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dorkzilla

(5,141 posts) Wed Jun 19, 2013, 08:16 PM Jun 2013

The end of the GOP is 'just like the end of the Whig party...' [View all]

Just watching Chris Hayes who showed a clip of the Teabilly Wing of the GOP today saying something akin to "blah blah blah...we can't pass Immigration reform because blah blah blah...it will be just like the end of the Whig party...". Very interesting parallel.

I can't help but laugh--yes, the Rethugs will end the way the Whigs did. And what, pray tell, ushered in the end of the Whigs, hmmm?? Nativism and Abolitionism. And the GOP are having a meltdown over??? Brown people and the black man in the White House.

And the irony is totally loss on the asshat who made the connection today. These people make me sick.

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The end of the GOP is 'just like the end of the Whig party...' [View all] dorkzilla Jun 2013 OP

The rallies today was a gathering of the ignorant and fooled. Their "leaders" bluestate10 Jun 2013 #1

Yes, it was hard to watch dorkzilla Jun 2013 #3

That political space won't remain empty or unorganized Fumesucker Jun 2013 #2

Then we have to change them. dorkzilla Jun 2013 #4

Take a look at what we're arguing about today Fumesucker Jun 2013 #7

The worst of them already came from the Democratic party Major Nikon Jun 2013 #6

As I just wrote, look at what we argue about today vs ten years ago Fumesucker Jun 2013 #8

Note your (plural) unsourced attack on the Democrats... Kolesar Jun 2013 #16

If you don't believe me start an OP asking how controversial the Patriot Act was on DU Fumesucker Jun 2013 #23

and what is the end of the democratic party like? HiPointDem Jun 2013 #5

Seems like we're watching it right now. dorkzilla Jun 2013 #9

He meant whether he should dance the twist. eom Kolesar Jun 2013 #17

You know history will record that the two men who led the way malaise Jun 2013 #10

You mean St. Ronnie? dorkzilla Jun 2013 #11

Ok drop that St part malaise Jun 2013 #12

You HERETIC!! dorkzilla Jun 2013 #15

More likely the GOP will retrench and survive pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #13

I wholeheartedly agree dorkzilla Jun 2013 #14

Oh, you forgot to call us: Tweedledee and Tweedledum ! ... eom Kolesar Jun 2013 #18

Eh. The Whigs fragmented because there wasn't enough ideological unity in their party Recursion Jun 2013 #19

Yes there was a lot of infighting in the Whig party and... dorkzilla Jun 2013 #20

I think the Free Soilers had a bigger initial impact on the GOP than the know-nothings Recursion Jun 2013 #21

The point was its in their DNA... dorkzilla Jun 2013 #22