JD Vance attempted a Hail Mary pass of sorts for the GOP in the form of homophobia on Tuesday when he used a midterm rally to imply that Texas Senate Democratic nominee James Talarico is gay.
āI love you, too, sir,ā Vance began at an event in Tyler, Texas, seemingly in response to a rallygoer, before adding, āIn a totally platonic way, to be clear.ā
āIām the vice president, not James Talarico.ā
Vanceās schoolyard bully-like taunt takes notes from the anti-gay expression āno homoā that was popularized in the ā90s and ā00s and adds to his history of hurling anti-LGBTQ attacks toward Talarico, a majority of which have suggested that heās a āfreakā or a pedophile for supporting transgender children and drag performers (itās worth noting that Vance himself has done drag). Heās even resorted to āTalafreakoā as a way of referring to Talarico.
Talarico is the guy Vance WISHES he could be.
JD is more ambition-driven than ideological, and so are many, many people that support trump āeagerlyā in public.
They are carrerist-first, not ideological. They are just as āevilā and should be disqualified from public service and shunned by society just the same if not more. They have the facilities to fully asses the implications of their actions and chose to support the amoral and destructive pursuits of the American right.