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BigmanPigman

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4. And it isn't time to discuss Climate Change either.

Reply to FuzzyRabbit (Original post)

Mon Oct 2, 2017, 09:04 PM

Oct 2017

Republicans want to keep things status quo as long as the lobbyists keep paying them and they hire some for government positions. It is never the right time for them. Suddenly their kid is killed by a gun or a flood wipes out their grandmother's home...then it IS time to discuss it.

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White House says now not the time for gun debate [View all] FuzzyRabbit Oct 2017 OP

Now is not the time to talk about guns liberal N proud Oct 2017 #1

Yes, better to talk about it when no one's listening leftstreet Oct 2017 #2

The right. Blue_true Oct 2017 #3

And it isn't time to discuss Climate Change either. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #4

It is republican to feel empathy only when personally impacted. nt Blue_true Oct 2017 #5

They can't be distracted from giving away the treasury to the 1%. nt BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #6

Considering where this message comes from, defacto7 Oct 2017 #7

Because they know theyll lose. Volaris Oct 2017 #8

fuck this White House and the criminals who fester in it gopiscrap Oct 2017 #9

Could be that this is THE BEST TIME to discuss gun control RussBLib Oct 2017 #10

Isn't this the week we lift the restrictions on silencers? JDC Oct 2017 #11

They're going to wait for the right moment. You know that moment. Baitball Blogger Oct 2017 #12