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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 111 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Usha Vance, 38, addressed an overwhelmingly White crowd on the convention floor that tittered uneasily as she joked about her husband learning to cook Indian food and audibly gasped when she mentioned her vegetarian diet.

In case anyone didn't remember what color most snowflakes are 🤦😂

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Let's not forget what her husband thinks of her!

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Wow. Every time I think I can't loathe that sad little man more, I learn something new he's done or said that proves me wrong 🤦

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Shes a damn sight prettier than he deserves

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

She can't be that great if she married that guy. In all likelihood she's also a far right nutbag, who's turn it is to have her face eaten by leopards

[–] stoicmaverick@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Money....it's because of money...... money can get people things they don't deserve.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Hindutva love Trump's Republican party, right until they deport them for not being Christian. They've got a similar relationship there as zionists do.

I'm actually rather surprised the evangelicals aren't revolting over a Catholic/Hindu couple being on the ticket.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I'm actually rather surprised the evangelicals aren't revolting over a Catholic/Hindu couple being on the ticket.

Me too, but at the same time I'm not. I guess their inherently blasphemous worship of Trump is stronger than their bigotry.

Which is kinda ironic since his bigotry (and thus him validating their own) is one of the main reasons why these idiots consider him the savior of (white, Christian) mankind 🤦😄

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s all good as long as them non whites “know their place”.

So if Vance just talks down about her, then their hierarchy is not threatened. That’s why he said what he did in this post.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 96 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess now we know what he thinks of Hitler.

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There were good folks on both sides, pardner!

[–] Sanguine@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Just watched that golf dude on YouTube play rounds with trump. That pardner stuff was so cringe.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Yes but he didn't say it in a negative way. He said it in a performative way. When you have no beliefs or morals it's amazing the positions you can take consecutively.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like speaking out against Trump is a great way to get a job for him.

If you're willing to backpedal and support him for money and influence then he knows you are spineless and unprincipled. That means he knows exactly how to control you.

[–] leisesprecher@feddit.org 10 points 1 year ago

That's actually an old Stalinist tactic. Force your underlings to lie in obvious ways. You know they lied, the public knows they lied, they know the public knows. It's an act of obedience.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 37 points 1 year ago

It’s almost like they don’t really believe in anything except power…

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bet she picks out extremely ugly furniture for their home.

[–] FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] mecfs@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

some say a little too nice

[–] wreel@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

More cushions for the ....

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

That's all Repubs. IDK if there was plausible deniability for W, but there certainly was no plausible deniability for Donald. The only people voting Repub are appalling bigots, whether or not they are as self aware as Usha apparently is.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

He makes everyone kiss the ring, and the gop is set up such that that's the normal power structure. If the voter base had any self awareness they'd see the weakness inherent in the platform

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 24 points 1 year ago

Zero sympathy.

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vance sees kissing Trumps ass as the easiest way to be on the ticket for Fuhrer next election cycle. If Trump wins or loses he won't be in physical/mental shape for the next election and Vance sees sticking his nose intestine deep up Trump's ass and using the next 4 years as his sounding board to say whatever smoothbrained maga wants to get his name out there.

It's his Ace Ventura "put me in coach" moment.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think this was Pence's play too. He just had a moment of clarity when we saw a glimpse of his future where the word "Pence" replaced "Benedict Arnold" as the default word for "traitor" and didn't want that to be his legacy. As much as I dislike Pence, I respect him for his moment of authenticity to certify the election in the face of fascism .

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Trump chose pence because he was repugnant enough to ward off assassination attempts before we knew how bad trump was. Why did he choose Vance?

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This line of thinking assumes Trump is capable of concocting elaborate schemes to hide his intentions. I don't think he's that intelligent and I don't think he tries to hide his intentions at all. He's exactly as dumb as he appears and his intentions are plain. His style only works because the people who support him are also idiots.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I honestly don’t think it requires much brain power to make sure your replacement is unpalatable, but okay

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

My belief is Vance's position was bought for him.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year ago

It was…. Trump was going to lose and Pence run in 2020. There’s a video of his wife mouthing “I hope you’re happy” when the win was announced.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gift article but you need to give your email to read.

Email wall.

Reader mode bypassed that

[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago
[–] zewm@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

OP is misinforming. The article is indeed paywalled.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Her old man may have threatened to beat her

[–] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Given the fact that he's a staunch believer that women should stay in violent marriages instead of divorcing, you may be right.

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Her father's involved in this now, too?

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No. "Old man" is an old colloquialism for spouse

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Huh. When did that happen? Etymonline isn't helpful here. Maybe it's regional or something? Thanks!

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The term has been around since the 40s and 50s. As too regional no it was/is nationwide. More likely cultural. The youth of those days were more accuztomex to it than their parents

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Must be regional or something else because I’ve never heard “old man” used in any other context than as a father. I’ve lived in Florida and the west coast and traveled all over the US for context.

“The ‘ol’ ball and chain” is used for spouse, unfortunately it’s usually used for women.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Guess you are just too young to have heard it since it began so long ago. Even been on television enough for most people to have heard it

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m in my 40s, so it must be quite an old thing.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

At that age you should have heard it at least once in your life. Dunno maybe the 20 year difference between us is enough to prevent that kind of exposure

[–] tamal3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My old man
He's a singer in the park
He's a walker in the rain
He's a dancer in the dark
We don't need no piece of paper
From the city hall
Keeping us tied and true
No, my old man
Keeping away my blues

[–] azron@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago