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JD Vance says he was asked in front of his wife if he had 'any secret family' during vice presidential vetting (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/news

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Sen. JD Vance recounted being asked if he had a "secret family" during the vice presidential vetting process, which he found intrusive and bizarre, especially since his wife was present.
Vance described the vetting process as detailed and intrusive, including questions about potential family criticisms and criminal history.
Politicians undergoing vice presidential vetting often face extensive scrutiny to prepare for media examination, highlighting past examples like Herschel Walker and John Edwards who had hidden children.

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[–] Cadeillac 43 points 4 months ago (3 children)

He was asked by his Mamaw if he wanted to suck dicks. Unfortunately he was too weird to learn from Mamaw

"I'll never forget the time I convinced myself that I was gay. I was eight or nine, maybe younger, and I stumbled upon a broadcast by some fire-and-brimstone preacher. The man spoke about the evils of homosexuals, how they had infiltrated our society, and how they were all destined for hell absent some serious repenting. At the time, the only thing I knew about gay men was that they preferred men to women. This described me perfectly: I disliked girls, and my best friend in the world was my buddy Bill. Oh no, I'm going to hell."

When he brought up the issue with his grandmother — known to Vance as "Mamaw" — she replied bluntly: "Don't be a fucking idiot, how would you know that you're gay?"

When Vance explained his reasoning, she laughed.

"JD, do you want to suck dicks?" she said, according to the book.

The young Vance, apparently "flabbergasted," said: "Of course not!"

"Then you're not gay. And even if you did want to suck dicks, that would be okay," she replied. "God would still love you."

[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Based Mamaw Vance. If only he was more like her.

[–] Cadeillac 7 points 4 months ago

If only

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The dude didn't convince himself he was gay. The dude convinced himself that he convinced himself he was gay. To keep it going, he is now trying to convince the public that he convinced himself. "If everyone believes it, it must be true." He is gay af because he not only remembered that experience, but wrote about it in a book.

To JD Vance:

Come on, bro. Just be gay. Like for real. You're wasting your life and your wife's life with the charade. Y'all could be having awesome sex instead of pretending. If you're still resistant, fine. Just try it once to prove you don't like it. It's just once. You'll probably cum too fast to get it over with and then you can say you didn't like it or take a 5 min break and do it again to make sure. Haha. Omg, that would be crazy, right?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Don't be exclusionary, he might be bi and only want dicks as a sometimes treat.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He is having awesome sex. I'm sure that Peter Thiel uses his throat goat regularly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Please, Thiel has the whole GOP over a barrel.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I had to actually check that this was real. Mamaw seems like she was a decent person. What the fuck happened to him?

[–] Cadeillac 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He is just too weird to be decent