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rwsanders

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14. Yes. Votes are the exchange for access to politicians

Reply to Lonestarblue (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 16, 2019, 01:13 PM

Jul 2019

Then the larger organization influences the local pastors. It is usually never an open discussion of politics, and they will claim it is only a discussion of the "issues". But the discussion is primarily abortion, and then possibly about how the country "went to hell" in 1964 because of decisions about prayer in school (as if it was a paradise before).
We were attending a church where the pastor and wife (both African-American) were invited to a conference by the Copelands and came back trying to convince the church to vote against Obama. That was our last day there.

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Chances are Michael Steele might be the subject of an angry tweet or two now. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2019 OP

Good quote, and so true. FoxNewsSucks Jul 2019 #1

Drill baby drill lapfog_1 Jul 2019 #2

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2019 #3

"Thirty Pieces of Silver." BRILLIANT Analogy! The_Counsel Jul 2019 #4

My man! PNW-Dem Jul 2019 #11

Damn, who knew Steele had it in him? ADX Jul 2019 #5

He sure as hell didn't have it during Obama. He was a total d-bag. CaptYossarian Jul 2019 #23

Very nice dalton99a Jul 2019 #6

When John Kasich was asked about Republicans True Blue American Jul 2019 #13

Love it. This truly is a gem...nt SWBTATTReg Jul 2019 #7

DAAAAAYYYYUM!! Did NOT expect this out of Michael Steele! bullwinkle428 Jul 2019 #8

K&R Scurrilous Jul 2019 #9

He's one of the better ones. Ligyron Jul 2019 #10

I have some evangelical Trump supporters in my family. Lonestarblue Jul 2019 #12

Yes. Votes are the exchange for access to politicians rwsanders Jul 2019 #14

Don't scream, laugh at them. They'll go nuts. louis-t Jul 2019 #17

Doing so absolves xxqqqzme Jul 2019 #27

Yeah, he gets it. MAYBE. But if so, it's too late. As usual. calimary Jul 2019 #15

I don't understand why he's still a republican. If not become a Democrat, at least an independent. George II Jul 2019 #16

I know - he's on MSNBC all the time FakeNoose Jul 2019 #18

Steele got it several years ago, would be my guess. I caught a CSpan of him talking to interns... Hekate Jul 2019 #19

K&R... spanone Jul 2019 #20

Steele was a fool to be the GOP's poster boy. Nitram Jul 2019 #21

His inner Samuel L. is starting to show... Blue Owl Jul 2019 #22

That "motherfucker" is your party now.. czarjak Jul 2019 #24

They could have got the justices just as easily from Jeb or Marco. John Fante Jul 2019 #25

Vlad's money helped Scarsdale Jul 2019 #26

I think Steele's decision to remain a Republican makes perfect sense. DFW Jul 2019 #28

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