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servermsh

(1,406 posts)
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 09:13 AM Jul 2024

LOL. Vance wrote the foreword to a coming Project 2025 book

@kylewilsontharp

Wow. The architect of Project 2025, Kevin Roberts, has a new book coming out in September about taking over Washington.

JD Vance wrote the foreword.



EDIT: On the Amazon page for the book, in the review section, Vance says:

In the fights that lay ahead, these ideas are an essential weapon. — Senator JD Vance
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LOL. Vance wrote the foreword to a coming Project 2025 book (Original Post) servermsh Jul 2024 OP
This is JD's platform for the presidency. TFG is along for the ride Raven123 Jul 2024 #1
Yeah, Trump better not turn his back on Vance PatSeg Jul 2024 #16
Trump better watch his back period. Irish_Dem Jul 2024 #28
That is true, he's made an awful lot of enemies PatSeg Jul 2024 #30
The list of suspects would be very long. Irish_Dem Jul 2024 #31
What Project 2025? Renew Deal Jul 2024 #2
Shady vance strikes again! getagrip_already Jul 2024 #3
Shady vance strikes again! Great job vetting their guys. ffr Jul 2024 #22
Do you want Washington? You can't have it. You've got to win elections. Walleye Jul 2024 #4
The movie it reminds me of is The Godfather SomedayKindaLove Jul 2024 #11
The subtitle until very recently was "Burning Down Washington", not "Taking Back" muriel_volestrangler Jul 2024 #34
Project 2025 is a noose around Trump's neck, and his own hangman is JD Vance! Doodley Jul 2024 #5
. dalton99a Jul 2024 #6
Donor money paying for planes & legal bills. CrispyQ Jul 2024 #9
Anyone care to speculate on the ratio of the fonts? Hugin Jul 2024 #10
2002 vintage Boeing 737-800 dalton99a Jul 2024 #12
It looks as if Vance is paying his own way. Hugin Jul 2024 #13
It's not even the same font. yardwork Jul 2024 #19
It's probably one of those vinyl signs. LudwigPastorius Jul 2024 #23
. dalton99a Jul 2024 #25
Ha! Hugin Jul 2024 #27
With all the traction awareness of Project 2025 moonscape Jul 2024 #7
Here it is on the description of the book: Scrap New York Times! Scrap education dept, private companies, charitable Doodley Jul 2024 #8
Sadly the MAGA cult will love this. CaptainTruth Jul 2024 #14
JD Vance says Project 2025 is "essential". That's the counter to Project 2025 deflection. . . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #15
aka the right wing religious nut jobs are banking on the orange asshole croaking if he gets in Javaman Jul 2024 #17
Well Kevin DID say that he and JD were longtime good buddies. flying_wahini Jul 2024 #18
The Felonious Rapist's VP pick wrote the forward to MontanaMama Jul 2024 #20
Well, if Trump DIDN'T know about Vance's connection to Agenda 2025, he SHOULD have Rocknation Jul 2024 #21
I would bet that HighFired49 Jul 2024 #29
In his Forward, Vance tells conservatives to "load the muskets." SunSeeker Jul 2024 #24
Ha! LudwigPastorius Jul 2024 #26
Hmm - they can't decide on "Taking Back Washington" or "Burning Down Washington" for the subtitle muriel_volestrangler Jul 2024 #32
lol Of Course he did. Cha Jul 2024 #33

Raven123

(6,177 posts)
1. This is JD's platform for the presidency. TFG is along for the ride
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 09:15 AM
Jul 2024

The only complication is that they are arrogant enough to get it out in the public so soon. Might prove problematic. Can’t wait for the VP debate.

PatSeg

(49,756 posts)
16. Yeah, Trump better not turn his back on Vance
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 11:31 AM
Jul 2024

Trump may be a snake, but Vance is an even bigger snake and he is younger and hungry.

Irish_Dem

(60,851 posts)
31. The list of suspects would be very long.
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 02:24 PM
Jul 2024

All the people he has hurt and damaged.

The people he has defrauded, cheated, raped, tricked, bullied, sued, caused them to lose
their law licenses, those jailed, family of those he killed, etc.

ffr

(23,140 posts)
22. Shady vance strikes again! Great job vetting their guys.
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 11:52 AM
Jul 2024

Makes me believe TSF had a key roll in choosing his VP, another racist pig hellbent on shaping government and its workers in their Aryan image.

Walleye

(36,774 posts)
4. Do you want Washington? You can't have it. You've got to win elections.
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 09:18 AM
Jul 2024

Reminds me of that scene in Casablanca, where Bogart tells the Nazi general “there are some parts of New York. I would advise you not to invade”

SomedayKindaLove

(1,108 posts)
11. The movie it reminds me of is The Godfather
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 09:47 AM
Jul 2024

Next in line Sonny Corleone (Vance) tips his hand in negotiations with another family (Heritage Foundation) that he favors a deal The Don (Trump) is against (Trump recently called 2025 radical right). If you’ve seen the movie you know what happens next. The Heritage Foundation has promised bloodshed if 2025 isn’t passed. In the meantime Trump might want to avoid outdoor fruit markets.

Bannon has spoken about MAGA beyond Trump. Trump has been great for MAGA, sure. Hell of a kickoff for them. But Bannon’s thinking indicates they are likely going to need someone else to carry the ball over the goal line.

muriel_volestrangler

(102,754 posts)
34. The subtitle until very recently was "Burning Down Washington", not "Taking Back"
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 03:44 PM
Jul 2024

See reply #32. Someone decided saying that out loud was too much of a giveaway.

dalton99a

(85,189 posts)
6. .
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 09:24 AM
Jul 2024

Senator JD Vance this week began his new life with his own chartered Boeing 737 as the newly minted member of a Republican ticket. Julia Nikhinson/Associated Press

Hugin

(34,951 posts)
10. Anyone care to speculate on the ratio of the fonts?
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 09:42 AM
Jul 2024

I say it’s 10:1 Trump to Vance.

Also, is that a 737 Max? Asking for a friend.

dalton99a

(85,189 posts)
12. 2002 vintage Boeing 737-800
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 09:48 AM
Jul 2024

registration N917XA, owned by Eastern 737 Asset Holdings, operated by Eastern Air Express

Hugin

(34,951 posts)
13. It looks as if Vance is paying his own way.
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 09:59 AM
Jul 2024

Uh, well, someone is paying his way. I base this assumption on the fact that the “Vance” doesn’t appear to be lick-n-stick in this photo.

yardwork

(64,942 posts)
19. It's not even the same font.
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 11:37 AM
Jul 2024

Looks like somebody drew Vance on the plane with a sharpie.

LudwigPastorius

(11,262 posts)
23. It's probably one of those vinyl signs.
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 12:08 PM
Jul 2024

It can be easily peeled off and replaced when Trump decides he needs to go with Stefanik to try and claw back some of the women’s vote.

moonscape

(5,422 posts)
7. With all the traction awareness of Project 2025
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 09:25 AM
Jul 2024

… is getting, I wonder if Vance’s forward will be replaced, if he’s even still around.

Dawn’s Early Light blazes a promising path for the American people to take back their country. Chapter by chapter, it identifies institutions that conservatives need to build, others that we need to take back, and more still that are too corrupt to save: Ivy League colleges, the FBI, the New York Times, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Department of Education, BlackRock, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Endowment for Democracy, to name a few.

Doodley

(10,452 posts)
8. Here it is on the description of the book: Scrap New York Times! Scrap education dept, private companies, charitable
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 09:37 AM
Jul 2024

foundations, FBI, organizations to promote health and global democracy. Trump can't separate himself from this. It is pure fascism.

Quote:
Chapter by chapter, it identifies institutions that conservatives need to build, others that we need to take back, and more still that are too corrupt to save: Ivy League colleges, the FBI, the New York Times, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Department of Education, BlackRock, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Endowment for Democracy, to name a few.

CaptainTruth

(7,307 posts)
14. Sadly the MAGA cult will love this.
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 11:09 AM
Jul 2024

"Taking Back Washington to Save America" is what they think they're doing in their delusional minds.

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,767 posts)
15. JD Vance says Project 2025 is "essential". That's the counter to Project 2025 deflection. . . . . . . nt
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 11:19 AM
Jul 2024

Javaman

(63,221 posts)
17. aka the right wing religious nut jobs are banking on the orange asshole croaking if he gets in
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 11:33 AM
Jul 2024

Last edited Wed Jul 24, 2024, 12:49 PM - Edit history (1)

then their boy vance runs the nation into the ground with their project 2035 bullshit.

MontanaMama

(24,120 posts)
20. The Felonious Rapist's VP pick wrote the forward to
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 11:45 AM
Jul 2024

a book about Project 2025 and supports it wholeheartedly but he himself knows nothing about said project...yeah that sounds legit...

Rocknation

(44,887 posts)
21. Well, if Trump DIDN'T know about Vance's connection to Agenda 2025, he SHOULD have
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 11:48 AM
Jul 2024

And whether that's due to either hiring incompetent staffers or age-related cognitive decline, the only recourse is for Trump drop out of race if only to preserve the reputation of his political party...


Rocknation

HighFired49

(391 posts)
29. I would bet that
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 01:19 PM
Jul 2024

Trump knew about Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation, and Vance's connection to all of it. I wouldn't be surprised if he did exactly as you said, but has nothing to do with reputation as much as how much $ is involved. Although, it would save everyone a bunch of $ if the Orange Idiot just croaked. As stated above, he better watch his back.

SunSeeker

(54,200 posts)
24. In his Forward, Vance tells conservatives to "load the muskets."
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 12:15 PM
Jul 2024

I assume Vance wrote this before Trump got shot at by a Republican....



muriel_volestrangler

(102,754 posts)
32. Hmm - they can't decide on "Taking Back Washington" or "Burning Down Washington" for the subtitle
Wed Jul 24, 2024, 03:39 PM
Jul 2024

Exhibit #1: the amazon URL uses "Dawns-Early-Light-Burning-Washington-ebook"
Exhibit #2: Harper Collins publisher: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/dawns-early-light-kevin-roberts?variant=41585944526882 "Burning Down Washington"
Exhibit #3: a bookseller: https://www.parnassusbooks.net/book/9798874798840

Exhibit #4:

When the book first became available for preorder on June 19, Vance promoted it on X, writing, “I was thrilled to write the foreword for this incredible book, which contains a bold new vision for the future of conservatism in America.”

On the Amazon page for Dawn’s Early Light, the subtitle reads, “Taking Back Washington to Save America,” but an archived version of the page from June 19 indicates it was initially “Burning Down Washington to Save America.”

Inflammatory language in the blurb has also apparently been tamped down.

A sentence on the archived page that says the book “blazes a warpath for the American people to take back their country” now says it “blazes a promising path.” Another fiery sentence on the archived page read, “Just as a controlled burn preserves the longevity of a forest, conservatives need to burn down these institutions [the FBI, The New York Times, the Department of Education, etc.] if we’re to preserve the American Way of life.” It now says that those institutions “need to be dissolved if the American way of life is to be passed down to future generations.”

https://newrepublic.com/post/184182/jd-vance-trouble-heritage-foundation-project-2025-book-foreword

Someone worked out that the party that broke into and trashed the Capitol in 2021, threatening lawmakers and attempting a coup (after Giuliani suggested "trial by combat" ) shouldn't be saying the "burn it down" bit out loud?
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