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Cosmocat

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Mon May 7, 2018, 08:30 AM
May 2018

1) We are pretty much in agreement.

2) To clarify my point about this country indulging them, IMO, this country is basically divided into 1/3s, not 1/2s. Their 1/3, the people who are totally in line with whatever lunacy the conservative media complex drives, our 1/3, people who for whatever reason are immune it and mostly have an attachment to reality and common sense, and the "middle" 1/3 that is not truly tuned in, but tend to break the wrong way more often than not based on their biases and just generally hearing the right scream like lunatics all the time. When I say this country indulges right wing fuck wittery, I am talking about:

3) The right wing 1/3 who allow their souls to be poisoned by right wing hate and division in the first place. I know it is a lost cause with them, but end of the day, they choose their biases, prejudices and fears to over ride common sense, and their own interests.

4) The "middle" 1/3 for allowing their biases to influence them, but also for just hearing the noise and wanting to believe "they are both same" to allow them to get behind right wing lunacy.

5) I have had heart burn over this my entire adult life - three decades now.

* In my younger, more naive years I was beffuddled over their deranged hatred of Clinton, and knew their well crafted talking points in the 90s was bullshit

* my anger over how they spent 6 years post 9-11 using that as a political sledge hammer, supporting BHO over Hillary because while I knew they would be assholes, but felt he was so calm and cool, it would be less horrible with him, and somehow they were just as big of assholes

* the 2010 mid terms, when this country, for no good, god damn reason, after two years, gave the repubicans the biggest mid term whitewash in our lives because they threw a hissy fit over dems PASSING THEIR GD VERSION OF HEALTH CARE - I was merely skeptical until that point, but that was the moment when I knew this country was fucked.

* I told people when he came down the escalator that 45 was not joke, that he was a serious threat to win the nomination, and if he did, while I did not say for sure, this country was absolutely stupid enough to make him POTUS.

Two considerations - the slide has been exponential, they went from the bullshit, but well crafted talking points in the 90s, to just bullying their way through the 2000s because they were keeping us safe, to waking up every morning and throwing a fit over the first thing they saw on cable news and making it BHOs fault, to coming out of the closet with 45. AND, the media has slide along with them, another aspect of our "indulging" them. Allowing our media to dutifully follow their frames - liberal bad, conservative good.

FINAL POINT - These years have been marked by them taking us several steps closer to fascism, with brief periods of our being able to slow them down, but the march continues. Yeah, god willing, we have a big day in November, but the middle in the democratic party (see, when we passed health care we passed THEIR GOD DAMN VERSION OF IT) AND, they now have so many dumpster fires going we are NOT going to turn it around, we simply are going to slow it.

We did two things primarily in 06-08 - banking reform and health care reform, both have been all but unraveled already.

The gop frauds deserve every thing we throw at them. Treason infects many of them. BSdetect May 2018 #1
Let's not overlook the stunning fact that all Solomon May 2018 #34
Yes! Victor_c3 May 2018 #40
30 years of the phony walll-to-wall investigations with 0 indictments would Hortensis May 2018 #2
To say nothing about their reopening the investigations on Hillary. pazzyanne May 2018 #20
Just be glad they can't stone her in the street. Hortensis May 2018 #37
In this country indulge is them every GD time Cosmocat May 2018 #43
They ARE half this country, though, Cosmo. There's no "indulgence." Hortensis May 2018 #44
Replies Cosmocat May 2018 #47
Lol to #5, but yes. We are basically in agreement. Hortensis May 2018 #50
In all fairness NewJeffCT May 2018 #51
And in fairness, Whitewater should never have been about the Clintons. Hortensis May 2018 #52
Wow pretty startling coming from Dowd Pepsidog May 2018 #3
No kidding. calimary May 2018 #5
Actually I confused Matthew Dowd with Kevin Dowd Maureen's Brother Pepsidog May 2018 #6
But Matthew Dowd has his own issues calimary May 2018 #7
Proof positive the DEEP STATE ... Martin Eden May 2018 #4
Yup, that will be what the response is. dameatball May 2018 #22
That's exactly it. progressoid May 2018 #32
And it ain't over! Fritz Walter May 2018 #8
"Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic"... LMAO! lambchopp59 May 2018 #9
At least the Titanic had a band Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #38
K&R Scurrilous May 2018 #10
Simple - those associated with Clinton were genuine witch hunts malaise May 2018 #11
And they're not done bitching about it yet! SergeStorms May 2018 #12
They live in their own made up reality malaise May 2018 #13
I still see people online who are calling for investigation of the Uranium One deal even though Arkansas Granny May 2018 #29
The first one lasted 8 years and cost $100 Million taxpayer dollars Major Nikon May 2018 #14
Who do you think got most of that money malaise May 2018 #23
Law firms closely allied with the GOP Major Nikon May 2018 #26
Nicely stated malaise May 2018 #27
They always were. joshcryer May 2018 #45
Stunning and true NastyRiffraff May 2018 #15
Really.. something done right takes time.. the longer it's taking Cha May 2018 #42
As the cowardly lion said: "Ain't it the truth! Ain't it the truth!" Lots of cowards... NNadir May 2018 #16
Thanks, I'm going to be using the that gem a lot. marble falls May 2018 #17
Battle Stations... SayItLoud May 2018 #18
Witch hunt, indeed rock May 2018 #19
wow Demovictory9 May 2018 #21
Gee, I wonder who the real criminals are in this picture? Initech May 2018 #24
Thanks for reminding us of these facts. It does get hard to keep perspective with the shitstorm Nitram May 2018 #25
That's why the repubs want these investigations shut down. Turbineguy May 2018 #28
You could be onto something there. Arkansas Granny May 2018 #30
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2018 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author progressoid May 2018 #33
Now THAT'S perspective! nt Honeycombe8 May 2018 #35
drumpf's always thumping his chest about the best numbers. yonder May 2018 #36
whitewater. all they got was a blow job. pansypoo53219 May 2018 #39
Reality, baby! Cha May 2018 #41
Fake News FAAAKE NEEEWS!!!! That is all the Democrats can do. N/T with a bit of sarcasm for flavor jimmil May 2018 #46
Another DU gem I'll repeat duhneece May 2018 #48
Yes, it's a good piece of info to keep on hand. Arkansas Granny May 2018 #49
k and r...nt...for exposure. Stuart G May 2018 #53
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