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Jimmy Carter Says He’s Hanging On to Vote for Kamala Harris
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How can one person be this good of a citizen!!?
Georgia boys are either sweetheart saints or hateful monsters, not a lot in between. Source: am Georgia boy
You fucking monster!!!
Naw I’m a sweetheart!
That's what all the monsters say
Well… you ain’t wrong
You know what? I know the struggle. I'm a country ass Texas boy who just wants equality for everyone.
You’re as rare a breed as myself sir, if we ever find a Mississippi equivalent we’ll really be in business! Egalitarianism is worth fighting for
With our good ol boy accents no one will be able to say no to us, and we'll use our powers only for good.
Dude I’m not in the south anymore and it’s kinda wild how far the accent takes you
Surely this powerful triumvirate can't go wrong
It’s only a duo at the moment unless you happen to be from Mississippi
No, but I've read more than enough history and fantasy alike to know the third Polite Southern Gentleman will have rizz for days but something DARK and TRAGIC hiding behind his eyes!
In most circumstances you’d be very right but with the other two parties in this scenario coming fro Georgia and Texas respectively, the third person will never get a word in edge wise, they’re just a seat filler
Ah.
The motive...
Fuck you dubs buggy!
Oh I know it. I've got the heavy drawl and I've taken it around the world with me. Depending on who I'm talking to I can crank it up and get by with some shit. I've also got that Texas preacher cadence when I need it. You know the one, you get really excited about something then drop it down to almost a whisper while smiling. It makes people lean in and pay attention. Think Kenneth Copeland but as an actual human instead of a devil in a skin suit and without religion at all.
It's definitely a trick for the snake oil salesman but I've seen it so much that I naturally fall into it if I'm presenting. And it fucking works with certain kinds of people.
I know exactly what you’re talking about, I absolutely crank it and pull it back in specific scenarios as called for, my lilt is more on the Andy Griffith/Matlock side of thing's but it’s wild how much more seriously folks take you when you really put it on
I really want to hear a conversation between you two as I can only imagine what it sounds like.
Imagine Rust Cohle from True Detective and Rylan Givens from Justified and you’d probably be close
That might be more accurate than anyone realizes considering I know Mrs. Kay.
I know both of those, surprisingly; I'll check videos to remind me.
What advantages are there when in other places, people trust you more?
It’s not so much trust although that can come into play, it’s more everyone underestimates you because they think you sound foolish.
Edit: also people just straight up want to hear you talk, which does create a level of authority
Your edit really tells the story. It's amazing how many people just want to hear the accent.
He was actually a pretty good president too. Unfortunately the seeds of the cancer that is the current Republican party has been sown by the Nixon administration before he was elected and had begun to bear fruit when Reagan ran against him.
I like to say he was the best man ever to be President and that he had great policies, but that he was not an effective President.
He was too honest to play the game.
What does that say about our society? Can you imagine taking the same attitude as a scientist? Nothing would ever work because it relies on foundational truth and integrity. The reason lying in politics is acceptable is because the citizenry is allowing it through the ballot box. These idiots can't do science or politics but they have the same voting rights as everyone else.
Lying works because our schools don't teach critical thinking anymore. They are so obsessed with rote, bullshit memorization that there isn't any room or time left for critical thinking
Oh I fully agree, being a good president can only make you a better citizen.
Yeah, the Republican party had a strong progressive wing before Nixon. Lincoln, Teddy, and Eisenhower were all progressives by modern standards.