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8. I Would Never Have Imagined This Glimmer of Self-awareness Could Infect Rand Paul

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Thu Jan 21, 2021, 12:38 PM

Jan 2021

The lying provocateurs at faux news, yes of course. But that's a key aspect of the business model.

For individual traitors and insurrectionists, it's different. The primary question is what's the degree of contagion? Does Gosar have immunity? Cruz? Hawley? Griggs? McCarthy? The unwashed hordes in the House?

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Biden's targeting of racist extremism is being portrayed as an attack on the right itself [View all] tenderfoot Jan 2021 OP

If the jackboot fits... Aristus Jan 2021 #1

Exactly. Arkansas Granny Jan 2021 #11

If that's what they identify with... then that's their problem, C_U_L8R Jan 2021 #2

Truth hurts. sinkingfeeling Jan 2021 #3

Wouldn't the Cons be better off feigning less self awareness? RockRaven Jan 2021 #4

Terrorists to Gitmo Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #5

Sorry if this sounds like Democrat-bashing, grumpyduck Jan 2021 #6

you can't talk to someone who refuses to listen...they refuse to listen to anyone outside their Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #13

I get your point, we should be controlling the narrative better, but you can't fix stupid. Thomas Hurt Jan 2021 #19

Republicans enjoy the messaging advantage not through skill but through white privilege mathematic Jan 2021 #29

we need to talk about the "Camp Auschwitz" guy more KayF Jan 2021 #7

I Would Never Have Imagined This Glimmer of Self-awareness Could Infect Rand Paul The Roux Comes First Jan 2021 #8

Rand Paul doth protest too much Wednesdays Jan 2021 #9

Because, um, it is? NNadir Jan 2021 #10

If... 3catwoman3 Jan 2021 #12

You can talk to them ..period. They don't want to hear Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #14

I suppose President Biden could have just bleated "Fake news!" gratuitous Jan 2021 #15

If someone gives a speech about assholes and you think it's about you. Girard442 Jan 2021 #16

+1 crickets Jan 2021 #18

This Solly Mack Jan 2021 #20

Project much, Rand? Tommymac Jan 2021 #17

Just shows how totally ignorant they are of the take-over by the extreme right lettucebe Jan 2021 #21

If the shoe fits shanti Jan 2021 #22

Oh well. Corgigal Jan 2021 #23

"I resemble that remark!" struggle4progress Jan 2021 #24

Boohoo, they are the party of conartists, sociopaths, seditionists, white supremacists... DSandra Jan 2021 #25

Unity! For once we agree. nt Hotler Jan 2021 #26

Rand Paul is such a buffoon Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2021 #27

Then stand up and disavow racists and white supremacists, Rand Mr. Ected Jan 2021 #28

Hey, if the shoe hits, you shoulda ducked Montauk6 Jan 2021 #30