# Let's go Brandon **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [December 18, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266 "2021-12-18T06:30:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/81 "2021-12-28T17:43:55Z")
Some people think a heartwarming Christmas broadcast to families should be fairly free of political content. However, these people are generally not doofuses. ---
**Author:** ![bmoak1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@bmoak1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak1)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/82 "2021-12-29T01:54:23Z")
Anyone want to start an SDMB Betting Pool on which Republican Congressperson will shout “Let’s go, Brandon” at Biden first during his SOTU address? ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/83 "2021-12-29T02:22:44Z")
My money’s on Marjorie Taylor Greene. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/84 "2021-12-29T02:34:37Z")
Here’s what I’d like to see; this would be a pwn: Joe Biden tweets: “We’ve heard the wishes of the American people loud and clear; we’re happy to announce that our new puppy will now be known as Brandon. Let’s go, Brandon!” Then we sell/buy a fuckload of shirts, flags, etc. with a pic of the dog and his catchphrase: Let’s go, Brandon! ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/85 "2021-12-29T02:42:21Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Then we sell/buy a fuckload of shirts, flags, etc. with a pic of the dog and his catchphrase: Let’s go, Brandon! I call dibs on the knock-off shirts with images of Brandon squatting over a newspaper with Trump, MTG, or really any other GOPer’s picture on the page. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/86 "2021-12-29T09:30:27Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > {…} If you read the article, Schmeck is full of gaslighting, making claims that he wasn’t being vulgar, that he was just joking around {…} **Jesus** : Why did you say "Fuck Joe Biden? **Jared ~~Schmuck~~ Schmeck** : I didn’t! I said “Let’s go Brandon”! **Jesus** : Really? You think you can pull that shit on Me? I’ll remind you, I’M FUCKING GOD! I invented knowing who’s naughty and who’s nice. I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/87 "2021-12-30T16:28:31Z")
Just to throw another log on this fire… I am (only slightly) surprised that Biden’s team had not made him aware that the phrase was flying around the meme-sphere as a veiled insult, just so he would be prepared if he heard it. Maybe come up with a innocuous canned response if someone uttered it to him (or shouted it at him). Are they out of touch? ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/88 "2021-12-30T16:34:21Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > I am (only slightly) surprised that Biden’s team had not made him aware that the phrase was flying around the meme-sphere as a veiled insult, just so he would be prepared if he heard it. Maybe come up with a innocuous canned response if someone uttered it to him (or shouted it at him). Are they out of touch? What in the world makes you think he wasn’t aware of the phrase? If he was unaware, he’d have been confused by the strange non-sequitor. Saying “I agree, Let’s Go Brandon” and moving on took the wind right out of that Trumper’s sails. I doubt he’d have done that if he wasn’t already aware of the phrase. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/89 "2021-12-30T17:12:12Z")
Somewhere out there is a poor person named Karen Brandon who’s just had the worst year or two. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/90 "2021-12-30T17:12:21Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Saying “I agree, Let’s Go Brandon” and moving on took the wind right out of that Trumper’s sails. I doubt he’d have done that if he wasn’t already aware of the phrase. It’s such an easy phrase for its target to ironically embrace, I’m surprised there hasn’t been a concerted effort to do so by the White House. I guess I should be reassured that they don’t spend a lot of time worrying about petty memes. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/91 "2021-12-30T17:13:14Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I guess I should be reassured that they don’t spend a lot of time worrying about petty memes. Who do you think they are - the Trump administration? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/92 "2021-12-30T17:14:40Z")
Well, it’s not too late for Biden to tweak the decor in the Oval Office. What about a big banner with the Phrase over hsi head for speeches? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/93 "2021-12-30T17:15:38Z")
My 64-year old mom asked me yesterday, “What does let’s go Brandon mean?” Oh my… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/94 "2021-12-30T17:23:28Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Somewhere out there is a poor person named Karen Brandon who’s just had the worst year or two. Here’s an article about that sort of thing. > **['Let's go, Brandon': First Karen. Then Ken. Now Brandon. How internet brings...](https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2021/11/02/lets-go-brandon-insult-joe-biden-joins-karen-ken-internet-memes/6249709001/)** > > "Let's go, Brandon" is code to secretly insult President Joe Biden. To all the people named Brandon: The internet is bringing notoriety to your name By the way, I wasn’t aware of “Ken” being the male version of “Karen”. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/95 "2021-12-30T17:33:20Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > Maybe come up with a innocuous canned response if someone uttered it to him (or shouted it at him) “Brandon won” and then finger guns at the camera. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/96 "2021-12-30T18:44:46Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > “Let’s go, Brandon” is code to secretly insult President Joe Biden. No it’s not. No one is trying to hide who they are dissing with this. It’s not a coded phrase or a dog whistle. It’s just the encapulation of two things: dislike of President Biden, and how the media likes to twist things they don’t like, It’s a double shot at the President and the media. Everyone knows it’s an insult to Biden. Or if you prefer, it’s just a viral meme like ‘Drumpf’, only more successful, ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/97 "2021-12-30T18:49:00Z")
If you’re 8 years old and the school yard bully yells a ‘mean’ phrase at you, you are hurt and might try to do something about it. Adults laugh and walk away. Trump supporters are nothing but school yard bully’s. That’s all they have, and are just making fools of themselves. But that sort of goes without saying. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/98 "2021-12-30T18:50:14Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > and how the media likes to twist things they don’t like You keep saying this like someone assigned to interview a race car driver represents some class of politically biased media. Really? ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/99 "2021-12-30T19:04:12Z")
It’s just a moment that captured a feeling, That’s how viral memes work. It doesn’t have to have anything to do with a specific reporter, other than that she made the statement that triggered the meme. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266/100 "2021-12-30T19:18:13Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > It doesn’t have to have anything to do with a specific reporter, … or reality, or facts… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-brandon/956266.md?page=6)