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Rats and Demorats Line Up to Slime J.D. Vance
Before being named Donald Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance enjoyed a rather laudable position as a U.S. Senator, veteran, and award-winning author. However, since becoming part of the Republican ticket, Vance has been the target of all the invective that the Democrats (and their fellow travelers) can muster.
Although some of this mudslinging has occurred because of his off-the-cuff remark (three years ago on the Tucker Carlson Show) in which he described some Democrats as “childless cat ladies,” most of the incoming vilification has been spread by some not-so-surprising sources.
Scarcely had the Republican convention closed when Anthony Scaramucci (Trump’s short-lived White House Director of Communications) announced that Vance was already hurting Trump’s campaign. Sniffing that J.D. stood for “Just Dull,” the “Mooch” stated that Nikki Haley would have been “a much better pick”.
In parallel with this were two articles from Newsweek magazine — yes, it’s still in business. The first was breathlessly titled, “Donald Trump May Drop JD Vance for Nikki Haley, Ex-Clinton Advisor Says.” The Advisor? Paul Begala, the same slimeball who, in 2017, stated that Trump had been elected with help from Russia. The second of the Newsweek articles was titled, “Republican Predicts Excuse Donald Trump Could Use to Replace JD Vance.” And just who was that Republican? None other than Cryin’ Adam Kinzinger.
At least Begala and Kinzinger were willing to sign their names to the trash they had written. The Hill reported that “a number” of House Republicans had trashed Vance. They spoke, of course, on the condition of anonymity. Am I picking up the faint odor of RINOs, too cowardly to speak on the record?
Almost as ridiculous have been the attacks on Vance’s background, the same background that led to his bestseller, Hillbilly Elegy. Probably the worst of these was from Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, who has been furiously sucking up to be the Democratic candidate for Vice President. Beshear, the son of two-time Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, has frequently come across as a clown by portraying himself as a “genuine” son of Appalachia, seeming to forget his genteel upbringing compared to Vance’s hardscrabble youth.
Beshear recently opened his mouth to make room for his foot when he criticized Vance for “not being a part of eastern Kentucky.” But one of his own citizens called him out for it. During recent floods in eastern Kentucky, the citizen called Vance to see if he could help. Vance quietly opened his checkbook and stroked a check for ten thousand dollars to the local food project to buy needed food and cleaning supplies. The citizen recalls, “He was there when we needed it and he did not want any public praise for it.” And what was Beshear’s response? He jetted off to a Democratic fundraiser in Iowa where he said of Vance, “This is somebody who exploited us.” THAT is the essence of Andy Beshear.
So this is where we’re at. The Dims have thrown everything they have at Donald Trump and have gotten nowhere. Now, their next move is to smear J.D. Vance. We’ve always known that politics is a dirty business but it seems to me that the Dims are finding new ways to bring filth to the political process.
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Is there anyone else here that sees all these nefarious liberal slings and arrows headed for Vance as proof that something about this guy scares the panties off them?
You know you’re over the target when . . .
I think JD is a good man for the job. His upbringing sensitizes his to the needs of the little man and simultaneously, his history after the Marines inoculates him against the left. I would like to see him speaking prominently and forcefully in this time of turmoil.
I love watching the “replace Vance” clowns. Because the problem with the pick was that he is not a TDS patient. Watch all the flavors of FUD clowns. A car rolls up and a million of them pop out to distract the children and cat ladies.
I think what they really mean is – don’t run any Republican for any office ever again. We don’t now and will not ever like or nor accept any of them. Don’t bother.
JD wasn’t my first choice but he’s an excellent choice. I think he’s smart enough to understand that to be effective, he and Trump will need to listen to each other, but Trump’s the boss.
Precisely.
Republicans are either evil or stupid. Democrats care.
That’s the simple message that has been hammered into the culture for years, in subtle and non-subtle ways. Republicans are never mentioned unless there is some way to make them seem icky. Or as Jim Treacher put it, when a Republican does something bad, that’s the story. When a Democrat does something bad, the Republican reaction to it is the story.
Smoking=icky worked so well, the next project became guns=icky, and Republicans=icky is not far behind. You can’t have a rational debate with a visceral reaction.
I wouldn’t be surprised it if was an outright lie . . .
But, but, but…”journalism”!
I like J.D. Vance probably because his life’s developmental period is a close match to mine so he has a solid understanding of the hard life and how beneficial it can be to accomplish one’s potential in life. This is a very American tradition and will be a valuable viewpoint monitor for MAGA.
Just call these Dims what they are, the modern equivalent of the Communists that real Americans have been opposing and fighting for more than a century.
Donald Trump is the son of a working man who built a family fortune that DJT has taken over and worked to continue. Along the way, Trump experienced or witnessed much going on in domestic American politics that has been exposed as being antithetical to American traditions of opportunities for all.
Trump, for a long time, saw the impacts of corrupt leadership in the federal government and the Obama Administration moved him to act. He has never given up and Vance is now there to help him fill in gaps and to strengthen policies to restore the American way.
Actually, Vance’s background is more conducive to understanding what this is about and what is required. Donald Trump is the exception among those who inherit fortunes since most of them fail in their own individual performance as Americans.
J.D .Vance was an OK choice when Biden was the opposition. I would have preferred someone else, but I didn’t see the choice as terrible. The campaign now has changed, and now I think he’s more of a liability.
It’s helpful to give some support to your opinion. Is it related to DEI?
It has been alleged that Vance promotes tax policies and other laws having negative effects on women’s rights. Vance is opposed to abortion on demand and has suggested tax policies should encouraged having children. These Vance positions directly support Trump’s MAGA approach so they will be very complementary and supportive as the Vice-President.
I don’t see him as stable enough. His opinions have changed dramatically in the span of a few short years. His opinions might be more in line with those of his constituents, and that would be a good thing, nevertheless it does signal a lack of formation.
My main complaint is that he doesn’t do anything to expand the voter base. This isn’t DEI, but is about viewpoints. A choice such as Youngkin would have expanded the base, while Vance appeals primarily to MAGA voters. That would have been fine in a race with a feeble Biden, but might make the difference between winning and losing with Democrats energized by Harris. I have always thought that the party who first dumped their elderly, unpopular candidate would win. Vance doesn’t help Trump now and might actually be a drag. It didn’t matter who Trump picked when Biden was the opposition – but it might matter now.
He’s very young, especially for a person who grew up in such a dysfunctional family. It probably took ten years for him to find his emotional footing.
I read a wonderful comment years ago by one of my favorite local columnists. She said, paraphrasing, on her fortieth birthday, “When I was twenty, I would not have understood the woman I’ve become, but now at forty, I understand the woman I was.” :) :) :)
That said, he would not have been my first pick either. He might turn out okay though. :) :)
Best VP pick since FDR picked Truman.
Possibly.
The one point I got out of Amity Shlaes’s The Forgotten Man (2007) was the newness of the federal taxes on everybody and everything. She pointed out that in 1934 to 1935, the top marginal income tax rate was quite low, only around 3 to 4 percent. When I looked at the national debt during those years, I saw that it was only $27 to $29 billion. By the end of World War II in 1945, it was up to $259 billion because of the New Deals and the war. That was quite a leap. My own observation while I was reading the book was that, despite the terrible circumstances of the Great Depression, compared to other countries we were actually in pretty good shape. We at least had some credit available. It made us able to respond to the war strongly and ultimately defeat the Axis powers.
I think what Trump and Vance have in common, even though I disagree with both of them on Ukraine, is that they are committed to getting us out of the economic quagmire–stagflation–that we find ourselves in. Without money, we can’t do much of anything, much less wield the kind of global influence I want us to. Prosperity (a) lifts all boats and (b) helps us chip away at the debt that is dragging us down and making us vulnerable.
Although Trump and Vance and I disagree on what we should do for Ukraine, Russia invaded Ukraine because of Biden’s energy policy, and Trump and Vance will correct that. It may be too late for Ukraine, but fixing that problem may prevent other wars.
Joe enabled the invasion of Ukraine implicitly by taking the foot of American cheap oil production off of the neck of more expensive Russian oil, prospering his beloved Vlad. Then Joe promised not to commit US forces if his beloved Vlad invaded Ukraine. Vlad’s quick kill turns out to have been as much of a fantasy as Joe’s fidelity. Meanwhile the US military-industrial complex is finally filling orders, staffing the billable, and shaping worldwide death and destruction the way that Satan intended. WWIII coming soon to a theater near you.
Except that he does…just not the votes that you appear to want.
How does he expand beyond the MAGA base? And what do you mean by “just not the votes you appear to want?”
The Dems want a 100% policy – free campaign. Fussing about “feelings” of any kind distract from the genuine damage this presidency is doing. This is like a soap opera script masquerading as a presidential election.
If we have to go there, just ask either Kamala or her running mate what obstacles have they overcome in their lives. Trump’s travails with Biden’s justice syndicate puts him leaps and bounds ahead of Harris and Brashear. Vance’s story speaks for itself. It’s reverse racism writ large. They’re not victims, we cannot play their game.
And every flowery, future will be wonderful when Kamala’s in the oval office speech we have to endure should immediately elicit an demand for specifics. If she disagrees with her previous positions, ask why she wouldn’t do an about face in office (and can she keep up with Joe now?) If she’s consistent, just ask her what that will cost.
Can’t lose if they stick to policy.
Here is my description of the Democrat party in the post I just put up, for what it’s worth: “Whatever one thinks of the party of sleaze, filth, corruption and the list goes on ad nauseam they prove, time and time again, that they are in the purest sense of the words utterly without shame and absolutely amoral.”
An article I linked to in my post told the story of how an elderly couple was having to move out of their family home and had called the Church to ask for some help and Vance came over in his truck and worked the entire weekend helping these citizens in need. It might make me weird to say this but I cannot in my wildest dreams imagine any of the weirdos in the photos in my post helping anyone do anything except, I guess I will have to say to be fair, Sam Brinton, the cross dresser Biden picked to be an undersecretary of the Energy Department who helped himself to luggage containing snazzy dresses he could wear to his weird public appearances.
Semper Fi!
If Trump didn’t take into account the possibility that Biden might not be the opposition, that’s gross incompetence on the order of what we’ve seen from the U.S. Secret Service.
If Trump didn’t take into account the possibility that Biden might not be the opposition, that’s gross incompetence on the order of what we’ve seen from the U.S. Secret Service.
I have a lot of suspicions about what Joe said to Vlad when they met in summer 2021, but how do we know this?
To my recollection, that was part of Joe’s public statements on the matter at the time. It was an important part of the sequence leading up to Vlad’s offensive.
these are the same people who declared Mitt Romney as a sexist because of “binder full of women”.
Republicans are always either evil or stupid. That’s the message that must be driven home. It’s the subtext, the starting point, the “given” for every opinion or argument.
Interesting. Might be worth checking out. It was other aspects of his public statements at the time that convinced me that he was greenlighting an invasion.