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Eliot Rosewater

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52. And for 18 months there was no shortage of attacks of her everywhere in social media
Wed Feb 8, 2017, 03:08 PM
Feb 2017

She has been the target of an orchestrated rightwing conspiracy to accomplish exactly what was accomplished, to destroy her politically.

Like obstructing Obama, it did not matter if destroying her also destroyed the country, not to them.

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and Barack Obama vlyons Feb 2017 #1
And, Barack.. both strong and focused. Cha Feb 2017 #4
What? former9thward Feb 2017 #18
He was talking about RW pundits...they aren't "people." nikibatts Feb 2017 #21
Really? former9thward Feb 2017 #23
Ass holes. BlueJac Feb 2017 #27
You never miss an opportunity. eom Tanuki Feb 2017 #32
Where to even start...? maddiemom Feb 2017 #37
Oh.maybe he did so to Trump a few times with his characteristic intelligence and humor. maddiemom Feb 2017 #39
Obama never whined. louis-t Feb 2017 #43
I think you're consciously conflating criticism and complaining LanternWaste Feb 2017 #38
Calling them out for being obstructionist assholes & bad for the country does NOT Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #41
Purely depending on politics people change their definitions of "complaining". former9thward Feb 2017 #44
I don't recall using the word "complaining" Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #48
Please look at the title of this thread. former9thward Feb 2017 #58
I never hear anyone older than 14 whine that people were "unfair" to them all the time, until Trump Hekate Feb 2017 #54
Obama was correct. Right wing lies. yardwork Feb 2017 #62
Can You Imagine Trump Doing Something Like That erpowers Feb 2017 #29
Never.. I bet kids hate him. They have good instincts. Cha Feb 2017 #34
Yep nt Abu Pepe Feb 2017 #57
That's right.. A stand up Woman who heard all the brainwashed garbage coming Cha Feb 2017 #2
Have a heart Cha! Happy V-Day! Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #42
Mahalo, Maru! Cha Feb 2017 #60
Vast Right Wing Conspiracy? I am not saying there wasn't one. nt doc03 Feb 2017 #3
THAT was a warning... LuvLoogie Feb 2017 #7
Eisenhower warned of the Military Industrial Complex doc03 Feb 2017 #10
That wasn't complaining about "meanness" any more than "Russia is interfering with our elections" is ehrnst Feb 2017 #9
Then you are changing the conventional meaning of "complaining" to your own specific meaning. former9thward Feb 2017 #20
IMO she wasn't playing victim when she said that. joshcryer Feb 2017 #22
To be clear - it's not my tweet. ehrnst Feb 2017 #25
That wasn't complaining, that was speaking the truth mcar Feb 2017 #30
She was defending her husband BainsBane Feb 2017 #49
No recollection of JFK having done that, either. VOX Feb 2017 #5
That's right. It's almost always these Republicans. tenorly Feb 2017 #8
SNOWFLAKES! Cosmocat Feb 2017 #11
Most Republicans, you'll find, are hypocrites at heart. tenorly Feb 2017 #15
Almost all of local government is Republican. joshcryer Feb 2017 #24
Handouts for me; but not for thee. tenorly Feb 2017 #26
That is so true, many of them are conservative union members. dubyadiprecession Feb 2017 #31
Those Snowflakes! Ezior Feb 2017 #12
Wilkommen zu DU, Ezior. tenorly Feb 2017 #19
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2017 #14
K&R betsuni Feb 2017 #6
Remember trump calling her names and insulting her in the debates.. "nasty woman"? Cha Feb 2017 #13
*slow clap* nt retrowire Feb 2017 #16
... barbtries Feb 2017 #17
I Disagree erpowers Feb 2017 #28
Exactly correct Glitterati Feb 2017 #33
Pointing out a conspiracy is no more 'complaining" than pointing out Russian involvement ehrnst Feb 2017 #35
That was against her husband BainsBane Feb 2017 #50
I believe that what Bernie said about the DNC was and is complaining. ehrnst Feb 2017 #36
It's not that HRC never complained. it's that she didn't pick strange and soft targets to complain La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #40
I do believe that both Bill and Hillary are fairly classy in the political sphere. nikibatts Feb 2017 #45
As far as I know, Trump and Palin BainsBane Feb 2017 #51
We've been spoiled by having BlueMTexpat Feb 2017 #46
And Michelle Obama Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2017 #47
And for 18 months there was no shortage of attacks of her everywhere in social media Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #52
More like 25 years (starting in 1992)-but I'm not arguing your point. Boomerproud Feb 2017 #59
Actually I have talked about that for years, it was an actual conspiracy. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #61
Retweeted that last night. This really is just upside down world now. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #53
Proud 100th rec. nolabear Feb 2017 #55
Damn straight. MontanaMama Feb 2017 #56
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