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JD Vance Tells U.S. Air Force Grads They Can't Boo His Commencement Speech Because 'I'm the Vice President of the United States' (people.com)

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“You know, this is the only commencement speech that I’m giving this year and so I’ve watched a few highlights of graduation speeches where this or that corporate leader will discuss artificial intelligence, AI, and be met with literal boos,” Vance said as he wrapped up his remarks.

“Now, you can’t boo me. I’m the vice president of the United States,” he added, drawing laughs.

that's pretty cringe

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[–] agentTeiko@piefed.social 216 points 2 days ago (4 children)

You know people that are true leaders have to remind people constantly they are leaders.

/s he is so pathetic

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A lion does not concern himself with the opinions of sheep.

So please don't be mean, sheep, or the lion will start crying.

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Although in our current epoch lions and sheep don't co-exist in the wild. Now Zebras, they will kick a lion's face off. They are mean, so are cape buffalo. Lion's better worry, when they try to pick off one of the herd, and the herd turns on them like a troop of baboons on a leopard.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

A leader and a supervisor are often conflated, but they are critically different. One uses power assigned to them, one draws power willingly given to them by using it correctly.

[–] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Immediate flashbacks to the tangerine toddler getting huffy about it after people called Nazi Musk the President.

So pathetic.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And he'll never again make that mistake of showing too much faith in a subordinate. That's why he's constantly playing Rubio and Vance against each other, keeping them both off balance.