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Gothmog

(179,857 posts) Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:07 AM Jul 2020

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Allen West is the new chairman of the Texas Republican Party

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Allen West is the new chairman of the Texas Republican Party (Original Post) Gothmog Jul 2020 OP

Wow. That probably won't go well. tanyev Jul 2020 #1

Agreed Gothmog Jul 2020 #6

Checklist: secondwind Jul 2020 #2

Oh, great DFW Jul 2020 #3

This will be fun to watch Gothmog Jul 2020 #4

This will help turn Texas Blue Gothmog Jul 2020 #5

None of the crazy West projects is too nuts for Trump's GOP JDC Jul 2020 #7

this only makes sense... Javaman Jul 2020 #8

Leave it to the RW to double down in Texas fighting for the pandemic! Dustlawyer Jul 2020 #9

Texas democrats "disgusted but not surprised that Texas Republicans chose a certified racist Gothmog Jul 2020 #10

Haha. "But he's black." Shell_Seas Jul 2020 #11

Rushbo says welcome aboard, Bro. Believe me. That, I can tell you too. czarjak Jul 2020 #12

The "esteemed colostomy bag" of TX Repube leadership has a new member. Paladin Jul 2020 #13

tanyev

(49,291 posts)

1. Wow. That probably won't go well.

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:09 AM

Jul 2020

ETA: For them, I mean.

Gothmog

(179,857 posts)

6. Agreed

Reply to tanyev (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:54 AM

Jul 2020

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secondwind

(16,903 posts)

2. Checklist:

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:17 AM

Jul 2020

Republican - check
Black - check
Asshole - check

DFW

(60,186 posts)

3. Oh, great

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:23 AM

Jul 2020

When a Republican is too odious even for Florida, he‘s never too odious for Greg Abbott

Gothmog

(179,857 posts)

4. This will be fun to watch

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:23 AM

Jul 2020

Link to tweet

Gothmog

(179,857 posts)

5. This will help turn Texas Blue

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:35 AM

Jul 2020

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JDC

(11,111 posts)

7. None of the crazy West projects is too nuts for Trump's GOP

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 09:21 AM

Jul 2020

He was just ahead of his time in FL

Javaman

(65,711 posts)

8. this only makes sense...

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 09:53 AM

Jul 2020

sense in the respect that you have to have a known conspiracy lunatic as the chairman

Dustlawyer

(10,539 posts)

9. Leave it to the RW to double down in Texas fighting for the pandemic!

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 10:08 AM

Jul 2020

We have gone full on Loui Gohmert!

Gothmog

(179,857 posts)

10. Texas democrats "disgusted but not surprised that Texas Republicans chose a certified racist

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 10:33 AM

Jul 2020

Link to tweet

Shell_Seas

(3,566 posts)

11. Haha. "But he's black."

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #10)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 12:50 PM

Jul 2020

This just tickled me this morning.

czarjak

(13,639 posts)

12. Rushbo says welcome aboard, Bro. Believe me. That, I can tell you too.

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 03:12 PM

Jul 2020

Paladin

(32,354 posts)

13. The "esteemed colostomy bag" of TX Repube leadership has a new member.

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 10:22 AM

Jul 2020

Move over, Cornyn, Cruz and Patrick.

(I'd love to take credit for the "colostomy bag" description, but I found it in a Wonkette.com column about West this morning. Worth your time to read it.)

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