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14. One good thing about Trump

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 01:54 PM

Oct 2016

I think that one of the best things to come out of Trump running for office is that people now feel safe being openly racist. Whereas before it was always backroom talk or innuendo. Now certain politicians cough, cough, (Republicans) cough, feel like if he can get away with being an open racist. Hey, why the hell cant they? It sure as hell makes it a helluva lot easier to prove what I always thought before.

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Kirk apologizes for questioning Duckworth’s heritage [View all] DonViejo Oct 2016 OP

Too late, pal. calimary Oct 2016 #2

I never believe an apology without the subject/verb "I apologize....." Sorry. (Heh.) WinkyDink Oct 2016 #3

"I apologize if anyone was offended" is always one of my favourite non-apologies niyad Oct 2016 #4

I dropped a long-term (44 years) friend MurrayDelph Oct 2016 #22

Twitter apology for a statement made in a televised debate...... yellowcanine Oct 2016 #5

Isn't she Lt. Colonel Duckworth? LakeArenal Oct 2016 #8

I don't know. Does "Congresswoman" outrank "Lt. Col"? nt No Vested Interest Oct 2016 #13

Rep. Lt. Col. Duckworth PhD Botany Oct 2016 #17

Yes, she's Rep. Lt. Col. Duckworth PhD. It bears repeating. LakeArenal Oct 2016 #18

That's nice, Rep. Kirk. Paladin Oct 2016 #6

because there was an outrage. dalton99 Oct 2016 #9

A verb, and its subject, is notably absent from this "apology" jberryhill Oct 2016 #10

He thought he could win back the Trump-lovers he may have alienated, bullwinkle428 Oct 2016 #11

I think Kirk tries to come off as Mr. Moderate, but this was an off-the-cuff response Neema Oct 2016 #12

One good thing about Trump Separation Oct 2016 #14

"Off-the-cuff" statements are typically... 3catwoman3 Oct 2016 #16

He may have lost his filter when he had that stroke TexasBushwhacker Oct 2016 #23

As I have commented elsewhere, he was recently... 3catwoman3 Oct 2016 #24

What kind of people is he murielm99 Oct 2016 #19

So why did he say it? kskiska Oct 2016 #20

I think he thought he was pouncing upon a lie... GopherGal Oct 2016 #27

Here is the irony from the OP article BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #21

Too late dick smack We have it on video with your shit eating grin like you said something clever Monk06 Oct 2016 #28

Took him almost 16 hours to realize it ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2016 #29

Sorry you racist asshat. That's a bit like putting toothpaste back in the tube. smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #30

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