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pitbullgirl1965

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35. No. I'm 48

Reply to Elwood P Dowd (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 01:58 PM

Oct 2013

and I remember to the day the Moral Majority forming and joining the GOP. I thought they'd never last. I believed we'd still continue on the progressive trajectory of the 70's.
Instead, President Ford was the last sane, prochoice Republican, (and likable! First Lady Betty Ford was all sorts of awesome and barrier breaking.) Jimmy Carter was voted out and the monstrous Reagan was in. And here we are.

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Ever think you would live long enough to see such a stinking pile of shit? [View all] Elwood P Dowd Oct 2013 OP

and Worse than Watergate, even. elleng Oct 2013 #1

Worse than Watergate, Vietnam, and the rigged 2000 election combined. Elwood P Dowd Oct 2013 #2

Right, they're disasters. elleng Oct 2013 #3

Not me Kennah Oct 2013 #4

At one time, I thought it could never be worse than Nixon young_at_heart Oct 2013 #5

My older sister is almost 74. She actually changed from repuke to Democrat in 2012. Elwood P Dowd Oct 2013 #6

I know, right?? What could be worse than that evil Nixon? Now he seems Nay Oct 2013 #29

I knew when Reagan put the antiabortion plank in the party platform Warpy Oct 2013 #7

Goldwater predicted it ErikJ Oct 2013 #16

This Shows Just How Far Things Have Gone Leith Oct 2013 #20

Compared to what we are witnessing in the GOP now . . . Brigid Oct 2013 #31

He wasn't all bad pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #33

That's because he was an old-line Repub/Conserve... Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #34

And Einsenhower! pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #36

Good post, ErikJ. Thanks. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #26

His finest moment came Warpy Oct 2013 #37

Love this! CrispyQ Oct 2013 #30

They don't remember Vietnam they sat it out on the sidelines. 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #8

All the repuke leadership my age were draft dodgers. Elwood P Dowd Oct 2013 #9

Like I said the list is out there. 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #12

Here is an old list I had from a few years ago. Elwood P Dowd Oct 2013 #19

whoa...what a list. SoapBox Oct 2013 #21

Notice that Gohmert, graduated HS in '71 and Neugebauer born in '49 are not on the list. 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #23

That says a lot right there. And don't forget Dick Cheney. Well, he might be a little older. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #24

Its got me so upset that everywhere I go Harvey does with me. grantcart Oct 2013 #10

I just drank a cool one for Harvey. Elwood P Dowd Oct 2013 #13

Why not? fNord Oct 2013 #11

It's what we get from low information voters ffr Oct 2013 #14

In 1999, the day after the BillyRibs Oct 2013 #15

Yes, been blogging about it for ten years nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #17

No. I am 72 and I remember setting at the table one thanksgiving day with my family who are jwirr Oct 2013 #18

They've always been a bunch of frauds.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #22

The impeachment of President Clinton was just as bad! B Calm Oct 2013 #25

Never. nt bemildred Oct 2013 #27

Yes. I'm your age BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #28

I'm 55. Brigid Oct 2013 #32

No. I'm 48 pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #35