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Makes sense..... But it doesnt seem to comport with my experience of people.
As you support the concept that Vance was espousing you'll be pleased to hear that you'll be reminded of his words quite frequently.
That isn’t “new context.” It’s him trying to walk back his garbage take. Even if you take it as directed at both genders and at people who chose to be childless (which is an exceedingly charitable take), it’s still a stupid and jerky thing to say.
Maybe it is a stupid jerky thing to say, and maybe it is not. I suppose that depends upon a person's point of view. For instance, Leavitt (a woman and a new mom) is defending what Vance said back in 2021.
Am I supposed to be convinced by a paid shill for the Trump campaign making excuses for comments that weren’t directed at her (since she’s a mom, after all)?
I doubt that anything that anyone says that supports JD Vance concerning this topic would convince you. Am I wrong about my doubt?
Yep. That's what he said alright. I'm glad you quoted it accurately because we want to make sure that when people quote JD, as they will constantly for the duration of the campaign, we want to make sure they get it right.
But you know it is. Any reasonable person would know it. It's OK to call it out. Say he made a mistake and he shouldn't have said it. If he admitted as much we'd all move on. But he's trying to walk it back. And looks even worse in doing so.
Probably not, no.
This whole line that Trump was the worst President in U.S. history is a bunch of bunk. You don't have the worse President in U.S. history still have a mega huge massive following as he does. A worse President would never sweep the primaries of his party back some time ago.Say what you will, Trump was a great president in the things he did for our country. And yes, he doesn't talk like a politician, and yes, he sometimes sounds downright goofy. He's never had lessons in pulbic speaking so I give him a pass on that. Better a president that gets things done (and the things you WANT done) that is not an eloquent speaker than one that wows the crowd, yet never really does anything - or does the wrong thing. That's why I went from anti-trump to believing he is the greatest president in the last century.
But, of course, opinions vary.
Wrong thread? This one is about Vance.One thing I've learned in life: Everyone is loveable AND hateable. That's why Jesus was hung on a cross by some, yet changed the world for those who would listen to them.
Now, I grant that some are MORE hateable than others. e.g. Hitler. But if you are an enemy of a person or their ideas, you are likely to hate them to some degree, so will call out their failures and downplay their successes. And that is what you are doing here with Vance. It's one reason I ignore what politicians say and watch what they do. I should add to that that of course I'm exposed to what they say from time to time. This actually allows me to furter "judge" what they do. That is, if they say they will do X, but don't do it, that's a count against them. And obviously they all do it, so it is taken as part of the whole picture.
And it is important to consider what they lie about. That is, I'm less concerned about a politician who says he will balance the budget (because we know they can't and it is just a campaign promise) than one that says he will remove US troops from country A, but never does it.
I get that you don't like Trump, but your bias against him is damaging your clarity regarding his positive accomplishments. Meanwhile, I have a hard time finding any positive accomplishments of Biden and especially Harris.
This list is from the 20 month point in his presidency. PROMISES KEPT: Read the List of President Trump’s 289 Accomplishments in 20 Months | iHeartRadio | The Sean Hannity Show
How did Biden do?
And FWIW, I was a staunch republican (I'm now independent and have been for over 20 years) back during the Clinton presidency, but I was willing to admit that he was actually not a bad president. The BIG one for me was the Welfare Reform act. He finally stopped the FedGov just throwing taxpayer money at people with no expectation of reciprocation.
Say what you will, Trump was a great president in the things he did for our country. And yes, he doesn't talk like a politician, and yes, he sometimes sounds downright goofy. He's never had lessons in pulbic speaking so I give him a pass on that. Better a president that gets things done (and the things you WANT done) that is not an eloquent speaker than one that wows the crowd, yet never really does anything - or does the wrong thing. That's why I went from anti-trump to believing he is the greatest president in the last century.
But, of course, opinions vary.
Liked your story. I would have liked to have talked to her too and get her autograph. Yes I think too she could have made a great President after being the Vice. It makes me wonder though is it even possible once the mainstream media have it their political goal to obliterate someone can you ever truly overcome it in the minds of the people? I don't know. Maybe not. But Palin had absolute charisma in a rather stunning way. Her convention speeches were absolutely electrifying. Even those in the Dem media had to acknowledge that.
You are absolutely correct. Prior to Trump, character and integrity used to matter. He has proven that insults, divisvness, personal attacks, disrespect of others particularly women and minorities, even criminal activity can be parlayed to a political advantage, especially with a constituancy willing to reward such crudeness.
