John Dingell's Not Holding Anything Back

By Jeremy Silk Smith

Posted July 20, 2016 at 10:59am

Some politicians in retirement take up hobbies. George W. Bush and Winston Churchill picked up painting. Sen. Eugene McCarthy went back to writing poetry after his unsuccessful run for president in 1968. But former Rep. John D. Dingell is breaking new ground: tweeting his unbound thoughts on politics and sports.

The Michigan Democrat was apparently watching the Republican National Convention Tuesday night:

Make America Bored Again

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) July 20, 2016

I like candidates who don’t appear as if they’re being held captive via satellite video feed.

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) July 20, 2016

This is the weirdest game show I’ve ever seen. And I have a LOT of time for game shows these days.

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) July 20, 2016

It’s been 6 decades since I’ve practiced law, but shouting “Guilty!” to a fake mob boss governor isn’t how our justice system works, right?

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) July 20, 2016

The Trump kids spent all early evening deciding whose speeches to steal from, so cut them some slack. They’ve had a rough go.

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) July 20, 2016

The kids are orange too? Holy hell.

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) July 20, 2016

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Since retiring from Congress, Dingell has used Twitter to let us know how he really feels:

He was one of the first to call attention to that awkward Trump-Pence logo .

What is the T doing to that P? https://t.co/tDvYm2QJYi

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) July 15, 2016

He also let us know that he wouldn’t be attending Mitt Romney’s June GOP summit…

I have no clue what the Es in Mitt Romney’s “E2 Summit” stand for, but I’m guessing they aren’t Excitement or Electability.

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) June 11, 2016

And he provided a little analysis on Election 2016…

And now @hughhewitt just went on @MSNBC and his first words were “I agree with @maddow and @JamesCarville.”

Is it 2017 yet? I need a drink.

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) June 8, 2016

And sports…

I didn’t fight in the Revolutionary War to have to watch soccer on a Sunday morning, @chucktodd.

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) May 15, 2016

And he summed up the challenge ahead for the Republican National Committee chairman…

This election will prove more difficult for Reince Priebus than the times his grade school teacher tried to teach him the “i before e” rule.

— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) May 12, 2016

And offered advice…