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F you, Taylor Swift!” shouted Megyn Kelly, “and f all of the people who want to see these children have body parts chopped off.”

For those not fluent in Republican crazy-speak, Kelly’s meltdown was triggered by Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris the night before, barely one hour after Trump all but face-planted on the debate stage. Kelly was especially triggered by Swift highlighting her appreciation for vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s support of LGBTQ+ rights.

Other right-wing commentators, like Ben Shapiro, took another approach: making fun of Swifties. “Note: if you vote for a particular candidate because your favorite singer is doing so, please don’t vote. You are too stupid to vote,” wrote Shapiro on X. Meanwhile, Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet, threatened to impregnate her.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Republicans would lose 2/3 off their voter base if they listened to Ben Shapiro. Like how many voters have become Republican because they listened to their favorite radio DJ or podcaster.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Never forget the time Shapiro got angry and confused in a softball interview with British right winger Andrew Neil and stormed out.

I highly recommend skipping to the end if you haven't seen it:

https://youtu.be/6VixqvOcK8E

It's a mystery to me how these people get taken seriously at all.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

This was a fun watch!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A lot, actually. Tons of money is being poured into raising up popular propagandists because it works. Russia was caught doing it just recently.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Russia was caught doing it just recently.

For those out of the loop:

"The Department of Justice also indicted two employees of RT, a Russian state broadcaster, saying that they funneled $10 million to a U.S. media company that hired prominent right-wing influencers here in the U.S."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Were it Russia alone, it'd be countered. The reason it doesn't is because there are also Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The quote says singers.

Podcasters and radio hosts on the other hand are stellar people with the absolute best opinions and should be listened to and followed like sheep.