If "Bless Your Heart" was a facial expression

[DJ Porkchop]

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Having sat on the debate for a bit, one thing that still stick with me is HOW WELL Kamala Harris utilized the split screen. Not just in comparison to Trump, but in general. She knew her mic would be muted whenever he was talking but also that she would be on camera the entire time.

Kamala is a good public speaker. She's not some out of the park amazing speaker like either of the Obamas, but she's up there with the very good ones for this generation of Democrats. But here she used silence SO DAMN WELL. Her expressions were perfect because you know the right wing was looking for anything to call her too much in any one direction (elitist, dismissive, snarky, and heaven forbid, sassy).

Instead, the vast majority of the time when Trump was ranting lies with reality WAY out too lunch her face mostly read "are you ok?" and "i hear you but that is so wrong that I pity you." Both are pitch perfect and follow the script Dems have been on since she took up the mantle: Wow, those conservatives are fucking weirdos, in a bad way

That is what hurts the fascist. To be seen as odd, as weird, as laughable even. Someone can be a threat and still be Bonkers D. Bobcat out to lunch on how baffling their perception of reality is. It is "bless your heart" as a facial expression instead of a phrase and I did not know one could do that until this debate.

Here's a collection of her reactions from the NYT. This is not someone rattled, or scared, or in danger. This is someone who knows she is running against an UTTERLY UNFIT CRIMINAL JACKASS and is going to let the rest of us know without a word. That final face tho. That's the one that kills me because it distills her message of Joy and Overcoming The Trump Era that she is running on. Yep, you can go be a batshit wacko fascist. And the rest of us will still win and we will laugh at you while we do it.

[msongs]

1. bless your heart. I know what that means in Texas

[rubbersole]

2. And here!

[bamagal62]

14. And here!

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

22. And here!

[Dulcinea]

26. Here too!

It's a Southern saying I've cheerfully adopted over 35 years in GA!

[BOSSHOG]

28. My Grandma and her Sisters

In Fayetteville and Roger’s and Huntsville back in the 60s used Bless your Heart like the termination of a conversation. Like. Forget about any further comment.

[Demobrat]

17. I'm not from the south but

I have adopted the expression as the perfect response when someone says they’ll pray for me (an atheist).

Short, sweet, and leaves them totally confused.

[malaise]

3. That's the one with her hand on her chin

😀

[SheltieLover]

6. Yup!

[malaise]

7. We should caption all of them

😀

[SheltieLover]

8. Good idea!

Why don't you start a thread?

[DJ Porkchop]

4. R U OK?

[malaise]

24. Or

WTF Jedidiah you just say?😀😂😀

[DJ Porkchop]

5. Sarah cooper is a gem

[UpInArms]

10. Priceless!

Thank you 🤣🤣🤣

[Uncle Joe]

9. Top right pic should be copyrighted for the "Bless your heart" expression.

I believe that one most nailed it.

Thanks for the thread DJ Porkchop

[mucholderthandirt]

13. Yes, top right picture is exactly "well, bless your heart". Perfection. Should be a poster on its own. :)

[Beartracks]

15. Yep, that is EXACTLY what I thought when she made that look.

Upper left was like (sucking wind through teeth): "Oof, Don, do you hear yourself talking?"
Upper right (when Don doesn't stop): "Bless your heart."

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[nuxvomica]

19. Yes. When I get that look, I'm devastated

She's saying, Oh you poor dear, you really don't know what you're talking about, do you? I get that look sometimes from my dentist.

[tishaLA]

11. Frank Luntz kvetched about her expressions

And Sarah Longwell from The Bulwark got into it with him on social media. Luntz said that the expressions were too "feminine" or some shit and Longwell responded that those were the same expressions as anyone watching him has.

[japple]

12. I really wanted her to come out with "I pity the fool who...

(whatever stupid thing he said)

[drmeow]

16. That top right one

"Oh, you poor thing. Does somebody's widdle diaper need to be changed?"

[Pacifist Patriot]

18. Agree! Definitely top right.

[highplainsdem]

21. My favorite, too.

[stage left]

23. Yep

That's the expression in South Carolina. "Bless your heart, you poor dear. Your mama should have taught you better."

[drmeow]

25. See, I thought

"Well bless your heart" was more like "Aren't you a %^(*&^

[Dulcinea]

29. It's all in the context.

"Bless your heart" can be an expression of sympathy, as in "I'm sad. My dog died." If someone says "Bless your heart" to that, they really do feel sad for you. But, in the case of the debate, it an also mean "You're a complete idiot."

[dai13sy]

20. "Bless Your Heart" works in Oregon too

Vice President Harris is the absolute best candidate for President and she is playing against an absolute loon. I mean that woman is so cool under pressure and she comes out looking intelligent and knowledgeable and with her sense of humor still in tact. I want her to be our President

[paleotn]

27. Yes, "bless your heart" can be easily done without saying a word.

I’ve had it done to me many times. My better half is an expert at it. So is Harris.

[Doodley]

30. Bless your heart; that's the best you can do; you really don't understand; they let you out of your care home.