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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
Tue May 12, 2020, 02:42 PM May 2020

Michael Steele lets McConnell (Racist-KY) have it

Last edited Wed May 13, 2020, 04:19 PM - Edit history (1)




Michael Steele
@MichaelSteele

I'm sure Mitch is aware that a grown ass black man who happens to be a former president has agency to speak his mind on how his successor is managing this crisis, especially since his successor has yet to keep "his mouth shut" about him.

And "classless"?
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Michael Steele lets McConnell (Racist-KY) have it (Original Post) StarfishSaver May 2020 OP
What He Said! Aviation91 May 2020 #1
I am one of those people here in Kentucky that want to see Mitch hang by the neck till dead. I am a fwvinson May 2020 #52
Hear! Hear! k&r n/t Laelth May 2020 #2
Thank you Michael Steele Ferrets are Cool May 2020 #3
It is time for Steele to become a Democrat. For an African American to be part of a party that has still_one May 2020 #4
Amen. Alacritous Crier May 2020 #18
He's conservative on other issues IronLionZion May 2020 #33
THIS! Vdizzle May 2020 #35
If you mean a fiscal conservative, CaptYossarian May 2020 #47
Rejects climate change, pro-life, border control, supported Iraq war, war on terror IronLionZion May 2020 #50
So he's a Bob Dole-era Republican. CaptYossarian May 2020 #51
Michael Steele, black enabler. He can keep HIS mouth shut, or become a Democrat. BamaRefugee May 2020 #5
I don't want him as a democrat Salviati May 2020 #7
Jaundiced eye toward all the Never Trumpers remains, but Steele is one of the best... hlthe2b May 2020 #6
I've actually come to appreciate these guys under PRESENT circumstances...and... maddiemom May 2020 #20
My view of these folks is more cynical. wnylib May 2020 #40
Well, yeah. I can't disagree... maddiemom May 2020 #42
No, these people are actual conservatives Fortinbras Armstrong May 2020 #43
Killer Kristol was the leading voice who stopped First Lady Hillary Clinton's CaptYossarian May 2020 #48
I am right with you on that rurallib May 2020 #26
We should be thankful for the Republican never-trumpers because..... KS Toronado May 2020 #27
Let's have a conversation about who lets others speak about class flibbitygiblets May 2020 #8
Hypocrisy very much, Mitch? b/t SpankMe May 2020 #9
K & R liberalla May 2020 #10
The Turtle is a racist Russian/Chinese stooge. Pass it on. rickyhall May 2020 #11
And Obama's criticism was in a private conversatin, PatSeg May 2020 #12
Exactly. IF the gop had Scarsdale May 2020 #19
McConnell needs to have a Goldwater moment PatSeg May 2020 #23
Lacking that, he needs to have a "get the shit beaten out of him" moment...... lastlib May 2020 #29
Yeah, but... druidity33 May 2020 #41
point taken! lastlib May 2020 #45
Fuck Moscow Mitch! BlueJac May 2020 #13
You're face is melting Mitch lunatica May 2020 #14
There is more than a passing resemblance to this guy-- lastlib May 2020 #46
"McConnell (Racist-KY)" This! Nitram May 2020 #15
lol.. ".. has Yet to Keep his mouth SHUT About him.."!! Cha May 2020 #16
So fucking what. ananda May 2020 #17
Projection is the first characteristic of conservatism... GETPLANING May 2020 #21
Why is it when I see Moscow Mitch's face, I think of a punching bag? roamer65 May 2020 #22
I tend to see.. Hstch05 May 2020 #30
Thank you, Michael. Must be woke. Keep it coming, please judesedit May 2020 #24
They are racist. Period. Even Biden's gaffe about Obama being "very clean." It is part of US. Evolve Dammit May 2020 #25
I Have Never Hated Anyone More Than Trump and McConnell, Not Even Close. OverBurn May 2020 #28
not only does Moscowmitch noneof_theabove May 2020 #31
Any person who supports Donald Trump... crickets May 2020 #32
It was a PRIVATE conversation. zentrum May 2020 #34
I am so fucking sick of Mitch and all the other Kluxers in Congress 47of74 May 2020 #36
McConnell is a traitor. This new bit about him insisting that PatrickforO May 2020 #37
Moscow Mitch remembers a time when an "uppity" feller like Obama (wink, wink) "knew his place" misanthrope May 2020 #38
Hear, hear! smirkymonkey May 2020 #39
This specific quote from McConnell Collimator May 2020 #44
Mitch "make Obama a one term POTUS" talks "class"? yellowcanine May 2020 #49
Anyone who supports trump who complains about the "classlessness" of anyone else is an asshole. Rabrrrrrr May 2020 #53
My guess is wryter2000 May 2020 #54
Michael Steele let us McConnell have it???? demigoddess May 2020 #55
LOL! Thanks! StarfishSaver May 2020 #56
 

fwvinson

(488 posts)
52. I am one of those people here in Kentucky that want to see Mitch hang by the neck till dead. I am a
Wed May 13, 2020, 10:46 AM
May 2020

minority in this area, as far as thinking Mitch is evil. In my opinion, people here are not paying attention.

still_one

(92,488 posts)
4. It is time for Steele to become a Democrat. For an African American to be part of a party that has
Tue May 12, 2020, 02:53 PM
May 2020

demonstrated overt racism, is embarrassing


IronLionZion

(45,612 posts)
33. He's conservative on other issues
Tue May 12, 2020, 06:32 PM
May 2020

It's better if these folks stay Republican but speak out against this stuff. It gives them more credibility with other black Republicans.

Otherwise they would influence our party to become more conservative to pander to them.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
47. If you mean a fiscal conservative,
Wed May 13, 2020, 09:46 AM
May 2020

the Democratic Party is more financially responsible by miles. Every GOP president has a recession, ends their term with record-setting deficits, and unemployment figures are abysmal. The stock market means very little to macroeconomics, compared with those other factors.

If the Dems need to raise taxes, it's to cover the spending of the "drunken sailor" party.

IronLionZion

(45,612 posts)
50. Rejects climate change, pro-life, border control, supported Iraq war, war on terror
Wed May 13, 2020, 10:10 AM
May 2020

low taxes, pro-business, opposes many social programs, opposed most of Obama's and Pelosi's reforms

It's great that he's openly critical of Trump/McConnell and speaks out against racism. People like him should fix what's wrong with the Republican party.

Salviati

(6,009 posts)
7. I don't want him as a democrat
Tue May 12, 2020, 03:01 PM
May 2020

I welcome him tearing into the republican party, but we don't need him telling us how to do our own business.

hlthe2b

(102,477 posts)
6. Jaundiced eye toward all the Never Trumpers remains, but Steele is one of the best...
Tue May 12, 2020, 03:00 PM
May 2020

Rick Wilson, George Conway, Steve Schmidt and others... Proceed please!

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
20. I've actually come to appreciate these guys under PRESENT circumstances...and...
Tue May 12, 2020, 04:03 PM
May 2020

(Wait for It!)...even the previously despicable Bill Kristol. He was the Most Punchable Pundit ever to opine until Trump's reign prodded him into making a little sense.

wnylib

(21,727 posts)
40. My view of these folks is more cynical.
Wed May 13, 2020, 01:50 AM
May 2020

Opposing Trump makes them look like "good guys." They have known from the start that his worthless populism can't last long. They are looking out for themselves and not defending democracy or good governance. They are not even salvaging true consevatism.

The Republican party is not worth salvaging or cleaning up. It is far too tainted with a traitorous scum majority that enables and embraces Trumpist fascism.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
42. Well, yeah. I can't disagree...
Wed May 13, 2020, 07:18 AM
May 2020

under PRESENT circumstances, though, they're kinda FUN to listen to...

Fortinbras Armstrong

(4,473 posts)
43. No, these people are actual conservatives
Wed May 13, 2020, 07:33 AM
May 2020

Conservatism, while I don't agree with it, is a respectable ideology. The Republican Party has abandoned classical libertarianism (which, despite libertarian blathering, is not libertarianism) in favor of what Mussolini termed "the corporate state".

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
48. Killer Kristol was the leading voice who stopped First Lady Hillary Clinton's
Wed May 13, 2020, 09:51 AM
May 2020

efforts to get all Americans health insurance in the 1990s.

He killed more Americans than Al Qaeda and ISIS could ever dream about--without blowing up anything.

He is still punchable, even with a sanitizer shortage.

KS Toronado

(17,408 posts)
27. We should be thankful for the Republican never-trumpers because.....
Tue May 12, 2020, 05:16 PM
May 2020

unlike dumpies base they know right from wrong & are willing to put country before party even at the risk of their own livelihoods. Plus they are helping Biden get elected.

PatSeg

(47,695 posts)
12. And Obama's criticism was in a private conversatin,
Tue May 12, 2020, 03:16 PM
May 2020

whereas Trump criticizes Obama publicly every chance he gets.

And this from the man who told colleagues they were going to make sure Obama was a one term president by blocking everything he tried to do.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
19. Exactly. IF the gop had
Tue May 12, 2020, 04:02 PM
May 2020

worked with, instead of against, President Obama, their party might be in a much better position today. Moscow Mitch thinks "classy" is talking about grabbing women by their private parts, classy is a first "lady" with nude photographs available worldwide, classy is colluding with Russians, and Chinese drug runners? How "classy" is the entire first family? The tRump family of grifters, thieves and dumbasses. CLASSY? Hey, Moscow Mitch here is what "classy" would be - convincing YOUR disaster of a leader to resign. You should retire, your have made millions from doing the bidding of wealthy donors, including Russians. After all the damage YOU have done to this country, why don't you donate a few of your ill-gotten millions to help the needy, hungry people that depend on you as a "representative"?

PatSeg

(47,695 posts)
23. McConnell needs to have a Goldwater moment
Tue May 12, 2020, 04:26 PM
May 2020

but obviously that will never happen. Like Trump, everything is about him and how government service can enrich him. In many ways, I think Mitch is worse than Trump. Trump is really stupid and childlike, but Mitch should know better.

How much money is enough for these vultures? There is a reason why "You can't take it with you" is a well worn cliche, but it still goes over the heads of many.

lastlib

(23,356 posts)
29. Lacking that, he needs to have a "get the shit beaten out of him" moment......
Tue May 12, 2020, 05:32 PM
May 2020

A close encounter with dimensional lumber might re-direct his thought processes, such as they are.

lastlib

(23,356 posts)
45. point taken!
Wed May 13, 2020, 09:39 AM
May 2020

A 2-by-8 over the cranial cavity may not make MoscowMitch more of a human being, but it would be EVER so gratifying in its own way.....

lastlib

(23,356 posts)
46. There is more than a passing resemblance to this guy--
Wed May 13, 2020, 09:43 AM
May 2020


May Mitch follow in his footsteps as he always has.

Hstch05

(219 posts)
30. I tend to see..
Tue May 12, 2020, 05:47 PM
May 2020

Toht, the bad Nazi from Raiders of the Lost Ark who got his face melted off, in mid-face melt.
At least according to Trump, he'd be a very fine person.

noneof_theabove

(410 posts)
31. not only does Moscowmitch
Tue May 12, 2020, 06:06 PM
May 2020

look like a turtle
the old adage how did the turtle get on the fence post.
Since it did not crawl up there, someone had to put him there.

he is the keystone to this mess.
knock any keystone out of the building and the whole thing will collapse.

crickets

(25,988 posts)
32. Any person who supports Donald Trump...
Tue May 12, 2020, 06:22 PM
May 2020


Jeannie Slater
@JBethSlater

Replying to @MichaelSteele
Any person who supports Donald Trump never gets to call someone else classless.

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
34. It was a PRIVATE conversation.
Tue May 12, 2020, 07:27 PM
May 2020

A leaked PRIVATE conversation.

But Obama should never speak, I guess. Or think.

Every day the Trump cabal disgusts in a new way.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
36. I am so fucking sick of Mitch and all the other Kluxers in Congress
Tue May 12, 2020, 09:13 PM
May 2020

He's a fucking Nazi and Kluxer.

There I fucking said it.

It was either do that or have an aneurysm trying to keep it bottled up.

PatrickforO

(14,602 posts)
37. McConnell is a traitor. This new bit about him insisting that
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:09 PM
May 2020

the new stimulus remove liability for employers who force their people back too early is just another instance of corporate socialism. Corporations get the profits but the risk is all passed onto us.

As to his comments about Obama, well maybe they will galvanize voters in KY and Moscow Mitch will be out in the parking lot with a pink slip.

misanthrope

(7,435 posts)
38. Moscow Mitch remembers a time when an "uppity" feller like Obama (wink, wink) "knew his place"
Tue May 12, 2020, 10:13 PM
May 2020

The good ol' days for guys like Mitch.

Collimator

(1,639 posts)
44. This specific quote from McConnell
Wed May 13, 2020, 07:42 AM
May 2020

isn't worth the energy-drain that results from outrage.

“I think President Obama should have kept his mouth shut,” McConnell said in the interview.

“You know, we know he doesn’t like much this administration is doing. That’s understandable, but I think it’s a little bit classless, frankly, to critique an administration that comes after you.”

Loud, persistent laughter is the only worthwhile response. Can anyone really be so unaware?

Rabrrrrrr

(58,355 posts)
53. Anyone who supports trump who complains about the "classlessness" of anyone else is an asshole.
Wed May 13, 2020, 11:33 AM
May 2020

That's all there is to it.

You got no legs to stand on, dickweed, because the guy you support is the most classless dimwit turd of a human being on the planet.

Clean up your own house first, shitstain.

demigoddess

(6,645 posts)
55. Michael Steele let us McConnell have it????
Wed May 13, 2020, 12:23 PM
May 2020

no, Michael Steele lets McConnell have it!!!

let's is a contraction of let us. Lets is a verb, similar to gets.

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