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Pic Of The Moment: Jeez, Sounds Like Someone Needs To Tell J.D. Vance To Tone Down The Rhetoric (Original Post) EarlG Jul 15 OP
Great billboard Raven123 Jul 15 #1
Fun fact: his wife's name, in Spanish, sounds like "Run for your life - there's madness" peppertree Jul 15 #6
I bet MAGA voters are thrilled to have an Indian second lady IronLionZion Jul 15 #12
I can just hear them now: peppertree Jul 15 #14
Love it! He's Catholic and she's Hindu IronLionZion Jul 15 #16
I was just reading a little - he grew up in Ohio so not sure about Appalachia TBF Jul 15 #19
True - but from having spoken to a number of women family members & acquaintances, he may hurt Cheeto's chances w/ them peppertree Jul 15 #20
Mike Johnson would, but the teleprompter went out. Think. Again. Jul 15 #2
Could the cult be sorta upset👽......... Lovie777 Jul 15 #3
TY TY TY. Bookmarked! Cha Jul 15 #4
traitortrump is America's Hitler, but he has the support of Putin, Heritage Foundation, GOP. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 15 #5
now he has to shave that beard! kimbutgar Jul 15 #7
I'm pretty sure Rump has said he likes the beard. Trust_Reality Jul 15 #26
Someone on one of the political shows that the convicted felon doesn't like beards kimbutgar Jul 15 #28
He looks like a young, sober U.S. Grant. louis-t Jul 15 #8
was there ever such a thing? prodigitalson Jul 15 #13
Yes sure was, in grade school. KS Toronado Jul 15 #15
maybe even had the full beard..life was tough and kids had to grow up early prodigitalson Jul 15 #17
Little google search turned up a picture of him at 14 months. KS Toronado Jul 15 #21
Thank you for this. Warpy Jul 15 #9
GMTA. I have said this to several friends since we first heard the news. niyad Jul 16 #33
Magats are going to have brain cramps with learning four syllables- hang jd vance. Comfortably_Numb Jul 15 #10
Awful Baron2024 Jul 15 #11
One sure thing: Vance thinks he can make use of Trump without getting burned William Seger Jul 15 #18
VP pick consistency from the felon. Luck Counts Jul 15 #22
Funny how political expediency can change a person's tune. patphil Jul 15 #23
'Vance Scores Vice Presidential Nod In Exchange For Total MAGA Capitulation' sop Jul 15 #24
ironically enough, before the "official" announcement... BumRushDaShow Jul 15 #25
What a terrible person Vance is. mwb970 Jul 15 #27
Great pick, Dumpy. StarryNite Jul 15 #29
I know you are busy Earl but you need to get some of these active on FBook! progressoid Jul 15 #30
At least he got those two things true before his 180 for profit. Justice matters. Jul 15 #31
I hope Vance knows stage left Jul 16 #32
Does anybody know if his wife quit her law firm today? I checked her bio, niyad Jul 16 #34
According to his beliefs shouldn't she be at home bearing his children? StarryNite Jul 16 #35
Well, they do have two. But I am guessing that they have a nanny. niyad Jul 16 #37
That photo: "Does anyone else smell that?" C Moon Jul 16 #36

peppertree

(22,558 posts)
6. Fun fact: his wife's name, in Spanish, sounds like "Run for your life - there's madness"
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 04:59 PM
Jul 15

Usha Chilukuri - which sounds like "¡Huya - que hay locura!"

peppertree

(22,558 posts)
14. I can just hear them now:
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 05:22 PM
Jul 15

"Whut's with all that miscegenation? He couldn't find a good Christian gurl!?"

IronLionZion

(46,572 posts)
16. Love it! He's Catholic and she's Hindu
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 05:29 PM
Jul 15

yet he has a direct line into Appalachian America, really resonating with the heartland, and knows who to blame for America's perceived woes. The damn libruls be destroying our values.

It's amazing how a venture capitalist and bloviating NY real estate developer are the saviors of the rural working people.

TBF

(33,208 posts)
19. I was just reading a little - he grew up in Ohio so not sure about Appalachia
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 05:44 PM
Jul 15

that must be further back. He was protestant/evangelical growing up (mostly with his grandparents). He has had name changes (the mom re-marrying - he ultimately chose her last name) and then the conversion to Catholicism as an adult. I'm not sure where that came from, as he met his wife in law school and she's Hindu. The remainder I learned - honors graduate at Ohio State, Yale Law School. And now here he is, first millennial on a major ticket. If his bio dad and mom were from Appalachia that explains his hillbilly book, but it doesn't look like that was his immediate story. I'm sure he knows enough to lay it on thick though.

peppertree

(22,558 posts)
20. True - but from having spoken to a number of women family members & acquaintances, he may hurt Cheeto's chances w/ them
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 05:45 PM
Jul 15

They seem to agree that Vance comes off as the type that drinks heavily - and hits his wife for complaining about it.

Whether or not that's true - if he give enough women that impression, that ticket may end up underperforming polls by a good bit.

Especially with that lowlife Cheeto - the very image of the scummy ex-husband so many women have had in their lives.

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,123 posts)
5. traitortrump is America's Hitler, but he has the support of Putin, Heritage Foundation, GOP.
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 04:55 PM
Jul 15

There are a lot of dictators who are mad at our President Joe Biden. We need to make them madder.

kimbutgar

(22,368 posts)
7. now he has to shave that beard!
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 05:00 PM
Jul 15

and the stuff he has said about the convicted felon will make some great ads against the orange monster. and JD look what happened to Pence !

Trust_Reality

(1,806 posts)
26. I'm pretty sure Rump has said he likes the beard.
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 06:40 PM
Jul 15

That's one of his prime qualifications.

But, Let's not get overconfident. I doubt he is a dummy. Far from it I suspect.

kimbutgar

(22,368 posts)
28. Someone on one of the political shows that the convicted felon doesn't like beards
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 07:01 PM
Jul 15

Look at the people who surround him, no beards.

Baron2024

(122 posts)
11. Awful
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 05:20 PM
Jul 15

This guy is awful. He recognizes Trump's authoritarian nature, yet he is fine with it. What a betrayal of his country.

William Seger

(10,906 posts)
18. One sure thing: Vance thinks he can make use of Trump without getting burned
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 05:38 PM
Jul 15

Statistical odds suggest otherwise.

sop

(11,078 posts)
24. 'Vance Scores Vice Presidential Nod In Exchange For Total MAGA Capitulation'
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 06:21 PM
Jul 15

"From a 'never Trump guy' to the former President’s vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance’s cynical and nakedly self-serving transformation has earned him the ultimate payout."

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/vance-vice-president-trump-maga

StarryNite

(10,332 posts)
29. Great pick, Dumpy.
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 07:48 PM
Jul 15

You always want to have respect from your VP and boy, looks like he has total respect for you.

progressoid

(50,355 posts)
30. I know you are busy Earl but you need to get some of these active on FBook!
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 08:26 PM
Jul 15

that one definitely needs to be shared!!

Justice matters.

(7,276 posts)
31. At least he got those two things true before his 180 for profit.
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 10:32 PM
Jul 15

Now he is another republican hypocrite thirsty for absolute power after the convicted felon...

niyad

(117,651 posts)
34. Does anybody know if his wife quit her law firm today? I checked her bio,
Tue Jul 16, 2024, 01:10 AM
Jul 16

and it says "law firm" 2018 to july 2024. If she were still there, wouldn't it say "2018-present"?

Yale Law and a MPhil from Cambridge? This could prove interesting.

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