Joyless Lindsey Graham: Democrats’ Joy ‘Doesn’t Exist in Real World’
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The Republican senator made the comments in response to the DNC “love fest” during an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19046110

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he isn’t buying all that Democratic “joy” on display at this past week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago during a Sunday appearance with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union.

During their conversation, Tapper brought up the “disciplined” and “well-produced” DNC this week that, as the journalist put it, “conveyed patriotism and unity.” Graham didn’t see it that way.

“Well, I didn’t see what you saw,” Graham told Tapper with a laugh. “If you’re a Republican, you saw a hate fest. You saw a hate fest full of insults.”

“Americans are not joyful when they go to the gas station and fill up their car,” he continued. “They’re not joyful when they make their mortgage payment. They’re not joyful when they go to the grocery store. People are hurting, and this whole joy love fest doesn’t exist in the real world.”

To bolster his claim, Graham pointed to the gas prices, the state of the border, and inflation during Donald Trump’s presidency when “the world was not on fire.”

He’s either lying or what he said gives us a look into his shitty perspective of the world. Either way such a miserable and pathetic existence.

  • limelight79@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Ah, the new home of project2025!

    Seriously, though, I assume this is what you’re referring to where he’s going to solve those problems:

    President Donald J. Trump passed record-setting tax relief for the middle class, doubled the child tax credit, and slashed more job-killing regulations than any administration had ever done before. Real wages quickly increased as a result, and median household income reached the highest level in the history of our country, while poverty reached a record low. President Trump created nearly 9,000 Opportunity Zones to revitalize neglected communities. President Trump produced a booming economic recovery, and record low unemployment for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and women. Joe Biden is the destroyer of America’s jobs and continues to fuel runaway inflation with reckless big government spending. President Trump’s vision for America’s economic revival is lower taxes, bigger paychecks, and more jobs for American workers.

    I see no plan, aside from some very vague promises and an attack on a guy who isn’t even running.

    • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      I’m not sure why you’re arguing with me about it. I don’t like Trump either, but feel free to argue if it makes you feel better about supporting another conservative.

      • limelight79@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Quick reminder of this conversation: You suggested I check his website for his platform, so I did, and found that there’s only “I did this” and some vague promises that do not specify any sort of actual plan. You seem to think that’s arguing, but I’m trying to explain that there’s actually no useful information there.

        Basically, it’s no better than Kamala’s and arguably even worse because he’s making promises we all know he’s not going to keep (Kamala makes no promises that I saw). And he still thinks he’s running against Biden.

        • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          shrugs

          There’s literally a page that says ‘Platform’ on it. I don’t know how to help you find what’s right there in the navigation.

          I only know because I was quite surprised to see that someone running for president didn’t even have the wherewithal to make their positions public, but the literal fascist did.

          I’d love to have an honest candidate for once, but it apparently won’t be happening in 2024. And I need more than good memes to make me want to vote for someone with Harris’ record.