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Ms. Toad

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28. No - I'm reacting to your comments the same way I do

Reply to H2O Man (Reply #23)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 09:07 PM

Mar 2015

when people imply someone on the right is gay or trans in a way that suggests the hope they will be tarred for it by their own kind.

There are a heck of a lot of people of good intention on DU who still use those tired "joke," somehow thinking that the tar won't also burn the LGBT individuals on the left.

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Rafael Edward Cruz [View all] H2O Man Mar 2015 OP

It's definitely a measure of the pathology that infects our political life cyberswede Mar 2015 #1

Right. H2O Man Mar 2015 #10

Well, my state just elected Joni Ernst cyberswede Mar 2015 #17

He was elected Senator malthaussen Mar 2015 #2

Right. H2O Man Mar 2015 #25

I do not feel the media will choose him. mmonk Mar 2015 #3

The media peddles H2O Man Mar 2015 #26

ki ki ki kickin' Faux pas Mar 2015 #4

Stick a fork in him, he's done. Octafish Mar 2015 #5

he's the new Santorum bigtree Mar 2015 #6

He really doesn't want to be President yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #7

Thanks, H2O Man. There's a lot about him I didn't know, but I do know he's not a funny clown. Hekate Mar 2015 #8

Absolutely. WaitWut Mar 2015 #9

It was Texas Hulk Mar 2015 #22

I agree. WaitWut Mar 2015 #32

Yep. His lunacy is coldly calculated to appeal to the hifiguy Mar 2015 #24

A king of one of the 7 Mountains. Motto: "Beyond Salvation is Occupation" madfloridian Mar 2015 #11

Is it really any more appropriate Ms. Toad Mar 2015 #12

I refer to Willard Romney H2O Man Mar 2015 #15

Last I checked, "Willard" was not associated with a racial or ethnic minority. n/t Ms. Toad Mar 2015 #19

You are scraping H2O Man Mar 2015 #23

No - I'm reacting to your comments the same way I do Ms. Toad Mar 2015 #28

Desperate, eh? H2O Man Mar 2015 #29

Maybe not any more appropriate... mtngirl47 Mar 2015 #16

I'm not concerned about hitting the right over the head with fact. Ms. Toad Mar 2015 #18

Recommend, thanks. nt Zorra Mar 2015 #13

Pardon my language, but... jjblazes Mar 2015 #14

Of course, he is bad for America, but that is not the point. world wide wally Mar 2015 #20

He IS a joke. Hulk Mar 2015 #21

Ted Cruz is spine-chilling scary to me. democrank Mar 2015 #27

Recommend.. KoKo Mar 2015 #30

… is an anagram for "El crazed war fraud". 11 Bravo Mar 2015 #31