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LuckyCharms

(23,531 posts)
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:31 AM 9 hrs ago

Did I just hear someone call Jack Smith a dirtbag in the Blanche hearing?

Surely he said something else, and I misheard.

Right?

Serious question....I thought I heard that...not watching, just listening...

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Did I just hear someone call Jack Smith a dirtbag in the Blanche hearing? (Original Post) LuckyCharms 9 hrs ago OP
You heard right. Schmitt. NT mahatmakanejeeves 9 hrs ago #1
Damn... LuckyCharms 9 hrs ago #2
Schmitt-for-Brains---he's not my senator..... lastlib 6 hrs ago #20
Asshat Eric Schmitt... appmanga 9 hrs ago #3
Does he need a pardon for something? Attilatheblond 8 hrs ago #4
First time I've heard of him, but TommyT139 8 hrs ago #9
Eric Schmitt supports national conservative positions. Speaking at the 2025 National Conservatism Conference, Schmitt Celerity 8 hrs ago #12
His 'Christian Pilgrims' were control freaks who wouldn't accept they lost a civil war in England Attilatheblond 8 hrs ago #14
I heard something about "Soros funded blah blah blah..." LuckyCharms 8 hrs ago #5
Say it to his face hookaleft 8 hrs ago #6
That's the thing. LuckyCharms 8 hrs ago #8
Pay my fare to D.C., putz. appmanga 8 hrs ago #13
Did Democrats hammer him for it or let it go? Chasstev365 8 hrs ago #7
Did not hear any rebuttal to those specific comments. LuckyCharms 8 hrs ago #10
When they get caught. They always go out with slurs. WorseDayEver 8 hrs ago #11
Them's fight' words! Jilly_in_VA 8 hrs ago #15
Them's fightin' words!!!! greatauntoftriplets 8 hrs ago #16
As per Google: LuckyCharms 8 hrs ago #17
Becoming an Ironman is impressive. greatauntoftriplets 7 hrs ago #18
malaise pegged the unctuous NAZI back in September... Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #19
Where's my barf bag??? ultralite001 6 hrs ago #21

lastlib

(28,986 posts)
20. Schmitt-for-Brains---he's not my senator.....
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 01:41 PM
6 hrs ago

he's just the douchenozzle my state elected to be one. I am SO SORRY, America!

TommyT139

(2,592 posts)
9. First time I've heard of him, but
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:46 AM
8 hrs ago

...I got the vibe of "on deck for when some committee seats lack asses."

"Pick me! Pick me!!" will be a familiar refrain, and we should especially watch what those ones do in the shadows.

Celerity

(55,669 posts)
12. Eric Schmitt supports national conservative positions. Speaking at the 2025 National Conservatism Conference, Schmitt
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:54 AM
8 hrs ago

said, "National conservatism is an idea whose time has arrived".

In his speech, he criticized the belief that the United States is defined by a shared set of values and principles. Instead, he argued that it is a nation built by settlers as a homeland for themselves and their descendants.

Schmitt said, "we Americans are sons and daughters of the Christian Pilgrims that poured out from Europe's shores to baptize a new world in their ancient faith" and "America belongs to us, and only us".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schmitt

Attilatheblond

(9,584 posts)
14. His 'Christian Pilgrims' were control freaks who wouldn't accept they lost a civil war in England
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 12:16 PM
8 hrs ago

and didn't get to boss everybody around, so they left.

Hey, that reminds me of another group or two in our history.

LuckyCharms

(23,531 posts)
5. I heard something about "Soros funded blah blah blah..."
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:38 AM
8 hrs ago

I'm all asses and elbows in paperwork here, so I didn't turn around to see who it was...but I just thought "Who the fuck is this talking".

I hope a Democratic representative takes the gloves off today in the hearing. It's clobbering time.

LuckyCharms

(23,531 posts)
8. That's the thing.
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:45 AM
8 hrs ago

Isn't Smith an "Iron man"?

I love how these repub assholes gape open their pieholes when there are no ramifications.

Fucking weak cowards.

greatauntoftriplets

(179,753 posts)
16. Them's fightin' words!!!!
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 12:28 PM
8 hrs ago

Schmitt obviously is a scumbag of the lowest order. I bet that Jack Smith is an Eagle Scout, not a lying puke.

LuckyCharms

(23,531 posts)
17. As per Google:
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 12:34 PM
8 hrs ago

"Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is a highly accomplished triathlete known for competing in over 100 triathlons and at least nine full Ironman competitions globally. An Ironman is an ultra-distance event that consists of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile marathon".

It goes on to say that Smith could not even swim one pool length until his mid 30's.

As a former dedicated runner, I cannot even imagine how Smith had the mental fortitude and discipline to perform his physical accomplishments. It's truly mind-boggling.

Couple that mental discipline with his undisputable ethics, and then to have someone call him a dirtbag...

Those are indeed fighting words!

greatauntoftriplets

(179,753 posts)
18. Becoming an Ironman is impressive.
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 01:00 PM
7 hrs ago

I'm a member of the Jack Smith Fan Club, and have the baseball cap to prove it.

Don't know if he'll ever write a tell-all book, but it could be called "Life With a Spine". I'd read it.

Kid Berwyn

(25,743 posts)
19. malaise pegged the unctuous NAZI back in September...
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 01:22 PM
7 hrs ago
Let this sink in - A Sitting Senator Just Went Full Mask-Off White Nationalist

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220617627

ultralite001

(2,907 posts)
21. Where's my barf bag???
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 02:01 PM
6 hrs ago

The onscreen appearance by Ted Cruz questioning Blanche makes me want to throw up...

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