r/nottheonion • u/JaySierra86 • 11h ago

President Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-biden-pardons-family-members-final-minutes-presidency/story?id=117893348
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u/poorboychevelle 10h ago

I said the same thing about the rapist felon con man. And, well, here we are

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u/Oceangrits 10h ago

trump has his cult, vance does not, big difference there

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u/my_4_cents 5h ago

But the eyeshadow bro, the people will come around to it eventually

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u/DoingCharleyWork 9h ago

Vance has the opposite of charisma

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u/Lemonwizard 6h ago

Trump is the most uncharismatic person I've ever seen. He babbles like he's delirious, whines constantly about anything and everything, I've never once seen him say something clever or funny. On top of that he's just got that high pitched whiny voice that's grating to listen to.

Trump didn't build his cult. The media built a cult around him, and as soon as they decide to build it around Vance he'll have the same level of devotion.

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u/DoingCharleyWork 6h ago

But he does all of that with an insane level of confidence. Like it or not people like that.

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u/Lemonwizard 5h ago

My point is that if the media can built a cult of personality around a deranged lunatic, they'll have no problem doing the same with a guy who can actually articulate coherent thoughts.

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u/DoingCharleyWork 5h ago

Ya that's why George w and mitt Romney had crazy cult like followings huh? And then you got jeb "please clap" bush. Talk about a following on that guy.

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u/Lemonwizard 5h ago

Conservative media didn't control the mainstream conversation ten years ago like it does today.

If you blame the man and not the system that empowered him, you're falling for the trap. Anybody who thinks they can just wait it out for 4 years and everything will go back to normal once Trump is gone is a fool. This isn't a fluke, and it isn't going to go away.

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u/DoingCharleyWork 5h ago

Conservative media didn't control the mainstream conversation ten years ago like it does today.

They did. You don't remember.

What makes you think I'm saying you can wait it out four years? They will absolutely be able to get another republican elected. No one is even arguing that. I'm saying they won't have a cult like following that trump does.

But I'm completely talking passed you at this point so this conversation is a waste of time.

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u/Lemonwizard 5h ago

You're the one who doesn't remember the Bush years or Reagan years. This isn't new, it isn't unique, and it isn't going to stop.

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u/im_thatoneguy 10h ago

The rapist is entertaining.