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MineralMan

(150,579 posts)
38. So the story goes, anyhow.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 10:48 AM
3 hrs ago

Do you believe an angel came down and gave old Saul the word? Really? How long ago was that story written? And by whom? Nobody knows.

Don't be taken in by the likes of MTG. She does not have your best interests as a priority.

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No bashing............... Lovie777 5 hrs ago #1
You dont have to trust them to support them when they're in the right. Callie1979 5 hrs ago #3
Excellent analogy gab13by13 5 hrs ago #7
Right, it's not like we are supporting them for political office JI7 4 hrs ago #15
I would tell MTG to her face; I dont agree with many of your positions; Callie1979 5 hrs ago #2
She's hopping of the ship purr-rat beauty 3 hrs ago #35
They can switch parties then, otherwise they are pukes that did one right thing once. Blues Heron 5 hrs ago #4
But what's wrong with that ? Why do they need to switch parties ? What's wrong with opposing Trump JI7 4 hrs ago #16
It's great, but let's not get carried away here, they are pukes and not to be trusted. Blues Heron 4 hrs ago #18
I don't see anyone getting carried away here, MarineCombatEngineer 3 hrs ago #28
There's every reason bash them continuously for being Nazis, this seems like Stockholm syndrome or something Blues Heron 3 hrs ago #29
Who here is saying their our friends? MarineCombatEngineer 3 hrs ago #32
Ok we'll do us and you can do you Blues Heron 3 hrs ago #40
That's just stupid. This is the both sides mentality. JI7 2 hrs ago #48
I'm in the bash-away camp. Gore1FL 5 hrs ago #5
I think you are wrong, gab13by13 5 hrs ago #8
I submit the Epstein files would have eventually came out; all but one republican voted to release it. Gore1FL 1 hr ago #73
Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd underpants 5 hrs ago #6
Nancy Mace should apologize to our congresswoman Sarah McBride, whom she treated like shit j Walleye 5 hrs ago #9
No bashing here, I applaud them for standing up to Trumpedo, MarineCombatEngineer 5 hrs ago #10
I mean, St. Paul was once Saul, a murderer. gab13by13 4 hrs ago #11
So the story goes, anyhow. MineralMan 3 hrs ago #38
I agree that the likes of MTG, Boebert, Massie, etc. don't have our best interests as a priority, MarineCombatEngineer 3 hrs ago #41
Sure. It's good that she has turned on Trump. MineralMan 3 hrs ago #42
Agreed. nt MarineCombatEngineer 3 hrs ago #43
I gave money to my only Democratic Rep in Pa. John Fetterman, gab13by13 1 hr ago #70
Trump took power a year ago with a fresh solid Jenga Tower. JohnnyRingo 4 hrs ago #12
Like the Allies joined with Russia in WWII. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #13
That's the same analogy SCantiGOP 2 hrs ago #45
I seriously doubt the howler monkey twins are gonna save the world! MorbidButterflyTat 1 hr ago #66
Yep at least Stalin helped us win the war. Irish_Dem 1 hr ago #71
Mace is genuinely cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs ecstatic 4 hrs ago #14
Truth telling and facts ZDU 4 hrs ago #17
"These people are tiny cracks in Krasnov's armor who live in Magat districts who can bring unwashed Magats over to our WhiskeyGrinder 4 hrs ago #19
Have you not been watching the special elections? gab13by13 4 hrs ago #21
. WhiskeyGrinder 4 hrs ago #24
I am not expecting a Magat movement, gab13by13 3 hrs ago #36
Not necessarily, but they can urge their contituents to sit out the mid terms MarineCombatEngineer 3 hrs ago #31
Have any of them said they were gonna do that? MorbidButterflyTat 1 hr ago #67
We needed the Soviet Union to side with us in World War II Norbert 4 hrs ago #20
MTG and Nancy Mace want to eradicate all trans people. Nancy Mace uses transphobic slurs repeatedly. Oneironaut 4 hrs ago #22
. MorbidButterflyTat 1 hr ago #68
In 2025, both Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) have maintained very high levels of alignment with CentralMass 4 hrs ago #23
Excellent, citing their actual records is all that needs to done displacedvermoter 46 min ago #80
Praising them is an even worse idea. MineralMan 3 hrs ago #25
I love watching them call out Trump womanofthehills 2 hrs ago #49
They're causing headaches for MustLoveBeagles 3 hrs ago #26
Let them fight it out. aocommunalpunch 3 hrs ago #27
I think you're wrong and here's why: yardwork 3 hrs ago #30
IMO the opposite happened, gab13by13 1 hr ago #72
MTG, for instance, is a shrewd politician. yardwork 6 min ago #87
Mmmm...their damage is Done purr-rat beauty 3 hrs ago #33
I don't Rebl2 3 hrs ago #34
All of you people who disagree with me, gab13by13 3 hrs ago #37
Oh, my! MineralMan 3 hrs ago #39
I will have a phone on me purr-rat beauty 2 hrs ago #54
If that's all it takes for them to turn on me, fuck them. Their support for us is piss poor or nonexistent. ... marble falls 2 hrs ago #60
A decent person would just call 911! Not stupidly ask, "Hey, you're half dead, need some help?" MorbidButterflyTat 1 hr ago #65
I'm Not ConstanceCee 2 hrs ago #44
I've always said "When your enemy is agreeing with you STFU and let them." meadowlander 2 hrs ago #46
Here we go again... like when RWNJ Liz Cheney became a hero. WarGamer 2 hrs ago #47
Nobody here are claiming their heroes, MarineCombatEngineer 2 hrs ago #50
I 100% agree Kaleva 2 hrs ago #58
How is not bashing someone the same as proclaiming them to be a hero? Kaleva 2 hrs ago #57
Who said they were admirable? gab13by13 1 hr ago #75
These are awful people Quiet Em 2 hrs ago #51
They are awful people, MarineCombatEngineer 2 hrs ago #53
I agree that the infighting among the MAGA cult can benefit Democrats Quiet Em 2 hrs ago #55
Agreed and a Happy New Year. MarineCombatEngineer 2 hrs ago #61
Happy New Year to you as well. Quiet Em 1 hr ago #63
I may be an optimist some_of_us_are_sane 2 hrs ago #52
Everyone, please concentrate on a positive program and actions to smash the Party of Pedo Protectors usonian 2 hrs ago #56
An old saying Timewas 2 hrs ago #59
She co-drove the bus that took us to this #ell! Hope22 2 hrs ago #62
Who's bashing? MorbidButterflyTat 1 hr ago #64
What is the consequence? Cirsium 1 hr ago #69
Several things can be true at once ibegurpard 1 hr ago #74
I haven't seen anyone suggest we get fully behind them Kaleva 1 hr ago #77
Yes! Let them be..... frogstar0 1 hr ago #76
You'll not see me siding with Trump in attacking his enemies Kaleva 1 hr ago #78
Yes, using people is politics. betsuni 1 hr ago #79
Nothing is preventing them from flipping to the Democratic Party and being centrists. 33taw 45 min ago #81
100% correct. orangecrush 39 min ago #82
I won't bash them, but I don't support them, either calguy 35 min ago #83
Disagree with them when they're wrong, but.... LogDog75 27 min ago #84
Yes. For now. Scrivener7 27 min ago #85
Tell them it is now very clear to even the magats (except the pedophiles) that Justice matters. 16 min ago #86
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