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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJ.D. Vance's Weird Event in Philadelphia - "There was no line to use the ladies' room."
Amanda Marcotte attended Sen. J.D. Vances (R-OH) campaign event in Philadelphia yesterday and noted one upside: There was no line to use the ladies room.
Vances event was small, mean, and yes, weird, featuring the unjustified sarcasm of the candidate and a desperate feeling reminiscent of the mood at a strip mall shot bar at 2 a.m. on ladies night.'
There was one kind of diversity in this small but weirdly intense crowd
Every type of white man that gets a hasty swipe left on his dating profile was in attendance.
https://www.salon.com/2024/08/07/bringing-back-the-joy-kamala-harris-rally-blows-away-jd-vances-weird-appearance-across-town/
https://politicalwire.com/2024/08/07/j-d-vances-weird-event-in-philadelphia/

NoMoreRepugs
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Brainfodder
(7,781 posts)He even grifted bibles, what a scumbag deluxe super shit creep.
The Vance choice just gravy.
MissKat
(234 posts)Let's make JDs life miserable.
Refer to JD as Couch and Gov. Walz as Coach-- and ask, "When are you going to debate?"
ShazzieB
(21,736 posts)That's my new nickname for him. I came up with it by accident. I have quirky hearing and often mishear a word here and there. When Walz said Vance's name in his speech yesterday, for a nanosecond I thought he said the word "shady." Then the word "Vance" registered with me, and I decided I liked the pun!
hlthe2b
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IronLionZion
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ShazzieB
(21,736 posts)Sorry if that grosses anyone out, but we all know it would definitely be a feature in the America Shady Vance and the Orange Hellbeast want to create.
Tesha
(21,068 posts)describes the R candidates perfectly
ouija
(463 posts)Stinky The Clown
(68,822 posts)Pinback
(13,417 posts)Well worth the few minutes it took to savor the whole piece on Salon.
calimary
(88,044 posts)because of the many clever laugh lines in the article. A mighty fun read!
ramen
(862 posts)I'm not sure I get the beard focus, though. So many people with facial hair are on the left and center. It seems like an unproductive line of attack for us.
But this is great stuff. Those people can't take being laughed at. It erodes their support because their supporters are looking for a strongman duo, not a punchline. There was a great article about the effectiveness of this nonviolent but confrontational approach that includes some great stuff about the Coup Clutz Clowns, too
https://wagingnonviolence.org/2017/08/nazis-afraid-clowns/
ShazzieB
(21,736 posts)I like beards in general. I think they look good on a lot of people, including my husband (and yes, even Vance - his beard is nicely groomed, and it makes his doughy face look less doughy ).
But the quote about "men with enormous beards that have never known the touch of a trimmer" cracked me up. Apologies to ZZ Top, but I really don't care for that look.
violasays
(59 posts)Neckbands is shorthand for usually young, very misogynistic (and usually white mwn) who are unkempt, poorly groomed and yet think that women should cater to them and any that doesnt is an ugly (fill in the blank). Neckbeards tend to resort to negging (insulting a woman to take her down a leg) and are basement-dwelling losers. Vance is king of the neckbeard faction, though he is moderately better groomed than they tend to be.
IronLionZion
(50,070 posts)maybe if they don't have a strong chin or chiseled features
70sEraVet
(4,982 posts)The beard is meant to make him look a bit more like a man.
AllaN01Bear
(27,585 posts)in the last 8 years , mad would have had a lot of material if they stuck aroound .
Ray Bruns
(5,661 posts)OMG! That gets the Ray Liotta laugh track from Goodfellas
https://m.
70sEraVet
(4,982 posts)Dread Pirate Roberts
(1,943 posts)Like a cat looking at a bird through the window!
The entire article was a great description of the Star Wars bar scene that has come to define Team Trump.
Johnny2X2X
(23,481 posts)Vance was a corporal in the Marines, Walz was a Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard.
Going to be a weird dynamic for a corporal to try to disrespect the highest rank for an enlisted man he's ever encountered.I know it's different branches, but still.
I say this because I work with a lot of ex military. A good friend was a Captain in the Air Force, and he has people we've worked with who were under his command in the Air Force, he mentored some and helped them follow him here. Those guys are good friends and there is a lot of crap talking between them for fun, buit whenever the crap hits the fan, they start calling him sir.
Command Sergeant Major is a big effing deal to any enlisted man. It will be interesting to see how Vance treats it.
Beachnutt
(8,873 posts)tell me his name again....
niyad
(127,805 posts)couchboy's event would understand the reference.
ShazzieB
(21,736 posts)there was a ladies room at the event. such progressive thought will not be tolerated!
relayerbob
(7,283 posts)My favorite part "One upside to the Vance event: There was no line to use the ladies' room. Sure, there were women in attendance, but the gender ratio felt like the guest list on Joe Rogan's podcast. There was one kind of diversity in this small but weirdly intense crowd. Every type of white man that gets a hasty "swipe left" on his dating profile was in attendance: 'Roided out dudes with bad tribal tattoos. Older men radiating "bitter divorce" energy. Men with enormous beards that have never known the touch of a trimmer. Skinny fascists wearing expensive suits, despite the oppressive heat. Glowering loners staring at the two women under 40 like cats watching birds out a window. "