She nailed it, for sure. Which is why it deserves an entry in this thread. That type of fighting back does not usually come from a Democrat.
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Itās frustrating how true this is. Hope we see more of this from other democrats.
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Donāt know if sheās really a Democrat anymore. She now seems to be more of a QAnon acolyte.
I didnāt know this thread existed. But before it did I posted this, which sparked a whole discussion.
Iāll link it for ācompletenessā or something.
Not sure if RFK Jr. still identifies as a Democrat but he has some disturbing ideas; like his grandpa Joe that way.
The anti vax crowd seems aligned to trumpism regardless of where they were in 2015. That feels a bit unfair to call them Republicans but Iām not sure how else to deal with that realignment
Iāll revive this thread because I wonāt ascribe to a double standard.
The recent allegations of Lauren Boebert having been a sex worker, having multiple abortions, and selling/using meth seem to be unfounded. Not definitively, but likely. The news made its way through people that I somewhat respected and I nearly fell for it.
Of course thereās a lot to criticize her over, like marrying a man who exposed his genitals to minors in public and most of the words coming out of her mouth. But claiming the above allegations on sketchy proof is analogous to calling LGBTQ people and allies āgroomersā, and we should hold everybody accountable to a minimal standard.
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Yup, too many people at least on Twitter ran with the story without there being much real evidence.
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Are we going with the regular-person Democrats, or should we be posting only actual politicians with jobs representing fellow Americans?
I get it if we canāt find enough that we have to dredge up outlandersā tweets as āthe darndest things.ā
Also, your fault for looking at twitter.
It was upvoted enough on Reddit that it came to my attention. For a minute I couldāve believed it, it wasnāt unreasonable given who weāre discussing.
I donāt know of a politician whoās pushed that (probably) false story, but I wanted to put it here for the sake of balance. Itās no politician talking about Jewish space lasers but I will admit when the Democratic base gets it (probably) wrong.
Oh, wait!
Weāre opening up the Republicans Say the Darndest Things! thread to every idiotic thing my mother-in-law has read on the internet and has said or reposted? Thatās gonna be one LOOOOOOOOONG thread.
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To be clearer, it seems to me this story is missing two things that everything in the Republican thread has.
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The posts are by some official government official, typically Senators, Reps, and Governors.
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The quotes donāt just involve something that isnāt true, they involve something idiotic.
I think that to avoid a double standard, we should apply the same criteria here.
To be fair, I think you need to include state legislators, Presidents, and former or candidates for any of those offices. Maybe prominent spouses & kids too. (Ivanka Trump or Don Jr on the GOP side, RFK Jr on the Dem side) Also members of the news media, particularly if their partisan lean is clear.
But yeah, not every yahoo with internet access.
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RFK Jr has been an anti-vax nutcase for many years. Donāt think itās fair to associate his nonsense with either political party.
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No, itās quite fair to associate RFK Jr with the Democratic Party. He was critical of W, defended Obama, worked for Ted Kennedy and also the NRDC, endorsed Gore, Kerry, HRC, and Obama, and is a Kennedy himself.
Yes, heās a nutjob. That doesnāt make him not a Democrat. The Republicans have far more nutjobs, but the number on the Dem side is not zero, sorry.
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Well looks like his nutiness made him appealing to Trump. I could also post an interview on Tucker Carlson, Not many dems on that show.
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Letās say we dump RFK Jr in a basket with Ginnie Thomas, shake it up every once in a while, and pray they donāt procreate.
Iām for limiting entries to current elected and appointed officials or formal representatives of the two parties. (I really donāt want a long list of Dan Quail quotes)
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Iām for letting people post whatever the heck they want and then other people picking it apart if they so desireā¦
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Citation needed.
But letās try to stay on topic. Hereās an amusing quote from a Democrat nutjob:
āItās hard to believe this has to be said, but unlike this president, Iāll do my job and take responsibility. I wonāt blame others. And Iāll never forget that the job isnāt about me - itās about you.ā
- Joseph Robinette Biden, June 4, 2020
"Hereās my promise to you: If Iām elected president, I will always choose to unite rather than divide.
Iāll take responsibility instead of blaming others.
Iāll never forget that the job isnāt about me ā itās about you."
- Joseph Robinette Biden, August 16th, 2020
Surely he will take responsibility when Putin gets basically everything he wants from Ukraine, despite the unprecedented sanctions which seem to be mainly crushing western economies at the moment.
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