2016 Postmortem

applegrove

(133,112 posts) Sat Oct 29, 2016, 05:42 PM Oct 2016

A GOP Lawmaker Off-the-Record

by Robert Reich at Political Wire

https://politicalwire.com/2016/10/29/gop-lawmaker-off-record/

"SNIP............

CONGRESSMAN: I hate to admit it, but I’m afraid of them. Some of those Trumpistas are out of their fu*king minds.

REICH: You mean you’re afraid for your own physical safety?

CONGRESSMAN: All it takes is one of them, you know.

REICH: Wait a minute. Isn’t this how dictators and fascists have come to power in other nations? Respected leaders don’t dare take a stand.

.............SNIP"

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A GOP Lawmaker Off-the-Record (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2016 OP

Trumpistas today, teabaggers a couple years ago rurallib Oct 2016 #1

Boehner? longship Oct 2016 #2

rurallib

(64,835 posts)

1. Trumpistas today, teabaggers a couple years ago

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 05:51 PM

Oct 2016

let's face it, that whole party is nuts.

when a Republican official acts sane, they primary him out of the party

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. Boehner?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 08:39 PM

Oct 2016

I think that may be John Boehner.

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