It’s a pretty common way of saying things that are outrageous but then walking them back a bit to cover yourself. That way, the people that agree with the outrageous thing you said feel like you’re with them, while normal people are told that what you said wasn’t offensive because you walked it back.

I saw an interesting article about it when Charlie Kirk got shot. He would do the same thing saying stuff like “If I see a Black pilot, I’m gonna be like, ‘Boy, I hope he’s qualified.’” Then he would try to walk it back just a bit so the racists would be like “I agree with everything he’s saying!” and if a normal person pushed back he could argue what he said wasn’t racist.

That’s a lot of responsibility for one person.

And you know damn well your boss isn’t going to give you a raise for this.

Lol perfect delivery.

…that he was into the barely legal type. Like, he liked 15-year-old girls.

So, by “barely legal” you mean “100% illegal”?

Truly magical

I think you should let him hang himself

Lol I missed that the first time

Somehow I blocked that out from my memory

Serious question: Why the fuck does he stand like that with his hands turned so his palms are facing backwards and his arms are straight down?

That is physically uncomfortable to do and looks moronic. I can’t imagine him doing this on purpose, but I also can’t see him holding such an unnatural position unconsciously.

“That’s a great question! You are definitely clear to land with no other planes in sight!”

“Uh are you sure? I can see another plane on the runway.”

“You’re totally right! I did not account for the other plane on the runway. You are clear to land now.”

That’s all the Internet really is, in the end.

You suppose this guy thinks men shouldn’t be able to vote on women’s health issues? I bet he doesn’t see even the slightest conflict there.

I was just wondering if he could sue for malicious prosecution.

I’m glad DC juries aren’t putting up with Trump and Bondi’s fascist shit

No, since it was my brother’s friend, I just told my brother that dude was a moron - and left it at that.

I live in Colorado where we just passed a resolution to pay for school lunches by a small tax on individuals making $300,000 or more.

I swear to God, there were a ton of people complaining about it. My favorite was a Facebook friend of my brother who posted “Why are we allowing people to vote on this who don’t make more than $300,000 a year if it doesn’t affect them? That’s not how democracy works.”

These people are fucking insane.

Lol dammit, I just realized I did the same thing with The Expanse. And I also read the first book but not the others. And I did the same thing with the video game too!

I think it’s something I want to enjoy, but wasn’t enjoying as much as I felt I should be.

He underwent a successful heart transplant in 2012.

I’m an organ donor, but my ghost-self would be so mad if I died and my heart went to Dick fucking Cheney.

Speaking of showbiz and feeding pets, I’m a big fan of Hamilton. So when feeding my cat, I often tell him “You’ve got a hunger. That’s alright, I was just like you, when I was younger.”

Lol I didn’t notice till I read your comment.

There actually was something in the article that surprised me:

The analysts also said consumers have paid for about 50% to 70% of the total tariff cost to date.

I was shocked it wasn’t 100% to 120%. The fact that any businesses are shouldering even a portion of the tariffs is incredible. I fully expected them to go “Oh tariff is 50%? Better charge the consumer 60% just so we get our cut.”