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Patel is a fucking asshole (Original Post) gopiscrap 3 hrs ago OP
And this is news how? Ocelot II 3 hrs ago #1
I was listening to his senate testimony gopiscrap 3 hrs ago #3
Correction bif 3 hrs ago #2
It's possible to be sober and competent while still being a fucking asshole. Ocelot II 3 hrs ago #4
BTW I love your tag/signature line bif 2 hrs ago #5
Thanks, can't remember where I saw it, Ocelot II 2 hrs ago #6
Bril! bif 2 hrs ago #8
A sober fucking arsehole is more-so when drunk TexLaProgressive 24 min ago #17
Of course he is D_Master81 2 hrs ago #7
No! Assholes at least serve a purpose. He's more like a "taint" maxrandb 2 hrs ago #9
To be clear angrychair 1 hr ago #10
In the nicest way possible to say ABC123Easy 1 hr ago #11
You misspelled DUI usonian 1 hr ago #13
And water is wet. usonian 1 hr ago #12
He really is. I'm really, really hoping the Atlantic has videos of his drunkenness. Vinca 1 hr ago #14
Is that the title of a song? twodogsbarking 1 hr ago #15
Patel is toxic, same as Trump, I think. Passages 54 min ago #16

Ocelot II

(131,159 posts)
4. It's possible to be sober and competent while still being a fucking asshole.
Tue May 12, 2026, 02:56 PM
3 hrs ago

The world is full of such people, and they can be tolerated under some circumstances. But an incompetent, alcoholic fucking asshole should not be the FBI Director.

D_Master81

(2,669 posts)
7. Of course he is
Tue May 12, 2026, 03:23 PM
2 hrs ago

He works for Trump. That’s probably #2 behind coddling Trumps nuts on demand on what is looked at as qualifications to work in the regime

maxrandb

(17,496 posts)
9. No! Assholes at least serve a purpose. He's more like a "taint"
Tue May 12, 2026, 03:59 PM
2 hrs ago

or, as my dad used to say; "worthless as teats on a bullfrog".

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