John Kennedy

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., listens to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh during the a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Recently on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Sen. John Kennedy stated that he would consider running for president if “goobers” on his side of the aisle decided to run.

That is more than a little ironic, coming just days after Kennedy was part of the Republican kangaroo court grilling former special prosecutor Jack Smith about the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot which attempted to take over the halls of American government.

When things weren't playing out as Kennedy and the other GOP persecutors had hoped, he tauntingly interrupted Smith's responses with not-so-salient questions: "Do you believe in the tooth fairy?" and "How about the Easter Bunny?"

When Smith indicated that he did not in response to both questions, Kennedy accused Smith of stalling his answers and angrily added a final oratorical gem, “You make me want to throw up in my mouth.”

That response was as undignified and irrelevant as his prior questions, especially because Smith was not stalling; he was rudely interrupted by Kennedy.

Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines the noun “goober” as “a naive, ignorant or foolish person.” Any objective person watching that moronic diatribe by Kennedy (it is available unedited online) would reasonably conclude that he is a goober.

His attack-mode questioning of Smith also clearly indicates that he was on a political character assassination rip, not a fact-finding mission.

Kennedy's highly partisan and unobjective conduct does not reflect well on Louisiana or its citizens. We deserve and should demand better representation. I hope the voters will remember his grandstanding when Sen. Goober comes up for reelection.

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