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EleanorR

(2,395 posts) Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:04 PM Jul 2020

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Minutes after news broke that US GDP fell by a record 32.9%...

Absolutely horrible news about the economy combined with congressional republicans planning to leave on break having done nothing for an American public still reeling due to trump's utter failure to respond to covid apparently required bringing out the mother of all distractions.

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Minutes after news broke that US GDP fell by a record 32.9%... (Original Post) EleanorR Jul 2020 OP

He's good at distraction soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

Good? malaise Jul 2020 #12

K; R CatWoman Jul 2020 #2

Well, you can't overthrow a Democracy without crashing it's economy!! Budi Jul 2020 #3

K; R CatWoman Jul 2020 #4

K&R smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #5

If Congress can change the date... grumpyduck Jul 2020 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author marie999 Jul 2020 #7

Hope they move it up to August MiniMe Jul 2020 #9

No, absolutely not, but we have those fuckers in the Senate grumpyduck Jul 2020 #13

just stop obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #14

And I missed them all eleny Jul 2020 #8

All this winning!!! llmart Jul 2020 #10

Can't start the Parade without the Clowns!! Talitha Jul 2020 #11

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

1. He's good at distraction

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:12 PM

Jul 2020

malaise

(269,225 posts)

12. Good?

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 07:09 PM

Jul 2020

Great - he's an expert Con Man

CatWoman

(79,302 posts)

2. K; R

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:12 PM

Jul 2020

Budi

(15,325 posts)

3. Well, you can't overthrow a Democracy without crashing it's economy!!

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:12 PM

Jul 2020

I see a pattern here

CatWoman

(79,302 posts)

4. K; R

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:12 PM

Jul 2020

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

5. K&R

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:14 PM

Jul 2020

grumpyduck

(6,274 posts)

6. If Congress can change the date...

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:15 PM

Jul 2020

We. May. Be. Fucked.

Response to grumpyduck (Reply #6)

marie999 This message was self-deleted by its author.

MiniMe

(21,721 posts)

9. Hope they move it up to August

Reply to marie999 (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:27 PM

Jul 2020

That is just wishful thinking by tRump

grumpyduck

(6,274 posts)

13. No, absolutely not, but we have those fuckers in the Senate

Reply to marie999 (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 12:18 AM

Jul 2020

that might do anything to keep their power. Regardless of what it does to our nation.

Bunch of Russian minion bastards.

obamanut2012

(26,159 posts)

14. just stop

Reply to grumpyduck (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 06:52 AM

Jul 2020

eleny

(46,166 posts)

8. And I missed them all

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:24 PM

Jul 2020

Your links won't even automatically open like most posted tweets do.

Just lucky, I guess.

llmart

(15,557 posts)

10. All this winning!!!

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:28 PM

Jul 2020

I can hardly stand it.

Talitha

(6,626 posts)

11. Can't start the Parade without the Clowns!!

Reply to EleanorR (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 07:07 PM

Jul 2020

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