'Just keep moving. There's nothing to see here, nothing at all. No, really'

[mia]

In the debate over conducting an investigation into the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, one Republican lawmaker posited that the mob looked for all the world like tourists.

You didn’t see what you thought you saw.

You got it wrong, you misunderstood. Your memory is playing tricks.

But who can blame you? It was so long ago. We’re talking way back on Jan 6....

https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article251564618.html

[Generic Other]

1. They thought they were climbing El Capitan

with Warren Harding.

per wiki:
Warren Harding (June 18, 1924 – February 27, 2002) was one of the most accomplished and influential American rock climbers of the 1950s to 1970s. He was the leader of the first team to climb El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, in 1958. The route they climbed, known as The Nose, ascends 2,900 feet (880 m) up the central buttress of what is one of the largest granite monoliths in the world. Harding climbed many other first ascents in Yosemite, some 28 in all, as well as making the first true big-wall ascents in the Sierra Nevada range of California.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. AND they confused him with Warren G. Harding.

(who was a Repug, after all)

[Generic Other]

4. The last most corrupt one

True story: When my dad was a young whippersnapper, he served as Harding's bodyguard during his Alaska trip. Dad dressed as a sourdough. He kept Harding alive until the poor guy hit Seattle where his wife was waiting.

[Nexus2]

3. Why not just ask the custodial staff?

See how many times they have to clean up debris, shattered door, broken glass, blood and human excrement after regular tours. I'm sure that'll settle the question of things being perfectly normal.

[Generic Other]

5. The janitor always knows everyone's secrets

I hope they are asked to testify as expert witnesses.

[PortTack]

6. He seems to think the world is either blind or stupid! Reinforces the world's thoughts that we have

One honest political party.... and one cult

“Stupid is as stupid does”