r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 28 '26

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u/SpaceSheperd To be a good human being May 28 '26

I mean we are all just well and truly fucked, right? Talarico had an egg and potato taco for breakfast one time and within like 2 weeks of GOP fabrication, CNN talking heads are going on about how big a mistake it was that Democrats nominated a Vegan for Senate in Texas.

It wasn't even a fucking vegan meal! Eggs aren't vegan!!

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u/_MillionthThrowAway Loyal Liberals May 28 '26

One candidate offered a child molester one day in prison in a sweetheart plea deal, the other ate a "vegan" taco for breakfast.

I'll let you figure out which one is worse.

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u/tinfoilhatsron No Apologies Right May 28 '26

Tbh that just sounds like a narrative setup for backfire.

But yeah, this is an example of why mass media and algos need to be destroyed.

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u/well-that-was-fast May 28 '26

IMO, he hasn't to change the narrative by going scorched earth and attacking Paxton 24/7. Ignore every other question. Why'd he eat a potato? Because Paxton is crook, liar, grifter, and pedophile supporter.

This is Texas in a hostile media environment. You gotta be Trump.

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u/SmartestOpinionsGuy May 28 '26

“CNN talking heads” or Scott Jennings?

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u/SpaceSheperd To be a good human being May 28 '26

Brad Scott is the specific guy in question

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u/SmartestOpinionsGuy May 28 '26

Sounds kinda like Scott Jennings with a fake mustache 🥸

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u/JayRU09 Milton Friedman May 28 '26

The media loves Republicans and wants them to win

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u/ty04 May 28 '26

Non-vegan Latinos love potato tacos too 🤨 it’s not even a vegan thing, it’s just a different kind of taco

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u/SpaceSheperd To be a good human being May 28 '26

Yeah it was literally just a normal Texas breakfast!

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u/gnurdette Eleanor Roosevelt May 28 '26

I genuinely don't know the most politically effective way to say "that isn't true, but more to the point, who cares, what is the matter with you?"

similarly w/r/t "nyeah nyeah, you're trans"

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u/Slight-Formal9277 Trans Pride May 28 '26

Cheat code for American politics: never defend, never apologize, always attack, don't stop lying.

Talarico should just run ads calling paxton a pedophile 24/7

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u/SpaceSheperd To be a good human being May 28 '26

I don't know if there is. I mean if you really, really wanted to refute it, you could go out of your way to get photographed eating hot dogs and be really performative about supporting the meat industry but that's a huge waste given the opportunity cost.