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NCcoast

(491 posts) Fri Jul 23, 2021, 05:21 AM Jul 2021

And just like that, as if someone flipped a switch, they all turn on a dime [View all]

They're like the Borg. How do they accomplish that? Back in the W Bush era you knew it was Rove who was the Great and Powerful Oz, sending out his talking points. Within minutes the whole of the GOP would be speaking identical words across every media platform.

How do they do it these days? Who made the call that they wouldn't be able to avoid blame for covid spikes in the red states if things got too bad. Mobs can turn on their masters, ask Mussolini.

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And just like that, as if someone flipped a switch, they all turn on a dime [View all] NCcoast Jul 2021 OP

? obamanut2012 Jul 2021 #1

They are suddenly all pro vaccine NCcoast Jul 2021 #2

Sean Hannity assures audience he's "not urging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine" Pinback Jul 2021 #3

So he's not saying 'get the vaccine'... JHB Jul 2021 #4

Fuck those people and the insane rabbit holes that they go down Bucky Jul 2021 #21

Scum Hannity is an evil hypocrite Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2021 #5

Ultimately, the Borg were/are/will be always logical and practical. The Republican party is more Earth-shine Jul 2021 #6

Obama gave them plenty of practice yobrault1 Jul 2021 #10

Apparently, 12 people. yardwork Jul 2021 #7

It's natural Klaralven Jul 2021 #8

+1000 Roy Rolling Jul 2021 #18

Fascinating, thanks burrowowl Jul 2021 #24

I think they actually do get talking points from some central location. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #9

I feel certain they do NCcoast Jul 2021 #11

I don't see any other feasible explanation. And as you point out, in the Rove years they were Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #12

Grover Norquist used to dispense them on Wednesdays nuxvomica Jul 2021 #15

And it is unlikely that they just stopped that. It's very effective. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #16

Apparently it is still going on nuxvomica Jul 2021 #27

Except in the case of the GQP, they started out upside down. jaxexpat Jul 2021 #13

The Borg. Great analogy. They scared the crap outta me, like stupid repube clones do now. Ziggysmom Jul 2021 #14

I think they were privately told information more dire alphafemale Jul 2021 #17

I am getting that vibe too. Woodwizard Jul 2021 #19

Biden asked everyone to wear a mask WA-03 Democrat Jul 2021 #28

I am aware of that. Woodwizard Jul 2021 #34

CDC message changed WA-03 Democrat Jul 2021 #36

like internal polls that show the public is turning against anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers? DBoon Jul 2021 #39

Very much. alphafemale Jul 2021 #40

Back in the late-1990s BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #20

They all trip on their asses trying to suck back all their previous words. Historic NY Jul 2021 #22

Can someone please inform the GOP voters that their GOP politicians play them as fools? UCmeNdc Jul 2021 #23

When they said 99% of all hospitalizations are unvaccinated... kentuck Jul 2021 #25

DeSantis is still selling "Don't Fauci My Florida" merch obamanut2012 Jul 2021 #26

Now the base is gonna turn on them for being RINOs. Ace Rothstein Jul 2021 #29

Mussolini was killed by dedicated antifascist partisans and Italian communists greenjar_01 Jul 2021 #30

Busted... NCcoast Jul 2021 #37

"And just like that ... flipped switch" - Sarah Jessica PARKER?!1 UTUSN Jul 2021 #31

Putin lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #32

Kick dalton99a Jul 2021 #33

Many MAGAts will look at this reversal as being a wink-wink from their RW masters Sibelius Fan Jul 2021 #35

Correct the lie WA-03 Democrat Jul 2021 #38