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Tim Walz trolls J.D. Vance by buying donuts like a normal human person (newrepublic.com)

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After Republican vice presidential pick J.D. Vance went viral last week for being extraordinarily awkward at a donut shop in Georgia, Democrat Tim Walz had to poke fun at him during a snack stop in Pennsylvania.

Pursuing sweets like whoopie pies and donuts at Cherry Hill Orchards in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Walz slid in a joke while speaking to voters.

“Look at me, I have no problem picking out donuts.”

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[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 139 points 1 week ago

Why are those people in the Trump campaign so disgusting?

In the article we only have to scroll a little to see the video:

JD Vance trying to order doughnuts

She clearly asked not to be filmed, yet they post the video with her in it.
Note that this is clearly illegal in civilized countries like for instance EU, but I don't know about USA?

Zero protection of personal space, yet stand your ground allow white to shoot black people!?!?
What a fucking shithole country!

[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 67 points 1 week ago

Not as robust as EU. but we do have privacy laws and if she didn't sign a release, they're in trouble for doing that. Unfortunately as we've seen, nothing will be done.

[-] Fisk400@feddit.nu 27 points 1 week ago

I have only seen versions of the clip where her face was blurred. Did they say on tape that they were going to blur her and then didn't?

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago

I saw versions posted where her face was not blurred after the first one did. Thought that was pretty fucked up. I am willing to bet the blurred one was probably posted by non-conservative media.

[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 15 points 1 week ago

I’ve only seen the non blurred version. I assume that was what was first released and then others blurred. Big assumption in my part though.

[-] YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

I saw the unblurred version on national broadcast TV the other day.

[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

What. The. Fuck

[-] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Nope, Georgia is a one party consent state and technically the donut shop is public access so it’s legal, but still a complete dick move

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago

She clearly asked not to be filmed, yet they post the video with her in it.

On brand for Republicans not recognizing a woman's agency or autonomy.

[-] iamtrashman1312@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

It's not like staffers from the same campaign working directly under the head guy at the moment assaulted a female army officer or anything, don't be ridiculous

[-] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

They posted the unblurred version too and it's still up.

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[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 129 points 1 week ago

Goddamn articles quit fucking linking me to goddamn Twitter

[-] TheCannonball@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago

Seriously, why are we still using Twitter?

[-] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 week ago

Embarrassing. Especially when government entities insist on Twitter being the primary way they communicate with the public.

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[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Because news agencies are so goddamn lazy now, that's all they do is surf fucking Twitter.

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Idiots are addicted. Corporations are addicted.

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What, and make them host the video themselves? Hah!

We could always ask politicians to stop posting there...

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[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 76 points 1 week ago

Wait, so you don't order donuts by first stating your name, then asking every employee in the store who makes eye contact "How long have you worked here"?

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 54 points 1 week ago

OK. Good.

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[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago

It's almost like he's a normal human being. No wonder the Republicans hate him.

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago

Ok. Good.

[-] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

They didnt get your joke, but I did.

Have an upvote!

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

Whatever makes sense.

[-] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have been dying to use this line in a donut shop for real but i know inside that if they picked up on what i was doing they'd 'ok' me too and i'd probably deserve it.

I don't want to annoy peeps just tryina work, but... just... I really want to order a bakers dozen of 'whatever makes sense'

[-] Githyanki@lemmings.world 7 points 1 week ago

I have picked up doughnuts for the office and other than the one I want, the rest are called "assorted doughnuts". Guess I could try "whatever makes sense" next time, but it just doesn't make sense to say that.

[-] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 week ago

They are likely already tired of that.

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[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago

The mad lad did it lol

[-] 58008@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

Well he fucked it up immediately. He didn't ask for sprinkle stuff or whatever makes sense. Pretty standard requests when donut shopping, I thought??

[-] rayyy@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Well at least he didn't commit a fucked up fist bump.

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[-] duckduckohno@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

That just made me want pie and donuts.

[-] So_zetta_slowpoke@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Whoopie pies aren't pies, it's two cookies with frosting between them. Source is I am Pennsylvanian

[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago

I kind of like how they've realised that against Narcissists and Freaks like Trump and Vance, only taking the high road won't get you anywhere. You've got to throw in roughly 30% piss them off with sass.

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Walz: You just brought piss to a shit fight you weird little couch fucker! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4pLbcLrquio

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[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Pretty funny of Tim.

[-] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

This guy knows how to talk some shit and it's exactly what the Dems need to clown on the GOP.

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 week ago

One concern, are whoopie pies donuts? (He also bought apple cider donuts, so it's all good in the end)

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 week ago

It was meant as "look at me, I can make decisions and choices without a problem, unlike some other guy that can't even pick out a doughnut".

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

I dunno, he didn't even make hard eye contact with every employee and interrogate them about where they've been.

[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

You’d think someone in the room would be like. Hey maybe we film at a more friendly donut shop. Lmao

[-] PlantJam@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

I like to imagine they spent days going to every donut shop they could find and that was the best interaction they could get on film.

[-] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Man. That hurts my soul. Glad I am not him. 😆

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I'm trying my best to be impartial but I can't not notice the main difference is how out of touch one is compared to the other. They live in different worlds.

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