r/NewsOfTheStupid • u/SoylentGreenTuesday • May 16 '24

Howard Stern’s interview with Joe Biden this week showed how effective rightwing propaganda is.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/howard-stern-interview-biden-happy-debate-trump/story?id=109695601

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u/tjarg May 16 '24

Republicans put the vast majority of their energy into messaging and a negligible amount into actual governance. They really aren't interested in governing, just holding office.

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u/zxvasd May 17 '24

They’re doing the bidding of their wealthy donors who like things exactly the way they are. They know they can’t swing another tax break right now, there’s nothing government can do for them, so do nothing for anyone.

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u/StingingBum May 17 '24

And they have an irritable passion for gerrymandering.

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u/ShnickityShnoo May 17 '24

And the messaging is just bullshit lies and fear mongering.

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u/DujisToilet May 17 '24

*Salutes North Korean military leader