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The man who told President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden Lets go Brandon during a Christmas phone call claims he was just joking and that hes been receiving threats.
Speaking to The Oregonian on Saturday, the man Jared Schmeck, from Central Point, OR said that although he believes Biden [could] be doing a better job, he did not intend any disrepect.
I understand there is a vulgar meaning to Lets go Brandon, but Im not that simple minded, no matter how I feel about him, Schmeck said. He seems likes hes a cordial guy. Theres no animosity or anything like that. It was merely just an innocent jest to also express my God-given right to express my frustrations in a joking manner
I love him just like I love any other brother or sister.
Lets go Brandon has become a popular substitute among conservatives for Fuck Joe Biden. Its origin traces back to a chant from a crowd at a NASCAR race won by a driver named Brandon Brown. Though the crowd was chanting Fuck Joe Biden, a reporter for NBC Sports said on air that the chant was Lets go Brandon. Since then, Lets go Brandon has become a popular refrain on the right.
However, the man, Jared Schmeck, told the Oregonian that he is not a Trumper. He added that hes been receiving what reporter Maxine Bernstein identified as vague but threatening phone calls.
[N]ow I am being attacked for utilizing my freedom of speech, Schmeck said.
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/man-who-told-biden-lets-go-brandon-in-christmas-phone-call-says-he-was-joking-in-innocent-jest-claims-hes-been-getting-threats/
Response to CatWoman (Original post)
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Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,107 posts)When the President wished him a Merry Christmas. Of course now hes the victim. He could apologize. Saying hes sorry might be the adult thing to do, but hes happier pretending hes the victim, like most Cons.
maxrandb
(15,348 posts)He doesn't have the guts to tell the President to fuck off, so he resorts to hiding behind some childish 3RD Grade Catholic School playground bullshit.
There's a difference between Jared and I.
I'd tell Jared to fuck off on a box,
I'd tell him to fuck off with a fox.
I'd tell Jared to fuck off to his face.
I'd tell him to fuck off his "master race"
I'd tell Jared to fuck off here and there
and go fuck himself everywhere
I'd tell him fuck off night and day
and go fuck himself in every way
So Jared, take it from a real man
Go fuck yourself in a suit that's tan
Fuck you Jared and your fucking family too
You're nothing but dogshit stuck in the grooves of my tennis shoes.
raccoon
(31,118 posts)Jared, God doesnt like liars. Neither does Jesus.
Nay
(12,051 posts)No matter what he says.
scarytomcat
(1,706 posts)he is not an honest person
Srkdqltr
(6,315 posts)the right to blowback. Rights run both ways.
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)erpowers
(9,350 posts)You have the right to say just anything to want to say. Or her people have a right to respond to what you said.
Response to CatWoman (Original post)
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bucolic_frolic
(43,257 posts)Let's have some actual evidence of these threats, with the real people behind them, and see if they are rwnj's faking persecution
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)But I think she ended up with a better position elsewhere if I remember correctly.
SouthernCal_Dem
(852 posts)What is it with cons and their obsession with wanting to be victims?
Fucking pathetic.
Blaukraut
(5,693 posts)StarryNite
(9,459 posts)Any day now tRump will probably call him and invite him for dinner along with Kyle Rittenhouse.
Texasgal
(17,047 posts)You can say whatever you want, but there are consequences to speech you dipshit!
RockRaven
(14,990 posts)he feels like, in whatever context or circumstance, but is gonna cry about it when others return the favor.
What a garbage pile of a human being.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)bottomofthehill
(8,344 posts)This duche is the classic telephone tough guy. Too bad for him, now people know him for the duche he is. His choice, no take backs on live tv.
Maybe he should have just ended with Merry Christmas, but no
..
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)Punks
albacore
(2,405 posts)... a cordial guy. Theres no animosity or anything like that. It was merely just an innocent jest." I call bullshit, of course.
Some President.... say LBJ for instance... might hold a grudge and make bad things happen to him. Repeatedly. Legally, but repeatedly.
This guy works for a family business and used to be a cop. You mean to tell me there's no 'leverage' in any of that?... any story that needs publicized?
I would never call and threaten anybody, but I most certainly would want to find out what kind of skeletons are in his closet. And broadcast it.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Theres a thread on it here somewhere.
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-17-me-156-story.html
Link to tweet
I was all over this story last night (Merry Christmas!)... definitely need to get caught up now.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Thanks for finding it!
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)What a trashy family... ol' Jared should've just kept his mouth shut and remained under the radar.
albacore
(2,405 posts)nuxvomica
(12,438 posts)That's all I need to know he's corrupt and will lie. No decent, trustworthy human being violates the space of innocence. It's like even when I'm angry with my neighbor I won't argue in front of his kids. You just don't violate that space. Someone who does is capable of anything. I'm pretty sure he's a Trumper and he's not being threatened and he knows what he said.
RANDYWILDMAN
(2,675 posts)and he know's better. Yo jared, show Joe some respect.
You know what you said and you knew what it meant, now you can't go back and be mad about how people reacted to what you said.
NQAS
(10,749 posts)Admit you knew what you were saying and what it meant. Admit youre a trumpist and you believe the big lie.
Then, apologize for what you said and for your lapse in judgment. Admit you were wrong to vote for TFG and thst you understand that the big lie is a big lie. And ask Joe Biden for his forgiveness.
Thats what a decent human being would do. Its what a mensch would do, not a schmeck.
bottomofthehill
(8,344 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)And, they had no problem lobbing actual threats at Kathy Griffith this morning, in a bizarre game of Twitter "Whatabout." These people are nuts.
Rebl2
(13,542 posts)You can dish it, but cant take it. No sympathy.
Comfortably_Numb
(3,812 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(11,058 posts)Fixed it for him.
sinkingfeeling
(51,470 posts)samnsara
(17,634 posts)kimbutgar
(21,177 posts)For 4 years we were told we needed to respect the president. This jerk just blew it and he will be forever remembered as the disrespectful guy on Christmas eve who blew up his reputation for petty bs political evil stuff.
gulliver
(13,186 posts)That's the key to owning it, being above it, laughing it off, even coopting it eventually. It's good for people to see you can take ridicule from the peanut gallery and handle it with poise and grace.
Raven123
(4,862 posts)1) Biden was engaging in a non political activity to celebrate the Christmas season. Schmeck was rude to interject politics.
2) If he has an issue with Biden, contact the White House. I have. No contact has been rejected.
3) In what way did his antic express his disagreements with Biden? It didnt. It was an immature attempt to get his 15 minutes of fame. A poorly timed prank.
4) After exercising his free speech he now complains about vague but threatening phone calls. Unless he can be more specific, who knows what that means?
Maybe he could just own up to his poor judgment, apologize and try to do better. We all make mistakes.
TheRealNorth
(9,500 posts)Snotty Walker lied all the time about "threats" he received.
Talitha
(6,611 posts)I have absolutely no patience left for jerks like this.
durablend
(7,464 posts)I bet he's lying and trying to make himself the victim.
unblock
(52,306 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,298 posts)Would not want to be the receptionist.
ProfessorGAC
(65,146 posts)Yes, he's probably been net bombed with criticism. So has his pissant company.
I don't believe he was threatened.
I think he's a liar.
Ishoutandscream2
(6,663 posts)Nt
Skittles
(153,177 posts)IT CAN COME WITH NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES, ASSHOLE
Drum
(9,192 posts)Solly Mack
(90,779 posts)demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)win stupid prizes
LuckyCharms
(17,454 posts)Gee.
That's awful.
Ishoutandscream2
(6,663 posts)And the narcissist is loving the attention. Just another scumbag Trumper.
Bristlecone
(10,130 posts)tavernier
(12,396 posts)Raised by people with no class.
onethatcares
(16,178 posts)and he apparently doesn't understand the First Amendment.
UTUSN
(70,725 posts)BradAllison
(1,879 posts)I'm a victim!!!!!
Torchlight
(3,360 posts)In other words, "it's unfair that people are doing to me what I myself did to others."
Caliman73
(11,744 posts)Yes, yes in fact, you are that simple minded. You chose a particularly cowardly phrase to insult the president. I would actually have a little bit of respect if you simply would have come out and said, "Fuck you Joe Biden" but you didn't. You hid behind a stupid phrase to express a vile sentiment. Instead of actually putting out any legitimate grievances, you said something disrespectful. Exactly is the "better job" that President Biden could be doing? A lot of us are struggling. A lot of us are not SIMPLE MINDED enough to believe that President Biden is the cause of the struggles. We have been struggling for 5 years because of the utter stupidity, incompetence, and malevolence of Donald Trump and the Republican party. The attribution is stupid and insulting. The attribution, given that Trump was in charge for 4 years, with 2 years of Republican control of Congress in which the biggest accomplishment was giving a tax cut to the wealthy that blew a hole in the budget. With the Republicans in Congress doing what they always do, obstruct any good legislation to help the average American, you blame Joe Biden.
See, if I say, "Fuck Donald Trump", I mean that with full disrespect. I have NO respect for Trump as a person or as a president. I can tell you exactly why as well. I would not hide behind some stupid phrase either, I would simply tell Trump he is disgusting, cruel, and that his malfeasance is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, who did not have to die. His ineptitude and malevolence caused the US economy to collapse. His cruelty at the border, his failure to honor our ties to allies, his constant desire to be praised by the worst dictators in the world and his dismissal of climate change have caused terrible damage to the ability of the US to be any kind of leader in the world. That is exactly why I have no respect for Trump and would simply say, "Fuck you" and not hide behind a stupid phrase then whining when I get called out on it.
JustAnotherGen
(31,866 posts)He's not getting threatening calls. That's a standard dodge, deflect and defer out of the GOP playbook. He's making stuff up -like Trump.