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Vogon_Glory

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12. Perhaps we Democrats ought to publicize Bannon's remark

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 7, 2017, 11:46 AM

Sep 2017

Last edited Sat Sep 9, 2017, 11:25 AM - Edit history (1)

A lot of the Texas Republican Party's voting strength comes from middle-class and upper-middle class Catholics of European descent. Those Catholics supply a good chunk of the leadership of the anti-abortion movement and the GOP's cadre.

I wonder how they'd feel if they couldn't ignore such remarks anymore? Those people have gone on the warpath against Democrats for saying far, far less offensive behavior.

Can we hope that they'd feel sufficiently offended enough to sit out 2018 and 2020?

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Bannon: Catholic churches 'need illegal aliens' [View all] DonViejo Sep 2017 OP

Getting back to those Klan roots, are we now? Girard442 Sep 2017 #1

Shocked he didn't call us Papists! Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #2

He's Roman Catholic too...very conservative RC, at that. eom DonViejo Sep 2017 #4

Wow, I didn't know that. Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #10

Then shouldn't be listen to the Pope and Bishops? white_wolf Sep 2017 #24

Mr. Bannon finds a church that helps people in need deeply offensive. Eugene Sep 2017 #3

Isn't that the same church that wants to see pregnant women die horrible deaths rather than abort? Major Nikon Sep 2017 #8

Nuance, exceptions to blanket rules, and a lack of absolutism can be a difficult thing to grasp. LanternWaste Sep 2017 #17

Anybody Else Feel It's Untoward. . . ProfessorGAC Sep 2017 #5

I'll bet he doesn't like sitting in a pew next to an "illegal" or Raven Sep 2017 #6

That's just about as stupid a remark as can be made. TexasProgresive Sep 2017 #7

Perhaps we Democrats ought to publicize Bannon's remark Vogon_Glory Sep 2017 #12

I read something about this sarisataka Sep 2017 #9

I wonder if Bill Donahue and the Catholic League Will Respond Vogon_Glory Sep 2017 #11

There are plenty of Catholic parishes catering to affluent white bigots... hunter Sep 2017 #13

chance for great pillow talk for bannon and dolan at the next right to lie fascist fetus fest dembotoz Sep 2017 #14

Bannon is a horrible human being that feels the need to spread his lack of intelligence Johonny Sep 2017 #15

God these people are fucking horrible! Initech Sep 2017 #16

I'm guessing calling Catholics 'papists' will be the next big thing on the right. LanternWaste Sep 2017 #18

Probably Vogon_Glory Sep 2017 #22

No he didn't? Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #19

Obviously Bannon has forgotten his Catechism LeftInTX Sep 2017 #20

Bannon needs a daily bath. Among a lot of other things. (nt) Paladin Sep 2017 #21

American Catholic or Roman Catholic? ann coulter weighs in. irisblue Sep 2017 #23