J.D. Vance Melts Down Over Questions About His Military Record
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Despite lobbing the same questions at Tim Walz, J.D. Vance lost it when pressed about his own military service.

Despite lobbing the same questions at Tim Walz, J.D. Vance lost it when pressed about his own military service.

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance seems perfectly happy to dish out criticism of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz over his military record, but he just can’t take it.

Vance blew up at CNN anchor Brianna Keilar on Thursday, after she called Vance an “imperfect messenger” to criticize Walz over his military service.

“At what point did military service become a liability?” Keilar asked rhetorically on CNN’s Inside Politics. “I also think that J.D. Vance as a messenger on this may be an imperfect messenger.”

Vance served a single four-year enlistment in the public affairs section in the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and according to his memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, the Republican nominee was “lucky to escape any real fighting.” Still, that hasn’t stopped Vance from accusing Walz, who served with the Army National Guard for 24 years, of exiting the service before his unit was deployed to Iraq.

  • harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    1101·
    4 months ago

    Harris and Walz address those issues in their speeches.

    What you’re missing is that the media isn’t covering those statements. The silly schoolyard BS drives clicks and, for far too many people, it affects their voting choices.

    Walz, who spent years as a school teacher, understands the mindset of T**** and Shady Vance and is using their tactics against them in a very efficient way.

    If you look at it from a teachers POV, T**** is the school bully and Vance is the nose picking stooge who desperately wants the same power and attention.

    • Socsa@sh.itjust.works
      10·
      4 months ago

      No, you don’t understand, I don’t pay attention to politics, which makes me better than you. But that means I have to invent issues and hope that nobody else pays attention to politics, because otherwise I would look pretty stupid.

    • nifty@lemmy.world
      49·
      4 months ago

      Sure, but the media serves up what gets clicks. Why don’t people ask for better?

      Edit: also this is something the candidates should say, that the media needs to bring attention to the issues. Enough with the schoolyard stuff.

      • dil@lemmy.world
        14·
        4 months ago

        Ah yes, we simply need people to ask for better!

        I mean, I definitely agree with you - we should have an educated, engaged population that is able to critically assess what they’re being told and realize when people are trying to distract them from important issues. Of course! That’s still the destination, though, and it’s a ways off.

        Why don’t people ask for better?

        Because education funding is too low.
        Because grocery bills are too high.
        Because folks are working multiple jobs just to try to get by.
        Because we’ve had to watch Trump/the GOP be weird little gremlins while pretending to have the moral high ground and GOD does it feel good to watch them melt down over being called on it.

        “Asking for better” is a healthy salad, and watching someone get dunked on is a greasy fast food burger.
        Sure, everyone should pick a healthy salad… but this is America.

      • nifty@lemmy.world
        11·
        4 months ago

        I agree, life is hard. The problem is that people who’re making it hard won’t stop out of the goodness of their hearts.