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42. Today if politicians claim to care about "Freedom" or "Liberty" you know they don't

Sun Mar 26, 2017, 05:18 PM

Mar 2017

Back in the Cold War we used to say "If you see a nation with 'Democratic' in its name, you know it's not".

Today, if a political org uses "Freedom" or "Liberty" in their name you know they don't care about freedom and liberty, only about helping the wealthy and corporations.

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Just a note for DUers who may have forgotten what the Freedom Caucus is. They are not the [View all] Augiedog Mar 2017 OP

And here they are. A filthy lot. CurtEastPoint Mar 2017 #1

Louie Gohmert? Ccarmona Mar 2017 #4

It's by invitation only. Maybe he's not crazy enough. dalton99a Mar 2017 #6

They have very warmfeet Mar 2017 #23

GOOD ONE! Even Louie doesn't pass the test! CurtEastPoint Mar 2017 #32

Gohmert is a member of the Freedom Caucus oberliner Mar 2017 #36

Well, Wikipedia said it's secret and this is what they had. Figures Gomer would be one. CurtEastPoint Mar 2017 #48

Duncan and Hice are both batshit crazy. GoCubsGo Mar 2017 #7

Pretty much a bunch of confederates, if you ask me.. pangaia Mar 2017 #8

was the new OMB Director a member? salin Mar 2017 #11

Yes, mulvaney was a member. xxqqqzme Mar 2017 #31

Thanks. Then to anyone unsure of what the FC believes, a direction salin Mar 2017 #39

EVIL thugs. iluvtennis Mar 2017 #25

Party Of Greed JDC Mar 2017 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Mar 2017 #35

This list is not accurate oberliner Mar 2017 #40

They are the mad dogs and only one way to deal beachbum bob Mar 2017 #2

think tea party on steroids samnsara Mar 2017 #3

The Freedom Caucus wants to kill the New Deal itself, not just Obamacare. dalton99a Mar 2017 #5

They are the equivalent of our B.O.B.'s or P.U.M.A.'s. dawg Mar 2017 #9

freedom...common sense....etc - all code words for the opposite meaning used often by GOPers NRaleighLiberal Mar 2017 #10

Also, Trump's current Budget Director, Mick Mulvaney was one of its original founding members... Princess Turandot Mar 2017 #12

they didn't like the bill because it wasn't penal enough... spanone Mar 2017 #13

Yes,they are. coco22 Mar 2017 #14

They are a monster created by Citizens United and extreme gerrymandering. wildeyed Mar 2017 #15

They are the Tea Party with another name MiniMe Mar 2017 #16

And the John Birch Society as well. tenorly Mar 2017 #18

KNR Lucinda Mar 2017 #17

trump and Ryan weren't being draconian enough to satisfy them. They want no safety net al all. brush Mar 2017 #19

Correct. yardwork Mar 2017 #20

Mick Mulvaney was a founding member in 2015 IronLionZion Mar 2017 #21

They didn't think the replacement would kill enough people so they wouldn't vote for it. JTFrog Mar 2017 #22

They are terrorist, fascist pigs elmac Mar 2017 #24

They are our enemies, who were useful for one vote. Blue_true Mar 2017 #26

True that Lotusflower70 Mar 2017 #28

There is a frightening amount of crazy out there. lindysalsagal Mar 2017 #29

Yes, they did the right thing for the wrong reason Warpy Mar 2017 #30

Terry Gross, of Fresh Air, on NPR Percy Cholmondeley Mar 2017 #33

They are actually the anti-freedom caucus J_William_Ryan Mar 2017 #34

Freedom from reality caucus windwardbmh Mar 2017 #37

welcome to DU gopiscrap Mar 2017 #52

Are we surprised that this is an all boys club???? TNNurse Mar 2017 #38

I just assumed that this is the new Tea Party FakeNoose Mar 2017 #41

They are the teabaggers BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #43

Today if politicians claim to care about "Freedom" or "Liberty" you know they don't sharedvalues Mar 2017 #42

Regarding these astroturf, Koch-funded nutcases BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #44

They remind me of the Uruk-hai in Lord of the Rings - Saruman's special breed of Orcs. dgauss Mar 2017 #45

We know who they are...but the enemy of my enemy is my friend...this time. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #46

While Trump & rw pundits are blaming Ryan, it was FC's Panich52 Mar 2017 #47

Yet another infamous misnomer... Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #49

Nothing "freedom" about them ck4829 Mar 2017 #50

Essentially FC is comprised of Libertarians who call themselves republicans. no_hypocrisy Mar 2017 #51