She needs reminding that she already kissed the ring.
Or at least the surface close to it.
Republicans: Lol Biden can’t give a speech without a teleprompter, anyway we’ve turned over a new leaf and we’re all about peace and unity
Ron Johnson: It’s the teleprompter’s fault I said Democrats are trying to destroy America
Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, and Jerry Garcia are spinning in their graves at this one.
(BTW, Vivek; the oldest Gen-Zs are already pushing 30.)
From the article teaser,
Every accusation is a confession.
In the late '80s, I saw Timothy Leary speak at my college once (with Abbie Hoffman debating Curtis Sliwa and senior Bush’s drug czar) and Jerry in concert many times. I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t think being a conservative is ~“sticking it to the Man”. (Regretfully, I missed Ken Kesey when he came to campus to talk.)
Can we be deported to the country of our choosing? If so, sign me up.
Me too - he was an incredible twit. Seems to me his message boiled down to, “Do whatever you want, even if it makes you an inconsiderate prick.”
Anyone know who it was Mike Johnson meant by “the Attorney General”…? That’s who he said he was introducing (and then the teleprompter quit and he walked off as you described).
Bill Barr spoke? Surely not Jeff Sessions. OR maybe it was Aileen Cannon???
According to this link it was Iowa’s attorney General.
A break lasting just over 45 minutes ensued before Johnson made his return, thanking the crowd for their patience before introducing the attorney general of Iowa, Brenna Bird.
Bird then led the process of nominating the Republican candidate for vice president – Ohio Senator JD Vance - who entered the convention hall to cheers and applause alongside his wife Usha Vance.
Sticker Mule was a popular source for fun custom stickers … until its owner sent an email in which he:
- Called himself a Trump supporter
- Railed against “insane political hate”
- Threw in a promotional message about discounted stickers
I sure as hell won’t be ordering any more stickers for my record store from them.
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People actually read “promotional” emails?
Huh.
That’s what makes it even worse. He sent it as a concerned citizen 
, but then slipped in a promotion. Even people who might agree with him politically would be upset by that, because they typically don’t read promo emails.
“People are terrified to admit they support Trump”. Which “people” are those? Because there are a helluva lot of Trump supporters who feel no fear (or shame) in announcing that they do.
They should be. Not because they’ll be subject to violence (paranoid much?) but because other people will think they’re idiots or fascists and won’t want to do business with them.
Same as or different from Bill Penzey’s political emails?
I’ve bought stickers from there, too. No more. Too bad, they did a good job.
It’s kind of amazing.
“I want to say what I want without consequence. But I’m going to insult you anyway with the expectation you will keep buying things from me because woke socialists have too much money and no self-respect or something. For reasons”
I’d say, if you want to make your political affiliation part of your brand, go ahead … but be ready to alienate half your potential audience and don’t be surprised at the vitriol that comes your way.
But no matter which side you’re aligned with, it’s just really bad form to send an email that’s purportedly about decrying violence and then slip in a promotional message. “We care … and save 20%” is a terrible message.
In Sticker Mule’s case, it’s just sickening that the CEO can, with a straight face, decry political hatred when his hero has made it the core of his comeback.
This, too.
I remember back when I was a teen, I was at a store that sold gag gifts and saw a bumper sticker that said “Dole for pineapple, not for president”.
I thought it was funny and didn’t, even for a second, consider that other people wouldn’t. I stuck it on the (Dole) pineapple display at work and was quickly told to take it down, with the explanation that once politics comes up, you’re going to piss off half of the customers.
Made sense. To this day, nearly 30 years later, I get borderline uncomfortable when politics comes up with customers.