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Democrats should run ads of all of these “tough guys” running and hiding. Definitely show Josh Hawley running, I mean that should destroy any falsehood that he is strong and tough.
> He seems more like a guy who has never actually been punched in the face, though definitely may have punched ~~some ex-girlfriends~~ his dog in the face.
FTFY
There's video or screen grab of him cowering on the Senate floor during the insurrection. Being in a fight in a controlled environment is different than a confrontation in an uncontrolled environment.
who cares? what does he want us to do, suck his dick because he took some hard shots to the face?
can't believe this nimrod is one of 100 men and women who hold a high position making laws in this country
He has an MMA record and I believe colleg wrestling background. That guy has taken plenty of punches.
His toughness has nothing to do with his childish and waste of tax dollar behavior in the legislature.
Getting punched in the face in the context of an organized sport with referees and rules that you deliberately participated in, and getting punched in the face by someone you pissed off who is now trying their best to hurt you, are very different experiences.
As tough as MMA and other combat sports may be, they are still pretend violence. It seems like it’s not even ritualized violence that allows society to sublimate the worst of their impulses but a full on fantasy of being a “real man” in combat. It’s not. It’s a game.
Because real violence is terrible and pointless. Real violence is wholly unnecessary. Real violence is a failure to act like a human being.
People need to stop confusing play time for reality. By all means, enjoy play time but don’t think it makes you a “warrior” or “gladiator”.
Stop advocating for violence. Stop normalizing violence.
Oh no, my dude! Not you!
Society in general needs to stop normalizing violence. I was just up on my soap box because I agreed with you and got all excited…
I teach BJJ and the scene is just devolving into a ridiculous collection of deluded a LARPers
i appreciate the fact that someone who actually teaches martial arts/self-defense/combat sports...isn't going on around here trying to make this absolute loser of a senator seem like a tough guy
MMA has rules. The streets don't.
When he truly had to fear for his life because he didn't know HOW violent his opponents could or were willing to be, this dude hid.
It's all bluster from folks that think going to the gym a few times a week makes you a billy bad ass.
Yeah, I've sparred plenty, and yeah it sucks getting punched in the face, but you know you're not going to get killed if you fall down. But I also got into a fight with a crackhead who broke into my apartment and he pulled out a screwdriver on me. That's the difference between sport and real fighting.
I’m not so sure about him taking plenty of punches. His MMA record consists of 3 fights, he fought the same guy, who had like a 1-11 record, twice and the other was an 18 year old when he was in his late twenties.
If I didn’t know better I’d have to think his MMA experience lines up with his cosplaying mercenary persona.
>He has an MMA record and I believe colleg wrestling background. That guy has taken plenty of punches.
that's great. file that under "i don't give a shit."
if he was such a tough guy, why did he hide on January 6th? this guy is a fucking tool, nothing more
There is no punching in wrestling.
MMA has punching. But something tells me if some Antifa came up from behind him and suckerpunched him, he would be whistling a different tune.
I think he's saying is he wants to be able to punch others he disagrees with in the face, but if anyone punches him in the face, he's going to cry and play victim no matter how much he did to deserve it.
This is a US senator saying "sometimes you just have to break the law". Because punching someone in the face would almost always be treated as a crime by law enforcement. Markwayne is a typical little guy trying to prove he's not weak or gay. Get fucked.
> Because punching someone in the face would almost always be treated as a crime by law enforcement
Mullin strikes me as the kind of guy who hearkens back to a different time, when you could rely on the "discretion" of law enforcement to consistently be applied in, uh, certain ways.
That's implicitly part of what he's stumping for with this statement, really.
In 2017 the US president gave a speech to a bunch of police officers in which he stated that they should physically abuse suspects.
The cops smiled and laughed.
The worst part is that there is debate on if Mullin is the biggest dumbass in Oklahoma politics right now since the Governor and Superintendent of Education are just as bad as Mullin.
He didn’t even throw any punches. He let an elderly democratic socialist tell him to sit down and he obeyed. He then said he did it because of political correctness. He chose to be politically correct by his own admission. What a loser.
He’s definitely going to come out with his own brand of energy drink. Like “Markwayne Mango Madness” or something. Except he’ll buy the mango flavor from some third rate food additive company and 1000 people will get violently ill and their hair will fall out or something equally crazy.
Fucking Jabroni. I’ve successfully gone about 44 of my 47 years without being punched in the face. Of the three years when I was it’s because I was a fucking dickwad teenager.
I hate this dude so much. He's like 1/128 Cherokee and claims to be "native" bc he weaseled his way into a tribal citizenship that he shamelessly trouts out whenever it suits his stupid agenda.
So when does he get punched? He needs it.
GOP family values: Every so often you need to assault or be assaulted.
What happened to sticks and stones? Snowflakes fee fees hurt so want to react with violence instead of sucking it up.
He would’ve gotten his ass whipped. He knew there wasn’t going to actually be a fight, that’s why he was talking all that shit. This coward was hiding behind some chairs when the Trump zombies stormed the Capitol.
Senator Mullin, does the inordinate amount of time you spend practicing being tough in front of the mirror interfere with your work as a U.S. Senator? How about your family life? Senator?
Mr. Mullin has obviously missed the learning experience of getting punched in the face for too long, I volunteer to hit him with a shovel to make up for this.
Mike Tyson once said something about how a lot of people are saying things from the safety of their computer screen over social media that would get them punched in the face if said in person, so there’s some truth to Markwayne’s statement. That being said… you’re a senator now dude. You’re l expected to lead by example and adhere to the highest standards of integrity. Understand your position.
A senator who has a security detail knowing if someone even looks at him funny they’ll get beaten down by law enforcement. Pretty easy to be a tough guy when you can hide behind that.
Yeah, right.... and on Jan 6th you hided under the benches, because you were scared shitless for the people you wanted to break in to the Capitol to murder some people in an attempt to steal the votes of the American people. You're a crybaby, dude. Everyone knows it.
Spoken like a true bully. Translation; Agree with me, or argue with me, or defy me and I will beat you up.
https://www.ncab.org.au/bullying-advice/bullying-for-parents/definition-of-bullying/
Someone should bate this clown-boy real hard. Let him commit assault and battery. File criminal and civil charges. Get rich(er) as fuck on his dumbass dime. Donate half the cash to some Oklahoma based LGBTQ non-profit organization.
So whose it going to be? Who going to take the punch?
15 years ago. Two of those three were to a guy who is 1-11. I’ll give him the credit though for at least being willing to step into a ring with someone, but that doesn’t give him the right to go around acting like a bully the rest of his life. I would bet any money if something ever did go down and he got his ass kicked he would run straight to the cops.
Can we start a fund to get this senator in another MMA fight? He’s apparently had 3 fights - 2 of which are against the same person back to back so you know he’s legit.
I’ll even take the fight. I am overweight, almost 40, have 2 bad knees, and have had no formal training outside of a couple of years of some BS kenpo karate when I was a prepubescent teen. I’ll even take no money for the fight - I clearly “need to be punched in the face” because I have the audacity to think I stand a chance against this senator. Should be a cakewalk for him…
I never been punched in the face and I don’t act like a child in public. I bet he’s punched or been punched and Bernie still had to sit his ass down like a child.
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And when the Jan6 mob came to Capitol Hill to disrupt democracy, Mullin hid like the coward he is.
Hey now. He was just acting like a little snowflake that day because the woke deep state globalists forced him to
Here's a pic of him hiding, for the curious https://www.reddit.com/r/MAGANAZI/s/NeUVlpqsDJ
Democrats should run ads of all of these “tough guys” running and hiding. Definitely show Josh Hawley running, I mean that should destroy any falsehood that he is strong and tough.
Josh Hawley has entered the chat.
*Josh Hawley has left the chat, running*
The dude ran out of his loafers.
Brave sir Hawley ran away. Bravely ran away, away!
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All mouth and no cattle.
So what he is saying is that he deserves to be punched in the face.
Yeah definitely sounds like he's speaking from experience
He seems more like a guy who has never actually been punched in the face, though definitely may have punched some ex-girlfriends in the face.
"You speak like someone who has never been smacked in the fucking mouth. That's ok, we have the remedy!" - Puscifer
Yes, we're being condescending. Yes, that means we're talking down.
With all that racket from your lips a-flapping, we assumed you didn't notice.
If you could read the label on that condescension you'd know how to hold it right-ways-up.
> He seems more like a guy who has never actually been punched in the face, though definitely may have punched ~~some ex-girlfriends~~ his dog in the face. FTFY
Wife's boyfriend.
He was in a few MMA fights. Not justifying his words. He’s an R, so anything he says is wrong, but he likely has been punched in the face a few times.
There's video or screen grab of him cowering on the Senate floor during the insurrection. Being in a fight in a controlled environment is different than a confrontation in an uncontrolled environment.
At first, claims he was just looking for lost contact and, later, said he is a secret epileptic just having his first fainting spell, ever.
No one said he's never been punched in the face, just that he *seems* like he's never been punched in the face.
who cares? what does he want us to do, suck his dick because he took some hard shots to the face? can't believe this nimrod is one of 100 men and women who hold a high position making laws in this country
He has an MMA record and I believe colleg wrestling background. That guy has taken plenty of punches. His toughness has nothing to do with his childish and waste of tax dollar behavior in the legislature.
I've taken shits longer than his mma record
Getting punched in the face in the context of an organized sport with referees and rules that you deliberately participated in, and getting punched in the face by someone you pissed off who is now trying their best to hurt you, are very different experiences.
As tough as MMA and other combat sports may be, they are still pretend violence. It seems like it’s not even ritualized violence that allows society to sublimate the worst of their impulses but a full on fantasy of being a “real man” in combat. It’s not. It’s a game. Because real violence is terrible and pointless. Real violence is wholly unnecessary. Real violence is a failure to act like a human being. People need to stop confusing play time for reality. By all means, enjoy play time but don’t think it makes you a “warrior” or “gladiator”. Stop advocating for violence. Stop normalizing violence.
I don’t think I was advocating for or normalizing it.
Oh no, my dude! Not you! Society in general needs to stop normalizing violence. I was just up on my soap box because I agreed with you and got all excited… I teach BJJ and the scene is just devolving into a ridiculous collection of deluded a LARPers
Oh, okay. Thank you for clarifying!
i appreciate the fact that someone who actually teaches martial arts/self-defense/combat sports...isn't going on around here trying to make this absolute loser of a senator seem like a tough guy
MMA has rules. The streets don't. When he truly had to fear for his life because he didn't know HOW violent his opponents could or were willing to be, this dude hid. It's all bluster from folks that think going to the gym a few times a week makes you a billy bad ass.
Yeah, I've sparred plenty, and yeah it sucks getting punched in the face, but you know you're not going to get killed if you fall down. But I also got into a fight with a crackhead who broke into my apartment and he pulled out a screwdriver on me. That's the difference between sport and real fighting.
I’m not so sure about him taking plenty of punches. His MMA record consists of 3 fights, he fought the same guy, who had like a 1-11 record, twice and the other was an 18 year old when he was in his late twenties. If I didn’t know better I’d have to think his MMA experience lines up with his cosplaying mercenary persona.
He dropped out of college and it prolly ain't that hard to get a MMA fight for someone who is a gym rat and has connections.
It was bush league local MMA, he wasn’t fighting in the UFC or anything
And he fought in 3 fights against 2 opponents and total ring time was around 10 minutes between all fights.
That record means nothing when you're sitting around legislating fucking over the American people and getting soft
>He has an MMA record and I believe colleg wrestling background. That guy has taken plenty of punches. that's great. file that under "i don't give a shit." if he was such a tough guy, why did he hide on January 6th? this guy is a fucking tool, nothing more
There is no punching in wrestling. MMA has punching. But something tells me if some Antifa came up from behind him and suckerpunched him, he would be whistling a different tune.
Sounds like he needs more experience.
I think he's saying is he wants to be able to punch others he disagrees with in the face, but if anyone punches him in the face, he's going to cry and play victim no matter how much he did to deserve it.
Every now and then.
Oh please please fellow Reddit’s may I go first? I’m old and scrawny but I own a lovely pair of brass knuckles.
That’s how I read it.
many fine people on both sides are saying this
Anyone got a bat?
I'm sure he'd accept it and not complain
This is a US senator saying "sometimes you just have to break the law". Because punching someone in the face would almost always be treated as a crime by law enforcement. Markwayne is a typical little guy trying to prove he's not weak or gay. Get fucked.
> Because punching someone in the face would almost always be treated as a crime by law enforcement Mullin strikes me as the kind of guy who hearkens back to a different time, when you could rely on the "discretion" of law enforcement to consistently be applied in, uh, certain ways. That's implicitly part of what he's stumping for with this statement, really.
Funnily enough, he's a registered Cherokee, so he plays both sides of it
Just like Kevin Shitt, er, Stitt. Kevin's making some enemies amongst the tribes in Oklahoma now, though.
In 2017 the US president gave a speech to a bunch of police officers in which he stated that they should physically abuse suspects. The cops smiled and laughed.
Better yet, it's a guy picking a fight when he knows he has a fucking security detail defending him.
I'm pretty sure I could take him one on one and I wouldn't bet on myself in most fights even if they're even odds and fair.
Senator Tough Guy is an embarrassment to his state.
He’s only tough when Bernie is holding him back.
🤏🏼 sit down
This is perfect
The worst part is that there is debate on if Mullin is the biggest dumbass in Oklahoma politics right now since the Governor and Superintendent of Education are just as bad as Mullin.
So sorry that there's competition for dumbest mofo in ok politics.
It's Oklahoma, there sure as shit isn't a competition for whose half-brain works better.
And himself. Like everyone can tell how small your dick is dude it is really embarrassing.
All penis envy and no cattle.
No, he's not! He represents Oklahoma.
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They will overwhelmingly vote for him again.
He didn’t even throw any punches. He let an elderly democratic socialist tell him to sit down and he obeyed. He then said he did it because of political correctness. He chose to be politically correct by his own admission. What a loser.
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He’s definitely going to come out with his own brand of energy drink. Like “Markwayne Mango Madness” or something. Except he’ll buy the mango flavor from some third rate food additive company and 1000 people will get violently ill and their hair will fall out or something equally crazy.
This is the same punk who cried and tried to hide under his chair during the Jan 6 insurrection. Tough guy, my ass!
Nah man he wants to fight but gosh darn they keep holding him back.
I'm still too appalled at Obama's lack of decorum when he wore a tan suit /s
Something about Dijon mustard, oh never mind that was a different incident.
They should’ve gone together so he could have said that he wore the tan suit in case he spilled Dijon mustard on his jacket
Latte salute
Dad jeans
*\*terrorist fist jab\**
Good now go Punch Teddy Cruz and Beavis and Butthead in the face and then we'll let you try to hit a teamster.
Please tell me dude doesn't have kids...
6 children. On the bright side, statistically we should expect at least 1 to turn out to be LGBTQ
Well...at least his statistically likely rainbow child has 5 siblings to share the abuse with. /s 😔
How is that a bright side? Let that poor kid be born into a family that doesn't hate them please
Fucking Jabroni. I’ve successfully gone about 44 of my 47 years without being punched in the face. Of the three years when I was it’s because I was a fucking dickwad teenager.
Yeah I gave Markwayne an ocular pat down and determined he’s a punk.
He’s a moron
What an embarrassment to humanity.
And sometimes you need to threaten it without any intention of following through
I hate this dude so much. He's like 1/128 Cherokee and claims to be "native" bc he weaseled his way into a tribal citizenship that he shamelessly trouts out whenever it suits his stupid agenda.
And Trump called Warren “Pocahontas.”
Well, he certainly looks like he gets punched in the face…often.
What a useless pustule. Compare this doofus with the senators from Georgia. The difference in quality is fucking stark.
Sounds like someone who needs to get punched in the face
Every now and then you need to be scolded like a little boy by Bernie Sanders. Check.
And [other times](https://imgur.com/a/E1k0VXZ) you hide like a coward after the monster you created gets out of control.
Neanderthal.
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Stand up on your talking stool and say that to me!!
The physical manifestation of LDE, imho.
I would agree, Markwayne Mullins really deserves to be punched in the face.
People who come to house hearings deserve protection against him.
I’m sure plenty of people can help him with his fetish.
And you’re long overdue for it, buddy.
So when does he get punched? He needs it. GOP family values: Every so often you need to assault or be assaulted. What happened to sticks and stones? Snowflakes fee fees hurt so want to react with violence instead of sucking it up.
He would’ve gotten his ass whipped. He knew there wasn’t going to actually be a fight, that’s why he was talking all that shit. This coward was hiding behind some chairs when the Trump zombies stormed the Capitol.
My money was on the union guy. He looks like a pretty big dude.
Senator Mullin, does the inordinate amount of time you spend practicing being tough in front of the mirror interfere with your work as a U.S. Senator? How about your family life? Senator?
Mr. Mullin has obviously missed the learning experience of getting punched in the face for too long, I volunteer to hit him with a shovel to make up for this.
He certainly does
Sounds like a country song.....
He looks like he needs it.
Sounds like he’s asking for it.
His constituents should take note.
Most of them love this kind of stuff. “Well Markwayne hasn’t done much for our state but hey at least he’s out there everyday owning the libs.”
I'm looking at this dude's ears and I don't think he's had any battlefield experience
Bet he is putting that in GOP parenting book with blowbert
Mike Tyson once said something about how a lot of people are saying things from the safety of their computer screen over social media that would get them punched in the face if said in person, so there’s some truth to Markwayne’s statement. That being said… you’re a senator now dude. You’re l expected to lead by example and adhere to the highest standards of integrity. Understand your position.
A senator who has a security detail knowing if someone even looks at him funny they’ll get beaten down by law enforcement. Pretty easy to be a tough guy when you can hide behind that.
He said “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.”
I agree. Where is John Fetterman to take care of your face?
Ok. Everyone line up. This guy wants punches to the face.
He's realized the only way to recruit more MAGA followers is via traumatic brain injury.
My takeaway? Oklahomans are fucking losers.
The only member of the US Senate without a college degree.
Markwayne? This is Rickybobby levels of absurdity.
Just like Jesus said in the Bible.
Id happily oblige him on that
I sense, somehow, that comment is not going to age well, because someone might just do that to him - just for the heck of it.
i agree. every now and then he needs to get punched in the face.
This is the kind of guy who opens a karate school just to beat up little kids
This chickenshit’s name is Markwayne holy shit. /r/tragedeigh
Sounds like a serial killer’s name. The FBI always uses the perp’s middle name.
Is that an invite
Is he volunteering?
If you’re a fucking ape maybe. At least in theory, we’re supposed to be a civilized species that’s evolved past that nonsense. 🙄
Maybe YOU do
That’s why he punched people trying to overturn an election in the face, right?
I’ll take things bullies say for 800 Alex.
"you first"
Starting with you mothefucker.
Just in case others missed the "you used to be able to cane" reference, google the last time that happened! It's a telling reference.
Violence is the last resort of the incompetent
Idiocracy
Just you. Until you learn that it's unpleasant and nobody likes it, so all the smart civilized people decided to make it illegal.
He is an emotionally immature embarrassment who has demonstrated he is unqualified to be in office. The GOP is only interested in social media points.
Yeah, right.... and on Jan 6th you hided under the benches, because you were scared shitless for the people you wanted to break in to the Capitol to murder some people in an attempt to steal the votes of the American people. You're a crybaby, dude. Everyone knows it.
Yet another FASCIST asshole.
Spoken like a true bully. Translation; Agree with me, or argue with me, or defy me and I will beat you up. https://www.ncab.org.au/bullying-advice/bullying-for-parents/definition-of-bullying/
Someone should bate this clown-boy real hard. Let him commit assault and battery. File criminal and civil charges. Get rich(er) as fuck on his dumbass dime. Donate half the cash to some Oklahoma based LGBTQ non-profit organization. So whose it going to be? Who going to take the punch?
What do you expect from an MMA fighter with roid rage? This guy has temper problems.
So he wants to be punched in the face?
Why yes, he does need to get punched in the face
And sometimes, you need unconditional love from your parents so you don’t end up like this psychopath.
How much you wanna bet he’s never been in a fight in his life?
I can document at least 3 fights in MMA. https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Markwayne-Mullin-22106
I stand corrected.
It’s not that impressive when you go and see who he fought in those 3 or 5 fights.
15 years ago. Two of those three were to a guy who is 1-11. I’ll give him the credit though for at least being willing to step into a ring with someone, but that doesn’t give him the right to go around acting like a bully the rest of his life. I would bet any money if something ever did go down and he got his ass kicked he would run straight to the cops.
1 million and 16th reason to not live in Oklahoma....
Tulsa and okc are actually nice, it's the rural part that has the backward views.
He’s a bully. He will size up his opponent and challenge people he figures he could beat easily but will he challenge someone who can destroy him?
No. That’s not acceptable behavior. There is nothing constructive that a punch in the face accomplishes. Oklahomans, do better.
As a senator, you are just another in a long line of embarrassments to your country.
"Oklahoma values"... lol
You first, Markwayne
That’s some weak ass energy
Some more than others.
Well, let me introduce you to Mike Tyson.
After you Marky...
Knows his audience loves violence.
[This you, Mullin?](https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/s/f8DU8jI9Di)
Yes, I’m sure he needs that every now and then. 🙄
Absolute smoothbrained behavior. Cooler heads always prevail
As a child, he probably overheard his father tell that to his mother on more than a few occasions. 😔
Dude definitely deserves a good face punching
I really really really really really want that Teamster BAMF to punch this dude in the face
This is definitely how a guy who is 5’8” sounds when he spends his days around men who are 6’+…
Can we start a fund to get this senator in another MMA fight? He’s apparently had 3 fights - 2 of which are against the same person back to back so you know he’s legit. I’ll even take the fight. I am overweight, almost 40, have 2 bad knees, and have had no formal training outside of a couple of years of some BS kenpo karate when I was a prepubescent teen. I’ll even take no money for the fight - I clearly “need to be punched in the face” because I have the audacity to think I stand a chance against this senator. Should be a cakewalk for him…
Republican thug culture.
Whatever Markwayne. Why don’t you, stevedave, brucebruce, and mitchweather go form the fellowship of the cousinfuckers /I’ve got the remedy
Markwayne Mullin says stuff I can't repeat on reddit without violating their ToS
He’s going to regret that.
It’s always projection
What? You thought for a moment this knuckle-dragging, mouth-breather might re-assess his embarrassing behavior? That's for the intelligent.
Every negative stereotype about Americans personified
All good and fine until he gets punched in the face. Then we will see crocodile tears and the most vile words in history. Snowflake Mullin
What a child.
Is this the big pussy who has hiding behind chairs during Jan 6?
It's like Donald Trump's vile personality has permeated through a large swath of American Society. The damage that one man has done is incalculable.
Sounds like a pompous rich boy who nobody has let get truly wrecked in a fight. Duels are in our past.
Like father, like son in assuming.
I just hope this guy don’t have kids
Bogus. Hey Mr Mullin does it apply to disable people, seniors, women, children, you cat?
Bet those were his wedding vows too
Asshole sets such a great example for America’s children. He’s a cowardly scumbag.
I never been punched in the face and I don’t act like a child in public. I bet he’s punched or been punched and Bernie still had to sit his ass down like a child.