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Ingersollman

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11. Here's

Reply to catbyte (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 25, 2021, 01:17 PM

Feb 2021

an image of the GOP's regression:

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What The Hell Happened? [View all] ItsjustMe Feb 2021 OP

No kidding. I'm no political science expert, but from my own observations, the downfall catbyte Feb 2021 #1

You're right. CrispyQ Feb 2021 #6

Here's Ingersollman Feb 2021 #11

Reagan was an actor who was hired to play the part of the President localroger Feb 2021 #16

Exactly that! pazzyanne Feb 2021 #46

Agree. Loge23 Feb 2021 #21

Well said. I agree with every word. Oldem Feb 2021 #36

How is this not obvious to everyone? movingviolation Feb 2021 #47

+1 Agreed. c-rational Feb 2021 #58

I know I sound like a broken record, but we cannot forget the Powell Manifesto in 1971 that PatrickforB Feb 2021 #27

+1 Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #32

And Project for a New American Century. The wealthy and connected charting our course. Of course. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #37

Republicans, with the help of people like Roger Ailes, PatSeg Feb 2021 #33

Legitimized AH's marieo1 Feb 2021 #42

Even Before Reagan... Claire Oh Nette Feb 2021 #45

Yes, and Reagan ending the Fairness Doctrine sure accelerated the demise of ethics and civility in FailureToCommunicate Feb 2021 #65

It started with Nixon but came to the surface with Reagan. Butterflylady Feb 2021 #67

What I meant was things really began swirling down the crapper with Reagan. catbyte Feb 2021 #70

Cruz is evil, not dumb. speak easy Feb 2021 #2

Cruz is intelligent Polybius Feb 2021 #3

i think i heard his 'intelligence' is based on the sound/voice equivalent of photographic memory certainot Feb 2021 #7

I hadn't heard that Polybius Feb 2021 #9

going with pretty smart stopdiggin Feb 2021 #41

maybe his prof thought that because he remembered all lectures word for word? certainot Feb 2021 #53

I'm thinking not stopdiggin Feb 2021 #54

not sure i disagree but i knew a $400/hr lawyer 20 years ago who thought his god would not certainot Feb 2021 #55

Yes! Photographic memory isn't intelligence. betsuni Feb 2021 #13

Yes, you are correct. luvtheGWN Feb 2021 #19

But the fact that he acts so dumb (to appeal to Trump's base, I guess) won't that work against him? catrose Feb 2021 #57

You have forgotten Aaron Burr, Richard Nixon, and Jefferson Davis? Klaralven Feb 2021 #4

Indeed-- I think assholes, morons and demagogues have always been with us LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #22

talk radio - which democrats promptly decided to ignore certainot Feb 2021 #5

No, we tried. Remember Air America? efhmc Feb 2021 #17

Sadly, that is the only example. And it died. I enjoyed it muchly. Loved Radi Rhodes and Al Franken Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #38

First heard Rachel there. efhmc Feb 2021 #40

The Dumbing-Down of America mezame Feb 2021 #8

Yep, you get the government you deserve and when 50%+ are whacko...you get whacko dutch777 Feb 2021 #12

IMO, the exhorbitant rise of the wealth gap, fame gap, power gap Backseat Driver Feb 2021 #10

The OP may be accurate from the perspective of privaleged hetrosexual whites. Kaleva Feb 2021 #14

Memes LiberalLovinLug Feb 2021 #15

"Government is not the solution to the problem ... amb123 Feb 2021 #18

Newt Gingrich and K-Street lobbyists that's what. berni_mccoy Feb 2021 #20

Special interests learned how to use media to manipulate group thinking and behavior Auggie Feb 2021 #23

Fox News, Limbaugh, Alex Jones, right wing social media. Initech Feb 2021 #24

and a cast of thousands who copied the model. I'm hurling too Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #39

The destruction of union and manufacturing jobs Roc2020 Feb 2021 #25

Big Money happened sandensea Feb 2021 #26

Maybe the best and brightest got so disgusted at constant insults Hortensis Feb 2021 #28

Goes further back to Nixon JT45242 Feb 2021 #29

I don't think politics always attracted the best and brightest. Ray Bruns Feb 2021 #30

From my history studies, Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #31

Today's media access and 24/7/365 coverage magnifies everything... Moostache Feb 2021 #51

Well, to be honest... Caliman73 Feb 2021 #34

Nothing. Same as it's ever been. Sympthsical Feb 2021 #35

Modern media makes what was always there more obvious relayerbob Feb 2021 #43

"Social Media," Which is a Contradiction in Terms, Happened Maurice Morizovich Feb 2021 #44

Definitely being able to hide in the "Social Media" world is a factor BarbD Feb 2021 #49

The Conservative Movement happened to it. JHB Feb 2021 #48

'Twas ever thus. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #50

Great image and great responses! I think the problem is there are no official job qualifications LaMouffette Feb 2021 #52

Shit happened. patphil Feb 2021 #56

The MONEY 💲that can be made both while holding office and Raine Feb 2021 #59

The GOP happened. Martin68 Feb 2021 #60

And don't forget the brain trust that is Gohmer, Greene, and Boebart Blue Owl Feb 2021 #61

That picture is too kind to fled Ted Cruz RANDYWILDMAN Feb 2021 #62

The Koch brothers 7wo7rees Feb 2021 #63

What happened is that politics doesn't ONLY attract the brightest and most intelligent DFW Feb 2021 #64

I have a friend who is most likely genius level. twodogsbarking Feb 2021 #66

thats silly. there have always been demagogues and idiots in government. bullimiami Feb 2021 #68

The right Ress1 Feb 2021 #69