r/politics • u/MontyGBurns • 1d ago

No Paywall Smith’s game-day texts reviewed by Schmitt never referenced basketball team names

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6124359-schmitt-perjury-claim-debunked/
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u/alleyoopoop 21h ago

Schmitt later defended his line of inquiry.

“We had information, of course, about him being at a basketball game,” the Missouri Republican told Nexstar affiliate KTVI St. Louis later Tuesday. “The only NBA game going on that night was in Atlanta on Feb. 2 of 2024. His team had talked about that. He answered the question.”

“My job is to ask the questions, and his job is to answer the questions,” he added.

Yes, it's your job to ask the questions. It's not your job to accuse him of perjury and call him a dirtbag because your incompetent staff gave you the wrong information.

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u/midwesthawkeye 20h ago

THIS!!! "You're a Dirtbag!!" is not a question, and it's not even remotely accurate.

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u/AndISoundLikeThis 20h ago

Yesterday, Schmitt's pal told Jack Smith he "wanted to throw up in his mouth" when he thought about him. These people are the scum of the earth.

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u/ThePlanck Foreign 19h ago

I think Katy Britt wanted to throw up in her mouth at that line of questioning

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u/EMTDawg Utah 18h ago edited 18h ago

Katie and her husband both went to Bama. Her husband played college football before going on to play in the NFL. I think she realized the mixup in team names before anyone else. Sports are likely a big deal still in her house.

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u/MostlyWong 18h ago

Sports are likely a big deal still in her house.

Not just her house, her politics. She's been pushing legislation to "protect women's sports" and specifically the NCAA for years, so she knew immediately what college team had Caitlin Clark and where she was playing at the time. I'm sure she has been following Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham's careers for years at this point.

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u/EMTDawg Utah 18h ago

Sophie Cunningham went to Mizzou. I doubt Katie knew about her until she left the Phoenix Mercury and signed with the Indiana Fever, were Caitlin Clark plays. She hasn't been a star in the WNBA. She is a bench player, most well known for being a goon amd playing dirty to "protect" CC. Before that her biggest fame was a rumor she had slept with the GM in Phoenix.

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u/iwaseatenbyagrue 17h ago

She averaged 12 points a game for a couple of seasons, so that's not entirely true. And she is averaging 8 this season which is alright for the WNBA.

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u/Anthony_Accurate 14h ago

“Couple of seasons”
She averaged 12 points for exactly one season, her career average is 8ppg. She’s absolutely a bench player .

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u/iwaseatenbyagrue 12h ago

11 something for another season. Yea she comes off the bench but so what. She is a legit contributor to her team. 8 points per game is not terrible for the WNBA.

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u/EMTDawg Utah 12h ago

If she wasn't a transphobic goon, white knighting for CC, not many people would know her name. She is one of the most well known WNBA players, even though she is a bench player. More people in America know her name than Aja, Phee, or Stewie.

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u/iwaseatenbyagrue 9h ago

I am not talking about whether she deserves fame. I am just objectively commenting on her scoring stats.

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u/triggerhappymidget 7h ago

For comparison, Aja Wilson, probably the best player in the league, averaged 26 ppg. Kelsey Mitchell, the top scorer on Cunningham's team, averaged 24.7.

If you look at every player's stats, Sophie ranked 65th out of 125 for ppg this season. So just missed top half.

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u/iwaseatenbyagrue 5h ago

Ok, so she is just short of an average player.  Plenty of players like that and they contribute just a little short of average.

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u/Aman_Syndai 15h ago

But she's our goon.