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[SheltieLover]

1. Jfc

[Celerity]

43. video

[SheltieLover]

45. Eeeeeewwwww!

[New Breed Leader]

2. LOL

Nm

[obamanut2012]

24. Why is the OP funny?

[Wounded Bear]

3. What? He's in character...

[sop]

15. Exactly

Van Tatenhove is dressed like every other rightwing militia guy; wearing this costume makes his come to Jesus moment more credible.

[inthewind21]

27. So

A denim jacket is now right wing militia attire? What do you wear? Sweater vests?

[sop]

35. All you saw was a denim jacket?

[kacekwl]

46. Wonder what his shirt said.

And all his little buttons.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

39. Well, let's see here,

I dress in jeans, t-shirts, cowboy boots, and I own a lined denim jacket, I have a beard, does that mean I'm dressed just like every RW militia guy?

[sop]

42. Are you a former spokesperson for the Oath Keepers with tattoos on your face?

[MarineCombatEngineer]

44. That's irrelevant,

But I do have a USMC logo tattooed on my shaved head and various other tattoos

Just because someone looks different is no reason to judge them, i really thought we were better than that.

Most of my trucking friends dress like that, doesn't mean they're RQWNJ's.

Bottom line is don't judge a book by it's cover.

[kacekwl]

47. He's already been judged.

Guilty.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

50. Really?

When did that happen?
You're thinking of Mr. Ayers, not the other guy.

[sop]

48. So long as you're not a former spokesperson of the rightwing terrorist organization called

The Oath Keepers, a group made up of heavily-armed ex-military, former (and current) police officers and other like-minded violent folks, who are always spoiling for a fight and dedicated to the violent overthrow of America, people won't judge you.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

51. Key word,

Former.

[Ferrets are Cool]

53. Would you wear it to a congressional hearing?

I know I would not. Sheesh

[MarineCombatEngineer]

55. Sure,

why would I not be me?

[elleng]

4. Saying oath keepers is a dangerous militia,

THAT witness? Jason Van Tatenhove? Let's mock him?

[iemanja]

20. We must mock every witness

who doesn't look like us or says anything that suggests they aren't one of us. Never mind their testimony condemns Trump. They aren't one of us, and that is what matters.

[inthewind21]

29. That's the thing

He looked like a LOT of us. He's wearing a denim jacket FFS. Who knew The Gap and Old Navy are where Hell's Angels and right-wing militias shop!

[Ferrets are Cool]

54. They are evil people who want to overturn Democracy as we know it.

I will NEVER feel any sympathy or compassion for the scumbags they are.

[Tommy Carcetti]

5. Eddie Munson, all grown up. nt

[chillfactor]

6. who cares?

I am more interested in what he says not what he is wearing.

[elleng]

10. Thanks

[agingdem]

17. I don't care what he wears..

he's articulate..and he's obviously scared and ashamed..but I don't forgive either one of these guys, I don't care if they are belatedly remorseful...they have children..they teach their children right from wrong..and yet, overthrowing their government at the behest of a depraved narcissistic sociopath was the right thing to do???...

[MarineCombatEngineer]

40. Thank you for expressing the obvious,

who fricken cares how he's dressed, it's his testimony I'm interested in.

[dweller]

7. What's his face tat ?

Can’t see it on my tv



✌🏻

[liberalla]

13. I was about to ask this same question... not about the script over his left brow, but is that

a *swastika* at his hairline (upper right side of face where the hair is receding)?

That's what it looked like, but it wasn't clear, and was very brief.

[highplainsdem]

8. Some people can't afford nice suits and don't have an office, white-collar wardrobe. As long

as he's testifying on the correct side, helping the committee...

[elleng]

11. Thanks

[WhiskeyGrinder]

9. You can do better than this.

[Srkdqltr]

12. Several of these comments come off as somewhat ..

Snobish??? No somewhat about it.

[obamanut2012]

23. Seriously wtf

He seemed sincere and contrite, and what he did today was brave.

[kacekwl]

49. He got caught.

NOW he's trying to save his ass. Brave, no.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

52. Got caught at what?

He didn't get caught at anything, he wasn't even at the J6 insurrection, he had already left the Oaf Keepers long before the insurrection, you're thinking of Mr. Ayers.

[Tomconroy]

14. I thought he was very eloquent. Very well spoken.

[liberalla]

18. He looks fine to me.

He's expressing his individuality... as many people choose to do.

[live love laugh]

19. Needs a Go Fund Me for tattoo removal...

[LakeArenal]

21. Blind to what he's wearing. Enraptured by what he's said.

[obamanut2012]

22. Seriously? Why is it funny to mock Jason Van Tatenhove???

He seems sincere and regreatful, and appearing to testify live is very brave of him. More brave than most people who worked for Trump's Admin and Congressional GOP, all of whom can afford much better attorneys than Mr. Jason Van Tatenhove.

He is a Rust Belt good old boy. Who cares wtf he wears.

[H2O Man]

25. I thought it was good.

[inthewind21]

26. If

You think that's what a Hells Angel looks like clearly you've never actually seen one.

[Brainfodder]

28. Highly likely a sign of his poverty, and nothing more.

Saw it a lot in my rural living times, in hind sight, almost the rural uniform, always blue jeans.

[inthewind21]

30. Blue Jeans

And a denim jacket are a sign of poverty? WTF, no one told me!

[Srkdqltr]

31. Only poor people wear denim? Geezzz

[WhiskeyGrinder]

32. Christ, this fuckin place

[inthewind21]

33. Exactly

Lot's of holier than thou, flat out snobbery on full display.

[Jirel]

36. NO DOUBT!

My goodness. He didn't bow and scrape hard enough. He didn't give up his kid's doctor's appointment to buy a suit. He has a... *gasp* visible tattoo...

[Jirel]

34. So what? Good for him.

He's a right wing reporter/media ass who saw the light. Great. Who says he needs to play the expensive game of kissing the ring in DC and showing up in the nicest thing he can buy if he gives up groceries for two weeks? He's not one of the DC "royal court," and he has zero need to be the peasant bowing and scraping and apologizing for what he wears, just to walk among them.

Amazing. Between this and the comments about his tattoos... no wonder some people complain that Dems are out of touch with the problems of lower income folks.

[Golden Raisin]

37. Content and contrition more important than outer wrapping.

Maybe he doesn't own or can't afford a suit. Or maybe he doesn't care. He showed up, testified publicly and under oath, and probably has made a lot of enemies amongst his former associates.

[kacekwl]

38. He's seems nice. Sincere, contrite, articulate, just another Rust belt fellow.

Just a few of the sweet terms to describe the lovely Oath Keeper or Proud Boy who testified today. His come to jebuz moment came when he was caught. Let's not make a hero of this guy or the other one because they are now doing the right thing. He didn't seem to have trouble getting together money to get to Washington and stay at a sweet hotel for awhile while getting ready to overthrow democracy. Spare me the good boy tears.

[Hekate]

41. Looks like a guy who never had to buy a suit & doesn't have the money to do so now. Appreciated...

… his testimony very much.

As Chuck Rosenberg says, repeatedly, “It would be nice if all our witnesses were nuns and choirboys, but they’re not. You go with the witnesses you have.”

[gldstwmn]

56. I've met many a liar, thief and sociopath that wore a suit.

I watched his interview with Anderson Cooper and he seems like he is honestly trying to do the right thing here.