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NanceGreggs

(27,814 posts)
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 08:45 PM Apr 2018

Wasn't It You, Republicans?

I have to admit my confusion over the rending of garments and gnashing of teeth on your side of the aisle today, sparked by Michelle Wolf’s remarks at Saturday’s WHCD.

Wasn’t it you Republicans who declared that phrases like grab ‘em by the pussy and I moved on her like a bitch were just “locker-room talk”, and should be laughingly dismissed as such?

Wasn’t it you Republicans who determined that terms like “shithole countries” are perfectly acceptable, and calling kneeling football players “sons of bitches” is appropriate?

Wasn’t it you Republicans who decided that referring to political opponents, journalists, and even world leaders, by childish nicknames is fitting behaviour for a so-called “pResident”?

Wasn’t it you Republicans who deemed it acceptable for your “pResident” to tweet vicious attacks on private citizens, groups and/or organizations that he doesn’t like?

Wasn’t it you Republicans who passed around pics of Obama with a bone through his nose, who insisted that Michelle was a “tranny”, who likened the Obama daughters to monkeys, and who proudly wore tee-shirts describing Hillary Clinton as a “cunt”?

Yeah, I’m absolutely positive it was you – which leads to my confusion as to why I’m seeing statements from your side that Michelle Wolf’s monologue was disgusting, vile, over-the-top, and somehow “crossed a line”. One can only wonder what she said that even comes close to the disgusting, vile, over-the-top comments made by your “pResident” on pretty much a daily basis. As for crossing a line – well, it’s impossible to imagine what lines of simple human decency haven’t already been crossed by your dear leader and yourselves.

So Wolf called Sarah Huckabee Sanders a liar – which she is. She said that Trump was a “pussy” for not having the guts to make an appearance at the WHCD – which he is. She berated the media for their failure to cover Trump’s oh-so-sordid past history during the 2016 campaign – a monumental failure of which they certainly are guilty.

Even if Wolf had called Trump a clueless, lying tub-o’-lard with the intellectual capacity of a houseplant and the manners of a rutting pig (all of which is demonstrably true), she still wouldn’t have come close to the remarks we’ve heard from the Pussy-Grabber-in-Chief himself.

In light of the above, watching you Republicans clutch your pearls as you head for the nearest fainting couch over Wolf’s remarks has been far more entertaining than anything we sane people have seen in a long while.

Besides, wasn’t this exactly what you wanted, Republicans – a complete breakdown of common decency, a world in which even the most scathingly accurate comedic take on your “pResident” doesn’t come close to what emanates from his own mouth?

Well, you got it – and your reaction is as laughable as your blatant hypocrisy.

The fact is that Michelle Wolf is a comedian – and your “pResident” is nothing more than an incredibly sad, unfunny joke.

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Wasn't It You, Republicans? (Original Post) NanceGreggs Apr 2018 OP
So beautifully stated. Many thanks Nance...n/t monmouth4 Apr 2018 #1
republican'ts can't miss any opportunity to be hypocrites...nm S.E. TN Liberal Apr 2018 #2
How I wish all the Republicans could read this. CatMor Apr 2018 #3
They wouldn't get. They never do. Their wiring is fucked up. SammyWinstonJack May 2018 #52
Well said. All very true. nancy1942 Apr 2018 #4
Amen. Scarsdale May 2018 #37
NanceGreggs.....I LOVE reading your Memos...... onecent Apr 2018 #5
Kick dalton99a Apr 2018 #6
Thank you NanceGreggs! Your posts are always outstanding! skylucy Apr 2018 #7
WTG Nance Gothmog Apr 2018 #8
OK............. MyOwnPeace Apr 2018 #9
this one is great treestar Apr 2018 #10
I wish this was required reading for everyone in this country TNNurse Apr 2018 #11
Nance, don't forget the republican butt-head that posted that picture of a watermelon patch... George II Apr 2018 #12
Or the Obama effigy hanging from a Kansas City-area freeway overpass..... lastlib Apr 2018 #27
Republican hypocrite snowflake tears are delicious workinclasszero Apr 2018 #13
Wasn't it you, Republicans, wearing these shirts? Xipe Totec Apr 2018 #14
I think "FUCK YOUR FEELINGS" is the perfect rejoinder for all trumpista whining. nt scarletwoman Apr 2018 #21
agree whoieheartedly. orangecrush Apr 2018 #23
Exactly! geardaddy May 2018 #44
Awww, they need to give Michelle a mulligan. Kajun Gal Apr 2018 #15
I could be wrong . . . Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2018 #16
lol.. I'm giving Cha Apr 2018 #19
Pure poetry. Thank you Pepsidog Apr 2018 #17
"Even if Wolf had called Trump a clueless, lying tub-o'-lard with the intellectual capacity of a.. Cha Apr 2018 #18
Sending this terrific post trickyguy Apr 2018 #20
Sad state of affairs orangecrush Apr 2018 #22
Ding ding ding ding!!! BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #24
Ya know ... NanceGreggs Apr 2018 #35
I agree w/ you, mocking the disabled person was the worst thing... SWBTATTReg May 2018 #48
Drop the mic Nance.... damn that was good. NoMoreRepugs Apr 2018 #25
YAY! kick! SCVDem Apr 2018 #26
KR NT ProudProgressiveNow Apr 2018 #28
Brilliant and beautiful, as usual, Nance! EffieBlack Apr 2018 #29
Wow, Nance! rhiannon55 Apr 2018 #30
Very well said. RainCaster Apr 2018 #31
Woo hoo! I absolutely love your post! pandr32 Apr 2018 #32
Oh BOY. !That is a good one, Nance. I mean, really. really good. pangaia Apr 2018 #33
Nance hits another homer. MrScorpio Apr 2018 #34
K&R Scurrilous May 2018 #36
Wonderful retorts. BSdetect May 2018 #38
This post is a perfect example of pazzyanne May 2018 #39
Republicans have minimized or talked down any and all nasty comments made by Trump since day one Proud Liberal Dem May 2018 #40
You nailed it. Good Job. Firestorm49 May 2018 #41
We all know the rule Nance mcar May 2018 #42
We should all know other side of the rule as well solara May 2018 #45
Well done Nance. geardaddy May 2018 #43
+1000 smirkymonkey May 2018 #46
Brilliant as always, Nance. (nt) ehrnst May 2018 #47
k and r and spot on, as always. niyad May 2018 #49
K&R... spanone May 2018 #50
Beauty, Nance ProfessorGAC May 2018 #51
You left out a few.... Grins May 2018 #53
Trumpies' offensive t-shirts, in case anybody was wondering FakeNoose May 2018 #54
The YUGE blind spot that some of this Trump's supporters have... TommyCelt May 2018 #55
This should be published in the New York Times, Washington Post Perseus May 2018 #56
Excellent malaise May 2018 #57
Thanks NanceGreggs lordsummerisle May 2018 #58
For this thread Gothmog May 2018 #59
k&r BSdetect May 2018 #60

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
37. Amen.
Tue May 1, 2018, 09:18 AM
May 2018

Too bad all gop plus "journalists" do not read this. We have the most disgusting, vile, uncouth, unqualified person to EVER occupy the WH, along with his nude model "wife". How low are the gop standards, anyway? Will Kanye West be their next nominee?

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
9. OK.............
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 09:53 PM
Apr 2018

FORGET what I've said before.

THIS rant is the best ever (well, at least until the next one ).

TNNurse

(6,926 posts)
11. I wish this was required reading for everyone in this country
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 09:59 PM
Apr 2018

and most of the world. I would not want to bother those who are living their lives oblivious to us.

George II

(67,782 posts)
12. Nance, don't forget the republican butt-head that posted that picture of a watermelon patch...
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 10:17 PM
Apr 2018

...on the White House lawn.

Cha

(297,192 posts)
18. "Even if Wolf had called Trump a clueless, lying tub-o'-lard with the intellectual capacity of a..
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 10:33 PM
Apr 2018
houseplant and the manners of a rutting pig (all of which is demonstrably true), she still wouldn’t have come close to the remarks we’ve heard from the Pussy-Grabber-in-Chief himself."

Perfect, Nance!

trickyguy

(769 posts)
20. Sending this terrific post
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 10:37 PM
Apr 2018

on to my friend who writes a regular column for our local paper.
She'll enjoy reading it and maybe it will "inspire" her to go to her keyboard.

orangecrush

(19,546 posts)
22. Sad state of affairs
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 10:43 PM
Apr 2018

When comedians have become the real journalists, and those that call themselves journalists have become a joke.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
24. Ding ding ding ding!!!
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 10:44 PM
Apr 2018

A near-perfect summation of the situation. Now, when I say "near-perfect," I don't mean to imply I have an addition or amendment to suggest; I just don't think "perfect" exists.

So....brava!

Oh! One tiny thing...I think his mocking of the disabled reporter is, if not the single most disgusting thing he's said or done (I think it is) it is easily Top Five.

NanceGreggs

(27,814 posts)
35. Ya know ...
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 11:59 PM
Apr 2018

... that's part of the problem - for all of us - right there.

It is impossible to write anything about Spanky McShithole without leaving out the majority of his disgusting behaviour, simply because there's way too much of it to include in anything less than s few dozen volumes of written material.

Mocking the disabled reporter was actually the one thing I thought would shock his supporters into turning on him. We knew that kind of vile behaviour was typical of Trump - the shocker turned out to be that his fans simply dismissed it without hesitation.

That's really mind-blowing, when you think about it. People who, under any other circumstances, would be disgusted by such a display actually embraced it instead.

Evil is contagious - and Trump and his Republican enablers are an epidemic.





SWBTATTReg

(22,114 posts)
48. I agree w/ you, mocking the disabled person was the worst thing...
Tue May 1, 2018, 11:14 AM
May 2018

I'm disabled and when I heard this piece of nonsense from RUMP, and the reaction of his audience at the time to his 'act', I was disgusted.

Never again will I look at these RUMP people as worthy of my attention and efforts, other than to bring in a brand new administration and pres. and congress that does respect the entirety of the American population...

Thanks again for posting your wonderful OP...

pazzyanne

(6,551 posts)
39. This post is a perfect example of
Tue May 1, 2018, 09:39 AM
May 2018

truth to power. Loved every word of it! You have a wonderful way with words, NanceGreggs.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,412 posts)
40. Republicans have minimized or talked down any and all nasty comments made by Trump since day one
Tue May 1, 2018, 09:43 AM
May 2018

Their outrage over Wolf's remarks, which were nowhere near the repulsive comments made daily by Trump, is painfully laughable. The calls for some kind of "solidarity" with SHS, made by some people in the media (i.e. Mika), are absolutely sickening.

solara

(3,836 posts)
45. We should all know other side of the rule as well
Tue May 1, 2018, 10:21 AM
May 2018

IACIYAD

Nance you are a beautiful and essential voice of the many sane people who are still here.. thank you

Grins

(7,217 posts)
53. You left out a few....
Tue May 1, 2018, 02:42 PM
May 2018

"I moved on her and I failed. I’ll admit it. I did try and fuck her." - Trump on Nancy O'Dell.

"Then all of a sudden I see her, she’s now got the big phony tits and everything. She’s totally changed her look." - Trump. Again.

"Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next next president? I mean, she's a woman, and I'm not s'posedta say bad things, but really, folks, come on. Are we serious?" - Trump on Carly Fiorina.

"Does she have a good body? No … Does she have a fat ass? Absolutely.” - Trump on Kim Kardashian.

“...her ass is too fat.” - Trump on J-Lo.

“You’re not eating Oreos anymore. No more Oreos.” - Trump to Gov. Chris Christie.

“If I were running The View, I’d fire Rosie [O’Donnell]. I’d look her right in that fat, ugly face of hers and say, ‘Rosie, you’re fired.’ … We’re all a little chubby but Rosie’s just worse than most of us.” - Trump.

This is a guy who told Howard Stern it was OK to refer to his daughter as, “a piece of ass.”

This is a guy who told Howard Stern his daughter's tits were not implants.

This is a guy who, when asked what his daughter considered one of her favorite things said, “I was going to say sex...."

This is a guy who said of his daughter "She does have a very nice figure. I’ve said that if (she) weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.”

This is a guy who said of his daughter, “Yeah, she’s really something, and what a beauty...If I weren’t happily married and...ya know, her father….”

This is a guy who said of his daughter, “Is it wrong to be more sexually attracted to your own daughter than your wife?" (You have to ask...?)

TommyCelt

(838 posts)
55. The YUGE blind spot that some of this Trump's supporters have...
Tue May 1, 2018, 04:45 PM
May 2018

...for his indecency, immorality, and monumental narcissism leaves me flabbergasted, it truly does. Try to criticize ANYTHING this nimrod says or does and I get shouted down:

"HUH, LOOK AT THAT STOCK MARKET, MY PAYCHECK LOOKS GOOD, I'M DOING GREAT, DON'T YOU INSULT OUR PRESIDENT!"

I got mine. Me Me Me. Fuck everyone else outside of my immediate sphere. That this Trump's core supporters DARE to call themselves Christian is nauseating.

There are many MANY people I'd cared for and respected in the past that have shocked me with the most blatant and ham-handed support for this Trump. I have ended more than a couple of longtime friendships...and a church community to boot...because of this. It is sad, disheartening, and frightening.

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
56. This should be published in the New York Times, Washington Post
Tue May 1, 2018, 05:05 PM
May 2018

This is so good, and to the point that I feel sad its not in the MSM for more people to read it.

Nance, as always, you hit the nail on the head. Thank you...I just wish more people could read it.

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