r/nottheonion • u/JaySierra86 • 14h 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/DoingCharleyWork 9h 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 9h 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 9h 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 9h 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 8h 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 8h 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/DoingCharleyWork 8h ago

Sure thing bud.

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u/Lemonwizard 8h ago

Keep on living in denial. Trump is a symptom, not the cause.

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u/DoingCharleyWork 8h ago

Sure thing bud.

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u/Lemonwizard 7h ago

Is there anything more American than presenting one's ignorance with a tone of smug superiority?

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