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Dumbass BootinUp May 2017 #1
Not dumb. Uneducated itsrobert May 2017 #104
Willfully so. Public education until age 16 is compulsory. WinkyDink May 2017 #119
Your stupidity will harm my family Horse with no Name May 2017 #2
+1 hamsterjill May 2017 #59
Given 45's long history of screwing over people, only a fool would believe anything he says. LonePirate May 2017 #3
Sad thing is there are millions of others like this guy onetexan May 2017 #11
suffice to say there are millions of racist idiots n/t orleans May 2017 #20
"Racist idiot" is redundant, imo. :) - nt KingCharlemagne May 2017 #68
I think so too. iluvtennis May 2017 #15
I would argue that you need to admit better May 2017 #31
Question atreides1 May 2017 #36
Didn't say we need to excuse being a fool better May 2017 #110
I think you're probably overestimating your friends' character Bradical79 May 2017 #64
Because better May 2017 #111
Oh please, give me a fucking break. This guy was just peachy keen with Trump KingCharlemagne May 2017 #69
Here we go again with the racism deniers Solomon May 2017 #89
+100000000000 irisblue May 2017 #91
There's also always a few in the barrel better May 2017 #114
Supporting a racist is not racism? Quayblue May 2017 #116
That depends upon whether or not one recognizes the person in question to be a racist. better May 2017 #118
I think they recognized it and it ignored it. Quayblue May 2017 #122
To look past mercuryblues May 2017 #117
If we don't have empathy then we're as bad as the Republicans FakeNoose May 2017 #4
fuck them, let them suffer for their vote gopiscrap May 2017 #26
Blame it on the Democarts? Bullshit. Those who voted for trump knew he was a still_one May 2017 #37
Amen! iluvtennis May 2017 #130
I don't hate "them" JustAnotherGen May 2017 #48
I will bet he was one of the ones chanting kacekwl May 2017 #53
+Infinity - nt KingCharlemagne May 2017 #71
I bet he also rags on others who are receiving the same benefits he is. cyndensco May 2017 #77
It's all Trump! ginnyinWI May 2017 #60
They need to suffer long and horribly. - nt KingCharlemagne May 2017 #70
The Democrats do reach out to them nini May 2017 #94
Guess what? Those benefits he needs? Democrats. 'Nuf said to him. No excuse. WinkyDink May 2017 #120
I have several friends that are poor mountain grammy May 2017 #5
Thanks for that story. My heart goes out to your friend. So glad she could pull together the $$... iluvtennis May 2017 #16
Your friend is organized, informed, and law-abiding. yardwork May 2017 #61
Dealing with issues beyond her control mountain grammy May 2017 #99
i can feel bad for him and glad he admitted it. but i want to ask these people what they thought JI7 May 2017 #6
They have to accept JustAnotherGen May 2017 #49
He admitted that he fucked up . . . hatrack May 2017 #7
Ya think? Heartstrings May 2017 #8
Sigh. Mz Pip May 2017 #9
He thought Hillary was worse, bc of right wing lies sharedvalues May 2017 #45
Really? Thrill May 2017 #10
If you take someone by their word and do not do research Doreen May 2017 #12
+++ agree iluvtennis May 2017 #17
+1000 JustAnotherGen May 2017 #51
Wesley, me man, looks like you've got some ironstone cannisters, a food mixer, etc. you can pawn.... Judi Lynn May 2017 #13
Well said. iluvtennis May 2017 #18
He proves the truth of P.T. Barnum's maxim that "there's a sucker KingCharlemagne May 2017 #72
Sort of like the rubes who attended Trump University? Jake Stern May 2017 #14
Seriously. This guy is on our side now. sharedvalues May 2017 #46
Dems should have a better message, though, and I think it's crass to kick a person when they're down manicraven May 2017 #19
You might see it as knocking them in the teeth, Glamrock May 2017 #21
More to the point, this guy's 'contrition' and 'guilt' oozes pure KingCharlemagne May 2017 #74
fuck that make them feel like the worthless gopiscrap May 2017 #25
Yes and they were presented with lies about Obama, Hillary sharedvalues May 2017 #47
Hillary had a great message, I thought. It resonated with me. yardwork May 2017 #63
Well put. I did have some misgivings about how she planned to accomplish her KingCharlemagne May 2017 #76
It was impossible to talk about this on DU during the primaries and election. yardwork May 2017 #83
I'm a Democratic Socialist, so I naturally gravitated in Sanders' direction. But I had KingCharlemagne May 2017 #84
How often did she go to Kentucky? FakeNoose May 2017 #96
Most people haven't a clue how to think for themselves or how PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #22
This should be its own OP. Trump represents the apotheosis of American KingCharlemagne May 2017 #78
This message was self-deleted by its author crosinski May 2017 #93
I think I'll take your suggestion and make that its own OP PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #108
Thanks, i want to see your comment as an OP as well. I will be looking forward to reading it! n/t ms liberty May 2017 #128
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this is just disgusting . i have no problem calling him out his decisions but to hope he suffers is JI7 May 2017 #24
too bad I have no sympathy for an ignorant gopiscrap May 2017 #28
"Former chair of peace and justice project for a UMC congregation in Tacoma, Washington." n/t QC May 2017 #112
He was just fine with others suffering (like Muslims and Latinos) and probably KingCharlemagne May 2017 #79
But he hated all the right people!!1! JNelson6563 May 2017 #27
That was the "something different" about him Kittycow May 2017 #33
right? Unlike those RINOs with their dog whistles! JNelson6563 May 2017 #40
Lots of hopeful, well-meaning people get taken by con men. Beartracks May 2017 #29
They cheered that tRump was gonna stick it to all them stopbush May 2017 #30
Hopefully this won't be just a lesson in self pity for him, but a door towards some empathy for JCanete May 2017 #32
Feel for him, didn't listen to us. But Justice May 2017 #34
No, Trump DID NOT PLAY YOU FOR A FOOL, Wes. You're just a frog who believed in the scorpion. Miles Archer May 2017 #35
Chickens coming home to roost Blue_Roses May 2017 #38
Why would a person who regrets believing Trump's lies turn to Democrats femmedem May 2017 #39
Oh it will take time. JNelson6563 May 2017 #41
Not enabling; being practical. femmedem May 2017 #42
Geezus a lot of the replies in this thread are brutal SticksnStones May 2017 #43
Blame right wing propangandists. sharedvalues May 2017 #44
If he is still ALIVE in 2020, maybe he'll make a better choice. NurseJackie May 2017 #50
half of me wants to say WELL ITS TOO EFFING LATE NOW.... samnsara May 2017 #52
Invite him to our side. sharedvalues May 2017 #56
Wesley, Here's A Life Lesson For You Vogon_Glory May 2017 #54
Let people like Mr. Easterling come crawling back to us. Paladin May 2017 #55
Agreed. dalton99a May 2017 #58
Well said! LonePirate May 2017 #62
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I want a united Democratic Party, ready to win in 2018 and 2020. Paladin May 2017 #80
Please (meaning I agree with you) Cary May 2017 #124
he voted for pure self interest and his regrets now are pure self interest Swagman May 2017 #57
No sympathy, but he can try to redeem himself Freethinker65 May 2017 #65
He was just fine with Trump beating down Muslims and Latinos, as long as KingCharlemagne May 2017 #67
+1, n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #107
charisma about him, something different TrishaJ May 2017 #73
Said originally in response to WellDarn May 2017 #75
The guy in this story is no "victim." He's a racist PoS. - nt KingCharlemagne May 2017 #81
How many mosques has Wesley Easterling walked into since having his Trumpgrets? ck4829 May 2017 #82
Yeah... well watch gonna do about it dumbass? C_U_L8R May 2017 #85
Stories like this frustrate me... Adrahil May 2017 #86
yeah, you fucked up edhopper May 2017 #87
People don't like to be scammed. Rparty let their man lie to you, even after they knew his character Sunlei May 2017 #88
Yep. I wonder if he'll vote Dem next time? Is he a lost cause? n/t crosinski May 2017 #123
once his parents pass away, his total household "income" will drop well below poverty level. Sunlei May 2017 #132
Nope. He played himself for a fool. n/t Different Drummer May 2017 #90
Trump had charisma? nancy1942 May 2017 #92
We've lost our message, and we need to get it back. crosinski May 2017 #95
You're so right on this FakeNoose May 2017 #100
Thanks, I like Matt Taibbi too. crosinski May 2017 #115
Fuck this asshole ellie May 2017 #97
"The county he lives in typically goes for Democrats... Different Drummer May 2017 #98
Republican voters need to understand that voting GOP is harmful and stupid. hrmjustin May 2017 #101
A great start! taught_me_patience May 2017 #102
Lamenting mistakes is not useful. OrwellwasRight May 2017 #103
Okay, Wesley, what now? NastyRiffraff May 2017 #105
we need more stories like these.... TalenaGor May 2017 #106
I used to have compassion .... LenaBaby61 May 2017 #109
You speak for me, as well. WinkyDink May 2017 #121
It's not just World's Most Obvious Con Man who played him... JHB May 2017 #113
They call him Don the Con for a reason. CrispyQ May 2017 #125
He looks the idiot tazkcmo May 2017 #126
Glad you woke up Westley riversedge May 2017 #127
Well, Mr. Easterling, you are far from alone. GoCubsGo May 2017 #129
If that is his kitchen behind him it looks much more well-appointed than mine. Boomerproud May 2017 #131
Hop on board my friend. NCTraveler May 2017 #133
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