If you’re gonna use lies to dunk on a political opponent, don’t complain when that tactic comes back to bite you in the … well, nevermind.

So much for trying to claim the high road here. Tim Walz, Komrade Kamala’s veep pick, had his first joint appearance with Kamala yesterday. It was exactly as cringy as you would expect anyone chosen by Kamala to be. There’s no danger of Walz upstaging her the way, say, Gov Shapiro would have. He’s dull as dirt and twice as predictable.

They each took turns at the podium in an effort to frame their election run against the boilerplate ‘evil republican’ rhetoric being used to criticize their competitors. They didn’t do a great job.

Kamala made the mistake of calling Trump/Vance the ‘Jayvee’ team… you know, the same name Obama gave to ISIS at one point.

Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?

Walz tried to frame Dems as the party of ‘freedom’ which abides by the Golden Rule — as if we’re all supposed to forget about his own heavy-handed use of mandates to force everyone to do things they didn’t want to do … because he was Governor and he said so.

So. Much. Freedom.

And then he made the mistake of trying to amplify some internet gag that was made about JD Vance having made certain amorous advances on a couch.

Here is the origin of the rumor, including the admission by the original source that it was completely made up — just like so much online BS is, whether Dems believe it or not.

The post, since deleted, read, “can’t say for sure but he might be the first vp pick to have admitted in a ny times bestseller to (expletive) an Inside-out latex glove shoved between two couch cushions (vance, hillbilly elegy, pp. 179-181).”

A quick glance at Vance’s book “Hillbilly Elegy” shows the claim was fake, but it spread like internet wildfire. It even popped up in TV references on shows like “Last Week Tonight” hosted by John Oliver and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

The joke circulated, and people believed it, so much that Snopes and the Associated Press wrote fact-checks debunking it. AP later deleted its fact-check.

The rumor’s originator, @rickrudescalves, told Business Insider he identifies with the political left and does not work in politics. He said he made up the joke because he does not like Vance and thought it was funny. He hid the post within a week because he was uncomfortable with the amount of attention it got, and admitted to creating misinformation, though he said that was not his intent. — AustinAmericanStatesman

Only an idiot would fall for something that outrageous, right?

Maybe that explains why Kamala picked Walz, as someone who can’t out-shine (even) her. He was dumb enough to take it as gospel truth — or malicious enough to knowingly share a lie.

Mary Katharine Ham — who, it should be noted, is among the most reluctant of Trump supporters — took Walz to school. She didn’t mince words. (Profanity warning.)

The internet picked it up and ran with it.

Ok, I MAY have gotten in on the fun.

Whatever you do, DON'T Google 'Traffic Cone' and 'Walz'.

It's nasty stuff.
And really beneath you.

— Wes Walker (@Republicanuck) August 7, 2024

(Ed.  Too late, Wes.  I already did.  And I am somewhat relieved to report that rumors of Walz having intimate relations with a traffic cone are unverified.  Even if he did, though, we all know the left would cite Walz’s right to love whomever or whatever he wants. However, I thought I saw someone say they may have spotted an explicit video somewhere… JK...  I’m pretty sure that if anyone asked him about it, he would probably run like a scalded dog anyway.)

Cross-posted with Clash Daily

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