Song of the Day 12/3: Incubus, “Pardon Me”
I don’t give a crap either way if Hunter Biden goes to jail or whatever other punishment awaited him. He’s an entitled piece of shit who tried to leverage the family name into a lucrative living, so sorry, no sympathy here.
And if you’re upset about his pardon because you’ve never liked the Bidens, fair enough. I’ve never liked them either. But if you’re going to pretend that this “erodes faith in our justice system” or some similar load of shit, I suspect you like the warm feeling of your colon enveloping your head.
Newly-elected New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim, for example, said the pardon “only feeds into this harmful assumption that the well-off and well-connected play by a different set of rules.” Hey, guess what, you fucking numbnuts – it’s not an assumption, it’s the obvious truth. And I’ll prove it.
Here, let’s try a counterfactual, you dipshit. Let’s say Biden doesn’t pardon Hunter. Would that dispel this assumption? Of course not. We just watched a rich piece of shit who should have been in jail decades ago get elected president. So please, Mr. Kim, with all due respect, shove it up your ass far enough to hit your tonsils.
This was the first hit for Incubus, reaching No. 3 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1999. Though the band’s sound has softened somewhat, they’re still active today. That’s lead singer Brandon Boyd’s father in the video.
I’m kinda jealous of the folks who are outraged by Biden lying (again) and pardoning his son. So many of them on CNN and NYT made it to old age while retaining their belief in Santa.
Of course he pardoned him FFS.
Love what one of the presiding judges said: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/judge-hunter-biden-case-calls-presidents-pardon-statement-attempt-rewr-rcna182825
The performative both-sidesism is a perfect example of truckling.
I’m not sure what you mean by ‘performative.’ I’ve only said things in earnest.
What is the alternative to both-sidesism? I’m seeing a boatload of whataboutism from Dems but that doesn’t speak to the needs of voters. Anger over their preferred party ceding a single inch of moral high ground is perfectly natural and it’s what differentiates us from MAGA cultists.
That being said, I don’t personally care about Hunter being pardoned. I fully expected Joe to do that if Harris lost. What irritated me was his attempt to rewrite history and publishing a false ‘we’ve been persecuted’ narrative that was downright Trumpian.
Not by you, by the media.
And the moral high ground is a misnomer, because “high ground” is somehow advantageous, whereas in politics, morality is obviously not advantageous.
I’m sure it salves the consciences of those who indulge in it, though, so it serves some purpose. Not a public one, though.
The changing political climate with its promise of ‘retribution’ is reason enough for Hunter’s pardon. Perhaps President Biden should consider similar preemptive action for others. See Kash Patel’s ‘enemies’ list.
Incubus song just popped up on the XPN ‘Best Of the 21st Century’ countdown, which started this morning.
‘Wish You Were Here’.
That station has been great my entire life. They’ve turned me on to a lot of wonderful music throughout my life and I’m so grateful they’re still awesome.
Oh, yeah. Been a member since the ’80’s.