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NanceGreggs

(27,835 posts)
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:47 PM Mar 2017

OK, GOP - Are You Embarrassed Yet?

I can’t imagine that you’re not totally humiliated by the Idiot you put in the White House – but then, one has to have some kind of scruples, some set of core principles that supersede all other considerations in order to feel shame – and you apparently have neither.

I had no hand in supporting Trump, and I most assuredly did not vote for him. And yet I find myself cringing every time he opens his mouth. I cannot begin to imagine the shame I would feel if I had actually contributed to his being elevated to any position of power or influence, no less the office of the presidency of the United States.

I keep wondering when you will determine that a line has been crossed, when you will decide that this foul-mouthed, totally incompetent asshole has gone too far. Sadly, it seems obvious that your party and its members are devoid of common decency, and unable to distinguish between behaviour that is appropriate for a man in Trump’s position and the words and actions of a bullying schoolyard brute.

Despite your alleged good Christian values, you sat in silence as a self-declared “pussy-grabber”, with your oh-so-eager help, rose to the highest office in the land. Despite your claims that he was equipped to handle the responsibilities of that office, you sat in silence as he repeatedly demonstrated his complete ignorance of what those responsibilities entailed, along with his obvious inability to fulfill them.

Despite eight years of endless criticism of Obama – eight years of governance that actually did make America great again after the ineptitude of George W. Bush and its consequences – you cheered as a classless, clueless buffoon sat his lard-ass in the Oval Office, and immediately proclaimed his intentions to un-do everything that Obama had accomplished for the betterment of the citizenry, and the nation as a whole.

When Trump “tweeted” nonsense aimed at demeaning anyone he perceived as having crossed him, you ignored it. When he made statements that amounted to incoherent gibberish, you looked the other way. When he repeatedly lied about everything from his electoral “win” to statistics he clearly pulled from his own behind, you twiddled your thumbs and stared off into space. When he praised Putin and disparaged our allies, you kept your fingers in your ears and your mouths firmly shut.

And now, on top of everything else this deranged idiot has already done to tarnish our nation’s standing in the world, he has accused President Barack Obama – without any evidence whatsoever – of having used illegal means to spy on him.

Exactly where do you draw the line? Precisely when do you stand up to this ridiculous excuse of a POTUS, and hang your collective heads in shame at the thought of having placed him in a position where he is free to so blatantly disrespect the office of the presidency by making such ludicrous accusations?

Your boy, Trump, has already made our country a laughingstock by virtue of the fact he could ever have attained the presidency in the first place. While our global neighbours shake their heads in disbelief at the unreality of it all, you continue to make excuses for a lying, vengeful, self-serving prick who has no business defiling our White House, and everything it represents, with his never-ending displays of foolishness, abject stupidity, and behaviour that is unbefitting a decent human being, no less the supposed leader of the free world.

Throughout the presidential campaign and now Trump’s time in office, I have awaited that moment when someone, anyone, on your side of the aisle says enough is enough, we can no longer hide behind the pretense that this madman is somehow suitable for the office of POTUS. I have waited for that time when your embarrassment takes hold, when your humiliation is so great that you can no longer live with your own guilty conscience in having kept silent for so long.

Will that day ever come? Will you ever have the guts to muzzle the rabid dog you have unleashed on the nation, and admit your complicity in allowing it to literally shit all over everything our country stands for?

Given your silence thus far, I doubt you are capable of doing anything that requires something more than standing on the sidelines while Putin’s pooch destroys us all. Your unwillingness to end the disaster that is this Trump "presidency" is no longer simply a matter of standing back and allowing the chips to fall where they may - it is aiding and abetting an insane criminal in his quest to reshape our country into something abhorrent to every conscientious American, and every thinking member of the global community.

You should be ashamed of yourselves, and what you have wrought. But that takes a conscience; it takes patriotism, it takes courage, and it takes decency – all qualities which you clearly lack. It takes those whose love of freedom outweighs the idea of political victory. In other words, it takes more than lip-service to an idiot who has absolutely no concept of the duties of his office, and no regard for the well-being of people he pretends to lead.

At least we now know where you stand - at the back of the room, cowering in silence and completely uncaring about your country, your fellow citizens, and your commitment to the furtherance of our democracy.

Your lack of embarrassment says it all. You, the GOP, are devoid of principles. I can only hope that the citizenry remembers your cowardice in the days to come, and vote accordingly in future - and I have a feeling that they will do exactly that.

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OK, GOP - Are You Embarrassed Yet? (Original Post) NanceGreggs Mar 2017 OP
Recommended. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #1
Literally 10s of people at cities all over the US lapfog_1 Mar 2017 #2
LOL! nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #22
Those Repubs afflicted with the capability of embarrassment... dchill Mar 2017 #3
K&R... spanone Mar 2017 #4
Nance, you can't shame Republicans. You write good prose, but it means nothing to them. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2017 #5
Yep. Addicted to raw power and also live in an alternative universe with alternative facts Amaryllis Mar 2017 #7
All true. NanceGreggs Mar 2017 #13
A cult, not a Party.(NT) The Wizard Mar 2017 #23
Unless the *# *_%)&* hits their front door, reTHugs and their followers probably don't Doitnow Mar 2017 #44
Thank you for your thoughtful post. Delmette2.0 Mar 2017 #6
After Raygun, Shrub, Drumpt is logical conclusion for the Reich Wing. They want an kairos12 Mar 2017 #8
K&R brer cat Mar 2017 #9
K&R. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2017 #10
I have the bad habit of never looking up who wrote the article I am reading Perseus Mar 2017 #11
I've come to the same conclusions as you. Excellent piece. notdarkyet Mar 2017 #12
That's gonna leave a mark... Raster Mar 2017 #14
I doubt it, seeing as they're incapable of feeling embarrassment or remorse. tenorly Mar 2017 #15
after the groping video the answer is "no" grantcart Mar 2017 #16
Yep. May I add, he could walk out onto Fifth Ave and shoot someone and not lose supporters. Missn-Hitch Mar 2017 #17
I think privately they're humiliated, but publicly they have to "toe the line". George II Mar 2017 #18
Is there no "crash and burn" in their eyes? ailsagirl Mar 2017 #40
Well I'm sure in the back of their minds they know that they have Pence waiting in the wings... George II Mar 2017 #43
Better not wait too long... ailsagirl Mar 2017 #50
Trump is the kind of leader we'd laugh at another country for having. n/t Beartracks Mar 2017 #19
Exactly! n/t NanceGreggs Mar 2017 #20
We already do Bettie Mar 2017 #29
Another Masterpiece Leith Mar 2017 #21
K And highly recommended. Nt raccoon Mar 2017 #24
Nailed it, Nance. narnian60 Mar 2017 #25
To put this in simple terms GWC58 Mar 2017 #26
The GOP leadership have their eyes on a prize BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #27
The "TBD" thing on SNL this week Freddie Mar 2017 #28
I love this, but it should have a wider audience Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #30
They don't tend to read either.... mikeysnot Mar 2017 #35
True... that definitely makes it hard n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #41
Too many big words. muntrv Mar 2017 #45
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Mar 2017 #31
Great post Nance Gothmog Mar 2017 #32
Not Yet DownriverDem Mar 2017 #33
They seem to be incapable of shame. drm604 Mar 2017 #34
As long as he keeps doing things to piss us off.. Amimnoch Mar 2017 #36
So very true. Absolutely nails it! maddiemom Mar 2017 #37
Just one!! eyeofnewt Mar 2017 #38
The Trumpsters I know are still in denial. Nitram Mar 2017 #39
k and r niyad Mar 2017 #42
butbutbut obama was WEAK, he did not wave his penis around the putin. pansypoo53219 Mar 2017 #46
Republicans fully backed him because he IS the perfect Patsy plus he's blackmailed by Russia. Sunlei Mar 2017 #47
NOTHING embarrasses the GOP Plucketeer Mar 2017 #48
That's a rhetorical question right? LiberalLovinLug Mar 2017 #49
They have no shame! anniebelle Mar 2017 #51
I read this outloud for the whole family proud patriot Mar 2017 #52
They still have to cram through their most extremist agenda in history Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #53

guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)
1. Recommended.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:54 PM
Mar 2017

The GOP is concerned only about principal, not principles.

As long as their jobs are safe, and thanks to gerrymandering they are, GOP politicians will continue to enrich themselves at our expense. And their racist and clueless voters will support them no matter what.

None of these GOP actions will cause GOP voters to have second thoughts. If they had demonstrated any first thoughts they would not have voted for Trump in the first place.

lapfog_1

(31,876 posts)
2. Literally 10s of people at cities all over the US
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:54 PM
Mar 2017

think the Twitler is doing a fine job. I know, I saw some pictures of them out demonstrating for him this last weekend!!!

10s!

dchill

(42,660 posts)
3. Those Repubs afflicted with the capability of embarrassment...
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:55 PM
Mar 2017

Find it easy and quick to get over.

You've been on a great roll lately, NanceGreggs!

Eyeball_Kid

(7,604 posts)
5. Nance, you can't shame Republicans. You write good prose, but it means nothing to them.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:57 PM
Mar 2017

Republicans are addicted to raw power, just like Trumpy. Their priorities are toward their audience, and it's not the joes and sallies in Iowa. It's their big donors who want something for their money. They're the ones who pay big dollars for their lobbyists to jawbone with Congress. Nothing comes cheap, but corporations pay big money for influence so that they get huge returns in legislative favors. THAT'S who Republicans talk to. You don't matter to them. I don't matter to them. They play in a whole different stadium. For them, being shamed would mean that they missed an opportunity for a big donation from a fawning billionaire.

Amaryllis

(11,251 posts)
7. Yep. Addicted to raw power and also live in an alternative universe with alternative facts
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 10:10 PM
Mar 2017

and alternative logic that does not ever intersect with the one we live in, so you can't use your logic on their behavior since it does not exist in their universe.

NanceGreggs

(27,835 posts)
13. All true.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 10:48 PM
Mar 2017

But eventually, it comes down to the voters.

Voters who will lose their affordable healthcare coverage will opt out of their membership in the GOP choir. Voters who don't see their jobs come back as a result of Trump's campaign promises will be even more pissed-off than they already are. Voters who watch as their children's education deteriorates will learn a valuable lesson about who's on whose side. Voters who lose their life's savings due to being bankrupted by medical bills will not rush out to vote another Republi-cant into office.

I've been around long enough to hear the "Republican voters will never turn on their own party" meme over and over - and yet, they often do. It has to hit home, and it has to hurt - BIGLY! - and there's no doubt that it's going to.

Republican voters may not care about their POTUS being an ignorant asshole - but they DO care about the things that affect them personally.

They may never give a second thought to their fellow citizens' plight, but they DO care about their own.

If that were not the case, we would never have elected Obama, and there wouldn't be a single Democrat in office.

I have little faith in Republican voters doing the right thing by their country - but I have every confidence in their
ability to look out for themselves when it's been proven to them that their loyalty to the GOP has bitten them in their own asses.

And they are about to be bitten in every way imaginable.

Doitnow

(1,103 posts)
44. Unless the *# *_%)&* hits their front door, reTHugs and their followers probably don't
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 03:28 PM
Mar 2017

understand one word of what Nance is saying.

Delmette2.0

(4,499 posts)
6. Thank you for your thoughtful post.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 10:07 PM
Mar 2017

This will only end when the GOP and 45 are done scratching each others back.


kairos12

(13,567 posts)
8. After Raygun, Shrub, Drumpt is logical conclusion for the Reich Wing. They want an
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 10:13 PM
Mar 2017

auto-pen to sign tax cuts, start wars, and loot the treasury. Orange Twitler fits the bill perfectly.

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
11. I have the bad habit of never looking up who wrote the article I am reading
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 10:30 PM
Mar 2017

but just after a few words in the first paragraph, I don't have to, I know the writer and she is fantastic, always picking the correct topic at the correct time.

Nance Greggs, you are really a treasure, I am so glad you are back at DU.

Raster

(21,010 posts)
14. That's gonna leave a mark...
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 10:55 PM
Mar 2017

"...lying, vengeful, self-serving prick who has no business defiling our White House, and everything it represents, with his never-ending displays of foolishness, abject stupidity, and behaviour that is unbefitting a decent human being, no less the supposed leader of the free world."



On edit: This deserves TWO yellow rolling laughies.

tenorly

(2,037 posts)
15. I doubt it, seeing as they're incapable of feeling embarrassment or remorse.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 10:58 PM
Mar 2017

That's the only freedom they really do believe in: freedom from guilt.

Missn-Hitch

(1,383 posts)
17. Yep. May I add, he could walk out onto Fifth Ave and shoot someone and not lose supporters.
Mon Mar 6, 2017, 11:09 PM
Mar 2017

So it would be a bigly NO from me.

George II

(67,782 posts)
43. Well I'm sure in the back of their minds they know that they have Pence waiting in the wings...
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 03:13 PM
Mar 2017

....who will do their bidding even more loyally than trump.

Leith

(7,864 posts)
21. Another Masterpiece
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 12:15 AM
Mar 2017

You have such an enviable talent. Have you thought about a webpage with a collection? At the very least, you should be a paid opinion columnist for a reputable publication.

BumRushDaShow

(169,175 posts)
27. The GOP leadership have their eyes on a prize
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 08:29 AM
Mar 2017

and they don't care how they get it including using an unhinged and vile court jester willing to enact their agenda.

Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)
30. I love this, but it should have a wider audience
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 09:29 AM
Mar 2017

The folks that need to read this don't tend to come here.

DownriverDem

(7,010 posts)
33. Not Yet
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 10:26 AM
Mar 2017

As long as trump can still be used by the repubs to sign executive orders and soon to be bills they will keep supporting him. Besides pence is the one many repubs really want. The religious repubs were promised pence if they vote for trump. The religious repubs think that trump/pence will lead them to the end times. WTF??? When repubs find trump no longer useful or if he threatens their reelection then they will consider getting rid of him.
I do have a question for all the third party, principle/purity or no voters out there. How's that working out for ya now? Who did you think you would punish? All you did was punish we the people. Most of all I feel sorry for the young folks. With a trump Supreme Court, your lives are ruined for decades. I sure hope these folks have learned that we are stronger together.

drm604

(16,230 posts)
34. They seem to be incapable of shame.
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 10:29 AM
Mar 2017

Their behavior over the years seems to show that they feel no shame. Apparently a large portion of them are psychopaths or sociopaths as they seem to care little about the welfare of others and are willing to constantly game the system, and distort the truth or even outright lie in order to advance their antisocial goals.

 

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)
36. As long as he keeps doing things to piss us off..
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 11:31 AM
Mar 2017

He'll be able to do no wrong in their eyes.

You use rational argument. That will not work here. If it did, he'd have NEVER been elected.

There is ONLY one thing that would get his brownshirts to turn on him.. Them thinking that we love and support him, or at the very least no longer hate him.

This whole Rump thing isn't about them putting in someone they actually think will "make America great again". Not a damn thing to do with it. The more the media pointed out his flaws, the more us "snowflakes" spoke out against him, the more they supported him.

It has absolutely nothing to do with #45, it's all about revenge on the left for having "forced Obama" onto them for 8 years, and now it's time for revenge.

I see evidence of this every single day on social media, and in the comments sections of news articles. Almost nobody defends anything #45 does, it's always "well Obama did", or "well Hillary did", or "suck it up snowflake", or "go crawl back to your safe place"..

The ONLY real appeal Trump has to them is that his actions piss us off. They don't stop for one fucking second to realize that the same shit we're pissed off about screws them over as well. That doesn't matter, as long as it pisses us "pansy liberals" off.

maddiemom

(5,178 posts)
37. So very true. Absolutely nails it!
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 11:31 AM
Mar 2017

Even worse, since his inauguration it's become obvious that Trump didn't even have a primary schoolers' conception of how our government works. Apparently he thought he could just come in and sign a bunch of executive orders and all the outrageous promises he made would be accomplished.

eyeofnewt

(146 posts)
38. Just one!!
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 11:34 AM
Mar 2017

That's what I said to my sister yesterday-will just one Republican ever stand up to this idiocy? Will embarrassment, human decency or morality ever factor in the equation? I'd love to wake up to the news that a Repub member of congress or a senator just quit, walked out, went home to live a life away from the hate and vitriol. Make a simple statement and go away. Would give some of us hope if there was ONE who saw the damage and destruction for the hate and prejudice it is. I can dream......

Nitram

(27,641 posts)
39. The Trumpsters I know are still in denial.
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 12:26 PM
Mar 2017

Look, if they voted for him after all the lies spewed, and out of control behavior he exhibited on the campaign trail, what could he do now that would change their little tiny minds?

niyad

(132,088 posts)
42. k and r
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 03:03 PM
Mar 2017

I am playing with trumptrolls on another board--dear goddess, are they stupid, and clueless, and fingers-in-the ears determined NOT to see what is happening!!!

pansypoo53219

(23,024 posts)
46. butbutbut obama was WEAK, he did not wave his penis around the putin.
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 04:38 PM
Mar 2017

reasonable is sooooooooo not publikkkan. ALPHA. they want alpha and red meat. and white. definitely caucasian.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
47. Republicans fully backed him because he IS the perfect Patsy plus he's blackmailed by Russia.
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 04:42 PM
Mar 2017

Republicans know everything. With trump fucking up the presidents office they can promote their state agendas with no problems at all.

anniebelle

(914 posts)
51. They have no shame!
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 05:28 PM
Mar 2017

No morals ~ no scruples ~ no decency ~ no empathy ~ etc., etc. etc. The list goes on and on. I will barf if I have to see or hear another one of his liars. I am beyond disgusted with our media that they are dazzled by a new suit and tie and a script he read off the teleprompter that they so despised until their dimwit embarrassed them and the country with his off-the-cuff statements that seem to just come flying out of his butthole (pie hole) when he's not on his meds.

 

Blue_Tires

(57,596 posts)
53. They still have to cram through their most extremist agenda in history
Tue Mar 7, 2017, 06:27 PM
Mar 2017

once that's done see how many of them get 'woke' all of a sudden...

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