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still_one

(92,138 posts)
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:53 PM Jan 2018

Is anyone really shocked by this? Trump campaigned on a racist, sexist, and bigoted platform, and

any self-identified progressive who willfully refused to vote for the Democratic nominee, or voted third party, contributed to having the country run by a bunch of racist, sexist bigots

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Is anyone really shocked by this? Trump campaigned on a racist, sexist, and bigoted platform, and (Original Post) still_one Jan 2018 OP
one can only imagine what he says behind closed doors AlexSFCA Jan 2018 #1
No, and the M$M better not Cha Jan 2018 #2
No. I hope he lets it all loose at the State of the Union address Freethinker65 Jan 2018 #3
No nobody is shocked but this now takes away the bullshit argument that he's not Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #4
There should be no doubt about it now still_one Jan 2018 #5
Yes so now let's take a look back at ALL THE INCIDENTS that have occurred that have Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #7
NO! But I'm furious the press is RandomAccess Jan 2018 #6
Captain RENAULT said it: UTUSN Jan 2018 #8

Freethinker65

(10,009 posts)
3. No. I hope he lets it all loose at the State of the Union address
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 08:03 PM
Jan 2018

And that the Democrats walk out to a chorus of “you lie” from the audience, while the GOP sits on their hands and stares ahead in denial.

 

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)
7. Yes so now let's take a look back at ALL THE INCIDENTS that have occurred that have
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 09:04 PM
Jan 2018

been explained away as NOT racism, let's revisit them now and NOBODY can deny what the hell he was talking about re: Charlottesville.
Fine people INDEED.

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
6. NO! But I'm furious the press is
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 08:42 PM
Jan 2018

Jim Acosta's video clip is around here somewhere -- he almost couldn't bring himself to say Trump is a racist.

DISGUSTING.

UTUSN

(70,683 posts)
8. Captain RENAULT said it:
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 09:12 PM
Jan 2018

********QUOTE******

Captain Renault: I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!

(a croupier hands Renault a pile of money)

Croupier: Your winnings, sir.

Captain Renault: (sotto voce) Oh, thank you very much.

(aloud)

Captain Renault: Everybody out at once!

***********UNQUOTE********

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