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‘So desperate’: JD Vance bashed for hurling homophobic taunt at James Talarico (www.huffpost.com)
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JD Vance attempted a Hail Mary pass of sorts for the GOP in the form of homophobia on Tuesday when he used a midterm rally to imply that Texas Senate Democratic nominee James Talarico is gay.

“I love you, too, sir,” Vance began at an event in Tyler, Texas, seemingly in response to a rallygoer, before adding, “In a totally platonic way, to be clear.”

“I’m the vice president, not James Talarico.”

Vance’s schoolyard bully-like taunt takes notes from the anti-gay expression “no homo” that was popularized in the ’90s and ’00s and adds to his history of hurling anti-LGBTQ attacks toward Talarico, a majority of which have suggested that he’s a “freak” or a pedophile for supporting transgender children and drag performers (it’s worth noting that Vance himself has done drag). He’s even resorted to “Talafreako” as a way of referring to Talarico.

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[–] 50 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

"I'm a Talafreako" t-shirts are available...

On James Talarico's campaign website. Dude leaned into it.

My favorite there is "It's time to start knocking over tables"...

The Republicans are obviously fucking terrified. And they should be.

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    • [–] 33 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    "See? I'm relevant! Look how gay this dude is, crazy right? Please for the love of God don't let me fade into irrelevant obscurity the second the fat dying fuck leaves office"

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    • [–] 16 points 4 weeks ago

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    [–] 16 points 4 weeks ago

    Talarico is the guy Vance WISHES he could be.

    JD is more ambition-driven than ideological, and so are many, many people that support trump “eagerly” in public.

    They are carrerist-first, not ideological. They are just as “evil” and should be disqualified from public service and shunned by society just the same if not more. They have the facilities to fully asses the implications of their actions and chose to support the amoral and destructive pursuits of the American right.

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    [–] 14 points 4 weeks ago

    Meanwhile JD has Peter Theil so far up his ass

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    [–] 12 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    When will Vance come out of the closet, and what will happen to him?

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    • [–] 8 points 4 weeks ago

    Sounds like something someone in the closet and insecure would say...

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    [–] 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Whatever Talarico is doing seems better than shit talking your own spouse and children or openly cheating on your spouse who got to be on your jury for impeachment proceedings

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    • [–] 18 points 4 weeks ago*

    Vance, everytime he visits the couch area of a furniture store.

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    [–] 12 points 4 weeks ago

    Hey.. if a maga republican feels the need to outright attack the opposition publicly, they're the right choice.

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    [–] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    I bet the crowd listening to him fucking loved it.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 weeks ago

    It's actually impressive how much of a charisma void Vance is - I've seen him try to upgrade himself from "bully hype man" to "bully" in front of a crowd before and it's just silence. I think the crowd is usually so zoned out when he talks they may not even notice.

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    • [–] 5 points 4 weeks ago

    jaydee vance is a sweat

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    [–] 4 points 4 weeks ago

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    [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago

    Just listened to hilarious borderline homophobic "analysis" on Morning Joe. Eye liner and your boss commenting on man ass is a bit of a glass house to be throwing these kind of bullshit stones.

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    [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago*

    My parents still watch youtube on television with ads 8/9 times a show starts there is an ad talking against this guy.

    Mind you, they don't even know enough English and only watch Turkish version of SNL (guldur guldur) It's not a "recommendation" algorithm thing.

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    [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago

    Conservatives need to be rounded up and dealt with. They are an infestation of pure evil.

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