Republican vice-presidential nominee continues to face questions about comment as campaign speeds up

The Republican vice-presidential nominee, JD Vance, claimed that calling leading Democrats “a bunch of childless cat ladies” was merely a “sarcastic remark”, as he attempted to deflect charges of misogyny and redirect fire at Harris’s own running mate, Tim Walz, on Tuesday.

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This couch fucker really is a dumbass isn’t he?

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With conservatives you really only have two choices: they’re idiots or psychopaths (and that isn’t an exclusive “or”)

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If the “or” is inclusive you shouldn’t use “either”

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Shit, true! I’ll just edit that away and we can pretend it never happened. WHO CONTROLS THE PAST CONTROLS THE FUTURE

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Here, have some nerds arguing extensively over whether that’s necessarily the case.

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He didn’t get where he is today by being smart or talented. He got where he is today by bending over and letting Peter Thiel use him as a sock puppet.

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Just gonna keep posting this since we shouldn’t be perpetuating lies: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jd-vance-couch-cushions/.

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We all know it isn’t true. That’s what makes it even funnier because Vance is exactly the kind of person who looks like he would do it and he’s doing a very poor job at making anyone think otherwise.

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No all we really know is he didn’t write about it in his book. We really have no idea whether or not he ACTUALLY did or not. I know I’ve done things I would never admit publicly.

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To be honest, as a childless cat owner, a really charismatic candidate could probably have doubled down and we wouldn’t still be talking about it. Their voters don’t give a fuck, but to keep trying to pretend you didn’t say the thing you said is dragging it out unnecessarily

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yeah, that’s what i keep thinking about. Trump would’ve washed himself of this 3 seconds after he said it. i think the only winning move here would’ve been to double down. might not have won them anyone new, but their base would’ve eaten it up.

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sarcasm noun sar·casm / ˈsär-ˌka-zəm

1: a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain

2a: a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual

2b: the use or language of sarcasm

I must be missing how that’s any better. “Oh, I meant to insult them in a satirical way.”

Regardless, it still sounds like something a couchfucker would say.

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Right, so with this it’s no longer just Actual Childless Cat Ladies, but rather anyone single is now a childless cat lady, and they mean it as an insult.

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Haha same - clarifying that an asshole sarcastic comment is sarcastic doesn’t make it not an asshole comment.

Many people (hopefully most) knew it was sarcasm.

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It’s a joke! When you give me that look it’s a joke

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This has big

energy.

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