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    MeowwisseyHudson Hongo
    7/27/16 11:02pm

    Did you know he speaks Spanish?

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      GamingArcade57Meowwissey
      7/27/16 11:07pm

      Did you know white people can be arrogant and think the’re the superior race? It’s amazing how white people never see racism when it’s all around them. They don’t care about blacks or spanish. For them this is white America. Well guess what? Grassroots America is dying. America is a melting pot. America is for everyone. So yeah many latinos do care that Kaine speaks spanish.

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      Flying Squid (I hate me more than you do.)GamingArcade57
      7/27/16 11:18pm

      I don’t get why people think Latinxs wouldn’t care about a white person taking that much of an active interest in something so important to them.

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    gramercypoliceHudson Hongo
    7/27/16 11:07pm

    Was it weird when he revealed that Obama’s been a Muslim the whole time? And why did he do it in Spanish? I feel like the people who would really care about that probably didn’t understand what he was saying.

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      Charitybgramercypolice
      7/27/16 11:15pm

      Jeb Bush might fill them in, if he was watching.

      I was more blown away by when he revealed what REALLY happened to Vince Foster. Can you believe she confessed to him???

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      applenowheregeniusbarwaitlistgramercypolice
      7/27/16 11:20pm

      The idea of a Vice President Kaine sprinkling controversial shit into speeches in Spanish for 8 years is reason enough...

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    Masshole JamesHudson Hongo
    7/27/16 11:01pm

    His Trump sucks but he does a pretty good impression of a liberal.

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      candymancoug1Masshole James
      7/27/16 11:03pm

      Maybe it’s not an act...

      http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Tim_Kai…

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      NoyoureignorantMasshole James
      7/27/16 11:11pm

      Hah!

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    dothedewHudson Hongo
    7/27/16 11:20pm

    Kaine is Able

    We Kaine Do It!

    No Kaine, No Gain

    I Love Woke-Kaine

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      AirMusk A3Awesomedothedew
      7/28/16 12:11am

      Big Daddy Kaine

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      NewYorkCityBoydothedew
      7/28/16 12:21am

      Yes to the first three; the last one, not so much.

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    #NotAllYzermanHudson Hongo
    7/27/16 11:00pm

    Kaine started slow, came across as a dorkier John Kasich at first that admittedly made me cringe as I rocked back and forth whispering “they’re blowing it...they’re blowing it...”, but goddammit did he bring it by the end of the speech. Feel good about the pick.

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      AnnieW50#NotAllYzerman
      7/27/16 11:16pm

      He grew on me, too.

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      j4x_#NotAllYzerman
      7/27/16 11:58pm

      He’s a dork but he came across as intelligent and made me laugh.

      Verdict:

      Approved! Welcome aboard sir!

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    Kenhe LoginHudson Hongo
    7/27/16 11:08pm

    He’s not that great as a speaker, but he seems genuine, so genuine that I’m not sure why he’s in politics.

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      NewYorkCityBoyKenhe Login
      7/28/16 12:23am

      He’s in it because of what he was taught in Jesuit High School — to help other people. It’s a somewhat anachronistic concept, to be an altruist, but I think he genuinely is one. It’ll be nice to have someone who’s in it for the right reasons in the VP seat.

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      CarolinabluesNewYorkCityBoy
      7/28/16 12:46am

      Yes, this really captures my feelings about Kaine well. I think Catholics like Kaine and Biden really take to heart the importance of not faith alone, and that works are how you spread the message of Jesus. As an ex Catholic agnostic, stuff like that still makes me feel a tinge of pride.

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    JohnstownjetHudson Hongo
    7/27/16 11:11pm

    He gets endless praise for being a Jesuit “missionary.” (Was he actually trying to convert people?) If he was a Republican he’d get pilloried by the left for being a cultural imperialist.

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      helgaperezJohnstownjet
      7/28/16 1:19am

      He helped out at a Jesuit school, and taught welding and carpentry. The students probably had to attend services weekly or daily.

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      Secondhand ProseJohnstownjet
      7/28/16 1:31am

      Echoing what helgaperez said and also pointing out that he was a Catholic in an overwhelmingly Catholic country. Doubt there were many conversions going on.

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    ╰(　´◔　ω　◔ `)╯< Woke and BokeHudson Hongo
    7/27/16 11:04pm

    This makes me wonder which politician does the best impressions. No doubt most of them are various animal calls of some sort—mating, courting, post-courtial—but I bet some of them do voice and physical impressions. Tim Kaine very much sucks at this. Hillary is much better; she’s pretended to be a Democrat for so long.

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      The Noble Renard╰(　´◔　ω　◔ `)╯< Woke and Boke
      7/27/16 11:15pm

      Probably Al Franken.

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      ╰(　´◔　ω　◔ `)╯< Woke and BokeThe Noble Renard
      7/27/16 11:15pm

      If she’s been Al Franken all along then maybe I’ll vote for her after they switch back.

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    flamingolingoHudson Hongo
    7/28/16 12:24am

    People here who are sneering at Kaine’s use of Spanish throughout his speeches must not be from immigrant families. I am and I know my parents and older relatives are ALWAYS impressed and appreciative when a non-Korean can speak a few phrases. It means that person is trying to communicate in a way that makes them feel comfortable. The expectation is usually that non-natives accommodate the majority culture.

    I guarantee you that Kaine’s effort to speak to Hispanics in their mother tongue is a big deal for people who are surrounded 24/7 by a culture that is indifferent or sometimes hostile toward them for not speaking flawless English.

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      meeting people is easyflamingolingo
      7/28/16 12:28am

      But he doesn’t just speak a few phrases - he is fluent. It’s only pandering if he were to learn a few lines for the speech. He genuinely loves and has lived the culture.

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      TheBurnersMyDestinationmeeting people is easy
      7/28/16 8:15am

      Yea I don't know why people think it is some sort of bizarre gimmick. It's the first language of a growing portion of our population- him speaking it is a good thing.

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    Flying Squid (I hate me more than you do.)Hudson Hongo
    7/27/16 11:08pm

    It’s almost as if being entertaining isn’t really the sort of quality we should be looking for in a politician, isn’t it?

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      FridayNextFlying Squid (I hate me more than you do.)
      7/28/16 12:15am

      What? Next thing your gonna tell me is that we shouldn’t rely on entertainers for insightful political analysis. That’s just crazy talk.

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      GeorgeGeoffersonLivesFlying Squid (I hate me more than you do.)
      7/28/16 12:51am

      I mean, it’s good if it’s there naturally, but I largely agree. That said, Kaine is only “boring” given the kind of candidate we had in 2008 and 2012. I mean, is anyone going to tell me this guy is as boring as Al Gore, Joe Lieberman, and John Kerry? lol

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