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In reply to the discussion: Is ANYONE Paying Attention? [View all]Love this:
trump didn't plan anything on Jan. 6. He gave a speech,...
said he'd march with the crowd to the Capitol then quickly scurried his ass back to safety in front of a TV to watch what would happen. The crowd marched to the Capitol, succumbed to mob fever and the rest is history.
McCarthy had absolutely nothing to do with it but barricading doors inside the Capitol so the crowds couldn't get at him and all the others.
said he'd march with the crowd to the Capitol then quickly scurried his ass back to safety in front of a TV to watch what would happen. The crowd marched to the Capitol, succumbed to mob fever and the rest is history.
McCarthy had absolutely nothing to do with it but barricading doors inside the Capitol so the crowds couldn't get at him and all the others.
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Thing is, Trump and McCarthy couldn't plan a kid's birthday party, much less a...
TreasonousBastard
Jul 2021
#3
I never suggested the militia types were inept planners, just that the big guys-- TFG and...
TreasonousBastard
Jul 2021
#30
Hitler was dealing with the failing Weimar government, the threat of the Soviets on their...
TreasonousBastard
Jul 2021
#36
Probably true, but still, Germany lost and Versailles was an ugly sore that was being poked.
TreasonousBastard
Jul 2021
#76
Wonder if the gallows used for Surratt, Powell, Herold, and Atzerodt still exist (Smithsonian?). nt
woodsprite
Jul 2021
#39
All the artifacts from those events are in a museum under Ford's Theater. Gallows hoods, etc. nt
Evolve Dammit
Jul 2021
#50
nope -won't happen !! this time capital will be locked & loaded ! surprise is gone !!
monkeyman1
Jul 2021
#12
Nothing a few 30 cal or 50 cal machine guns set up in strategic defensible positions won't fix.
thenelm1
Jul 2021
#29
They ARE dying for him now. Denying the vaccine is effective Science is a view that kills.
Tommymac
Jul 2021
#55
Storming the Capitol was a one time thing, its rigging elections they are discussing...
Jon King
Jul 2021
#31
+1, I don't even think they care about the electoral college right now just Congress
uponit7771
Jul 2021
#54
If anything is planned you can bet Putin has his sneaky, ratfucking hands all over it.
Mr. Evil
Jul 2021
#37
The fact that this comes from General Honore and not some random DUer lends it great weight
Hekate
Jul 2021
#43
+1, in Germany's reaction to Hitler was similar to our reaction to Trump in that
uponit7771
Jul 2021
#52