good movie though.
J D Vance Trump VP pick
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JD Vance's 'trying to out-Trump Trump' with 'offensive' anti-Irish immigration comments
JD Vance is "taking a page out of Trump's ugly playbook" and "denigrating" voters by blaming Irish immigration for an apparent crime wave in the US.
Donald Trump's running mate sparked fury recently after a resurfaced clip from 2021 showed the Republican vice-presidential candidate making a bold statement about US crime rates, blaming immigrants from Ireland.
The clip, which has been circulating on X, showed Vance speaking in a Skype interview. He discussed early waves of immigration to the United States, pointing out the "rise in crime" he felt ensued as a result.
"You had this massive wave of Italian, Irish and German immigration,” Vance said. "That had its problems, its consequences.
"You had higher crime rates, you had these ethnic enclaves, you had inter-ethnic conflict in the country where you really hadn't had that before."
The remarks have drawn outrage from Irish and Irish Americans, who form a huge part of the electorate, and who prospective presidents have previously acknowledged they must impress if they want to win key states.
In March, during an Irish Americans for Biden-Harris 2024 Campaign Kick-off, before President Joe Biden pulled out the race to let Kamala Harris take over, Biden told attendees that he needed Irish Americans to win in November.
The swing states of New Hampshire, Maine, and Pennsylvania have the most Americans of Irish descent in the country. Anne O'Callaghan is an 82-year-old volunteer at the Philadelphia Area Immigration Resource Center and Executive Director of the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians from Dublin, who moved to the US in 1970.
Although she does not intend to vote Republican, Anne has been left reeling from Vance's comments, which she insists "are not rooted in fact or data". Anne told IrishStar.com: "How dare he make a comment like that? It's very offensive. I think Vance has hitched his wagon to the star of Trump. He's trying to out-Trump Trump.
"Vance would like to be Vice President but is willing to denigrate quite a significant number of people who vote Republican. He is way off base and I'm surprised by the comments because he is not an ignorant man.
"He is well-educated yet he he floats out the same old anti immigrant tripe that was used to marginalize us and paint us as being racially inferior and genetically predisposed to crime. It couldn't be further from the truth."
Anne went on: "Irish immigrants helped to build America and change it for the better. Look at our hospitals, teachers, schools - all the areas where immigrants, Irish or otherwise, worked to support the economy.
"I think he's taking a page out of Trump's ugly playbook, even though two of Trump's wives were immigrants. They're trying to conflate immigration with crime - saying, you're an immigrant so there's something wrong with you, while in a country built by immigrants. Other than the Indian community, the rest of us were all newcomers to America.
"If Vance wants to make statements like this, he needs to show us where he's getting his data because as far as I'm concerned, he's 100 per cent wrong. Vance should be called out for his comments. They are a disgrace."
Studies have indicated that migrants are no more likely to commit crimes than native-born Americans. Many have suggested that Vance's policies on immigration are "scarier" and more serious than Trump's. Vance openly said deportations should "start with one million" in what he believes should be a "large scale deportation".
He also said first port of call would be to "stop the bleeding" by closing the US borders and even insisted Trump's border wall should be rebuilt or "finished". Vance and Trump have yet to clarify whether Trump’s proposed “zero tolerance” policy on immigration would lead to family separation, and what provisions would be made if so.
Emily Norton Ashinhurst, Executive Director at the Irish Diaspora Center in Philadelphia, believes "the impact of Irish immigration on the entire US is a remarkable success story."
She went on: "In a nation that values hard work and determination, I am proud to acknowledge the contributions of my grandparents, great-grandparents, and the ancestors of so many others from diverse backgrounds who have made America stronger.
"It is shortsighted to overlook the significance of the Irish in shaping our country's fabric. Without Irish immigration, we would not have had JFK, Ronald Reagan, or the millions of Irish veterans from the fighting Irish 69th and 116th in the civil war to those in the gulf wars.
"Our nation is richer, stronger, and more resilient when we honor those who sacrificed everything to come here and contribute to the American Dream.”
This lady is my hero.
"I'm running for vice president"
"Okay"
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I'm now 100% convinced that JD Vance and Ted Cruz are from the same race of lizards walking around with Edgar suits on trying to act normal
GOP VP nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) compared Democrats and left-leaning liberals to “wolves” who must be shot dead and who have poisoned American soil in his foreword to a book written by Kevin Roberts. Roberts uses similarly violent and dehumanizing imagery in his book.
Roberts is president of the Heritage Foundation and the architect of Project 2025
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Roberts is president of the Heritage Foundation and the architect of Project 2025
JD Vance's foreword to Project 2025 founder's book says Democrats are "wolves" who must be killed - LGBTQ Nation
He also suggests that "liberals" have poisoned America's soil.
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Unearthed audio: JD Vance says teachers who do not have biological children “disorient and really disturb” him: “She should have some of her own [children]”
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Unearthed audio: JD Vance says teachers who do not have biological children “disorient and really disturb” him: “She should have some of her own [children]”
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JD Vance claims that overdose deaths "were coming down" under Trump, which is a blatant lie -- in fact they hit record highs https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/15/drug-overdoses-record-high-363719
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This man needs to shut his face.Unearthed audio: JD Vance says teachers who do not have biological children “disorient and really disturb” him: “She should have some of her own [children]”
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Unearthed audio: JD Vance says teachers who do not have biological children “disorient and really disturb” him: “She should have some of her own [children]”
Independent, non submissive women scare him.Unearthed audio: JD Vance says teachers who do not have biological children “disorient and really disturb” him: “She should have some of her own [children]”
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Unearthed audio: JD Vance says teachers who do not have biological children “disorient and really disturb” him: “She should have some of her own [children]”
What is this dude's obsession with people who don't have kids??Unearthed audio: JD Vance says teachers who do not have biological children “disorient and really disturb” him: “She should have some of her own [children]”
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Unearthed audio: JD Vance says teachers who do not have biological children “disorient and really disturb” him: “She should have some of her own [children]”
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Better than having an obsession with kids
JD Vance gets a brutal fact-check after echoing Trump's lies.
"It is important to note that, contrary to what Vance said, this indictment is not a lawsuit. It's a formal accusation made by a grand jury that a person has committed a crime. Trump is not being sued by Smith."
"It is important to note that, contrary to what Vance said, this indictment is not a lawsuit. It's a formal accusation made by a grand jury that a person has committed a crime. Trump is not being sued by Smith."
WOW -- Vance gets booed in Boston when he claims he and Trump are the most "pro-worker Republican ticket in history"
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WOW -- Vance gets booed in Boston when he claims he and Trump are the most "pro-worker Republican ticket in history"
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JD Vance calls Firefighters “haters” as he is booed at firefighters union conference
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JD Vance calls audience “haters” as he is booed at firefighters union conference
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It's actually amazing how bad he is at this. If one side wasn't a cult backed by a multi-billion dollar media empire this election would be a landslide.JD Vance calls Firefighters “haters” as he is booed at firefighters union conference
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JD Vance calls audience “haters” as he is booed at firefighters union conference
Direct from Project 2025
JD Vance says he supports Trump’s Project 2025 plan to take total control by purging the federal government of civil servants and replace them with millions of MAGA loyalists: “I think that what Trump should do… Fire every single civil servant… Replace them with our people”
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JD Vance says he supports Trump’s Project 2025 plan to take total control by purging the federal government of civil servants and replace them with millions of MAGA loyalists: “I think that what Trump should do… Fire every single civil servant… Replace them with our people”
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JD Vance says he supports Trump’s Project 2025 plan to take total control by purging the federal government of civil servants and replace them with millions of MAGA loyalists: “I think that what Trump should do… Fire every single civil servant… Replace them with our people” Kamala Harris team...
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There "happened to be a camera there"? Like Trump showed up and unbeknownst to them there was a camera already there.
