Worth noting: Epstein himself claimed he introduced Donald and Melania, and the modeling agent who officially made the introduction, Paolo Zampolli, had documented ties to Epstein and Maxwell. Melania was photographed with both Epstein and Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago in 2000. She's successfully forced media retractions on the introduction claim through legal threats.
Yet she faced zero scrutiny from the base that now demands Usha Vance convert to Christianity. Melania's Epstein proximity got a pass. Usha's Hinduism is disqualifying.
The purity test is who gets counted as acceptable regardless of evidence, and who gets excluded regardless of qualifications.
The base that screamed about Epstein files for years gave Melania complete immunity while she was literally photographed with him. But a Hindu-born American woman married to their VP candidate is the problem. That tells you what the test actually measures.
The Frankenstein metaphor is perfct here. They spent years building a movement based on exclusion and purity tests, now its eating its own. Vance publicly floating his wife's potential conversion to Christianity is such an obvious preemptive political move. The contrast with how Melania was treated versus how Usha is being recieved shows the racial and religious litmus test at work. When the culture war you weaponized starts targeting your own family, that's not cancel culture, that's just consequenses.
I hope she leaves him and takes herself out of the game. They want to make JD have a more All American family facade. Makes perfect sense why they got rid of Charlie now.
I hope she gets out too. Abandoning Usha for the "better optics" of Erika as First Lady...the hipocrisy is revolting. His association with Trump alone might damage his political aspirations, but that could finish him.
I thought about this too, but I think there's too much damage now to Trump. These people are unpredicrable and seem willing to rationalize anything, so I guess we'll see just how much they're willing to swallow.
This smacks of the John Edwards saga. He was VP candidate with John Kerry in 2008. While his wife is dying of cancer he fathers a child with another woman. Then gets caught up in campaign contributions allegedly to quiet the other woman.
Point being, dumping your wife for political advantage not a good move. The press will not let you live it down.
Vance might want to examine his own "Catholic " faith. He keeps talking g about it, but his lifestyle seems to contradict the actual religious concepts Catholic education teaches.
Pete Buttigieg summed up Vance best when interviewed the other day.
Buttigieg said of Vance, “If it’s convenient for him to be a fascist, he’ll be a fascist. Maybe later on, he’ll go back to being a Silicon Valley Democrat. He’ll be whatever he needs to be.”
Of course this sort of unhinged/shameless hunger for power and advancement is every bit as frightening and disturbing as any right-wing ideology.
There seems to be no shortage of this amongst the MAGA crowd, particularly as they flee their sinking, stinking Trump. All one need do is look at MTG to see the less nuanced and more obvious version of chameleon Vance.
Yup! Thats why he floated the whole “she should convert” thing publicly, all of the sudden, drawing attention to Usha. Now when she doesn’t convert… and you can bet she’ll be paid off somehow to not…. The way is clear for him to marry any ol’ skanky blonde they want. But Erika will do very nicely for their purposes.
"Now that same purity test might derail his own political future." And it should, if he doesn't get out in front of this important teaching moment. Usha represents the American philosophy of inclusiveness, even if we don't always honor what we claim to believe.
JD Vance will never command the same power as Trump, even if Trump were to die of old age tomorrow. Not only is MAGA a cult of personality, it is also comprised at it's core of racists and 'Evangelical Christians', but it also includes those who 'worship' wealth, and Trump is the icon of the form of wealth these 'worshippers' understand. Yes, there are also the MAGA culture warriors and those who want a dictatorship (where 'their' kind is at the top), but Vance does not have any special advantage there whereas Trump has always lived the entitled life, with 'assumed' power. The fact that Trump is a rapist, and most certainly a pedophile, cheated on each of his wives, does not bother them at all, in fact it just makes him look 'stronger' to them, more heterosexual.
Twice impeached convicted felon self-proclaimed sexual assulter self-proclaimed daughter ogler and self-proclaimed pageant peeping tom will probably have her picked up by ice and deported to another country.
This is why mixing religion and politics is a loser. Trying to play "holier than thou" will bite you in the ass every time. Religion needs to be off limits. Press needs to stop needling politicians about their faith as if that makes them somehow better. Keep your religion to yourself.
Another loser is family. The press continually reports on family members, who are not on the ballot and should have right to privacy. That also includes the presidents wife and son.
America, the nation of immigrants, is a nation of mongrels. No one group is any better than the other.
The solution is to have Usha run for president against Pete Buttigieg next election and we can see what America is really made of. Fat chance.
Worth noting: Epstein himself claimed he introduced Donald and Melania, and the modeling agent who officially made the introduction, Paolo Zampolli, had documented ties to Epstein and Maxwell. Melania was photographed with both Epstein and Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago in 2000. She's successfully forced media retractions on the introduction claim through legal threats.
Yet she faced zero scrutiny from the base that now demands Usha Vance convert to Christianity. Melania's Epstein proximity got a pass. Usha's Hinduism is disqualifying.
The purity test is who gets counted as acceptable regardless of evidence, and who gets excluded regardless of qualifications.
The base that screamed about Epstein files for years gave Melania complete immunity while she was literally photographed with him. But a Hindu-born American woman married to their VP candidate is the problem. That tells you what the test actually measures.
Vance is just one more POS Nazi wanna be
The Frankenstein metaphor is perfct here. They spent years building a movement based on exclusion and purity tests, now its eating its own. Vance publicly floating his wife's potential conversion to Christianity is such an obvious preemptive political move. The contrast with how Melania was treated versus how Usha is being recieved shows the racial and religious litmus test at work. When the culture war you weaponized starts targeting your own family, that's not cancel culture, that's just consequenses.
Impressive pelvic pressure between the widow Kirk & JackulateDweeb Vance.
Likely he never had one of his couches hug him so intimately.
Be sure to have an 'air sickness bag' at hand if you watch 'the hug' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcUFTR2HYYE
For that you need the big massage recliner from Hammacher Schlemmer.
:)))))
I hope she leaves him and takes herself out of the game. They want to make JD have a more All American family facade. Makes perfect sense why they got rid of Charlie now.
I hope she gets out too. Abandoning Usha for the "better optics" of Erika as First Lady...the hipocrisy is revolting. His association with Trump alone might damage his political aspirations, but that could finish him.
In the Republican version of Christian reality it might just work.
I thought about this too, but I think there's too much damage now to Trump. These people are unpredicrable and seem willing to rationalize anything, so I guess we'll see just how much they're willing to swallow.
This smacks of the John Edwards saga. He was VP candidate with John Kerry in 2008. While his wife is dying of cancer he fathers a child with another woman. Then gets caught up in campaign contributions allegedly to quiet the other woman.
Point being, dumping your wife for political advantage not a good move. The press will not let you live it down.
The scumbags cannot break from pedophilia and infidelity. All need to leave Washington and never return.
Seriously that would empty out DC. Who without sin can get elected?
As always, a republican willing to say, do and be whatever it takes to satisfy a maga base. Stay away from busses Usha.
Vance might want to examine his own "Catholic " faith. He keeps talking g about it, but his lifestyle seems to contradict the actual religious concepts Catholic education teaches.
Only if you listen to "cafeteria Catholics" like [checks notes] the last two Popes.
Pete Buttigieg summed up Vance best when interviewed the other day.
Buttigieg said of Vance, “If it’s convenient for him to be a fascist, he’ll be a fascist. Maybe later on, he’ll go back to being a Silicon Valley Democrat. He’ll be whatever he needs to be.”
Of course this sort of unhinged/shameless hunger for power and advancement is every bit as frightening and disturbing as any right-wing ideology.
There seems to be no shortage of this amongst the MAGA crowd, particularly as they flee their sinking, stinking Trump. All one need do is look at MTG to see the less nuanced and more obvious version of chameleon Vance.
Look for a divorce soon.
Yup! Thats why he floated the whole “she should convert” thing publicly, all of the sudden, drawing attention to Usha. Now when she doesn’t convert… and you can bet she’ll be paid off somehow to not…. The way is clear for him to marry any ol’ skanky blonde they want. But Erika will do very nicely for their purposes.
"Now that same purity test might derail his own political future." And it should, if he doesn't get out in front of this important teaching moment. Usha represents the American philosophy of inclusiveness, even if we don't always honor what we claim to believe.
The chickens are coming home to roost !
JD Vance will never command the same power as Trump, even if Trump were to die of old age tomorrow. Not only is MAGA a cult of personality, it is also comprised at it's core of racists and 'Evangelical Christians', but it also includes those who 'worship' wealth, and Trump is the icon of the form of wealth these 'worshippers' understand. Yes, there are also the MAGA culture warriors and those who want a dictatorship (where 'their' kind is at the top), but Vance does not have any special advantage there whereas Trump has always lived the entitled life, with 'assumed' power. The fact that Trump is a rapist, and most certainly a pedophile, cheated on each of his wives, does not bother them at all, in fact it just makes him look 'stronger' to them, more heterosexual.
Am I mistaken or was one of the founding principles of this country was religious freedom?
That was then.... 🥴
Well, it was founded on the foundation of not having a state (i.e, national) religion.
Twice impeached convicted felon self-proclaimed sexual assulter self-proclaimed daughter ogler and self-proclaimed pageant peeping tom will probably have her picked up by ice and deported to another country.
What about the Slovene Slut married to the president?
This is why mixing religion and politics is a loser. Trying to play "holier than thou" will bite you in the ass every time. Religion needs to be off limits. Press needs to stop needling politicians about their faith as if that makes them somehow better. Keep your religion to yourself.
Another loser is family. The press continually reports on family members, who are not on the ballot and should have right to privacy. That also includes the presidents wife and son.
America, the nation of immigrants, is a nation of mongrels. No one group is any better than the other.
The solution is to have Usha run for president against Pete Buttigieg next election and we can see what America is really made of. Fat chance.