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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 217 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's like when Sideshow Bob was running for Mayor and used ads denouncing Mayor Quimby for letting crooks like Sideshow Bob out of jail.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 158 points 7 months ago (1 children)

"That's different! They're white!" -his inner monologue

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 40 points 7 months ago

He immediately whataboutism'd BLM protests, so... yeah it was outer monologue too.

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 103 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The problem is that hypocrisy doesn't burn them. Logic doesn't matter.

You'll find conservative women against abortion who had an abortion, because "for them it was different".

You'll find them yapping about taxes and "big crime families" but when trump does it "he's just smart and using the system like everyone else".

You'll find them fed up with "giving away free stuff", when they all do sovcit shit and dodge taxes because "fuck biden or wtv".

They have upper class money, but for them it's different, "they aren't rich" and "daddy technically didn't even help".

Theyre all losers who think all their problems are caused by other people.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 44 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

You'll find conservative women against abortion who had an abortion, because "for them it was different".

My favorite article was about some privileged women who were shocked when they found out that when abortion becomes illegal, they can't have abortions anymore.

Because for them, they were called "terminations". I couldn't make this up.

And then they had the gall to proclaim that they would have been the ideal people to show the importance of the matter. Of course, a matter is unimportant until it affects you, the privileged one.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/us/abortion-women-tfmr.html

Zero empathy or reflection. Kind of impressive.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 74 points 7 months ago

Pleasantly surprising to actually press even that hard during an interview. Interviews should be forcing candidates to explain themselves.

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 60 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Can we get the actual clip?

[–] Dantpool@kbin.melroy.org 70 points 7 months ago (4 children)

CNN Post with video. Quote starts at 1:07 mark

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 60 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I've never heard this guy talk so hearing his voice...

I mean, I'm not saying that I've ever talked to a couch fucker but....yeah, the voice sort of says couch fucker.

[–] macarthur_park@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There’s a reason that rumor spread so effectively

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The author of the tweet never even tried to claim it was true, either. When the couch thing blew up, they even specifically said that it was just a joke. You’re exactly right, though. There’s just something about Vance that makes it seem believable.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago

Well, if you've read any of his Hillbilly Elegy, it fits. He does this weird oscillation where he talks about his humble roots, and then is incredibly condescending towards anyone in a similar situation.

Apparently he's better than that now.

He could talk about how he was so desperate he fucked his couch. But then, once he had money, he was able to attract an actual woman. He still occasionally fucks a couch, just for nostalgia, but all those other people who are still fucking couches are sad and gross.

It would blend right in.

[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 16 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Lets call it what it is. He fucks underage couches. That makes him a rapist. He's a couch rapist.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

He read of therapist couches and messed up the spaces in the words

[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago

Lol, that's good

[–] Guy_Fieris_Hair@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Is he an analrapist?

[–] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I've never asked so I can't say for sure that it's not impossible, but I've personally never heard a couch speak. Therefore, I'm not sure any couch is capable of consent. Ergo, all couch fucking is couch rape.

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[–] rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago

Vance's eyes look like the soul has vacated his body long ago

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

"well, you know... That happened three, ehh four years ago!"

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[–] andrewth09@lemmy.world 36 points 7 months ago

The interview equivalent of stepping on a rake.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Is that crickets I hear? Heh wimp womb Vancey Pants.

Remember: they choose to go on CNN et al

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