The Democrat Primary Race Is Filling Up

[jamil]

Disingenuous for someone to suggest that INGO hold itself to a higher standard than the press and not attack/insult members of political families who have no role in government?

I would say that Hunter Biden is fair game. He was a pol. He used his dad's political coattails to get his job at Burisma.

Slandering Jill Biden is about as low as it gets and it really ticked me off. She's a teacher for crying out loud. A special ed teacher.

<gasp/> Oh no! Stop talking about Biden's wife! She's a ... teacher.

C'mon man. As I contemplate the reasons one might be "low" for slandering a spouse of a politician, their occupation doesn't break the radar. I mean within reason. If a politician has a drug dealing, prostitute spouse, probably that person will have many other character flaws to criticize, especially their occupation. But to venerate a person so much just because of what they do for a living, such that their occupation makes them automatically off limits to criticize, meh. I kinda think that's ridiculous.

If Jill Biden puts herself out there in the political world and does something worthy of criticizm. I don't give a **** if she's a hooker, a midwife, a teacher of special ed children, bone marrow donor. It's fair game. I can see the reason why people criticize Michelle Obama. She puts herself out there in a political way. That makes her fair game.

Jill Biden, eh, not so much. I don't really see anything she's done that's especially deserving of criticism. It would be uncharitable for people to make up the equivalent of the running "bulge" joke about her. So that's what would make people "low". Not that being a teacher of special ed kids should immunize her. Her behavior should. To the extent that she puts herself out there in the public, she erodes the morality of keeping families of politicians out of the fray.

 

[jamil]

Perhaps you shouldn't defend the indefensible.

Did anyone say Jill has a bulge?

I mean. C'mon. She doesn't have a role in government. But neither does her husband at the moment. If she puts herself out there and makes political speeches, then she's kinda in the ring. Melania Trump isn't in government either. People call her a gold digging whore. However, as I said, I don't see anything that should open up Jill Biden to specific insults. But neither for Melania.

I wouldn't go so far as to say it's indefensible. Maybe unclassy. Crass. Rude. "Low". And again, certainly it's not her occupation that should make her off limits. I mean. That's not much better than the old plattitude "it's for the children".

 

[jamil]

I don't recall this level of outrage when the current first lady's character was being questioned.

Ya. But Melania isn't a teacher. She's only a former model and fashionista. Fair game. It's for the children.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Ya. But Melania isn't a teacher. She's only a former model and fashionista. Fair game. It's for the children.

We tend to come to the defense of our own team, pretty much no matter what. We tend to find any reason to be outraged enough to legitimize attacking the other team. It’s the way we’re wired.

 

[KLB]

We tend to come to the defense of our own team, pretty much no matter what. We tend to find any reason to be outrageous enough to legitimize attacking the other team. It’s the way we’re wired.

I agree to an extent. It's still juvenile and crass to attack family members of politicians who are not themselves being political.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I agree to an extent. It's still juvenile and crass to attack family members of politicians who are not themselves being political.

I don’t disagree.

 

[churchmouse]

I am still watching this one. Just letting you all know.

All good so lets stay on track.

Mouse is on his period.....possibly....maybe.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

 

[printcraft]

TMI

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I am still watching this one. Just letting you all know.

All good so lets stay on track.

Mouse is on his period.....possibly....maybe.

We all know you’re well past the child bearing age....

 

[printcraft]

uncle joe needs to just retire to the home... really biden guys, THIS is your hope?

[video=youtube;wF44WPBHTXk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF44WPBHTXk[/video]

 

[Alpo]

Well, now that Jamil has told me how I should think......

I suppose if you grew up in an era where the girls look like boys....indeterminate....androgynous....then you might also have trouble, ethically, seeing boundaries. Everything becomes gray scale on a spectral slider.

Poppycock.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

uncle joe needs to just retire to the home... really biden guys, THIS is your hope?

[video=youtube;wF44WPBHTXk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF44WPBHTXk[/video]

Crowder’s show cracks me up!

 

[jamil]

We tend to come to the defense of our own team, pretty much no matter what. We tend to find any reason to be outraged enough to legitimize attacking the other team. It’s the way we’re wired.

Yep. I’m trying to encourage unwiring. If it’s rude to ridicule families of politicians, it’s rude period. What they do for a living has nothing to do with it, unless what they do for a living is worthy of ridicule itself.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Yep. I’m trying to encourage unwiring. If it’s rude to ridicule families of politicians, it’s rude period. What they do for a living has nothing to do with it, unless what they do for a living is worthy of ridicule itself.

Yep.

 

[BugI02]

What's so bad about beating our swords into sharper swords rather than plowshares? The current RoE on the right don't recognize rude, or crude or limits - mainly because the RoE used by the left never (within living memory) has

You need to demonstrate the 'destruction' part before you can sell them on the 'mutually assured' part

 

[Hatin Since 87]

uncle joe needs to just retire to the home... really biden guys, THIS is your hope?

[video=youtube;wF44WPBHTXk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF44WPBHTXk[/video]

That’s gonna hurt his run for senate for sure.

 

[Dead Duck]

 

[Alpo]

What's so bad about beating our swords into sharper swords rather than plowshares? The current RoE on the right don't recognize rude, or crude or limits - mainly because the RoE used by the left never (within living memory) has

You need to demonstrate the 'destruction' part before you can sell them on the 'mutually assured' part

Well, yeah. I see that. OTOH, I expect men of a certain age to have enough respect for females to not be crass in their written assessments. Especially in the case of spouses or offspring that attempt to stay out of the political arena where possible (or don't use their family celebrity as a means to wealth).

 

[printcraft]

Well, yeah. I see that. OTOH, I expect men of a certain age to have enough respect for females to not be crass in their written assessments. Especially in the case of spouses or offspring that attempt to stay out of the political arena where possible (or don't use their family celebrity as a means to wealth).

Again, the comment you are up in arms about was sarcastic reply to the original comment about Meliana Trump.
I didn't see you up in arms about that one.