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onecaliberal

(32,777 posts)
1. There is zero chance any Democratic POTUS would be in this situation. They would have put the
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 09:27 PM
Jul 2020

Pandemic playbook into action and averted the current catastrophe. Like most everyone else in the world did.

JHB

(37,154 posts)
2. I've been alive for the past three Democratic presidents. I don't have to imagine.
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 09:32 PM
Jul 2020

I've just paid attention to what depths they will eagerly wriggle down to.

 
8. Most Repukes would have done very badly
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 11:03 PM
Jul 2020

Can’t imagine Bush or Romney doing a good job. Perhaps they wouldn’t say fucked up shit, but that’s about it.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
4. Obama will say what he wants..
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 09:42 PM
Jul 2020

when he wants. Did you see the grassroots fundraiser he had with Joe Biden?

unblock

(52,116 posts)
5. Al gore's political career was destroyed over a single misquoted boast.
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 09:48 PM
Jul 2020

They hammered him relentlessly on the "invented the internet" boast (he actually said he did the most in Congress to to help create it).

Based on that one misquote, he was deemed too dishonest to be president.

And look at what donnie got away with.

Dreampuff

(778 posts)
6. President Obama
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 10:13 PM
Jul 2020

Has too much class to get down and dirty. Besides, he can cooly and calmly put Trump to shame. Remember his one word tweet that said "Vote"? That is more memorable then the orange Man's last 3,000 tweets.

keithbvadu2

(36,655 posts)
7. Trump/GOP hammered Obama for two people dying of Ebola.
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 10:47 PM
Jul 2020

Trump/GOP hammered Obama for two people dying of Ebola.

Trump has killed over 130,000 people and they brag how great he is doing.

captain queeg

(10,092 posts)
9. I really hope the Dems dont decide to play nice and move on after they get back in charge
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 11:14 PM
Jul 2020

I thought they should have gone after Bush & co but I suppose it worked out for the country at the time. But his crimes were nothing compared to trump and the rest of the rethugs these past few years.

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