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[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 439 points 3 months ago (26 children)

CNN reports:

Helen told the Post that President Joe Biden tried to call her, but she declined to speak to him since her husband 'was a devout Republican, and he would not have wanted me to talk to him.'

But she added that she does not hold the current president responsible for what happened to her family.

'I don’t have any ill will towards Joe Biden,' she said. 'I’m not one of those people that gets involved in politics. I support Trump, that’s who I’m voting for, but I don’t have ill-will towards Biden.'

Let's see:

  1. Decides who to ignore calls from based on her husband's wishes

  2. Claims to not be involved in politics, yet supports a certain candidate

Yep, that's a garden-variety republican.

The important takeaway here is that Biden made an effort to reach out.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 190 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

Ok my respect is quickly dropping for these buffoons caught in the crossfire. But it's like interviewing an attendee from a nazi rally, what should I expect? Critical thinking? Morals? Hah!

"devout Republican" haha... They're a religious cult.

[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 95 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why would you have any respect for Trump supporters going to a Trump rally? Just because they were unlucky? They're still shitty people.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 56 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a little more complicated for me considering my family once was Republican during Bush's first term. Rural, Appalachian, Pennsylvanian. I know some of these people most likely. Dumb people who know no better. Manipulated by rich interests. Feeling many pressures no doubt but too uninformed to point the finger at the right problem.

They Thought Were Free is a great book that explores this ignorance endemic in the Third Reich.

[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 36 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ok, I get that you have a strong desire to humanize them. But humanizing someone doesn't mean you automatically respect them, other than affording them the basic level you'd give any other semi-sentient being. What is there to respect in people who cheer on an addlepated, narcissistic, fascist manbaby?

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 29 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah I'll admit respect probably wasn't the best choice for words, but as a father I respected his shielding his family from bullets, which is probably what led to use of that word.

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[–] Contravariant@lemmy.world 86 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

People using devout to describe their political views unironically is the scariest thing I've read today.

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[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 82 points 3 months ago (3 children)

One day she'll realize that after her husband was killed, the candidate she supports cared more about his shoes than about him.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 42 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Sadly, she won't realize shit. These people don't have revelations about who they support politically. They bury their heads in the sand eternally. I still know people who are die hard George W Bush supporters and think he was the best president we've ever had.

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[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 36 points 3 months ago

I'm glad I'm not the only one repeating this.

He was more concerned about his shoes than:

Following simple directions Getting off stage Acknowledging his staff was in danger Getting the fuck away from danger Asking about anyone else being injured Leaving the scene

You know....NORMAL FUCKING SHIT

But no, he needed to stand on stage AND at his get away vehicle to throw his fist up like he personally took down the gunmen.

I cringed watching the SS try to get him to safety and he refused. I was just hoping no one else was going to get shot while he tried to be some kind of "hero".

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 42 points 3 months ago

I think it’s also important to note that we didn’t hear about this from Biden’s camp. They did their job cause it was the right thing to do, not for some publicity stunt.

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 39 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Devout Republican" is also pretty telling. These people aren't politically Conservative, they are religiously Republican. They worship their party and its leaders, and just like religion, they never require evidence for anything they believe.

Conservatism is not an ideology for smart people or critical thinkers.

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[–] pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 months ago
  1. Not involved in politics, simply supports the same party as her husband without questioning it

Just as the republicans want how women should vote?

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Biden is a better man than Trump will ever be even with half his brain turned to jelly

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[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 151 points 3 months ago (7 children)

I'll bet Trump hasn't given the guy a second thought. All of Trump's thoughts are about Trump.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 54 points 3 months ago

I'll bet Trump didn't give him a first thought.

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 134 points 3 months ago

It's almost quaint by this point how she believes this orange turd cares about her.

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 114 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He prefers rally-goers that don't get shot and killed.

That rally-goer knew what he signed up for anyway.

[–] Lets_Eat_Grandma@lemm.ee 33 points 3 months ago

Maybe he thinks they are a "loser" and a "sucker" because they didn't survive. Wouldn't be the first time he said that about dead Americans.

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 112 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] solidgrue@lemmy.world 93 points 3 months ago

Also, she should get over it.

Isn't that what he said about the shooting in Perry, Iowa?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-tells-supporters-get-iowa-school-shooting-move-forward-rcna132610

[–] Art3sian@lemmy.world 90 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Piece of shit doesn’t contact piece of shit about piece of shit, shot by piece of shit.

Next.

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[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 90 points 3 months ago

Why would she? Her husband did his job and helped Trump get more votes. That’s all that sack of shit cates about.

[–] EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world 88 points 3 months ago (3 children)

"Well I got hurt too"

-Trump... probably

[–] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 35 points 3 months ago

More like "get over it" I presume.

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[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 85 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Trump supporters are really something else.

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 50 points 3 months ago

And that something else is idiot fucks

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 68 points 3 months ago (12 children)
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[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 58 points 3 months ago

It's almost like Trump doesn't give a shit about anyone else.

[–] InternetUser2012 50 points 3 months ago

She won't. He doesn't like anyone from his cult, they're just too dumb to see it.

[–] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 48 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Apologies for appearing insensitive, but this sentence is hilarious.

"It was going to be a nice day with the family," she continued. "It was a bad day."

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 34 points 3 months ago

We just wanted to see the fat child fucker, but it wasn't as nice as you might think.

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[–] OneStepAhead@lemmynsfw.com 43 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Reports are that he went golfing today.

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[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 41 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But she'll still Vote for Him because she's NOT in a Cult!

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 39 points 3 months ago

And she never will, only Donald Trump matters to Donald Trump

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 37 points 3 months ago

Why should Trump care? He got all the media attention he needed.

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 37 points 3 months ago

He doesn’t give a fuck about her

[–] finley@lemm.ee 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If she ever thought she would, that was very silly of her

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[–] JesusSon@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Why would she? Her loser husband died, what a loser. Trump got shot he didn't die.

Jokes aside, I wish her and her family the best and offer my condolences. No one deserves to lose a loved one like that.

Edit: added an a

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