Herschel’s Oops

but he does have this going for him

a biden “oops”on the lighter-hearted side of yesterday’s news

the hill:

President Bidenappeared to share a lighthearted, R-rated exchange while caught on a hot mic as he met with Florida officials and residents affected by Hurricane Ian.
“No one f—- with a Biden,” the president appeared to say with a laugh as he had a seemingly friendly conversation with Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy on Wednesday.
Biden made the F-bomb comment after Murphy shook his hand, thanked him and told him to “keep the faith.”
While much of the conversation was inaudible, Biden was seemingly echoing words of wisdom he had been told over the years.
“You’re goddamn right,” Murphy chuckled in response as he took off his sunglasses during the brief discussion with Biden.
“And you can’t argue with your brothers outside the house,” Biden added.
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the devil-made-me-do-it and the insanity defense, hersch?

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3675332-walker-cites-mental-health-battle-in-new-ad-amid-fallout-from-allegations/

Newt Praises Herschel For Having Concussions And PTSD | Crooks and Liars

hey aaron, a more relevant story might be the GOPer’s declining demand for sanity

Herschel Walker, and the GOP’s declining demand for morality in leaders – The Washington Post

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What’s clear is that the party has evolved considerably since then, toward a version of itself that can accept the likes of Trump and Walker — and overwhelmingly.
In 2011, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) asked whether people thought an elected official who committed an immoral act “can still behave ethically and fulfill their duties in their public and professional life.” (Journalist John Dickerson pointed to these findings Wednesday.)
While half of Democrats said they could, just 36 percent of Republicans said the same — a finding in line with the GOP’s emphasis on morals over the previous two decades.
But by 2016, things had changed substantially. With a vulgar, thrice-married alleged adulterer at the top of the party’s ticket, the number of Republicans who said such an official could fulfill their duties nearly doubled to 70 percent. And by the end of Trump’s term as president, that number stood at 71 percent.
The shift was driven by the evangelical Christians who had once pushed the party to embrace morality. While in 2011, just 30 percent of White evangelicals said such a candidate could fulfill their duties, that number in 2020 was 72 percent. Among the major religious groups, this one went from the least tolerant of such a candidate to the most tolerant.
Democrats, by contrast, are about where they were in 2011. While back then 49 percent said such a candidate could fulfill their duties, in 2020 that number stood at 47 percent. (There was a momentary uptick to 61 percent in 2016.)
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A final poll we’ll note here is a survey from The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation, in 2012, when Republicans were more insistent upon morality. It asked whether “Americans are too tolerant and accepting of behaviors that in the past were considered immoral or wrong.” While half of Democrats agreed with that statement, 77 percent of Republicans did.
Today, it’s Republicans who say they’re more tolerant of immoral behavior, at least in their politicians. Whether it’ll be enough to salvage Walker’s fledgling political career — which independents will also have a major say over — is another matter.