U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN-05) said earlier this month that Tennessee Republicans embarrass him because they won’t concede the U.S. presidential election to Joe Biden.
Cooper said this in a December 11 newsletter that his staff emailed to his constituents.
The congressman made these remarks after a majority of members of the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed asking them to block Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania from casting their electoral college votes. Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery joined 16 other state attorneys general supporting what Paxton did.
Cooper said Republicans are in denial and undermining the United States.
“I am embarrassed for our state that so many Tennessee Republicans are refusing to admit who won the presidential election,” Cooper said.
“Every single signatory should be ashamed of themselves for attempting to destroy our democracy. Joe Biden is president-elect.”
As The Tennessee Star reported last month, Cooper, who has long scolded others to act civil, compared South Carolina voters to people who have Down Syndrome.
Cooper reportedly said this when The Nashville Post profiled him last month.
The Post asked Cooper about Democratic U.S. Senate candidates who raised $100 million for their campaigns — but still lost.
“You’re probably talking about Jaime Harrison, who was an outstanding candidate. But that is South Carolina. I’ve said for years that they have extra chromosomes, South Carolina voters,” Cooper said.
Cooper’s staff later apologized for the analogy to The Tennessean and said he was referring to South Carolina’s history of “bigotry and racism.”
This, despite the fact that U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), an African-American, represents the state, per the voters’ wishes.
In January 2018 The Tennessean listed Cooper among their “Champions of Civility.”
In 2011 Cooper, via his Twitter, asked “Will civility prevail?”
That same year, Cooper, again on Twitter, said, “Congress needs more civility and less partisan food fights.”
Congress needs more civility and less partisan food fights http://t.co/ATMQPuT
— Jim Cooper (@jimcoopertn) July 14, 2011
As The Star reported in August, Cooper heavily implied, without solid evidence, that U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is a criminal. Cooper then asked DeJoy if he secretly hoped U.S. President Donald Trump would one day pardon him — as the president did for Roger Stone.
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Chris Butler is an investigative journalist at The Tennessee Star. Follow Chris on Facebook. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Rep Jim Cooper” by Rep Jim Cooper.
You know what really frustrates me about this man? HE RAN UNOPPOSED IN THIS LAST ELECTION! There was no other choice for me but him and “write in candidate”. So, I wrote in “Eunice Wifflezipper”! Seriously, as much as we claim to have problems with this guy, we had no other “real” choice to replace him.
I would really like to know why the local Republican party didn’t have another option. Is it just too much effort to find someone willing to serve in North Davidson County, or did the local group decide that there’s no point in wasting resources running in such a “staunchly Democrat” area?
The only embarrassment that Tennessee is facing are you and the Democrats who support Biden as the president-elect. Stealing Elections for the namesake of Democracy is not American it’s socialism. The American people did not vote for Biden but the fake ballots did. The only thing that ties Dementia with Democrats is Joe Biden.
After his performance in Congress, Jim is the one who should be embarassed. Total lack of civility.
Please note his own brother never mentioned Jim Cooper’s name or admitted to knowing him when running for the office of Mayor of Nashville, TN
Concede this stolen election?
Are you serious, Mr. Beta Male Congressman?
We’re all just getting warmed up.
dear sir. the only thing tennessee is ashamed of is you, your brother and that kfc eating idiot in memphis named cohen. we could do very well without you
the folks that issue this paper really know how to lighten things up when they mention either of you.
good for them.
What an embarrassment to state of Tennessee. Wish he would move to Net York or California so he can be with his type of people