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16. "otherwise normal, decent people"

Wed Nov 22, 2017, 09:50 AM

Nov 2017

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Who are these otherwise normal, decent people in the leadership of that god awful party? The only tragic day for the Republican party will be when they don't control all three branches of the federal government, the majority of governorships and state legislatures.

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GOP strategist Steve Schmidt: Trumps defense of Roy Moore exposes a profound moral rot... [View all] babylonsister Nov 2017 OP

Last night I heard a commentator refer to it as the "Grand Old Pedophiles." Vinca Nov 2017 #1

I prefer 'Ghoulish Old Perverts'............ LongTomH Nov 2017 #14

Greedy Old Perverts lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #17

Here's there baseball cap: L. Coyote Nov 2017 #24

A great read titaniumsalute Nov 2017 #2

You Own This Stevie Boy! ProfessorGAC Nov 2017 #3

While you are correct in what you say, he has led the fight against Trump. I would OnDoutside Nov 2017 #12

I have done a lot of thinking... dajoki Nov 2017 #19

I'll stick up for Goldwater Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #26

Yep - that shift in the parties was the beginning of the end Cosmocat Nov 2017 #33

Also, as long as we're talking about changes from '64 Pope George Ringo II Nov 2017 #41

Yes I agree with 1964 as the start, but I think they upped the OnDoutside Nov 2017 #34

The Master And His Minions - 1985 Marcuse Nov 2017 #21

Where's Chuckie Todd? ProfessorGAC Nov 2017 #22

Chuck Todd was 13 years old in 1985 emulatorloo Nov 2017 #36

I Know ProfessorGAC Nov 2017 #40

I agree totally. Save your outrage Schmidt, you helped make this mess. nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #27

I believe in redemption and atonement nt emulatorloo Nov 2017 #37

really? Republicans haven't cared about that in decades so no biggie beachbum bob Nov 2017 #4

Just figure this out, Steve? sarge43 Nov 2017 #5

He's been saying similar for a long while now. emulatorloo Nov 2017 #38

I give him credit for calling Moore a pedophile and Pence a titanic fraud and nonstop liar dalton99a Nov 2017 #6

A relevant quote from Washington's Farewell Address: Girard442 Nov 2017 #7

Well done. Your emphasis is perfectly placed. brush Nov 2017 #9

Thanks. Very current and ominous. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #10

Holy moly Washington must've had a crystal ball. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #18

Everytime I read something from our founding fathers JDC Nov 2017 #29

k and r Achilleaze Nov 2017 #8

It exposes a profound moral rot all right. ananda Nov 2017 #11

Steve Schmidt brought moral rot to the Republican party in the era of Rove/Cheney/Bush oberliner Nov 2017 #13

Steve has done a lot of damage SHRED Nov 2017 #20

The question I would have for Steve is, if Jeb Bush had won instead OnDoutside Nov 2017 #15

"otherwise normal, decent people" hibbing Nov 2017 #16

I thought Eisenhower died. L. Coyote Nov 2017 #25

STEVE WHY ARE YOU SO SURPRISED???? infullview Nov 2017 #23

He's been saying stuff like this for at least a year. It's not a surprise to him. emulatorloo Nov 2017 #39

Is "expose" the right word? Or "makes it impossible to ignore"?... JHB Nov 2017 #28

I'm glad schmidt has always been critical of trump and continues to be JI7 Nov 2017 #30

I have no idea exactly why Schmidt turned against his own party. Grammy23 Nov 2017 #31

Every time I see Schmidt, I think of his role in poisoning our nation w Sarah Palin. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2017 #42

No, Steve. That rot has been hiding in plain sight for decades. GoCubsGo Nov 2017 #32

K&R... spanone Nov 2017 #35

Was it moral rot to try and turn Sarah Palin into a vice president, Steve? Volaris Nov 2017 #43