JD Vance is a smug and arrogant man picked for the vice presidency by Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle’s corrupt former paramour, who was last seen beclowning himself with a small group of homeless Greenlanders.
First of all, this dipshit losing a job he should never have had in the first place comes no where near “ruining this kid’s life.” Secondly, I don’t extend “grace” to someone who does something despicable and then sees no need to apologize for it. It’s a bad lesson for Vance to teach someone he refers to as a kid. I have a question though. What do you think about a woman, Usha, who would stay married to a husband who tolerates expressions of hatred for her and her children? Last of all, Vance sees no problem with ruining the lives of all the government workers he and his gang of thugs are causing to be unemployed. Where is that grace?
"What do you think about a woman, Usha, who would stay married to a husband who tolerates expressions of hatred for her and her children?"
I worry Usha is exhibiting the common characteristics of abused women who have internalized the disdain of their abusive partners and are often operating under threats that he will take her children away from her.
Yeah, you can take the boy out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the boy. Vance's shame will always be that he comes from a broken home, his grandmother and he were terrorized and abused by his alcoholic grandfather, and his mother was a severe addict, abandoning him over and over again, despite her triumph over her addictions in later years. That guy needs therapy.
Vance’s profound shame and self loathing are numbingly obvious. He plays it out the way his hillbilly family responded to everything: lashing out, breaking other people’s, violent threats. None of Vance’s behavior has deviated from the pathologies of a disturbed and violent childhood
Usha does show some humanity (watch her at the Prayer service given by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde). While JD was rolling his eyes and was trying to get her to react negatively, she ignored him and kept her eyes focused on Budde. But like Melania, the power and the money are enough to make them stay. Melania has been publicly humiliated by Trump's infidelities, but life at the Mar-a-Lago spa is too good. They both deserve what they get when this is all over - and it will be.
Waiting to see what happens when some nut does something horrific to his wife or kids. Wondering if SHE worries about something happening to her or her kids.
For those of you keeping score at home, Ro Khana is a legitimate leader that the Dems could use in this dark hour. He’s just getting started and he’s smart, tough and a graceful and erudite man. Unfortunately, the rest of the country won’t elect Gavin Newsome, but Ro Khana gives me hope for the side of decency, sanity, respect for all of Gods creatures, and victory in 2028.
I do believe in “Walking softly and carrying a big stick”!
People with real gravitas don’t have to brutish blow hards. They their rivers run deep and smooth. True wisdom and character will always the laurel wreath when the runners
cross the finish line!
We’ve got to many incontinent motor mouths,the country benefits by Gravitas !
You very well be right, and in a certain moment, I would 100% agree with you. Unfortunately, with our democracy currently at risk and the Constitution being used as a door mat by trump, musk, and magas in Congress and scotus, I just don't think gravitas is what is needed in this moment. I like and respect Khana, but whatever personality traits he has or doesn't, he comes across as weak and unable to handle a crisis or lead the way out of one. We're in a crisis, one of the worst in our country's history. More platitudes will not get us where we need to be IMO.
Dems have to offer those who are younger and more energetic the bully pulpit..The old should act as mentors and let more of the next generation take the reins
I don't think many would disagree with that. We need toughness now, and yes, stronger and younger voices. Khana is not tough or at least fails to come across that way and I've seen him in dozens of interviews and discussions. Graceful is a fine attribute, but not in these times. That was my point; not encouraging the status quo.
To hell with this shit. The Danes want to buy California. As a Californian, I’m all for it! Nice people, a bike-centric culture, healthcare and terrific baked goods. What’s not to love? I wish you the best in your attempts to win the war you’re waging. In the event the sale falls through, know that I will continue to stand with you, shoulder to shoulder, as we fight off this vile assault on all we hold dear.
I’m with you, Alan! Although I reside in NYC now, I was born and raised in San Francisco. My family is there, and I have a home in the Bay Area. As such, I figure I’ll have native California citizenship in the new country. My kids and grandchildren will get citizenship through me. And if my husband’s nice, I may help get him naturalized! 😂
JD Vance is positioning himself as The Usurper. His LIE about Presidential dominance over the Judicial Branch was a huge tell. He knows better. The lie about Presidential power looked like Trump manipulation but was actually an appeal to Mad World King Elon.
The Press is missing the big story here. It's not what JD said, but why he said it. His lie violated his oath to protect the Constitution. This is a very big deal. It was strategic.
With backing from Elon and Peter Thiel and Curtis Yarvin, JD thinks that he can erase the "Freedom" meme from 300 million American brains. He sold out to the billionaires who dream of an America devoid of human rights and personal freedom. An America ruled with the Iron Heel. "Democracy is Dead."
The press does miss the point, over and over again. Thank goodness for Steve and The Contrarian and BTC and Acosta. We must stick together and eventually prevail.
Great book by Jack London. I've been reading quite a bit of 100+ year old literature lately. It seems to resonate clearly with the times we are living in now.
Just ordered (not from fucking Amazon, but Parnassus Books in Nashville). Another great read is Upton Sinclair's 1930 era dystopian book "It Couldn't Happen Here". In his novel it did and now with Trump's encouraging his Brownshirts it could evolve to that now......Maybe they will be the Orangeshirts?
I'm an Upton Sinclair fan. On my bedside table right now is The Brass Check.
As for TFG's "orangeshirts" - they're going to be very surprised when TFG sends them kicking stones down the road in his own version of the "Night of the Long Knives". And they don't realize it yet, but their lives may be in serious danger depending on how out of control TFG's $hitshow gets by then. I expect some radical ultra violence to overwhelm MAGA at some point.
Burke, You’re one of the few people I come across in the comments who references Curtis Yarvin & Peter Thiel & their plans, not only for America, but for the entire world.
I highly recommend that everyone who wants to really understand what’s happening behind the curtain, go to YT & watch Dark Gothic MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America. It’s quite chilling.
Thanks for this. Good overview. Next we all must read and understand the writings of Curtis Yarvin. He appears to be the Rasputin of the Iron Heel. Democracy and freedom and human rights are toast. If he and the tech billionaires have their way.
"Patriot" by Alexei Navalny describes where we are heading if we don't Resist and Oppose! He talks about the rise of the oligarchs and the sell-out of the journalists and producers. Thank you, Steve, for standing up for America. There are a lot of us standing with you.
JD Vance, through his arrogance, wants to ignore and forget where he cometh from (Middletown, Ohio). A poor kid with a drug addicted mother. His embarrassment and low self-esteem must fuel his rage, so much so that he doesn't recognize his distain for his wife and children. What a shallow, empty soul who has no moral compass. Unfortunately, his background is similar to Hitler, hence his rhetoric and psychologic need for power. He should read history books on how well this worked for Adolf.
You nailed him Nancy. The man has some serious unresolved childhood issues, much like Trump. One with weathly parents that had no time for little Donnie and one that was a single mom with addiction issues. Both have seething anger just beneath the surface.
I have had the same assessment of him since he became one of the 3-4 in the pool for VP. I agree with Nancy Lyle that he has disdain for his wife & children, I think he sees them as a necessary encumbrance for him to attain the lofty position he wants to reach. Even though Usha is a highly educated attorney, that doesn’t mean that she can’t also be an emotionally abused wife. Vance definitely strikes me as a person with low self esteem, who would use dominance over another as a way to pump himself up.
Nancy: Vance is the result of a hate-filled, wildly paranoid and violent upbringing . He grew up with shame. It does not dissipate. He will never be right only his feet. Never
Excuse me -- who cares about Vance's chilhood? We need to protect children now from all the real cruelty this administration is is causing and will cause. Look again at the mountain of children's and babies' shoes in Auschwitz. Dehumanization = Death. Even it's through lack of medical care or food. We are seeing this now.
Mary, We speak of his childhood only because it enlightens how dangerous he is & will continue to be. We absolutely do care about the horrid damage he & all the others are doing to humans here & all over the world.
That is why I am calling my 3 federal reps every day & practically screaming at the poor aide who answers the phone, telling them “Do not negotiate with those horrid magas!! Do whatever it takes to get Musk out of our govt & get the funds turned back on.”
Vance and Musk want to call that kid a kid. I'll call him a kid as well because I think it is better for our argument against these kids running around seizing our data and person information. Walking in the world of adults but without the responsibility or life experience to appreciate the gravity of anything Musk is having them do.
Call your Senators and Reps -- No to compromise; yes to a shutdown if it means saving the country. We can take the pain if the Dems prepare us for it now.
Done! I am fortunate to have Dan Goldman representing me in Congress. I believe he knows how to fight. Especially the attempt to eviscerate the judiciary.
That’s exactly what I’m doing, every single day. Yes, shut the whole damned govt down if that’s what it takes to get them to stop destroying everything.
Having grown up in an alcoholic dysfunctional family where the Friday night fights fell into Saturday rumbles and parts of Sunday, I give him no excuse. The week I graduated high school I was walking out to the church parking lot with friends. I had been in youth leadership, Boy Scouts, fundraising and choir. The preacher's wife called out to me, "Vincent, hold up a minute." She walked up to me. Put a hand on each shoulder looking me square in the eye. "I thank Almighty God," she said, "that you have turned out the way you have. You had every good reason to go in an entirely different direction." My look of puzzled astonishment said it all. "Oh, we have known for a long time. We were only sorry we could not intervene."
I share that with you because many of us live troubled lives. Each reacts to their character and nature. JD Vance is not of good character or good nature. JD is an enemy of the state. He took an Oath when on active duty and again when sworn into public office. He has taken a huge dump on all of it. I, too, am a Veteran. My license plate frame reads, "I am a veteran. My Oath never expires."
Thank you for your service, & thank you for continuing to uphold your oath.
There are far too many veterans that have stepped over the line to the maga side, & that frightens me. I hope the ones like you outnumber them, because we may need all of you before this nightmare is over.
Your comments are greatly appreciated. Thank you! I would never/will never "step over the line". My family's service goes back to the American Revolutionary War, 9th Virginia Regiment. Now 80 years-old, not sure what exactly I can do except to continue to protest the tyranny and treason standing right before us. For several years I lived in a state with many veterans, a state among the poorest and less-educated. There are "Trump" flags everywhere. Hatred of Biden and Democrats is emblazoned on bumper stickers. (I am an Independent.) Yet it is Trump the veteran hater and offender of Veterans and the Republicans who want to take away Veterans' benefits. Puts "dumbed-down" in a whole new dimension.
but then he apparently writes a book that made two of my male (traditional-leaning but not exactly) trump supporter relatives change their minds about him. They think he's great (although I can't waste the energy checking in w/ them in past several days..).
JD Vance is a facile liar whose every utterance is steeped in hateful contempt. His aggressive shilling for the ignorant, proudly racist child Musk brought into government service is evidence of a profoundly psychopathic personality. He is a dangerous man
A movement that born out of victimhood has no right to judge anyone else. J D Vance has risen to power because he was willing to kiss Trump's ass in public and promised not to uphold democracy over Trump. I usually have no ill wishes to anyone, especially those I do not know, however; I no longer believe in the people who could support this abomination of an administration. They have traded away the precious gift of democracy for a promise to lower costs that will never happen. I hope it was worth it after Musk and Trump vandalize our government for personal profit.
I'm angry with dems who voted YES in his confirmation hearing because they believed (give me a damned BREAK) that he had appropriate background and could work out fine. Man, it didn't take 2 seconds for (truly LITTLE) marco to capitulate.
Steve nails it all with this evaluation. Here’s what I would like to see with Big Balls and Elon’s shitty merry band. Some investigative reporting on where they were and what they were doing during the election. I’ve seen just enough video of Elon with one of his tykes and Trump’s statements about how the election was going to go and that he didn’t need any votes, that I would like to know what they were breaking into October to November. Just cursory, circumstantially curious.
I don’t usually subscribe to conspiracy theories, but it would definitely explain why Trump has given Musk carte blanche to do wtf he want. Trump has so far been eating this shit and liking it. And that is definitely not like him. Sounds crazy, but we are living through crazy every day now.
Musk’s racist punk made no mistake; his statement was articulated on purpose and with conviction.
JD Vance is treading on the preamble of our Constitution where it states without equivocation: “We the people” – we don’t have to submit to “may I” obedience.
Vance’s oath stipulates to defend our constitution, the rule of law and judicial review - not illegal unconstitutional acts and racist advertisements from screwball bullies.
Vance is mentally demented, an imbecilic gaslighter incessantly wearing a duping smile that betrays his constant duping delight … as if.
The entire administration and its enablers are disgusting; they’re soulless ghouls.
Yale should be ashamed; they graduated a glaring un-American “crayon eating” idiot
Exactly. I wonder how Yale feels now that their alumnus has openly derided the separation of powers and defied the judicial branch. Must be at least a couple of Eli law professors who are wishing they hadn't given him a passing grade. If that's the Ivy League, we're f***ed.
First of all, this dipshit losing a job he should never have had in the first place comes no where near “ruining this kid’s life.” Secondly, I don’t extend “grace” to someone who does something despicable and then sees no need to apologize for it. It’s a bad lesson for Vance to teach someone he refers to as a kid. I have a question though. What do you think about a woman, Usha, who would stay married to a husband who tolerates expressions of hatred for her and her children? Last of all, Vance sees no problem with ruining the lives of all the government workers he and his gang of thugs are causing to be unemployed. Where is that grace?
"What do you think about a woman, Usha, who would stay married to a husband who tolerates expressions of hatred for her and her children?"
I worry Usha is exhibiting the common characteristics of abused women who have internalized the disdain of their abusive partners and are often operating under threats that he will take her children away from her.
There IS definitely something off there. On several levels.
Yeah, you can take the boy out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the boy. Vance's shame will always be that he comes from a broken home, his grandmother and he were terrorized and abused by his alcoholic grandfather, and his mother was a severe addict, abandoning him over and over again, despite her triumph over her addictions in later years. That guy needs therapy.
Vance’s profound shame and self loathing are numbingly obvious. He plays it out the way his hillbilly family responded to everything: lashing out, breaking other people’s, violent threats. None of Vance’s behavior has deviated from the pathologies of a disturbed and violent childhood
Usha is a well-trained Yale lawyer. She is certinaly not powerless. I suspect she also feels this has nothing to do with her.
Usha does show some humanity (watch her at the Prayer service given by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde). While JD was rolling his eyes and was trying to get her to react negatively, she ignored him and kept her eyes focused on Budde. But like Melania, the power and the money are enough to make them stay. Melania has been publicly humiliated by Trump's infidelities, but life at the Mar-a-Lago spa is too good. They both deserve what they get when this is all over - and it will be.
Remember when Ted Cruz threw his own wife and father under the bus cuz he wanted to be President so bad?
Waiting to see what happens when some nut does something horrific to his wife or kids. Wondering if SHE worries about something happening to her or her kids.
Damn right.
For those of you keeping score at home, Ro Khana is a legitimate leader that the Dems could use in this dark hour. He’s just getting started and he’s smart, tough and a graceful and erudite man. Unfortunately, the rest of the country won’t elect Gavin Newsome, but Ro Khana gives me hope for the side of decency, sanity, respect for all of Gods creatures, and victory in 2028.
Khana doesn't present himself as very tough. He backs down and smiles way too much when confronted. That comes across as weak, even if he's not.
Also, are you sure there will be elections in either 2026 or 2028? I hope so, but I don't share either your confidence or optimism.
I do believe in “Walking softly and carrying a big stick”!
People with real gravitas don’t have to brutish blow hards. They their rivers run deep and smooth. True wisdom and character will always the laurel wreath when the runners
cross the finish line!
We’ve got to many incontinent motor mouths,the country benefits by Gravitas !
Let’s have more of that please!
You very well be right, and in a certain moment, I would 100% agree with you. Unfortunately, with our democracy currently at risk and the Constitution being used as a door mat by trump, musk, and magas in Congress and scotus, I just don't think gravitas is what is needed in this moment. I like and respect Khana, but whatever personality traits he has or doesn't, he comes across as weak and unable to handle a crisis or lead the way out of one. We're in a crisis, one of the worst in our country's history. More platitudes will not get us where we need to be IMO.
I think we need more people like Sen Chris Murphy & Rep Melanie Stansbury, both of them have come out swinging.
Let me apologize because I accidentally posted before I edited my final comment for spelling and punctuation!
I’m probably older than you. My husband and I
Dems have to offer those who are younger and more energetic the bully pulpit..The old should act as mentors and let more of the next generation take the reins
I don't think many would disagree with that. We need toughness now, and yes, stronger and younger voices. Khana is not tough or at least fails to come across that way and I've seen him in dozens of interviews and discussions. Graceful is a fine attribute, but not in these times. That was my point; not encouraging the status quo.
To hell with this shit. The Danes want to buy California. As a Californian, I’m all for it! Nice people, a bike-centric culture, healthcare and terrific baked goods. What’s not to love? I wish you the best in your attempts to win the war you’re waging. In the event the sale falls through, know that I will continue to stand with you, shoulder to shoulder, as we fight off this vile assault on all we hold dear.
I’m with you, Alan! Although I reside in NYC now, I was born and raised in San Francisco. My family is there, and I have a home in the Bay Area. As such, I figure I’ll have native California citizenship in the new country. My kids and grandchildren will get citizenship through me. And if my husband’s nice, I may help get him naturalized! 😂
You're in, Rosie! Your husband, too. If, of course, he's nice.
JD Vance is positioning himself as The Usurper. His LIE about Presidential dominance over the Judicial Branch was a huge tell. He knows better. The lie about Presidential power looked like Trump manipulation but was actually an appeal to Mad World King Elon.
The Press is missing the big story here. It's not what JD said, but why he said it. His lie violated his oath to protect the Constitution. This is a very big deal. It was strategic.
With backing from Elon and Peter Thiel and Curtis Yarvin, JD thinks that he can erase the "Freedom" meme from 300 million American brains. He sold out to the billionaires who dream of an America devoid of human rights and personal freedom. An America ruled with the Iron Heel. "Democracy is Dead."
The press does miss the point, over and over again. Thank goodness for Steve and The Contrarian and BTC and Acosta. We must stick together and eventually prevail.
The press may see it but are desperately afraid to articulate it.
Or they may try but be shot down, a la LA Times.
"The Iron Heel"
Great book by Jack London. I've been reading quite a bit of 100+ year old literature lately. It seems to resonate clearly with the times we are living in now.
Just ordered (not from fucking Amazon, but Parnassus Books in Nashville). Another great read is Upton Sinclair's 1930 era dystopian book "It Couldn't Happen Here". In his novel it did and now with Trump's encouraging his Brownshirts it could evolve to that now......Maybe they will be the Orangeshirts?
I'm an Upton Sinclair fan. On my bedside table right now is The Brass Check.
As for TFG's "orangeshirts" - they're going to be very surprised when TFG sends them kicking stones down the road in his own version of the "Night of the Long Knives". And they don't realize it yet, but their lives may be in serious danger depending on how out of control TFG's $hitshow gets by then. I expect some radical ultra violence to overwhelm MAGA at some point.
Burke, You’re one of the few people I come across in the comments who references Curtis Yarvin & Peter Thiel & their plans, not only for America, but for the entire world.
I highly recommend that everyone who wants to really understand what’s happening behind the curtain, go to YT & watch Dark Gothic MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America. It’s quite chilling.
https://youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?si=CjLqDR57WK8m0O_X
Thanks for this. Good overview. Next we all must read and understand the writings of Curtis Yarvin. He appears to be the Rasputin of the Iron Heel. Democracy and freedom and human rights are toast. If he and the tech billionaires have their way.
"Patriot" by Alexei Navalny describes where we are heading if we don't Resist and Oppose! He talks about the rise of the oligarchs and the sell-out of the journalists and producers. Thank you, Steve, for standing up for America. There are a lot of us standing with you.
JD Vance, through his arrogance, wants to ignore and forget where he cometh from (Middletown, Ohio). A poor kid with a drug addicted mother. His embarrassment and low self-esteem must fuel his rage, so much so that he doesn't recognize his distain for his wife and children. What a shallow, empty soul who has no moral compass. Unfortunately, his background is similar to Hitler, hence his rhetoric and psychologic need for power. He should read history books on how well this worked for Adolf.
You nailed him Nancy. The man has some serious unresolved childhood issues, much like Trump. One with weathly parents that had no time for little Donnie and one that was a single mom with addiction issues. Both have seething anger just beneath the surface.
Not so much beneath the “surface”!
It’s a bad habit to keep electing escapees
from mental institutions!
We need to break that habit and plug the
holes! I’m thinking maybe the firing squad.
When you crime openly and notoriously in
public maybe the public could have some
Public “retribution”of its own,at the very least
a little taring and feathering or maybe put in stocks or debtor’s prison with a scarlet letter
tattooed on their chest! “S” for seditionist !!
I have had the same assessment of him since he became one of the 3-4 in the pool for VP. I agree with Nancy Lyle that he has disdain for his wife & children, I think he sees them as a necessary encumbrance for him to attain the lofty position he wants to reach. Even though Usha is a highly educated attorney, that doesn’t mean that she can’t also be an emotionally abused wife. Vance definitely strikes me as a person with low self esteem, who would use dominance over another as a way to pump himself up.
He gives me the creeps.
Nancy: Vance is the result of a hate-filled, wildly paranoid and violent upbringing . He grew up with shame. It does not dissipate. He will never be right only his feet. Never
Excuse me -- who cares about Vance's chilhood? We need to protect children now from all the real cruelty this administration is is causing and will cause. Look again at the mountain of children's and babies' shoes in Auschwitz. Dehumanization = Death. Even it's through lack of medical care or food. We are seeing this now.
Mary, We speak of his childhood only because it enlightens how dangerous he is & will continue to be. We absolutely do care about the horrid damage he & all the others are doing to humans here & all over the world.
That is why I am calling my 3 federal reps every day & practically screaming at the poor aide who answers the phone, telling them “Do not negotiate with those horrid magas!! Do whatever it takes to get Musk out of our govt & get the funds turned back on.”
. . . and he should get himself some serious therapy.
Vance is a disgrace to God, country, Corps, Veterans and humanity. He is what is so wrong with our republic; not what is right.
Elez posted those comments last September! He is not a kid. Vance's comments are faux compassion providing cover for rascism.
Vance and Musk want to call that kid a kid. I'll call him a kid as well because I think it is better for our argument against these kids running around seizing our data and person information. Walking in the world of adults but without the responsibility or life experience to appreciate the gravity of anything Musk is having them do.
Call your Senators and Reps -- No to compromise; yes to a shutdown if it means saving the country. We can take the pain if the Dems prepare us for it now.
Done! I am fortunate to have Dan Goldman representing me in Congress. I believe he knows how to fight. Especially the attempt to eviscerate the judiciary.
The last interview I saw with him, his strategy was "hope" that some Republican(s) would join Democrats in standing up. That's not a fighter.
That’s exactly what I’m doing, every single day. Yes, shut the whole damned govt down if that’s what it takes to get them to stop destroying everything.
He isn’t right in the head. We must protest
In large numbers. https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/peaceful-and-lawful?r=3m1bs
Did you watch "Hillbilly Elegy"? That tells a lot.
The book is even better than the movie. The dreadful upbringing was clearly scarring
Having grown up in an alcoholic dysfunctional family where the Friday night fights fell into Saturday rumbles and parts of Sunday, I give him no excuse. The week I graduated high school I was walking out to the church parking lot with friends. I had been in youth leadership, Boy Scouts, fundraising and choir. The preacher's wife called out to me, "Vincent, hold up a minute." She walked up to me. Put a hand on each shoulder looking me square in the eye. "I thank Almighty God," she said, "that you have turned out the way you have. You had every good reason to go in an entirely different direction." My look of puzzled astonishment said it all. "Oh, we have known for a long time. We were only sorry we could not intervene."
I share that with you because many of us live troubled lives. Each reacts to their character and nature. JD Vance is not of good character or good nature. JD is an enemy of the state. He took an Oath when on active duty and again when sworn into public office. He has taken a huge dump on all of it. I, too, am a Veteran. My license plate frame reads, "I am a veteran. My Oath never expires."
Thank you for your service, & thank you for continuing to uphold your oath.
There are far too many veterans that have stepped over the line to the maga side, & that frightens me. I hope the ones like you outnumber them, because we may need all of you before this nightmare is over.
Your comments are greatly appreciated. Thank you! I would never/will never "step over the line". My family's service goes back to the American Revolutionary War, 9th Virginia Regiment. Now 80 years-old, not sure what exactly I can do except to continue to protest the tyranny and treason standing right before us. For several years I lived in a state with many veterans, a state among the poorest and less-educated. There are "Trump" flags everywhere. Hatred of Biden and Democrats is emblazoned on bumper stickers. (I am an Independent.) Yet it is Trump the veteran hater and offender of Veterans and the Republicans who want to take away Veterans' benefits. Puts "dumbed-down" in a whole new dimension.
but then he apparently writes a book that made two of my male (traditional-leaning but not exactly) trump supporter relatives change their minds about him. They think he's great (although I can't waste the energy checking in w/ them in past several days..).
JD Vance is a facile liar whose every utterance is steeped in hateful contempt. His aggressive shilling for the ignorant, proudly racist child Musk brought into government service is evidence of a profoundly psychopathic personality. He is a dangerous man
Vance is the Adult child of Shame!
He and Trump need to both be impeached
and sent home to deal with their serious mental health issues!!!!
That’s exactly what I feel about him, he’s dangerous, I can see it in his eyes
A movement that born out of victimhood has no right to judge anyone else. J D Vance has risen to power because he was willing to kiss Trump's ass in public and promised not to uphold democracy over Trump. I usually have no ill wishes to anyone, especially those I do not know, however; I no longer believe in the people who could support this abomination of an administration. They have traded away the precious gift of democracy for a promise to lower costs that will never happen. I hope it was worth it after Musk and Trump vandalize our government for personal profit.
Vance - ugh. Same with Rubio, who now kowtows to the man who insulted and degraded him and his family.
I'm angry with dems who voted YES in his confirmation hearing because they believed (give me a damned BREAK) that he had appropriate background and could work out fine. Man, it didn't take 2 seconds for (truly LITTLE) marco to capitulate.
Every single last Democrat voted for Marco. Even Chris Murphy, who is the best of the bunch. What in the world were they thinking?
IKR?
I had to look up IKR? :)
I come across stuff on all these threads I have to look up also! "Bonus" education... :)
one of the best yet, Steve -- keep 'em comin!
Steve nails it all with this evaluation. Here’s what I would like to see with Big Balls and Elon’s shitty merry band. Some investigative reporting on where they were and what they were doing during the election. I’ve seen just enough video of Elon with one of his tykes and Trump’s statements about how the election was going to go and that he didn’t need any votes, that I would like to know what they were breaking into October to November. Just cursory, circumstantially curious.
I don’t usually subscribe to conspiracy theories, but it would definitely explain why Trump has given Musk carte blanche to do wtf he want. Trump has so far been eating this shit and liking it. And that is definitely not like him. Sounds crazy, but we are living through crazy every day now.
Musk’s racist punk made no mistake; his statement was articulated on purpose and with conviction.
JD Vance is treading on the preamble of our Constitution where it states without equivocation: “We the people” – we don’t have to submit to “may I” obedience.
Vance’s oath stipulates to defend our constitution, the rule of law and judicial review - not illegal unconstitutional acts and racist advertisements from screwball bullies.
Vance is mentally demented, an imbecilic gaslighter incessantly wearing a duping smile that betrays his constant duping delight … as if.
The entire administration and its enablers are disgusting; they’re soulless ghouls.
Yale should be ashamed; they graduated a glaring un-American “crayon eating” idiot
Exactly. I wonder how Yale feels now that their alumnus has openly derided the separation of powers and defied the judicial branch. Must be at least a couple of Eli law professors who are wishing they hadn't given him a passing grade. If that's the Ivy League, we're f***ed.