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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he isn’t buying all that Democratic “joy” on display at this past week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago during a Sunday appearance with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union.

During their conversation, Tapper brought up the “disciplined” and “well-produced” DNC this week that, as the journalist put it, “conveyed patriotism and unity.” Graham didn’t see it that way.

“Well, I didn’t see what you saw,” Graham told Tapper with a laugh. “If you’re a Republican, you saw a hate fest. You saw a hate fest full of insults.”

“Americans are not joyful when they go to the gas station and fill up their car,” he continued. “They’re not joyful when they make their mortgage payment. They’re not joyful when they go to the grocery store. People are hurting, and this whole joy love fest doesn’t exist in the real world.”

To bolster his claim, Graham pointed to the gas prices, the state of the border, and inflation during Donald Trump’s presidency when “the world was not on fire.”

He's either lying or what he said gives us a look into his shitty perspective of the world. Either way such a miserable and pathetic existence.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Face eating leopard says they have to continue eating faces because there is nothing else to eat.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

Lindsey Graham proves that all conservatives are angry, hateful people and wants to make everyone else just like him.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago

Well, he's right in the sense of those emotions on stage being fake.

Fake joy is a recognizable cultural trait of Americans elsewhere actually.

And there was hate.

Now, of course, there is joy in life, but usually not connected to political events.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Not when you are a joyless cunt.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

That’s why they didn’t want that student load debt pardon. Everybody must be miserable all the time.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

The Republican way of life, ladies and gentlemen.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm pretty doom and gloom but I still have joy in my life, so even if no one else does I'm proof it does exist. I would feel bad for Graham if he wasn't such a wretched creature

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

How did Lindsey Graham get a Grindr cock out of his mouth long enough to say this?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Lady G sometimes dresses fancy and calls himself "Joy", this is just him continuing to be in the closet and deny the clear reality we all see.

When running for president, lindsey graham was once asked who his first lady would be, he replied... "Well my sister would be!"

Oh lindsey... Sweetie :(

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

Fucking asshole has the nerve to say the world wasn’t on fire during trumps presidency AND that trump is PRO-Life when he was perfectly ok with Covid as long as it was as gonna hurt cities and therefore Democrats more. Media motherfuckers need to start calling out this hypocrisy in real time.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I hope he is miserable every second of his wretched and deceitful existence.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Gas is $3.21 around the corner from my house.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah I'm so confused they've been trying to push that one. I think it's just about 2019 prices near me, maybe a little better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Joe Biden didn't this, apparently.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

$2.23 across the street from my apt.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago

What does it matter what Graham says? His word is literally worthless by his own account

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I just ate a pretty good salad, pretty sure I felt joy.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

This makes me so sad for him, but keep telling on yourself Lindsey. Also fuck you

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's really fucking dark coming from any legislator, but a rank and file GOP coming right out and saying it?

That's not just weird, that's inhuman or downright evil.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

That's not just weird, that's inhuman or downright evil.

It's also a perfect example of psychological projection. He never feels joy and thinks everyone else feels the same way. His is a sad and pathetic existence.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Resign and see how much joy suddenly appears

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

What a sad little creature.

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