Why are Republicans obsessed with Hunter Biden?

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Every Prez since Nixon with exception of Ford committed crimes the difference is Reagan, Bush H, W and Trump committed Treason Iran Contra, Waterboarding innocent Iraqis and J6, Biden , Hillary and Bill Clinton committed Perjury and misdemeanor why be ause Ds are Lawyers and Rs aren't

Trump is a real estate developer he isn't a Lawyer and Biden., Harris and Obama are, but if you commit even soliciting you can't become a Lawyer it goes under moral character when you go before Bar review

That's why some Lawyers having already been Lawyers skip disbarred because soliciting is a misdemeanor and Biden can skip impeachment because his was a misdemeanor

Trump is at 31/65 GE favs because he keeps saying blk and Brown put Biden in but it was okay im 2000 that's whites put Bush W in and they didn't count all the ballot that's why we have Provisions ballots that fav Ds not Rs Beshesr won by 39K voted in KY

[Brittain33]

Because they know how devoted Joe Biden is to his troubled son and they can make Biden suffer for being President most effectively by publicly torturing him on it while claiming it’s about business.

And then, later in life, they can repent and be saved and all of this cruelty will be expunged from their record.

[Del Tachi]

I think the better question is why Democrats and the media are so disinterested in Hunter Biden, when it's quite obvious that he's trafficked his family name and connections to the tune of millions of dollars. 

Unlike the Clinton scandals, the allegations surrounding Hunter Biden have been largely consistent for years, which suggests a certain level of there there.  We've never gotten a full accounting of Hunter's foreign business activity.

It's possible Hunter Biden has never done anything illegal (because the political elite in both parties is happy to keep this type of influence peddling and low-level corruption within the letter of the law) but he is sleazy, and that is something President Biden must be willing to tolerate.  And quite obviously so, given that Biden entered the Senate as a debtor and somehow used his public office to turn himself into a small-time millionaire.  For all of Trump's faults, you must at least admit he was independently wealthy well before getting involved in politics.  He didn't do it as a way to get rich in the same way Biden has.       

[Brittain33]

I think the better question is why Democrats and the media…

Sounds like a good topic for a different thread. But why do you think Republicans are so obsessed with Hunter Biden - especially when they didn’t care about the Trump kids trading on influence for billions of dollars?

[Del Tachi]

I think the better question is why Democrats and the media…

Sounds like a good topic for a different thread. But why do you think Republicans are so obsessed with Hunter Biden - especially when they didn’t care about the Trump kids trading on influence for billions of dollars?

OP's framing suggests the GOP's level of interest in Hunter Biden is unwarranted, which is not an assumption I will concede.  Partisan hypocrisy sounds like a good topic for a different thread.

[Vosem]

I think there's evidence that focusing on Hunter Biden actually hurts Biden's standing among voters, and it's a salacious and fun story to focus on. Not sure there's much more to it than that.

[pppolitics]

I think the better question is why Democrats and the media are so disinterested in Hunter Biden, when it's quite obvious that he's trafficked his family name and connections to the tune of millions of dollars.  

Unlike the Clinton scandals, the allegations surrounding Hunter Biden have been largely consistent for years, which suggests a certain level of there there.  We've never gotten a full accounting of Hunter's foreign business activity.

It's possible Hunter Biden has never done anything illegal (because the political elite in both parties is happy to keep this type of influence peddling and low-level corruption within the letter of the law) but he is sleazy, and that is something President Biden must be willing to tolerate.  And quite obviously so, given that Biden entered the Senate as a debtor and somehow used his public office to turn himself into a small-time millionaire.  For all of Trump's faults, you must at least admit he was independently wealthy well before getting involved in politics.  He didn't do it as a way to get rich in the same way Biden has.      

If Hunter Biden is running for public office, his behavior would absolutely be relevant, but he is not running for public office.

[xavier110]

Well, it’s easy to vilify the guy who’s addicted to hard drugs and prostitutes… try to make Joe look bad by association.

[DrScholl]

He's the equivalent of Whitewater and Benghazi, something that Republicans zero in on as the scandal that will allow them to take down a Democratic President. It's a repetitive dance and it will happen again whenever another Democrat is elected President.

[Aurelius2]

Joe won't acknowledge his own granddaughter, the media claims that his granddaughter's mother being out in public with the granddaughter is unacceptable because muh republicans, and cocaine was just found in the white house and the secret service is trying to tell us they will never be able to identify the culprit as if anyone with a greater than room temperature IQ would ever actually believe that. Yes, it's a sideshow, but it's the coverups more than the crime. I get Joe being protective of his last surviving son but this goes way beyond that

[Brittain33]

cocaine was just found in the white house and the secret service is trying to tell us they will never be able to identify the culprit as if anyone with a greater than room temperature IQ would ever actually believe that.

From an article: “Cocaine discovered in the White House on Sunday was found in a cubby hole in a West Wing entry area where visitors place electronics and other belongings before going on tours, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.”

Republicans immediately linking this to Hunter Biden show it’s always been way beyond “just asking questions” and into throwing everything against the wall until it sticks. Meanwhile, Don Jr. literally bases his entire career on his Dad’s name and is visibly high in every tear-streaked whiny video he posts to Twitter.

[pppolitics]

Joe won't acknowledge his own granddaughter, the media claims that his granddaughter's mother being out in public with the granddaughter is unacceptable because muh republicans

Why do Republicans care about Joe Biden’s granddaughter?

and cocaine was just found in the white house and the secret service is trying to tell us they will never be able to identify the culprit as if anyone with a greater than room temperature IQ would ever actually believe that.

…and why do Republicans care about cocaine found at the White House?

Yes, it's a sideshow, but it's the coverups more than the crime. I get Joe being protective of his last surviving son but this goes way beyond that

What “coverups” are you talking about?

[Aurelius2]

Joe won't acknowledge his own granddaughter, the media claims that his granddaughter's mother being out in public with the granddaughter is unacceptable because muh republicans

Why do Republicans care about Joe Biden’s granddaughter?

and cocaine was just found in the white house and the secret service is trying to tell us they will never be able to identify the culprit as if anyone with a greater than room temperature IQ would ever actually believe that.

…and why do Republicans care about cocaine found at the White House?

Yes, it's a sideshow, but it's the coverups more than the crime. I get Joe being protective of his last surviving son but this goes way beyond that

What “coverups” are you talking about?

1. Because Joe Biden pointedly refusing to acknowledge the existence of his own granddaughter is shltty behavior and reflects directly on his character.

2. Are you seriously telling me that if cocaine was found in a Republican White House, no Democrats would care?

3. When the Hunter laptop was first revealed in 2020, Twitter deleted all posts linking to the expose and the media closed ranks to call it a Russian hoax. It's the coverup, not the crime.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

LOL@Republicans thinking voters actually gave a sh!t about Hunter Biden in 2020 and if it wasn't for this supposed Twitter cover up Biden would've been sunk.

Even Ted Cruz admitted talking about Hunter Biden wasn't going to flip a single vote.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

As I said before they won 12 yrs of R control of Congress due to Lewinsky that's why it's more balanced now. It's still Gerrymandering but it maxed out in the 2010s

But Rs had Iran Contra and Bush W had Waterboarding innocent Iraqis those were international crimes Trump came and he committed Crimes just like Nixon and Clinton that he can be prosecuted in the US, we had Iran Contra but the Congress didnt impeach Reagan because the Ds weren't partisan like now, they would impeach Reagan now

Reagan was also like Bush W in the final 2 yrs of Prez but it would of helped Dukakis

[ingemann]

What is it about Hunter Biden that Republicans are obsessed with?

It's like the new Benghazi.

Well because he’s Biden son, I mean it’s pretty obvious.

[PSOL]

I believe now it’s morphed into jealousy

[pppolitics]

1. Because Joe Biden pointedly refusing to acknowledge the existence of his own granddaughter is shltty behavior and reflects directly on his character.

What exactly is this "character" that you are talking about?

2. Are you seriously telling me that if cocaine was found in a Republican White House, no Democrats would care?

It's a matter for the police to handle. Why would Democrats care?

...unless you are suggesting that the president himself is under the influence of cocaine while running the country

3. When the Hunter laptop was first revealed in 2020, Twitter deleted all posts linking to the expose and the media closed ranks to call it a Russian hoax. It's the coverup, not the crime.

That's a matter of corporate free speech: something Republicans used to believe in, but not anymore.

After Elon Musk bought Twitter, it is now full of misinformation anyway.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Due to 22 was a mirage Rs didn't galvanized Blks and Latinos and white females they galvanized them on IAN you can see as plain as day in WI that' Rs are underpolling again and in NV and OH without DeWine, Laxalt and Johnson Biden is leading by 10

It wasn't victory that Ryan, Barnes and Beasley lost because Rs blocked Affirmative Action and Student loan FORGIVENESS

We always need immigration reform there are more than just Latinos but Chinese and Arabs that's why they are on Section 8 vouchers there are more of immigrants than blks

We thought as blks we had to obstruct immigration reform we have to pass it to count immigrants Blks are more open now than before

As I said earlier the 1990s was a mirage too Rs won because of the damage of Lewinsky if Jerry Brown was Prez we would of had a Secular Congress like in 24

[President Johnson]

There's nothing else they have on Biden. He's had the biggest job creation of any president in recent history by far, sits on the lowest unemployment rate in decades, easing inflation, passed a major infrastructure bill, restored America's standing in the world in record pace, passed the Science and Chips Act and didn't have a major scandal either. Neither is he - as a straight old white Catholic - easy to demonize.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

All politicians are crooks because since 1944 Italian Mafia funneled money to Jimmy Hoffa Teamsters union, Jack Ruby was Carpenter Union and Nixon and JFK were Union, that's why Nixon was pro immigration reform but as I said Rs commit Treason because the Mafia is tied to KGB Reagan Iran Contra whom was allies with Russia Iran and Bush H and Bush W Abu Grab and Trump J6

Treason with J6 is more prominent in blue states than Red states Tammy Duckworth and CCM and Fetterman won white women 60/40 and Ryan split 50/50 in red OH

We don't know how red states will vote because Biden Approvals are low but there isn't IAN and Brown is leading in swing state OH

That's why I have OH, MI. pA and WI and IL and NY and CA 80% and TX D because Allred and Brown and Tester and blue states candidates are gonna win

Docugate Trial is in Dec for Trump not Biden

[Hindsight was 2020]

Joe won't acknowledge his own granddaughter, the media claims that his granddaughter's mother being out in public with the granddaughter is unacceptable because muh republicans

Why do Republicans care about Joe Biden’s granddaughter?

and cocaine was just found in the white house and the secret service is trying to tell us they will never be able to identify the culprit as if anyone with a greater than room temperature IQ would ever actually believe that.

…and why do Republicans care about cocaine found at the White House?

Yes, it's a sideshow, but it's the coverups more than the crime. I get Joe being protective of his last surviving son but this goes way beyond that

What “coverups” are you talking about?

1. Because Joe Biden pointedly refusing to acknowledge the existence of his own granddaughter is shltty behavior and reflects directly on his character.

2. Are you seriously telling me that if cocaine was found in a Republican White House, no Democrats would care?

3. When the Hunter laptop was first revealed in 2020, Twitter deleted all posts linking to the expose and the media closed ranks to call it a Russian hoax. It's the coverup, not the crime.

Your sig glorifies a guy who wants to bang his own daughter, walked in on underage girls changing during a beauty pageant he ran, has numerous affairs and possible sa accusations against him, and you seriously want to bring up character?

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I am not saying that everyone have to be crocked but Harris and Obama certainly haven't done any crimes but when you have a system of people Doctors, Lawyers, military, FBI and CIA, it has to be corrupted. Corrupted CIA and FBI had Jack Ruby and Oswald White men from Military and J6, in FBI why won't they release the JFK files because Jack Ruby had ties to Oswald and help kill JFK

All places that have money are corrupted even a judge and problem with FBI no blk military officers because white men become commission officers due to Astronaut Majors, LT and Colonals just like white people are more often Lt and blks Detectives because of advanced degree

They said Bin Laden could of been killed at Tora Bora not 2012 Zawawi and Bin Laden son killed Bhutto no terrorist attack on US Soul since 911, Corrupted FBI that won't release JFK assassination lies hat Jack Ruby was a hero instead he had murder ties to Oswald they wrote a letter pre Assassination that they were gonna kill Connelly

[The Mikado]

2. Are you seriously telling me that if cocaine was found in a Republican White House, no Democrats would care?

Nearly 20 years ago (holy s**t it's almost 20 years what the hell time) there was a gay prostitute from a nonexistent news organization named Talon News operating under a fake name as a correspondent in the White House Press Corps and "Jeff Gannon" even got to ask George W. Bush questions in that position (Called on by name! "Jeff") and we never to this day figured out how that happened. (His question to W was "How are you going to work with [Senate Democratic leaders] who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" so...yeah)

I'm not trying to whatabout the cocaine away, I'm saying that Jeff Gannon, a literal prostitute operating under a fake name, could get into and out of the White House for TWO YEARS and how many people reading this thread have even heard of this story before? There's been way bigger White House indiscretions than someone sneaking a little nose candy in, though whomever it was should clearly be banned from access to the White House.

[Badger]

to be fair, I've heard people make fun of Trump's kids more often than I've heard people say anything about Hunter.  (hell, I think I've heard more jokes about how much people care about Hunter Biden than I've heard people complain about him) Obviously there are differences in the details and reasons/excuses for both things, but there are some interesting thoughts to take away.  How would you respond to both of these stories if the shoes were swapped?  Imagine if Don Jr was accused and had the same evidence against him that Hunter does.  How different would that story be?  Would we have had "Why are Democrats obsessed with Don Jr?" 4 years ago?

Um no? I can say without an ounce of self delusion that I would pay little to no attention to it because there's two huge differences. First, Hunter Biden has exactly f-all to do with his father's administration, whereas Don jr, ivanka, and Jared Kushner all were very very much inside Trump's closest presidential Circle for policy making and other matters. While Hunter Biden may have tried to Parlay his family's name in doing business deals in ukraine, he got exactly zero support an assistance from his daddy, whereas as soon as Trump took office to name one example among many many many, the Chinese government dropped hundreds of patent and other trade barriers to Ivanka Schilling her purses and other sundry Goods in their country.

This isn't an intellectually lazy what about and both sides comparison. The level of direct involvement from the Oval Office and levels of invertebrate sleaze are about the difference between a speeding ticket and armed robbery.