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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#333926: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:31:28 PM

Pete Buttigieg responded to the Mr. Rogers comparison:

"Just imagine turning on the TV, seeing your president, and feeling your blood pressure go down instead of up."

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#333928: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:40:39 PM

Who was the mr Rogers?

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#333929: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:45:00 PM

Fred Rogers, the star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, and one of the friendliest men you will have ever met. Very few people actively hate him.

Edited by tclittle on Oct 15th 2020 at 10:45:35 AM

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#333930: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:46:09 PM

Single-handedly saved public programming from Congress by giving a speech too, IIRC. The hearing was basically a formality to gut public funding, and after his speech they got a funding increase.

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#333931: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:47:19 PM

[up]

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#333932: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:53:06 PM

Fox News hosts are among those who hate Mr. Rogers, in case you're wondering.

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#333933: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:53:38 PM

@Redmess Mister Rogers (Fred Rogers) was a children's show host on PBS. He spoke in a very calm manner and didn't talk down to children (notably, he was even willing to discuss the assassination of JFK on a kid's show IIRC, and he was able to pull it off).

He also was an incredibly kind person in real life, to nearly Messianic Archetype levels. For example, he had a fishtank he would feed and would announce whenever he was feeding it. This is because a blind girl wrote to him that she was worried his fish was starving.

He also had a homosexual black man on his crew and saw to it that he was treated well. He also gave a speech about how everyone deserves love while facing that person off-camera. The man said "I felt like you were talking to me", and Fred responded "I was talking to you. I've always been".

He also may or may not be Jack Ryan from Bioshock after leaving Rapture and won the Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny.

Edited by Protagonist506 on Oct 15th 2020 at 8:53:58 AM

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Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#333934: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:54:02 PM

Pretty much the closest thing Americans have to a secular national saint. He was a beloved children's TV personality who hosted an educational show for decades, championing learning, kindness, and understanding.

My sig line is actually a quote of his.

[down] Oh. Biden at his town hall meeting, apparently.

Edited by Wryte on Oct 15th 2020 at 8:56:08 AM

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#333935: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:55:11 PM

Yes, but who was he compared to, I meant.

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#333936: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:55:58 PM

They compared Biden's townhall to watching the aforementioned show. And expected this to be an insult.

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#333937: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:56:00 PM

Biden, I believe.

Edited by Protagonist506 on Oct 15th 2020 at 8:56:20 AM

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#333938: Oct 15th 2020 at 8:57:08 PM

The comparison was Biden's townhall to the an episode of the show, likely saying it was a bit boring.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#333939: Oct 15th 2020 at 9:20:30 PM

And as one can see, a lot of us grew up happily watching Mr. Rogers. So to use the comparison as an insult is baffling at best and more likely backfiring.

#BidenWonTheDebate is trending on Twitter now. [lol]

Trump's team is attacking their townhall's host. I get the feeling it didn't go well over there.

Edited by Parable on Oct 15th 2020 at 9:20:56 AM

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#333940: Oct 15th 2020 at 9:27:43 PM

As I understand it, she pressed him fairly hard and Trump was visibly uncomfortable.

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#333941: Oct 15th 2020 at 9:30:43 PM

It's always hilarious how quickly Trump folds like a bad poker hand at the slightest bit of pressure and scrutiny.

It's pretty typical of so-called "strongmen" really. It's why they surround themselves with sycophants.

Edited by M84 on Oct 16th 2020 at 12:31:39 AM

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#333942: Oct 15th 2020 at 10:17:56 PM

[up]x3 Mr. Rogers is also trending, funnily enough.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#333943: Oct 15th 2020 at 10:32:08 PM

Not hard to see why either. Just some sample tweets:

"I'm confused. Has Donald Trump been vowing to make suburban neighborhoods safe from Mr. Rogers?"

"Republicans like presidents who boink porn stars while their 3rd wife is pregnant with a 5th child from different women & pay to cover it up. I like presidents who are more like Mr. Rogers, a decent man of faith who taught children how to have empathy & show love for one another."

"I prefer Mr Rogers to Caligula."

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#333944: Oct 15th 2020 at 10:32:33 PM

Mr Rogers being an insult makes sense in the sense of toxic masculinity.

A real man is not kind, not concerned for you, not soft spoken.

He is a shoulder first, loud, rude-means-business steak-as-diet man's man.

It might have worked.

Last Century.

Before a good chunk of Mr Rogers kids became voters.

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#333945: Oct 15th 2020 at 10:39:23 PM

Donald Trump: Who is a more Christian man, me or the genuine pastor?

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#333946: Oct 15th 2020 at 10:39:32 PM

And the funny thing is that Biden actually stayed behind after the town hall was over to keep talking to audience members who wanted some clarifications on some of his answers, which is such a Mr. Rogers move.

Also, Biden's townhall was in Pennsylvania, where Mr. Rogers is from. The swing state where he is beloved.

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#333947: Oct 15th 2020 at 10:47:59 PM

Imagine if this attempted smear on Biden using Mr. Rogers' name is what pushes PA from a swing state to a guaranteed win for Biden. The schadenfreude would probably be enough to outright end me.

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#333948: Oct 15th 2020 at 10:53:47 PM

Part of me wonders if Trump supporters are now going to try to dig up dirt or make up awful shit about Mr. Rogers.

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#333949: Oct 15th 2020 at 11:03:37 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if people have tried to make up awful crud about him before.

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#333950: Oct 15th 2020 at 11:05:52 PM

"Did you know that he had a black gay friend!? That he didn't exile!?"

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