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Norbert

(7,782 posts)
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:04 AM Mar 7

Denver Riggleman gets the quote of the week

On the firing (reassignment) of Kristi Noem and replacement DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

"It's like replacing syphilis with gonorrhea."

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Denver Riggleman gets the quote of the week (Original Post) Norbert Mar 7 OP
He nailed it! SheltieLover Mar 7 #1
Actually popsdenver Mar 7 #14
Oh ouch!!! PatSeg Mar 7 #2
He usta be a Republicant. twodogsbarking Mar 7 #3
Unlike most republicans Keepthesoulalive Mar 7 #4
He was my "representative." phylny Mar 7 #6
Thanks. twodogsbarking Mar 7 #11
Only in Trumps's government mgardener Mar 7 #5
true but not a surprise considering agingdem Mar 7 #7
Oh My, That's a keeper! chouchou Mar 7 #8
Could be: Noem, Mullin, Miller, Rump, and Re-smugs Festivito Mar 7 #9
LOL! peggysue2 Mar 7 #10
And your doctor is BidenRocks Mar 7 #12
The logic escapes me relogic Mar 7 #13
There's nothing wrong with government that getting Republicans out of it won't fix. Beartracks Mar 7 #17
Or Covid with Ebola - to use modern terms. Wonder Why Mar 7 #15
OUCH!!! calimary Mar 7 #16
It's like shitting your pants and changing your shirt. NBachers Mar 7 #18
Eww. Lol BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 7 #19

phylny

(8,818 posts)
6. He was my "representative."
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:27 AM
Mar 7

The only reason he got kicked out/primaried was because he performed a marriage ceremony for a gay couple. He talks now, but wasn’t really much of a help when he was in Congress.

mgardener

(2,362 posts)
5. Only in Trumps's government
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:25 AM
Mar 7

Can you kill a dog, be responsible for people being murdered and kidnapped in your agency, show no remorse,
Get fired and fail upward to a new job and title.
I wonder how much Noem makes in this new job?

agingdem

(8,863 posts)
7. true but not a surprise considering
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:31 AM
Mar 7

Last edited Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:51 PM - Edit history (1)

Trump's coterie of unconscionable sewer scum...

Festivito

(13,891 posts)
9. Could be: Noem, Mullin, Miller, Rump, and Re-smugs
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:11 PM
Mar 7

Like replacing bedbugs with a case of the crabs while ignoring chlamydia, gonorrhrea and the tertiary syphilis.

relogic

(186 posts)
13. The logic escapes me
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 02:53 PM
Mar 7

So toxic-to-truth and compassion Nomad is moved out of DHS to another agency-in-search-of-a-problem. If the precipitous embarrassment that she is prompted the firing (a position given someone doomed at best) was to have DHS run amuck, it was a success. Now she can effectively ruin any integrity there might be in her new realm. My crystal sphere sees more accountability questioning back and forth forthcoming from her.

After all, isn’t that what these appointments are designed to do? Plant the most lowest of the low in all the key operational cushy, extremist, entitled appointments. The agenda is not success from these exercises in predictable failures. What is? The obvious recycling of inflicted buffoonery to sabotage of what used to work.

Beartracks

(14,611 posts)
17. There's nothing wrong with government that getting Republicans out of it won't fix.
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:26 PM
Mar 7

They always campaign on "government can't do anything right," and then they get into power and make it true.

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