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CrispyQ

(36,221 posts)
52. 40% of our fellow citizens are A-OK with this as long as it's their side with a boot on our neck.
Mon May 27, 2019, 01:54 PM
May 2019

They only want a just & fair system when the dems are in control. When the repubs are at the helm, it's an all out power grab, fuck the rules & who cares who you have to screw to get it. I have family/friends who are just fine with that, but would whine louder than all the noise in the universe if our side pulled that shit. Their blatant hypocrisy has worn me down to the point I don't communicate or associate with them anymore.

I knew... bamagal62 May 2019 #1
I have to wash socks. BBL. n/t rzemanfl May 2019 #14
rzemanfl, why are your saidsimplesimon May 2019 #57
That's been my suspicion all along leanforward May 2019 #55
Ditto. dchill May 2019 #58
I heard his book talk last year MBS May 2019 #2
He and others in the Intel community seem really concerned for our nations security. onecaliberal May 2019 #4
They KNOW how bad the situation is. MBS May 2019 #5
They know dump is psychotic. onecaliberal May 2019 #7
yup. MBS May 2019 #10
There are Russian connections for each of them. They're owned. onecaliberal May 2019 #13
yeah. MBS May 2019 #18
Because they are ALL whores beholden to Russia. Haggis for Breakfast May 2019 #22
and that's why he is so defensive and offensive. He knows it too. nt Grasswire2 May 2019 #3
Not just Trump. Senators: Toomey, Blunt, Johnson. EndGOPPropaganda May 2019 #6
Exactly. Since there are no constitutional remedies, I don't think they want to tell Americans. onecaliberal May 2019 #9
There ARE constitutional remedies EndGOPPropaganda May 2019 #11
I agree, I'm in the impeach now camp. Maybe we're moving towards it. onecaliberal May 2019 #15
Yes. An esteemed political scientist confirms: Trump stole the election EndGOPPropaganda May 2019 #8
Russia delivered the presidency to Trump Martin Eden May 2019 #38
A foreign enemy attacked us basically. BigmanPigman May 2019 #56
trump is putin's puppet Gothmog May 2019 #12
I never had a doubt. lpbk2713 May 2019 #16
Why didnt Democrats do anything about this election fraud,election theft after INdemo May 2019 #36
Why didn't they release this information after the election? hughee99 May 2019 #17
I keep thinking about the look on Feinstein's face after a meeting early on. onecaliberal May 2019 #20
If Clapper is saying this, they must have known for a while. hughee99 May 2019 #35
I'm sure clapper is in touch with people, but yeah I think they've known. onecaliberal May 2019 #37
251 PROVEN CONTACTS between the Trump Campaign and Russia. Botany May 2019 #19
Seems like whatever it is, is so big they're afraid to tell the country. onecaliberal May 2019 #21
They are very afraid Kaiserguy May 2019 #25
I've been wondering how the Butina and NRA piece fits in all of this? onecaliberal May 2019 #27
kremlin's been using talk radio for at least a decade - all this shit piggybacks decades certainot May 2019 #31
Isn't that typical for a presidential campaign? Martin Eden May 2019 #39
From Clapper's piece sited in the O.P. Botany May 2019 #42
K&R UTUSN May 2019 #23
Yes if 'influenced' includes decided by election engineering (i.e. manipulation of cast votes). triron May 2019 #24
Yep, that's what I'm thinking. Ilsa May 2019 #34
That IS the big question, beyond the obviously dangerous fact that the Russians TRIED to interfere Nitram May 2019 #26
Another BIG question: Martin Eden May 2019 #40
Easy. Trump is easy to manipulate because he admires strong authoritarian men, and is like Nitram May 2019 #41
Mitch McConnell's net worth increased by $25 million at the end of 2015. Initech May 2019 #28
I read that on twitter, very good questions. I love to hear the answers. onecaliberal May 2019 #29
Putin's calculation was that Republican leaders like McConnell would not defend their Democratic ancianita May 2019 #49
K&R smirkymonkey May 2019 #30
Wikipedia says that he got a personal gift from his father-in-law, James Chao. ancianita May 2019 #50
Ah, some good old fashioned quid pro quo? Initech May 2019 #51
Kinda. But since he lives in China (or somewhere) his family gift is just a gift, I think. The quid ancianita May 2019 #54
Cellular modems are used to transmit county voting results... ElementaryPenguin May 2019 #32
There is nothing untouched by corruption. Nothing. onecaliberal May 2019 #33
This should be the first to go !! There's little reason to believe 2020 is going to be free and fair uponit7771 May 2019 #43
Many of us knew that on election night/the morning after malaise May 2019 #44
To an extent we have to be better prepared for this new normal. aikoaiko May 2019 #45
trump's a illegitimate president duforsure May 2019 #46
This is really depressing karin_sj May 2019 #47
Mueller?... Mueller?... Blue Owl May 2019 #48
40% of our fellow citizens are A-OK with this as long as it's their side with a boot on our neck. CrispyQ May 2019 #52
40% have been told not to believe it in a cult like fassion, without the fairness doctrine a ... uponit7771 May 2019 #60
Unless someone can tie trump to paying the Ruskies, it just doesn't matter at this point. Hoyt May 2019 #53
Interesting article, but it's from 2018. A little over one year ago. scarletwoman May 2019 #59
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