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39. Bannon/Putin victory: they divided the left, turned us against one another...

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 10:54 AM

Dec 2017

Guaranteeing intra-party rage and resentments, and that some Democrats now think less of other Democrats. Some might be so angry that they leave the party, or vote for third-party candidates. The net effect is that Democrats are weak, unappealing, unstable, disloyal to one another, and have nothing but headaches to offer. They allowed themselves to be hoodwinked into weakening the party, all for some abstract notion of attaining the moral high ground— at the precise moment in history when possessing the moral high ground carries no political value whatsoever.

A classic bit of Bannon/Putin-esque maneuvering, and their payoff in this gambit has been HUGE. They got ALL that, AND made a genuine, old-school, fighting Democrat disappear in the bargain.

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I'm not sure I'll ever get over [View all] SHRED Dec 2017 OP

karma will settle all scores, repubs are looking for their next victim to set up nt msongs Dec 2017 #1

That was Republican Trent Franks, wasn't it? brooklynite Dec 2017 #30

Franks is not being accussed Motownman78 Dec 2017 #31

...asking your staff member to carry a baby for you qualifies. brooklynite Dec 2017 #32

Are you serious? Motownman78 Dec 2017 #33

Asking your STAFF MEMBER to carry a baby to term, however it's implanted... brooklynite Dec 2017 #34

Yup, they have weaponized #MeToo. Initech Dec 2017 #47

yep, and send in O'Keefe people to ask leading questions and then doctor the video. OhioBlue Dec 2017 #54

Now? The critical thinkers here saw the hit all along. Hugin Dec 2017 #2

I know SHRED Dec 2017 #3

i am angry too but the book was fiction questionseverything Dec 2017 #4

Well the bar is set very low now after all SHRED Dec 2017 #8

i just don't want us acting as stupid as these dem senators questionseverything Dec 2017 #11

He won't be the next targeted...my guess, anyway. susanna Dec 2017 #18

the senate dems have pretty much guarenteed we will never win again questionseverything Dec 2017 #20

I don't believe that, per se. susanna Dec 2017 #24

Or maybe they believed the women mythology Dec 2017 #41

And you believe Tweeden's sketchy story is morally pure? brush Dec 2017 #58

Franken's bad USO groping joke was fiction also. MoonRiver Dec 2017 #29

yes groping threw that vest is physically impossible questionseverything Dec 2017 #42

And he didn't even touch the vest. MoonRiver Dec 2017 #48

I no longer have any plan and my crystal ball has gone dark. Hugin Dec 2017 #7

Why single him out? It was Gillibrand who led the clarion call, wasn't it? diva77 Dec 2017 #13

It was a 1 page essay published in an alternative newspaper in Vermont in 1972. diva77 Dec 2017 #21

It doesn't matter, really, with the GOP. susanna Dec 2017 #25

and Al's pic was from a raunchy USO comedy gig Egnever Dec 2017 #44

"It was a 1 page essay published in an alternative newspaper in Vermont in 1972." LenaBaby61 Dec 2017 #53

"Bernie's never been vetted" -- but he already ran for Pres. - not sure I understand this statement diva77 Dec 2017 #57

Be assured, this is a real hit job! democratisphere Dec 2017 #5

Republican leadership are drinking champagne SHRED Dec 2017 #6

Sure are SHRED! democratisphere Dec 2017 #10

Hey guise lets "purify" the democratic party! workinclasszero Dec 2017 #43

All day i've felt bad, crying off and on. betsuni Dec 2017 #9

I recommend his book Giant of the Senate WyLoochka Dec 2017 #17

I've read all his other books, latest was old beat-up second hand copy of "Why Not Me?" betsuni Dec 2017 #19

It's was so horrifying to watch, I can't sleep WyLoochka Dec 2017 #12

Your post is so true....so well stated. I agree completely Rene Dec 2017 #35

the whole thing sickens me KT2000 Dec 2017 #14

I didn't see those Democratic Senators coming to Elizabeth Warren's aid very strongly when she still_one Dec 2017 #16

While I suspect it was a republican hit job, unless it can be unequivocally shown to be the case, still_one Dec 2017 #15

I read all the laments and watched Klobuchar also jump on and Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #22

Klobuchar was especially hard for me Egnever Dec 2017 #46

Sticking as a Dem because it's my only choice. Al's lack of support was shameful. Freelancer Dec 2017 #23

And Franken is not, in fact, an idiot. He's been railroaded. n/t MrModerate Dec 2017 #27

The Dem caucus is dead to me. And I better not be getting any fundraising emails . . . MrModerate Dec 2017 #26

Franken is a sexual harasser. Save your anger for Trump and the damage the GOP are making. Doodley Dec 2017 #28

No, he isn't Bettie Dec 2017 #37

He is not. WyLoochka Dec 2017 #49

Bringing your canoe paddle over here? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #51

A day that will live in infamy. dalton99a Dec 2017 #36

"If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog"----Harry Truman. oasis Dec 2017 #38

Bannon/Putin victory: they divided the left, turned us against one another... VOX Dec 2017 #39

Sad but true I'm afraid SHRED Dec 2017 #40

The actually went down the low road, morally speaking WyLoochka Dec 2017 #50

If it turns out to be a hit job then let them be embarrassed! lunatica Dec 2017 #45

An investigation would probably take over a year... CrowCity_Dem Dec 2017 #52

I feel the same way flamingdem Dec 2017 #55

I love Franken, but on the list of outrages this doesn't even make my top 100. Bleacher Creature Dec 2017 #56

agreed. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2017 #59