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highplainsdem

(48,966 posts) Mon Jul 16, 2018, 10:59 PM Jul 2018

Rick Wilson says a prominent elder GOP statesman told him: "Putin owns Trump. Keep up the fight."

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prominent elder GOP statesman, with whom my relationship had cooled in the era of Trump and the army of snitches texts, "Today was a bad day for America. I think Putin owns him. Keep up the fight."

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Rick Wilson says a prominent elder GOP statesman told him: "Putin owns Trump. Keep up the fight." (Original Post) highplainsdem Jul 2018 OP

That means enough evidence and public pressure will convince enough of them, Volaris Jul 2018 #1

Come out come out wherever you are. You have nothing to fear Freethinker65 Jul 2018 #2

Why doesnt the gop "statesman" join the fight? buncha cowards. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #3

Maybe he's too ill to talk dalton99a Jul 2018 #5

mccain has been talking a lot lately...if thats what you mean. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #8

AFAIK McCain is not doing interviews anymore dalton99a Jul 2018 #10

Hmm Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #15

i can't think of any republican that fits that description right now JI7 Jul 2018 #4

Elderly and sick? dalton99a Jul 2018 #6

Frederick Douglass? Cary Jul 2018 #11

Bob Dole blm Jul 2018 #14

George Bush Sr. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #16

Yes! True Blue American Jul 2018 #18

Yawn! A good fight would be this prominent Republican actually doing something or going public. LonePirate Jul 2018 #7

Why don't the GOP Statesman talk with others and stop shithole Iliyah Jul 2018 #9

Me thinks they all have Russians in their closets LakeArenal Jul 2018 #12

Bob Dole? edhopper Jul 2018 #13

Dole was all in for Trump 11cents Jul 2018 #17

Another possibility True Blue American Jul 2018 #19

Instead of Democrats "keeping up the fight".... SergeStorms Jul 2018 #20

So who the hell was it and why won't he show his face? Cowards! Hekate Jul 2018 #21

Volaris

(10,270 posts)

1. That means enough evidence and public pressure will convince enough of them,

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:03 PM

Jul 2018

To remove him and put his ass in prison till he dies (but they're not ready to 'own' that action JUST YET).

Freethinker65

(10,009 posts)

2. Come out come out wherever you are. You have nothing to fear

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:06 PM

Jul 2018

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

3. Why doesnt the gop "statesman" join the fight? buncha cowards.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:11 PM

Jul 2018

dalton99a

(81,443 posts)

5. Maybe he's too ill to talk

Reply to Crutchez_CuiBono (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:14 PM

Jul 2018

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

8. mccain has been talking a lot lately...if thats what you mean.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:15 PM

Jul 2018

I hope he keeps it up. God knows his daughter will be pushing back on everything her dad says. (hes not the sugar daddy anymore)

dalton99a

(81,443 posts)

10. AFAIK McCain is not doing interviews anymore

Reply to Crutchez_CuiBono (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:18 PM

Jul 2018

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

15. Hmm

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 12:28 AM

Jul 2018

JI7

(89,246 posts)

4. i can't think of any republican that fits that description right now

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:13 PM

Jul 2018

dalton99a

(81,443 posts)

6. Elderly and sick?

Reply to JI7 (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:14 PM

Jul 2018

Cary

(11,746 posts)

11. Frederick Douglass?

Reply to JI7 (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:18 PM

Jul 2018

blm

(113,042 posts)

14. Bob Dole

Reply to JI7 (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:31 PM

Jul 2018

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

16. George Bush Sr.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 12:29 AM

Jul 2018

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)

18. Yes!

Reply to Crutchez_CuiBono (Reply #16)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 01:48 AM

Jul 2018

The elder Bush was in the Intelligence Agencies. CIA Director.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush

LonePirate

(13,416 posts)

7. Yawn! A good fight would be this prominent Republican actually doing something or going public.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:15 PM

Jul 2018

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

9. Why don't the GOP Statesman talk with others and stop shithole

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:16 PM

Jul 2018

before shithole do further damage to the USA.

huh

LakeArenal

(28,816 posts)

12. Me thinks they all have Russians in their closets

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:19 PM

Jul 2018

edhopper

(33,567 posts)

13. Bob Dole?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 11:24 PM

Jul 2018

11cents

(1,777 posts)

17. Dole was all in for Trump

Reply to edhopper (Reply #13)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 12:32 AM

Jul 2018

...in his role as lobbyist for Taiwan.

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)

19. Another possibility

Reply to edhopper (Reply #13)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 01:49 AM

Jul 2018

Along with the elder Bush.

SergeStorms

(19,193 posts)

20. Instead of Democrats "keeping up the fight"....

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 02:19 AM

Jul 2018

it would be nice if Republicans took up the fight!

They have to stop their cowardly 'dance de Trump' and stand up to the treasonous bastard.

If they're that scared of Trump's ignorantly devoted base they've already lost anyway. MAN UP, GOP!

Hekate

(90,642 posts)

21. So who the hell was it and why won't he show his face? Cowards!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 03:14 AM

Jul 2018

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