Gina Nichols

Mother, wife and God fearing.

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

I want to apologize for not responding to any of the 22 thousand comments my last post inspired. I’ve been filming all week and just noticed my observations about Jimmy Kimmel and a former plumber named Markwayne Mullin have gone viral. I've also noticed that many of the comments are from people who genuinely seem to believe that Jimmy wasn���t belittling plumbers at all, but was instead, simply trying to point out that Mullin is not qualified to lead the DHS. Here's a small smattering...

Roger Bicknell...
Mikey stop. Kimmel wasn't making fun of plumbers he was making fun of Mullin.

Rebecca Piatt Gonzalez...
Dearest Mike, it's not anything to do with his being a plumber. It's him NOT being skilled in Homeland Security.

Patrick Wise...
Being a plumber qualifies you to be a plumber. Period. The issue Jimmy and the rest of us at the adult table recognize is that jobs require certain training and experience and being a plumber does not qualify you to be Sec of DHS.

Had Roger, Rebecca, Patrick and all the others who rushed to Jimmy’s Kimmel’s defense actually read what I had written, they would see that I did not suggest - even remotely - that a plumber was inherently qualified to hold a cabinet position. What I said was that being a plumber should not disqualify a person from holding such a position. Big difference. Doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, fireman, and university professors are no more or less qualified to run the DHS than plumbers, electricians, or carpenters – but should they all be dismissed as “unqualified�� simply because they made a living in some other vocation?

As I wrote in my original post, credentials and diplomas are great ways to bolster a person’s credibility, especially if we’re talking about mastering a specific skill. I think we can all agree that plumbers, accountants, mechanics, and surgeons should all have to prove themselves competent before hanging out a shingle. But what do their credentials and diplomas have to do with their actual competency? Are we not already surrounded by a legion of perfectly qualified experts who don't know what the hell they're doing? Moreover, what do credentials and experience have to do with wisdom, honesty, common sense, integrity, courage, the ability to lead, or any other virtue we’d like to have in our elected officials?

There are plenty of legitimate reasons to question Mullin’s suitability for this role. But there’s no legitimate reason to disqualify him simply because he used to be a plumber. Just as there was no legitimate reason to dismiss AOC because she used to tend bar. As for the joke itself, here’s an honest question. If Senator Mullin was a retired doctor instead of a retired plumber, do you believe he would have would made the same joke?

Roger, Rebecca, Patrick...be honest. Do you really think Jimmy would have said to his audience, "So, now we have a DOCTOR in charge of protecting us from terrorism? Hey – it worked for Dr. Suess – maybe it’ll work for Markwayne!"

Personally, I don't. Not in a million years. Why? Because no one would have found it funny, that’s why. Even though doctors are no more “qualified” to protect us from terrorists than plumbers are, Jimmy knows that doctors are widely respected in society, and that plumbers are not. He knows that medical degrees and doctorates are aspirational credentials, whereas plumbing certificates are not. The entire premise of his joke was based on a personal bias that he knew his audience shared – a bias that presupposes plumbers are uneducated, one-dimensional workers who never made it to college, and are therefore "unqualified" to do anything but plumb.

Jimmy is entitled to his opinion, along with anyone else who believes that Mullin is unqualified to lead the DHS. The Constitution, however, says otherwise, and so does the Senate. Likewise, reasonable people can disagree as to what is funny and what isn’t. Frankly, I couldn’t care less. What I do care about, is the extraordinary shortage of plumbers and electricians our country is facing, and the longstanding stigmas and stereotypes that continue to discourage people from considering a lucrative career in the skilled trades. Jimmy’s joke – and his audience’s reaction to it – is proof positive that those stigmas and stereotypes are alive and well.

PS. We have a lot of money set aside to help train the next generation of plumbers. Apply for a scholarship at https://t.co/vidLSYXCf6 Who knows? Could be the first step on your road to President..

[Ryan Fournier @RyanAFournier]

🚨BREAKING: Hakeem Jeffries just admitted Democrats won't reopen DHS unless Republicans agree to keep ICE away from the polls.

He basically just confessed that they are counting on illegal aliens voting.

[World of Outlaws @WorldofOutlaws]

Everyone is happy for this man 🥹

@DonnySchatz leads all 35 laps around @TSTHornetsNest to win in just his 6th race with @CJB_51!

[Cam Higby 🇺🇸 @camhigby]

I believe you have a right to drink alcohol.
>You probably shouldn’t operate a motor vehicle.

I believe you have a right to bear arms.
>You probably shouldn’t charge a police officer with a firearm and assault him.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

The penguin does not concern himself with the opinions of those who cannot comprehend.

[A Gene Robinson @AlBuffalo2nite]

Imagine the level of ideological capture required to stand shoulder to shoulder with ten thousand people in minus thirty degree weather… not to defend your own children, your own neighborhoods, your own wages, or your own sovereignty… but to protest on behalf of illegal criminal aliens who violated the law to enter the country and would never endure that cold, that sacrifice, or that risk for you.

That is not compassion. That is inversion.

You are freezing your body to protect people who openly reject your laws, your culture, and your nation… while ignoring citizens crushed by crime, addiction, inflation, and collapsing public order. You have been trained to feel morally superior for defending outsiders while treating your own people as expendable.

No nation survives when loyalty flows outward instead of inward. No society remains sane when empathy is weaponized against self preservation. And no movement is more dangerous than one that convinces people to suffer proudly for those who would never lift a finger for them.

That is not virtue.
That is liberal brainwashing.

[Tim Burchett @timburchett]

As I sit in the dark this morning talking to God and drinking my coffee I am overcome with how bad things are in America but I’m also given hope. We have the ability to change this mess. It begins with me and you. Let’s fix this mess.

[AYS Sports @AYSSPORTS]

Why Kevin Smith hire at LSU is a massive deal

https://t.co/v8hYG1I60B

[Ross Wece @RossWece]

Had fun putting this one together 😤

[America @america]

DHS Secretary Noem: “How do we vet someone that comes from Afghanistan or Somalia or Yemen if they don't have a government that we can communicate with that will share information with us?”

[Andrew Kolvet @AndrewKolvet]

One of Charlie’s favorite clips was of Rush Limbaugh describing the Godly gratitude of the Pilgrims. He played it every year on the show as a tribute to Rush and as a reminder that real gratitude comes from God and a knowledge that even when facing unthinkable loss and hardship, God is still all good, all loving, all knowing, and all powerful.

We faced a lot of loss this year. Unthinkable loss. But God is still on the throne. He’s still all good, all loving, all knowing, and all powerful.

“I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.” Philippians 1:20

Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

[Special Envoy Kristi Noem @EnvoyNoem]

The suspect who shot our brave National Guardsmen is an Afghan national who was one of the many unvetted, mass paroled into the United States under Operation Allies Welcome on September 8, 2021, under the Biden Administration.

I will not utter this depraved individual’s name. He should be starved of the glory he so desperately wants.

These men and women of the National Guard are mothers, fathers, sisters, daughters, children of God, carrying out the same basic public safety and immigration laws enshrined in law for decades.

The politicians and media who continue to vilify our men and women in uniform need to take a long hard look in the mirror.

Bryon and I will be praying hard for these two National Guardsmen, their families, and every American who puts on uniform to defend our freedom.

[Dan Bongino @FBIDDBongino]

God bless America, and all of those brave and patriotic souls who defend Her. 🇺🇸

[Eric Trump @EricTrump]

“Hunting Stand” - for all the Whitetail on Southern BLVD, located directly across the street from Palm Beach International Airport, in the median of a major highway… directly facing the Air Force One stairs (200yds). Ps the Secret Service did a GREAT job finding this…

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Even Tucker Carlson is raising awareness that California is ending Free Speech with passed legislation

Elon Musk needs to be aware of this

“The state of California — has passed a law in the state legislature, both chambers of the state legislature, it awaits a signature from Gavin Newsom, that would ban hate speech on the internet in California. Hate speech.

Now, how do they define hate speech? I actually have the definition. I actually wrote it down because I was so shocked by it that this is happening. The state of California, if Gavin Newsom signs this law, and he has until October 13th to do it, he, people will be fined if the censors determine that speech constitutes, and we're quoting now, "Violence, intimidation, or coercion..."

What's intimidation or coercion — coercion based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, or other protected characteristics. Obviously, white Christian men are not covered under that

- The state of California under Gavin Newsom is about to, we think, censor the opinions of Americans. Not to protect anybody, but to shield themselves from criticism so they can continue to do what they want to do in secret.”

This new law will impose millions and millions of dollars in fines forcing social media companies to censor what California Democrats define as hate speech

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

"The assassination failed in his quest because Charlie's message has not been silenced - it's now bigger and better and stronger than ever before, and it's not even close." - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸

[Roger Stone @RogerJStoneJr]

This is really beginning to look more and more like the JFK assassination and cover-up. If Charlie Kirk was shot from the front, there would be a blowout wound to the rear. This destroys the FBI's narrative.

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

Beautiful tribute to Charlie from the White House.

Grab a tissue.

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

JUST IN: FBI Director Kash Patel calls Democrat Adam Schiff the "biggest fraud to ever sit in the United States Senate" to his face.

"You are the biggest fraud to ever sit in the United States Senate. You are a disgrace to this institution and an utter coward."

"I'm not surprised that you continue to lie from your perch and put on a show so you can go raise money for your charade. You are a political buffoon at best."

[Isabel Brown @theisabelb]

I never would have imagined in my wildest dreams the Vice President of the United States would be reciting the Nicene Creed while hosting the number 1 podcast in the world from the White House.

Chills.