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kimbutgar

(20,877 posts)
21. They're so brainwashed they no longer can think for themselves
Sat Jul 25, 2020, 11:03 AM
Jul 2020

Their brains cells are destroyed. They are goners.

I don't get the 40% approval rating. Jimmy Carter had a 34% approval at this time in his campaign mucifer Jul 2020 #1
40 years of hate radio and 25 years of Focksnooze will do that to people. Mr. Evil Jul 2020 #37
Agree- plus these are selfish beasts, don't forget that Tumbulu Jul 2020 #61
May this be their last. Miigwech Jul 2020 #2
Republicans exist in a separate ecosystem than we do Mr. Ected Jul 2020 #3
This jayschool2013 Jul 2020 #20
They're so brainwashed they no longer can think for themselves kimbutgar Jul 2020 #21
This is the absolute truth. One of my contractor friends can tell when other tradesmen are listening Evolve Dammit Jul 2020 #26
Bury them six times sixty-six feet deep! RobertDevereaux Jul 2020 #4
Dead Party Walking.... albacore Jul 2020 #5
Every time the GOP has lost a presidential election or taken a drubbing in Congressional elections.. Jedi Guy Jul 2020 #35
That's why I mentioned the long-term stuff.... albacore Jul 2020 #42
I did a quick Google search and, while it's from ten years ago... Jedi Guy Jul 2020 #44
Old... albacore Jul 2020 #45
From a 2019 Gallup poll... Jedi Guy Jul 2020 #50
Jedi Guy, I think it's because people with money know that republicans can be so easily bought BComplex Jul 2020 #46
Money in politics is a problem across the ideological spectrum. Jedi Guy Jul 2020 #51
I agree 100% BComplex Jul 2020 #54
If I had a dollar everytime someone declared a political party dead. fescuerescue Jul 2020 #62
To get that we need to paint Republicans as the Bad Guys. Publicly and Repeatedly. JHB Jul 2020 #6
+1 Well said. n/t Laelth Jul 2020 #13
Yep. Meme is; Dems are "tax and spend liberals". But Republicans are "....?"??? lostnfound Jul 2020 #16
I call them credit card cons. justgamma Jul 2020 #28
That's true. Nt lostnfound Jul 2020 #64
Dems "tax and spend" they say, so say Republicans are "fleece it and forget it" sanatanadharma Jul 2020 #29
I like that. Or maybe Fleece and Fraud. Nt lostnfound Jul 2020 #63
Well, it's high time we STARTED doing messaging like that. calimary Jul 2020 #38
"Borrow and Buy" citizen blues Jul 2020 #41
That's because they ARE the Bad Guys. calimary Jul 2020 #19
Exactly jayschool2013 Jul 2020 #25
Let it be said, Read, and SPREAD. calimary Jul 2020 #27
Because the six companies that own 92% of the media in this country are right wingers? BComplex Jul 2020 #47
i am hoping liz is the vp choice questionseverything Jul 2020 #60
"we need to paint Republicans as the Bad Guys" not_the_one Jul 2020 #59
The election is already being framed as a repudiation of Trumpism GusBob Jul 2020 #7
That's my personal bet, that the GOP fractures after they take a beating in November. Jedi Guy Jul 2020 #36
You better get ready for some bipartisanship. theaocp Jul 2020 #8
Ditto. Double ditto, actually. dixiechiken1 Jul 2020 #9
It is not enough to get rid of the Republican Party. Lonestarblue Jul 2020 #10
That is a major key to turning our country around. If you have these major platforms for BComplex Jul 2020 #67
The key is winning the Senate along with the White House. patphil Jul 2020 #11
Amen and amen!!! Alliepoo Jul 2020 #12
When they go low... we bury them. CaptainTruth Jul 2020 #14
I would hope they get buried so deep that it will take archeologist to find the remains in 1000 yrs. usaf-vet Jul 2020 #15
Well they did get buried wnylib Jul 2020 #40
I'd be satisfied with a crash strong enough to force Hortensis Jul 2020 #17
And then salt the earth. Golden Raisin Jul 2020 #18
they have been dead to me since 1968 gopiscrap Jul 2020 #22
Very well stated. K & R warmfeet Jul 2020 #23
Sadly, I think repuke-style defectoids & regressoids have been with us since the dawn of our time, NBachers Jul 2020 #24
Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2020 #30
one way to make that happen is to destroy rw radio certainot Jul 2020 #31
And Fox +1 la-trucker Jul 2020 #57
I don't want to hear, " Look forward, not back" again. Dustlawyer Jul 2020 #32
Amen to that. 👍👍 Duppers Jul 2020 #39
+1 crickets Jul 2020 #58
Luck to you, and to all of us Laha Jul 2020 #33
It is a wish you will not be granted DFW Jul 2020 #34
We had real suffering under George W. Bush, too. dawg Jul 2020 #43
The Roberts Court did that all on their own with Citizens United DFW Jul 2020 #48
I take your point about Citizens United, but the voters still bear their share of the blame. dawg Jul 2020 #49
We will ALWAYS be the targets of someone's propaganda DFW Jul 2020 #55
Let's hope pressbox69 Jul 2020 #52
From your lips to God's ears Kentuck Peacetrain Jul 2020 #53
If they're shackled to tRump Blue Owl Jul 2020 #56
I don't care if we win by 1 vote, as long as we win... Sancho Jul 2020 #65
What we need is a large Democratic victory followed by a national modernization effort Renew Deal Jul 2020 #66
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