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pbmus

(12,422 posts)
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 12:59 AM Feb 2018

Steve Schmidt.....


Steve Schmidt
@SteveSchmidtSES

Trump shattered the moral authority of his Presidency during Charlottesville. It can never be restored. We live in the surreal world where the words of the POTUS have no meaning. His presence brings no comfort. He is an avatar of disunion, division; selfishness and immorality
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Steve Schmidt..... (Original Post) pbmus Feb 2018 OP
He's got a lot of penance to do n/t hibbing Feb 2018 #1
How was he supposed to know what was unleashed? lunatica Feb 2018 #16
DU Knew This Long Before Schmidt... Grassy Knoll Feb 2018 #2
I like this guy. He never supported Trump, and is now a former Republican. Hekate Feb 2018 #3
He has the best words.. HipChick Feb 2018 #4
K&R CentralMass Feb 2018 #5
With that, Schmidt forfeited any chance of becoming Trump's oasis Feb 2018 #6
He nailed that one! Thekaspervote Feb 2018 #7
What? You mean this guy? Kablooie Feb 2018 #8
Trump is Trelane. Trelane is Trump. Ilsa Feb 2018 #18
i.e. he is a conservative. ffr Feb 2018 #9
And thanks Steve Glamrock Feb 2018 #10
What did the russian molehead Cha Feb 2018 #11
Here....he basically said both sides at fault pbmus Feb 2018 #12
Mahalo, pbmus.. I was on a 5 Cha Feb 2018 #14
I think we are at a point where instead of condemning sins of the past, we have to look at the world wide wally Feb 2018 #13
Me too RandomAccess Feb 2018 #15
I welcome him too lunatica Feb 2018 #17

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
16. How was he supposed to know what was unleashed?
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 01:09 PM
Feb 2018

She was a complete unknown entity. He and McCain found out at the same time we did. When she invited the tea baggers out of the closet none of us took them seriously for years. Only now, almost a dozen years later do we realize how powerful they’ve become, and then only after years of hate propaganda and Russian meddling.


Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)
2. DU Knew This Long Before Schmidt...
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 01:10 AM
Feb 2018

..But RW Steve Has Been Great Despising The Dump Disaster, I'll Take It.

Ilsa

(61,697 posts)
18. Trump is Trelane. Trelane is Trump.
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 01:33 PM
Feb 2018


"You may address me as the lonely Squire of Gothos."

– Trelane, 2267 ("The Squire of Gothos&quot

Trelane was a puckish, childlike alien introduced to several USS Enterprise crewmembers in 2267. That year, the Enterprise was en route to the Beta VI colony to deliver supplies, when it encountered a previously unknown planet. This planet, Gothos, was the home (playplace, really) of the powerful alien Trelane.

Memorable quotes:

General Trelane, retired. At your service, sir."

"Oh, how marvelous! Devastating! Why this could kill millions!"

"Oh come now. We're all military men under the skin. And how we do love our uniforms." 

"Und... Offizier Jaeger! Ein Deutsch Soldat, nein? Ein, zwei, drei, vier! Gehen wir mit dem Schießgewehr!" (Translation: "And...Officer Jaeger! A German Soldier, no? One, two, three, four! Let's go on the shot gun!&quot Jaeger, a geophysicist specializing in meteorology, was underwhelmed.

"You will hang by the neck, Captain, until you are dead, dead, dead!"

"I'll fix you for that! You cheated! You haven't played the game right, I'll show you!"

"It's my game and my rules! But, if you need to be persuaded..."

"But I don't wanna come in and I won't. I'm a general! And I won't listen to ya!"

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
10. And thanks Steve
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 03:18 AM
Feb 2018

for bringing this abortion of democracy upon us. Whether or not you knew you were contributing to this abomination, fact is, you were a stone in the wall. Go fuck yourself. When I turn on MSNBC and see "Steve Schmidt, DEMOCRATIC consultant", I and countless others will hold you personally responsible for what you've wrought upon this once great nation.....

Cha

(297,538 posts)
11. What did the russian molehead
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 03:22 AM
Feb 2018

do in Charlottesville?

this is dead on..

"We live in the surreal world where the words of the POTUS have no meaning. His presence brings no comfort. He is an avatar of disunion, division; selfishness and immorality"

Cha

(297,538 posts)
14. Mahalo, pbmus.. I was on a 5
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 03:59 AM
Feb 2018

month all news blackout then.. from July to December and missed that.

Disgusting pig sty

world wide wally

(21,754 posts)
13. I think we are at a point where instead of condemning sins of the past, we have to look at the
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 03:43 AM
Feb 2018

deeds of the future.
I welcome to Steve Schmidt to the positive side for a more positive role in the future.
I think many of them are learning not to associate liberal with evil.

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
15. Me too
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 12:52 PM
Feb 2018

I see some of the uncharitable things being said about people like Schmidt, and I have to shake my head. Democrats OUGHT to be about forgiveness and redemption. Schmidt is an articulate, well-placed very decent guy who shares great insights and also wisdom. I love seeing him on MSNBC, and welcome him as an ally.

But then I'm not someone who wants one-party rule. Like it or not, we NEED at least 2 parties. Schmidt personifies everything I'd like to see in the other party - whether that's the Republican party or something else.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
17. I welcome him too
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 01:14 PM
Feb 2018

He’s proven he’s a human being who cares.

Purism is not a solution to the problems that are facing us now.

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