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[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 439 points 4 months ago

CNN reports:

Helen told the Post that President Joe Biden tried to call her, but she declined to speak to him since her husband 'was a devout Republican, and he would not have wanted me to talk to him.'

But she added that she does not hold the current president responsible for what happened to her family.

'I don’t have any ill will towards Joe Biden,' she said. 'I’m not one of those people that gets involved in politics. I support Trump, that’s who I’m voting for, but I don’t have ill-will towards Biden.'

Let's see:

  1. Decides who to ignore calls from based on her husband's wishes

  2. Claims to not be involved in politics, yet supports a certain candidate

Yep, that's a garden-variety republican.

The important takeaway here is that Biden made an effort to reach out.

[-] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 82 points 4 months ago

One day she'll realize that after her husband was killed, the candidate she supports cared more about his shoes than about him.

[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 42 points 4 months ago

Sadly, she won't realize shit. These people don't have revelations about who they support politically. They bury their heads in the sand eternally. I still know people who are die hard George W Bush supporters and think he was the best president we've ever had.

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

I still know people who are die hard George W Bush supporters and think he was the best president we’ve ever had.

Honest question: do those folks say that because of how that campaign and presidency made them feel at the time, or is it honestly based in policy, politics, or something else tangible? Thank you.

[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Honestly, it's a mixed bag of all three. For some, the nostalgia of that time is very strong and for others they feel like GWB embodied the best of the Republican party(which says so much about the Republican party). And some are just bullshit contrarians who want to shut the people up who tout Obama and Biden's accomplishments.

[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Thanks for the insightful reply. I appreciate it.

[-] Ashtear@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Americans--especially those older--tend to hold favorable views of past presidents even if they didn't approve of them in office. W had a majority favorable opinion even among Democrats in 2018, and I wouldn't be surprised if the number were higher now.

[-] Gerudo@lemm.ee 36 points 4 months ago

I'm glad I'm not the only one repeating this.

He was more concerned about his shoes than:

Following simple directions Getting off stage Acknowledging his staff was in danger Getting the fuck away from danger Asking about anyone else being injured Leaving the scene

You know....NORMAL FUCKING SHIT

But no, he needed to stand on stage AND at his get away vehicle to throw his fist up like he personally took down the gunmen.

I cringed watching the SS try to get him to safety and he refused. I was just hoping no one else was going to get shot while he tried to be some kind of "hero".

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