Marty Mitchell

Proud dad, husband, papaw and American.

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@Chiefstalk_ For the haters, the use of an umbrella during filming is very common, especially on hot sunny days while filming outside. This helps reduce sweating that can cause sweat stains on your clothing. Also, every male news anchor, reporter and actor you’ve ever seen is wearing makeup.

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@GenXTalks1 David Gilmour 👑

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@DasWryte @GenXTalks1 Absolutely! 🤩

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@Martezosunde @SqSehrish So many of you are entirely missing the point here. The question, or “gotcha” in this case, isn’t about whether there is a mother. The “gotcha” is that many folks will assume 11 sons + 11 daughters because each son has a sister. Whether there is a mom or not is irrelevant. (13)

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@DolphinsTalk Dan was amazing! I was fortunate enough to follow him for his entire 17 year NFL career! Him never winning a SB was malpractice on the part of the Dolphins! H Wayne wouldn’t spend the money and we had an idiot like Tom Olivadotti coaching defense. I blame that squarely on Shula!

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@KidRock God bless you, sir!!

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@LibTearCreator1 Biden, because at this point he’s harmless and has little to no influence in his party. The other three are still dangerous.

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@atensnut East

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@allrockmusic My 4 core Tool tracks, in no particular order.

Lateralus
No Quarter
Right In Two
Jambi

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@PetockR @allrockmusic 🤣🤣🤣

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@JoshHall2024 @grok is this story true?

[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..

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@JoshKenned34983 @ToddYakoubian That is indeed left over snow.

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@ToddYakoubian There was a spot with snow still on it as of 2/27, close to the Heber Springs Walmart. But I’m sure it’s long gone by now.

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@JasonKelce Congrats man, now you’re OFFICIALLY famous! 😁👍

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@WillieWonka1966 @KCSportsNetwork I sure as hell hope not!!

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@lmbunl @JasonKelce 40+ year Dial user here! Hook me up too! 😬

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@BaldyNFL @Chiefs @PatrickMahomes Reading through these comments has been enlightening. Y’all are a bunch of jealous ass, butthurt, cry babies. I guaran-fuckin-tee you, if Mahomes was on YOUR team you’d be in awe of him and he’d be the GOAT! But most of you are too consumed with hate and jealousy to admit that.

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@CatVanBeest @DonaldJTrumpJr I read it exactly the same way!!

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

🚨 #BREAKING: The US Supreme Court has BLOCKED the Biden Harris administration’s effort to change Title IX and FORCE schools to allow:

➡️ Men to shower with women
➡️ Men to take academic AND athletic scholarships from women
➡️ Men to be housed in women’s dorms

And teachers would be COMPELLED to use “preferred pronouns”

Biden and Harris were attempting to make a change to Title IX in order to enforce this.

THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS! Wokeness took an L today!

Thanks to all the State AGs who came together to make this happen!