I believe he's what passes in GOP circles for an intellectual. He wrote a book, after all. He should add balance to the ticket, since no one's sure if Trump has ever *read* a book.
I think I mixed him up with someone else. Vance apparently has an Ivy League education. Doesn’t mean he’s smart, but suggests he’s not as dumb as I thought.
I’ve read elsewhere he’s been picked to be the attack dog who will ram Project 2025 down our throats.
during the past decade or so, i's become clear to me that an "ivy league education" is one of those "memes" (when I use "meme," believe me...I'm being ironic) that no longer mean what they once did. grade inflation is rampant EVERYWHERE pretty much NOBODY ever gets a deserved "C," for example. I worked my ass off to pass my five-credit required Calculus class with a "schlub's D" (the CCNY equivalent of the "gentleman's B"). a D is unheard of. I know for a verifiable fact that in a "classy" NYC public high school, a very low grade will get a parent to come in howling like a...whatever.
and if you have a decent head for memorizing trivia, law school is hardly like getting a doctorate in something really DIFFICULT.
so wherever Vance went to school, I'm not impressed. I mean, like, uhh....speaking of DEI admissions, doesn't white trash qualify as "diverse?"
Vance is very possibly less principled than his wannabe boss. one thing about TFF is that he's the same guy (considerably diminished, but the same basic guy) he was in 2016. that was the year Vance was calling him out for his Nazi proclivities. the capacity of these people to eat vast quantities of the most toxic shit available and appear unaffected by said diet is, to give them credit, medically astonishing.
Besides I also graduated cum laud I(not Magna) it all depends on how good you are at taking tests, not on how much you learned. Nor does it mean you are not basically an asshole
I think it's an excellent choice from our perspective, because it adds absolutely nothing to the ticket and makes it a pure MAGA play. The results, if successful, would be horrifyingly impressive, but the failure, once the undeclared plurality realizes what is being offered, can be equally impressive and perhaps seal the fate of what used to be the Republican Party and what still, for some reason, refers to itself as the Conservative movement. All the more reason to make a plan to vote and encourage everyone we know to do the same.
Thanks for this eloquent response Dave. I will just add that if Trump lodes this election, Mr. Vance's political career will likely be over...deservedly, IMHO...
Kamala will dismantle him. And I am here for it. He’s trash. Hey! Fun fact! He underperformed Mike DeWine in Ohio by ~19 points. DeWine won reelection by 25, JD won by 6. And the RSCC had to bail him out with $30 million at the end. What does he bring? Peter Thiel? Donny’s already got Elon.
The New Winner of Mr. Obsequious America is! Beating out the former Champion who led the prayer session thanking trump for letting him serve him faithfully. Except the pesky bit about breaking the law. The new one won't hesitate for an instant. And then we will get SCOTUS holding that Vice Presidents are immune to, when they are "only following orders."
The rest of us can move to Nuremberg, where THAT rule got overturned almost 80 years ago.
I am sure the Germans have a multi-syllabic word to describe the feeling of disgust one has in seeing unprincipled and talentless people rise in prominence.
Vance should make an appointment with his doctor. He’s going to need a colostomy bag after Harris gets done ripping him a new sphincter.
Well. The redeemed becomes the error apparent. Someone to carry out 2025 if the savior has an accident or Article 25 gets used. Sort a reminds me of a secular Riecheleau (sp?).
A few years ago, we went to Ireland on vacation...there was a poster of Trump's face on a wall there and the caption beneath the face was "Twitter Twat". The cab driver asked if we agreed when he heard the maniacal laughter from the back seat and when we said "yes" he said all of Europe was in agreement...I concur. Europe and many of us in the US are in trouble if this election goes the Repub's way. Pleas do whatever you can to help get the Democratic vote out!!!
And some people wonder why politicians are so reviled, they have no fixed set of principles, they have no morals, everything is transactional with them and the GOP are the worst. These scum would sellout anyone and any principle just to gain airtime and notoriety.
Why don’t you tell us what you really think,TC. 💙🥳 golleee- he has even less political experience than donthecon, who has the luck of the Irish. I mean the Swedish. Whoops. I mean the Germans. 💩🎃🤡
That was pretty nasty and exceedingly accurate. Those two are clearly a match made in heaven which the adoring religious zealots will eat up. The zealots never cease to amaze me. I heard a new one about a Mega Church pastor who got his flock to pony up for a private jet so he didn't have to wear a mask or get vaccinated. Keep that in mind when you're in the ballot box. This is a big part of the group that would like to see TFG reelected. Not on my watch. Keep those postcards coming.
If I recall correctly, this piece of filth is not too bright. Vice president Harris could eviscerate him in a debate. Bring it on!
She'll slice him ear to ear and he won't know it till he tries to turn his head.
Quite an image.
I believe he's what passes in GOP circles for an intellectual. He wrote a book, after all. He should add balance to the ticket, since no one's sure if Trump has ever *read* a book.
Yeah, and he didn't use a ghost writer, like Trump did for his "books."
Compared with chump, he is a f***ing genius
I think I mixed him up with someone else. Vance apparently has an Ivy League education. Doesn’t mean he’s smart, but suggests he’s not as dumb as I thought.
I’ve read elsewhere he’s been picked to be the attack dog who will ram Project 2025 down our throats.
during the past decade or so, i's become clear to me that an "ivy league education" is one of those "memes" (when I use "meme," believe me...I'm being ironic) that no longer mean what they once did. grade inflation is rampant EVERYWHERE pretty much NOBODY ever gets a deserved "C," for example. I worked my ass off to pass my five-credit required Calculus class with a "schlub's D" (the CCNY equivalent of the "gentleman's B"). a D is unheard of. I know for a verifiable fact that in a "classy" NYC public high school, a very low grade will get a parent to come in howling like a...whatever.
and if you have a decent head for memorizing trivia, law school is hardly like getting a doctorate in something really DIFFICULT.
so wherever Vance went to school, I'm not impressed. I mean, like, uhh....speaking of DEI admissions, doesn't white trash qualify as "diverse?"
Vance is very possibly less principled than his wannabe boss. one thing about TFF is that he's the same guy (considerably diminished, but the same basic guy) he was in 2016. that was the year Vance was calling him out for his Nazi proclivities. the capacity of these people to eat vast quantities of the most toxic shit available and appear unaffected by said diet is, to give them credit, medically astonishing.
Apparently he graduated magna cum laude.
Which with the rampant grade inflation of the past 50 years means nothing at all.
Besides I also graduated cum laud I(not Magna) it all depends on how good you are at taking tests, not on how much you learned. Nor does it mean you are not basically an asshole
hahahhahahaha....etc.
Yeah, I must have mixed him up with someone else.
I think it's an excellent choice from our perspective, because it adds absolutely nothing to the ticket and makes it a pure MAGA play. The results, if successful, would be horrifyingly impressive, but the failure, once the undeclared plurality realizes what is being offered, can be equally impressive and perhaps seal the fate of what used to be the Republican Party and what still, for some reason, refers to itself as the Conservative movement. All the more reason to make a plan to vote and encourage everyone we know to do the same.
Thanks for this eloquent response Dave. I will just add that if Trump lodes this election, Mr. Vance's political career will likely be over...deservedly, IMHO...
He will slide into the cubicle near the door to the men's room at the Heritage Foundation. It's where they go to avoid becoming homeless.
Now there is a happy thought. Thanks!
I hope you’re right.
I do too.
Agreed.
Kamala will dismantle him. And I am here for it. He’s trash. Hey! Fun fact! He underperformed Mike DeWine in Ohio by ~19 points. DeWine won reelection by 25, JD won by 6. And the RSCC had to bail him out with $30 million at the end. What does he bring? Peter Thiel? Donny’s already got Elon.
Are idiots still holding 90 million if Biden doesn’t withdraw???
Probably? I have no idea. I just got a text from the campaign regarding the selection of Vance and I finally broke down and did a recurring donation.
I will too, but it won’t help much
POS.
I think you've elevated him past his Peter Principle point.
HA!!!
🤣
The New Winner of Mr. Obsequious America is! Beating out the former Champion who led the prayer session thanking trump for letting him serve him faithfully. Except the pesky bit about breaking the law. The new one won't hesitate for an instant. And then we will get SCOTUS holding that Vice Presidents are immune to, when they are "only following orders."
The rest of us can move to Nuremberg, where THAT rule got overturned almost 80 years ago.
I am sure the Germans have a multi-syllabic word to describe the feeling of disgust one has in seeing unprincipled and talentless people rise in prominence.
Vance should make an appointment with his doctor. He’s going to need a colostomy bag after Harris gets done ripping him a new sphincter.
If Trump doesn't toe the line they'll 25 th him and put Vance in place. Peter Thiel will be so happy.
Hey, that’s my prediction. Great minds. Before 2026 I betcha
They powers that REALLY be are not going to let him screw up their plans. I think you're right. He'd be lucky to get through the year.
Exactly
Mine too.
That's what particularly terrifies me about V as VP - making it even more crucial that we turn out the vote and defeat tfg/jdv!
Well. The redeemed becomes the error apparent. Someone to carry out 2025 if the savior has an accident or Article 25 gets used. Sort a reminds me of a secular Riecheleau (sp?).
Richelieu
I'd say Richelieu was a whole lot smarter than ANY contemporary Republican.
Cunning is the equivalence I see. Democrats, not so much.
I did not know he was in the Marines, and don't think he IS a Marine.
He might be one of the few ex-Marines. The Corps should take his globe and anchor.
I think he was. he was certainly in the service, doubtless for resume purposes.
A few years ago, we went to Ireland on vacation...there was a poster of Trump's face on a wall there and the caption beneath the face was "Twitter Twat". The cab driver asked if we agreed when he heard the maniacal laughter from the back seat and when we said "yes" he said all of Europe was in agreement...I concur. Europe and many of us in the US are in trouble if this election goes the Repub's way. Pleas do whatever you can to help get the Democratic vote out!!!
And some people wonder why politicians are so reviled, they have no fixed set of principles, they have no morals, everything is transactional with them and the GOP are the worst. These scum would sellout anyone and any principle just to gain airtime and notoriety.
Not all, just at least half
Why don’t you tell us what you really think,TC. 💙🥳 golleee- he has even less political experience than donthecon, who has the luck of the Irish. I mean the Swedish. Whoops. I mean the Germans. 💩🎃🤡
That was pretty nasty and exceedingly accurate. Those two are clearly a match made in heaven which the adoring religious zealots will eat up. The zealots never cease to amaze me. I heard a new one about a Mega Church pastor who got his flock to pony up for a private jet so he didn't have to wear a mask or get vaccinated. Keep that in mind when you're in the ballot box. This is a big part of the group that would like to see TFG reelected. Not on my watch. Keep those postcards coming.
….and Plan B is becoming America’s Goering.
impossible to argue with a word...
"I gotta havea talk with that boy." I'm sorry, I had to, it was there.