Walker admonished for using prop after Warnock accused him of lying

[brooklynite]

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Herschel Walker was admonished by the debate’s moderator for using a prop after U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock accused him of spreading lies that he served in law enforcement.

Walker pointed to what appeared to be a badge shortly after Warnock said he had a “problem with the truth.”

“Just because he said something doesn’t mean it’s true,” Warnock said. “One thing that I haven’t done is I haven’t pretended to be a police officer and I’ve never, ever threatened a shootout with police.”

...snip...

A moderator told Walker to put away the badge because it violated debate rules.

Read more: https://www.ajc.com/news/live-updates/warnock-walker-debate/#6DWGXVMRSVHBFH7WWLCEVXWBYU

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. Fact Check from CNN

Walker has never had a job in law enforcement. He has publicized a card showing that he was at some point after 2004 named an “honorary agent” and “special deputy sheriff” in Cobb County, Georgia, titles that do not confer arrest authority.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/11/politics/fact-check-herschel-walker-claims-warnock-police-military-fbi-transgender

[SergeStorms]

3. Yeah, just what I thought.

They shouldn't give badges to children like Walker and Trump. They're not able to separate fantasy from reality.

[SergeStorms]

2. Has anyone ever examined said badge?

At best, it's an honorary badge given to him by some police department for donating to their benevolent fund. At worst, it's a Junior G-Man badge from a box of Fruit Loops.

[twodogsbarking]

4. It's the Fruit Loop badge. How fitting.

[JohnSJ]

5. I thought it was from a Happy Meal

[SergeStorms]

9. Aha! That's the commonality with Trump!

They both hold the coveted Junior G-Man badges from McDonald's.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. It was an ultimate price - a Cracker Jack police badge!

[SergeStorms]

12. What are the chances....

of there being two of those in two separate boxes though? The odds have to be astronomical.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. There was a variant

[SergeStorms]

15. Oooooh, better still.

That must be the badge they give you for being president. Herschel wants that one too. What the hell, if Donald Trump can be president anyone could be president, even Herschel. He's got the lying part down pat, and he speaks gibberish like a Pro. He's definitely GOP presidential material. 🙄

[KS Toronado]

25. I need one of those when looking for bad people.

You know what I mean.

[DemocraticPatriot]

21. To get a Happy Meal badge, you have to be Happy...

Walker didn't qualify, to he had to settle for the Fruit Loops badge.

[LiberalFighter]

6. It was probably given to him because of his celebrity status.

[TlalocW]

7. He Dwight Schruted himself

[Drum]

13. 😄😁😆

[Salviati]

8. I too can buy a box of cracker jack...

... that doesn't make me an officer.

[crickets]

11. Oh, the level of cringe.

Thank goodness the audience was on Warnock's side, which salves some of the embarrassment factor that Walker ever even got on the ballot.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

17. "He didn't pay the moderator to terminate the debate early or anything."

I mean my sense is that everyone gleefully participated in lowering expectations for Herschel Walker down through the floor, and then when he didn't shit himself or solicit a moderator, he won by exceeding those extremely low expectations. But I'm cynical.

I mean let's face it: Walker got all the way through the debate. I mean, he didn't pay the moderator to terminate it early or anything.

Link to tweet

[BobTheSubgenius]

18. Would a secret decoder ring also be against the rules?

They are much smaller and less obtrusive.

[Ray Bruns]

20. BeSureToDrinkYourOvaltine

[BobTheSubgenius]

27. That was a thing, at one time.

Never a big fan, but it's funny now!

[Kaleva]

23. He should have driven the Bat Mobile to the debate

[BobTheSubgenius]

28. There's a belfry joke in there somewhere, but I'm not caffeinated enough to find it.

[sop]

19. If Herschel's elected, the doofus will be giving floor speeches in the US Senate.

Let that sink in for a minute.

[ruet]

22. AJC Burying The Lead Huh?

Who gives two fucks whether or not he used a prop? The guy pretends to be a cop. He is clinically delusional.

[ShazzieB]

26. It was a blatant infraction of the rules, and the moderator was right to call him out for it.

She REALLY called him out good too, and she did not take any crap from him, even when he was enough of an ass to argue back AND talk over her. She was brilliant!

[Schmice3]

24. Can they zoom in on the badge?

What is the provenance of that badge?

[Ray Bruns]

29. The kingdom of Duloc