In the ongoing saga of a Chinese spy balloon trolling over America, J.D. Vance tweeted out a humorous photo of himself, looking skyward, as if waiting to shoot down the balloon. Not one for humor apparently, Mehdi Hasan took the joke quite seriously and attempted to exploit the ‘rubes’ he claimed Vance was exploiting.
Yes, this is how many on the Left view those of you who live out there in flyover. You’re going to see the new Senator from Ohio next to his firewood pile with his AR-15 and be a hoopin’ and a hollerin’ for him to shoot that dad-blasted commie inflatable out of the sky. Nah. That’s actually Joe Biden’s job, which he seems unwilling, or unable, to do.
If anyone understands you can’t shoot down a balloon at 60,000 feet with an AR-15, it’s the people Mehdi Hasan is pretending to stand up for.
We folks out in the hollers who live next to cow pastures even understand jokes, Mehdi. Well, glory be!
MTG suggesting the balloon be shot down by a gun (impossible!) is fine – she doesn’t know anything.
Mr Yale Law School here doing the same is much worse, & a reminder of how much contempt these GOP politicians have for their own base; they see them as rubes to be exploited. https://t.co/rFG5suMYdc
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) February 4, 2023
Twitter saw through his attempt to exploit the ‘rubes’.
I'm sorry this is your first exposure to jokes, Mehdi. I'm here to help if you need it.
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) February 4, 2023
We’re actually quite fond of humor out here in the sticks. We’re glad Mehdi has now been exposed. Perhaps it will help.
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You can’t tell this is a joke because you are a joke and lack the ability of introspection.
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) February 4, 2023
The ‘rubes’ are a characterization of much of red America many leftists have created in their own minds. They just want to ‘save them from voting against their own interests’.
No thanks, how about you just leave us alone?
Is it a company policy for MSNBC to hire insufferable twats?
Or are you and Ben Collins in some kind of competition????
— Star Spangled Bangers 🔑 (@Machovell1an) February 4, 2023
At least MSNBC is competing for something, right?
Mr MSNBC not understanding the concept of humor is very on brand
— Jon 🔬 (@JonnyMicro) February 4, 2023
We have to admit, MSNBC is hilarious, just in a different kind of way.
I think they take us as people who know a joke when they see it.
— New Year, New Beard (@llcthecableguy) February 4, 2023
Exactly. Well, except maybe for some of those parody accounts pretending to be liberals. Those are getting hard to figure out. LOL.
— Pookiedr (@Pookiedr) February 4, 2023
Disclaimer: The above picture is not actually Mehdi Hasan with the word ‘JOKE’ flying over his head. It is an artist’s rendition illustrating that Mehdi didn’t understand that J.D. Vance was making a joke.
We just wanted to clear that up for any of you rubes out there who might have thought this was a real photo of Mehdi.
The only rube here is you not getting the joke. Good lord man
— JayJay McMaster, CD (@tantrumblue1) February 4, 2023
In our best ringside Michael Buffer voice: ‘Mehdi the Rrrrrrrrruuuuuuuu-uuuuuuuube Hasaaaaaa-aaaaan!’
We like it.
Seems like he's just making a joke💁
— Christopher Witmer (@chriswitmer95) February 4, 2023
We admire how polite this guy is, and on Twitter no less! LOL.
The balloon is 60k feet in the air FFS. Doesn’t Vance know anything about that gun’s range? pic.twitter.com/n5ElcC0d8X
— fan of democracy🌻🇺🇦 (@C0G1TO_ERG0_SUM) February 4, 2023
Mehdi Hasan’s fans didn’t get it either. Cringe.
Yes, the former Marine understands the range of his weapon.
Not to mention that when bullets fall back down to the ground they travel at speeds that kill people
— Deirdre Coval (@akdazed) February 4, 2023
Heavens to Betsy! They’s gonna git some’un kilt with all the fallin’ lead and stuff if they hauls off and starts a shootin’ at that thar balloon!
First, if his base are gun owners, they know this isn't possible – they understand the firearms they own.
That's a helluva lot more than the people who will believe your tweet.
— Keith Burgin – The Toxic Something Podcast (@KeithBurgin) February 4, 2023
Yes, we’ve got this, Mehdi. It’s going to be fine.
You know this is a joke right?
Liberals are such boring no fun types
— Frank Grimey (@FrankGrimey2) February 4, 2023
It’s definitely more fun over here. Come on, fence riders, you know you want to come on over!
Psst. Vance’s base knows this a joke. https://t.co/5i1QbqHA8J
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 4, 2023
We also know that’s a nice pile of firewood.
Democrats understand jokes challenge (impossible) https://t.co/hNsrI4h081
— Brady Leonard (@bradyleonard) February 4, 2023
They probably should stick to Tide Pods.
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