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This guy is the City Commissioner of Philadelphia..... And he's a republican. (Original Post) 634-5789 Feb 2021 OP
Assuming Moscow Mitch even has a conscience Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #1
He doesn't pandr32 Feb 2021 #3
You have to have a heart to have conscience of which he has none. Butterflylady Feb 2021 #14
Trump sicced his cult on him in November dalton99a Feb 2021 #2
He was fine with it for 4 years until it affected him. Dustlawyer Feb 2021 #4
Fine with what? My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #5
I had no idea these fascist were violent. plimsoll Feb 2021 #6
Believe it or not BumRushDaShow Feb 2021 #13
I'd do a little more research on the guy before making that statement. SMC22307 Feb 2021 #18
Did he complain when Democrats who were criticized by Trump Dustlawyer Feb 2021 #21
Whatever "conscience" McTurtle will be voting, it won't be his own DFW Feb 2021 #7
K & R Duppers Feb 2021 #8
We call this superpatriotman Feb 2021 #9
WITNESS!!! Tender hopper Feb 2021 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Tender hopper Feb 2021 #11
mitch doesn't care one bit. he made up his mind, pre-trial spanone Feb 2021 #12
Just like last time. OMGWTF Feb 2021 #16
Truly dispicable. Sogo Feb 2021 #15
I saw this. PatrickforO Feb 2021 #17
That is f-ing APPALLING. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #19
Ermm.. McConnell has never shown any evidence of a conscience or a heart. ananda Feb 2021 #20

dalton99a

(94,113 posts)
2. Trump sicced his cult on him in November
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 11:44 AM
Feb 2021
A guy named Al Schmidt, a Philadelphia Commissioner and so-called Republican (RINO), is being used big time by the Fake News Media to explain how honest things were with respect to the Election in Philadelphia. He refuses to look at a mountain of corruption & dishonesty. We win!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2020

BumRushDaShow

(169,741 posts)
13. Believe it or not
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 01:21 PM
Feb 2021

Schmidt (where at least 1 (R) is required to be on our City Commissioners board that has 3 members, including 2 (D)) has not been teabaggery or loon Kraken. The Commissioners are elected.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
18. I'd do a little more research on the guy before making that statement.
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 02:19 PM
Feb 2021

Do you live in Philly? I don't. I learned about Schmidt from Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) who has praised him, so he might be a Never-Trumper, or at least a relatively *sane* Republican.

Dustlawyer

(10,539 posts)
21. Did he complain when Democrats who were criticized by Trump
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 03:58 PM
Feb 2021

we’re threatened? If so I take it back.

DFW

(60,182 posts)
7. Whatever "conscience" McTurtle will be voting, it won't be his own
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 12:36 PM
Feb 2021

He no more has a conscience than he has gills or wings.

Tender hopper

(62 posts)
10. WITNESS!!!
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 01:12 PM
Feb 2021

Only testimony that will scare and gross out their constituents will turn the remaining senators. I don't think legality alone will do it,

Response to 634-5789 (Original post)

BobTheSubgenius

(12,217 posts)
19. That is f-ing APPALLING.
Sat Feb 13, 2021, 02:21 PM
Feb 2021

My wife wondered why it took him so long to come forward with this. I think he hit his limit while watching the impeachment and could no longer cleave to party loyalty any - “loyalty “ to this putrid iteration of the party, anyway.

Perhaps he is a staunch old-school Republican that just could not easily let go of his years and years of belonging. Perhaps he has been trying to adapt to the more up-to-date Ayahuasca Republicans and that just became an asylum too far. I would have thought that threats to his family from Vlad The Impaler might have been something impossible to close the lid on, but what do I know.

I know nothing of him, beyond this meme, and there are too many balls in the air right now to look him up. It is one hell of a powerful little exposition, though.

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