"In fact, it was Mr. Vance’s unscripted response to the protester, who unfurled Mexican and Palestinian flags, that appeared to most energize the crowd. 'My friend, if you love Mexico so much, get your ass over there,' the vice president said, sending the crowd roaring. 'I’ll buy you the plane ticket.'"
From "Vance, Eying 2028, Relishes the Spotlight at Trump’s Convention/The vice president, widely seen as a potential White House candidate, sought to use his speech in Dallas to show a more personal side to the MAGA faithful" (NYT gift link).

12 comments:
Emigration reform.
The Hillbilly VP provides a sharp contrast here, giving a speech about making America great while democrats like Kamala was are for they/them. We fight under the US flag. The democrats wave Palestinian and Mexican flags.
Choose accordingly.
I would have preferred he offer them a ticket to Palestine. Mexico, for all its problems, is a real country operating within the established order. It's also a border country with which the US has generally good relations.
We'll put a boot in yer ass... it's the american way
πΊπΈ πΊπΈ πΊπΈ meemaw would be proud lol
Yo
"ππ°π―’π΅ π©π’π―π₯ π°π·π¦π³ π΅π©π¦ π€π°πΆπ―π΅π³πΊ π΅π° π’ π£πΆπ―π€π© π°π§ π€π³π’π»πΊ π±π¦π°π±ππ¦ π£π¦π€π’πΆπ΄π¦ πΊπ°πΆ π©π’π±π±π¦π― π΅π° π₯πͺπ΄π’π¨π³π¦π¦ πΈπͺπ΅π© π΅π©πͺπ΄ π°π―π¦ π±π°ππͺπ€πΊ πͺπ΄π΄πΆπ¦ π©π¦π³π¦,” ~ JD Vance
So many elephants in this room.
A common symptom of insanity is believing that everybody else is crazy. Both Trump and Vance are far more comfortable raising fear of Democratic alternative than discussing their own policies, including Iran war.
I think it's a bit late. We all see Trumpism now.
The "land of the free and the home of the brave" has 'secret police' running around the streets in masks detaining, assaulting and killing people.
You can't drawdown from that.
2nd tim maguire. He brought 2 flags, so he proverbial provided a choice. Hold him to the lesser of the two.
IEE said...
So many elephants in this room.
A common symptom of insanity is believing that everybody else is crazy.
Indeed.
Ok lets talk about 2028. Because...why? Does the NYT's want to change the subject?
I NYT to tell me how to think . LOL
Never.
Vance runs on principle, meaning he doesn't listen. Trump takes into account the effects of a principle and modifies it accordingly.
As Lautreamont said, it is ridiculous to defend first principles.
Come on J.D.--open your wallet a bit deeper and buy the guy a ticket to Palestine!
All major speeches are "scripted." The variance is in how much the speaker deviates from the script.
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