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Wounded Bear

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11. There's another take on this, and it is scary...

Reply to kozar (Original post)

Wed Sep 25, 2019, 11:19 AM

Sep 2019

The PTB in Germany, when Hitler was first made Chancellor, were quoted as saying, "We are hiring him," thinking they could contain him.

Mein Kampf was reportedly Trump's favorite book.

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this may be too busy time to say this. [View all] kozar Sep 2019 OP

I was wondering the same thing - is the GOP ready to cut the Con loose? CrispyQ Sep 2019 #1

Trump has served as a Useful Idiot for both Putin and the GOP Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #2

I agree kozar Sep 2019 #3

He's not smart enough to be this conspiratorial, but a few others are... TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #4

TB, can I make up an acronym? kozar Sep 2019 #6

Go ahead-- it's your call. And it's applicable here. TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #8

You might be on to something. jeffreyi Sep 2019 #5

Pence for now, kozar Sep 2019 #7

There's an old saying: "It's easy to con a con man"... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #9

Yep, kozar Sep 2019 #10

There's another take on this, and it is scary... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #11

ok , Touche' WB kozar Sep 2019 #12

They would have had to have been looking for a way out. Cracklin Charlie Sep 2019 #13