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Nevilledog

(51,232 posts)
Fri Dec 18, 2020, 11:27 PM Dec 2020

Rep Speier Survived Jonestown and Says Trumpers Have Definitely Drunk the KoolAid



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Andrew Feinberg
@AndrewFeinberg
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Dec 18, 2020
Whoa. Jonestown survivor / California Rep @JackieSpeier is now explicitly comparing @realDonaldTrump's followers to the People's Temple: "Now, four years into this nightmare of melodrama and manipulation, the parallels are pretty clear.” via @EleanorClift

This California Representative Survived Jonestown and Says Trumpers Have Definitely Drunk the Kool...
A few years ago, Jackie Speier resisted comparisons between Jim Jones and Donald Trump. But now, she sees them clearly.
thedailybeast.com

Andrew Feinberg
@AndrewFeinberg
Speier, who was a staffer for the late Rep. Leo Ryan (whose seat she now holds) was shot 5 times & left for dead by People's Temple members. She rarely spoke about the experience until a few years ago.
7:41 PM · Dec 18, 2020


https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-california-representative-survived-jonestown-and-says-trumpers-have-definitely-drunk-the-kool-aid
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Rep Speier Survived Jonestown and Says Trumpers Have Definitely Drunk the KoolAid (Original Post) Nevilledog Dec 2020 OP
I'm gonna go ahead and be THAT guy...it was actually Flavor Aid. Otherwise, spot on. nt bbernardini Dec 2020 #1
Yup, Flavor Aid mixed with potassium cyanide and phenergan. roamer65 Dec 2020 #5
Thanks, I didn't know that. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2020 #9
Mass Hysteria, like Joe McCarthy era, Salem Witch Trials, etc. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #2
zombies. 2naSalit Dec 2020 #3
Kick....n/t Upthevibe Dec 2020 #4
Kudos to Jackie Speier. Rick Wilson thinks some are going to end up wearing explosive vests... Hekate Dec 2020 #6
K&R MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #7
K&R ck4829 Dec 2020 #8
She's qualified to speak n/t malaise Dec 2020 #10
Rt TY! Oh yeah, trump's extra rancid Cha Dec 2020 #11
I love my rep ❤️❤️❤️ musette_sf Dec 2020 #12

roamer65

(36,747 posts)
5. Yup, Flavor Aid mixed with potassium cyanide and phenergan.
Sat Dec 19, 2020, 01:49 AM
Dec 2020

It’s irritating people still get it wrong.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,494 posts)
9. Thanks, I didn't know that.
Sat Dec 19, 2020, 03:05 AM
Dec 2020

I remember when the whole thing was news, but never knew what the concoction started out as. It was just mind-boggling at the time.

Hekate

(90,883 posts)
6. Kudos to Jackie Speier. Rick Wilson thinks some are going to end up wearing explosive vests...
Sat Dec 19, 2020, 02:00 AM
Dec 2020

That’s from his second book Running Against the Devil: a Plot to Save America from Trump.

musette_sf

(10,206 posts)
12. I love my rep ❤️❤️❤️
Sat Dec 19, 2020, 03:37 AM
Dec 2020

SO proud to call Ms Speier my rep. Especially after having lived in Texas where (ew) Ron Paul and then (quadruple ew) Tom DeLay were my reps.

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