From The Back Forty: With a Chair and Whip JD Vance Visits ‘The View’

The wind of change is in the air – or perhaps it is merely a breeze. Vice President JD Vance has come out from behind President Donald Trump’s coattails. And as subtle as it may be, it’s obvious to those paying attention that he would like to be the GOP candidate for president. Pride Month has alienated the true blue gay and lesbian crowd, and the whole kit and caboodle of the Golden Retriever pack is angry about it. Barack Obama opened his presidential library to those with reserved tickets who had to show proof of identity – wait, a Democrat demanding ID? And a whole host of old politicians, including Joe Biden, made a mockery to criticize 47. But that’s not where the lovely day ended awkwardly.

Pride Goeth, Sort Of

Remember the good old days when conservatives finally came around – Yes, begrudgingly – and somewhat embraced, from a distance, the lesbian and gay movement with a live and let live kind of acceptance? Well, that’s all gone now as trans folks and scary drag queens tried to dominate and run everyone over. One gay conservative man, Andrew Sullivan, calls it “totalitarian imposition.” And he says Pride Month is not so proud at the moment. The heartlanders see it. Bud Light has abandoned its disastrous relationship with trans person Dylan Mulvany. And did you see its latest commercials with dogs, men, eagles, and horses? This month is full of toxic masculinity.

Gays and Lesbians are at the bottom of the list now and soon to be pushed to the curb to hang with the rest of us. Sullivan wrote: “It is only appropriate that (NYC Mayor) Mamdani put out a Pride statement this week referring solely to ‘queer and trans people,’ excising LGBs from the movement we built. Mamdani described all gays and lesbians with a word, ‘queer’, chosen by only 6 percent of us in a recent survey.”

Kind of reminiscent of Bud Light – and during Pride Month, no less. He is not alone: Comcast, Lowe’s, Mastercard, Nissan, Walmart, and Pepsico, among others, have all done the same. TJ Fenton of Carthage, IL, stated: “This is what happens when you try and normalize the mentally ill.”

But now to the unraveling: The first transgender lawmaker elected to a state legislature was sentenced to 33 years in prison for child exploitation. It’s a long story and involves this person’s unhealthy interest in daycare kids. Laughton’s phones contained over 10,000 text messages between him and an accomplice in 2023, which included discussions and the transfer of explicit photographs of the children.

New York also stepped out of the shadows to arrest a school board member for alleged child sex crimes. Travis J. Longo, who uses the drag name “Anita Buffem,” is facing four counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Longo reportedly “engaged in a pattern of sexually explicit communication with a child under the age of 12.” Jeffrey Morris, in the great city of Billings, MT, said it out loud: “Unless that sentence ends in the woodchipper, it ain't enough.”

In Tennessee, John Zendrosky observed: “That Venn diagram is a literal circle.”

The Unofficial Launch of JD Vance

The perceived shift of JD Vance as Trump’s replacement is all anyone can talk about as the president tries to rally MAGA support. The man is making more appearances, getting his show tack in order and his travel legs ready for the marathon ahead. And he’s doing a good job. He might even be liked by The View’s Joy Behar. He’s scheduling roundtables, talking to attorneys general, and hitting the major media hotspots for conservatives on Fox News and, well, every other news outlet.

Carol Beck in the Lone Star State wanted to gab: “JD is front and center and that's because one, he's brilliant, and two, he's being positioned as likely the next president. After Trump, he will have big shoes to fill. I know I can't wait to vote for him as 48!”

Then there’s that appearance on The View. VP Vance was greeted with cheers as he walked in. He calmly addressed the gathered voices of the hungry hyenas and most likely left with that particular group hating him less. It was probably the highest-rated episode, too, as the GOP folks tuned in for the first time.

The Obama Event

During the heralded opening of an ugly building in Chicago, an awkward moment in front of the crowd has heartlanders talking about a place they will never go: the Obama Presidential Library.

The event focused on Obama’s audacity, and there were former presidents and first ladies around every corner. As the event concluded, former President Barack Obama played his air guitar and left the stage with Dr. Jill in tow. And what did she forget? A handbag? No, she forgot her aged husband, Joe, who was left onstage. The abandoned former president looked like a discarded Jeff Dunham puppet, specifically Walter, as he commenced to call out for someone familiar. Good grief.

Mic still on, Biden grabbed it and asked: “Where’s my granddaughter?” In Winona, MN, Paul Krage said: “Maybe he saw Corn Pop in the audience. That would shake anyone.”

Until the next time, Joe Biden will be known as the public event Roomba.

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