Vance defends spreading claims that Haitian migrants are eating pets

[Dulcinea]

(NPR) Sen. JD Vance stood by his false claim that Haitian migrants were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio — an unsupported story that former President Donald Trump has also echoed on the debate stage and on social media.

During a Sunday interview on CNN, the Ohio senator and Republican vice presidential nominee said his evidence for this claim was "the first-hand accounts of my constituents." He then went on to defend the dissemination of this false story.

“The American media totally ignored this stuff until Donald Trump and I started talking about cat memes," Sen. Vance said. "If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that's what I'm going to do."

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/15/nx-s1-5113140/vance-false-claims-haitian-migrants-pets

[Lovie777]

1. The never ending liar's club....................

GQP.

[gab13by13]

2. All of the Magat campaign ads in Pa.

are about immigration and the border. The dog and cat lies keep the narrative right where Magats want it, on immigrants.

[marble falls]

3. Later in the interview he asked emotionally: "If the Former Presidident TFG and I don't lie to the American ...

... public, who will? Kamala Harris and Tim Walz sure won't!"

[bucolic_frolic]

4. We should celebrate Haitian food and culture in response

Sunshine to extinguish the evil

[Dulcinea]

5. The good people of Springfield, Ohio, are doing just that.

There were posts yesterday featuring them eating in Haitian restaurants.

[Hope22]

6. Vance is a new kind of hell.........n/t

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

7. Time for your class action suit, jd

[Kid Berwyn]

8. You know, people are noticing.

John Legend, for one. The vocalist comes from Springfield, Ohio. He says Vance's hateful rhetoric is hurting good people, the Haitian-American community that has breathed new life into what had been a dying town, just another Rust Belt statistic.

'Nobody's eating cats. Nobody's eating dogs.' John Legend says Haitian immigrants deserve grace

'We all just want to live and flourish and raise our families in a healthy and safe environment,' Springfield native John Legend

by John Legend
Statement/Columbus Dispatch, September 12, 2024

My name is John Legend, and I was born as John. R Stevens from a place called Springfield, Ohio. Springfield, Ohio — you may have heard of Springfield, Ohio, this week.

In fact, if you watch the debate, we were discussed by our presidential candidates, including a very special, interesting man named Donald J. Trump.

Now, Springfield has had a large influx of Haitian immigrants who come to our city.

SNIP...

But of late, during the Biden administration, there have been more jobs that opened up. More manufacturing jobs, more plants, factories that needed employees and were ready to hire people.

So, we had a lot of job opportunities, and we didn't have enough people in our town of 60,000 people to fill those jobs.

Continues...

Source: https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/2024/09/12/john-legend-haitian-immigrants-in-springfield-ohio-donald-trump-debate-jd-vance/75199348007/

Didn't really know a thing about John Legend until today when my UAW retiree neighbor brought this to my attention over the fence. John Legend is a great guy!

[PortTack]

9. This is their way of making immigration any every state problem, not just the borders

The next lie will be even more outrageous in another state, then another and another.

Is that going to be a working solution for them to swing the campaign in their direction? In this now short time period, no, but they will continue on out past their election loss.

We can’t look the other way and laugh!

[Zambero]

10. Stalin would have approved

Lie, lie, lie. Whatever it takes to fool the people into believing that the Dear Leader has their best interests in mind, despite evidence to contrary.

[maxsolomon]

11. What's important is that it FEELS true.

Care to defend the Blood Tribe next?

[chouchou]

12. It, at least, saddens me that a good portion of the American populace will STILL vote ...

...for those sub-humans. (that's what the are to me..) They serve little for the human race and other animals.

[thenelm1]

13. "which threaten the lives of his own constituents"!!!

They only one threatening his constituents is this turd. How frequently was Springfield getting bomb threats prior to this guy peddling in these warped stories?

[Dulcinea]

26. Riddle me this:

What kind of shitstain spreads bullshite rumors about people in the state he represents? Especially when he KNOWS they aren't true?

[Magoo48]

14. These two fucking pendejos are openingly terrorizing an American community and openly admitting to it.

Yet, there is not one government agency with the courage to police them.

Who the fuck are we?

[OldBaldy1701E]

18. Programmed sheep. (you asked.). (n/t)

[smb]

15. "Create Stories" My Ass

Stephen King creates stories.

JDiVance tells lies.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. Borowitz has a good satire piece on Vance's efforts

It is hard to do satire when idiots like Vance do not realize how stupid their claims are
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219468973

[Javaman]

17. When you dont' have facts, dazzle them with bullshit.

that seems to be the right wings motto.

[OldBaldy1701E]

19. Time to make some new laws.

Ones that make it illegal to lie on the campaign trail. Ones, that make it a major felony to create such public danger. If someone gets hurt and there is a clear trail from the perp back to crap like this, there needs to be legislation that covers punishment for it. And, that punishment needs to have teeth, not just some slap in the little finger with a wet noodle.

It will never happen, but it is what should happen...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. He admits he's a liar

[Attilatheblond]

21. I can envision Tim Walz now, chuckling to himself, writing notes for his upcoming VP debate,

Oh, this is gonna be fun.

[Nasruddin]

22. Dewey classification update

Maybe his famous book should be moved to the fiction section of libraries?

[Quanto Magnus]

23. Openly admits he's just gonna make shit up...

and there's still people voting for Team Liar.

[Srkdqltr]

24. So..... The couch story is ok???

[FakeNoose]

25. Ohio voters, please RECALL JD Vance - he's unqualified to be a US Senator

[Evolve Dammit]

27. Well the biggest lunatic in U.S. politics, picked a comparable younger lunatic as his VP. Domestic terrorists both. nt

[sakabatou]

28. Chump and Vance WANT violence

Doesn't matter if what they say is true or false.

[Beartracks]

30. You can tell they want violence simply because they accuse Democrats of fomenting violence.

[Beartracks]

29. What a circle jerk. Isn't this really how the entire rightwing echo chamber works?

1) Make up a lie, and spread it around.
2) People hear the lie, and then, fearing it's true, repeat it (e.g. "I heard...&quot
3) Claim you continue to spread the lie because people are (now) talking about it, even while...
4) ... acknowledging that it's a lie!

#4 in the cycle is kind of new for Republicans. They all used to pretend their lies were the truth, sometimes toeing the party line with a nudge and a wink. And make no mistake -- many of them actually do believe their own bullshit. But this whole "Yeah, it's a lie, so what?" is a weird new discourse, even for Republicans.

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[quakerboy]

31. I think we all know that those are not his constituents

They are supposed to be. But we all know that the likes of Theil and the project 2025 club are his actual constituents.

[Trueblue Texan]

32. Yeah, but for the Americans who have lost their children in school shootings, the motherfuckers are mum. nt