Sometimes, it’s the short and simple message that resonates the loudest. A tweet by the Reverend Raphael Warnock, the Democratic Senator for Georgia, concerning his Republican opponent, former football player Herschel Walker, went viral yesterday.
It simply stated: “My opponent is not ready to represent the people of Georgia.”
My opponent is not ready to represent the people of Georgia.
— Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) August 22, 2022
At the time of writing, the tweet had 50k likes and thousands of retweets.
It’s unclear what prompted Warnock’s tweet. However, Walker, a Republican, has consistently dodged invitations to debate Warnock ahead of the midterms. Walker’s campaign has also been dogged by ignorant comments and controversy.
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“Don’t we have enough trees around here?”
Just this week, Walker made headlines for blasting the Biden administration’s climate, health care and taxes bill. Walker took exception to funds for more trees.
“They continue to try to fool you like they are helping you out. But they’re not. They’re not helping you out because a lot of money, it’s going to trees,” Walker said, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Don’t we have enough trees around here?” he added.
Walker has been savaged for his comment about trees hoovering up tax money. However, yesterday he doubled down.
“Yes, you heard me right…Joe Biden and @ReverendWarnock are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it. Yes, I have a problem with that.”
Yes, you heard me right…Joe Biden and @ReverendWarnock are spending $1.5 billion on “urban forestry” and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it. Yes, I have a problem with that.
— Herschel Walker (@HerschelWalker) August 22, 2022
Many were quick to point out the inaccuracy of Walker’s tweet. Only those earning $400k or more face a rise in taxes. Others said Walker should educate himself about the environmental benefits of more trees.
Related: Herschel Walker’s incomprehensible climate explainer has the Internet asking WTAF?
This is not the first time Walker has made head-scratching observations about climate change. Last month, during a public appearance, he said: “Since we don’t control the air our good air decided to float over to China’s bad air so when China gets our good air, their bad air got to move. So it moves over to our good air space. Then now we got we to clean that back up.”
Huh?
Online, many praised Warnock for his restraint in slamming Walker.
Senator Warnock is always gracious
“Not ready” is the most charitable way to put it
Since you’re a pastor I’ll translate: pic.twitter.com/nr3VQrniuM
— Qondi (@QondiNtini) August 22, 2022
Others were less restrained in their criticism of Walker.
ideally you want a senator who has a pretty good idea of how many children they have
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) August 22, 2022
Herschel Walker issued a statement why he won’t debate:
“Just name dates. But tapioca is sticky, you know. And I like the shapes that aren’t squares. Why do they call stuff on trees bark? Did you ever hear a tree bark like a dog? And carrots are not very friendly. I like blue.”
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) August 22, 2022
Your opponent is not ready to cook a Hot Pocket without supervision.
— William W. Cummings (@wwcummings) August 22, 2022
Respectfully, Senator, your opponent is not ready to shop at Food Lion without a guardian present.
— Jay Black (@jayblackisfunny) August 23, 2022
I’m not sure he is ready to represent himself as someone capable to leave their house and go in public without a chaperone! 😬🙈
— BrianMGreen (@BrianMGreen) August 22, 2022
The tweet did also elicit plenty of comments from Walker supporters, however.
Oh yes he is! But look at it this way…if it’s GOD’s Will, you’ll have plenty more time to spend in Church.
— David Weiss 🇺🇸45/47🇺🇸 (@BDavidWeiss) August 23, 2022
At the moment, Warnock is still the favorite to win the race, but it’s not a given. A recent opinion poll average shows Walker trailing Warnock by 4.4 points.
LumpyPillows
Hershel really isn’t ready for anything beyond a brain scan. If we don’t win this race I’m going to be very sad.
Diplomat
LoL so true.
Ronbo
The strategy (relying upon Republicans to be absolute total losers and selecting total losers to represent them) seems the Democratic party political strategy. Sometimes it works, sometimes not (tRump vs Hillary). I prefer to vote “FOR” politicians who are more progressive than moderate Republicans. Speaking of ….
Warnock is/was senior pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. Let’s hope he models himself after Jesus, not the Baptist Church. One was progressive, the other espouses extremist right-wing policy. Warnock would have to be a very special person to be both a Baptist pastor and progressive. Is he? Or is this just another coserva-moderate?
Most religions are not about hate – Baptists make an exception.
Mattster
NO! This is extremely wrong! Ebenezer was the church where MLK was co-pastor, along with his father. Black Baptist churches are mostly either independent or affiliated with the National Baptist Convention. NBC a has nothing whatever to do with the racist, pro-segregation, anti gay Southern Baptists, except they both have “Baptist “ in their name.
Please educate yourself and avoid lumping progressive organizations in with those that seek us harm.
Kangol2
Not sure where you’ve been since January 2021, but Rev. Warnock has been one of two sitting US Senators from Georgia, and has been one of the most progressive legislators in that body. In fact he has not run to the right or center, but has supported progressive legislation repeatedly, and has been outspoken on behalf of his constituents in Georgia.
I think Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be quiet proud to have his successor serving the people of Georgia and the US, which is another reason Senator Warnock should be reelected.
ZzBomb
The fact the race is as close as it is is sad in itself. Listening to Walker speak is as painful as listening to someone stand up to a mic and shake a loud box of rocks, both are just as dumb.
Al
Sadly, many Georgians will vote for him ONLY because he has an (R) after his name. That’s how they gave us Marjorie Taylor Greene
whereshouldistart
Herschel is one step away from needing step-by-step instructions on how to blink.
Chrisk
I almost want Herschel to win. Just a non stop parade of stupidity for some good laughs. He definitely won’t be given any special congressional status and is too stupid to effect any legislation.
Kangol2
@ChrisK, I hear you but Walker could become a US Senator, meaning he’d potentially one more vote toward handing power to the GQP in a very closely divided US Senate, and he seems likely to support extreme legislation. So please be careful what you wish for, even in qualified form. He’s potentially very dangerous, no matter how addled he is.
tjack47
That’s an endless supply of word salad!
moretruth
“not ready” makes it seem like he could learn. Herschel is a demented imbecile. Always has been, but he was a football star so his classes were taken care of at Uga just enough to thwart ineligibility (and he still failed to graduate).
Essie
What I find amazing about this is that the polls show only a 4% margin for Warnock. I cannot imagine this dummy sitting in Congress representing the State of Georgia. Warnock should be MILES ahead at this point. I’m just mystified.
edensasp
Only 4%? Shhhhh…… Turn the heat on…..Fan the fire….Stir the pot,….. and see what boils into fruition….
humble charlie
where’s his knucklehead son? i miss him. can’t he become the next queen of england when elizabeth dies?
Gordon of the Bassets
If Christian were to go on the hustings with his father, surely the Southern homophobe Republicans would turn on Herschel?
CNY1983
the knucklehead son is driving from california to florida in his high heeled ankle boots and oversized thousand dollar sweatshirts, very flashdance on the road to nowhere. it shouldnt be long before the knucklehead gets a knuckle sandwich from some good old southern boys that arent into high heeled ankle boots and stretched out necks of sweatshirts on feminine boys who can’t grow hair on his face.
Jimmynj
Herschel Walker is an idiot. I’m guessing from too many blows to the head on the football field. He is supremely unqualified for any elected office. He and his idiot son (the only one he has acknowledged all along) should just go away.
DHT
CTE is a horrible thing, and when you listen to Herschel’s son you realize it is passed on genetically.
Boybussy
I know the RepugbliKKKlans are looking for us black people to be dumb enough to vote for this ignoramus who sounds like an uneducated field hand for US Senate….especially after we had highly educated and qualified Barack Obama. Shows how the white folks view us lowly black people. And they claim white supremacy doesn’t exists….well looking at Herchel for Senate….or should I say Uncle Tom for Senate…it surely looks like it does.
stafcoyote
Herschel is the poster child for cumulative traumatic encephalopathy. Or for quaternary syphilis, or both.