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Fri May 28, 2021, 08:14 AM

Soph0571 (9,685 posts)

The enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend

I was just watching a catch up on youtube of LPTV with Rick Wilson and they were chatting about the Paul Ryan speech (before it happened) and what they want to see from him. And then Rick Wilson said this, and I am paraphrasing... that prior to 2015 and Trumps coup of the Republican party, that Paul Rayan was the poster boy for compassionate conservativism.

Wait?

What?

Ayn Rand fanboy, fiscal hawk and the chap that advocated spending cuts to help finance the Trump tax cuts, including $2.1 trillion in spending cuts over ten years to Medicaid, Affordable Care Act subsidies, food stamps, Social Security disability insurance, Supplemental security income, and cash welfare, is an excellent example of a compassionate conservative?!?!

Shut the front door on your way out.

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15 replies	Author	Time	Post
The enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend (Original post)	Soph0571	May 2021	OP
like a poisonous snake	HAB911	May 2021	#1
Rick Wilson was and is a steaming pile of pig turds.	50 Shades Of Blue	May 2021	#2
I never assume they are my friend.	Solly Mack	May 2021	#3
Stalin was sickening and certainly no friend. However, as an ally - he was essential.	empedocles	May 2021	#4
Stalin was essential, yes.	Solly Mack	May 2021	#5
We Dems need all the allies we can get - imo.	empedocles	May 2021	#8
Yup. The seal that chases the shark away from the fish, is not protecting the fish.	Baitball Blogger	May 2021	#6
I've been saying since there were anti-trump Republicans	Cosmo Blues	May 2021	#7
Republicans	seta1950	May 2021	#9
Rick Wilson is in it just to get under Trump's skin. He has no strategy. He's an empty suit. /nt	bucolic_frolic	May 2021	#10
Propaganda posters	zaj	May 2021	#11
Just as is true for Wilson, it's true for Murkowski and Mitt.	jaxexpat	May 2021	#12
Yes, the enemy of our enemy is sometimes still our enemy	Maeve	May 2021	#13
So fucking true!	Glamrock	May 2021	#14
Nope, Rick Wilson is no friend, he still believes the same old horseshit	Warpy	May 2021	#15

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Fri May 28, 2021, 08:19 AM

HAB911 (8,171 posts)

1. like a poisonous snake

hold him tight behind the head and never forget he is one of the reasons we are where we are

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Fri May 28, 2021, 08:19 AM

50 Shades Of Blue (8,118 posts)

2. Rick Wilson was and is a steaming pile of pig turds.

He may hate Trump but it's sure not why Democrats do.

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Fri May 28, 2021, 08:20 AM

Solly Mack (88,748 posts)

3. I never assume they are my friend.

And, as there is no such thing as a compassionate conservative - makes sense that Ryan would be the poster boy for bullshit.

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Fri May 28, 2021, 08:32 AM

empedocles (15,751 posts)

4. Stalin was sickening and certainly no friend. However, as an ally - he was essential.

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Fri May 28, 2021, 08:34 AM

Solly Mack (88,748 posts)

5. Stalin was essential, yes.

I don't think Ryan is essential. Nor is he a friend.

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Fri May 28, 2021, 09:53 AM

empedocles (15,751 posts)

8. We Dems need all the allies we can get - imo.

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Fri May 28, 2021, 08:37 AM

Baitball Blogger (44,784 posts)

6. Yup. The seal that chases the shark away from the fish, is not protecting the fish.

It's protecting its own food source.

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Fri May 28, 2021, 09:28 AM

Cosmo Blues (1,824 posts)

7. I've been saying since there were anti-trump Republicans

That's not good enough, they have to say Obama was a good guy Hillary was good and we've been the party of the rich for a long time. Unless they say that, just not liking Trump like the rest of us doesn't make them any better than they were before Trump

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Fri May 28, 2021, 10:11 AM

seta1950 (925 posts)

9. Republicans

Are not I repeat, not to trusted

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Fri May 28, 2021, 10:23 AM

bucolic_frolic (35,383 posts)

10. Rick Wilson is in it just to get under Trump's skin. He has no strategy. He's an empty suit. /nt

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Fri May 28, 2021, 10:39 AM

zaj (3,433 posts)

11. Propaganda posters

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Fri May 28, 2021, 10:41 AM

jaxexpat (4,905 posts)

12. Just as is true for Wilson, it's true for Murkowski and Mitt.

Until they understand that supporting a single Republican or "conservative" issue is tantamount to treason they're not on the right side of history. They're the worst definitions of politicians and yet we're obliged to cheer them along since almost half our fellows are mentally challenged but never miss a chance to vote.

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Fri May 28, 2021, 10:46 AM

Maeve (41,395 posts)

13. Yes, the enemy of our enemy is sometimes still our enemy

Something Dick Tracy noted...they may be trying to play us against their enemy, to destroy both.

Ryan is another trying to be relevant again. Let him fail at that.

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Fri May 28, 2021, 10:52 AM

Glamrock (11,455 posts)

14. So fucking true!

I vomit every time I see someone here praise this asshole. And I go into conniptions when I'm told that, hey this guy is our friend for the moment. Fuck you! No he isn't! Just because he says what you like to hear on your favorite MSNBC show doesn't make up for the decades of race baiting, poverty shaming, and calling us traitors to our country. Fuck this asshole!

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Fri May 28, 2021, 10:57 AM

Warpy (105,811 posts)

15. Nope, Rick Wilson is no friend, he still believes the same old horseshit

about how economies work from the top down and the most compassionate thing you can do for the workers is giving them a swift kick to make them work harder because hard work never killed anybody and hard work makes you rich.

Working people know better.

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