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Towlie

(5,455 posts) Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:00 PM Sep 15

JD Vance admits he is willing to 'create stories' to get media attention

The Guardian: JD Vance admits he is willing to ‘create stories’ to get media attention

Republican vice-presidential candidate defends spreading false, racist claims demonizing Haitian immigrants

In a stunning admission, Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance said he is willing “to create stories” on the campaign trail while defending his spreading false, racist rumors of pets being abducted and eaten in a town in his home state of Ohio.

Vance’s remarks came during an appearance on Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union, where he said he felt the need “to create stories so that the … media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people”.

Asked by the CNN host Dana Bash whether the false rumors centering on Springfield, Ohio, were “a story that you created”, Vance replied, “Yes!” He then said the claims were rooted in “accounts from … constituents” and that he as well as the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, had spoken publicly about them to draw attention to Springfield’s relatively large Haitian population.

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How can one possibly convince people who still believe someone even when he admits that he's lying?

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JD Vance admits he is willing to 'create stories' to get media attention (Original Post) Towlie Sep 15 OP

He admits he lies to get votes. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #1

It's worse than lying to get votes. He lies just to change the subject! Attilatheblond Sep 15 #4

I guess we can only conclude, Republicans want to be lied to Walleye Sep 15 #2

Low life trash with a Yale diploma dalton99a Sep 15 #3

Some folks rise from horrible childhoods and work to raise others up. Attilatheblond Sep 15 #5

Trump/Vance are playing to what they consider their strength... agingdem Sep 15 #6

Does anyone believe his constituents "came to him"? tetedur Sep 15 #7

Irish_Dem

(55,964 posts)

1. He admits he lies to get votes.

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:06 PM

Sep 15

Attilatheblond

(4,228 posts)

4. It's worse than lying to get votes. He lies just to change the subject!

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:23 PM

Sep 15

To my old eyes, that looks like he KNOWS the GOP campaign is based on nothing but he goes full speed ahead with shoveling fertilizer.

Walleye

(35,049 posts)

2. I guess we can only conclude, Republicans want to be lied to

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:07 PM

Sep 15

dalton99a

(84,066 posts)

3. Low life trash with a Yale diploma

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:07 PM

Sep 15

Attilatheblond

(4,228 posts)

5. Some folks rise from horrible childhoods and work to raise others up.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:26 PM

Sep 15

Some are just driven to rise up on the socio-economic ladder so they can look on others who were/are in similar poor situations.

He is really a disgrace.

agingdem

(8,540 posts)

6. Trump/Vance are playing to what they consider their strength...

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:33 PM

Sep 15

the border/illegal immigration from "shit hole countries"...Springfield is Trump's template for a "race war"...January 6 with a twist...God loving church going flag waving white christian real Americans fighting the black/brown scourge coming to their shores to take their jobs, rape their daughters, and shove fentanyl down their throats...

tetedur

(1,051 posts)

7. Does anyone believe his constituents "came to him"?

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:38 PM

Sep 15

If your cat disappears, wouldn't you call the local police or sheriff? If you didn't get an adequate response, you might take the issue to the town council or mayor.

But he claims his constituents contacted him, their US Senator. I wonder if they also went to their House Representative.

He duly considered the magnitude of this issue and had no choice but to amplify the problem by bringing it to the national stage. What a stand up guy!

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