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[–] [email protected] 132 points 3 months ago (5 children)

One thing’s for sure: JD Vance will be shit on and thrown under the bus.

That’s The Turmp Guarantee!

[–] [email protected] 61 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Will he reuse the last set of vice presidential gallows, or get his own?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

Ooh. That's dark.

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

Depends on how he transgresses the unwritten law

[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Vance seems like the kind of sleaze that would throw Trump under the bus too. Honestly I think it's gonna come down to who gets the opportunity first. Its like a sith master and apprentice.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Someone needs to Photoshop Vance as Darth Maul with the head spikes and all.

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

Dang yo

Accurate AF

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I didn't really know anything about him until recently, but from what I've been reading, that's spot on. He doesn't have principles except whatever is expedient in the moment. He's happy to fellate Trump now, but if there's an opportunity to get more power for himself, he's going to take it, regardless of Trump.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Oh man please let it be soon. Let the two rip each other and the party apart trying to throw each other under the bus

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm waiting for the inevitable 'I never even knew the guy'

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

JD Vance was just a covfefe boy.

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

Trump said, “See ya later boy.”

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

We can only hope. I'm more wary of the torch being passed on to him. Trump has a limited shelf life, but Vance is young.

And before the wave of "Trump doesn't share power", I know. I'm not talking about what Trump intends, I'm talking about all of Trumps powerful allies who want continued influence after Trump.

Trump will try to neuter Vance, for sure. But I have my doubts that he can pull it off.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What makes trump “work” - the con - on all these moronic shitheads is something Vance does not and will never possess. They may mutate it into some more overt crypto-fascist money cult, but they’ll never get the batshit dialed in to the sweet spot they have at the moment.

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

The thing is they only need this level of fanatic obedience from their base to get IN. Once they are, and they're able to warp the government to their vision, everything else will fall into place.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Over/under on how long it takes Vance to flip to the prosecution in some as-yet unknown future case against Trump?

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mike Pence is a milquetoast HIV enthusiast with the looks and personality of a Q-Tip but it didn't deter the dimwits in 2016.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Conservative Christians / Evangelicals loved Pence. He was a big reason Trump was elected imo. I don't think this new jabroni will help trump like pence did.

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

That's good news, I hope so. They just seem to turn a blind eye to everything.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I’m not sure Trump needs that kind of supporting appeal this time around. He survived an assassination attempt - to his religious followers, that is divine providence.

I believe the new jabroni was chosen for entirely different reasons. There is a significant MAGA uprising going on in Silicon Valley, and Vance is well connected there. This is an inroad previously impassable for republicans…

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

Trump picked Pence to shore up the evangelical vote. Vance was chosen to shore up the Nazi vote. Easy peasey.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 months ago (4 children)

https://vxtwitter.com/JDVance1/status/1511311385543815180 - Seriously look at this campaign ad.

And don't believe his sob story about his mother, I looked into it... She was an RN who kept raiding the controlled substances cabinet, had nothing to do with "Mexicans forcing drugs on her"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Hahahaha the community notes.

JD Vance’s mother utilized her position as a nurse to steal prescribed medication from her patients, not because of undocumented immigrants.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I don't even know what to say. It reminds me of the dumbass whitebread fascist version of Sally Struthers hawking "degrees" back in the 90s.

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

So? Do YOU hate Mexicans? Don't YOU like to have an easy scapegoat available when your mother raided the pharmacy again?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Vance doesn't win any demographic that was lagging for Trump. Anyone who likes Vance was already voting Trump. Strategically on that alone, he's a wasted pick. (I'm not complaining, don't worry)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (6 children)

I heard somewhere he has connections to money that Trump needs for the campaign, so that might be what drove it.

It's pretty clear Vance previously hated Trump. And it's surprising Trump picked Vance after those comments, but when neither person has a moral compass to stick to, just like the rest of the party, overlooking those kinds of issues becomes much easier.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

No headline in the form of this one means shit about what will happen in reality. I don't pay these any mind anymore.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He has no charisma whatsoever and struggled to get through his speech while talking like a robot.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

No, no, no. You simply misunderstood him.

You were supposed to be in a subservient mental coma by the point you actually listen to him speak. Duh.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I mean, it's not like they could ever find anyone worse than trump. I doubt this will hurt Trump's election seeing as how republicans are already fine electing a conman rapist pedophile scumbag.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Here’s hoping! 🤞🏻

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

The new season of "Swamp Creatures" sure seems to be the swampiest yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

(Pe)nce -> (Va)nce

(Pe)nis -> (Va)gina

Just saying... LOL

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

Okay guys, the pool is open, we are now taking bets on how long it will take before Trump will throw this little shit stain under his bus.

I say in under 6 months

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