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TreasonousBastard

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8. Still not down to the level of a serial rapist. But, whatever, the public does love it some...
Fri Mar 5, 2021, 12:27 PM
Mar 2021

freaks and celebrities.

Because he's very weird, an attribute that's always media-bait. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #1
Simply because he's a freak and generates eyeballs. What good is the news if... TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #2
So was John Gacy. I rather prefer Jacinda Ardern's... NNadir Mar 2021 #4
Well, he's not a serial killer and child abuser, so he's "safer" to talk about. TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #5
He participated in cop killing. NNadir Mar 2021 #6
Still not down to the level of a serial rapist. But, whatever, the public does love it some... TreasonousBastard Mar 2021 #8
He is now celebrity clickbait. MineralMan Mar 2021 #3
Maybe for the same reason F.B.I. behaviorists and forensic psychiatrists Mike 03 Mar 2021 #7
His dramatic and colorful attire made him a good photo op. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #9
His costume has made him a meme of ridicule in many, many editorial cartoons. keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #12
He cut a ridiculous figure but colorful. Irish_Dem Mar 2021 #14
He's in line to become the new celebrity spokesweirdo for Goya Beans. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2021 #10
Best answer. It will of course put fellow idiot Ivanka out of a job. NNadir Mar 2021 #11
Qincel Shaman keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #13
Cause he whines and contradicts himself marble falls Mar 2021 #15
Because they're lazy. JHB Mar 2021 #16
Remember the silly costume? FakeNoose Mar 2021 #17
Deep inside, I wonder if the treatment of "news" as... NNadir Mar 2021 #18
Absolutely agreed FakeNoose Mar 2021 #19
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