At exactly 11:36 a.m. in Plover, Wisconsin, J.D. Vance stepped onto a makeshift stage inside a manufacturing plant dressed in Trump’s favorite costume: a dark blue suit, a deep red tie, and a fake grin meant to hide just how awkward and unqualified he is for the position he holds. The Hollies’ “Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress” was blasting from the speakers: Saturday night I was downtown, working for the FBI, sitting in a nest of bad men… a soundtrack chosen to evoke the kind of blue-collar familiarity they believe will excite the crowd and create an artificial sense of connection for those watching from home. Flags were everywhere, each one strategically placed to stay in frame no matter where the cameras pointed. The crowd, small but prepped, dutifully chanted “USA, USA, USA” on cue.
He quieted the crowd with a rushed, almost impatient string of “thank you all, thank you, please, please,” and then launched straight into...
One small, seemingly inconsequential, point about Vance: his delegation at the Winter Olympics needed 300 protection personnel, 11 passenger aircraft, and 3 cargo planes (one of which carried food. To Italy.) If that doesn’t illustrate Vance’s ego, sense of entitlement, and desire to be the most important person in the room I don’t know what does.
Thank you for mentioning this, Lori! That was unbelievable! Plus his caravan blocked traffic and nearly caused US figure skater Alysa Liu to be late for a competition. And I don’t think the average American even knew about it.
Brilliant piece, as always, Heather. In a way, it seems quite fitting, that the current regime is focusing on fraud…J D Vance is a chameleon it’s true, but I prefer the term FRAUD! In fact, it’s one of the key explanatory terms for the entire pathetic bunch of Trumpophiles!!!
Commander Judy Vance is nothing. He is a hollow man, and like Twump, seems to have been unloved and unlovable as a child. These things matter, the hurt child becomes the angry man. All Judy can see through his tunnel vision is how much he will be loved when he becomes the most important person of all. He does not deserve the presidency, he does not deserve the vice-presidency. What has he done in his life that could count as public service? Thiel set him up as a senator, Judy did nothing to earn that. Twump's idiot sons picked Judy for the VP slot, he did nothing to deserve that. He has shown nothing but contempt for the American people. We don't deserve that. Judy Vance is a fake and his veneer is thin. The problem is he has been propped up as the heir apparent but wtf is he inheriting?
I'm walking my three grandchildren through this shit that's happening, yes, we are watching democracy deteriorate at a alarming pace. We need to do everything we can to ensure that the cracks ee see are widening.
“Chameleon” is too complimentary. He’s a puppet with the hand of some loathsome operator up his rectum to make his mouth move. This essay, though, is virtuosic. Thank you.
So let me get this straight. 61% of this country thinks trump is becoming worthless, and 100%, think jd vance is an idiot, and the rest of the morons behind the scenes, r running around trying to do damage control and driving the agenda forward and at the same time losing the confidence of the American people? How long can that last? If there’s one thing I know, the American people don’t like to b thought of as idiots and will have something to say. How far this escalates is my only concern, but fighting for our freedoms is in the American DNA.
Yikes, this piece truly scared me Heather. The whole JD thing. Describing him as a chameleon is true. He is so disingenuous and for me it so obvious but I know in the search for a “replacement” his name is out there but really he is just so slimy. I get an ick feeling every time he utters a word.
The CNN situation is another ticking time bomb. How is this even happening? Ensuring strong independent media is our only hope.
Thank you, HDR! I’m upping my donations to the independent news sources I currently support and adding a couple more. I also recommend the ACLU & CREW as both are non-profit and fighting against the regime to protect our rights under the constitution in the courts.
I'm 80 with more time behind me than ahead of me. To my dying day, I will never understand how we've done this to the country I was proudly and fortunately born into and now no longer recognize.
You are a force Heather! So smart to throw the interrogation light on Vance. He is a shell and we can actually see how truly vacuous he is. The word must be spread because this is what is headed our way.
Another great piece Heather, thank you.
One small, seemingly inconsequential, point about Vance: his delegation at the Winter Olympics needed 300 protection personnel, 11 passenger aircraft, and 3 cargo planes (one of which carried food. To Italy.) If that doesn’t illustrate Vance’s ego, sense of entitlement, and desire to be the most important person in the room I don’t know what does.
Thank you for mentioning this, Lori! That was unbelievable! Plus his caravan blocked traffic and nearly caused US figure skater Alysa Liu to be late for a competition. And I don’t think the average American even knew about it.
You're welcome Joanne. I'm glad I mentioned it, too — I hadn't considered that it might not have been reported in the US!
Food? To ITALY?????? WTF 🤬
Good freakin' grief. I want my money back!
I know, right? On top of that, what's the point in recycling our empty plastic? I don’t think I've ever been so angry at a politician in my life.
So get rid of him and his mad boss
Even Hitler would not have done this. Mad greedy country
Way to go OHIO…
This might be the most brilliantly-written post I've ever read.
I am forwarding it to everyone I love and then to everyone I know.
Thank You Heather.
Brilliant piece, as always, Heather. In a way, it seems quite fitting, that the current regime is focusing on fraud…J D Vance is a chameleon it’s true, but I prefer the term FRAUD! In fact, it’s one of the key explanatory terms for the entire pathetic bunch of Trumpophiles!!!
Commander Judy Vance is nothing. He is a hollow man, and like Twump, seems to have been unloved and unlovable as a child. These things matter, the hurt child becomes the angry man. All Judy can see through his tunnel vision is how much he will be loved when he becomes the most important person of all. He does not deserve the presidency, he does not deserve the vice-presidency. What has he done in his life that could count as public service? Thiel set him up as a senator, Judy did nothing to earn that. Twump's idiot sons picked Judy for the VP slot, he did nothing to deserve that. He has shown nothing but contempt for the American people. We don't deserve that. Judy Vance is a fake and his veneer is thin. The problem is he has been propped up as the heir apparent but wtf is he inheriting?
I love the monicker “Hollow Man”. So appropriate.
I'm walking my three grandchildren through this shit that's happening, yes, we are watching democracy deteriorate at a alarming pace. We need to do everything we can to ensure that the cracks ee see are widening.
“Chameleon” is too complimentary. He’s a puppet with the hand of some loathsome operator up his rectum to make his mouth move. This essay, though, is virtuosic. Thank you.
Well said!
So let me get this straight. 61% of this country thinks trump is becoming worthless, and 100%, think jd vance is an idiot, and the rest of the morons behind the scenes, r running around trying to do damage control and driving the agenda forward and at the same time losing the confidence of the American people? How long can that last? If there’s one thing I know, the American people don’t like to b thought of as idiots and will have something to say. How far this escalates is my only concern, but fighting for our freedoms is in the American DNA.
I hope you’re right. It’s just that there’s so much brainwashing and gaslighting going on, who knows what people know?
Yikes, this piece truly scared me Heather. The whole JD thing. Describing him as a chameleon is true. He is so disingenuous and for me it so obvious but I know in the search for a “replacement” his name is out there but really he is just so slimy. I get an ick feeling every time he utters a word.
The CNN situation is another ticking time bomb. How is this even happening? Ensuring strong independent media is our only hope.
Thank you, HDR! I’m upping my donations to the independent news sources I currently support and adding a couple more. I also recommend the ACLU & CREW as both are non-profit and fighting against the regime to protect our rights under the constitution in the courts.
I'm 80 with more time behind me than ahead of me. To my dying day, I will never understand how we've done this to the country I was proudly and fortunately born into and now no longer recognize.
Vance is just an empty suit filled with T****’s overfull Depends©️to give it shape.
"like a child showing off a drawing for the refrigerator". great word picture, sure gets the point across.
Superb analysis. I just subscribed!!!
You are a force Heather! So smart to throw the interrogation light on Vance. He is a shell and we can actually see how truly vacuous he is. The word must be spread because this is what is headed our way.
I heard that the ballroom is really an underground bunker for AI data. One reputable independent posted it 2days ago.
No one is following JD. That apartheid freak Thiel bet on the wrong weirdo loser horse.