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20. The hate and "the other guy is at fault" has been part of the GOP since Joe McCarthy and Richard ...

Fri Oct 28, 2022, 04:29 PM

Oct 2022

Last edited Sat Oct 29, 2022, 09:28 AM - Edit history (1)

... Nixon and his southern strategy and then Reagan's getting rid of the fairness doctrine put that hate/idiocy to
work on steroids.

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The attack on Mr. Pelosi is the result of the toxic stew that comes from the right's hate talk [View all] Botany Oct 2022 OP

Gets more poisonous every day. n/t Peregrine Took Oct 2022 #1

Totally agree...... Lovie777 Oct 2022 #2

I figure that DENVERPOPS Oct 2022 #22

In Ohio in 2008 my friend Jennifer Brunner was Sec. of State and night after night Hannity .... Botany Oct 2022 #4

Andy Barr in KY has an ad that makes Nancy look like a monster, he says Meadowoak Oct 2022 #3

Trump Johnny2X2X Oct 2022 #5

Yes, this all goes back to him. ShazzieB Oct 2022 #37

And where are laws and arrests for all of these people? PlutosHeart Oct 2022 #6

Has the police blueknight73 Oct 2022 #7

Yes. He was attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer even after Boomerproud Oct 2022 #9

Wow blueknight73 Oct 2022 #33

They arrived while he was still being attacked DENVERPOPS Oct 2022 #23

And the Trumphumpers accuse us of being "deranged". Prof. Toru Tanaka Oct 2022 #26

Far too much goes on in the US under the guise of freedom of speech. RKP5637 Oct 2022 #8

Christian fascism (fascisti) Botany Oct 2022 #10

And the US marches down a similar road. It's a total WTF, so many are RKP5637 Oct 2022 #13

I agree 100%. Prof. Toru Tanaka Oct 2022 #27

It also comes directly from donald john trump spanone Oct 2022 #11

And I'll bet they are delighted about it. Kablooie Oct 2022 #12

Get young people out to vote. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #14

I don't think elections will solve the problem. The Grand Illuminist Oct 2022 #15

Hmmmm, I wonder if Musk will endorse this crap on twitter as just having dialogue, anything RKP5637 Oct 2022 #16

I was in Philadelphia last week and they had this commercial on with Nancy Pelosi saying she is evil kimbutgar Oct 2022 #17

This one hundred percent! Catherine Vincent Oct 2022 #18

Absolutely true. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2022 #19

The hate and "the other guy is at fault" has been part of the GOP since Joe McCarthy and Richard ... Botany Oct 2022 #20

I blame a huge chunk of it on the still very dead guy. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2022 #41

R you talking about the drug addicted guy who did such much Oxy that he made himself deaf, Botany Oct 2022 #44

Yes, that's him. He experienced such a happy ending, didn't he? TheCowsCameHome Oct 2022 #48

He hurt 100s of thousands of families with his folksy Botany Oct 2022 #49

Agree on all points TheCowsCameHome Oct 2022 #50

The Congress needs to pass a Fairness Doctrine type regulation or we are surely screwed Joinfortmill Oct 2022 #21

AND DENVERPOPS Oct 2022 #25

And even his talk about the COVID virus should have been pre-empted. Prof. Toru Tanaka Oct 2022 #28

You said it. Joinfortmill Oct 2022 #35

YES!!. We definitely need some regulation of the lies whathehell Oct 2022 #32

Quite Obviously Erik the UNred Oct 2022 #24

And now Twitter birdographer Oct 2022 #29

I deleted my twitter acct today. Didn't know about Tribel. I'll check it out. Joinfortmill Oct 2022 #36

Despite what republicans spew, taking personal responsibility is Emile Oct 2022 #30

In PA we have ads firm Oz, John has an ugly immigrant wife, is a racist, drug user, and trust fund debm55 Oct 2022 #31

Once they run out of "false flag" and other bullshit they will The_Casual_Observer Oct 2022 #34

Gangsters Of Putin merged with the U.S. Taliban, directed by Fascist Oligarch eXtremists. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #38

Fascist Oligarch eXtremists. Botany Oct 2022 #40

Couldn't find any info about that, but found an opensecrets article from 2020 ... Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #45

Haslam has done a lot of work "cleaning up" any traces of the money he spent promoting .... Botany Oct 2022 #46

Has Empty Gee "whiz" blamed moondust Oct 2022 #39

Same with Rubio ads against Val Demmings malaise Oct 2022 #42

K&R Blue Owl Oct 2022 #43

Stochastic terrorism. tblue37 Oct 2022 #47