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(94,035 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 10:23 AM 17 hrs ago

'YOU'RE A F**KING PLUMBER! YOU'VE NEVER SERVED!!!'



Brad @BraddrofliT
Nothing exposes modern politics faster than a senator role-playing as a battlefield commander… on Twitter.

You’re not storming a breach.
You’re posting from your phone...

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'YOU'RE A F**KING PLUMBER! YOU'VE NEVER SERVED!!!' (Original Post) bigtree 17 hrs ago OP
Living a comfortable life with a good salary and benefits Walleye 16 hrs ago #1
Sad really. Turbineguy 16 hrs ago #2
He inherited his father's plumbing business surfered 16 hrs ago #3
+1. His vocation was fighting dalton99a 16 hrs ago #5
He only had 3 fights Boo1 15 hrs ago #19
And... DET 11 hrs ago #58
So.... MarcoZandrini 10 hrs ago #64
That makes perfect sense. Omnipresent 16 hrs ago #7
Well, most of that 'self-made person' crap is just that... crap. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #65
If it takes a village to raise a child, what does it take to create a billionaire ? A heavily capitalist society. eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #67
OMG!!! I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE this part: calimary 8 hrs ago #72
I wouldn't trust that asshole to fix a toilet dalton99a 16 hrs ago #4
"Go clear a drain of your own bullshit." 3catwoman3 16 hrs ago #6
Call Roto Rooter to ream him out... BattleRow 15 hrs ago #26
LOL! Almost spit out my coffee! LSparkle 15 hrs ago #29
It's a good thing he has health care HuskyOffset 14 hrs ago #38
Another MAGA chickenhawk. Typical Bone Spurs warrior. kairos12 16 hrs ago #8
"Bone spurs warrior" is a good one. LoisB 16 hrs ago #16
That's a brutal take down peggysue2 16 hrs ago #9
;-{)...... Goonch 16 hrs ago #10
+1 dalton99a 16 hrs ago #13
I've been saying this every day. He has the name of louis-t 14 hrs ago #39
He also crouched in cowardly fear as his party's supporters were attacking IbogaProject 16 hrs ago #11
+1 dalton99a 16 hrs ago #15
SkidMarkWayneMullin MoseShrute 15 hrs ago #32
stealing that. ret5hd 14 hrs ago #33
Markwayne Mitty hvn_nbr_2 13 hrs ago #44
That'll show 'em. BannonsLiver 16 hrs ago #12
Even my sister who served in the Air Force and sent many troops to Iraq Hope22 16 hrs ago #14
Sticking up for plumbers in peace and war. usonian 15 hrs ago #17
He should feel right at home in the MAGA CABAL popsdenver 15 hrs ago #21
Exactly what Markwayne deserved. highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #18
Him be MMA tuf guy. Him have HIMS life prescriptions. Him badass.... in front of a mirror n/t Cheezoholic 15 hrs ago #20
Talking military jargon he learned from a movie. yellowcanine 15 hrs ago #22
It is very difficult to get a REAL combat vet to open up. BidenRocks 13 hrs ago #40
He's not even a plumber Bettie 15 hrs ago #23
+1 dalton99a 15 hrs ago #27
Not in Oklahoma. Scruffy1 15 hrs ago #31
"Associates in Applied Science in Construction Technology." malthaussen 12 hrs ago #49
Golly, i wonder why democrats are accused of being elitist snobs? questionseverything 12 hrs ago #53
I dunno, but I sure-enough am an elitist snob. malthaussen 12 hrs ago #55
Insulting 65 or 70 percent of the country is not a winning formula questionseverything 11 hrs ago #60
And I'm not running for anything. n/t malthaussen 11 hrs ago #61
Sorry I assumed most posters on du want democrats to win, my bad questionseverything 11 hrs ago #62
Has anyone checked with the state licensing popsdenver 1 hr ago #77
i like that rant barbtries 15 hrs ago #24
Standing O evolves 15 hrs ago #25
Dumbass can't even get the quote right. BruceWane 15 hrs ago #28
He's obviously confusing it with leading the assault on the breach... malthaussen 12 hrs ago #50
Lead the breach? Mblaze 15 hrs ago #30
Second grade? Smackdown2019 14 hrs ago #34
That's your new Secretary of Homeland Security. Maru Kitteh 14 hrs ago #35
Oh Lord NO!!!! Smackdown2019 11 hrs ago #59
He *was* a Senator. Junior Senator of Oklahoma. He's now the director of DHS. n/t malthaussen 12 hrs ago #54
Bwaa-ha-ha-fucking-ha! Bo Zarts 14 hrs ago #36
Hesgeth is worse, and he is supposedly in charge of the actual military. malthaussen 12 hrs ago #52
There is a lot of confusion Bob_in_VA 10 hrs ago #68
*SNORT* Skittles 9 hrs ago #70
This government needs to be purged of every single Murdoch stooge. Initech 14 hrs ago #37
all hat gopiscrap 13 hrs ago #41
No hat, no cattle democrank 11 hrs ago #63
better yet gopiscrap 7 hrs ago #74
Are all republicans batshit crazy? Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #42
Yes. stage left 13 hrs ago #43
. MorbidButterflyTat 13 hrs ago #45
Pinnacle of "Didn't Earn It" Six117 12 hrs ago #46
Pogo, directly from the swamp: "We have met the enemy and he is us". Wonder Why 12 hrs ago #47
Certainly the most quoted of the eminently quotable Pogo comic strips. Swamp dwellers before........ FadedMullet 12 hrs ago #51
"Fucking joke" is right. The man has some kind of video game vision of war... malthaussen 12 hrs ago #48
Bring back integrity??? rotflmao vapor2 11 hrs ago #56
Touche' Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 11 hrs ago #57
Fred Wellman! I love you! liberalla 10 hrs ago #66
... Mariana 9 hrs ago #69
I cannot, in good conscience, allow this to pass. markodochartaigh 9 hrs ago #71
That's worth a read jfz9580m 11 sec ago #78
Trying to come up with a rallying cry, i.e., "Over there!" C Moon 8 hrs ago #73
The ideal Trump appointee. Martin68 5 hrs ago #75
He googled greatest lines from war flicks 🙄 Devilsun 4 hrs ago #76

Boo1

(308 posts)
19. He only had 3 fights
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:36 AM
15 hrs ago

And 2 were against the same guy.

That's not a vocation. At best it's a hobby.

Omnipresent

(7,411 posts)
7. That makes perfect sense.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 10:36 AM
16 hrs ago

Daddy had some brains, much like trump’s dad.
Nobody has to raise themselves up by their own bootstraps in that party, as long as their family gives them the resources to have better lives.
So much for the self made man scenario they always push.

eppur_se_muova

(41,717 posts)
67. If it takes a village to raise a child, what does it take to create a billionaire ? A heavily capitalist society.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:55 PM
10 hrs ago

NO ONE makes it on their own.

Even hermits need goats.

calimary

(89,785 posts)
72. OMG!!! I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE this part:
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 06:53 PM
8 hrs ago

“NO ONE makes it on their own.

Even hermits need goats.”

That may be my new Quote of the Week!!!

BattleRow

(2,291 posts)
26. Call Roto Rooter to ream him out...
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:53 AM
15 hrs ago

His septic lines are backed up and spewing sewage out of his mouth.

HuskyOffset

(926 posts)
38. It's a good thing he has health care
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 01:03 PM
14 hrs ago

It's a good thing he has health care, because that is a pretty severe burn. Ouch!

peggysue2

(12,502 posts)
9. That's a brutal take down
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 10:43 AM
16 hrs ago

And well-deserved from what I've seen, heard and read of Mullin. Another fake warrior.

IbogaProject

(5,805 posts)
11. He also crouched in cowardly fear as his party's supporters were attacking
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:10 AM
16 hrs ago

Never forget he is an actual coward on top of being a chicken hawk.

Hope22

(4,676 posts)
14. Even my sister who served in the Air Force and sent many troops to Iraq
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:17 AM
16 hrs ago

Had the decency to send herself to Iraq as the last duty she did before retirement. Pack your bag and head on over. I assume exposing yourself to enemy fire to communicate means wagging your dick from a very safe distance away. Think about educating yourself in defense, war and terrorism before accepting a job completely out of your league. Save us all from the heartache!

usonian

(24,766 posts)
17. Sticking up for plumbers in peace and war.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:30 AM
15 hrs ago

At war, they make the best pipe bombs.

In peacetime, they make the best birth-control devices.

A STOPCOCK

popsdenver

(2,179 posts)
21. He should feel right at home in the MAGA CABAL
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:40 AM
15 hrs ago

mucking around, up to his neck, in nothing but Shit and Shit heads.............Knowing the whole time, that he, like all of them, are nothing but sub-human, humongous piles of excrement........

Just like the sewer, grease trap, CACA, cleaner guys he works alongside who say:............"Smells just like............MONEY !!!!!!!!!!"

Cheezoholic

(3,673 posts)
20. Him be MMA tuf guy. Him have HIMS life prescriptions. Him badass.... in front of a mirror n/t
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:38 AM
15 hrs ago

yellowcanine

(36,767 posts)
22. Talking military jargon he learned from a movie.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:45 AM
15 hrs ago

These guys are so transparent. An actual war veteran never talks like that.

BidenRocks

(3,167 posts)
40. It is very difficult to get a REAL combat vet to open up.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 01:35 PM
13 hrs ago

Most of us never heard our parents talk of WWII. I looked through my Dad's Guadalcanal cruise book.
I wouldn't want those memories being freshened up every day. Later wars, same thing.
Only pretend soldiers like Mullin, Lindsey, Rubio and JD play daily war games. Crush, kill, destroy was a television Sci Fi line. Listen to Lindsey talk about Cuba.
Hegsbreath is a coward and chump is a draft dodger!

Vets talk to vets who can relate.
They don't grab a soapbox and pontificate to anyone who will listen.

Went to the VA yesterday. Since they are forced to display chump, vance and ? I saluted as I always do.
Single finger. I give them all the respect they deserve.

Bettie

(19,588 posts)
23. He's not even a plumber
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:52 AM
15 hrs ago

that's a skilled trade, he has an Associates in Applied Science in Construction Technology.

Becoming a licensed plumber requires a 4-5 year apprenticeship (8k-10k of on the job training).

Scruffy1

(3,530 posts)
31. Not in Oklahoma.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:05 PM
15 hrs ago

Two years working and you can start your own business. The "business" was sold for around $50 million.

malthaussen

(18,546 posts)
49. "Associates in Applied Science in Construction Technology."
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:55 PM
12 hrs ago

That... sounds right around as pathetic as a degree in Gym. And the best he could be bothered to do was a lousy Associate Degree?

-- Mal

malthaussen

(18,546 posts)
55. I dunno, but I sure-enough am an elitist snob.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:09 PM
12 hrs ago

An Associate's Degree is what you get if you plan on working for a living. Not if you're a rich-boy son of pampered privilege who wants to make a career of politics. It's wholly extraneous and valueless in that context. Why bother?

-- Mal

popsdenver

(2,179 posts)
77. Has anyone checked with the state licensing
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 01:55 AM
1 hr ago

to see if he even has a Journeyman or Master's license?????? The last "Plumber" that Trump praised years ago.... didn't have either....

BruceWane

(384 posts)
28. Dumbass can't even get the quote right.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:58 AM
15 hrs ago

The saying isn't "I will lead the breach", it's "I will stand in the breach".

It's a biblical quote (Ezekiel 22:30). Of course he would be entirely unfamiliar with it. It means to stand in the gap of a failed defense, to be willing to put your life on the line on behalf of a greater cause.

"Breach" = gap, or fracture. He's basically saying that he will lead the failure. So I suppose he could be inadvertently making an honest statement.

malthaussen

(18,546 posts)
50. He's obviously confusing it with leading the assault on the breach...
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:58 PM
12 hrs ago

... aka the "Forlorn Hope."

But even as I type that, I wonder if it's as obvious as I think. Maybe in his poor, overheated, confused mind, he was thinking of leading the defense of the breach. Which doesn't even have a name.

-- Mal

Mblaze

(977 posts)
30. Lead the breach?
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:03 PM
15 hrs ago

breach
/brēch/
noun
An opening, tear, or rupture.
A gap or rift, especially in a solid structure such as a dike or fortification.
A violation or infraction, as of a contract, law, legal obligation, or promise.

You are going to "lead" that? Trump already leads the legal violation of contracts, obligation or promises. Hegadeth is storming the rupture that Trump and Bibi caused.

The gap you are filling was left by Kristi Noem. I don't think you quite understand the complete inanity of your tweet.

Smackdown2019

(1,351 posts)
34. Second grade?
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:46 PM
14 hrs ago

This guy sounds like a second grader.... please tell me he is not a congressman or senator....

Smackdown2019

(1,351 posts)
59. Oh Lord NO!!!!
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:40 PM
11 hrs ago

Bunch of freaking idiots!!!!! This year is going hell....

Five more years and I be able to speak my mind....

Here, I can atleast speak my mind....

Bo Zarts

(26,340 posts)
36. Bwaa-ha-ha-fucking-ha!
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:55 PM
14 hrs ago

Markwayne can spew his military-wannabe buzzwords like a pressurized sewer line exploding, but it all blows back on him like shit hitting a fan (how's that for some crappy mixed metaphors?).

malthaussen

(18,546 posts)
52. Hesgeth is worse, and he is supposedly in charge of the actual military.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:03 PM
12 hrs ago

These people have some pumped-up, Hollywood/video game idea of military service and war. Of course, it's also the vision that the media loves to promulgate. They have no concept of the difference between a soldier and a warrior, and think every one of the former should also be the latter. Yeah, there are actual military professionals who also spew the same bullshit, but most professionals must wince at such ignorant blowhards.

--- Mal

Bob_in_VA

(139 posts)
68. There is a lot of confusion
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 05:21 PM
10 hrs ago

with respect to the terms 'warrior' and 'soldier'. To me, the first term refers to someone who fights for his personal glory without regard to how his/her actions might affect the larger conflict. For them, it's irrelevant if their side wins or loses as long as they can point to some "glorious victory" they achieved on the battlefield. The soldier, on the other hand, is concerned with achieving victory for his/her side irrespective of their own efforts. So, for them, being tasked with hauling ammo to the front lines is just as important as the guys actually engaged in fighting. Or, to put it another way, the difference being a gloryhound versus putting your ass on the line with no thought of recognition beyond the thanks of your comrades. Or even more succinctly, the difference in George Armstrong Custer and Sgt. Alvin York.

Initech

(108,504 posts)
37. This government needs to be purged of every single Murdoch stooge.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 12:57 PM
14 hrs ago

Mullin is one of the biggest out there. He only got to his position by appearing on that fucking channel every day. The biggest threat to America isn't Iran - it's Rupert Murdoch.

Six117

(327 posts)
46. Pinnacle of "Didn't Earn It"
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:25 PM
12 hrs ago

This entire mal/mis-administration is a cruel pathetic joke on America.

FadedMullet

(859 posts)
51. Certainly the most quoted of the eminently quotable Pogo comic strips. Swamp dwellers before........
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:58 PM
12 hrs ago

......anyone proposed draining it. Nice post by you.

malthaussen

(18,546 posts)
48. "Fucking joke" is right. The man has some kind of video game vision of war...
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:50 PM
12 hrs ago

... and last time I looked, DHS wasn't a war-fighting organization anyway. On paper, that is.

God, these chickenhawks make me tired.

-- Mal

vapor2

(4,356 posts)
56. Bring back integrity??? rotflmao
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 03:29 PM
11 hrs ago

The only way this will happen is if everyone resigned and/or went to jail

markodochartaigh

(5,429 posts)
71. I cannot, in good conscience, allow this to pass.
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 06:20 PM
9 hrs ago

Surely General Plumber Mullin served in the Obama-Biden War on Water Pressure. I urge you to follow the link to an official document of the US Whitehouse.


https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-makes-americas-showers-great-again/

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