alone.

[Jerry2144]

9. She kind of looks like a female version of

Radagast the Brown from the Hobbit movies. Are you sure there isn't a sparrow nesting above (between?) her ears?

[Delmette2.0]

3. It seems to me that Blackburn keeps making her comments to personal.

She keeps mentioning her grandchildren. Once is enough.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. Blackburn is a BIGOT. period!

So fucking what if she is a "Pro-Life " woman. KBJ was not going to go there on abortion. Good for her.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Go Easy. Ds are NOT cheap. Its imporDant to keep that in mind

[dchill]

7. IMPORDENT is the Tennessee pronunciation.

Elizabeth Dole thought most of the things she had to say were very "IMPORDENT." It has always bugged the shit out of me.

[Skittles]

10. it is a mispronunciation

that's a fact that does not change just because everyone in the state does it

[dchill]

11. A mispronunciation IS a pronunciation.

In fact, the "Tennessee pronunciation" is a mispronunciation. But it's not IMPORDENT.

[spanone]

14. I've lived in Tennessee 46 years, never heard one person say that till now

She's one dumb fuck

[dchill]

16. Elizabeth Dole said it every time I heard her talk.

I've heard many say it that way. And I've only visited Tennessee a few times.

[Celerity]

17. Elizabeth Dole is from North Carolina (born and raised) not Tennessee

[dchill]

18. My bad!

Apparently the pronunciation slipped across the border. Many borders, I guess. I just heard Lindsey Graham say it.

[Skittles]

8. OMG I FUCKING HATE THAT MISPRONUNCIATION

it always makes me cringe to hear it

[3catwoman3]

12. There is an interesting story from the Carter administration...

...about mispronunciation of this very word leading to misunderstanding. During the Mideast peace talks, Carter stated his opinion that some matter (can't remember what) was "im-POH-dant," with the soft "r." Anwar Sadat heard it as impotent, because he pronounced that word with the accent on the second syllable, and agreed with Carter, even tho their understandings were exactly opposite.

[Retrograde]

13. It's petty, but does Marcia own a comb?

I applaud Judge Jackson for holding back and staying professional. If I were her, I'd have gotten up and whacked her with my name plate until she showed some sense.

[Sogo]

15. She wasn't asking questions as much as she was

trying out material for the Republican campaigns that will be waged all across the nation, based on Gov. Youngkin's successful run in Virginia. At every turn, they are floating the Republican talking points with which they plan to cross the finish line in November.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

22. This woman has a LOT of problems.

Link to tweet

[momta]

23. I'm watching a replay of her questioning and my head is exploding!

What a fucking idiot!

Do you promise to refuse to give women bodily autonomy?
Don't you think allowing trans women to compete in sports disrespects women?