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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 108 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Unhinged theory: he's going to divorce and deport his "unamerican" wife and then marry Charlie Kirk's widow for the PR on a 2028 presidential run.

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's about as unhinged as holding a door open for an elderly person.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pro life tip: if it comes off its hinges, you're probably holding the door open too enthusiastically.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And the conservative base is gonna love it, too! Godly values and all that...

[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

God loves divorce!

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago

I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

That's the most hinged JD Vance theory I've ever heard, only one problem: isn't Vance ostensibly Catholic? Divorce is a problem, which is going to be more of a problem for her than for him

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago

Conservatives don't give a fuck about their supposed morals when it's personally beneficial for them.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not a divorce if one of the parties just dies

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Cute, you actually think he the American bishops care?

His party will cheer him and say she didn't count as an "illegal"...

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

She'll conveniently fall down the stairs, just like Orange's ex-wife.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] theherk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That is a very big number.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Unexpected factorials!

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 67 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That whole speech was just weird. He starts out by saying that he's always been somewhat "agnostic", which is why he and his wife get along so well, because they can both just talk about this stuff, openly with each other.

And then he says, "That's why we decided to raise our kids Christian"...and I was like, wut? Mutherfucker, that's not what being "openly agnostic" implies, at all. That doesn't even make logically consistent sense.

And then he concludes that he's always hoped his wife would convert to Christianity too? JFC. Nothing he says is for real. Anyone listening to this asshole talk, and can find a way to nod along to it, is not actually listening to what he's saying.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago

Anyone listening to this asshole talk, and can find a way to nod along to it, is not actually listening to what he's saying.

56% of our population is at least partially illiterate; reading level 2 or below.

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 52 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is this just getting a pretext ready so that he can divorce her and hook up with Charlie Kirk's widow and have it be considered moral in the eyes of MAGA?

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 weeks ago

Chances after he said it the first time: 95%

Chances after he said it again, in such close succession to the first time: ♾️

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I want HIM to convert to Christianity

[–] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Best comment I've seen in a long time.

[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

Erika Vance in 57 WEEKS 03 DAYS 07 HOURS 36 MINUTES

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

JD Vance had Charlie Kirk killed to fuck his wife

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Tbh just dance vance is more of a watch from the corner chair sort of guy

[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)

Religion is the most destructive human invention.

You should be able to hold yourself to beliefs you openly choose to impose on yourself, and help others who choose similarly without external coercion, but the moment choice is absent or removed, its legitimacy evaporates.

It can be an effective for social cohesion in juvenile societies, but has a use-by date that rivals raw milk.

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[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

What if she starts praying to Jesus as an avatar of Vishnu? Would that meet the threshold?

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 11 points 2 weeks ago

Given how few "christens" are Christian, she only needs to state once that she is christian. She needs to make no actual changes, attend church, read the bible, nor pray. Heaven forbid she do something like feed the hungry, help the needy, or give her wealth to improve lives for her fellow humans.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I want Vance to convert to being a decent human

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

I want him to convert to a prisoner.

[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's impossible.

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

Politics as celebrity gossip, and I have to see it to stay informed about the kind of flame wars being stirred

Fucking exhausting trying to keep up with how opinions are being framed; so that I'm not caught off guard by the next "outrage" that can have a real effect on actual policy

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think the most likely outcome is that she actually "converts".

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

pretext for divorce so he can marry kirk's widow.

god damn this is a gross reality.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Next up: honey your skin is too brown. The MAGAts want you to be lighter before they'll accept me so could you please bleach your skin while I'm out visiting Kirk's widow?

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Usha knew she was a king a shitshow and is paying the iron price.

[–] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

ew. I never force my religion on anyone

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not religious, even easier

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