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meadowlander

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23. Communicating Trump's dissatisfaction by proxy?

Reply to UniteFightBack (Reply #11)

Sat Jan 25, 2020, 03:08 PM

Jan 2020

Who do we know who thinks the highest possible praise for something is that it "looks like something on cable news", while the worst thing something can possibly look like is a school report?

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Matt Gaetz praised Democrats' impeachment presentation and skewered Trump's defense... [View all] babylonsister Jan 2020 OP

LOL...Hell hath no fury.... Zoonart Jan 2020 #1

Bizarro world? padah513 Jan 2020 #2

Something to sit and wait on. MuseRider Jan 2020 #3

He's in the house jimfields33 Jan 2020 #12

Dammit! I KNEW that! MuseRider Jan 2020 #13

I assumed you meant Johnson mahina Jan 2020 #15

Kennedy is in the Senate though! True Blue American Jan 2020 #27

True but the OP included a quote from Kennedy last mahina Jan 2020 #14

Nope, just agitated MuseRider Jan 2020 #16

I give people the benefit of the doubt I guess mahina Jan 2020 #17

That attitude makes MuseRider Jan 2020 #19

Grandma said "when complimented, just say thank you mahina Jan 2020 #22

Mahalo nui loa MuseRider Jan 2020 #25

You learned some, that's awesome. mahina Jan 2020 #29

It is a lovely language MuseRider Jan 2020 #31

Yes indeed! That's why it's not capitalized. :) mahina Jan 2020 #38

Y'all gonna make room for sum of us and take us in over yonder in your sprinkleeninow Jan 2020 #36

Wasn't Gaetz rejected as a Republican house manager? muntrv Jan 2020 #4

Yep. Sounds like he may be waving around some sour grapes today. nt crickets Jan 2020 #21

Trump feels that the effort was weaker than a limp .... I think Gaetz is sucking up to the Boss. NCjack Jan 2020 #37

Ah. I had not heard Trump's reaction earlier. Now Gaetz' comments make more sense. nt crickets Jan 2020 #44

He was one of a handful of Republics NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #40

Is he looking for new friends? RandySF Jan 2020 #5

Trump will ask to take him out for dinner next dalton99a Jan 2020 #6

A little rat poison in Gaetz's triple chocolate chocolate cake ?.... magicarpet Jan 2020 #18

He took Rod Rosenstein for a plane ride, Lindsey for a golf outing. YOHABLO Jan 2020 #32

How could they not know what went on publicly in the House for days? wryter2000 Jan 2020 #7

Gaetz is a Turbineguy Jan 2020 #8

Is he drunk? Again. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2020 #9

poor Gaetz..what could have been.. stillcool Jan 2020 #10

Well he is right but WTF is going on here???? nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #11

Communicating Trump's dissatisfaction by proxy? meadowlander Jan 2020 #23

Such an obvious misdirection Mr. Ected Jan 2020 #20

Do you think it has something to do with a lot of military being in his district? The latest UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #26

No, I don't think so Mr. Ected Jan 2020 #30

Sounds like he's just talking about the presentation. Karadeniz Jan 2020 #24

Has He Had A Brain Transfer? Me. Jan 2020 #28

He must be gonna quit and is softening up for a TV gig Baked Potato Jan 2020 #33

DUI Gaetz has a broken clock moment. paleotn Jan 2020 #34

This definitely happening on a different dimensional plane.... Champion Jack Jan 2020 #35

There's a play here. Maybe have the rethugs look like PaulRevere08 Jan 2020 #39

Well, the Republican senators' collective intelligence level is klook Jan 2020 #41

Why would tRump's defense team bother putting on an adult defense stopbush Jan 2020 #42

What. The. Fuck? Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #43