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JHB

(37,128 posts)
28. It's the inevitable result of turning the Party of Abe into...
Sat Nov 30, 2019, 11:37 PM
Nov 2019

...the Party of Ahab.

Be proud, Movement Conservatives. This is what you've ached for all these years.

Holy f@&k AJT Nov 2019 #1
Well yeah, since those Republicans are Neo-Confederates tenderfoot Nov 2019 #2
Well Lincoln freed the slaves. redstatebluegirl Nov 2019 #3
That was also my first thought. Talitha Nov 2019 #12
Abe Lincoln?? bucolic_frolic Nov 2019 #4
I tend to agree, I am not a fan either Polybius Nov 2019 #13
He was brilliant and he had a soul. He struggled with the job. He went into mucifer Nov 2019 #15
Dude was trying to end slavery and preserve the union. Seems quaint now, I know. Here's a quote: lutherj Nov 2019 #21
Yes, and as a railroad lawyer he helped set the train in motion bucolic_frolic Nov 2019 #25
Okay, then. You're right. Trump is better than Lincoln. This is DU and Lincoln was a Rethug lutherj Nov 2019 #30
Equating Trump and Lincoln is ludicrous. TwilightZone Nov 2019 #24
... and the economy was horrible under Obama too hunh?!? 🙄 uponit7771 Dec 2019 #38
Lincoln freed the slaves Turbineguy Nov 2019 #5
I Don't even know what to say to this. Ohiogal Nov 2019 #6
They're still pissed at him for winning the Civil War Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 #7
Well that's disturbing! Karadeniz Nov 2019 #8
Republicans are racist, they think freeing the slaves RAB910 Nov 2019 #9
IMO, that's cuz Lincoln freed the slaves... TruckFump Nov 2019 #10
The stupid, it burns and cuts deep. abqtommy Nov 2019 #11
I seriously question whether more that 5% of MAGAots could detail actual reasons for their opinion. Evolve Dammit Nov 2019 #14
Exactly !! Pepsidog Nov 2019 #16
53% of Retrumplicans Dave in VA Nov 2019 #17
Let's unravel this struggle4progress Nov 2019 #18
I was doing the math in my head when I saw your post. dchill Dec 2019 #34
You are in "The Twilight Zone". smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #19
Crazy-making. MBS Nov 2019 #20
Seriously? ananda Nov 2019 #22
No, it's not beyond you. It can be summed up in four syllables... JHB Nov 2019 #27
Fuckers are still pissed he freed the slaves. lark Nov 2019 #23
Honest Abe vs. Dishonest Don Blue Owl Nov 2019 #26
It's the inevitable result of turning the Party of Abe into... JHB Nov 2019 #28
They thought the same thing about Bush II ThoughtCriminal Nov 2019 #29
Doubtful Cosmocat Dec 2019 #32
Your words to God's ear sandensea Dec 2019 #39
"Republican adults," in the context of this survey, is an oxymoron. regnaD kciN Dec 2019 #31
Idiots. n/t Lugnut Dec 2019 #33
I am shocked that 47% of Republicans went with Lincoln. nevergiveup Dec 2019 #35
Honestly, comparing presidents from different eras is pretty silly, and Lincoln wasn't all that. Garrett78 Dec 2019 #36
Um - it's probably the economic insecurity making them say that. Maru Kitteh Dec 2019 #37
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