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MyOwnPeace

(16,887 posts)
77. We didn't know...........
Sun May 6, 2018, 10:28 PM
May 2018

that the Constitution is real and cannot be claimed by one party, or disregarded by another. It is law - and it is right to expect, nay, DEMAND ALL to adhere to it, including ALL elected into government offices - especially those in the United States Congress and the office of the President.

We Just Didn't Know [View all] NanceGreggs May 2018 OP
Brava, Nance! Perfectly put. CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #1
It is right on except that it neglects the effects of over forty years of propaganda. olegramps May 2018 #29
Ever since Nixon/Agnew... regnaD kciN May 2018 #43
Well stated. Ligyron May 2018 #69
Yes but left out: Some enormously failed to realize WHAT WE WOULD LOSE. Hortensis May 2018 #53
You did it again. Bravo!!!! Wellstone ruled May 2018 #2
great post........... Takket May 2018 #3
The t-RUMP pResidency will ruin more friendships NoMoreRepugs May 2018 #4
Excellent, Nance, as always. I agree with everything except that lunamagica May 2018 #5
Yes, they knew ... NanceGreggs May 2018 #6
and selfishness n/t orleans May 2018 #9
And bigotry EffieBlack May 2018 #79
Oh hell yes! rusty quoin May 2018 #7
Just a pleasure to read. Thank you Pepsidog May 2018 #8
K&R MustLoveBeagles May 2018 #10
Definitely a mistake we won't make again. PatrickforO May 2018 #11
as long as the dem party and progressive orgs continue to ignore talk radio it can happen again certainot May 2018 #72
I knew. BigmanPigman May 2018 #12
Agreed Sherman A1 May 2018 #20
I'm with you, BP. I was immediately terrified that Trump would indeed win -- he Nay May 2018 #49
The thing is that all of the elements BigmanPigman May 2018 #57
Oh, no question. 2018 will be the test -- if Dems don't sweep the elections, we'll Nay May 2018 #64
Be prepared for it mentally and emotionally... BigmanPigman May 2018 #66
Even though I'm a cynical monster and thought Trump could surely win considering Nay May 2018 #67
That is a good plan. Definitely spend as much time away BigmanPigman May 2018 #68
Propaganda played a role, but propaganda only grows in fertile soil EffieBlack May 2018 #80
Oh, no doubt about that. There are, and always have been, authoritarian/racist/sexist Nay May 2018 #86
Count me in. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #56
Your best post ever ...... amazingly ACCURATE secondwind May 2018 #13
"We just didn't know that the bigots and racists who lurk among us were so anxious to be recognized" Gidney N Cloyd May 2018 #14
K&R smirkymonkey May 2018 #15
Part of me Meowmee May 2018 #16
I just watched Fran Lebowitz interviewed, said about the Trump win betsuni May 2018 #17
As often noted: HALF of all Americans/people in general... maddiemom May 2018 #22
Yes, they are very happy that they can flaunt their racism and bigotry now. nt Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #24
Trump is a symptom, not the disease Martin Eden May 2018 #18
Precisely Sherman A1 May 2018 #21
My favorite line: "We just didn't know Bluepinky May 2018 #19
I wish I was as confident as you. Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #23
Great post Nance Gothmog May 2018 #25
Excellent. .. defacto7 May 2018 #26
We had no idea people would actually vote for this lying fraud - in the millions. yallerdawg May 2018 #27
We need to tell ourselves again and again. We suspended our disbelief. nolabear May 2018 #28
Nance...for me, I just didn't know how much they hated other Americans Fresh_Start May 2018 #30
And to add to that, pazzyanne May 2018 #36
k&r BSdetect May 2018 #31
K & R pazzyanne May 2018 #32
As always, Nance Greggs puts out there Funtatlaguy May 2018 #33
We just didn't know: how effective the complicity of FB/CA and Russian propagandists Fiendish Thingy May 2018 #34
Or how effective the media would be in helping tRump by convincing everyone... InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #55
More eyes are opened now Politicub May 2018 #35
K & R pazzyanne May 2018 #37
K&R 100 times BlueJac May 2018 #38
K&R cp May 2018 #39
First chance we get we take down those so called "evangelists" and cripple their money network. sunonmars May 2018 #40
I still don't accept the idea that we actually lost jimlup May 2018 #41
Well, when it comes right down to it Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #71
I think it went still deeper jimlup May 2018 #75
Such a powerful piece ladym55 May 2018 #42
This! EffieBlack May 2018 #81
Kick dalton99a May 2018 #44
This whole sordid era keeps underscoring something calimary May 2018 #45
Outstanding post k&r n/t lordsummerisle May 2018 #46
Trump supporters are idiots and racists Gothmog May 2018 #47
And as this administration continues to increase its powers and destroys our country kimbutgar May 2018 #48
Very well put... Marty Marzipan May 2018 #50
Nance, some knew saidsimplesimon May 2018 #51
Well said. nancy1942 May 2018 #52
When did this happen that "We convinced ourselves that despite our political differences... InAbLuEsTaTe May 2018 #54
They chose to believe the lies about a woman The Wizard May 2018 #58
K&R Scurrilous May 2018 #59
Yup ismnotwasm May 2018 #60
Great as always, Nance! Different Drummer May 2018 #61
"Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds" NastyRiffraff May 2018 #62
We're STILL being told that EffieBlack May 2018 #82
You're right; I shouldn't have used the past tense. NastyRiffraff May 2018 #85
Nailed it! rock May 2018 #63
You had me until the very last sentence Mr. Ected May 2018 #65
Sadly, we did not know catrose May 2018 #70
We just didn't know so many people would give Russia a walk. nt Ilsa May 2018 #73
A huge part of the anti-Hillary narrative was "we just didn't know," even though it was never StevieM May 2018 #74
YES! EffieBlack May 2018 #83
Right on! Kath2 May 2018 #76
We didn't know........... MyOwnPeace May 2018 #77
Brilliant, as usual, Nance! EffieBlack May 2018 #78
Fool me once? Shame on ... shame on ... you ... fool me ... can't get fooled again! (nt) mr_lebowski May 2018 #84
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