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Herschel Walker says he's a 'country boy' and 'not that smart' ahead of debate against Raphael Warnock: 'I will do my best'

  • Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker called himself a "country boy" who's "not that smart."
  • Walker predicted that Sen. Raphael Warnock is going to "embarrass" him in their debate next month.
  • "I'm just waiting to show up and I will do my best," Walker told Savannah Morning News.
Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker seems to be anticipating a poor debate performance against his Democratic opponent Sen. Raphael Warnock next month.

Walker, a political newcomer and former NFL player, called himself "a country boy" who's "not that smart" in a Friday interview with the Savannah Morning News.


Warnock is "a preacher" who "is smart and wears these nice suits," Walker continued, predicting that his rival "is going to show up and embarrass him."

The two are expected to face off on the debate stage on October 14 in Savannah, Georgia. The debate was scheduled after a lengthy disagreement between the candidates' campaigns over its terms.

"I'm just waiting to show up and I will do my best," Walker told the local news outlet.

Walker refused to participate in Georgia's Republican primary debate but handily won the party's nomination with 68% of the vote on May 24. The 60-year-old Senate hopeful has received former President Donald Trump's coveted endorsement to unseat Warnock, who's seeking a six-year term after he won a special runoff election last year against former Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler.

Walker played football in high school and went on to become a star running back for the University of Georgia football team. His campaign has frequently mischaracterized his academic credentials, CNN reported in April, claiming that he'd graduated as class valedictorian in high school, though CNN found no record of it. Walker also repeatedly claimed he finished at the top of his class in college, but later admitted that he did not graduate.

Walker has been mired in controversies throughout his candidacy, from falsely claiming he had been a law enforcement official to revealing he has three more children than he previously publicly disclosed.
The Republican Accountability Project, a political action committee run by anti-Trump conservatives, recently dropped an ad featuring Walker's ex-wife, alleging that he threatened to kill her.
Walker has also drawn criticism for his recent comments attacking President Joe Biden's massive health-and-climate spending package, saying: "Don't we have enough trees around here?"
A new Quinnipiac University poll released last Wednesday showed Walker trailing Warnock by six percentage points.

Herschel Walker says he's a 'country boy' and 'not that smart' ahead of debate against Raphael Warnock: 'I will do my best' (yahoo.com)
 
'I'm Not That Smart': Herschel Walker Seeks To Lower Expectations For Senate Debate
The Georgia GOP Senate nominee is set to face Sen. Raphael Warnock on stage next month in a race that could determine control of the Senate.

Herschel Walker, the GOP nominee for Senate in Georgia, says he’ll probably be bested by Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in their lone debate next month.
“I’m a country boy. I’m not that smart. He’s a preacher. [Warnock] is smart and wears these nice suits,” Walker said at a campaign stop over the weekend, according to the Savannah Morning News. “So, he is going to show up and embarrass me at the debate Oct. 14th, and I’m just waiting to show up and I will do my best.”

It’s rare to see a candidate declare openly that they aren’t as smart as their opponent. The comments are likely intended to lower expectations for Walker’s showdown against Warnock, a longtime pastor known for his oratory skills.

The race is one of the key battles in the upcoming election that could determine control of the Senate. Warnock, who won his election bid in a 2021 runoff, is seeking his first full term in office.

Walker has faced numerous negative stories about secret children he has fathered, allegations of domestic violence and questions about his credentials, among other things. His own campaign staffers have reportedly described him as a “pathological liar.”

Walker, who has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, has also made several awkward comments, including his criticism of President Joe Biden’s climate and health law. “Don’t we have enough trees around here?” Walker asked last month.
Despite these gaffes, polls show the former football star trailing only slightly behind Warnock, according to the FiveThirtyEight polling average.




'I'm Not That Smart': Herschel Walker Seeks To Lower Expectations For Senate Debate | HuffPost Latest News
 
lightbright said:
A dope trying to do the "rope a dope"
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Herschel Walker says he's a 'country boy' and 'not that smart' ahead of debate against Raphael Warnock: 'I will do my best'

  • Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker called himself a "country boy" who's "not that smart."
  • Walker predicted that Sen. Raphael Warnock is going to "embarrass" him in their debate next month.
  • "I'm just waiting to show up and I will do my best," Walker told Savannah Morning News.
Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker seems to be anticipating a poor debate performance against his Democratic opponent Sen. Raphael Warnock next month.

Walker, a political newcomer and former NFL player, called himself "a country boy" who's "not that smart" in a Friday interview with the Savannah Morning News.


Warnock is "a preacher" who "is smart and wears these nice suits," Walker continued, predicting that his rival "is going to show up and embarrass him."

The two are expected to face off on the debate stage on October 14 in Savannah, Georgia. The debate was scheduled after a lengthy disagreement between the candidates' campaigns over its terms.

"I'm just waiting to show up and I will do my best," Walker told the local news outlet.

Walker refused to participate in Georgia's Republican primary debate but handily won the party's nomination with 68% of the vote on May 24. The 60-year-old Senate hopeful has received former President Donald Trump's coveted endorsement to unseat Warnock, who's seeking a six-year term after he won a special runoff election last year against former Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler.

Walker played football in high school and went on to become a star running back for the University of Georgia football team. His campaign has frequently mischaracterized his academic credentials, CNN reported in April, claiming that he'd graduated as class valedictorian in high school, though CNN found no record of it. Walker also repeatedly claimed he finished at the top of his class in college, but later admitted that he did not graduate.

Walker has been mired in controversies throughout his candidacy, from falsely claiming he had been a law enforcement official to revealing he has three more children than he previously publicly disclosed.
The Republican Accountability Project, a political action committee run by anti-Trump conservatives, recently dropped an ad featuring Walker's ex-wife, alleging that he threatened to kill her.
Walker has also drawn criticism for his recent comments attacking President Joe Biden's massive health-and-climate spending package, saying: "Don't we have enough trees around here?"
A new Quinnipiac University poll released last Wednesday showed Walker trailing Warnock by six percentage points.

Herschel Walker says he's a 'country boy' and 'not that smart' ahead of debate against Raphael Warnock: 'I will do my best' (yahoo.com)
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Looks like Walker isn’t the only one that needs help academically :eek2:
 
xfactor said:
Looks like Walker isn’t the only one that needs help academically :eek2:
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You're right.... you got company now at the top of the list... and another coon too .... coon
sidebar: you two will be fighting over the great grand coon bearskin hat
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As a Black man in America, it is embarrassing that he is saying shit like this to describe himself. This dude is running for national office at a time when many states are just having their first black elected whatever, I'm from NJ and we've never had a black governor. So for him to concede stupid for the sake of appealing to some cacs that won't do shit to improve education for black children is appalling. Being the village idiot for white approval is disgusting.
 
Jumbodicc said:
As a Black man in America, it is embarrassing that he is saying shit like this to describe himself. This dude is running for national office at a time when many states are just having their first black elected whatever, I'm from NJ and we've never had a black governor. So for him to concede stupid for the sake of appealing to some cacs that won't do shit to improve education for black children is appalling. Being the village idiot for white approval is disgusting.
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And he’s damn near tied . Shits a joke
 
He's going to be like Sarah Palin. By the time to debate Biden, the whole country knew she was dumb as a box of rocks and her expectations were very low. The mere fact that she lasted the whole debate was surprising to most people.
 
145evil said:
I see what Herschel is doing he's pandering to his Georgia country constituents and I have a feeling it may work. I hope like hell Raphael Warnock wins.
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He is following the script laid out for him by the reichpublican think tanks. They all are. None of them are capable of formulating such effective strategies.

One of the things the reich emphasizes is ignorance. Cut the education budget, isolate communities, and de-emphasize education.

And it's working based on the fact that this moron and others like him are serious contenders.
 
slewdem100 said:
Its an effective strategy...worked for Bush Jr against Gore...the more interesting question is why so many are cool with someone "not so smart" as their leader
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Only an idiot would want someone that's "a dumb country boy" running anything.... but Georgia does have a relatively large amount of them



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Being stupid is a choice. I can't believe we live in a time where people take pride in their ignorance.

There are many ways people are considered "Smart"

You can know a lot about a particular topic.
You can know a little about a lot of topics.
You can grasp new information quickly.
You can deeply understand complex information.

What's common about all these is they take work. No one is born with these abilities or keeps them if they don't keep working with them.

Being smart or dumb is not permanent it's a status. We all come in the world dumb as shit. Choosing over the course of your life to block out new information is a result of our arrogance as we get older. We all are in these bodies that collect information all day long. Our senses are muted by our perception. Once you perceive yourself as dumb your brain shuts off all these other pieces of relevant information coming to you daily. You have no use for them because you have decided you don't.
 
The Racist History Behind Herschel Walker’s “I’m Not That Smart” Debate Comment

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U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Georgia, Herschel Walker speaks to media at a campaign event on September 9, 2022 in Gwinnett, Georgia.

Later this year, whether the Democrat or Republican wins, the state of Georgia will elect a Black man to the United States Senate. In a state which has been, prior to the groundwork of Stacey Abrams, staunchly conservative and overwhelmingly Republican over the past several decades, the idea of electing a Black person from either political party to state-wide office can be a lot to digest. Still, any similarities between the two major-party candidates, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and former football star Herschel Walker stop after color and gender. In a race where the two major party candidates have those things in common, Walker has chosen to spread racist self-deprecating tropes as a means of drawing distinctions between himself and his opponent. As a prime example, after months of avoiding a debate with Warnock, Walker finally agreed to participate in one but not without a preemptive declaration last week playing up to those who might appreciate the racist stereotype of the docile subservient Black man who knows his place. “I’m this country boy, I’m not that smart. And he’s a preacher, he’s smart man, wear these nice suits, so he is going to show up and embarrass me,” Walker said of Warnock. “And I’m just waiting to show up and I will do my best.”
The statement—rife as it is with racially charged dog whistles—is unfortunately in line with how the rest of the campaign has gone. Throughout the campaign, much of Walker’s strategy has relied on painting himself to Georgia Republicans as a God-fearing, humble, relatable, ordinary, self-made common man from the country and making his opponent out as a fancy suit wearing, Biden-loving, smooth-talking, city slicker who receives kickbacks from the pulpit and has a questionable history of domestic violence. The irony here, of course, is that Walker is anything but the common man (and also has his own questionable history with domestic violence). As a Heisman Trophy winner whose athletic prowess gave rise to a College Football Hall of Fame career and a respectable journey in the NFL where he made millions, Walker has little in common with most people in a state where the poverty rate currently sits at 14 percent.* Beyond this dubious characterization, however, is a much more problematic subplot that might escape a cursory viewer: Walker is using racist tropes to try to galvanize white conservatives by leaning into antiquated and bigoted ideas. In a space where Walker finds himself without the ability to contend with Warnock on the merits, it’s a strategy that almost might be clever were it not so morally bankrupt.

Walker’s “I’m not so smart” comment serves multiple purposes. Most immediately, it lowers the bar to manage expectations around what will likely be a forgettable performance in the debate. This strategy is, of course, one that we have seen for decades. In 2004, for example, President George W. Bush’s strategist Matthew Dowd called John Kerry “the best debater since Cicero.” This approach makes it easier for the underdog candidate to claim post-debate victory when turning in even a marginal performance. It is also worth noting, however, that this does create a unique challenge for Warnock. He cannot play Walker’s game and dumb down his own intellect as to appear more relatable, but he also must be careful in threading a needle around not outclassing Walker too much, as that might make him appear as a bully. The other purpose of Walker’s version of the expectations game statement is that he is seeking to weaponize Warnock’s intellect in a way that portrays the reverend as not only out of touch but also as threatening and potentially difficult to control.

The resulting contrast is one that presents a subset of potentially bigoted white voters with a choice between an uppity trouble-maker preacher who is in favor of further changes to their way of life through radical leftist ideas while focusing on racial division, or a more deferential Black man who is not going to get out of line and certainly won’t be a champion for any issues dealing with systemic racism. It is a dog whistle borne out of the tradition of the gentle giant much too stupid and well-meaning to cause any problems. We have seen this stereotype before in popular culture: Big Sam (Gone with the Wind), Sambo (Uncle Tom’s Cabin), Tom Robinson (To Kill a Mockingbird), Bigger Thomas (Native Son), and even in contemporary spaces with Bubba (Forrest Gump) and John Coffey (Green Mile). These characters all engender similar feelings of not being smart enough to think for themselves and almost dependent on direction from white male saviors.

There isn’t much more offensive to the subset of bigoted white voters Walker will have to rely upon for success than an uppity Black man, and Walker undoubtedly understands this. He seeks to position himself as safe and controllable, and intentionally plays into the idea that Black men and by extension, Black people, are fine, humble folks who can be trusted so long as we understand our limits and accept that white people know better for us than we do for ourselves. In fairness, it may be too much to suggest that Walker’s approach is rooted in ruse. Even as this may be his authentic self, though, he is clear on what he thinks a Black, relatable, country boy looks and sounds like to white Georgian voters.

Herschel Walker’s “I’m not that smart” debate comment and racism in Georgia. (slate.com)

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lightbright said:
The Racist History Behind Herschel Walker’s “I’m Not That Smart” Debate Comment

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U.S. Republican Senate candidate for Georgia, Herschel Walker speaks to media at a campaign event on September 9, 2022 in Gwinnett, Georgia.

Later this year, whether the Democrat or Republican wins, the state of Georgia will elect a Black man to the United States Senate. In a state which has been, prior to the groundwork of Stacey Abrams, staunchly conservative and overwhelmingly Republican over the past several decades, the idea of electing a Black person from either political party to state-wide office can be a lot to digest. Still, any similarities between the two major-party candidates, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and former football star Herschel Walker stop after color and gender. In a race where the two major party candidates have those things in common, Walker has chosen to spread racist self-deprecating tropes as a means of drawing distinctions between himself and his opponent. As a prime example, after months of avoiding a debate with Warnock, Walker finally agreed to participate in one but not without a preemptive declaration last week playing up to those who might appreciate the racist stereotype of the docile subservient Black man who knows his place. “I’m this country boy, I’m not that smart. And he’s a preacher, he’s smart man, wear these nice suits, so he is going to show up and embarrass me,” Walker said of Warnock. “And I’m just waiting to show up and I will do my best.”
The statement—rife as it is with racially charged dog whistles—is unfortunately in line with how the rest of the campaign has gone. Throughout the campaign, much of Walker’s strategy has relied on painting himself to Georgia Republicans as a God-fearing, humble, relatable, ordinary, self-made common man from the country and making his opponent out as a fancy suit wearing, Biden-loving, smooth-talking, city slicker who receives kickbacks from the pulpit and has a questionable history of domestic violence. The irony here, of course, is that Walker is anything but the common man (and also has his own questionable history with domestic violence). As a Heisman Trophy winner whose athletic prowess gave rise to a College Football Hall of Fame career and a respectable journey in the NFL where he made millions, Walker has little in common with most people in a state where the poverty rate currently sits at 14 percent.* Beyond this dubious characterization, however, is a much more problematic subplot that might escape a cursory viewer: Walker is using racist tropes to try to galvanize white conservatives by leaning into antiquated and bigoted ideas. In a space where Walker finds himself without the ability to contend with Warnock on the merits, it’s a strategy that almost might be clever were it not so morally bankrupt.

Walker’s “I’m not so smart” comment serves multiple purposes. Most immediately, it lowers the bar to manage expectations around what will likely be a forgettable performance in the debate. This strategy is, of course, one that we have seen for decades. In 2004, for example, President George W. Bush’s strategist Matthew Dowd called John Kerry “the best debater since Cicero.” This approach makes it easier for the underdog candidate to claim post-debate victory when turning in even a marginal performance. It is also worth noting, however, that this does create a unique challenge for Warnock. He cannot play Walker’s game and dumb down his own intellect as to appear more relatable, but he also must be careful in threading a needle around not outclassing Walker too much, as that might make him appear as a bully. The other purpose of Walker’s version of the expectations game statement is that he is seeking to weaponize Warnock’s intellect in a way that portrays the reverend as not only out of touch but also as threatening and potentially difficult to control.

The resulting contrast is one that presents a subset of potentially bigoted white voters with a choice between an uppity trouble-maker preacher who is in favor of further changes to their way of life through radical leftist ideas while focusing on racial division, or a more deferential Black man who is not going to get out of line and certainly won’t be a champion for any issues dealing with systemic racism. It is a dog whistle borne out of the tradition of the gentle giant much too stupid and well-meaning to cause any problems. We have seen this stereotype before in popular culture: Big Sam (Gone with the Wind), Sambo (Uncle Tom’s Cabin), Tom Robinson (To Kill a Mockingbird), Bigger Thomas (Native Son), and even in contemporary spaces with Bubba (Forrest Gump) and John Coffey (Green Mile). These characters all engender similar feelings of not being smart enough to think for themselves and almost dependent on direction from white male saviors.

There isn’t much more offensive to the subset of bigoted white voters Walker will have to rely upon for success than an uppity Black man, and Walker undoubtedly understands this. He seeks to position himself as safe and controllable, and intentionally plays into the idea that Black men and by extension, Black people, are fine, humble folks who can be trusted so long as we understand our limits and accept that white people know better for us than we do for ourselves. In fairness, it may be too much to suggest that Walker’s approach is rooted in ruse. Even as this may be his authentic self, though, he is clear on what he thinks a Black, relatable, country boy looks and sounds like to white Georgian voters.

Herschel Walker’s “I’m not that smart” debate comment and racism in Georgia. (slate.com)

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black people better come out and support Warner
hope he reads this article
 
As long as the fuckin' bitch ass coon can be taught what Senate voting button to push MAGA maggots don't give a fuck how stupid or embarrassing he is.
 
:roflmao:

Charles Blow, Opinion Columnist, NYT: "Mr. Walker, I believe you when you say that you're not that smart. ... You are the personification of a game being played by Georgia Republicans: a wager that any Black Republican-- in your case, an empty intellectual vessel-- can beat the Black Democrat, a man who is thoroughly qualified and utterly decent.

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Coldchi said:
Let him tell it.....he graduated in the top 1% of his class......:lol:
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I swear.... he's the prototype for the dumb football jock that went around campus fucking anything wet that moved, when not playing football


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Jumbodicc said:
As a Black man in America, it is embarrassing that he is saying shit like this to describe himself. This dude is running for national office at a time when many states are just having their first black elected whatever, I'm from NJ and we've never had a black governor. So for him to concede stupid for the sake of appealing to some cacs that won't do shit to improve education for black children is appalling. Being the village idiot for white approval is disgusting.
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Politics is all about expediency, nothing more, nothing less. His admission is designed to tap down expectations of his performance, a savvy political maneuver. We just endured the Presidency of a person that was woefully inadequate, intellectually speaking. The prior most recent Republican President, George H.W. Bush, was a C- student while attending Yale university, but his constituents felt he was the most electable because they felt best about sitting down with him while having a beer!!!
 

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