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stopdiggin

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2. I'd kind of like to see some experience maybe? Talk is pretty cheap.

Reply to NoRethugFriends (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:37 PM

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And, lord - do we have an abundance of TALK ... From every corner and direction.

And further - thinking I'm kinda' going to reserve judgement on whether being a reality TV show personality - really says virtually nothing .. ? Do we feel the same way about former ICE agents, hedge fund managers, crypto coin promoters, conversion therapy practitioners .. ? Read their policy positions ?

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Haven't we had enough of reality tv people as politicians? [View all] applegrove Yesterday OP

Judge the person by their policy positions NoRethugFriends Yesterday #1

I'd kind of like to see some experience maybe? Talk is pretty cheap. stopdiggin Yesterday #2

Your comparisons seem ridiculous to me. NoRethugFriends Yesterday #4

not comparison, so much as illustrations of the fallacy inherent in assuming that stopdiggin Yesterday #5

I certainly do agree that being a public personality shouldn't make someone more electable NoRethugFriends 23 hrs ago #6

Ironically, these reality TV people bring a lot of non-reality to the political game. Intractable Yesterday #3