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RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
33. There is ratfucking going on in my state
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 01:49 AM
Jul 2018

I recently received a mailer accusing my State Senator, Jim Seveney of being some "far left extreme" yadda yadda Bernie Sanders loving socialist.

Jim's a good guy, obviously, but he's a pretty rankin file Democrat. I've never heard him advocate for Sanders or many of his positions other than expanding health care and education which most Dems in my part of the state do and I assume he supported Hillary.

This mailer came from something called "The Gaspee Project". I'm trying to investigate them. They claim to be "JFK Democrats" who support the second amendment and I assume Donald Trump.

Here's the bottom line. There are a lot of people who run as Democrats WHO ARE NOT. They are in it for one thing, themselves. They are going to destroy the Democratic party in this state because they are so corrupt they can't see straight. Mattielo (House Speaker) is a scumbag who has openly told people he does not support a lot of progressive issues and I KNOW TOLD A REPUBLICAN FRIEND OF MINE "The Senate is not going to dictate their gay lesbian abortion agenda to me anymore. They got gay marriage now they can shut up!"

I've passed a note along to David Ciccilline about all this. Our Governor Gina Raimondo (who I'm not a fan of) has taken the correct position on this, and better watch out because she will be targeted next. These fuckers are probably hoping to oust her too and put in Republican slimeball Alan Fung to use as a puppet. They've already dug up someone from the past to primary her.

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Those women need to be applauded and supported, not driven away. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2018 #1
Hear, hear! GreenPartyVoter Jul 2018 #2
Yes. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #31
This is a disgrace. What the hell have we become? nt Ferrets are Cool Jul 2018 #3
Fuck that shit. Tactical Peek Jul 2018 #4
Finally! The progressive insurgency has arrived! I support it. Tatiana Jul 2018 #5
+1000 smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #6
Me too! +1000! nt scarletwoman Jul 2018 #10
Thanks for posting. I made a donation to all three. SharonClark Jul 2018 #11
As a Rhode Islander bdamomma Jul 2018 #12
I gave Moira Walsh $20 RandySF Jul 2018 #29
Why is the first thing I think -- old white men WhiteTara Jul 2018 #7
How did Rhode Island end up this way ? The state party run by anti choice and NRA thugs ? JI7 Jul 2018 #8
There has been rampant, mafia-tinged corruption in RI politics for decades Tarc Jul 2018 #9
Tarc bdamomma Jul 2018 #13
Rhode Island politics is a weird mix of unions, socially conservative Democrats and corruption hack89 Jul 2018 #45
This is disgraceful. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #14
Where in California is this supposedly happening? R B Garr Jul 2018 #15
The entrenched establishment Democrats are defying progressive policy AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #16
That is not what happened. No numbers were provided R B Garr Jul 2018 #17
Democrats who take corporate money work for their donors, not the people. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #18
This is what I'm talking about. Empty insults that R B Garr Jul 2018 #19
A statement of fact is not an empty insult nor an exaggeration. /nt AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #20
It is when you don't provide context mythology Jul 2018 #21
The "context" you've added is your opinion. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #23
This is another perfect example of biased or omitted "facts" R B Garr Jul 2018 #25
And you ignore the fact that top Democrats in California AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #35
These are just biased talking points, not facts. R B Garr Jul 2018 #36
They are facts. Apparently unpleasant hard cold facts. AtomicKitten Jul 2018 #37
They are not facts. They are your interpretations R B Garr Jul 2018 #42
Ugh, and I see how you completely distort what Democrats R B Garr Jul 2018 #38
Exactly! It was submitted as more of a "values statement". R B Garr Jul 2018 #27
Only facts that support a biased viewpoint are presented. R B Garr Jul 2018 #24
It is true. The established Democratic Party is not listening to younger dissenters Sophia4 Jul 2018 #32
It is not what happened. One man's campaign is not R B Garr Jul 2018 #34
We weren't going single payer we were going the way of Germany. joshcryer Jul 2018 #43
Those are literally things the Republicans have done... joshcryer Jul 2018 #41
Too strong language for someone not in RI. nt greyl Jul 2018 #26
Kick Tatiana Jul 2018 #22
I gave Moira Walsh $20 RandySF Jul 2018 #28
Awesome! I think she will put it to good use. Tatiana Jul 2018 #30
There is ratfucking going on in my state RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #33
Of note, Bernie won the Rhode Island primary by around an 11% margin CentralMass Jul 2018 #39
I know RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #40
Incredible (but not necessarily surprising given the attacks on liberals/progressives of late). demmiblue Jul 2018 #44
WTF?!?!? Tom Rinaldo Jul 2018 #46
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