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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
Mon Nov 4, 2013, 08:03 PM Nov 2013

Boehner: We Republicans still hate gays and Latinos

Immigration reform:

Boehner says to Latinos and other immigrants: NO VOTE FOR YOU!

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/306179-boehner-commits-to-hastert-rule-on-immigration-reform

ENDA:

Boehner says to GLBT Americans: NO VOTE FOR YOU! (your civil rights are 'frivolous')

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/04/john-boehner-enda_n_4212250.html

Just a reminder that the entire GOP is a bunch of unredeemable bigots, regardless of whether they're from the crazy bigot wing or the sane bigot wing.

Vote in 2014 if these issues matter to you.

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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
3. They only understand pain and power.
Mon Nov 4, 2013, 08:06 PM
Nov 2013

Cause them pain, take away their power, then they become willing to learn.

Until that happens, they are willfully stupid, ignorant, and malevolent.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,222 posts)
4. I don't think they care about the White House, as long as the House is unwinnable for Dems.
Mon Nov 4, 2013, 08:07 PM
Nov 2013

Nothing else explains their intransigence on these social & economic issues. Either that, or they have just decided to punish the hell out of the 51% of us who put BHO back in the White House.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,222 posts)
7. Exactly. Joy Ann Reid of the Grio first got me thinking about that concept. There's a whole....
Mon Nov 4, 2013, 08:15 PM
Nov 2013

cottage industry built on hatred of any & all things Obama. Many rightwing organizations have never seen such a boon. Obama's created a number of jobs on the right. Talk radio, opinion writers, and bloggers have seen their patronage skyrocket since the election of the first black president. Various thinktanks and "movements" have watched their bank accounts balloon out of fear & loathing for this president.

They're enjoying the status quo. It's the $$$$$$$.

Divine Discontent

(21,056 posts)
13. could be why big mouth is showing his rancid face in the news of late about the ACA, because
Mon Nov 4, 2013, 09:08 PM
Nov 2013

he wants to run again, knowing he'll lose, but he'll gain hundreds of millions in donations. same for all of them really. I'm sure Newtie, and Rickie, etc got lotsa cash thinks to running.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
10. They don't want to govern, they don't want to be in the majority in the House even.
Mon Nov 4, 2013, 08:54 PM
Nov 2013

They just want to oppose oppose oppose.

But, they're irrelevant if they're in the House minority, so they seek the majority without any interest in using it to do useful stuff.

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