On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) responded further to Democrat vice presidential hopeful Tim Walz's disparaging remarks, implying the Minnesota governor should think twice before comparing coaching and professional records.
A former defensive coordinator at Mankato West High School in Mankato, Minn., Walz dubbed himself the "anti-Tuberville" on Wednesday and said he would "show that football coaches are not the dumbest people."
Tuberville told Fox Business News' Larry Kudlow Thursday evening on "Kudlow" that he was proud of his coaching career and that Walz was trying to boost his own signal to drown out criticism of his military record.
"I think he is trying to make himself relevant," Tuberville said. "I had a pretty decent career in 35 years of coaching. Enjoyed every bit of it. When you start comparing politics with education, there is no comparison. Education is so important in this country. He didn't last very long in it."
The relevant portion begins around the 7:30 mark.
"This is a guy that left his unit and didn't go to fight when they had to go fight in Afghanistan," Tuberville continued. "He did several things in Minnesota as governor that just abandoned the police. So I don't take that with a grain of salt. I'm proud of what I did as a coach. I'm proud of the coaching profession, and I'm proud of all the kids that I worked with. They were great. But he has got one step away from possibly being vice president of the United States. I don't know how he has done it, but he's worked his way up. I guess it is by smoke and mirrors."
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