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GOD & COUNTRY.

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@TheSCForum Oh, great a forum to achieve nothing.

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@DougAMacgregor why the Arabs won’t defend their countries?

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@Arma_Lite_14 Lick it and report back.

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

Your periodic reminder that @AndrewFeinberg is a Democrat activist and talentless loser cosplaying as a reporter.

@VP dismantles him with ease.

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@FBIDirectorKash @dbongino Now do the Boston mayor

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@MAGAVoice

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@catturd2 Sounds this gentleman is from South Carolina, that’s how we roll here.

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@BarackObama move back to Kenya

[Silverbell4you @Silverbell4you2]

@BarackObama Oh Barry, it’s quite simple…. 👇🏻👇🏻
Democrat party = political violence

[DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican]

@BarackObama Stop lying. We know the full motive. The shooter wrote a manifesto. The shooter wanted to kill President Trump and his cabinet. Why are you lying?

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

@BarackObama > Democrat Assassin: ‘I want to kill Trump’

> Democrats assassin tries to kill Trump with a gun on camera

> Leaves note describing in great detail how much they want Trump dead

> Posts on social media about killing Trump

> Obama: No motive

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As a South Carolinian voter, I will vote to whomever is running against @LindseyGrahamSC

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump has RE-ENDORSED Lindsey Graham for Senate in South Carolina

The same Lindsey Graham who was RELENTLESSLY BOOED at a Trump Rally in his home state of SC during the 2024 election.

This video is SO freaking satisfying 🤣

Lady G deserves the boos.

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@MJTruthUltra May I recommend decaf.

[Kyle Becker @kylenabecker]

This is the best takedown of "No Kings" I've seen yet.

"You just hate what you're told to hate..."

"I just wish the anti-authoritarian energy was present during actual tyranny." 🔥

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

If you haven’t heard, and even if you have, Jimmy Kimmel said this about Markwayne Mullin, former Senator from Oklahoma, and our newest Secretary of Homeland Security:
“We have a plumber now protecting us from terrorism.”

Apparently, there has been some backlash. Plumbers were offended, obviously, as were parents of plumbers, spouses of plumbers, children of plumbers, and millions of people who have had a plumber show up when they needed one. Comedians were also offended, (the funny ones, anyway,) along with a surprising number of terrorists - especially those with access to hot and cold running water. However, in spite of the ensuing kerfuffle, @jimmykimmel doubled down.

“I’m not upset that the head of Homeland Security was a plumber,” he said, “I’m upset that he isn’t still a plumber." He further elucidated by adding, "I wouldn't put a plumber in charge of Homeland Security for the same reason I wouldn't call a five-star general to pull a rat out of my toilet, OK? We all have our areas of expertise.”

Being offended is always a choice, and I don’t choose to be offended by a joke, even one that comes at the expense of the skilled tradespeople my foundation tries to elevate. But I am a tad butt hurt by the suggestion that skilled workers should never evolve into something new, and that competence is somehow limited to one vocation. Obviously, expertise and skill are important. If I need a new kidney, I’d prefer a doctor do the surgery, not a late-night talk show host. But if the doctor in question used to host a talk show, why would I hold that against him?

Ten years ago, during one of the presidential debates, @MarcoRubio answered a workforce-related question by arguing that America needed to get shop class back into high schools. He concluded by saying, “What our country needs are more welders and fewer philosophers.” A lot of people on this page commented that Rubio and I were singing from the same hymnal, but in fact, we weren’t. At least not entirely. Because I don’t think the current shortage of welders has anything to do with an overabundance of philosophers. In fact, I think it’s a mistake to promote one vocation at the expense of the other. What we really need in this country, are more welders who can talk intelligently about Aristotle, and more philosophers who can run an even bead. More Generals, in other words, who can fix their own toilets, and more plumbers who can hold a powerful government job.

This is what Mullin did. He was a private citizen who mastered an essential skill and then turned that skill into a multi-million-dollar company that employed a lot of people and served a lot of customers. That gave him the freedom to do other things with his life, including a career in public service which got him into Congress, where he’s spent the last eleven years doing whatever Congressmen do. Now, he has a very consequential position in the Cabinet of the current administration.

Is that not the embodiment of the American Dream? I get that Jimmy Kimmel might have a problem with Mullin’s politics, but what possible objection could he have about the trajectory of his career, or his desire to do more than one thing with his life?

The only sensible thing to do in the wake of a moment this tone deaf, is remind America that the skills gap is wide, and getting wider. The shortage of skilled tradespeople is now headline news and closing it is nothing less than a matter of national security. This year, my foundation has set aside $10 million dollars to help train the next generation of plumbers, and lots of other essential workers. I'm talking about hundreds of thousands of AI-proof, six figure jobs that don't require a four-year degree, waiting to be filled. The money is currently available to anyone who wants to master a useful skill at https://t.co/uolhGspFtN. Apply today.

As for those of you genuinely offended by Kimmel's comments, consider expressing your disappointment with a modest donation to mikeroweWORKS. Our work ethic scholarship is making a real difference, and your money will be well spent, I promise. The donate button is big and red and hard to miss, at https://t.co/uolhGspFtN

I’d love to chat but I’ve gotta pull a rat out of my toilet…

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@KatTimpf @KymmieCLB Add the no bid marketing contracts that Noem approved. btw, for ads on foxnews to incentivize illegal aliens to self deport as illegals are watching foxnews

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@BarackObama Get your head out of Michael’s dick

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@catturd2 The government at work.

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@akafaceUS Hopefully she will know how to change her ID since democrats think women are not equipped to understand how to update their id’s