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Dread Pirate Roberts

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8. Nah, he didn't start it, just escalated it to an art form

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 08:54 PM

Feb 2021

Morton Downey, Jr. and Bob Grant were his predecessors. There's always been a buck or two to be made spewing this garbage. That's because there's always been an audience for it.

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Limbaugh started the hatred... [View all] yuiyoshida Feb 2021 OP

With Gingrich and Rove lisa58 Feb 2021 #1

Exactly Norbert Feb 2021 #4

It was ugly then and it's led to an attack on the Capitol now lisa58 Feb 2021 #5

and the architect - Atwater lapfog_1 Feb 2021 #6

He really started it - but understood he was a colossal $h*t before he died lisa58 Feb 2021 #7

Amen lame54 Feb 2021 #2

i don't know about "started" but he sure kept that hate ball rolling 0rganism Feb 2021 #3

Nah, he didn't start it, just escalated it to an art form Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2021 #8

Oh, yeah... Bob Grant. Miserable human being. 😠 electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #11

his party embraced and dove headfirst down that darkest path spanone Feb 2021 #9

I don't believe he started it but he sure popularized it. nt Raine Feb 2021 #10