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Atticus

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12. Yes, racism, misogyny, nepotism, criminality, amorality--- these are all OK if the "offender"

Reply to LBM20 (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 1, 2019, 11:21 PM

Feb 2019

has a "D" after their name. When THEY do it, we jump up and down and scream, but when one of ours is caught with their ass in the wind, we call it "justified" by their sins. LLP

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Pussy Grabber POTUS, Kavanaugh SCOTUS, racist Gov. of FL, racist Steve King in office... [View all] LBM20 Feb 2019 OP

don't forget the pro lynching piece of shit that Mississippi just elected to senate JI7 Feb 2019 #1

Yup. Another good case in point. LBM20 Feb 2019 #2

And 2 indicted Republicans re-elected. OliverQ Feb 2019 #7

Yup. Look at how many R's have had racist shit on their facebook pages, and yet they stay in office. LBM20 Feb 2019 #8

No. You're wrong. We're better than them. And Northam isn't Franken. manor321 Feb 2019 #3

35 years ago. 35. We have got to stop eating our own. They are in POWER, and we eat our own. LBM20 Feb 2019 #4

Yes, racism, misogyny, nepotism, criminality, amorality--- these are all OK if the "offender" Atticus Feb 2019 #12

Don't forget that Richard Byrd was once an actual member of the KKK and he changed world wide wally Feb 2019 #5

Yup. And you mean ROBERT Byrd. He was in the Senate for decades. One of the longest in history. LBM20 Feb 2019 #6

Yes, Robert Byrd. world wide wally Feb 2019 #10

he was also anti gay rights although he did end up voting for it at the end of his life JI7 Feb 2019 #11

Yup ... this ... although I think the fact that it's 1984 weighs heavily to me ... mr_lebowski Feb 2019 #9