Friendly reminder, as both Republicans and the Trump campaign try to weasel out of this: Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe was reading from a teleprompter. His “joke” about Puerto Rico plus all other racist remarks were vetted, approved & uploaded by Trump’s team in advance. In. Advance.

@Strandjunker 😬 :boggle:

I did not know that.

I keep thinking I can't think less of that crew, and then they keep proving I suffer from failure of the imagination.

@Strandjunker But surely Trump tossing paper towels to Puerto Rican hurricane victims more than makes up for this.

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Let's talk loudly about the Kamala Harris plan for Puerto Rico instead, and suck the oxygen away from the Trump campaign.

https://kamalaharris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fact-Sheet_Puerto-Rico_EN.pdf

#Harris-Walz2024
#PuertoRico

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I boosted my own post for the first time ever, here or on twitter, because my feed is wall-to-wall 'Trump did this', 'Trump said that', and if we could just hold the conversation on the candidate that we actually want to win, for just 6 more days - almost only 5 more days, maybe we could stop giving he WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED all the oxygen.

Look at that, I did not swear, not even once.

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Racist talk of racist thugs…

@Strandjunker Republicans writing in a candidate are just as guilty as those voting for trump.
@N0ty3p They are but unlike a Dem write in vote that helps rethugs, they actually help Dems. LoL They probably just don’t know it. @Strandjunker

@Strandjunker Hinchcliffe argued that it was all comedy and one should see the whole set. But no matter how you look at it: racism wrapped in comedy is still racism.

I really hope he gets cancelled everywhere, just to point out that free speech doesn't mean you can say anything anywhere without consequences.

@Brokar @Strandjunker he also chose to perform at a political rally, those are events that are meant to be serious. If someone says awful things at a comedy club and claims it’s all jokes they get a bit of leeway cuz all jokes is what that place is for. Political rallies aren’t comedy clubs though
@Strandjunker Of course I am not buying their BS - but, if true, it's another example of their supreme shodiness which is antithetical to efficient and effective govt. Who doesn't vet those that speak for you?!?!
@Strandjunker The only garbage dump in Chicago, where I live, is the Trump Tower on Michigan Avenue. Trump Tower was ordered to stop dumping their sewage into Lake Michigan, which they had been doing since their opening.
@Master_of_Reality @Strandjunker He will make the whole country a shithole.
MAGA comedian Tony Hinchcliffe (full set)

YouTube

The "we carved watermelons" one too.

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@Strandjunker it was bad enough when I thought that wasn't approved. Holy shit.
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Who among us is surprised by this? Anybody? *crickets*
@Strandjunker very interesting. Thanks for sharing

@Strandjunker In Dutch the person who isn't really sorry would say:'we betreuren de ontstane ophef'

('We regret the commotion that has arisen')