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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 195 points 4 days ago (4 children)

If I answered a question like that in an interview for a job at McDonalds, I'd be laughed right the fuck out of the room. This should be instantly disqualifying, but in this admin, brazen dishonesty and cronyism is a must have.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 55 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's one of the most frustrating parts about all this, so few people are rational, so few people have standards or honor.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It should be allowed to demand a duel if someone dissembles and refuses to answer questions in situations like this.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago

That would just put psychopaths with good reflexes in charge even more than they already are.

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

The very fact that he is so rude and not forthright, is because he knows it doesn't matter. This is all formality. His position has been filled, by himself.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 4 days ago (2 children)

In other administrations, too. The definition of truth belongs to the majority holder.

If the opposition to the GOP do not get a majority, and really a super-majority is what's truly needed... If that doesn't happen, there's no salvation for the United States.

I'd argue that it's been gone for a while, but I simply cannot give up yet.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (5 children)

For there to be a real path out of this they need to be willing to strike a stake into the heart of the republican vampire party:

  • Fully reform the supreme court with sane people who will overturn citizens united

Additionally like 3 of the following:

  • Commit to passing some real ass electoral reforms to enforce the 14th ammendment.
  • Commit to reforming the way congressional districts are drawn or eliminate them entirely with proportional voting mandates
  • Bring DC and Puerto Rico in as states. Threaten to offer cuba statehood and reparations if republicans invade it based on some kind of generational grudge held by rich casino owner's grandparents.
  • ensure the electoral college is handled on a proportional basis, if not eliminated entirely.

And then looking to the future:

  • address the corruption stemming from the billionaire classes
  • use billionaire money to directly pay reparations to people placed in camps by trump admin
  • prosecute ice agents involved in murders.
  • ensure all tech companies remotely linked to social media, search, surveillance or data collection are run as non profit utilities under laws similar to those we require for power companies.
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[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It’s similar to a question that doctors will ask you in the emergency department: “who is the president?”

Alongside questions like “what year is it?”

[–] yuki_gassen@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

"I'm not gonna engage in the theater"

Proceeds to make it more and more theatrical with every word

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 108 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] schwim@piefed.zip 61 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If he were an outlier, it would be something funny but the issue is rhe staggering number of the pieces of shit.

Yeah, if the members of congress had any principles none of them would have ever voted in any members who couldn't answer basic questions in the cabinet positions.

This guy seems to think he's Göring in the movie version of Nuremberg. No matter what he admits to, can't say that Hitler was wrong, so he would do it again.

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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 94 points 4 days ago

Isn’t it humiliating to be unable to answer this basic question

His delivery really nails him.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 47 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If it's really a job interview then why didn't the guy move on to the next candidate

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Because half the hiring committee sees nothing wrong with this man's behavior.

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[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 69 points 4 days ago

Didn't even respond with the usual "Joe Biden was confirmed as the winner". Just refusing to answer is an even bigger piss-baby thing to do. It's a great and simple question to see if you'll put loyalty to one man above truth, and shows how much integrity you have in one simple question.

Why do guys like this get confirmed anyway? Are all words meaningless?

[–] Arancello@aussie.zone 37 points 4 days ago (1 children)

He knows he’ll get confirmed anyway and whatever he does he’ll get a presidential pardon.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Not necessarily. A president can pardon someone who was legally convicted. He can't bottle a pardon for later.

So if after Trump the big cleanup will come, they all will have to face consequences, until some idiot later president will pardon them.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 4 days ago

Of course they can. Nixon wasn't convicted, or even charged, yet Ford pardoned him.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You can totally pardon someone for something they haven't been convicted of. For example, Biden did this for him, his family, and others when he left office.

I assume there must be a mechanism that could be created to remove pardons though? If someone like Trump just pardons everyone for doing crimes for him, there must be a way to say they were corrupt, and they don't offer protections.

[–] asret@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like you're both right - you can pardon people for things they have done, not things they will do. This ain't the church after all.

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[–] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Vietnam draft dodgers were pardoned without charges or convictions.

[–] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

After Trump will be more regressive autocrats because America was spineless in 2024.

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[–] urno@lemmy.world 42 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Kind of annoying that they don’t ask them who won in 2024 or 2016 too. Or first. Or a really old one like Reagan.

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Yeah, ‘16 and ‘24 aren’t really contested in Trump’s mind because Trump won those (maybe; lawsuits are pending, etc) but the ‘20 election is contentious for fascist fucks everywhere.

[–] Piatro@programming.dev 22 points 4 days ago

Yeah but from an interviewing perspective it's a win-win. Either the guy answers the question for those elections more clearly, showing that he only has a problem answering the one about 2020 and therefore clearly doing it because of the orange man, or he still refuses and he looks like he can't answer simple questions.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 days ago

He didn't win the popular vote in 2016, which is hilarious.

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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago

Wishful thinking. Have you seen the Brett Kavanagh job interview lol?

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

An autistic person simply could not do this. Its not in our nature to ride trump's dick so hard that we could deny very obvious things.

[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 days ago

Obstructing the government is my special interest

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Pathetic. My last shit had more integrity, and I have diarrhea.

[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 6 points 4 days ago

Stealing for later.

The comment, not your squirts. Someone else can have those. No kink shame though.

[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Mr. Ossoff is a beast - only in the best way!

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I haven't seen a more well-spoken, eloquent, and impactful speaker in years, dude. Where can I see this full video and more of him?

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[–] bigbangdangler@reddthat.com 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

These people are disconnected from reality and need real psychological help. In the meantime, this behavior is not acceptable for anyone in any kind of official position. Hell, this amount of deflection wouldn't even be acceptable if he were trying to be a fucking barista.

No offense at all meant to baristas. You have likely worked harder than this clown ever will.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 13 points 4 days ago

They're not disconnected from reality. They are liars, cheaters, thieves, and crooks.

[–] northernlights@lemmy.today 22 points 4 days ago

Love the questioning. I was hoping for a dismissive "ok we'll call you back".

[–] killea@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

This man should have been taken away in a straight jacket.

Edit: also, the whole Jon Ossoff questioning is here, at 1:46:05. Good to hear in it's entirety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9BYMPKDB3g

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[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 days ago

Post-truth Amerikkka

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

You would have gotten a better lie from a 5 year old who ate all the chocolate chip cookies.

[–] jaykrown@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I could never do a job like that because I'd just tell the truth.

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