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https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=15398

Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released the following statement today after introducing a bill authorizing President Trump to acquire Greenland and renaming it Red, White, and Blueland:

“America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland. President Trump has correctly identified the purchase of what is now Greenland as a national security priority, and we will proudly welcome its people to join the freest nation to ever exist when our Negotiator-in-Chief inks this monumental deal.”

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[–] Rice_Daddy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

I wonder if the any Russians reading this might wonder if this was how their government sounded when they invaded Ukraine.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Thankfully, the dipshit, Buddy, is not related to former President Jimmy Carter.

[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

Careful, his idiot followers are going to believe this 4200%

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

What is he doing or plotting that is so brutal as to create such a smokescreen?

[–] Kolrami@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I'm not saying this as a joke, but I recently saw the movie Greenland and I'm confident this is all happening because he watched it.

mild spoilers

Main character is a man from his demographic. A presidential message is what's supposed to save people. Greenland is where people go for safety. Main character cheated on his wife but it's ok because he saved his family.

[–] altasshet@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He saved his family, but boy did he fuck over a lot of people to get there. A lot more people could have been saved had he not been such a massive asshole throughout the movie. I'm still not sure if that was the intent on the character's portrayal, but towards the end I was actively rooting for him to fail.

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

Those colors don't even make green you morons

[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I know this is all a distraction so they can do even more fucked up shit, but this is next level stupid. My nephew could come up with something better.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Can we all just start chanting "Eggs" whenever he tries to talk from now on? I'd like that.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hate this fucking country and I'm going to either get out or go off-grid as soon as I can muster it financially

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Let’s face it, calling anything “green” is woke.

/s

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

If all AOC had to do was rebrand it to the Red White and Blue New Deal to get Republicans on board, I'm going to have an aneurysm.

This nonsensical stunt is the political equivalent of jingling keys in front of a baby.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is a kind of thing that a Metal Gear villain would pull.

Where's the cyborg twink Raiden to stop this? Or Snake. Or anyone else. Even Machine Gun Kid would suffice (Kid With A Mere AR15 missed by a lot).

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[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Orangeland.

[–] Sazruk@lemmy.wtf 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are google and Apple gonna go along with this as well?

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

"is to be given" is the wrong case to use, the bill is in committee. "Would be given" would be better to say.

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