Widely seen as the most ignorant MAGAt in the Senate (and that's saying a lot), jug-eared Tommy Tuberville is one of the most rabid supporters of the Malignant Fascist, staking out positions that are faithful to his cult leader's. Recently, the former Auburn football coach announced that he was leaving the Senate to run for Governor of Alabama, but there appears to be a hitch in his plans for failing upward: he may not be an official resident of the state. Kyle Whitmire writes on AL.com:
"Last week, I challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville to clear his residency questions once and for all by doing something that most Alabamians would be able to do without any problem — by showing whether he paid state income taxes for each of the last seven years.
To run for the U.S. Senate, he had to live in Alabama only for a day before the 2020 election, but to run for governor in Alabama, residency requirements say a candidate has to live in the state for seven years.
If he truly was an Alabama resident, his income taxes should show it. It’s a chance to lay his cards face up on the table and take the whole pot.
But so far he hasn’t." (our emphasis)
The clueless coach may have been paying state taxes in Florida, where he has a home in Santa Rosa, Florida, and where he voted in 2018, but he won't show his Alabama or Florida taxes to settle the residency question. His wife has a home in Auburn, AL (but he's not on the deed) and he's been using that as "evidence" of his Alabama residency. In any event, since Tuberville hasn't released any tax information so far, his MAGA opponents in their primary elections will be happy to pry it out of him one way or another. Then, perhaps after being disqualified on the residency requirements, Coach Clown can live openly in Florida.
(photo: Contemplating his chances to be Governor / NBC News)
😁 Well, goody! I'm happy to know that Tuberville joined the ranks of senators who find no reason to live in the state they represent, but will fudge "proof" of residency to make their constituents believe they do. Back when he was a Pennsylvania Senator, Rick Santorum lived in Virginia. Sen. Josh Hawley doesn't live in Missouri...buying houses you don't live in as "beards" after years of lies shouldn't count...you'll find his home in Virginia.
ReplyDeleteSen. Roger Marshall claims a little cabin in Kansas is "home" and that big mansion in Florida is just a vacation spot!
"Welcome to the group, Tommy! Some us weren't even carpetbaggers when we were first elected, we became that later!!" 🤫