Posted on 04/10/2024 2:14:57 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
Social media users trashed Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, after she turned her gaffe about the moon being "made of gases" into a slam of Republicans on social media Tuesday.
Reacting to the backlash she received for telling school children that the moon is made of gases ahead of Monday’s eclipse, the lawmaker said that her Republican critics are hounding her because they have a "lust for stupidity."
She gave a speech at Booker T. Washington High School in Houston on the day of the eclipse, telling an assembly of students, "Sometimes, you need to take the opportunity just to come out and see a full moon is that complete rounded circle which is made up mostly of gases, and that’s why the question is why or how could we as humans live on the Moon? Are the gases such that we could do that?"
Elsewhere in her address, Rep. Jackson Lee described the moon as a "planet," another inaccuracy.
The lawmaker’s speech went viral on social media due to its scientific errors, which became all the more notable in light of the fact that she was once the leader of the House Science Committee’s space subcommittee.
Jackson Lee responded to the criticism she received by insisting it was a mistake – that she was referring to the sun – and insulting Republicans as "foolish thinkers" just looking to stir the pot.
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No, I did not know that Sheila Jackson Lee was a Yale graduate. I wonder if they were already doing group work with everyone in the group getting the same grade back when she was there.
Yeah, probably! 😂
Well what do you expect from an Afronaunt
Maybe she was thinking of what comes out of a “moon” after a bean burrito feast.
Yep she’s a piece of work. Two Vietnams, the flag on Mars, AR-15’s are heavier than moving boxes. Her constituents in her district keep voting for her even though she hasn’t done a damn thing to help them. She’s damn near a sight stupider than Hank Johnson, but they’re neck and neck.
shes in a fight for top spot with Maxine waters
You mean.... the Irish?
I knew there must be some reason that I was proud not to have graduated from there....instead of graduating from a small HS in the midwest that nobody ever heard of except those who live in the area.
Great example. Barry Soetoro-D eceiver
Shush you! I for one am very interested in her thoughts on how we could live on the Sun. I'm sure it involves living on the dark side. Or going at night.
“Before the 110th Congress, Jackson Lee served on the House Science Committee and on the Subcommittee that oversees space policy and NASA.[12] She is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus[13][14] and a CBC whip.”
per Wikipedia.
I can’t read that statement of hers without feeling dumber myself by trying to comprehend it.
Sheila Jackson Lee is a prime example of how dumb and dangerous tokens are.
Be careful with quotas it’s all about logic and results.
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