Deplorable to Biden on Christmas Eve: "Let's go Brandon"

[demmiblue]

On a call with President Biden & First Lady Jill Biden intended for kids calling into NORAD to track Santa, a father ended the call by saying "Let's go Brandon," which is code for "F*** Joe Biden"
Biden replied, "Let's go Brandon, I agree."

Biden had just wished the father & kids a Merry Christmas for what it's worth & spent time asking the kids what they wanted for Christmas

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[hlthe2b]

1. Sociopath as a father, doesn't bode well for that kid.

My cup of contempt for these 'deplorables' runneth over.

[TheRealNorth]

2. Is that the civility Republicans talk about...

[JohnQFunk]

7. 👇🏽

[andym]

3. Biden appropriated the phrase and made it a positive--very smart

The GOP does this in reverse (for example trying to turning "liberal" and "woke" into negatives).

Moreover, Joe Biden probably surprised and irked the father by his positive response, because the father had no reply.

[TheBlackAdder]

4. It should be co-opted by Biden and w/audience signs during speeches (Do this w/Gadsden Flag too!)

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Also, Democrats need to co-opt the Gadsden Flag to make it representative of Anti-Republican positions.

The LGBTQ community should fly a hundred of them at parades so Trumpers will be afraid to fly them for fear that people will confuse them as liberals or LGBTQ. Not a Pride version of the flag, but the actual yellow Gadsden Flag. After a year or two, those yellow flags will disappear.

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[JohnQFunk]

8. Good idea re the Gadsden flag, but I also like this:

[Volaris]

20. All right, that's a bumper sticker I want lol.

[cadoman]

9. Biden played them by owning the phrase

In a sense he was showing us the way to take control. If a gqp says "Let's Go Brandon" we own them by going with it and saying it too. It's a harmless phrase in itself, and we can only lose by getting worked up. It's a harmless way to reunite the country a bit.

If Brandon is code for Biden then I'm all about "Let's Go Brandon!"

But shame on the operator for not managing the lines better.

[BlackSkimmer]

17. I don't think he caught it actually, but Jill did.

President Biden is a good guy; I don’t think he even imagined the snark.

That was ugly.

[RicROC]

5. RE: Gadsen flag, great idea! no more defense..go on offensive.

I'd even like to see the snake superimposed on the LGBT/ Peace flag WITH the words, 'Don't Tread on Me'

[gldstwmn]

6. Someone put him up to that.

[ismnotwasm]

10. That's the cringiest right wing weirdo thing ever

If you want to say “fuck you, fuck off or fuck this” just say it. I get second hand embarrassment every time I hear about this. Ugh

[JI7]

12. Yes, Cringe is what it feels like anytime I hear it

not even anger as it's just so stupid.

[BradAllison]

23. I thought these assholes were all "politically incorrect" and proud to be offensive? n/m

[JI7]

11. It just makes them sound stupid . They should be laughed at and ridiculed for it

[lame54]

13. That guy's nothing but a dog faced pony soldier

[JI7]

14. The dad probably thought he would be seen as the "cool kid"

among his crowd.

[CrackityJones75]

15. Just wait

Just wait until they find out Brandon is gay whose beloved is a POC, he voted for Biden, supports gun control, medicare for all and wants voting rights passed.

[BlackSkimmer]

18. Is that true?

That’s not what I read about the guy.

[CrackityJones75]

22. I mean I heard it from a friend of a friend.

But he seems pretty legit.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

16. They should have named the new pup Brandon.

Appropriate that shit!

[gratuitous]

19. I've found that "Let's Go Biden" really sets them off

Especially when you mention something positive the Biden administration has done, like reuniting 100 refugee children with their families after the former guy tore those families apart.

[UTUSN]

21. Yip, the real Brandon is on the way to joining Sandmann and Rittenhouse

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216173194

[Mr.Bill]

24. I saw a meme (I think here?)

the other day that said Let's Go Brandon was a code used by gay pedophiles to identify themselves to each other. I hope that catches on.

[Initech]

25. I think we've reached peak asshole with this one.

[LuckyCharms]

26. I always say...

When these assholes reach the bottom of the barrel, they just chew right through it and keep going.

[Boomerproud]

27. ABC suggested Biden was confused and didn't understand

its meaning. Screw them.

[SKKY]

28. Ok, I get it. It's a shitty example to set for your kids. Agree 100%...

...But here's the thing, what would any of us do if we were on a call with TFG? I can tell you I know myself enough to know that whatever came out of my mouth would make "Let's Go Brandon!" seem mild in comparison. Just keeping it 100. Merry Christmas to my DU fam!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

29. Oh & BTW, Brandon Won!

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

30. This guy is an idiot

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From Christmas Eve to Christmas Day, Schmeck’s parting remark to Biden fueled fury on social media.

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA, wrote on Twitter, “I refuse to believe we are this indecent as people. Not on Christmas Eve. And not to a person who lost his wife and daughter at Christmastime. We are better than this. Be kind and #Merry Christmas.”

Another on Twitter wrote: “Imagine being a grown man so infantile and disrespectful that you say the slur ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ to the president in front of your own kids and dozens of others. This is a sad time.”

Others lambasted his remark. One person wrote on Twitter, “Some of us celebrate Christmas Eve w gratitude for the birth of Jesus, others shout obscenities to entertain their son and @YouTube audience.”

“Wow. #jaredschmeck is gonna trend for the first time in his life, and not in a good way,” wrote another on the social media site.

Schmeck called his remark a “joke,” and a reflection of his frustration with Biden’s policies, including the federal vaccine mandates, inflation and global supply chain problems that have caused shortages in consumer products.