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2016 Postmortem

RandySF

(84,319 posts) Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:02 PM Jul 2016

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Wait. The Republican Party loves the LGBT community now?

Is the party changing to fit the Trumpster?

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Wait. The Republican Party loves the LGBT community now? (Original Post) RandySF Jul 2016 OP

That's news to Pence. muntrv Jul 2016 #1

No. Flatpicker Jul 2016 #2

Doesn't their own platform say just the opposite? nt procon Jul 2016 #3

That statement didn't get the most enthusiastic applause... eastwestdem Jul 2016 #4

Exactly. When he speaks about (almost) helping those "others" the audience loses enthusiasm. glennward Jul 2016 #9

I know, right? mcar Jul 2016 #5

Whatever it takes to win.. coco77 Jul 2016 #6

Only when you need to hate muslims more Haveadream Jul 2016 #7

they don't love them, they just don't want *foreign* terror to strike America's lgbtq community fishwax Jul 2016 #8

HRC: Here's how the Republican ticket would "protect" LGBT Americans. #RNCinCLE riversedge Jul 2016 #10

I can top that I heard one of the Republican spokesman say doc03 Jul 2016 #11

Not according to the Republican platform MiniMe Jul 2016 #12

Mike Pence�Conversion Therapy True Believer Agnosticsherbet Jul 2016 #13

Trump wants to protect the LGBTQ community from a "hateful foreign ideology." Music Man Jul 2016 #14

thread win Haveadream Jul 2016 #15

***MIKE DROP!!*** bullwinkle428 Jul 2016 #17

Excellent. sinkingfeeling Jul 2016 #19

...just like they care about income inequality, the middle class, wiggs Jul 2016 #16

How will they know who to hate? sofa king Jul 2016 #18

muntrv

(14,505 posts)

1. That's news to Pence.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:03 PM

Jul 2016

Flatpicker

(894 posts)

2. No.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:04 PM

Jul 2016

He's rolling on emotion.

It's really strange...

procon

(15,805 posts)

3. Doesn't their own platform say just the opposite? nt

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:05 PM

Jul 2016

eastwestdem

(1,220 posts)

4. That statement didn't get the most enthusiastic applause...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:06 PM

Jul 2016

he might want to reconsider that one, given his audience.

glennward

(989 posts)

9. Exactly. When he speaks about (almost) helping those "others" the audience loses enthusiasm.

Reply to eastwestdem (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:12 PM

Jul 2016

He is going on too long and making less and less sense. People are getting tired of hearing the bs.
Sounding senile now repeating and repeating the same bs.

mcar

(46,058 posts)

5. I know, right?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:07 PM

Jul 2016

Who knew?

coco77

(1,327 posts)

6. Whatever it takes to win..

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:08 PM

Jul 2016

Haveadream

(1,632 posts)

7. Only when you need to hate muslims more

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:09 PM

Jul 2016

It's a special GOP formula

fishwax

(29,346 posts)

8. they don't love them, they just don't want *foreign* terror to strike America's lgbtq community

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:10 PM

Jul 2016

sheesh, what a way to word that. You could almost feel the tension building in the hall as he said he would work to protect America's LGBTQ community ... (tense silence) ... from hateful foreign ideologies (and the crowd cheers, recognizing a loophole for your basic republican hateful bullshit).

riversedge

(80,812 posts)

10. HRC: Here's how the Republican ticket would "protect" LGBT Americans. #RNCinCLE

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:14 PM

Jul 2016

TWEET
Hillary Clinton ‏@HillaryClinton 3m3 minutes ago

Here's how the Republican ticket would "protect" LGBT Americans. #RNCinCLE

doc03

(39,086 posts)

11. I can top that I heard one of the Republican spokesman say

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:14 PM

Jul 2016

they are the "Color Blind Party" on a radio interview this morning.

MiniMe

(21,883 posts)

12. Not according to the Republican platform

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:17 PM

Jul 2016

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

13. Mike Pence�Conversion Therapy True Believer

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:18 PM

Jul 2016

Makes me doubt their sincerity.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/20/mike-pence-conversion-therapy-true-believes-up-the-hate-for-donald-trump-s-gop.html

Liars...

Music Man

(1,664 posts)

14. Trump wants to protect the LGBTQ community from a "hateful foreign ideology."

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:19 PM

Jul 2016

He wants to bring those jobs back to America.

Haveadream

(1,632 posts)

15. thread win

Reply to Music Man (Reply #14)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:25 PM

Jul 2016

bullwinkle428

(20,662 posts)

17. ***MIKE DROP!!***

Reply to Music Man (Reply #14)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:58 PM

Jul 2016

sinkingfeeling

(57,835 posts)

19. Excellent.

Reply to Music Man (Reply #14)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 10:01 AM

Jul 2016

wiggs

(8,812 posts)

16. ...just like they care about income inequality, the middle class,

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Jul 21, 2016, 11:45 PM

Jul 2016

the deficit, education, minorities, peace, Flint Michigan children, saving safety nets, and justice.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)

18. How will they know who to hate?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Jul 22, 2016, 12:01 AM

Jul 2016

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