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Sheila Jackson Lee - At it Again - Claims the Moon Is 'Made Up Mostly of Gasses'
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
My last comment on the intellectual vacuity of several presidents exemplifies an increasing predisposition, particularly among Republicans, for anti-intellectualism.
Know-nothing candidates for various offices reassure their voters that s/he is just like me .The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
My last comment on the intellectual vacuity of several presidents exemplifies an increasing predisposition, particularly among Republicans, for anti-intellectualism.
Know-nothing candidates for various offices reassure their voters that s/he is just like me .
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostThat brings up reports wrt George W. Bush, claiming that he would deliberately mispronounce certain words (most famously "nuclear") because he thought it made him more "folksy" and "relatable.""It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
Sportin' Life
Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostShe didn't just stick her foot in her mouth [the moon is a planet]
She pounded that foot deep into her mouth [the moon is made up mostly of gasses]
And then proceeded to shot herself in said foot while it was still deeply wedged in her mouth [eclipses happen when the moon gets close to the earth]
That is weapon's grade stupidity there.
As I said SJL is the left's MTG -- and she has worked long and hard for that title."It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
Sportin' Life
Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
Oh it predates George W Bush. Go back to dear old Ronnie Reagan. Nor was Eisenhower exactly an intellectual. A soldier definitely but I doubt he spent his free time translating Italian Renaissance poetry or New Testament Greek.
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View Post
So perhaps she is just another American idiot. She can join a long and distinguished line.
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Originally posted by Ronson View Post"It ain't necessarily so
The things that you're liable
To read in the Bible
It ain't necessarily so."
Sportin' Life
Porgy & Bess, DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
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Originally posted by JimL View Post
She was ignorant on the subject just like you and I are ignorant of many things. That doesn't make her an ignorant person which she is not.
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Originally posted by Hypatia_Alexandria View PostYou even misconstrued the Dunning Kruger effect.
It has nothing to do with "ignorance" but is a form of cognitive bias wherein those with low-ability are not equipped with the skills in self-awareness to recognise their own lack of ability and incompetence.
The Dunning-Kruger effect occurs when a person's lack of knowledge and skill in a certain area causes them to overestimate their own competence.
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So, according to the Houston Chronicle, Lee responded by claiming she misspoke, and she really meant the sun.
If this were only in references to "made of gases", that could be understandable. But it was quite obvious that she was speaking of the moon.
Further, she couldn't just let it go as "I misspoke - I meant the sun", but had to follow up with attacks on Republicans, which tends to show she's just trying to deflect.
"Obviously, I misspoke and meant to say the sun, but as usual, Republicans are focused on stupid things instead of stuff that really matters," Lee wrote on X. "What can I say though, foolish thinkers lust for stupidity."
In a video on X that's been viewed nearly 600,000 times, Lee said "sometimes, you've heard the word full moon. Sometimes, you need to take the opportunity to just come out and see a full moon — it's that complete rounded circle which is made up mostly of gases." She went on to say "that's why the question is why or how could we as humans live on the moon — the gas is such that we could do that."
There is no way this could have been intended to be speaking about the sun, which she discussed separately, then back to the moon....
"The sun is a mighty powerful heat, but it's almost impossible to go near the sun," she said. "The moon is more manageable and you will see in a couple years that NASA is going back to the moon."
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The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostSo, according to the Houston Chronicle, Lee responded by claiming she misspoke, and she really meant the sun.
If this were only in references to "made of gases", that could be understandable. But it was quite obvious that she was speaking of the moon.
Further, she couldn't just let it go as "I misspoke - I meant the sun", but had to follow up with attacks on Republicans, which tends to show she's just trying to deflect.
"Obviously, I misspoke and meant to say the sun, but as usual, Republicans are focused on stupid things instead of stuff that really matters," Lee wrote on X. "What can I say though, foolish thinkers lust for stupidity."
In a video on X that's been viewed nearly 600,000 times, Lee said "sometimes, you've heard the word full moon. Sometimes, you need to take the opportunity to just come out and see a full moon — it's that complete rounded circle which is made up mostly of gases." She went on to say "that's why the question is why or how could we as humans live on the moon — the gas is such that we could do that."
There is no way this could have been intended to be speaking about the sun, which she discussed separately, then back to the moon....
"The sun is a mighty powerful heat, but it's almost impossible to go near the sun," she said. "The moon is more manageable and you will see in a couple years that NASA is going back to the moon."
lust for stupidity.png
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostLet's just ignore the fact that it wasn't just Republicans who noticed and laughed. Although it would be fair to say that many may have laughed a bit longer.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Interesting - I wanted to see what Jackson Lee's education background was, and the first thing I noticed was that the Wikipedia article about her was just updated in the last hour to include this most recent gaffe.
At an event for the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, Jackson Lee incorrectly stated that the Moon was made "mostly of gases," rather than rock and metal. After her comments received backlash online, Jackson Lee said that she "misspoke and meant to say the Sun".[82]
And, no, it wasn't me!The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostSo, according to the Houston Chronicle, Lee responded by claiming she misspoke, and she really meant the sun.
If this were only in references to "made of gases", that could be understandable. But it was quite obvious that she was speaking of the moon.
Further, she couldn't just let it go as "I misspoke - I meant the sun", but had to follow up with attacks on Republicans, which tends to show she's just trying to deflect.
"Obviously, I misspoke and meant to say the sun, but as usual, Republicans are focused on stupid things instead of stuff that really matters," Lee wrote on X. "What can I say though, foolish thinkers lust for stupidity."
There is no way this could have been intended to be speaking about the sun, which she discussed separately, then back to the moon....
lust for stupidity.png
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