Trumpist gets his Own Healthy Dose of Free Speech
On Christmas Eve, Joe and Jill Biden live-streamed calls into NORAD’s Santa Tracker, talking to kids about Santa, what they want for Christmas, and other kid friendly topics. It was all in good fun, right up until a smart ass named Jared Schmeck of Oregon called in with his 4 kids; Schmeck was pleasant enough making small talk with the President, but when signing off, he thought it was a great idea to say, “Let’s Go Brandon.” That’s right, Schmeck used a euphemism to tell the President of the United States, “Fuck Joe Biden.” To make matters worse, he videoed himself doing it, then he and his wife posted it to their social media accounts. That wasn’t smart.
The metaverse did what the metaverse always does – it exploded. MAGAts gloated with glee at the the insult lionizing Schmeck’s disrespect, but also something else happened. Normal people were shocked at the insult and responded to the Schmecks’ posts, flooding their accounts. Then, netazins started researching Schmeck and his family. What they learned, and then published, was not attractive. Turns out he works for his father’s electrician company, which claims to be a “Christian owned” company complete with a code of conduct which included treating everyone “with respect”. It also turns out that his father was a Navy Seal when he was arrested for his involvement in a gun trafficking ring back in the early nineties. It goes on and on, but I won’t repeat all that here.
Schmeck also did what all MAGAts do when caught doing something stupid or cruel and then shamed for it – he blamed everyone else for “attacking” him for exercising “free speech”, and then lied saying his insult of Joe Biden was “just a joke” and “innocent jest”. It most certainly was not a “joke” and he was not “just frustrated with his policies.” It was the normal lame excuses always spoken by the guilty.
Schmeck is now learning that free speech goes both ways. Sure, you can say what you want in public, even posting a video of yourself personally insulting the President of the United States on a public livestream. But if you do that, expect a full helping of response to that insult. This is the problem with living in an echo chamber. Schmeck thought it was hilarious to insult the President and his friends likely did, too. Now he’s shocked at the response of normal people. What he and others in his echo chamber don’t understand is that fully more that HALF of Americans disagree with his politics and most certainly his smartassed disrespect of the President. He’s now learning that lesson. Maybe he’ll think twice before doing that again. On second thought, I doubt it.
Jared Schmuck, er, Schmeck. Such an exemplary Christian. I’m sure his pastor is very proud of him.
1The thing about the average smartass is that he (or she) isn’t nearly as smart as he thinks he is…
2It never ceases to amaze me how little too many people understand about the right of Free Speech. The Constitution simply says that the Government cannot do anything to you–can’t arrest you or take your property or insist your employer fire you. That doesn’t mean that there are no consequences from people who have the very same right of free speech. Why is this so hard to understand?
3“and then lied saying his insult of Joe Biden was “just a joke” and “innocent jest”.”
As with Trump – he’s just going to roll past that lie and pretend he never said it:
“On Monday, Schmeck donned a “Make America Great Again” hat and appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast…
He went on to rant about how “Let’s Go Brandon” is a protest against a “leftist mob” and “cancel culture.””
https://www.rawstory.com/jared-schmeck-stolen-election/
4Apparently, this schmuck was interviewed by Bannon. He not even a smart ass. Just another gullible, ignorant magat…
https://www.rawstory.com/jared-schmeck-stolen-election/#yappa-comments-frame
5Sadly, I’m sure his mother is proud.
6El Jefe, thanks for the update and background on this latest Qcumber KKKristian. Running out of d’oh stickers. Any chance of reviving the ‘good old days’ when the Secret Service would reward these clowns with a visit and an opportunity to exercise their free speech?
7This Schmeck episode captures the standard “I am a victim” response from the GQP, while at the same time remaining unaccountable for their actions and thinking they have permission to do or say about anything, especially when they frame their efforts as picking on / riling liberals.
All part of “the Trumpian ethic,” i.e., “…politics should be practiced ruthlessly, mercilessly, and vengefully. The ends justify the means. Norms and guardrails need to be smashed. Morality and lawfulness must always be subordinated to the pursuit of power and self-interest.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/the-gospel-of-donald-trump-jr/ar-AAS9DLM
8Surprise, surprise. Daddy’s business website went private in the wake of son’s lack of control with the President. I wonder if there will be a little bit of a problem with younger Schmeck getting a paycheck in the near future.
9“Maybe he’ll think twice…”
He’d be in a lot less trouble if he bothered himself to think once.
10It’s easy to be a maggot celebrity, just be a schmuck like this guy. I’m guessing he’ll be invited (and compensated) to attend many right wing events and appearances like the bannon show in the future. Perhaps he’ll now run for office.
11Living in Oregon, this made the Oregonian newspaper quickly but never heard anything about it on teevee news. The Medford area is a hotbed of schmeck schmuck types and they want to be become western ideeho. Problem with the Portland area teevee news reporting on this is the redness begins not far outside the city and they’re afraid of losing viewers. But maybe it was good not to further amplify his celebrity status.
I hope these idiots do become part of ideeho so my taxes don’t support them anymore.
Maybe someone should create a trope like “Let’s go Schmeck!” And then circulate it through Twitter, Facebook, etc. etc.
12How about “Go schmeck yourself”?
13RE 5:
Schmuck first told the local reporter he was not a dRumper.
Then on Bannon’s propaganda channel he said: “Donald Trump is my president and he should still be president right now. The election was 100% stolen. So, I just want to make that clear.”
All the while wearing a red maga-engraved frumpy red cloak, err, baseball cap.
https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1475540698233511938
14I think approving the mob mentality when they attack your ideological opponents is stupid. Mobs turn…
15And the stupid level just keeps on rising.
16A local editor/columnist wrote today about the road rage, attacks on airline cabin attendants; shouting matches at school board and county commission meetings, and other indicators of “The end of patience.”
His concluding 3 sentences:
We have become a city, a state and nation of spoiled, cruel and thoughtless brats, incensed that we are asked to consider the needs of anyone but ourselves and those few we deem worthy.
We are increasingly infuriated at the prospect of having to treat others as we expect everyone to treat ourselves.
Rather than race each other to the cliff, take a moment to talk someone away from it, especially if it’s yourself.
17Ormond, I think maybe I missed the memo about how big to build the noose hangin apparatus.
18Sigh. David Harris, Jr., a Trump cultist, has set up a money beg on a Christian donation site, GiveSendGo, for Jared Schmeck. As of some time this morning, it had brought in $775. Civilization may be a lost cause.
19The schmeck schmuck will now move on to grifting with help of others. It’s easy to do if you can get the publicity. Not the same shame but similar to Kyle rittenhouse. He’ll make a career out of it.
20Schmeck – the name for what you get when Santorum (A frothy mixture of lubricant and fecal matter as an occasional byproduct of anal sex) dries.
21Is it just a missed opportunity or have we been so busy that we have forgotten to teach respect? Self-respect coming first followed by respect of others and then respect of office, flag, rights, and land? We now have a president that is trying so hard to show up, to give us the opportunities to be of others and what do we get a Shmeckhead that teaches his children that it’s just “an innocent joke” to disrespect the President of the United States. Shame on him.
22Buttermilk, you get the prize!
23As I suggested earlier in this string, schmuck schmeck is using his new right wing celebrity status to get more publicity. In a new interview he’s talking about getting into politics (he’s asking god if he should) and hopes trumpf will invite him to mar-a-la-la-lago. What a schmuck.
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