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Just about every time J.D. Vance — the most unpopular vice presidential nominee in American history — opens his mouth, he ignites a firestorm of criticism and likely shaves another point off the Republican presidential ticket’s polling numbers.

On Sunday, in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Vance admitted that he and Donald Trump made up a baseless and racist story about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.

“If I have to create stories so that the American media actually has to pay attention to the suffering of American people, then that’s what I’m going to do,” said Vance, a U.S. Senator representing Ohio.

Ironically, Vance’s attempt to point out imagined “suffering” has led to actual suffering by his own constituents.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I didn't know Vance until he was picked as running mate. My list of people with punchable face keeps getting longer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Any lawyers calling the schools parents and trying to to get a class action civil suit against them? I think all the families having to suffer because of the admitted lies, should be a good payout for some lawyers willing to do the leg work.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nah let him cook (himself). If they swap him for someone else things might actually go better for Trump.

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

Resign from the senate.

Rather than just going back to that job after the campaign.

This campaign is literally zero cost for him as it stands. He's a senator and will continue being a senator if he loses.

He should be forced to resign for things he's done and admitted doing publicly.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But no calls for Trump to resign?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Trump isn't a senator.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He thinks it's okay to make up harmful stories because the late night comedians won't leave the couch thing alone. What a maroon.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Maybe they'd leave it alone if he left the couches alone.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

Kind of want this limp dick idiot to stick around. The more damage he does the funnier and better it is for all of the sane(ish) people in our country.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wonder if this is just damage control for Trump? JD is pure slime, but I wouldn't be surprised if he is just being thrown under the bus on this one, since it seems to be sticking as the dumbest part of the debate.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

Vance posted the lie days before Trump lost his damn mind in the debate.

It might have been both of them, but Vance was way out front of it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Who would he even be replaced with?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who would he even be replaced with?

Whoever sucks up to Trump enough on the day.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Laura Loomer it is, then. Up to, off, same.

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

Sucks up, sucks off... is there a difference?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

The skeleton of abraham lincoln.

That would take over the news cycle nicely.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Honestly, I wonder if Trump just wants to pick people who are not to famous so he can keep all the attention on himself.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I hear the headless body of Spiro Agnew is on the shortlist.

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

God this article is annoying to read.

What did Vance actually say ?

Did he say something analogous to "I admit that I created the pet-eating story about immigrants" ? Who knows?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

“If I have to create stories so that the American media actually has to pay attention to the suffering of American people, then that’s what I’m going to do”

i haven't seen the full interview but that's probably all there is to it

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

I'm not saying it's as annoying to read as some 'dance around the issue' 'articles' from 'the other side', but the need to inject a truckload of related bagage into every sentence just devalues the entire effort.

Like, yes Kevin, we know this is bad. We know it doesn't spark joy in the hearts of Haitian children. But just act like you're half a journalist and give us a clear cut of the cold dry facts. Wrap up your emotional shit in a closing paragraph if it helps you convince yourself

[–] [email protected] 118 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Republican VP candidates are raping Ohio's children.

Oh that's made up? Doesn't matter because it brings attention to a very important issue.

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

Republican politicians and voters are conspiring to harm innocent people by making up false rumours about them being dangerous, inciting violence against them.

"Oh, okay, but I don't care. As long as the right people are hurt!"

 

This is a large part of why I don't feel emotionally connect to the concept of being a member of humanity.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is a large part of why I don't feel emotionally connect to the concept of being a member of humanity.

You are, they aren't.

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