Feral Joe: A Series: II
This is decency versus lack of decency. This is about character…. The choice couldn’t be clearer…
This is decency versus lack of decency. This is about character…. The choice couldn’t be clearer…
“Feral Joe” stolen from Josh Marshall: <https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1824138415228731457>
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Joe Biden: This is the most important election of our lifetime no matter how old or young you are. Not a joke, not a hyperbole, not about Democrat or Republican. This is decency versus lack of decency. This is about character…. The choice couldn’t be clearer. The choice couldn’t be more stark…. [Trump] is a loser as a candidate and, more importantly in my view, I’m just going to say it straight-up: he’s a loser as a man…
Tim Walz: Look, I won't waste all of the time, I mean I’m gonna talk about his running mate. His running mate, Elon Musk. […] Look, Elon is on that stage jumping around, skipping like a dipshit…
Joe Biden: Trump likes to call himself pro-business. We all know Trump is a failed businessman—including bankrupting a casino in Atlantic City, which is pretty hard to do. How is that possible? I thought the House always won. Trump wasn't only a loser in 2020. He's a loser in everything he does.... Remember when Trump told them if I got elected the stock market would crash?... If he meant the stock market would crash through record highs, he was actually right.... It must be irritating for the guy to turn to Fox News and hear the Biden-Harris stock market is stronger than ever in history…
Reporter: Have you spoken to former president Trump at all?
Joe Biden: Are you kidding me? Mr. former president Trump, get a life man, help these people!
Reporter: Will you hold them accountable? You said you were going to hold them accountable!
Joe Biden: The public will hold them accountable. You in the press had better hold them accountable, because you know the truth.
Joe Biden: Former President Trump has led the onslaught of lies. [about hurricane response]. Assertions have been made that property is being confiscated. That's simply not true. They're saying people impacted by these storms will receive $750 in cash and no more. That's simply not true. They're saying the money needed for this crisis is being diverted to migrants. What a ridiculous thing to say, it's not true…. Now the claims are getting even more bizarre. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, the congresswoman of Georgia, is now saying the federal government is literally controlling the weather. We're controlling the weather. It's beyond ridiculous…
Joe Biden: Over the last few weeks, there has been a reckless, irresponsible, and relentless promotion of disinformation and outright lies that are disturbing people. It's undermining confidence in the incredible rescue and recovery work that has already been taken and will continue to be taken, and it's harmful to those who need help the most. There is simply no place for this to happen…
Joe Biden: “It's so stupid. It's got to stop!” Asked by a reporter why he thought Trump was spreading misinformation, Biden responded, “I don't know. I simply don't know. You can speculate, but it—I—I just find it—and I know I use the phrase more than I've used it ever my whole career—un-American. It's un-American. It's not who the hell we are. What are they talking about?” When then asked whether he had considered calling Trump and asking him to stop spreading it, Biden answered, “Oh, come on!”
Joe Biden: [Trump is] lying, and the Governor [of Georgia] told him he was lying. I’ve spoken to the governor [Brian Kemp]. I don’t understand why he keeps doing this. The reason I get so angry isn’t because of what he says about me—I don’t care about that—but because of what he’s communicating to people in need. He’s suggesting we aren’t doing everything we can, but we are. You’ve probably heard the Republican Governor of Georgia mention this; he’s been on the phone with me more than once. So, it’s just not true. And frankly, it’s irresponsible…
I just want to see that motherfucking traitor swinging by his ankles from a gas station sign.
Is lying for some purpose "Un-American"? It seems to me there is more than adequte evidence that it is practsed by all social strata from street peddlars to POTUS. Trump may do it more than most, and hurt more people than most (he doesn't care) but I don't see it as Un-American any more than a sketchy car salesman trying to sell you a "lemon". It might even be as "American" as apple-pie.