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kpete

(71,981 posts) Tue Mar 8, 2016, 10:19 AM Mar 2016

Wow, David Brooks is having a sad.....

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/opinion/its-not-too-late.html?_r=1

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Wow, David Brooks is having a sad..... (Original Post) kpete Mar 2016 OP

Not going to click tazkcmo Mar 2016 #1

I clicked... He actually called the Republican Party "decent" Jeffersons Ghost Mar 2016 #7

Thanks tazkcmo Mar 2016 #8

David, stop with the weeping over your party. It is a fictiion that the GOP hasn't CTyankee Mar 2016 #2

God's Balls, man, that's Ted Cruz your taking home for a quick slap and tickle. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #3

Actually smarmy little David is saying not to settle for Cruz. yellowcanine Mar 2016 #6

It would have been far better if they'd never entered the bar in the first place muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #4

Lamenting the passing of the fictional character called the good republican candidate Johonny Mar 2016 #5

Guy eats his own curd. Octafish Mar 2016 #9

Isn't the overview of the gop: drunks, sex offenders, thieves, sociopaths, oligarchs. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #10

David Brooks is a tool. Quantess Mar 2016 #11

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)

1. Not going to click

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 10:22 AM

Mar 2016

Hate the NY Times and David Brooks. Just off the portion you posted: Sounds like Mr. Brooks should check out rehab. He may have a drinking problem.

Jeffersons Ghost

(15,235 posts)

7. I clicked... He actually called the Republican Party "decent"

Reply to tazkcmo (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 03:40 PM

Mar 2016

I think he's on dangerous drugs, instead of alcohol...

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)

8. Thanks

Reply to Jeffersons Ghost (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 06:57 PM

Mar 2016

for taking one for the team! You're probably right.

CTyankee

(63,900 posts)

2. David, stop with the weeping over your party. It is a fictiion that the GOP hasn't

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 10:24 AM

Mar 2016

actively appealed to the lowest of thelow in terms of racism and sexism. Why are you crying now in the pages of NYT? Paul Krugman can lay it out for you, you poor dear...here, have a tissue to blow your nose...

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

3. God's Balls, man, that's Ted Cruz your taking home for a quick slap and tickle.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 10:32 AM

Mar 2016

Don't do it David. you don't know what kind of diseases he has.

yellowcanine

(35,698 posts)

6. Actually smarmy little David is saying not to settle for Cruz.

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 03:11 PM

Mar 2016

But I bet he still votes for him over Hillary.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,295 posts)

4. It would have been far better if they'd never entered the bar in the first place

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 10:58 AM

Mar 2016

In this analogy, the Republicans are known alcoholics. The best thing at this point would be for them to pass out, and for a friend to check them into rehab.

Johonny

(20,828 posts)

5. Lamenting the passing of the fictional character called the good republican candidate

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:05 PM

Mar 2016

oh, David, your a fool and a sucker, but I bet you'll vote Republican like a good little mug until the day you die.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

9. Guy eats his own curd.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 07:23 PM

Mar 2016

What's not to like?

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

10. Isn't the overview of the gop: drunks, sex offenders, thieves, sociopaths, oligarchs.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 07:29 PM

Mar 2016

Quantess

(27,630 posts)

11. David Brooks is a tool.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 07:33 PM

Mar 2016

He was the worst shill for the Bush family, ever, and now he's suddenly reconnecting with his gentler side. He's like,

I'm growing older gracefully, and I realize I may have earned some bad karma those decades I supported corrupt and evil republicans... so now I'm changing my tune because my corrupted soul needs redemption after all my shilling for corporate greedy conservatives... I'm a changed soul, HALLELUJAH!

FUCK YOU DAVID BROOKS!! I don't forgive you.

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