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Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville was referring to Mamdani's swearing-in on a Quran. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has documented a history of anti-Muslim statements from him.

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville from Alabama posted on social media: "The enemy is inside the gates" upon learning that Zohran Mamdani became the first mayor of New York City to be sworn in using a Quran.

The Quran is the primary religious text of Islam, akin to the Christian Bible. Mamdani is the first Muslim mayor of New York, the nation's largest city.

Tuberville, a conservative football coach-turned-politician, has a history of making anti-Muslim statements, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR.

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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Oh is the stupid piece of shit lil tommy tooberville speaking? Hey look, the more he opens his mouth, the more shit falls out of it! look! Wow! What a completely unhinged fucking moron. I weep for our future.

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago

He's right... but wrong person...his dumbass is the enemy of the people

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 7 points 12 hours ago

His entire state has less people than NYC.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago

So many republicans are smart people pretending to be folksy morons. Tuberville is the genuine article.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 23 points 18 hours ago

Let's face it, the enemy is, in fact inside the gates. It's painted orange, and it's shitting its pants whilst sitting in the whitehouse fantasizing about little girls (when not in a dementia fever dream).

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 32 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Apart from this Alabama douche being an asshole, the concept of swearing on a book of fables needs to go away.

But, it's always funny to me when Christians and Muslims fight over their religions, it's like two 3 year olds arguing which power ranger is more powerful....

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

“My dad could beat up his dad”

- kid with the same shitty dad who neither have met

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 18 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

If he keeps to his Oath, he can swear on whatever book he wants.

Maybe that is why US politicians lie so much, the bible is the problem /s

Personally if I ever need to take an oath, I am doing it on a copy of the 7 tenets of the Satanic Temple.

That or Small Gods by Terry Pratchett.

[–] greybeard@feddit.online 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

If I'm ever sworn in to something, I want it to be on a VHS recorded copy of the "Drumhead" episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. If that isn't available, "Measure of a Man" is also acceptable.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] greybeard@feddit.online 3 points 11 hours ago

Because it feels right.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

When we swore an oath to protect The Constitution upon enlistment in the military, we didn't use anything. Probably a good idea since I doubt that every MEPS branch wants to have several hundred holy books on hand, JIC.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago

This last time Trump didn't swear on a damn thing.

[–] y0kai@anarchist.nexus 52 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why do we talk about Alabama like it's a serious place?

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 32 points 21 hours ago

Alabama is rated at the top for businesses to move in, because they openly fuck over their citizens. They're rated at the bottom 5 for quality of life and healthcare. 1 in 5 kids in Alabama live in poverty. They have the highest in infant mortality rate, higher than most countries.

Also high crime areas. Not to mention they continue to cut the budget for their environmental funding.

Alabama is pretty much a pro-business, anti-life state.

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

They are very proud but objectively...

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago

If Tuberville is against it, there's a near 100% change this is good for average working people and bad for billionares.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 94 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Tuberville is such a stereotypical redneck moron... Just looking into his eyes makes you feel like you're looking at a 15W light bulb in an empty fridge.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

He's not just a moron with no relevant education, he's also an actively evil racist who defrauded investors for millions, refused to do his job in the senate, uses the Tuberville foundation to laundry money and bribes, backed the Trump insurrection attempt, voted against same sex marriage legislation in 2022, and sponsors anti trans legislation.

He's the human equivalent of a ham and mayonnaise sandwich in a kkk hood.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 63 points 1 day ago

Tuberville, you've been here all along

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Can't believe that my senator is this fucking stupid. A walking stereotype. Hopefully he loses the race for governor. If he wins, he might even manage to be worse than Ivey.

[–] AquaTofana@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ive never lived in Alabama, but as a woman in the military who was around for the damage he did weaponizing a pro-life rhetoric, I'm so sorry for you.

I really dont believe he's dumb. I believe he's straight up evil and thats so much worse. I also hope he doesnt win governorship of Alabama. Good luck out there my friend!

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 7 points 20 hours ago

Yeah. Pretty sure a decent chunk of the reason he won was because of his record as a fucking college football coach. Not sure how that was supposed to transfer over to skill in politics, but it's what the people wanted. Alabama is pretty backwards in most ways. He does seem rather evil, but he also seems rather unintelligent, don't think he's ever come up with his own talking point or dogwhistle.

[–] Ach@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

I can definitely believe a senator from Alabama is this stupid.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Clearly Mamdani should have been sworn in on the John Adams Quran.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

Nah the Jefferson Quran with all the miracles and references to Allah removed.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Tommy Tuberville, You don't want to mess with The Zohran.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago

LOL, what a stupid hick.

[–] lauha@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Yes, enemy is inside the gates working a POTUS.

[–] Rhoeri@piefed.world 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The enemy has been inside the gates since 2016. As if this year- it’s calling from inside the house.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 4 points 15 hours ago

They were inside before. Trump only sped up the process, the evil was brooding since forever.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

Not the colored one, though. The white one.

[–] ghostlychonk@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Tuberville is trying to goad a violent MAGAt to try something.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Cry some more ya fucking snowflake.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I had a sociology teacher that is Muslim rant about (circa 2010) prejudices relating to how violent the text in the Quran is. Argued that the book should be re-written. However this was also a person who argued that schools should swap teachers and force them to grade each other’s test.

Then I took a class on religions in North America and learned that teacher had a history of getting Muslim students who they claimed learned more about their own faith practices in that class than before they had been enrolled.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 15 points 1 day ago

how violent the text in the Quran is

Have you ever read the Bible?

[–] riverSpirit@thelemmy.club 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Islamophobia is rampant in the west and no one wants to combat it.

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

All the Abrahamic religions are violent and oppressive and no one wants to combat it either.

[–] Soulg@ani.social 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Please don't hold water for the narrative that Israel is representative of Judaism as a whole

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

It is certainly empowering them. Same way Islam is empowering Iran and Christianity is empowering the far right in America.

There are peaceful people despite those religions, but not because of them. Our peaceful and cooperative nature comes from our biology and societies.