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[-] Zron@lemmy.world 166 points 1 month ago

50 years ago, the president advertising a product probably would have lead to investigations

Now it barely makes the evening news.

[-] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 107 points 1 month ago

Heck, no need to go back 50 years. If Biden did it there'd be backlash. Trump was right about being able to shoot someone and not losing supporters.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago

I remember they were ready to impeach Obama for wearing a tan suit.

These guys and suits… and of course musk can wear his t-shirt and no one says shit.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

Oh, but Vance had a lot to say about Zelenskyy not dressing up in the WH. Buncha dorks. 😂

[-] raynethackery@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I read that as Vsauce and wondered what happened to Michael.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkers_speech

It did, but he got the VP nom anyway. And he went on to fundamentally reshape the Republican Party over the next twenty five years.

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