The Juggler said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

The Juggler said:

"People are making fun of this everywhere?" 

Where? The Ben Shapiro podcast? Megyn Kelly's podcast? Rightwing Facebook? I haven't seen or heard anything about this until this thread. 

She was on some morning zoo radio show for five minutes and was asked to explain what's happening in laymens terms. Perhaps she put in extra laymens terms, but....so what? 

This is a good example of why Republicans are better at keeping their voters in line. They don't care about stuff that actually matters. It's culture war bullshit like this that captures their attention. This is especially true if everyone is actually still talking about it two weeks later.

Good god. 

when this first got started, I had a laugh and then asked for more context. I was told I didn't need it. And I agree, to some extent. I mean, layman doesn't mean "speaking to a child". it just means an easily understandable version that anyone without prior knowledge can get. "russia is a big country" is kind of a ridiculous way of putting it. 

sure, she goes on to speak in terms that are more in line with her position. But come on, you can't see how this is worthy of a little elbow in the ribs? I see literally no one making a "big deal" out of it. Just making fun of it. this place (and liberals in general) pick apart literally every single thing Trump said for 4 years. and yeah, some of it was way overblown. 

this place STILL posts memes of Pence and the fly on his head. but get all up in arms when conservatives make fun of joe tripping up the stairs. so come on, saying this is disingenuous is, well....disingenuous. 

this isn't culture war shit. this is making fun of a silly thing the VP said. that's it. 

According to Mace, "everyone is making fun of this" and it's been almost two weeks now. So, if that is true, yeah I think people are making a big deal out of it. If it is not true, then, well, that's on the mace man. 

Comparing this to the fly on Pence's head or something Trump said is laughable, Hugh. She was asked to respond in laymens terms. She did. The full context quote isn't even all that bad, considering the kind of interview and time constraint. Trump, on the other hand,  speaks in laymens terms literally every time he opens his mouth. He went off on a tangent about windmills yesterday when asked about Ukraine for crying out loud. lol 

And this is not some late night comedian we are talking about here, either. This is the fucking RNC purposefully taking something our VP said out of context to make her look bad, while we are in the middle of a world conflict. It is another example of their disingenuous attempts to divide us further and distract us from things that matter. 

The Juggler said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

The Juggler said:

"People are making fun of this everywhere?" 

Where? The Ben Shapiro podcast? Megyn Kelly's podcast? Rightwing Facebook? I haven't seen or heard anything about this until this thread. 

She was on some morning zoo radio show for five minutes and was asked to explain what's happening in laymens terms. Perhaps she put in extra laymens terms, but....so what? 

This is a good example of why Republicans are better at keeping their voters in line. They don't care about stuff that actually matters. It's culture war bullshit like this that captures their attention. This is especially true if everyone is actually still talking about it two weeks later.

Good god. 

when this first got started, I had a laugh and then asked for more context. I was told I didn't need it. And I agree, to some extent. I mean, layman doesn't mean "speaking to a child". it just means an easily understandable version that anyone without prior knowledge can get. "russia is a big country" is kind of a ridiculous way of putting it. 

sure, she goes on to speak in terms that are more in line with her position. But come on, you can't see how this is worthy of a little elbow in the ribs? I see literally no one making a "big deal" out of it. Just making fun of it. this place (and liberals in general) pick apart literally every single thing Trump said for 4 years. and yeah, some of it was way overblown. 

this place STILL posts memes of Pence and the fly on his head. but get all up in arms when conservatives make fun of joe tripping up the stairs. so come on, saying this is disingenuous is, well....disingenuous. 

this isn't culture war shit. this is making fun of a silly thing the VP said. that's it. 

According to Mace, "everyone is making fun of this" and it's been almost two weeks now. So, if that is true, yeah I think people are making a big deal out of it. If it is not true, then, well, that's on the mace man. 

Comparing this to the fly on Pence's head or something Trump said is laughable, Hugh. She was asked to respond in laymens terms. She did. The full context quote isn't even all that bad, considering the kind of interview and time constraint. Trump, on the other hand,  speaks in laymens terms literally every time he opens his mouth. He went off on a tangent about windmills yesterday when asked about Ukraine for crying out loud. lol 

And this is not some late night comedian we are talking about here, either. This is the fucking RNC purposefully taking something our VP said out of context to make her look bad, while we are in the middle of a world conflict. It is another example of their disingenuous attempts to divide us further and distract us from things that matter. 

.Stuck in quote hell. NVM.

HughFreakingDillon said:

I suppose some people think they get their news/current events from the exact same sources. I often hear of something "everyone is talking about" here first. 

The Juggler said:

Oh jeez. Here you go. Apparently right wing twitter was going nuts about this ten days ago (not currently). Be prepared that clicking this link will likely induce projectile omitting so you might want to throw a tarp over your monitor first. 

https://www.mediamatters.org/russias-invasion-ukraine/deceptively-edited-viral-video-watch-vp-kamala-harris-and-ukraine-edition

Deceptively-edited viral video watch: VP Kamala Harris and Ukraine edition

Right-wing pundits and commentators are trying to send viral a soundbite of Vice President Kamala Harris responding to a request for a “layman’s terms” explanation to accuse her of having “kindergarten-level insight” into the violent conflict taking place in Ukraine.

On the podcast The Morning Hustle, the vice president was asked to explain the conflict in Ukraine in a way that listeners without extensive knowledge of the news would understand. Harris said Russia’s unilateral, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine constituted a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty, and she explained some of the common terminology listeners might hear in coverage of the conflict. Harris also explained that sanctions were being put in place by the American government in an effort to levy consequences on Russia for the decision to invade an independent nation.

While many observers quickly noted how the outrage was based on misleading context, right-wing actors giddily shared Harris’ explanation of Ukraine’s location and situation in relation to Russia and accused her of giving a “child-like” explanation of the conflict, despite the interviewer’s question. The clip has been widely circulated by right-wing pundits and media organizations and personalities, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), former press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, The Federalist’s Mollie Hemmingway, the Republican National Committee, and The Daily Wire.

Halifax2TheMax said:

The Juggler said:

Oh jeez. Here you go. Apparently right wing twitter was going nuts about this ten days ago (not currently). Be prepared that clicking this link will likely induce projectile omitting so you might want to throw a tarp over your monitor first. 

https://www.mediamatters.org/russias-invasion-ukraine/deceptively-edited-viral-video-watch-vp-kamala-harris-and-ukraine-edition

Deceptively-edited viral video watch: VP Kamala Harris and Ukraine edition

Right-wing pundits and commentators are trying to send viral a soundbite of Vice President Kamala Harris responding to a request for a “layman’s terms” explanation to accuse her of having “kindergarten-level insight” into the violent conflict taking place in Ukraine.

On the podcast The Morning Hustle, the vice president was asked to explain the conflict in Ukraine in a way that listeners without extensive knowledge of the news would understand. Harris said Russia’s unilateral, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine constituted a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty, and she explained some of the common terminology listeners might hear in coverage of the conflict. Harris also explained that sanctions were being put in place by the American government in an effort to levy consequences on Russia for the decision to invade an independent nation.

While many observers quickly noted how the outrage was based on misleading context, right-wing actors giddily shared Harris’ explanation of Ukraine’s location and situation in relation to Russia and accused her of giving a “child-like” explanation of the conflict, despite the interviewer’s question. The clip has been widely circulated by right-wing pundits and media organizations and personalities, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), former press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, The Federalist’s Mollie Hemmingway, the Republican National Committee, and The Daily Wire.

I thought it was a “special Ed” response? No? Hmmmmm.

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