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highplainsdem
(57,306 posts)people are having a lot of fun with jokes and memes.
But every message I've seen from someone who actually checked Hillbilly Elegy for this alleged confession from Vance says that the story ISN'T in there.
There are lots of reasons to go after Vance. It doesn't help us to spend any time on a fake story, much as people might enjoy it.
Fullduplexxx
(8,520 posts)highplainsdem
(57,306 posts)about why no one should want Vance to have any power automatically casts doubt on the real facts and the credibility of people spreading this dumb story about the couch.
sl8
(16,660 posts)comradebillyboy
(10,794 posts)taking the low road with the liars of the Republican Party. When they go low, kick them in the balls I say.
highplainsdem
(57,306 posts)about this story and then checks it out will be likely to believe anything else you say.
If you want to hurt Vance, direct people to what he's said about Curtis Yarvin, who wants to replace our democracy with a monarchy.
Fullduplexxx
(8,520 posts)highplainsdem
(57,306 posts)appreciate being lied to.
And you'll hurt the credibility of Democrats in general if they think lying is what Democrats usually do. The Harris campaign might even get blamed if this stupid lie continues to circulate.
And it could end up costing Harris votes from independent/undecided voters, unless whoever you spread this lie to just decides to shrug your lying off as weird and not typical of Democrats or something Harris's campaign wants.
There is no way in which this fake story helps us.
Republicans lie. We don't, or shouldn't. Please don't help make a "both sides lie" argument.
WarGamer
(17,511 posts)I agree with you.
NoveltySocks
(414 posts)
blm
(114,220 posts)CurtEastPoint
(19,563 posts)blm
(114,220 posts)Hilarious
PCIntern
(27,474 posts)CurtEastPoint
(19,563 posts)
Niagara
(10,804 posts)Omg 😳
Stop it ... my belly hurts from laughing so hard!
Nimble_Idea
(2,692 posts)coming up empty! please help not getting the hurts!
Niagara
(10,804 posts)Nimble_Idea
(2,692 posts)citations needed
Niagara
(10,804 posts)really bizarre and weird things send me in a fit of laughter.
Nimble_Idea
(2,692 posts)
karin_sj
(1,226 posts)Link to tweet
?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1814764419135774918%7Ctwgr%5E50f230c22f4df122457d72c6431a305544653c94%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indy100.com%2Fviral%2Fjd-vance-couch-memes