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JD Vance was bored even before Donald Trump launched into his 99-minute speech last night, complaining to House Speaker Mike Johnson on a hot mic. [...] "By the way, I think the speech is going to be great. But I don't know how you do this for 90 minutes," said Vance, clearly longing for his couch. To which his sharper colleague, who was obviously aware of the hot mic, made a quick and smooth pivot.

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[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

What a nothing burger. Plenty of actual Vance shit to post about.

[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 86 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] SirDankbud@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

I'm down with leaving him on the feral kitty island with Fatty!

[–] thisismyname@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 week ago

That caterpillar is a delightfully fun European. The polar opposite now.

[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Missing an IPad with one of those anti-drop cases. He needs something to do while daddy is talking.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“clearly longing for his couch” 👏

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

I saw that 😂

[–] WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did they really call Biden's speeches campaign speeches and then listened to Trump's stump speech?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They love to gaslight while sitting there with the most smug of expressions.

If you look at their influencers, a lot of them have some of the most smug of expressions by default. Jessie Watters. Benny Johnson. And of course Mike Johnson is one of the most smug little jerkoffs I've ever seen.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Yup, they get off on knowing that they are above the rules that they prescribe for others.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They’ll never realize their hypocrisy.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No they realize it. It is an expression of power. I get to do this, you don't.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.

~Jean-Paul Sartre

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Please explain how the magats support a man wearing eyeliner. I thought they were all about traditional male/female roles.

[–] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

It’s not eyeliner! It’s a very manly tattoo, and it hurts like hell so it’s even manlier. Not gay like jack sparrow at all

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

I mean I'm tired of listening to Trump repeat the same tired ass lies all the time so I can only imagine having to sit there thinking about penetrating the plush soft supple chair oh God I can't stand up...

[–] notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world -5 points 1 week ago

clickbait...