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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Someone pointed it out on a slightly different issue the other day, but we already know how Trump treats workers, because he was president for 4 years. Voters haven't forgotten that.

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

I mean, some of us haven't, but most voters have the memory span of a goldfish.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oof. Homeboy has the presence of a used blood boy.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

From urban dictionary:

blood boy

A young man who is a healthy specimen (no drinking, smoking, drugs, possibly vegan) and is hired by an tech billionaire to be a source of youthful, healthy blood for him, via regular transfusions.

I had to look it up, but it's wonderfully accurate. Thank you for teaching me a new term.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is this a real thing? I thought it was just a joke from the show Silicon Valley.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

It is indeed real.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It might be time to swap JD for Bobby Brainworm.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You mean ole Whaley McChainsaw?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

You can't use that, it's not even close to the weirdest thing he has done.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 months ago (2 children)

“Semper Fi guys,” Vance said, seeming to signpost his background as a Marine to get the hecklers to stop.

"Isn't this a magic incantation that I can invoke anytime to clear me of ill will?"

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

Bitch you spent 6 months in as a reporter; my dad killed people in a war. You are not the same kinds of Marines.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Semper Fi

Always loyal

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago (2 children)

J.D. Vance might be on a generational run for the worst VP pick of all time.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We're only 16 years off Palin, that's impressive.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I mean, generations are only ~15ish years apart - so it tracks..

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Remember when being unable to spell “potato” was enough to derail a political career?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Howard Dean says "yeeeaaaahhhhh!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

This was the weirdest thing. That dude had energy, and it tanked his run. One time he did a weird thing and it ruined his chances, now we're counting the weird things people do daily and it has no effect.

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

At least Gary Hart got some Monkey Business to torpedo his career.

[–] [email protected] 100 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think it's important to note that if you only read headlines here, you might think there was overwhelming disapproval from the firefighters union. If you get your news from right wing rags, you don't hear the boos, you only hear the cheers. I'd say it was pretty mixed listening to the video, in fact more cheers than jeers. Of course that's all meaningless as we have been digitally editing crowd reactions for years now and news agencies cherry pick what they want you to hear.

The point is, go out and vote. Don't you dare think this race is in the bag, it is a hell of a lot closer than articles like this would make you believe and the actual hatred for the right is WAY less than you might imagine.

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