JD Vance Stumbles in His Debut as Democrats Go on Offense
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Print photos of different couches and mail them to any or all of these locations:
https://www.vance.senate.gov/office-locations/
Don’t forget to add little love notes. e.g., “Thinking of you 💋”
While I appreciate the effort, mods are probably gonna get mad if you keep commenting this on every post. Some of the ones you commented on don’t seem like they’re totally about Vance
Edit: actually, the posts are all about Vance. Still, not a great look to post the same comment too many times.
Spammy commenting aside though, I do think it’s a great idea
Mmmm, spammy
It's a funny idea, but I doubt anyone will do it. Printer ink ain't cheap.
That's why you fax it to them through an email gateway.
I buy old retro tech maybe ill do it as a bit of a test. Ill set the return address to a McDonald's or something.
Duh buy it at a garage sale then keep it disconnected and print away, or buy used from overseas. Lots of options.
It's just kind of sad at this point.
What’s sad is that I, and many others, sit here on Lemmy ingesting such horrible and depressing news about our world today — be it housing crisis, food availability, or any number of other topics — and feeling powerless to do anything about it. It’s maddening.
I decided that in my small way I’d make an attempt to do something about it. So, on every post about Vance, I would simply post a call to action. It’s nothing big or earth shattering. Just a simple political statement.
I am pleasantly surprised at the positive reception I have gotten (the upvotes and people expressing their approval through comments). But it’s ok if you don’t like them. I guess in a way it’s like the tide of beans memes that went around for a while — I didn’t like them myself, so I ignored them.
I’ll offer you this picture of beans as a peace offering. No hard feelings. 😊
I'm personally grateful to see this comment repeated and reposted a lot and hope the mods understand that spreading things like this is one of the most important reason to have an interwebs.
Keep up the great work @[email protected] !
This.
Except peeps at lemmy get upset and say, "I thought we agreed you couldn't post just, "This."!!!"
So, there's that.
I’ll do you one better: thank you. 😊
Thank you. I do appreciate the support.
Spreading unsubstantiated rumours?
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2024/07/jd-vance-couch-memes-associated-press
Vance is a complete and utter piece of shit. There are lots of things to attack him for, actual things he believes or has done. Making things up to discredit him isn't needed, and it's definitely not an important reason to have the internet.
Making the powerful and evil into objects of ridicule is a non-violent way to rob them of some of their power. The less social capital this noted cushion enthusiast can command, the better.
Since our democracy lacks a formal process of ostracism to deal with people like this, saying "pfft, whatever you useless couchfucker" is the next best thing.
Then ridicule him for things he's actually done. There are lots of them. By making things up you're no better than the people spreading lies about Hillary or Obama. This isn't the road you want to go down.
I don't think that people with different skin color, or sexuality should be made to suffer for it, so I would suggest I'm better than most of them in that regard.
I also don't have any problem with people ridiculing obama or hillary. That's obviously fine. All politicians deserve ridicule and our society is improved when the powerful are regularly insulted.
As long as it isn't being used to reinforce dangerous hatreds like racism, sexism, homophobia etc. - which increases the danger to the already marginalized - why would anyone care?
It’s not about spreading unsubstantiated rumors or discrediting him (he’s doing a fine enough job of that on his own). It’s about using humor to make a peaceful political statement. It’s my humble call to action for those who are tired of this man’s bullshit, and letting him know that we are tired of his bullshit. Do I believe he fucked a couch? No. And even if he did, it wouldn’t change how I feel about him.
hear, hear
If that’s the case, I apologize. I’ll have to go back and check the ones I’ve posted on. Thanks for the heads up.
....but it is hilarious.
Didn't this guy fuck a couch? I'm just asking.
When you’re rich the couches let you whatever you want. Grab em by the cushion.
I heard he goes for large expensive couches. More cushion for the pushin'.
Many people are saying he did, but then some others have come forward to say he didn't, but those of us are just asking questions and want to know: "I don't know, were you actually there? How can you tell me he didn't fuck a couch"?
All I know is that a lot of important people and news organizations are asking questions about this man banging his couch.
Hunter S. Thompson, 1972. Politics never changes.
My guess is that Pedo Donnie will use Vance as a scapegoat when his campaign fails miserably.
Doesn't matter, people who can should go vote.
He'll probably blame rigged elections for his loss. In his mind, he wants to avoid the idea he ever made a bad choice.
The man has never recognized an election loss, even in primaries where the result didn't really matter. What makes you think he'll recognize the next one?
It seems like it is useful to try to speak to the median voter and (supposed) undecideds who would be affected by this. There are lots of other publications with different perspectives. Is it bad necessarily that this one exists and operates this way?
He's not polling very well. The more the low-info voter types learn about this guy, the less they like him, too. He just comes off like a very creepy weirdo.
Man, this Steven Cheoung has some serious "you sure you're on the right team?"-vibes.
He said this about the democrats: “We’re going to beat the brakes off them, and there is nothing they can do about it.”
Does anybody else read this as "were going to make the democrats unstoppable"?
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Let's face it: JD is just plain weird and creepy and comes off like a total freak. Like something out of a movie (or a book/show like Handmaid's Tale) kind of freak.
In addition - he looks like a total spineless jackass when it comes to him saying the convicted felon was America's Hitler, and now he's Hitler's VP. Imagine that...
So, right down the Republican alley...
Maybe for their magabrained ones. Not too sure about even their normie set, never mind the low-info "undecided" voters that decide so many elections.
“Wrong-pick Mini-Hitler Tries Hard As Obama 2.0 Makes Her Debut Unto Gushing Support and Praise”
Obama 2.0?
Could you talk more like a child?
Trump.
Trump, Putin, Kim, Xi, Musk, Thomas, Stone, Cannon, Murdoch etc
I don't recognize every name here but yeah you nailed quite a few. Roger Stone for example. That guy makes me want hell to be a thing.
That’s not even his name either 🤣
Stumble? He didn't get off the metaphorical sofa. He didn't get out of the literal sofa.