A Trump supporting co-worker said this after last night's Town Halls:

[Mortos]

"Biden is like a butterscotch candy your grandpa gives you," I replied, "Well butterscotch candy is not my favorite candy. If I had my choice, I would choose a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup or a Snickers, but when we have been force-fed fetid bullshit for the last 3 1/2 years, that butterscotch sounds amazing"!

Biden was not my first, second, or third choice, but goddammit, he is my choice now, at this moment, in this election, I am 100% ridin' with Biden. My wife and I voted absentee for him already, I have donated to his campaign more than any other campaign in my lifetime. I have a sign up in my yard and a bumper sticker on my car (in Oklahoma). I am volunteering as a poll worker. I have sent money to other Democratic candidates and I will happily eat hard candy for the rest of my life if it means we can end this Trumpian nightmare.

So, if the candidates are candy, Trump is those weird orange, circus peanuts coated with bitterness, bigotry, and Covid-19 and Biden is good old fashioned hard-candy butterscotch, like the ones given to us with empathy and support by a kindly grandparent to lift us up when we are feeling down. America needs butterscotch now, more than ever.

#ButterscotchBiden

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[lunatica]

1. Well now I know why I like butterscotch candy so much

It never disappoints!

[AleksS]

2. I Frickin' LOVE grandpa butterscotch candy!

And if it's the Werther's Originals--keep 'em coming!!!!

And dang, it's not even a question of being between butterscotch and circus peanuts--

It's between butterscotch Joe and an orange dog turd crusted in meth Trump!

[lagomorph777]

3. +1 on the gross orange circus peanuts. Just like Trump.

[Big Blue Marble]

4. Love butterscotch.

It is one of my favorite flavors. Maybe that is why I have been ridin with Biden since he announced
his campaign. He is the right person for this time! He will help help heal this nation.

[FM123]

5. My late mother used to always carry a few pieces of butterscotch in her handbag.

To her, it was the immediate solution to nearly every problem - a dry throat, heartburn, a little cough, or just something to carry you until the next meal. Funny the things we almost forget then learn again to be true...

[Kind of Blue]

9. +1000! My late mom, too. Stopped eating them for a few years now but this

forced me to remember. Thanks

[FM123]

11. Moms!

[Kind of Blue]

12. All verklempt now and wish I had more to add but

[FM123]

15. I know, me too.

Sending you a butterscotch hug.

[True Blue American]

27. I have a Depression Glass

Candy dish full sitting on my table right now! Green Depression. From one of my Grandma’s!

[FM123]

29. And here's to Grandmas!

Somehow this butterscotch analogy just hits the spot, in the sweetest way.

[True Blue American]

34. It really does!

But I also think Biden is much more.although I love antiques and memories I really do not pine for the 1950 era Trump, Mitch, Barr and Republicans think it was. I want very much to move forward and I think Joe will surround himself with young, forward thinking people!

[pamela]

68. My Dad always had Werther's

I still find them in pockets and drawers. He died two years ago and I burst into tears the first time I walked past a Werther's display after he died.

[FM123]

72. Oh yes, those too....

I remember the shiny gold wrappers and the crinkly sound it would make as you open them.

[PatSeg]

6. Oh yeah

Trump definitely is the orange circus peanuts! Stale orange circus peanuts, I might add.

[gratuitous]

7. Yeah, the calm confident hand of a seasoned pro looks effortless

But it's the result of decades in the public arena, projecting the self-assurance of someone who knows what he's doing. In stark contrast to the in-over-his-head histrionics of a cornered fraud who knows the game is just about up.

[True Blue American]

36. Experience with Heart!

[genxlib]

8. No fair

I love orange circus peanuts.

[moreland01]

20. Me too!!!

But I love candy corns too, so I'm the wrong person to ask.

[Dream Girl]

37. I like them both!

[Dream Girl]

35. Me too. Haven't had them in years, I always think of them as a secret vice. They are surreal if

You think about it soft squishy but shaped like a peanut, overly sweet and that fake banana flavor and that vivid orange hue. They are strangely delicious.

[Kind of Blue]

10. Hear! Hear!

K&R!

[world wide wally]

13. I'll take butterscotch...

Hold the butter

[Javaman]

14. My dad loved butterscotch lifesavers.

he was a grandda and gave them to my nieces and nephews.

[Old Okie]

16. Butterscotch for me

Live in MD now but applaud you on the Biden yard sign in OK

[calimary]

18. Welcome to DU, Old Okie!

I've loved butterscotch candy since I was a kid. That photo in the OP actually makes me want one right now.

[Mortos]

52. I have been here for a long, long time

I just took a sabbatical for a decade or so.

[calimary]

61. Well, Mortos, we've missed you! Glad you're back, 'n' posting!

[calimary]

17. I happen to love butterscotch candy.

And I'd certainly take that over the fanciest-decorated worm-infested shit-balls being offered from the other side.

[NellieStarbuck]

19. I love butterscotch!

And those disgusting CIRCUS peanuts go straight in the garbage.

[moreland01]

22. I'll take'em!!!!

But now I'll probably see trump and the thought will gag me.

Please don't compare trump to chocolate. Or twizzlers. Or peanut butter cups.

[flibbitygiblets]

21. Trump is that nasty fruitcake that gets forced on you every holiday season

That no one wants, everyone hates, and inexplicably is still around despite being so unpopular.

[2naSalit]

23. Circus peanuts that have been...

rolled around on the floor of the big top and down the midway before being offered up as candy.

[lostnfound]

24. The Butterscotch White Russian

I’m kind of sick of the Moscow Mule but this looks kind of yummy as a holiday drink.

[Mortos]

33. That looks delicious

[LiberalLovinLug]

41. Or a celebration drink on November 3rd!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

46. There ya go!!!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

25. I compare Trump to a cowpie in the field with chocolate icing....

and far too many Americans are dumb enough to ask for a serving........


KY........

[Mortos]

32. It appears some are dumb enough

to ask for seconds.

[Politicub]

26. My grandpa always had circus peanuts at his house.

He loved those.

My grandmother always had Juicy Fruit gum in her purse.

[Mortos]

30. My Grandpa always had some in his glove compartment

Those circus peanuts were about the only candy my brothers and I would not eat (that and maybe that ribbon candy my grandmother kept in a covered crystal dish on the living room table, on top of a crocheted doily). My grandpa was diabetic and kept sugary treats nearby in case his blood sugar dropped. We would open the glove box of his white painter's van and be disappointed that those gross chewy weird candies were the only thing inside. I guess the fact that we hated them probably ensured he had his medicinal candy when he needed it.

[Dream Girl]

40. My mom also carried juicy fruit in her purs. She even faintly smelled of them.

[IronLionZion]

28. Something normal vs a flaming pile of shit

Whenever someone claims Biden is the lesser of 2 evils, I respond that he isn't evil. The choice should become easier after people accept that.

[PJMcK]

31. This is all very sweet...

... but there's a flaw in the analogy.

At 77 years old, VP Biden is not a young man so the "grandpa's favorite candy" is an easy trope. The thing is, it's weak.

Mr. Biden has plans and proposals that are very much in the 21st century and they address the serious issues of our age. Whereas Werther's Original Hard Candies harken back to a century ago.

Perhaps I've taken the idea in this thread too seriously!

[Mortos]

38. I hope I didn't offend

My co-worker offered his description of Biden as butterscotch candy as an insult. I turned it around on him and took it as a compliment said that Biden is exactly what people need as an antidote to Trump.

This co-worker, who is convinced Biden has "cognitive mental decline" reluctantly admitted that Biden appeared cogent and had a broad grasp of issues. He said Biden presented himself well but didn't think he would win over any undecideds. I think, as usual, he was dead wrong but we will see soon enough.

[PJMcK]

48. Gosh, no!

As I wrote, I took the analogy too seriously!

Your co-worker is going to have a cognitive dissonance reckoning in the coming months. The profound conflicts of Trump's administration will make it very difficult for his cult members to deal with.

By the way, I've always loved butterscotch candies, too.

[usaf-vet]

39. Hand Salute Sir! I don't know if you are ex-military but a hand salute is a show of respect. Thanks.

[Mortos]

44. I am a veteran

I return your salute sir, thank you for your service (and your patriotism).

[usaf-vet]

50. You too!

[Vinca]

42. Just yesterday, while grocery shopping, I wondered who actually buys those

gross orange peanuts. Your co-worker made a good analogy. Trump is both orange and weird and everything else he added.

[Crunchy Frog]

43. I love butterscotch. I don't even get the Trumper's point.

[Mortos]

45. He's not good at political debate

He constantly brings up conspiracy theories he read about on right-wing nutjob websites as if they were evidence. Sometimes, I feel sorry for him and those like him.

[matt819]

47. I am so fucking tired of people who say Biden wasn't their first, etc., etc., choice

Who the fuck cares?

If you're a republican saying that, no democrat is your choice. You claim to have to hold your nose and vote for Biden. Well, great. Thank you for your vote, but I suspect many of you will be like the MD governor, who wasted his vote on Ronald Reagan. Fuck him, and, while we're at it fuck you too. Not only are you responsible for trump's ascent to the office, think about the stone cold fact that there are no intelligent, moral republicans in the wings. Every one of them is a fascist, without a shred of decency or empathy. Are you proud of the party you called home "for your whole life"? Again, thanks for your vote, but you still make me sick.

And if you're a democrat saying that, well, be grateful you have an embarrassment of riches. Every one of the candidates has what it takes to be president. If not now, then in a few years. In the meantime, they have what it takes to fill cabinet positions and build their experience. Pete, for example, could not have won this time round, but he's turned out to be one hell of a proxy. Elizabeth Warren is too much of a wonk, but can she ever outsmart everyone else in the room. And something similar can be said of everyone who ran. And the bench is deep, with AOC and the squad, and so many others.

[Mortos]

51. Settle down Francis

I supported both candidates you mentioned by name with my time and money. Political choices are emotional and rational, people come around and many, many Dems who had reservations about Biden are embracing him fully and giving him full-throated endorsements now. Your angry tirade does not endear people to your positions or candidates. Have a butterscotch, everything is going to be okay.

[Celerity]

49. Rump is a giant piece of shit with 1 million razor blades hidden inside

[titanicdave]

53. .....I Agree....

.......Joe was NOT my first choice, but he certainly is number one now after the 3.5 years of bull-pucky we have been ingesting over the same period, I am NOT voting for anyone else this November.......as my dad used to say all the time, "make mine vanilla"....

[Stuart G]

54. Very poor comparison...Of course you don't know,..Orange peanuts are sweater than the butterscotch

candy....I've been eating those circus peanuts..(that is what they are called) for more than 50 years.

More like comparing butterscotch candy with pieces of dog shit. (not even human shit)...The Circus Peanut Association.... of which I am a member would take issue with being compared to Trump....Our................ hero, circus peanuts are sweat, easy to eat, soft, and totally smooth. They hurt you no more or less than the butterscotch candy...

...Well if you eat dog shit, then you are in for some trouble...It neither tastes good or is good for you.................. as are circus peanuts... Our association takes pride in knowing foods and excrements...Circus candy is more like
butterscotch candy..like dog shit is to human shit................................................

..Sorry for the language, but circus peanuts are not really that bad, but Donald Trump really is BAD FOR YOU

...

You didn't know that there was/is a Circus Peanut Association.....did you?....

[Mortos]

55. I didn't know about the Circus Peanut Association

I am heartily sorry for having offended thee

In my original post I compared Trump to bloody diarrhea being forced down our throats for 3 1/2 years if that makes you feel any better.

[Stuart G]

56. Thank You....that sentence makes the Association feel much better....

There are many other associations which I belong to...Over time you will hear about them too...

[calimary]

62. !!!!!

I know those words! "I am heartily sorry for having offended thee"!

Dunno how many times I've recited those eight words... can't count that high.

[Demovictory9]

71. Yes they are called circus peanuts..i only see them sold at pharmacy

Like cvs

[cayugafalls]

57. Biden is like fine wine or a smooth whisky. Dump is MadDog 2020...

ymmv...

[A HERETIC I AM]

58. Or bathtub Gin

It MIGHT get you a buzz, but it tastes terrible and it might kill you also.

[cayugafalls]

59. Exactly!

[volstork]

60. Werthers Originals

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FTW!!!

[AwakeAtLast]

64. That was my exact thought!

The chocolate ones!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

63. Hmmm, I'm thinking Biden is more like a running river of clear refreshing water

While SCUMBAG is a mound of burning tires in a junkyard full of rusted out luxury vehicles and piles of dog feces everywhere.

[Chemisse]

65. That's a greate quote!! n/t

[El Mimbreno]

66. Great comparison! And you mentioned yard signs?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ej_cpQJVoAE7QZ5?format=jpg&name=small

And stickers?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EkN8MifU8AAK409?format=jpg&name=small

[yonder]

67. Trump IS the whole damn circus.

And not in any good way. More like Killer Clowns.

[Grasswire2]

69. circus peanuts!!

Do you know what the flavor is? I do.


My grandpa liked those crazy things called "chicken bones."

[Demovictory9]

70. I love circus peanuts..in amall doses