DDY

Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.-AA Milne 💕 Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.- Dalai Lama 💕

[DDY @NeeCee77]

@KatTimpf Oh my goodness! You are the best!!

[DDY @NeeCee77]

@KatTimpf Tragic, you have my deepest sympathies & condolences, Kat. What a beautiful tribute to a man well loved & a life well lived. Your request is perfect. We all need to show as much love to each other as possible. I’m also very sorry for loss of Cheens. Sending hugs.

[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..

[DDY @NeeCee77]

@Johnny_Joey You looked really nice tonight @Johnny_Joey What brand was your shirt? And some people only hear what they want to hear. Thank you for all that you’ve done and continue to do.

[Jeffery Mead @the_jefferymead]

This is a blatant abuse of the First Amendment. Free speech restrains the government. It does not give you permission to trespass, disrupt private property, or hijack a church service.

Churches have rights too. The right to worship. The right to assemble. The right to be left alone. Your rights end where other people’s rights begin..

Calling illegal behavior “journalism” or “protest” doesn’t magically make it legal.

[Julius . D @D_Julius0]

Meet the Valais Blacknose Sheep of the Swiss Alps.

You’re welcome. 🐑

[DDY @NeeCee77]

@teameffujoe @harryjsisson So mocking someone is violence but killing someone isnt? More officers were attacked and killed during the “summer of love”. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

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[DDY @NeeCee77]

@BasedMikeLee Absolutely

[Thomas Sowell Quotes @ThomasSowell]

“Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.”

— Margaret Thatcher

[DDY @NeeCee77]

@Johnny_Joey Hubby’s CO told him he had2 order new furniture 4his office He declined CO said the money had 2b spent or she’d get less the next fiscal year He declined. She ordered it. It was still n the boxes when he transferred Ships were docked at the time No money 4fuel #FraudWasteAbuse

[DDY @NeeCee77]

Missing my friend on what would’ve been his 76th birthday. I can’t believe that he’s been gone for 20 years.

[DDY @NeeCee77]

@BucklesandBulls Stella & Bougie agree 💕

[NRM84 @Mappy6984]

Dad probably cries more at night than his son will ever know... good dad

[DDY @NeeCee77]

@pnjaban Sending my deepest sympathies and condolences to your family.

[DDY @NeeCee77]

@pnjaban Miniature schnauzers are considered hypoallergenic, they are extremely intelligent, and have huge personalities. I have a teacup but have also had toys and a mini. @RoyalSchnauzers

[DDY @NeeCee77]

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[Thomas Sowell Quotes @ThomasSowell]

One of the most important reasons for studying history is that virtually every stupid idea that is in vogue today has been tried before and proved disastrous before, time and again. Do we need to keep repeating the same mistakes forever?

[Planet Of Memes @PlanetOfMemes]

Why won't mainland America ever be attacked? Because we have a not-so-secret weapon...Rednecks.

[DDY @NeeCee77]

@VP @KamalaHarris @KamalaHQ @Tim_Walz @GovTimWalz #stolenvalor #unfittolead #disqualified She picked him making her disqualified as well. #AmericaDeservesBetter