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51. They are building the narrative

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:19 AM

Apr 2025

to destroy social security. I'll say it again. They are building the narrative to destroy the system. “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” 70 million American lives depend upon the social security system. Are they going to let those Americans starve?

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JD Vance just told Fox & Friends that 40% of people calling Social Security "are actually committing fraud" [View all] highplainsdem Apr 2025 OP

Couch fucker should stfu SheltieLover Apr 2025 #1

Impeach Trump, Vance & Johnson before they kill us all! NotHardly Apr 2025 #70

Absolutely! SheltieLover Apr 2025 #74

These people are sick in the head as well as evil heart.................... Lovie777 Apr 2025 #2

Will no one ever ask for proof? BoRaGard Apr 2025 #3

That always infuriates me. Mr. Evil Apr 2025 #50

JD, I heard from the same source where you got that that your mother is a jackal. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #4

I heard that his mother was a hamster RazorbackExpat Apr 2025 #10

You silly liberalgunwilltravel Apr 2025 #40

I fart in your general direction ButchMcMuffin Apr 2025 #41

I blow my nose at you! nt Dulcinea Apr 2025 #53

100 % of guests on Fox and Friends are frauds Johonny Apr 2025 #5

Lol let them cut into social security. bearsfootball516 Apr 2025 #6

I hope you're right, all I see and think is thousands will die without their S S and there won't be enough people a kennedy Apr 2025 #12

Don't forget the 6.3 million who voted for Biden but not for Harris. CrispyQ Apr 2025 #32

Preach on! Moostache Apr 2025 #62

You're assuming that count was true Ritabert Apr 2025 #85

They'll be required to bring their death certificate to register... rubbersole Apr 2025 #67

The Nazi parasite pulled that number out of his ass and gave it to him dalton99a Apr 2025 #7

The lying POS even throws in the "150 years olds collecting checks" disproven lie. Swede Apr 2025 #8

JD! Who are they? Identify them if 'they' truly are collecting the money. Norrrm Apr 2025 #36

I heard a caller on a progressive talk show say she called the SSA with a question and the person who was answering ImNotGod Apr 2025 #9

I don't know why I bother to ask, but since I can't watch now, did Fox anchors call him at all on this? hlthe2b Apr 2025 #11

You just know Vance looks at the curvy couch on Fox & Friends and says "Mmmmm..." to himself. Efilroft Sul Apr 2025 #13

It's all part of his cock and bull fantasy Blue Owl Apr 2025 #58

Read this somewhere Pizza slice Apr 2025 #14

Might believe that 40% of the scams against SS recipients is committed over the phone. But ... sinkingfeeling Apr 2025 #21

0.00625% vs 34 counts of business fraud makes me ask, "Where's the fraud?" CrispyQ Apr 2025 #38

I personally know 4 people on SSI TBA Apr 2025 #15

There's a hotline to report disability fraud. sinkingfeeling Apr 2025 #19

People can be disabled and still be able to participate in some way mountain grammy Apr 2025 #20

Agree! Hope22 Apr 2025 #25

Yep. I'd trust health professionals over anyone else. W_HAMILTON Apr 2025 #89

Crazy how you know so many people's deeply personal information Mysterian Apr 2025 #27

huh Kali Apr 2025 #28

Tend to agree -- my rural FL observation spans 40 years. Have observed that allegorical oracle Apr 2025 #45

I'm appalled at the number of people who are sure that people with disabilities are cheating the system. Ms. Toad Apr 2025 #54

DU has had a reactionary undercurrent (that often pops up and punches down) since I joined in mid 2018. Celerity Apr 2025 #69

Wish I could rec this post 100x intrepidity Apr 2025 #78

That's amazing! dpibel Apr 2025 #56

Actually, I know three*, two of whom I actually helped with forms and niyad Apr 2025 #75

So you have to just be sitting around being a couch potato, in your estimation, Ms. Toad Apr 2025 #46

JD Vance deserves to be lifted up misanthrope Apr 2025 #87

On second thought, you're right. Ms. Toad Apr 2025 #90

Hmmmm, I'll go with the Brookings Institute's findings I think. NoMoreRepugs Apr 2025 #63

SSI is NOT Social Security Wiz Imp Apr 2025 #73

I think you are mistaken - see Sec. 12.04 spooky3 Apr 2025 #80

Trump sure picked a good LIAR for our VP. He can lie to your face real good. riversedge Apr 2025 #16

I was raised on a farm in Ohio and that's the largest pile of shit I've ever seen. sinkingfeeling Apr 2025 #17

I saw some MAGAt repeat this crap on Nextdoor. CousinIT Apr 2025 #18

The only ones I suspected of fraud are all Republicans. Emile Apr 2025 #22

Every Libertarian I know IRL (not many, admittedly) is on disability. yardwork Apr 2025 #31

We can't wait for midterms. It will be too late by then. Linda ladeewolf Apr 2025 #23

Hey, Flipper Aviation Pro Apr 2025 #24

To condense and clarify - "JD Vance... '...actually committing fraud'" dchill Apr 2025 #26

GOP accusations are confessions. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #29

Let me guess, there will be an income test bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #30

That jerkoff lies every time he opens his damn mouth... he should go fuck another couch & STFU!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2025 #33

We've elected our enemies. Turbineguy Apr 2025 #34

You have to be a liar if you work with trmp... spanone Apr 2025 #35

You used to have to go on line to hear that level of bullshit... Wounded Bear Apr 2025 #37

They are going to take our Social Security, it's that simple Eliot Rosewater Apr 2025 #39

Makes me wish I had chosen the East Coast as my choice for USMC duty station in 1998. Crowman2009 Apr 2025 #42

Trump's cabinet is full of liars, spies and terrorists who are actively working against the American people. hadEnuf Apr 2025 #43

Move fast and break things IronLionZion Apr 2025 #44

Vance Talks Out Of His Ass Which Is Also Where His Sense Of Taste Resides MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #47

Go fuck another couch, creep. Basso8vb Apr 2025 #48

Shows no proof of this Owens Apr 2025 #49

They are building the narrative blue-wave Apr 2025 #51

Go bang a couch, VD Jance. Dulcinea Apr 2025 #52

That is what Littlered Apr 2025 #55

The lie covers their belief that if 1 person out of 100 gets something they don't deserve then the other 99 wiggs Apr 2025 #57

But it's not 1 in 100 ... VMA131Marine Apr 2025 #88

Come here and say that, couchfucker C_U_L8R Apr 2025 #59

With all this fraud, where are the prosecutions, Davenporter? Sneederbunk Apr 2025 #60

Just when you thought the BS couldn't get deeper up steps JD. flashman13 Apr 2025 #61

JD 100% fraud RANDYWILDMAN Apr 2025 #64

He just defamed the American people. Impeach the motherfucker. nt SunSeeker Apr 2025 #65

This imbecile is a poster boy on why Dump loves Xi, Putin and North Korea wolfie001 Apr 2025 #66

Don't expect truth from Vance or FOX and Assholes. twodogsbarking Apr 2025 #68

What Self-Respecting Fraudster RobinA Apr 2025 #71

Well, That Sounds Made Up ProfessorGAC Apr 2025 #72

I understood that to mean that 40% of the calls received at SSA were by scammers trying to change people's banking info MichMan Apr 2025 #76

What an interesting understanding dpibel Apr 2025 #81

Vance is just despicable. viva la Apr 2025 #77

STFU, you disgusting little pervert. niyad Apr 2025 #79

because 98 year old grandma's would never miss the payment. People do not rely on the SS checks, they rely on their LiberalArkie Apr 2025 #82

Just threatening to scapegoat anyone who speaks applegrove Apr 2025 #83

They're intentionally tanking Social Security. This kind of shit from Vance is just fluff. jalan48 Apr 2025 #84

Well, he needs to be called out LOUDLY senseandsensibility Apr 2025 #86