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In reply to the discussion: Biting political analysis of the McCain funeral from Jeet Heer: [View all]BannonsLiver
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More dead end OR/JPR style nonsense.
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I think about this every time I see people like Bill Krystal out there criticizing Trump
Renew Deal
Sep 2018
#3
Absolutely. Right wing media has been instrumental and I should have made mention of that.
Garrett78
Sep 2018
#75
Thanks. I made it an OP at the time. I more recently made post #25 of this thread an OP, as well.
Garrett78
Sep 2018
#76
I'm not an economist, but it seems that increasing income inequality is a big problem.
Bluepinky
Sep 2018
#57
Thank you. He chose to save lives by spending his very limited political capital on healthcare
betsuni
Sep 2018
#78
Obama entered the office with an overriding passion for compromise, getting along, bipartisanship
Chemisse
Sep 2018
#31
"Pander to the center" - do you get how ridiculous that phrase is? I'm guessing not.
Squinch
Sep 2018
#55
It's part of a collection of boilerplate memes that are just repeated over and over...
JHan
Sep 2018
#68
Yes. And the concept, in the context of politics, is so mindlessly illogical it's hilarious.
Squinch
Sep 2018
#81
NOPE , they wanted a Bigot that takes brown kids from their parents . that's why they are ok with
JI7
Sep 2018
#64
More false equivalence bullshit. Dems are not responsible for Trump, the GOP is.
SunSeeker
Sep 2018
#17
No. Trump is the culmination of the GOP "Southern Strategy" that started in the 1960s.
SunSeeker
Sep 2018
#50
no, things like attending a wedding are not on the same level as bigotry and Russian attacks on the
JI7
Sep 2018
#67
NYC was not always democratic . and his rise was due to Russian Oligarchs . He wasn't getting Money
JI7
Sep 2018
#92
Fascinating. America is so brilliant and flush with intelligent thinkers.
Crutchez_CuiBono
Sep 2018
#30
Racism was a factor, but really, I don't think a white Democrat would have done much better
marylandblue
Sep 2018
#42
This. Also, I seem to remember billionaire execs thumbing their noses
BlancheSplanchnik
Sep 2018
#84
I personally think it's awful to live in an age when "tweets/twits" pass as thinking.
NNadir
Sep 2018
#37
This encapulates exactly the tenious position we find ourselves in now
The Liberal Lion
Sep 2018
#85