The grand "Kamala will take over from Joe" conspiracy

[gshevlin2]

Having failed to gain any traction with their idea that Kamala Harris is not eligible (although the flotsam and jetsam on social media mention it, they seldom provide any evidence for the argument these days, or they flounce off in a huff), the GOP and Cloudcuckooland partisans have moved onto the next Conspiracy of the Year.
This conspiracy plays into their claim that Biden has dementia, using the idea that he is merely a seat-warmer. They claim that before the mid-terms, Biden will retire/resign/be removed from office (it varies according to which person is writing, and the phases of the moon, or some such) and Kamala will SHAZAM! take over and then run for 2 more terms herself.
This is now an article of faith among the conspiracy theorists. When I ask for, you know, evidence, I get crickets or the usual conspiracy-addled babblings along the lines of "we know this is a fact and you are a stupid naive member of the sheeple etc. etc.".
We're going to see this nonsense all the time until the 2022 elections.

[raison de arizona]

We're going to see this nonsense all the time until the 2022 elections.

Oh ye of little faith.

We're going to see it after that too. Also.

[Notaperson]

This may be related to something my conspiracy-minded nephew posted to Facebook a few weeks ago. He pointed out how every time Biden is on TV, the VP is with him, which makes one wonder if Biden is acting as a "puppet."

I replied with something along the lines of "What the hell are you talking about?" He answered it wasn't just him, "lots of people" have noticed this.

I did a *very brief* search to see if this was actually a thing, and found nothing to indicate that it was. I gave up after a couple of minutes because I will devote only so much time to such stupidity.

[Phoenix520]

I’m sure that, based on MAGAts tunnel-like vision, he says that because the ONLY pics he’s seen -sorry, been fed - are those.

How often was Pence with… never mind, megalomaniacs don’t like to share stages.

[Slim Cognito]

My response, just to fuck with them, would be, “You say that like it’s a bad thing.”

Remember, these ppl thought JFK jr was going to replace Pence.

[raison de arizona]

My response, just to fuck with them, would be, “You say that like it’s a bad thing.”

Remember, these ppl thought JFK jr was going to replace Pence.

Thought? Still think. I've seen plenty of folks promising a Trump/JFK Jr. ticket for 2024. The zombie ticket, I guess.

[Jim]

This may be related to something my conspiracy-minded nephew posted to Facebook a few weeks ago. He pointed out how every time Biden is on TV, the VP is with him, which makes one wonder if Biden is acting as a "puppet."

I replied with something along the lines of "What the hell are you talking about?" He answered it wasn't just him, "lots of people" have noticed this.

I did a *very brief* search to see if this was actually a thing, and found nothing to indicate that it was. I gave up after a couple of minutes because I will devote only so much time to such stupidity.

Tell him it doesn't make any sense considering Trump will be back in the WH come August according to Trump. Unless he thinks Kamala will be replacing Trump.

They really hate it when their lies are used against their lies.

[bob]

To be fair, many many people believed Pence was going to invoke the 25th, despite the lack of evidence that he intended to.

It is unsurprising that Biden's gaffes also get the covfefe treatment.

But I get there's a material difference between the possibility that Biden might not serve a full term and it was the plan all along for Biden never to serve a full term.

[RTH10260]

This may be related to something my conspiracy-minded nephew posted to Facebook a few weeks ago. He pointed out how every time Biden is on TV, the VP is with him, which makes one wonder if Biden is acting as a "puppet."

I replied with something along the lines of "What the hell are you talking about?" He answered it wasn't just him, "lots of people" have noticed this.

I did a *very brief* search to see if this was actually a thing, and found nothing to indicate that it was. I gave up after a couple of minutes because I will devote only so much time to such stupidity.

How many times was Mike Pence sleeping in the background while former impotus was hyperventilating?

[Frater I*I]

Having failed to gain any traction with their idea that Kamala Harris is not eligible (although the flotsam and jetsam on social media mention it, they seldom provide any evidence for the argument these days, or they flounce off in a huff), the GOP and Cloudcuckooland partisans have moved onto the next Conspiracy of the Year.
This conspiracy plays into their claim that Biden has dementia, using the idea that he is merely a seat-warmer. They claim that before the mid-terms, Biden will retire/resign/be removed from office (it varies according to which person is writing, and the phases of the moon, or some such) and Kamala will SHAZAM! take over and then run for 2 more terms herself.
This is now an article of faith among the conspiracy theorists. When I ask for, you know, evidence, I get crickets or the usual conspiracy-addled babblings along the lines of "we know this is a fact and you are a stupid naive member of the sheeple etc. etc.".
We're going to see this nonsense all the time until the 2022 elections.

1: I'm failing to see is downside in Harris becoming president...

2: The conspiracy nutters can't even get their facts straight: The only way Harris could become president, THEN run for 2 terms is if Biden resigns the office on or after 21JAN23, a few months after the midterms

3: I still fail to see a downside in the above

[raison de arizona]

Donnie went all in on this on Hannity...

No, it's terrible Sean, I mean it's a, it's a, frankly it's an embarrassment. It's no longer the Biden HARRis administration, it's the Biden HEIRess administration because it's only a matter of time, until she takes over which could be just as bad.

Harris - Heiress - get it? He's a clever one.

[northland10]

Said by he who would be nothing without daddy's money.

[noblepa]

Said by he who would be nothing without daddy's money.

Its a family tradition. His daddy would be nothing without HIS daddy's money.

[gshevlin2]

Having failed to gain any traction with their idea that Kamala Harris is not eligible (although the flotsam and jetsam on social media mention it, they seldom provide any evidence for the argument these days, or they flounce off in a huff), the GOP and Cloudcuckooland partisans have moved onto the next Conspiracy of the Year.
This conspiracy plays into their claim that Biden has dementia, using the idea that he is merely a seat-warmer. They claim that before the mid-terms, Biden will retire/resign/be removed from office (it varies according to which person is writing, and the phases of the moon, or some such) and Kamala will SHAZAM! take over and then run for 2 more terms herself.
This is now an article of faith among the conspiracy theorists. When I ask for, you know, evidence, I get crickets or the usual conspiracy-addled babblings along the lines of "we know this is a fact and you are a stupid naive member of the sheeple etc. etc.".
We're going to see this nonsense all the time until the 2022 elections.

1: I'm failing to see is downside in Harris becoming president...

2: The conspiracy nutters can't even get their facts straight: The only way Harris could become president, THEN run for 2 terms is if Biden resigns the office on or after 21JAN23, a few months after the midterms

3: I still fail to see a downside in the above

The downside, not verbalized (of course) is that Dementia Joe will be replaced by a person who is...Not White Enough.

[bob]

The downside, not verbalized (of course) is that Dementia Joe will be replaced by a person who is...Not White Enough.

Many of the same nutters also say Harris is ineligible, so hello! President Pelosi!

The real gunners also believe Pelosi is incompetent, so hello! President Grassley!

[gshevlin2]

This may be related to something my conspiracy-minded nephew posted to Facebook a few weeks ago. He pointed out how every time Biden is on TV, the VP is with him, which makes one wonder if Biden is acting as a "puppet."

I replied with something along the lines of "What the hell are you talking about?" He answered it wasn't just him, "lots of people" have noticed this.

I did a *very brief* search to see if this was actually a thing, and found nothing to indicate that it was. I gave up after a couple of minutes because I will devote only so much time to such stupidity.

I tend to assume that "lots of people" in this context usually means "me and my cousin who hangs out at that True Americans Facebook group"
I always ask who these "lots of people" are, where they are to be found and how does he know all about them (which, BTW, any interviewer should ask as a matter of course whenever a politician starts gabbling with "lots of people" or the classic "people are saying").

[gshevlin2]

The downside, not verbalized (of course) is that Dementia Joe will be replaced by a person who is...Not White Enough.

Many of the same nutters also say Harris is ineligible, so hello! President Pelosi!

The real gunners also believe Pelosi is incompetent, so hello! President Grassley!

They are not going to think more than 1 move ahead, because they all secretly believe that Trump can/should/will be re-installed as POTUS. I have read lots of people saying they are looking forward to August 15th. They do believe that Trump will automagically be re-inaugurated in August.

[sugar magnolia]

The downside, not verbalized (of course) is that Dementia Joe will be replaced by a person who is...Not White Enough.

Many of the same nutters also say Harris is ineligible, so hello! President Pelosi!

The real gunners also believe Pelosi is incompetent, so hello! President Grassley!

They are not going to think more than 1 move ahead, because they all secretly believe that Trump can/should/will be re-installed as POTUS. I have read lots of people saying they are looking forward to August 15th. They do believe that Trump will automagically be re-inaugurated in August.

Who are these "lots of people", where they are to be found and how do you know all about them?

[much ado]

I do enjoy reading the Freepers squabble about whether Trump will be reinstated in August. There are some true believers here...

Free Republic: Trump said the GOP will take back the White House 'sooner than you think' amid reports he believes he will be 'reinstated' in August

[gshevlin2]

Many of the same nutters also say Harris is ineligible, so hello! President Pelosi!

The real gunners also believe Pelosi is incompetent, so hello! President Grassley!

They are not going to think more than 1 move ahead, because they all secretly believe that Trump can/should/will be re-installed as POTUS. I have read lots of people saying they are looking forward to August 15th. They do believe that Trump will automagically be re-inaugurated in August.

Who are these "lots of people", where they are to be found and how do you know all about them?

Ah. Somebody using my rhetoric against me.
I think if you do a search with the appropriate criteria on Birdsite you will soon find a lot of tweets where Trump partisans warble excitedly about "August". That was where I found the first warblers about a month ago claiming that August 15th was The Great Day. I remember reading them at the time thinking "these guys are in Lalaland". Here is one tweet that talks about Politico having done some sort of poll of GOP voters:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So a new Politico-Morning Consult pool found that 3 in 10 Republicans think Trump will be reinstated. I&#39;m inclined to say the problem is a lack of education. But we&#39;ve seen, w/ the mind-degrading drumbeat of propaganda (Fox, Newsmax, etc.), even educated people can be hypnotized.

[bob]

I think if you do a search with the appropriate criteria on Birdsite

Birdsite's search function is a troll's best friend.

[gshevlin2]

I think if you do a search with the appropriate criteria on Birdsite

Birdsite's search function is a troll's best friend.

I mostly use it to find out how often a specific tweet is being repeated by bots and sockpuppets.

[MsDaisy]

Donnie went all in on this on Hannity...

I attempted to watch the video but listening to him speak is very much like listening to fingernails on a blackboard, you can only take so much...

[keith]

The downside, not verbalized (of course) is that Dementia Joe will be replaced by a person who is...Not White Enough.

Many of the same nutters also say Harris is ineligible, so hello! President Pelosi!

The real gunners also believe Pelosi is incompetent, so hello! President Grassley!

I pointed that out to somebody a few months back and I thought their head was gonna explode. And I couldn't see the downside of that either.

[bob]

I pointed that out to somebody a few months back and I thought their head was gonna explode. And I couldn't see the downside of that either.

To be the fly on the smoked-filled backroom where The Powers That Be decided 87-year-old Grassley was an acceptable figurehead while 78-year-old Biden and 81-year-old Pelosi were not.

But kudos to the backroom for predicting retaking the Senate!