#biden is a laughingstock

[commonsensecommentary]

“ . . . at trial, Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory." <— And this addle-brained old man is President? Worse yet, he wants to be re-elected? If you’re wondering why America is falling apart, start right here!

#leadership #government #biden #save america #dementia joe #biden worst president ever #president sock puppet #biden is a laughingstock #biden is a disgrace #trump 2024

[compacflt]

Hi, big fan of your fics. I've just found your Tumblr and binged everything Icemav-related. When reading about Icemav's political beliefs, I've gotten curious. Does Bradley share the same political beliefs as Ice (and Mav)? Does being raised by them or them pulling his papers influence how he votes? Or there are other factors in the play (e.g. generations, social media)? How about Jake and the other Daggers? How does this young generation of the Navy perceive politics (elections, gender, etc.)? My apologies for bombarding you with questions. But as a non-American, American politics have always been something we must pay attention to. I've seen many interesting interpretations on Tumblr but it feels more or less wistful than realistic, but I might be wrong (again not an American) so I would love to see your perspective on this. Thank you.

a good politics roundup post before i leave this blog

icemav & their conservatism: here, here, here

ice’s NECESSARY conservatism as commander of the pacific fleet (i.e. officers who are most likely to get promoted to the highest ranks do NOT break the service line when it comes to domestic politics, so by necessity ice would’ve had to keep his mouth shut, he Cannot be both a four-star and a revolutionary, like he just can’t; and being a revolutionary is otherwise antithetical to his character anyway): here, here.

and the original “ice & mav politics post” which is being updated here: here

I’ve gone back and forth on everyones politics over the last year of me being involved with these characters, but let me just tell you where I’ve ended up headcanoning them politically, if ur interested

ice: reagan democrat. “educated moderate” who was more right-leaning pre-9/11. now just a regular ol liberal (did you SEE those gay little round glasses in tgm? no way this guy isn’t a straight-up lib) with absolutely no strong feelings about most domestic politics besides “fascism bad”. Has some foreign policy opinions that areeeee questionable at best, like all members of the military elite (hangman voice: DO NOT ASK ICEMAN ABOUT CHINA. WORST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE). foreign policy neoliberal favoring the dovish side of the spectrum. A force conservator (“let’s save our military assets [read: my boyfriend maverick 🥺] for when we really need them, not for any old conflict. the deterring specter of the American war machine should outweigh the risk of underperforming”). He’s in favor of marriage equality of course, but treats it like a privilege and not a right. would be sad/upset if it got repealed but wouldn’t necessarily fight for it. “well at least my marriage will always be legal in california so i just won’t leave, problem solved.” Normie median Biden voter.

mav: political wildcard tbh. original 1986 mav is DEFINITELY right-leaning (i think i’ve written elsewhere, “he fully believes bill clinton is an affront to god”). i get young republican vibes from him. Full on patriotic (but dispassionate) 1980s reaganite anti-commie neoconservative. but after the 2010s i am very confused tbh. Tom cruise’s political aura is an insanely confusing one. idk. No matter what, Mav has some Hot Takes that a.) can immediately be shot down by ice using Facts and Logic at any time and b.) are not strictly partisan. He’s registered democrat just to support marriage equality (his marriage is his top priority but he doesn’t care about Other gays’ marriages, only his own), doesn’t care about any of the party’s other lines. Votes however ice tells him to. I get real “kind clueless libertarian” vibes from 2022 maverick tbh. Especially with the “isolating himself in a hangar in the middle of the mojave desert.” that has a political connotation to it for sure. bro just does whatever he wants out there

also, ice & mav live in San Diego, which… while in blue/democrat leaning California…is famously a bastion of right-wingers & has a hitler particle level off the charts… (sorry its not my favorite place in the world). That’s why they’re both continually so disgusted by San Francisco (a metonym for effete liberal homosexuality). Theyre from San Diego, hatred of SF & liberal SF politics is kinda par for the course down there.

Bradley: as u will see in the extras i definitely hc Bradley as an activist, but because he’s… in the navy and also like in his 30s… It’s not college campus activism, it’s just “things all of us in the left wing can agree upon” activism. so, like, BLM or pride, etc. He’s an “in this house we believe” yard sign liberal. He is 38 years old. hes a solid millennial so not politically hip with the kids (me)

Bradley & ice/mav disagree on the VISIBILITY of politics. Ice & mav, who did live through the vietnam era draft/near-dissolution of American society in the 60s and 70s, are not in favor of possibly losing their job/honor they have fought and killed for, for the sake of a political statement. And they believe their relationship IS a political statement, whereas Bradley would rather encourage them to treat their relationship like, I don’t know, a relationship that has a right to exist independent of politics!

Jake and the other daggers: idk. i don’t really give a shit about the daggers sorry. They r blank slates 2 me. jake especially is canonically frat-boy sexist in a way that gives me the heebs, much like original 1986 maverick and ice. But the navy tends to be the most left-wing (or thought of as left wing in common thought) service of the military, if that helps. But it is also the most traditional service of the military, and by traditional I mean BRITISH!!!! 🇬🇧💂there’s so much pomp and circumstance and hoity-toitiness that comes from the navy’s origins in the Royal Navy. A lot of sticking to outdated tradition in the very fabric of the navy itself, while the navy’s enlisted demographics shift younger and more left-wing/“revolutionary…” some interesting conflicts there. Like that one sailor who got blasted by multiple congressmen on social media for (with permission!) reading a poem about their queer identity on the USS Gerald ford’s intercom a few months back, if I remember correctly. Hoo boy the Takes that day were wild. Younger Americans tend to be more liberal but YMMV with officers, who are by nature trying to uphold outdated traditions of the navy for the sake of keeping the navy a unified service

i am of course writing carole as a christian republican who has gay friends and a gay kid not by choice but by the Grace of God

#i realize some terminology in this post is so hyperamericanspecific that you may need to Google it #like the in this house we believe yard sign #it’s… like… i can’t even describe it. it’s a kind of well meaning liberal who can sometimes be a little cringe. #and Reagan democrats (which ice is) are a whole political subgroup in and of themselves #maybe not Reagan democrat but like conservadem? but no that’s different too #blue dog democrat? but not sure he’s that conservative #THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS BECOME SUCH A BIG TENT POST TRUMP THERE ARE 50.000 TYPES OF DEMOCRAT YOU CAN BE #san francisco as a metonym for effete liberal homosexuality of course (it’s where im from 😎😎) #it’s a ten hour drive from SF to San diego like they might as well be different countries. san diego secede from the US when 🙏🏽 #pete maverick mitchell #tom iceman kazansky #top gun #icemav #top gun maverick #jake hangman seresin #bradley rooster bradshaw #normie median biden voter ice #the navy is liberalizing but veeeeery slowly #most of the conservative pressure ive seen towards the navy is external! policymakers & budget drafters etc #the navy is very liberal BUT that makes it a laughingstock among conservatives! #so a desire from higher-ups to push the Navy more conservative to be taken seriously…is kinda understandable #when being taken seriously means more ships more capability more money etc #instead of GOP culture-war-pilled pennypinchers going ‘hey why are we givin the gay service so much money’ #take this post with a grain of salt. i have never been old enough to vote in a federal election.

[1americanconservative]

They said Trump would start WW3. Biden is doing that

They said Trump would persecute his political enemies. Biden is doing that

They said Trump would be the laughingstock of the world. Biden is doing that

They said Trump wasn’t mentally fit. Biden is doing that

They said Trump would ruin our retirements and send inflation through the roof. Biden is doing that

They said we wouldn’t be able to afford gas and groceries under Trump. Biden is doing that

They lied. Now we’re all suffering for it.

[qqueenofhades]

I was wondering if you think things would have gone differently for McCarthy if he had immediately shut down the Biden impeachment idea, what with no evidence and all? Personally if I was in congress and saw someone willing to go to such lengths to try to court just a few extremists/crazies in their own party, I’d be super worried about what they would demand next from him

No, because he was 100% in a no-win situation of his own making. He bent over backward to appease the crazies by bringing the "impeachment" investigation, which instantly proved to be a total disaster exposing the complete absence of any actual evidence and was seen as such by everyone, including Fox. Because McCarthy sold his soul to get the job in the first place by pandering to the most extremist elements of the GOP House caucus, he willingly agreed to the situation where just one loony would be able to introduce a motion to vacate him -- which, uh, is exactly what just happened. This was a ticking time bomb, and it's extremely hard to feel bad that it went off. Chekhov's Matt Gaetz, or something.

Basically, Kevin was damned-if-he-did, damned-if-he-didn't. He enraged Democrats by bringing the sham impeachment and by going on TV and blaming them (as he continues to do even now) for "not wanting to pass" the budget deal, when they were the only reason the government didn't shut down. He had repeatedly lied to them, kissed up to Trump, and otherwise been profoundly untrustworthy. He didn't have enough spine or character to shut down the impeachment business, and even if he had, he would have been even more compromised in the eyes of the far-right lunatics (blah blah "Hiding The Truth About Biden's Crimez And Working With Democrats To Stop It!"). Who indeed would have tried to remove him on that alone. This was all completely predictable and unavoidable from the moment he sold every single scrap of principle or customary House rule just to futilely attempt to appease the worst people alive, get his paws on the gavel for barely 9 months, and accomplish literally nothing, thus to go down in flames as a literal first-in-history laughingstock. Hope it was worth it, Kev!

#anonymous #ask #politics for ts #the thing about extremists is: you will never be extremist enough for them #pandering to them will always backfire #and you will be deserted by everyone else #but because it's a tenet of political logic in america that the republicans are free to behave badly #and the democrats are Obliged to save them from it and then get blamed if they don't #here we are #le shrug

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

KP/William & Kate’s credibility and integrity are being questioned right now. They’re unreliable. Currently a laughingstock worldwide. There’s an editorial cartoon of William puppeting a cardboard cutout of Kate. People are saying the photo was a “jigsaw” and there’s actually no real photo. They need to work really hard to get their trustworthiness back. I’m surprised a lot of people here don’t seem to see this and are brushing this off as nothing. My guess is they’d have to go back to having those dreadful photocalls to be able to prove that they’re real. I hope they know how much they messed up because if they don’t fix it, things are gonna get worse for them.

KateGate is the only thing happening in the news right now. All the attention is amplified because there's nothing to distract us. And by us, I mean, literally US. The US. Most of the content and talk about Kate is being driven by the Americans.

There's no Barbenheimer entertainment juggernaut driving pop culture. There's no Titan submersible catastrophe. The shock of Ukraine and Gaza have worn off. The Biden v Trump showdown hasn't kicked in yet and even then, it's a redux of 2020 and we're still exhausted by that. March Madness hasn't started. Harry hasn't thrown a tantrum. There isn't a new COVID variant. North Korea hasn't fired any missiles. China hasn't launched any new spy balloons. Kate hasn't come back to work.

We have to wait and see what happens when there's real competing news. If KP remains in the news while there's other stuff happening, then there's a real problem. But that hasn't happened yet. We don't know what kind of legs this thing has.

"Wait and see" isn't a pro-KP argument. It's the way the media and pop culture works. Everyone tunnel-visions onto one thing - good or bad - until something else comes along. We're just in a holding pattern waiting for something else.

For me, it's no use getting upset or worried or anxious. We're still in the same media cycle. If, let's say, there's a sudden unexpected celebrity death like Kobe or the first week of March Madness is berserk (as it sometimes is) and KateGate is still the dominating news story, then I'll start worrying.

#ask #brf #theories #waleses

[vomitdodger]

Reminder this “guy” was in charge of nuclear fuel and radioactive waste for the commies.

Biden will go down in history as a complete and utter corrupt laughingstock of the world. History will destroy him and his whole corrupt family.

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

Trump is gonna turn himself in, but it's gonna be on his own terms. He'll fly to New York in a private jet and be escorted to the courthouse in a motorcade flanked by secret service, rhen have his PR people set up a podium outside so he can deliver a campaign speech after he's released later that day. They won't hold him for any length of time, not even overnight, just catch and release.

Ron Desantis is making a big deal about how Florida will refuse to extradite him to New York, but that's just because he knows it'll never come to that and he doesn't want to lay a hand against the leader of his party. He's absolutely not going to run for president in 2024 because he knows he'll lose the nomination in a landslide, and if he says anything bad about Trump the party will crucify him (10 Republicans voted to impeach Trump in 2021, all but 2 lost re-election in 2022; 2 of the 7 senators who voted to convict chose not to run for re-election at all because they didn't think they could win their primaries, and 1 resigned).

Desantis is biding his time to run in 2028 once Trump is out of the picture, either term limited or disgraced for having cost R's the White House again. His refusal to extradite is pointless because Trump doesn't want to be arrested. He doesn't want there to be a standoff, he doesn't want the feds to get involved, he doesn't want to be dragged away in handcuffs for resisting. If he turns himself in, he controls the narrative. If he resists and Desantis helps him, the hammer will come down even harder and he'll embarass himself.

I mean, either way he's gonna act like a martyr, but it would hurt his strongman image if he was manhandled by feds on camera. Like that photo of General MacArthur and the Emperor of Japan, or the video of Richard Spencer getting punched in the face, being arrested would make Trump look weak. His base consists of about a third of the country, maybe 40%, but that's not enough to win in 2024 anymore than it was in 2020, especially not after all of his handpicked Secretary of State stooges lost in 2022. If he's arrested, he'll be seen as an even bigger national laughingstock than he already is, and the the other 60% of voters will flock away from him and towards Biden's Big Tent coalition. Republicans will probably sweep the Senate because of an unfavorable map, but the White House is theirs to lose.

TLDR: Trump will go quietly to save face, then get his ass kicked in 2024 because his base isn't growing

#rant #long post #trump indictment #indict #indictment #34 counts #trump #donald trump #arrest #trump arrest #tldr

[nodynasty4us]

We are semi-inclined to write [Robert F.] Kennedy [Jr.] off as irrelevant as [Marianne] Williamson but for one thing. Suppose he and Williamson want to debate and get some media outlet, most likely Fox News, to sponsor it. The outlet then invites Biden to join and he naturally declines, for fear of giving the other two massive free publicity. So they debate with a cardboard cutout of Biden on stage. Would either of them get enough delegates to hurt Biden? Well, the Democrats use proportional representation in their primaries, so if RFK Jr. got 10% of the votes (from Democrats who think Biden is too old), he would have a few hundred supporters as the Democratic National Convention. They could make a fuss that Fox News would report as "Democrats in disarray, as usual." It could happen. The best case scenario for the Democrats is that RFK Jr. gets a really serious case of COVID while campaigning, becomes a laughingstock, and is sidelined for months.

Electoral-vote.com

#robert f kennedy jr #marianne williamson #vaccines #2024

[acalltocivility]

Why are people still so confused about Donald Trump losing? Somebody please explain this...

This is a man who consistently had some of the lowest approval ratings in presidential history and never even cracked 50 percent and tanked at 29 percent between Jan 8th, 2021 - Jan 12th, 2021, as he was leaving office. He bullied, threatened, mocked and demeaned his way across the political landscape. He openly cozied up to despots and thugs and alienated our allies, positioning himself as a laughingstock and buffoon on the world stage. Literally mocked by world leaders abroad, he set us back decades in public civility here at home with hate crimes skyrocketing to a 12-year high while he was in office. Where is the confusion?

He didn’t achieve anything big he said he was going to — infrastructure, a comprehensive medical plan, and even his coveted wall (which was part of his selling point). He broke laws left and right, got caught in countless lies that were easily refuted through video, and tried to turn the justice department into his own personal goon squad. He used the religious community to further his “career” as a huckster even though he’s never been religious a day in his life. His own sister openly laughed at the very thought of it. He denigrated members of the military and their families as saps and losers, telling John McCain he didn’t like POWs, only “winners,” and had no respect for them. He even mocked the disabled. In addition to bragging about moving on women like a bitch in heat, being a known cohort of Jeffery Epstein back in the day, and being accused or rape by more than one woman, he told shock jock Howard Stern he could refer to Ivanka as a piece of ass. Where is the confusion?

At the 11th hour he didn’t even have a plan for the GOP to sign off on in support of his next term — a first in modern history. Ultimately, they blindly fell in line and signed a blank check, giving him carte blanche to create whatever mayhem should the masses drink the Kool-Aid in sufficient quantity (he did, however, discuss his plans for 2021 to cut Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income, two programs that serve millions of Americans). He got into office with a 4.7% unemployment rate and was only able to lower it to 4% two years into his term (it didn’t budge in 2019) while simultaneously giving us one of the largest deficits in U.S. history. This is before admittedly lying to the public about the severity of COVID and allowed tens of thousands to die while downplaying the illness, the means to curb it, and his ineffectiveness in responding to it, which in turn aided in the severity of the ensuing economic tank. He was more concerned with ratings than the pandemic. Where is the confusion?

He alienated millions with his words and manner and lost the confidence of millions more. He robbed national parks of land and undid protections put in place for fragile eco systems. He lobbed paper towels at hurricane survivors and used Sharpies on weather maps just to assuage his own fragile ego. His promise to help industries that were foundering never came to fruition and started a trade war with China that hurt manufacturers and suppliers here. He even spent more time on the golf course than any other president in history and still refuses to let the American people see his tax returns how many years later?  He claimed the 2016 elections were rigged until he won and then went mute on the subject. Manafort just admitted to collusion with the Russians. His so-called “landslide” against Clinton was exactly what he lost to Biden, only Hillary actually won the popular vote by millions and he didn’t even do that.  Where is the confusion?

And even though nationally more people than not believe the outcome was fair, his die-hard followers want recounts conducted by unknown hacks with little to no oversight having access to voters’ private information. The Arizona GOP should be sued for this. They even suggested contacting voters, whether at home in person or by phone, to quiz them on their choices.  Choices that are deeply personal and private.  Where is the sanctity of voting now? If the tables were turned and it were democrats or independents suggesting house calls they’d scream at the top of their lungs about their freedoms and personal rights. To make matters worse, the voting machines they’ve corrupted will have to be replaced. Who’s paying for that, his supporters? Not bloody likely.

In essence, it boils down to the fact that more voters were — and still are — sick of him and all of the drama that came with him. Time and time again he put his bloated sense of self and his and his cronies’ best interests first, creating the slimiest of swamps in the process. Which reminds us that when it came to administration blemishes, his won hands down with the most indictments while still in office not to mention since. And these are just the tip of the iceberg. For God’s sake, somebody please tell me where is the confusion?

(Out of his league, he was in over his head, which was constantly demonstrated by his defensive posture.)

#trump lost #voter fraud #stolen election

[commonsensecommentary]

Joe Biden has not yet learned a very important foreign policy lesson: Appeasement doesn’t work, and it only emboldens your enemies. And if you’re stupid enough to give them billions of $$$, it only means they can afford lots more bombs and bullets to kill Americans. Got that, dumbass?

#joe biden #joe biden is a failure #biden is a laughingstock #biden is a disgrace #joe biden is a joke #biden is a moron #biden is a traitor #leadership #Biden is a threat to national security #Biden is destroying America #save america

[1americanconservative]

They said Trump would start WW3. Biden is doing that

They said Trump would persecute his political enemies. Biden is doing that

They said Trump would be the laughingstock of the world. Biden is doing that

They said Trump wasn’t mentally fit. Biden is doing that

They said Trump would ruin our retirements and send inflation through the roof. Biden is doing that

They said we wouldn’t be able to afford gas and groceries under Trump. Biden is doing that

They lied. Now we’re all suffering for it.

[xox000xox]

Sky News Host: Laughingstock Joe Biden is "Coming Apart Before Our Eyes" (Video) https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/09/sky-news-host-laughingstock-joe-biden-is-coming/

[bobjr4freedom]

BIDEN IS A LAUGHINGSTOCK!!

Not to long ago on Twitter they had a trend going #Bidenisalaughingstock. Well when Trump was president they had trended one just like this for him. No matter how bad we think a president is doing. Remember hes not alone. There's Congress,there's those around him and they've helped create the problems.

When you have a circus for a government,it's most likely We The People will get mostly shells than the peanuts inside of them. In other words Biden is not only the laughingstock,but so are those around him as well as Congress. And especially those who voted and keeps voting for them.

[deblala]

The US Govt Under Joe Biden Has Become The Laughingstock Of The Planet

https://allnewspipeline.com/The_US_Govt_Under_Joe_Biden_Has_Become_The_Laughingstock_Of_The_Planet.php

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[somethingusefulfromflorida]

The vast majority of House Republicans still support Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, so do you think they'll try to re-elect him? If so, will the dissenters cave in again or will they hold the line and keep voting him down no matter how many ballots? If they really want him gone, he's gone, so who will replace him? it won't be a freedom caucus nazi like gaetz or green or boebert, they won't be able to scrounge majority support from McCarthy's wing, but it certainly won't be someone good. it won'[t be someone sane, it won't be someone level-headed, it will pretty much have to be someone even more willing to bow down to the far-right extremists because they hold all the cards.

I thought for sure back in January that Democrats would cave and help the majority of the Republicans elect a "compromise" candidate, but not a single one voted against Hakeen Jeffries, so I feel confident that they'll hold the line now too. Question is, which faction of the Republicans will cave? If the far-right gives in again, they'll be national laughingstocks for electing someone they hate twice (not that they care about personal embarassment). Ultimately, I don't care who the GOP picks because I will never support them anyway.

Do we think any GOP "moderates" would be willing to back a Democrat? No Hakeem Jeffries, I know that for sure, but any House Democrat? Who is the most conservative Democrat? Would they back them? Would the rest of the Democratic party be willing to back their furthest right member with GOP support? I'd hope not. It's more likely than the alternative; if the freedom caucus keeps delaying shit and making the rest of their party look bad, the party could unite with Democrats to vote to expel them from the House entirely, but the number of vacancies this would open would lead to a Democratic majority, so they'll never go for it. Maybe they could selectively expel one or two just to show they mean business, to get them back in line so the adults in the room can get back to governing instead of wasting time with a circus. It'll never happen. The clowns run the show, and they'll all coalesce behind someone who is nearly industinguishable from McCarthy but more willing to do what gaetz and green and boebert say. Impeach Joe Biden three times? Sure! Shut down the government in November? Why not!

#kevin mccarthy #speaker of the house #house of representatives #congress #politics #political #speaker election #election #house gop #freedom caucus