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#251201: Aug 6th 2018 at 5:03:01 AM

Joe Arpaio says he would accept a blow job from Donald Trump.

Well, no wonder Donald Trump decided to pardon him.......

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#251202: Aug 6th 2018 at 5:27:45 AM

A lot of people would accept them. There's a power element behind it. The real question is, would he give one to Trump?

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#251204: Aug 6th 2018 at 7:00:34 AM

On one hand there's nothing wrong with the willingness itself but I can't fathom as to why he would mention such a thing... like was he preempting the fellatio jokes by saying that he totally would do it?

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#251205: Aug 6th 2018 at 7:02:51 AM

Sexual dominance has been an element of male power dynamics since forever. It's not homoeroticism per se, although that aspect has also been present. The weird thing is that the receiver is usually portrayed as dominant. Does Arpaio want Trump to submit to him, or vice versa?

Edited by Fighteer on Aug 6th 2018 at 10:04:24 AM

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#251206: Aug 6th 2018 at 7:03:57 AM

[up]Fair enough, but even with sexual dominance in mind it just seems bizarre to admit to such a thing.

<shrugs> Still who knows maybe my mindset just isn't focused enough on sexual dominance to understand.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Aug 6th 2018 at 10:03:43 AM

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#251207: Aug 6th 2018 at 7:20:16 AM

We can talk about "sexual dominance" all you want... you're still getting a blowjob from another man. That's gon' be hard to explain.

Edited by PhysicalStamina on Aug 6th 2018 at 10:22:59 AM

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#251208: Aug 6th 2018 at 7:26:15 AM

Probably yeah, on one hand there is a rich history of viewing only men "taking it" as being inferior (due to the feminine role they were partaking in) but considering the modern Right's antipathy to homosexuality I doubt this would help him electorally.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Aug 6th 2018 at 10:28:08 AM

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#251209: Aug 6th 2018 at 7:29:46 AM

On one hand there's nothing wrong with the willingness itself but I can't fathom as to why he would mention such a thing... like was he preempting the fellatio jokes by saying that he totally would do it?

Some more details on the "interview"

Within seconds, Baron Cohen was using a tiny Shopkins donut toy to have a debate about gun control with Arpaio. “Bad guys are going to get their guns!” Arpaio said directly to the toy.

“I have 43 guns,” Baron Cohen told his guest. “I’ve been collecting them for the upcoming race war.” Arpaio didn’t blink.

Later, Baron Cohen asked Arpaio what Donald Trump is like. “Great man,” Arpaio said. “He has a lot of money, but he doesn’t act that he’s rich.” Asked if Trump has had a “golden shower,” a confused Arpaio replied, “Wouldn’t surprise me.” He predicted that Trump would like the host “because you think like he thinks.”

From there, Baron Cohen started asking Arpaio about his first “hand job,” adding, “If Donald Trump calls you up after this and says, ‘Sheriff Joe, I want to offer you an amazing blow job,’ would you say yes?”

“I may have to say yes,” he replied calmly.

Last month, Arpaio was among the many prominent public figures who admitted they had been tricked by Baron Cohen, claiming that he became uncomfortable in the interview when the comedian started using words like “hand job” and “golden shower.” But it was hard to tell that from the segment that aired.

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#251210: Aug 6th 2018 at 7:30:41 AM

Cohen is a national treasure.

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#251211: Aug 6th 2018 at 7:51:54 AM

Of course he'd accept a BJ from Trump. He's with the cult and said cult will do anything they're asked to do by their master.

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#251212: Aug 6th 2018 at 8:07:31 AM

How have these people not caught on by now?

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#251213: Aug 6th 2018 at 8:08:11 AM

[up]They're really stupid.

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#251214: Aug 6th 2018 at 8:09:24 AM

[up]Or wilfully ignorant.

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#251215: Aug 6th 2018 at 8:10:41 AM

I try not to believe in hell but people like that very much make me want to.
Fuck, I envy (principled and decent) religious people because of their belief in Hell. Must be nice to have a firm belief that, no matter what, the wicked will eventually be called to account for their actions and be punished accordingly.
It certainly gets me through the day knowing that even if these sorry excuses for human beings get away with everything in life, they will receive their just desserts afterward. Of course it would be nice to see them get punished while still alive, but we don't live in a perfect world.
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Edited by MarqFJA on Aug 6th 2018 at 6:14:51 PM

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#251216: Aug 6th 2018 at 8:10:59 AM

[up][up],[up][up][up]But like, you think they would've heard about this stuff. Like, "hey, if you see a suspicious guy that asks you to go on TV, watch out, he could be that Baron Cohen guy that's been going around embarrassing us".

Edited by PhysicalStamina on Aug 6th 2018 at 11:10:42 AM

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#251218: Aug 6th 2018 at 8:20:35 AM

I think all the interviews were done before the show started airing.

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#251219: Aug 6th 2018 at 8:29:34 AM

They were. The real question is whether or not, now that it's aired, enough people will still fall for it for a season 2.

I think they will, to be honest. Republicans pride themselves on the idea of being Too Dumb to Fool. Those are always the easiest marks.

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#251220: Aug 6th 2018 at 9:33:13 AM

"Or wilfully ignorant."

No, they're really stupid. Really, really stupid. Every time we brush against the possibility that they know better and are just ignoring what's before them, they reaffirm the depths of their stupidity.

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#251221: Aug 6th 2018 at 9:46:34 AM

[up][up]Wouldn't be surprised if some of them go seek Cohen out and try to "own the libtard".

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#251222: Aug 6th 2018 at 9:55:34 AM

Did Trump always have this cult following or did it only happen when he ran for president?

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#251223: Aug 6th 2018 at 9:58:39 AM

Not a cult that followed him but he was a celebrity with fans,those same fans became part of his 'cult' when he gained authority

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#251224: Aug 6th 2018 at 9:59:26 AM

[up]x2 He started amassing it in 2010 with his 'Obama was a Kenyan Immigrant' BS that really rang to the 'Democrats are the greatest villain' Teapublicans. He had enough power that his endorsement of Mitt Romney in 2012 actually meant something (though, not enough to give him the Presidency). It definitely exploded when he threw his hat into the ring, though.

Edited by DingoWalley1 on Aug 6th 2018 at 12:59:12 PM

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#251225: Aug 6th 2018 at 10:04:52 AM

Up until about 2008, his political activity was pretty standard for a rich guy; in that he networked with and donated to members of both parties. Then he realized that there was a path to success in the GOP, which was already rapidly becoming a vehicle for values he was always sympathetic to.

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