• @[email protected]
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    91 month ago

    no campaigning or politicking here, just pure statesman. his words are absolutely appropriate and expected from a government leader.

    • @[email protected]
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      821 month ago

      Which is part of the problem. This whole expectation that our leaders should hide their true feelings and motivations behind a veil of niceties only serves their goals of hiding such things from the people trying to figure out who to vote for. We should know who our politicians are as actual people, since it’s the person they are in private that will motivate their actions within the government, not the nice face they put on for the public.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 month ago

        As I understand it, that is a large part of Trump’s success with certain groups.

        Admittedly, that turns off people who don’t agree with what you’re saying…

      • @MrFappy
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        11 month ago

        Unfortunately the most recent guy to do this won the presidency. But the dems can’t seem to realize that they can do that too, only their not being huge pieces of shit both in private and in public seems to be a detractor in todays day and age.

    • @RageAgainstTheRich
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      271 month ago

      Does he comment on every death? If not, then he shouldn’t say anything here either.

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        171 month ago

        United “Healthcare” is headquartered in Minnesota, and for high profile deaths relevant to the state, yeah he kinda does.

        • madjo
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          71 month ago

          In that case, I wonder just how much “United” “Healthcare” has put in his coffers.

          • @[email protected]
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            61 month ago

            I’m almost certain it’s not zero, I think I saw an article about that a few years ago. UHC, like a lot of companies, throws some money at every viable major politician in the state. That’s where we’re at with how fucked up US politics is.

          • @RageAgainstTheRich
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            21 month ago

            Apparently they knew eachother personally…

            In response to the killing, public officials including Minnesota governor and former Democratic vice president nominee Tim Walz and Senator Amy Klobuchar, expressed dismay and offered condolences to the family. Walz said that he knew Thompson.[26]

            It says on the wikipedia page.