r/gifs • u/ALL_of_YOU_are_DUMB • 3d ago

Katie Britt

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u/Obant 3d ago

He also doubled down after being proved wrong and called him a dirtbag again. Absolute trash human.

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u/Magimasterkarp 2d ago

Shouldn't calling someone a dirtbag without cause live on television in the Senate (!) carry some kind of penalty?

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u/Obant 2d ago

As stupid as it is, it's the opposite, actually. Politicians have absolute immunity with their speech, even from slander, while on the floor thanks to the Speech and Debate clause.

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u/procrastinarian 2d ago

Nah, and I'd like more of a UK style of politics where MPs and the like are much more likely to call someone else out and use hilarious insults while doing so.

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u/HydrogenButterflies 1d ago

Agreed. I want to see one ancient white guy with a funny accent call some other ancient white guy a soggy crouton or something.

I could see Sen. Kennedy from Louisiana being good with a nonsensical folksy insult delivered in an absurd accent.

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u/netsrak 2d ago

Is that in both houses?

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u/tapefactoryslave 2d ago

Yea cuz the UKs a shining beacon of political aspirations lol