This is How Stupid They Think We Are
Let’s face it – a majority of Texans who bother to vote are stupid. After all, we get politicians like Fled Cruz (from Canada), Screwy Louie Gohmert, Sid Jesus Shot Miller, Dan I’m a Navy Seal! I’m a Navy Seal! Crenshaw, Rootin’ Tootin’ Rick Perry, Greg I Sue and You Can’t Abbott among many others. There are perpetually zero days since some Texas politician makes us a national embarrassment to normal people. Well, it’s gotten worse if that’s even possible; we have another carpetbagger.
Enter Dan Rodimer. Ol’ Dan (who calls himself Big Dan) is from New Jersey, born and raised. He attended Seton Hall prep school, played football for the University of South Florida, and graduated from Ava Maria Law School in 2013. But that’s not all he’s done; between college and law school, Big Dan played semi-pro football and arena football, then changed his name to Dan Rodman and became a professional wrestler, associated with WWE (yeah, THAT WWE). Oh, and was charged with assault and domestic assault (by his now wife) between 2010 and 2013. He agreed to deferred adjudication in one case and attended anger management training to get those charges dropped.
And there’s more; a lot more. In 2018, Rodimer moved to Nevada and ran for the Nevada State senate. He lost. THEN, Rodimer ran for the US House from the Third District of Nevada. He lost to incumbent, Susan Lee, a Democrat. He’s not done, though. Earlier this year, he moved to Mansfield, Texas, bought a cowboy hat and boots, then gained a southern drawl, to position himself to run in a special election for the Sixth District, now vacant since Ron Wright died from COVID in February. Oh, and there’s more. He’s positioning himself as none other than a bull rider, wearing the now familiar flak vest riders now wear to provide some protection when they get stomped by some angry bovine.
Rodimer is as fake as Trump’s hair. He’s a chameleon, desperately trying to be relevant by getting a high profile job somewhere – New Jersey prep boy, second rate Florida football player, professional fake wrestler, fake Nevadan, now fake Texan and fake bull rider. His new video ad includes a bull ride where Big Dan a stand-in actually got on a bull. How bad is Rodiman’s charade? None other than Matt Gaetz, drooling Trumpist and career liar, condemned Rodimer as a fake Texan:
Fake Texan makes fake video of fake bull ride.
We already have enough phonies in congress.
Texans, please send this Nevada man back to his true home state (where he lost two prior elections).
Texas shouldn’t import its congressmen.
Big Dan is all hat, no cattle. https://t.co/CcGZsUG4kv
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) March 26, 2021
First time I’ve ever agreed (or ever will) with Gaetz. Advice for “Big Dan”: Go home, wherever that is. Leave us alone. We want you to leave because Texas voters are stupid and will probably fall for you. The last thing Texas needs is another snake oil salesman representing us. We’re full up on those.
We all have seen women (men sometimes) who are otherwise seemingly sane commit themselves to a partner who treats them like shit. And stays with them.
Same thing going on here with Texas voters and the Texas Republican gaggle of candidates.
The projection of strength is a strong lure for those who want to be protected. For the younger set they desire risky/edgy excitement over boredom. The reality may not live up to that but the fantasy that Republicans offer wins more often than not.
1Unfortunately, the GOP base will eat up this sort of toxic hyper-masculine BS. Even if you had told me nothing about the candidate’s background, one look at the video would have told me he’s a pretender. But I was taught critical thinking skills. As a college educator, I have tried to pass on those skills, but far too many of my students here in Texas simply aren’t willing to put aside their carved-in-stone prejudices long enough to do the work of thinking critically. I’ve done my time and am retiring at the end of this term; I wish the next generation of educators better luck than I had in getting through.
2Matt Gaetz voice of reason? Sadly all one needs to do these days is get through the Republican primary. At least if one represents the rural part of the state.
3Republicans right now are all performative fakes. Send that loser back to NJ and I will cross the Delaware and hunt him down with my old gals posse and a video recorder.
Thanks for this, El Jefe.
4Oh, goodie. Yet another test case of just how stupid Texas voters are. That cowboy hat “Big Dan” is wearing is probably good for several hundred thousand votes. And what the hell is Matt Gaetz up to: doing something correct, even laudable? Strange times…
5I think the earth tilted on its axis for just a moment when I read Matt Gaetz’ tweet, because I agree. Rodimer needs to git and take Allan West with him – we have enough GOP nuts!
6Man, when even Matt Gaetz can see through you, you’re sooo fake! Go away, Mr. Rodimer, and take your fakery with you! Texas could use a break.
7He must be dumb as dirt…he couldn’t make sure he strapped same hand in as the stunt double–wearing the glove on same hand. Really Repubs? Can’t you find better producers and editors for your commercials? To make such a glaring continuity mistake. I guess I should be thankful it is so glaring.
8Bullshit dan will fit right in down there and rastle more votes than he should. He had it all fingered out moving to texas. And gaetz calls him out? Crazy. Then I read today that mr matt G is giving hints out that he may leave the senate. He must have something even more sinister planned, or he’s hiding something.
9Update on gaetz- report on politicus says he’s looking at going to work for newsmax, so yes, he has something even more sinister planned, or at least equally sinister.
10That’s a bunch of bull.
11Check this nice video of this non-Texan fake-ass woman beater: https://digg.com/video/dan-rodimer-congress-ads-compared
12jesus. jumping. christ.
13Pancho @ 12: The Nevada campaign photo looks like a hostage video still.
14One correction: this district is Texas 6, not Texas 3. Big Dan is one of 23 candidates for this gerrymandered district. We’ve been polled and phone called three times already in this race. The favorite on the Republican side seems to be Ron Wright’s widow (name escapes me), who has political if not electoral experience. Gonna be noisy in this normally sleepy, safely Republican district.
15@guy – Thanks. I was going 100 mph this am with everything going on. Correction made.
16As a Virginian, I truly feel for ya’ll. We had a genuine carpetbagger named George Allen as governor for a while. Bragged about the noose hanging from a ficus tree in his office, and named his son after Nathan Bedford Forrest so you don’t need to ask where his sympathies lay. Fortunately, he was taken down by his own mouth when he called an Indian American campaign worker documenting him “Makaka.”
17Fun times…go ahead and google it.
Nancy Pelosi has a bull? And this guy is somehow going to “put an END to Nancy Pelosi’s BULL!”
I don’t understand the language of the RWNJ. I’m pretty sure it conveys something to those who are fluent, but whatever it is, I don’t think it has much to do with the current or near future of Speaker of the House and Representative Pelosi.
18Well, that was jaw-droppingly ridiculous! Fake drawl; fake bowlegged walk. Fake bull ride. He definitely is a better fit for fake WWE.
19El Jefe, there’s no denying NV has some genuine characters. For example Michele Fiore who could match detesTed Crooze in the machine gun bacon department or Sue Lowden or Sharron Angle. Or the pimp from Pahrump, Dennis Hof, who died before he could take his seat in the state assembly. Jan Laverty Jones was fun, too.
But this Dennis Rodman impersonator Rodimer isn’t “ours.” He’s a product of Tarpon Springs, FL. He’s all sponge docks, El Jefe. While mostly a FL product (football at the University of South Florida), Danny boi also had a brief stint with Ohio wrestling, whatever Ohio Valley Wrestling might be. Best ask Gym Jordan about that.
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