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42. Certainly not old style republicans with morals, honor, ethics and integrity. Those folks are gone

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Fri Dec 11, 2020, 04:57 PM

Dec 2020

Certainly not old style republicans with morals, honor, ethics and integrity.

Those folks are gone.

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Jeff Tiedrich: I'm so old, I remember when mainstream Republicans were basically reasonable people.. [View all] Nevilledog Dec 2020 OP

I'm older than Jeff and the first agingdem Dec 2020 #1

I think the key is he wasn't mainstream LymphocyteLover Dec 2020 #32

Exactly. Aristus Dec 2020 #34

Racism is the difference because ... SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2020 #38

Heard about him DownriverDem Dec 2020 #47

I'm older than him, too. The first two republicans I remember are Eisenhower and Rockefeller.... George II Dec 2020 #53

The difference back then was that he was condemned by many in his own party. In fact.... George II Dec 2020 #55

The word of the day class is FUCKTANGLE underpants Dec 2020 #2

LOL AngryOldDem Dec 2020 #6

I just pulled out my Christmas lights and they are in a real fucktangle. lame54 Dec 2020 #10

⭐️ underpants Dec 2020 #22

Perrrrfecto! nt littlemissmartypants Dec 2020 #25

Say that out loud without laughing housecat Dec 2020 #48

So much for that knitting project dianaredwing Dec 2020 #51

⭐️⭐️⭐️ underpants Dec 2020 #52

A fucktangle is a figure of 120 equally ... muriel_volestrangler Dec 2020 #60

and IMHO the blame for this musette_sf Dec 2020 #3

I became politically aware with Nixon in '72. AngryOldDem Dec 2020 #4

Pfft BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #8

Agreed. AngryOldDem Dec 2020 #11

To me the difference is this BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #13

Yes. And I wish the talking heads would stop bringing that up. AngryOldDem Dec 2020 #15

+1 treestar Dec 2020 #26

After union based thugs beat up demonstrators.... Gary 50 Dec 2020 #49

The last Republican president I have any respect for is President Eisenhower. Not perfect usajumpedtheshark Dec 2020 #12

I didn't blame Watergate on Nixon's party LeftInTX Dec 2020 #20

Bills were voted on and we'd look to see who moonscape Dec 2020 #31

It was classic, "How a bill becomes a law" LeftInTX Dec 2020 #33

And it was unanimous. Imagine that happening moonscape Dec 2020 #36

"Don't change Dicks in the middle of a screw. Re-elect Nixon in '72!" This was a slogan. Evolve Dammit Dec 2020 #44

Was this also a slogan? AngryOldDem Dec 2020 #56

Sounds right! He wouldn't make it through a primary today. Choir boy by comparison. Evolve Dammit Dec 2020 #61

I so relate. ananda Dec 2020 #5

Read and compare the Republican Party Platform of 1952 and 1956. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2020 #19

Ike's influence? Evolve Dammit Dec 2020 #45

Absolutely. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2020 #54

I guess Eisenhower was the last decent Reep president. ananda Dec 2020 #59

Before Raygun and Limpballs Ferrets are Cool Dec 2020 #7

Post removed Post removed Dec 2020 #9

In order to win elections, mainstream Republicans curried favor with racists, sexists, and other... Yavin4 Dec 2020 #14

Exactly! treestar Dec 2020 #27

I remember those days. NoRoadUntravelled Dec 2020 #16

They started going weird with Reagan LeftInTX Dec 2020 #17

Reagan ushered in 2 themes that have been taken to ridiculous extremes in the Trump era... jcgoldie Dec 2020 #18

Yes LeftInTX Dec 2020 #21

After making sure it wouldn't end while he could still use it to his benefit. nt aka-chmeee Dec 2020 #28

Yeah, but I was born in 1956 and wasn't too politically savvy LeftInTX Dec 2020 #35

I remember Republican Senator Edward W. Brooke III of Massachusetts. marie999 Dec 2020 #23

They call themselves the party of Lincoln but they're closer to the party of John Wilkes Booth. Towlie Dec 2020 #24

DUzy! nt littlemissmartypants Dec 2020 #29

Not since Reagan. hunter Dec 2020 #30

+1 sandensea Dec 2020 #37

And then this asshole: dalton99a Dec 2020 #41

Looks like the Manchurian Candidate sandensea Dec 2020 #50

On the way to becoming "antique", northoftheborder Dec 2020 #39

I'm old enough to remember the obfuscated English language before Tiedrich gave it clarity /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 2020 #40

Certainly not old style republicans with morals, honor, ethics and integrity. Those folks are gone keithbvadu2 Dec 2020 #42

. melman Dec 2020 #43

Eisenhower was almost a socialist, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2020 #46

I'm so old I remember when they called Dems naive bleeding hearts. nt Hortensis Dec 2020 #57

That's some Scottish level shade! AwakeAtLast Dec 2020 #58