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Sen. Mark Kelly's Appearance at the Rose Bowl Game Was Humiliating(feel good story)
townhall.com ^ | 1/2/2023 1820 hrs est | Rebecca Downs

Posted on 01/03/2023 8:41:55 AM PST by rktman

On Monday, Penn State and Utah compete in this year's Rose Bowl, with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and his wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) having taken part in the coin toss. The senator had his phone with him as he awkwardly stood behind his wife to film it. "Mark Kelly" has been trending over Twitter as a result, and not just because of the Democratic politicians' presence.

While head referee Michael Vandervelde referred to Giffords correctly, he incorrectly referred to her husband as "Senator Mark Lewis."

In addition to people reacting to the referee flubbing Kelly's name, many also chimed in about how he had his phone out.

Others were also less than thrilled about Kelly and Giffords being in Pasadena, given the sense of politics that was brought to the game and the parade beforehand. In the past, politicians have not typically been grand marshals. Rather, those associated with entertainment, especially sports, have taken on the honorary role.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: chatnotnews; doh
DOH! Mr. potatoe head not known for who he really is. A former ass-tro-naught wearing his "Look at me and my flight jacket" buffoonery. What a UPOS!
1 posted on 01/03/2023 8:41:55 AM PST by rktman
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While head referee Michael Vandervelde referred to Giffords correctly, he incorrectly referred to her husband as "Senator Mark Lewis."

Just another cardboard cutout, like Senatrix Gisele Festerman's hubby, Fake Governor "Hatie" Hobbs and the JoeTatoe.

2 posted on 01/03/2023 8:46:08 AM PST by kiryandil (put yer vote in the box, chump. HARHARHARHAR)
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It was also great Giffords appeared to be rooting for Utah when they won the toss. They lost the game!
3 posted on 01/03/2023 8:48:25 AM PST by martinidon
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To: rktman

We need to STOP making politicians special and treating them like royalty. They should not be doing things that ordinary citizens are not doing, like coin tosses at major events. I am sickened by the way we treat them.

And naming things after politicians....don’t get me started.


4 posted on 01/03/2023 8:51:42 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: rktman

Why have an AZ Senator in a California Bowl Game taking place between Penn State and Utah?


5 posted on 01/03/2023 8:54:40 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth? (Luke 18:8))
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To: Dr. Sivana

I know right!


6 posted on 01/03/2023 9:03:35 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? šŸ˜•)
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To: Dr. Sivana

positively pstupid.


7 posted on 01/03/2023 9:04:32 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: 1Old Pro

You nailed it. As ā€œservants of the peopleā€ they should be walking backward and bowing ā€¦to usā€¦.not to puppeteers.


8 posted on 01/03/2023 9:07:36 AM PST by FryingPan101 (God bless you, Jim.)
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Someone has the picture, it will show up here shortly, of her testifying before congress and him sitting there close enough to her that he can get his hand all the way totally up her ass.

Frankly speaking, mind you.


9 posted on 01/03/2023 9:10:32 AM PST by OKSooner (Don't try to beat the cops at their own game.)
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To: rktman

Bass Poles forget they work for us.


10 posted on 01/03/2023 9:15:29 AM PST by hadaclueonce ( This time I am Deplorable )
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And naming things after politicians....donā€™t get me started.

I agree. Iā€™m so sick of all of those power-tripping narcissists.

The only things that should be named after politicians are prisons and sewage treatment plants, IMO.

11 posted on 01/03/2023 9:29:22 AM PST by Allegra
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Kelly's "I was there jacket" is a joke.

In basic many of the one stripers at Lackland used to spend their paychecks on "pinger jackets". They got all kinds of useless patches sewn on just to show off.

Everyone knew they weren't B-52 pilots, permanent party or pararescue types, just graduates of basic training waiting for tech school with two months of backpay to blow.

When they got to their operational bases, they found out that the jackets were a source of immense ridicule then the jackets disappeared quickly.

Apparently kelly hasn't outgrown that mentality yet.

12 posted on 01/03/2023 9:31:09 AM PST by pfflier
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Mark Kelly—just another stupid cellphone addict!!!!

And if it weren’t for the Maricopa election debacle, he might no longer be a Senator!!!!


13 posted on 01/03/2023 10:47:45 AM PST by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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I have some sympathy for Giffords. She obviously had some brain damage after the shooting...she seems to me to be a bit of a pawn for the Demon Rats.

Her husband, not so much. How he won the vote last November is bewildering.


14 posted on 01/03/2023 1:37:17 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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i saw that at the coin toss, all that came to mind was the last shuttle crew should have opended the iir lock and tossed the ASSHole out


15 posted on 01/03/2023 4:13:27 PM PST by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Well Gabby did attend a university in Calif, that’s probably good enough LOL


16 posted on 01/03/2023 4:16:39 PM PST by nascarnation
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How he won the vote last November is bewildering.

He ran a solid campaign, presenting himself as a moderate who works with people and gets things done. He also had video footage of Blake Masters talking about privatizing Social Security. I believe the ads were effective, and Masters did not have the resources to rebut them well.
17 posted on 01/03/2023 4:21:53 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (But yet the Son of man, when he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earth? (Luke 18:8))
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