{"id":4269,"date":"2026-07-16T14:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=4269"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:08:40","slug":"is-this-a-parody-gop-lawmakers-attack-on-talaricos-manliness-backfires-spectacularly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=4269","title":{"rendered":"‘Is this a parody?’ GOP lawmaker’s attack on Talarico’s manliness backfires spectacularly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico, who is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate, was temporarily derailed on Thursday morning over a report that the Republican Lt. Governor of the state doesn’t think he’s \u201cmanly\u201d enough for the state.<\/p>\n

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After the producers of \u201cMorning Joe\u201d displayed a less-than-flattering picture of elderly Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in a black mockneck and jacket, co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough could barely speak as they laughed at the photo.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe says you’re not manly enough to actually \u2014 this guy says you’re not manly enough to represent the people of Texas,” Scarborough said. “And he’s concerned about your Low T levels! Your manliness. Oh, yeah. Is this, is this a parody?\u201d<\/p>\n

As all three laughed, Scarborough asked his guest if he understood “their obsession with low-T.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\u201cI had to look it up,\u201d the smiling Texas Democrat replied. <\/p>\n

He then got his own dig in, adding, \u201cGuys my age aren’t really worried about that kind of thing.\u201d <\/p>\n

Talarico then spoke seriously. <\/p>\n

“People are really tired of this kind of professional wrestling in our politics,\u201d he said. \u201cThese old guys who are lathered up in their fake tans, throwing these corny nicknames at each other. People are wanting serious leaders who are going to get this economy back on track, who are going to start to lower costs, who are going to start to raise pay. And people are catching on to the fact that these corny nicknames don’t lower the cost of groceries, don’t lower the cost of of prescription drugs, don’t lower the price of gas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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