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9. THIS exactly!

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Sun Oct 25, 2020, 11:44 AM

Oct 2020

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NYT Editorial: "The Republican Party needs to be crushed & the earth salted behind it" [View all] kpete Oct 2020 OP

K&R Newest Reality Oct 2020 #1

I wonder.. RosevilleSparky Oct 2020 #71

I don't know for sure. Newest Reality Oct 2020 #74

Good question. I think most of us were brought up to think lying,cheating and stealing are wrong Walleye Oct 2020 #75

No just greed and hypocrisy with a side of power hunger. uriel1972 Oct 2020 #76

"Trump just greased the slide" dalton99a Oct 2020 #2

Thanks for adding more kpete Oct 2020 #3

Right On. It started in the 1960's when they courted the racist DixieCrats... Tommymac Oct 2020 #28

GOP & Federalists SheltieLover Oct 2020 #4

Unfortunately the quote in the OP is misattributed. It's from Mother Jones, not the NY Times. nt Timer Oct 2020 #53

Today's GOP is now a "Terrorist Cult Organization." Anyone tells you they're a republican, WATCH OUT RKP5637 Oct 2020 #5

I think they're a death cult. marybourg Oct 2020 #8

Yeah, really, that's closer to what they've become. I can't imagine any sane individual RKP5637 Oct 2020 #13

Except when it comes to a woman with an unwanted pregnancy. SergeStorms Oct 2020 #48

In their own mind they're "pro life", but marybourg Oct 2020 #55

I'm waiting for the SPLC to put the wnylib Oct 2020 #10

Yep, really should be! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2020 #15

It's not the 4th year of the Trump presidency, it's the 40th year of the Reagan "revolution" JHB Oct 2020 #6

THIS exactly! Layzeebeaver Oct 2020 #9

Bingo. It's the same Republican Party. Trump just says it out loud. mjvpi Oct 2020 #21

Good read, thanks. tanyev Oct 2020 #25

NO NEW "Conservative" party! RobertDevereaux Oct 2020 #29

+1 Solly Mack Oct 2020 #34

This. Hekate Oct 2020 #35

"...shits into their skulls." Incredibly true. dchill Oct 2020 #36

Bravo !!!!!!!!!!!!! DENVERPOPS Oct 2020 #47

Holy shit. That's the actual NYT Editorial Board. Mike 03 Oct 2020 #7

Holy shit indeed. It's not just some guest opinion piece. SharonClark Oct 2020 #14

OP headline is wrong. That quote is from Mother Jones, not the NYT. (n/t) thesquanderer Oct 2020 #16

The NYT headline is - "R.I.P., G.O.P. The Party of Lincoln had a good run. Then came Mr. Trump." BumRushDaShow Oct 2020 #27

Same thought here Auggie Oct 2020 #17

yes i was shocked at how simply blatant the language of condemnation was. I'm sure Repugs w say it's onetexan Oct 2020 #81

It's a start, NYT. Paladin Oct 2020 #11

Let MAGA Haberman write for the Society page. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #72

I think they are being charitable Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #12

Please clarify the source of the quote in the OP? Silver Gaia Oct 2020 #18

The source of the quote is from the DailKos, who quotes Mother Jones mrsadm Oct 2020 #42

Yes. That is what I am saying. Silver Gaia Oct 2020 #69

Your NYT quote is not the same as what is in the OP. Silver Gaia Oct 2020 #70

I thought I read somewhere on DU that the NYT is a RW rag. Iggo Oct 2020 #19

Those masks of respectability are finally off Warpy Oct 2020 #20

Forgot religious hypocrisy Hip2bSquare Oct 2020 #22

Yes! liberalmuse Oct 2020 #23

Damnatio memoriea JCMach1 Oct 2020 #24

My only quibble with this editorial is that we need a conservative Republican Party. Lonestarblue Oct 2020 #26

That is the Grand Illusion LiberalLovinLug Oct 2020 #49

The gig is up..... Jon King Oct 2020 #30

Absolutely! ffr Oct 2020 #31

"No pardons for 'Good Germans' " My Pet Orangutan Oct 2020 #37

The whole editorial at the link is excellent. For a change, it's not an Op-Ed, but NYT's Ed Board... Hekate Oct 2020 #32

You nailed it!... Illumination Oct 2020 #33

I saw this article. PatrickforO Oct 2020 #38

I further recommend that they get zero voice theaocp Oct 2020 #39

It's the same playbook since 1980, it's just the raw and only thing now bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #40

I wish they wouldn't hold back and tell is what they really feel... Grins Oct 2020 #41

Straight into the garbage with you, GOP. calimary Oct 2020 #43

And it goes double for libertarians FakeNoose Oct 2020 #61

Hear! Hear! k&r n/t Laelth Oct 2020 #44

Well said. mzmolly Oct 2020 #45

The Republican Party Replaced the Whigs. Now It's Time for Some New Party to Replace Them. panfluteman Oct 2020 #46

Greed and hate. moondust Oct 2020 #50

don't forget selfishness. nt Hotler Oct 2020 #52

Looking back (early) it's amazing they fell for THIS GUY? Brainfodder Oct 2020 #51

Flatten the Repug Party into well-earned oblivion everywhere on the ballot. RobertDevereaux Oct 2020 #54

This is an important read. liberalla Oct 2020 #56

I disagree a new conservative party needs to take its place Skittles Oct 2020 #57

GET OUT PUPPETS. Cha Oct 2020 #58

The GOP is now the party of Fox News, Trump, and Limbaugh. Initech Oct 2020 #59

For those with a classical education: GOP delenda est... friendly_iconoclast Oct 2020 #60

They'll go the way of Carthage hopefully! Lucky Luciano Oct 2020 #65

I always felt that Carthage was hard done by. uriel1972 Oct 2020 #77

I was a child when Hoover locks Oct 2020 #62

Could not agree more karin_sj Oct 2020 #63

Something needs to be added jmowreader Oct 2020 #64

I prefer to pull back and nuke it from orbit. Efilroft Sul Oct 2020 #66

I like the sound of that! Blue Owl Oct 2020 #67

... orangecrush Oct 2020 #68

Pulverized and scattered into the winds. roamer65 Oct 2020 #73

NUKE IT.... yuiyoshida Oct 2020 #78

As long as people believe that our Constitution guarantees unchecked capitalism Mr. Ected Oct 2020 #79

Sadly, too true. uriel1972 Oct 2020 #80

Didn't these guys also say Iraq had WMD guyfromla Oct 2020 #82