J.D. Vance’s weird, anti-woke punchline fell flat at his own sleepy speaking event on Monday.

Vance held a rally at his former high school in Middletown, Ohio, where hundreds gathered to hear the missives of Donald Trump’s newly-minted vice presidential candidate. But, even as a hometown hero, the Ohio senator suffered some brutally awkward moments.

“It is the weirdest thing to me: Democrats say that it is racist to believe—well, they say it’s racist to do anything,” said Vance. “I had a diet Mountain Dew yesterday, and one today. I’m sure they’re probably gonna call that racist, too.” Around the room there were some scattered laughs.

  • @DogWater
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    13 months ago

    That’s obviously the best answer, so much so that I got a soda stream off FB for cheap and I make soda water with it.

    My brain is addicted to the carbonated part. Not the syrup. I drink so much more water now that I can carbonate it.

    But yeah, for people who are addicted to sugar soda, my point still stands.