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UFOs can ‘fly underwater and defy physics’ claims US congressman (www.express.co.uk)

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East Tennessee's Tim Burchett, a Republican, said he believes that aliens must have the technological capacity to "turn us into a charcoal briquette".

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[–] HeinousTugboat@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

One of Dubya's biggest selling points was that he was "someone you could have a beer with".

So no, the people that vote for those kinds of people don't want someone smarter than themselves. They want someone like themselves.

That was actually a part of Hilary's trouble too: people just didn't like her on a personality level, so they didn't vote for her.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One of Dubya's biggest selling points was that he was "someone you could have a beer with".

Which is insane because W. went to a prep school and graduated from Harvard and Yale. His goofiness hid his incredibly privileged upbringing.

[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All that was an act. This gubernatorial debate between him and Anne Richards shows that the bumbling GW the rest of the U.S. came to know in 1999 is not the same person here in 1994.

[–] Ragnell@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It was an act, but coincidentally he actually wasn't that smart.

[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Many people also feel threatened by people who are smarter than them. Very not trusting.

[–] AnActualFossil@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It's apparently illegal to have a beer with someone that's not a complete imbecile in the US.

Probably one of those old laws that never got repelled.