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[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago

Virginia Foxx sounds like a pornstar name. Just a tiny bit less on the nose than Virgin Foxxx.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

yelling at a kid about the countries finances and looming bankruptcy like its his fault, while spending billions on a pointless wars to distract from the presidents pedophilic childraping activities, billions on a golden ballroom, billions on taxbreaks for their buddies, potentially billions on grifty settlements on every trump lawsuit, while spending billions on racists fourth reich final solution camps, while spending billions on the neo-SS ICE agents who are directed to fill those camps, etc etc etc..

What peak republican energy.

[–] CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

What a fucking piece of shit cunt. Fucking retire already.

[–] NotSafeForWorld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

This is the old woman who shouted, "shut up" at reporters right? She literally reminded me of a witch in that video

[–] Upgrayedd1776@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago

typical fox news geriatric unfortunately, they degrade to elementary level cognition when challenged

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 34 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Well an educated populace has always been a threat to those in power so I understand why the old bat would be so volatile.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

Hey! Let's not insult bats like that.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I feel like she would be surprised that her stocks in "Consolidated Slave Trading" are no longer liquid.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 14 hours ago

Ooohhh, I imagine Rep. Virginia Foxx has stocks in private prison companies. Modern day slave traders.

[–] 7101334@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

What do you mean? GEO Group stock is doing fine.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

No doubt her own grandparents firmly believed that the future was the Buggy Whip industry.

Age is not at all the same as Wisdom.

In fact I'm starting to think that if you don't get a broad life experience and recognize the need to and start walking down the path of Wisdom early enough, the natural calcification of habits and thinking, and increased emotional comfort from what is familiar that come to all of us with aging, will actually result in one becoming less wise with age.

Even when the brain is sharp, if one is not wise enough one's comforting feelings from certain beliefs will shut off accepting all evidence or conclusions leading elsewhere. When the brain is not sharp enough, this is pretty much guaranteed, IMHO.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 20 hours ago

Even the very wisest 82 year old isn't going to be sharp enough to legislate effectively for the modern age. Could they provide useful advice and context to younger legislators? Sure and that is the role they should shoot for if they want to stay involved but they should not be making or voting on policies themselves. Their time is past and they'll not be living with the consequences of their votes.

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[–] diggerbanks@thelemmy.club 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It is so selfish to hold on to power when you clearly have no understanding of the present or future. There should be a ceiling age. politics is for people with a stake in the future.

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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Better stop spending on gasoline and pay off that Republican debt instead!

[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 31 points 1 day ago

If you pitched this as a scene in a satirical movie, you'd be told to tone it down a bit.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't even need to look up her party affiliation to know that she's a republican. I mean, the average age of congress can be blamed equally on both parties, but an octogenarian who talks shit on education, is super "concerned" about the national debt, and speaks in a shitty manner toward a child is definitely republican.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

There was a similar story/video a few years back of (the late) Diane Feinstein being a dick to kids when they tried talking to her about climate change. -But I don't think she ever attacked education.

[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Clearly unacceptable, and part of the reason the elderly need to be stripped of their seats. I will say, however, it takes a certain kind of evil to do it pre-meditatively like the woman in this story did.

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[–] zeroConnection@programming.dev 93 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (13 children)

"YOU and your classmates will be responsible for paying down the national debt."

Well, she is absolutely right about that. She should know, because it's her generation's fault.

Foxx, who voted for the spending bill that the Congressional Budget Office projected would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt, told a 10-year-old that he and his classmates would be responsible for paying it down.

How are these people in charge of anything?

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[–] Freeposity@lemmy.world 271 points 1 day ago (2 children)

She wrote that 2038 is only 12 years away, and that "YOU and your classmates will be responsible for paying down the national debt."

Nevermind that Trump and the rest of the congressional Republicans increased the national debt by 3 trillion dollars already, fuck you kid for wanting something good for everyone instead of only wanting good stuff for the Epstein class.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 153 points 1 day ago (14 children)

Fun fact:

(Add 2 trillion to this pie... wait 3 trillion? No wait.. almost 4, Now? Well, add 4 trillion to this chart for the ole pedophile just for good measure...)

[–] crozilla@lemmy.world 125 points 1 day ago (7 children)

That chart is pre-ballroom and Iran war, too.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 78 points 1 day ago (3 children)

His base: "we need a president to run this country like a business!"

Their guy: bankrupts every business he runs... including 6 casinos. (CASINOS! Fucking literal money printers...)

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 1 points 11 hours ago

It's like a CEO of a company making bank at the expense of the company future.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

none other than virginia foxx she belongs in a nursing home, along with Kay IVES.

[–] brownsugga@lemmy.world 148 points 1 day ago (11 children)

this is age-ism, but i really don't think anyone past 80 should be in charge of anything beyond self-care

[–] Zier@fedia.io 75 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Old people who are smart, retire and enjoy their later years as much as they are able. Shitty con artists grab on until the last breath of their rotting corpse. It's not about age, it's about character.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 102 points 1 day ago (6 children)

No prizes for guessing this congresswoman’s party affiliation.

Not that “Yahoo Entertainment” (news is dead, i know) even bothered to put it in the entire article, much less the headline.

The congresswoman started by thanking Christian for writing. She said they agreed about the importance of innovation in the automobile industry.

That was the last kind thing in the letter.

Foxx told the 10-year-old that his request meant taking money out of the pockets of hardworking taxpayers who might not be able to afford an electric vehicle themselves. She told him the country was heading toward bankruptcy and economic failure. She wrote that 2038 is only 12 years away, and that "YOU and your classmates will be responsible for paying down the national debt."

She capitalized "YOU." She was writing to a fourth grader.

Then she linked him to six articles from Fox News, National Review, The Washington Times, and the Wall Street Journal editorial board — articles about the failures of climate change policy.

And then she turned on his teacher.

What a fuckwit piece of shit.

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lol a repube concerned with the US national debt??

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

They’re always concerned with it when they’re not in office. But these days no one cares what’s real.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 47 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Cute, the National Debt that HER and HER generation allowed to run rampant so that SHE could make off with mad bank? Not to mention the debt that HER party has incurred the last few years alone?

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[–] dan69@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I’m sorry, but why isnt* grandma retired? Like I hate it when I seek the elderly working!

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

shes fueled by hate, and ignorance to keep her active.

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago (2 children)

An 82 year old congresswoman.

Christ.

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Its Virginia Foxx. Hard to be shocked. The idea of children being raped brings her joy.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That kid should get the top grade for the project. She really proved his thesis that this is something she needs to learn about

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 64 points 1 day ago (17 children)

We need age limits on politicians.

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