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GoLeft TV

(3,910 posts) Tue May 3, 2016, 11:13 AM May 2016

Even Republicans Are Disgusted by The Republican Party

Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins interviews former Republican Senator Alan Simpson.

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Even Republicans Are Disgusted by The Republican Party (Original Post) GoLeft TV May 2016 OP

I can relate to how he feels tularetom May 2016 #1

"Democrat" Party? Zambero May 2016 #2

This is the man who once stood up on the floor of the Senate Jack Rabbit May 2016 #3

Simpson is a WY politician, not CO as labeled in this video Cassidy May 2016 #4

tularetom

(23,664 posts)

1. I can relate to how he feels

Reply to GoLeft TV (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 11:28 AM

May 2016

I'm a Democrat and I'm pretty disgusted by the Democrat party these days.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)

2. "Democrat" Party?

Reply to tularetom (Reply #1)

Tue May 3, 2016, 11:46 AM

May 2016

Interesting to observe this Tom Delay-crafted use of a noun as an intentionally demeaning adjective finding its way to DU.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)

3. This is the man who once stood up on the floor of the Senate

Reply to GoLeft TV (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 11:53 AM

May 2016

. . . and called Jesse Helms "obnoxious" to his face.

Cassidy

(202 posts)

4. Simpson is a WY politician, not CO as labeled in this video

Reply to GoLeft TV (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 11:54 AM

May 2016

Coloradans have our own burdens to bear (Gardner, etc.), but Simpson is not one of them.

A more important factual error is Farron Cousins resorting to both-sides-do-it criticism of Democrats. Just. Not. True.

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