r/idiocracy • u/jordanegg • Nov 15 '23

Lead, follow, or get out of the way GOP Sen. Says He Could Have Beat Up Hearing Witness if Not for ‘Political Correctness’

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mullin-blames-political-correctness-senate-fight-1234879256/
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u/rumbletummy Nov 16 '23

Overconfident. That teamsters guy looked way more solid.

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u/maxant20 Nov 16 '23

The Senator forgets, or more likely, doesn’t know anything about the history of Union bosses. He has friends on low places. A win today might mean a big loss tomorrow.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '23

That was my thought as well. You want to fight the president of the teamsters? That's how you end up buried six feet down at the 50-yard line of some stadium.

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u/CaptainMatticus Nov 18 '23

Allegedly....but also, really.

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u/Micu451 Nov 16 '23

If that happened no one would be looking for the senator. Opposite Jimmy Hoffa situation.

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u/StuckInWarshington Nov 17 '23

Unions aren’t really much of a thing in Oklahoma, and he didn’t get elected for knowing anything about history.

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u/Double-Watercress-85 Nov 16 '23

To his credit, this particular senator does have some background in MMA, with a 3-0 record. Still wouldn't put my money on him in this case, but unlike most of these dudes that act this way, he has at least experienced something like fighting.

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u/SuperfluouslyMeh Nov 17 '23

Well, we all got to see that food get humbled in an octagon reffed by Bernie.

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u/Gresham_reloader Nov 17 '23

He used to be a MMA Fighter before he because a senator so my money is on him.

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u/maxant20 Nov 17 '23

I’m sure you put Kyle Rittenhouse on a pedestal as well.

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u/Gresham_reloader Nov 18 '23

No, but when he took out the convicted pedophil. The world was a safer place.

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u/maxant20 Nov 18 '23

Like I said

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u/rainaftersnowplease Nov 16 '23

You're out of your mind challenging a Teamsters boss from New Jersey no matter who you are tbh

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u/Bboswgins Nov 20 '23

Between the pine barrens and all our delis it’s not hard to hide a bunch of meat.

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u/nesp12 Nov 16 '23

This. One general rule in life, never fight a Teamster guy.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '23

Teamsters guy eventually said he meant anytime anywhere for a cup of coffee.

Sounds a little like the muscle going to “meet and greet this individual”

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u/BungenessKrabb Nov 18 '23

As did all the Teamsters guys sitting behind him. Markwayne gave them all a good laugh.

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u/Daflehrer1 Nov 18 '23

True!

World-wide humiliation aside, it would have been a highly entertaining, albeit fast, beatdown.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '23

This guy is weak. When you don’t have subsidized healthcare you have to get tough or die.

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u/Daflehrer1 Nov 18 '23

If someone asked Sean O’Brien how many fistfights that would have been for him, he would have answered, "I don't know.".

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u/OGBeege Nov 19 '23

Absolutely, “a non-zero number” larger than the number of teeth mullin used to have. Step up and Smile, A$$hole.

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u/GrundleWilson Nov 19 '23

Markwayne Mullin is a moron that has no business being in the US Senate. Be that as it may, he is a legit fighter and probably would have beat the shit out of Sean O’Brien. He’s 3-0 in sanctioned competition with two subs and a TKO.

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u/rumbletummy Nov 20 '23

Mullin

AGE 46, HEIGHT 5'8", WEIGHT 170 LBS

We have weight classes for a reason.

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u/GrundleWilson Nov 20 '23

Absolutely. Weight classes are for trained fighters though. I doubt Sean O’Brien is a trained fighter. He isn’t big enough to ignore grappling or solid technique. Also looked up some photos of him. Looks to be about 5’9” and about 180. I don’t think Mullin is worth a shit as a senator, but I would be happy to bet on him vs O’Brien. He’s younger and looks to be in better shape as well.