@jonty it's a beauty.
Mildly curious about what else he "had to do" apart from hog farming.
@jonty Wait, so he gave up on being an astronaut?
The Space Shuttle programme resumed two and a half years after Challenger and since then there have been about 400 astronauts in space who didn't give up, including these 10 right now https://www.howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com/
@jonty alt text: screencap of a tweet
Text: "After the Challenger tragically exploded, my dreams of being an astronaut were cut short.
But I did what I had to do ā including hog farming ā to purchase my first McDonalds in 1997.
Today, I am honored to represent #OK01 in the U.S. Congress.
Never EVER give up."
Picture: him smiling and resting an arm on an office counter, with the McDonalds Golden Arches behind it, with a metallic sheen
Tweet from Rep. Kevin Hern, repkevinhern on Twitter: https://twitter.com/repkevinhern/status/1631785840316674050
āAfter the Challenger tragically exploded, my dreams of being an astronaut were cut short. But I did what I had to do ā including hog farming ā to purchase my first McDonalds in 1997. Today, I am honored to represent #OK01 in the U.S. Congress. Never EVER give up.ā
@jonty "Never EVER give up" he says, right after saying he gave up on being an astronaut. Nevermind the lives of the astronauts lost or their families, the real tragedy was that a -is this right?- *24 year old* gave up on his dream of being an astronaut.
Nobody tell him about Mark Kelly.
@jonty
Nevermind, my mind finally recovered from what I had read lol. He meant a franchise and he's already in Congress I thought this was a McDonald's ad written by AI for a hot second.
Bada ba ba I'm loving it
Wow. Reading that was an emotional rollercoaster.
I think he should sell a few hogs and hire a publicist.
Yesterday.