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George II

(67,782 posts) Sat Jan 20, 2018, 03:24 PM Jan 2018

White House briefing a minute ago:

I don't know who this guy is, but he just referred to the two parties as "the republics and Democrats"!!!

In response to their childish "Democrat Party" I've been referring to them as the "republic Party" and people as "republics" for years. I guess that caught on even with them.

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White House briefing a minute ago: (Original Post) George II Jan 2018 OP

It's a shut down but not really a shut down Watchfoxheadexplodes Jan 2018 #1

Mulvaney blamed the 2013 shutdown on Democrats and is now blaming this one on Democrats. George II Jan 2018 #3

From history, they sound and act like Hitler's clones. Iliyah Jan 2018 #2

Me too. I've recently started calling them Republics. It fits. OregonBlue Jan 2018 #4

I call them Publicans. Just dropped two letters like they do. drives them nuts. TeamPooka Jan 2018 #5

Yeppers! madamesilverspurs Jan 2018 #6

I prefer lsewpershad Jan 2018 #7

Publicans is a good term for them ConnorMarc Jan 2018 #8

Watchfoxheadexplodes

(3,542 posts)

1. It's a shut down but not really a shut down

Reply to George II (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 03:28 PM

Jan 2018

Rambling about how NOT like 2013 shut down.

You can't make this shit up.

George II

(67,782 posts)

3. Mulvaney blamed the 2013 shutdown on Democrats and is now blaming this one on Democrats.

Reply to Watchfoxheadexplodes (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 03:34 PM

Jan 2018

And all through the debate the last few days they kept referring to the 2013 shutdown, almost frothing at the mouth and implying that this one is merely "getting even".

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

2. From history, they sound and act like Hitler's clones.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 03:29 PM

Jan 2018

To lie with a straight face. We should never forget WW1 and WW2, ever.

OregonBlue

(8,240 posts)

4. Me too. I've recently started calling them Republics. It fits.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 03:35 PM

Jan 2018

TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)

5. I call them Publicans. Just dropped two letters like they do. drives them nuts.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 03:39 PM

Jan 2018

madamesilverspurs

(16,534 posts)

6. Yeppers!

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 04:01 PM

Jan 2018

If they object, I just point them to those passages in the Bible where Jesus spends time with publicans and other sinners...

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lsewpershad

(2,620 posts)

7. I prefer

Reply to George II (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 04:40 PM

Jan 2018

Cons, republicons.

ConnorMarc

(653 posts)

8. Publicans is a good term for them

Reply to George II (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 09:21 PM

Jan 2018

It's a biblical term used for the very bad guys.

Between Pharisees and Publicans, not sure which one is worse.

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