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Takket

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1. i think gate needs to be retired

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 11:28 PM

Jan 2018

watergate is eclipsed by the new standard "Trump Tower" in honor of the russia collusion meeting there.

"Watergate" should now be called "Water tower"

every scandal should end in "tower"

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Democrats need to start calling this whole thing RUSSIA-GATE when on TV. [View all] TeamPooka Jan 2018 OP

i think gate needs to be retired Takket Jan 2018 #1

I agree with retiring the term "gate" appended to every scandal worstexever Jan 2018 #10

I'm quite happy equating tRump with Russia ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #2

TREASON-GATE Skittles Jan 2018 #3

+1,000,000... n/t PoiBoy Jan 2018 #5

too vague, assumes a conclusion, and would keep people from saying "What's that all about anyway?" TeamPooka Jan 2018 #6

I agree... ghostsinthemachine Jan 2018 #4

Needs to have Trump in name. Justice Jan 2018 #7

Watergate didn't need Nixon's name in it and that worked out just fine TeamPooka Jan 2018 #9

Yes! "Russia-gate" is solid, effective. So is "The Russia Scandal" DemocracyMouse Jan 2018 #8