JD Vance fumbles through painful small talk with donut shop employees in viral campaign stop fail

france the coneheads GIF by Saturday Night Live

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The way he asks them an attempted small talk question, and then crosses his arms in a “whatever you say, I don’t believe you!” rejection gesture…

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Shit! I forgot when Mittens check the fudge for an enlarged prostate!

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And somehow you just know that these employees would light up brighter than the sun if Kamala Harris walked in.

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Perhaps they attempted their I’m-just-a-regular-Joe-Schmo gambit at several other places but ditched those other videos because Vance came off as a total monstrosity and so decided to stick with the best of the bunch.

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Aaaaarrrgghh I couldn’t even get past the earnestly painful error of saying the “zoo has come to town” instead of the “circus”, which, ya know, travels… that is maybe the most Christopher Guest thing I’ve ever seen in the wild.

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Off topic I know, but that video convinced me that his barber doesn’t like him very much. OK from the front I guess, but something’s happening in the back.


Oh now I remember why it’s familiar

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I wonder if the other VP candidate is any better at ordering food…

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Just… normal. Not weird at all… normal.

I am SO happy she picked him. After seeing some of the other white dudes from the short list at the convention, it’s clear he was the best of the bunch for a number of reasons.

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Walz would probably also get a good reception. He looks like a guy who enters a donut shop and knows exactly what he wants to order.

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And I bet he called ahead for his order and told the store he was coming with cameras.

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And make SURE that none of the workers are any taller than two inches less than [whatever height Vance is].

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Protocols of the Elder Barbers.

They inscribe messages on the backs of people’s heads for those who have the knowing to read.

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also, omg, editing. most of that was walz talking to the camera - relating to us - some snippets of the workers doing their thing, some good sound mixing of the store - and maybe 15 seconds of conversation… but that’s exactly how it’s done.

vance’s team recorded his awkward horribleness and then said “yup, looks good.” zero effort by him and his entire “team” :person_facepalming:

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“I want it high and tight. You know, like the ones the guys in the propaganda posters from WWII have. No, not the American ones.”

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Here was me thinking it was the popular “Chinese gangster style” that was banned in North Korea a few years ago (despite being apparently popular with some of the ruling elite).

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Who would trust this guy to pick up a fast food order?

“Here’s your order sir.”
Crosses arms, “Okay”, just stands there.

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Almost* perfect!

*Needs more eyeliner.

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