Hadley Mason

6x Seizure Survivor

[Hadley Mason @therealpuddin13]

Devil worshippers are literally worshipping a guy who lost a fiddling competition to some hillbilly in Georgia.

[Hadley Mason @therealpuddin13]

@11point7 Catch

[Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis]

Well, assuming the Cards would have Bob Gibson pitching I’m gonna say St. Louis is the clear choice.

[Hadley Mason @therealpuddin13]

@VoteMarsha Real Tennesseans say NO to all data centers, no matter the location

[Hadley Mason @therealpuddin13]

@Jthomas694 @SECSupremacyCFB Yeah that’s right. It was the Orange Bowl we won I think.

[Cardinals Stats And Facts @STL_Stats_Facts]

I see your back to back homers off of Kimbrel and Pujols' last homerun and raise you Carpenter's 5-5 with 3 HRs and 2 doubles in 6 innings 😈

There's nothing I'd love more than to see Walker be a Cubs killer this year and continue the trend

[Hadley Mason @therealpuddin13]

@cardinalsgifs Blue

[Hadley Mason @therealpuddin13]

@buc1080 @CryptoOnlyCoims Yeah I don’t know specifics either but I would also assume that

[ESPN MMA @espnmma]

Breaking: Conor McGregor will face Max Holloway in the main event at UFC 329 in Las Vegas, @DanaWhite announced on social media.

This bout will be fought at 170 lbs.

[Alan Jackson @OfficialJackson]

Rest in peace, David Allan Coe.

His song The Ride is one of the inspirations that brought me to Nashville. He was a colorful and talented singer/songwriter. ~AJ

📸: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

[SleeperSTLCards @SleeperSTL]

Paul Skenes career against St. Louis:

6 starts
0-4 🥶
2.39 ERA
.903 WHIP
41 Ks

[Hadley Mason @therealpuddin13]

@Franklin_Graham @realDonaldTrump Idolatry is a sin

[Baseball @mlbelites_]

Albert Pujols joining the 700 HR club will forever give me chills 🥹

[Hadley Mason @therealpuddin13]

@RabbiShmuley You are not a brother to Christians

[Hadley Mason @therealpuddin13]

@FOXSportsKnox

[Chris Marler @Vern_Funquist]

PA ANNOUNCER: It’s third down…

Me this Fall:

[Mazyn🇺🇸🇲🇽 @MasynZyn]

“Stop crying it’s just a home run”

The home run:

[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…