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Shermann

(8,749 posts)
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 06:29 PM Oct 21

Kamala and Tim have an opportunity to destroy Trump's staged McDonald's video

Trump suspiciously handed out only bags of burgers and fries to drive-thru customers, but no drinks. Who doesn't order a drink with their combo? One can only assume that these customers all ordered shakes, but the ice cream machine was broken. Trump couldn't fix it. Imagine the disappointment.

Fast forward to Kamala's commercial, which has the duo arriving early at the "same" McDonald's. Handyman Tim sees the problem! He fixes the ice cream machine and Kamala starts her shift on time handing free shakes and ice cream cones to delighted customers!

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Kamala and Tim have an opportunity to destroy Trump's staged McDonald's video (Original Post) Shermann Oct 21 OP
The average voter has more things to worry about than a McDonald's commercial. TwilightZone Oct 21 #1
Trump thinks people will vote based on who worked at McDonald's Shermann Oct 21 #3
It's already known the restaurant was closed, the 'customers' were hand-picked, and Trump Fries were the only thing AZJonnie Oct 21 #2
Sometime ago I thought it would be wonderful if someone she worked there with spoke up and confirmed they Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Oct 21 #5
I feel like I chose my words carefully there to convey my thoughts succinctly, but maybe not? AZJonnie Oct 21 #7
I must've accidentally clicked the Reply link on your post instead of to the main thread. Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Oct 21 #9
When my brother was at university in Canada malaise Oct 21 #11
On the off chance she filed taxes in 1983 and still has that return, it would be great if she released it! Shermann Oct 21 #14
Trump Fries? jmowreader Oct 21 #13
I like it! senseandsensibility Oct 21 #4
Theres more basic SNL material Johonny Oct 21 #6
damn. McDonalds is probably raking in the dough today. ecstatic Oct 21 #8
My guess is he didn't hand out drinks because they were afraid he would spill them on the people. Wiz Imp Oct 21 #10
Every person in the line was vetted by the Secret Service. The restaurant was closed for the tv production malaise Oct 21 #12
They probably had snipers trained on that window just in case! nt Shermann Oct 21 #15
When any Presidential candidate goes anywhere it's a political stunt. forthemiddle Oct 21 #16
The reason this stunt is getting attention from us is simple malaise Oct 21 #17
I think we should let the public have this one GenThePerservering Oct 21 #18

TwilightZone

(28,834 posts)
1. The average voter has more things to worry about than a McDonald's commercial.
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 06:38 PM
Oct 21

I suspect it's going to factor into the decision-making process of around zero voters.

We should probably focus on stuff that actually matters, and Tim and Kamala seem to be doing an excellent job of that.

Shermann

(8,749 posts)
3. Trump thinks people will vote based on who worked at McDonald's
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 06:48 PM
Oct 21

As idiotic as that may seem, his recent uptick suggests many Americans really are that stupid. Definitely more than zero.

AZJonnie

(123 posts)
2. It's already known the restaurant was closed, the 'customers' were hand-picked, and Trump Fries were the only thing
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 06:47 PM
Oct 21

on offer to the fake customers. I think a better rejoinder would be for Kamala to produce some sort of documentation that she worked at McDonald's. Not that I personally doubt her one iota, but since the Orange Shitbird decided to claim she never did in the middle of his photo op, if she does have anything to prove it that she could drop, it would be another thing to tally on his list of ridiculous lies. If she doesn't, whatever, nobody cares

Jmb 4 Harris-Walz

(1,049 posts)
5. Sometime ago I thought it would be wonderful if someone she worked there with spoke up and confirmed they
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 06:54 PM
Oct 21

worked at McDonald’s way back when. 😂

But as far as Kamala trying to prove it… why on earth should she. Almost everyone who wasn’t handed 400 million dollars worked somewhere in their high school and/or college days for extra cash!

AZJonnie

(123 posts)
7. I feel like I chose my words carefully there to convey my thoughts succinctly, but maybe not?
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:01 PM
Oct 21

I hope that you do not find the words "she should/needs to/must/etc" within them, friend

Jmb 4 Harris-Walz

(1,049 posts)
9. I must've accidentally clicked the Reply link on your post instead of to the main thread.
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:09 PM
Oct 21

It was not meant to impact your post negatively… Sorry for the error, friend. 😊

malaise

(279,485 posts)
11. When my brother was at university in Canada
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:27 PM
Oct 21

He and two friends took jobs burying the dead in spring because that paid very well. It sure isn’t on his CV. One of my sisters worked at Macys in summer in her college days - not in her CV either,.
Kamala doesn’t need to prove an effin thing.
Let the CONvicted felon look like a jackass

Shermann

(8,749 posts)
14. On the off chance she filed taxes in 1983 and still has that return, it would be great if she released it!
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:48 PM
Oct 21

It's a distraction of course, but a fun fantasy (like the OP).

ecstatic

(34,569 posts)
8. damn. McDonalds is probably raking in the dough today.
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:04 PM
Oct 21

Is anyone else starting to feel cravings? This is too much!

Wiz Imp

(2,636 posts)
10. My guess is he didn't hand out drinks because they were afraid he would spill them on the people.
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:21 PM
Oct 21

malaise

(279,485 posts)
12. Every person in the line was vetted by the Secret Service. The restaurant was closed for the tv production
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:30 PM
Oct 21

😂😀😂😀

forthemiddle

(1,441 posts)
16. When any Presidential candidate goes anywhere it's a political stunt.
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 08:00 PM
Oct 21

I hope that every single place the VP enters has been vetted and that every single person in the business has been screened.
News flash, if a Presidential candidate (especially a sitting VP) goes anywhere, the establishment isn’t “open for business “, they know, and have approved, every single so called customer.
Saying it was a political stunt is kind of hilarious, because aren’t they all?
Wasn’t Tim Walz hunting, or fixing a car a political stunt? Wasn’t VP Harris trip to Penzy Spice, or Primanti Bros a political stunt?
Of course, they all were. That’s what you do in the final weeks of a campaign.
My thought is to forget McDonald’s and move on. We are just shining more light on TFG.

malaise

(279,485 posts)
17. The reason this stunt is getting attention from us is simple
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 08:06 PM
Oct 21

The CONvicted felon is upset that the VP worked at McDonalds and said she lied because it’s not on her resume.
So we choose to ridicule the lying criminal fool.

GenThePerservering

(2,675 posts)
18. I think we should let the public have this one
Mon Oct 21, 2024, 08:09 PM
Oct 21

we're ridiculing him well enough - Kamala has other things to do.

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