• The Real King Gordon
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    1851 month ago

    The Narcissist’s Prayer

    That didn’t happen.
    And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
    And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
    And if it is, that’s not my fault.
    And if it was, I didn’t mean it. <- he is here And if I did, you deserved it.

  • aramis87
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    961 month ago

    Ah, that old GOP favorite, the “Schrodinger’s Joke” defense against encouraging stochastic terrorism …

  • Chozo
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    561 month ago

    Markwayne will never beat the joke his parents pulled by giving him that name.

  • @azimir@lemmy.ml
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    451 month ago

    So… He’s evil. He’s supposed to be a represent of the country at some level. He should attempt to live up to the ideals of a democratic republic. He should take his role as a leader of the whole populace, not just some of it.

    These statements are not jokes, they are statements of his role as a leader. They hold weight and power of his office. Claiming his officer’s power is a joke about hurting people demonstrates what he wants to use the power for. He feels the power of the state should be used extrajudicially against citizens of his nation. That’s evil.

    • Geetnerd
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      61 month ago

      And he’d want to fight them, like a CTE overgrown 15 year old.

      This is a warning, kids: don’t let your kids participate in sports where they can sustain multiple concussions before they’re an adult. Your kid will end up a violent brute.

  • LupusBlackfur
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    371 month ago

    Gee, wonder how well the “I was just joking” defense would work for those non-MAGAts among us…

    🙄 🤡 🖕 🖕

  • @harmsy@lemmy.world
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    361 month ago

    Spoiler: No he wasn’t. He meant every word of that crap. He just thought others agreed with him.

  • @Zomg@lemmy.world
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    I didnt elect my representatives to make jokes, and I’m sure others haven’t for theirs. fuck off.

  • @GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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    281 month ago

    there’s this joke about a republican senator I heard years ago. it starts off with his constituency beating him so hard that his next two children end up in wheelchairs. when the local news picks up the story they ask him, “do you have any regrets?” and the senator says, “of course I do! I have two.”

  • @qarbone@lemmy.world
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    281 month ago

    You can’t do that.

    You’re an government official, not someone tanking a Tuesday-noon stand-up gig. If you want to be “funny” and intimate violence toward political opponents “as a joke”, quit and pursue that comedy career you’re tripping over yourself to practice.

    We can’t keep letting public figures say insane shit and walking it back “as a joke”. You shouldn’t be able walk anything back. If you want to recant, it’s an official motion you have to make and you’re fined regardless, if it was a threat/incitement to violence or slander/libel.

    They should be afraid of the words they use because those words have a greater effect than the average person.

  • @NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
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    271 month ago

    One of those “I’m joking” but not really jokes. -I hate those. It show’s a lack of self-awareness on those that make the claim.

    • @teamevil@lemmy.world
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      41 month ago

      It’s a joke when you’re either upset or horrified at the statement… it’s like asking someone for a blow job, it’s a joke depending on your reason…Had a vocal group said that’s fine, kill the reporters telling inconvenience truths, he’d have done nothing to stop it, I bet.

  • @A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    221 month ago

    the classic “Oh shit, I’m getting to much backlash…uh… uh…umm…er…uh… IT WAS A JOKE, GOD, STUPID LIBTARDS TAKE EVERYTHING SERIOUSLY!”