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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 08:09 PM Oct 2015

Some questions for Chafee supporters

Despite all the pie in the sky dreams of his supporters there are serious questions that need to be answered.

1. How does he plan to implement the metric system? The Republicans in congress will never go for it and neither will the majority of Americans. Jimmy Carter tried and that got us Reagan.

2. How can any Democrat support him since he's only been a Democrat for a cup of coffee?

3. How can he strengthen the middle class when he has no connection to it coming from a long line of Brahmins?

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Some questions for Chafee supporters (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 OP
I also have a question. bluedigger Oct 2015 #1
Chafee has supporters? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #2
Republicans will have a field day with that Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 #4
He should just drop out now. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #8
I'm just here to witness. BootinUp Oct 2015 #3
1. One centimeter at a time! FSogol Oct 2015 #5
THANKS, FS. elleng Oct 2015 #7
Might as well be talking to a wall DemocraticWing Oct 2015 #6

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
2. Chafee has supporters?
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 08:15 PM
Oct 2015

Hey I gotta give him props for leading the war on Christmas in Rhode Island!




Christmas tree controversy[edit]

The Rhode Island State House Christmas tree

In 2011 and 2012, Chafee stirred up controversy over the Christmas tree at the Rhode Island State House. Governor Chafee called the towering fir, decorated with lights, tinsel and toys, a "holiday tree," insisting that "I’m representing all of Rhode Island, I have to be respectful of everyone.”[59] He made a comparison to the National Christmas Tree, insisting that the White House has a "White House Tree", and not a Christmas Tree.[60] One Rhode Island legislator called Chafee a "grinch" during the 2012 controversy over whether the statehouse tree would be called a Christmas tree or a Holiday tree.[61]


FSogol

(45,562 posts)
5. 1. One centimeter at a time!
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 09:04 PM
Oct 2015

2. While not a Chaffe supporter, I trust him more than anyone with a (R) after their name. Anyone.
3. Was FDR from a poor middle class family with humble origins? How about RFK and JFK?

DemocraticWing

(1,290 posts)
6. Might as well be talking to a wall
Mon Oct 19, 2015, 09:10 PM
Oct 2015

"Chafee supporters" might be code for something real with some bizarre subculture, I guess. But they don't exist in the flesh.

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