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[-] aeternum 2 points 48 minutes ago

It WaS JuSt A JoKe GuYs!!eleven1

Naw. He was probing for reactions to see if he could get away with it

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 hours ago

Comedians can make for excellent politicians, but politicians on the other hand are total shit at comedy.

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 20 points 5 hours ago

there's this joke about a republican senator I heard years ago. it starts off with his constituency beating him so hard that his next two children end up in wheelchairs. when the local news picks up the story they ask him, "do you have any regrets?" and the senator says, "of course I do! I have two."

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago
[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 12 points 5 hours ago

Just a prank bruh.

[-] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Just like when he wanted to fight the leader of The Teamsters?

Yeah, Bubbafred, you was just funnin'.

[-] VeryVito@lemmy.ml 24 points 7 hours ago

But if anyone makes the same joke toward him, they’ll be hauled in for questioning.

[-] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

And he'd want to fight them, like a CTE overgrown 15 year old.

This is a warning, kids: don't let your kids participate in sports where they can sustain multiple concussions before they're an adult. Your kid will end up a violent brute.

[-] KingGordon@lemmy.world 142 points 9 hours ago

The Narcissist's Prayer

That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
And if it was, that's not a big deal.
And if it is, that's not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it. <- he is here And if I did, you deserved it.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

inb4:

And if it was, you deserved it.

[-] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 19 points 7 hours ago

"I was just joking..... unless, y'know..... you're okay with it."

[-] aramis87@fedia.io 68 points 9 hours ago

Ah, that old GOP favorite, the "Schrodinger's Joke" defense against encouraging stochastic terrorism ....

[-] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 5 points 5 hours ago

New rule: lawmakers don't get to joke about fascist policies

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

No, no. This just tells us who to primary, before the primaries.

[-] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 7 points 5 hours ago

Even if he was, it's not an appropriate thing to joke about! Just like it's not appropriate for a teacher to joke that they diddle kids!

[-] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

"But... but... violence is badass! Vikings are awesome!"

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 43 points 9 hours ago

Markwayne will never beat the joke his parents pulled by giving him that name.

[-] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Hey, it wasn't his daddy Bubbafred's fault! Darlajean insisted!

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 hours ago

His momma Bubbafred, named by her mother Winfred.

[-] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 points 2 hours ago

Markwayne "Hillbilly Is In The Name" Mullins

[-] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 5 points 8 hours ago
[-] xpinchx@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

My go-to bully defense is making fun of their name, it's so innocuous and not profane, yet it still stings and makes people wonder if they do have a stupid name :)

[-] harmsy@lemmy.world 31 points 8 hours ago

Spoiler: No he wasn't. He meant every word of that crap. He just thought others agreed with him.

[-] azimir@lemmy.ml 33 points 8 hours ago

So.... He's evil. He's supposed to be a represent of the country at some level. He should attempt to live up to the ideals of a democratic republic. He should take his role as a leader of the whole populace, not just some of it.

These statements are not jokes, they are statements of his role as a leader. They hold weight and power of his office. Claiming his officer's power is a joke about hurting people demonstrates what he wants to use the power for. He feels the power of the state should be used extrajudicially against citizens of his nation. That's evil.

[-] floo@retrolemmy.com 25 points 8 hours ago
[-] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 33 points 9 hours ago

Gee, wonder how well the "I was just joking" defense would work for those non-MAGAts among us...

🙄 🤡 🖕 🖕

[-] softcat@lemmy.ca 16 points 8 hours ago

Making the same joke about the senator will result in the FBI breaking down your door. Funny how that works.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 8 points 7 hours ago

Losers will often play cruel jokes on vulnerable people, then claim "it's just a prank, bro!" when there's backlash, like that excuses everything. This is the same small-dick energy.

[-] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago

"It was just a joke, cantcha take a joke?" has been the #1 defense of bullies, since the beginning of bullies.

[-] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 18 points 9 hours ago
[-] Hayduke@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

His name is

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 12 points 8 hours ago

Just a prank, bro

[-] YoiksAndAway@lemmy.zip 10 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Nah. You showed your ass you fascist piece of shit. (Referring to good ol' boy Markwayne, not OP, of course.)

[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 8 hours ago

Just like "I'm just asking questions."

Keep on shifting that window, fascist.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 12 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

But showing Trump in a casket is not a joke to these people. Their speech is worth less than free.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 38 minutes ago

or having a comedian, show the head of trump without his body too.

[-] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I'd rather show him lying dead in the street, in a pool of his own blood. Hogtied for extra snowflake reaction.

[-] JusticeForPorygon 2 points 7 hours ago

Tike to start joking about using violence against politicians i guess

[-] InvestBurnout@fedia.io 4 points 8 hours ago

It's just a social experiment.

[-] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago

I'm just joking when I say I'll meet that motherfucker at the Battle of Lamar in a few years.

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

I was tempted to send him a message asking the same question, but with GOP senators. But he asks way too much PII in his contact form.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 2 points 7 hours ago

No one ever said it had to be real.

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