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rpannier

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15. I can not imaging professionals talking of elected officials like this pre-Trump. damn!!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 07:43 PM

Jul 2018

You'd be surprised then
Go back 50, 100 years or more and you'd find it
My grandfather (born in 1905) told stories of some of the things that elected officials and other 'professionals' said about one another and it wasn''t pretty and sometimes it was threatening

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looking for a Judgeship!!!!!! Cryptoad Jul 2018 #12

If the people he prosecutes have tan or brown or black skin. magicarpet Jul 2018 #13

Sounds like time for a new statute pecosbob Jul 2018 #14

I can not imaging professionals talking of elected officials like this pre-Trump. damn!! rpannier Jul 2018 #15

And he still has a job? When law enforcement officers start calling for the murder of anyone Augiedog Jul 2018 #18

Not imagination that tRump&Republicons have encouraged racists & sexists to crawl out from under. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #20

I don't know why he still has a job, like wtf is wrong with people? beachbum bob Jul 2018 #21

He should be prosecuted! C Moon Jul 2018 #22

Not sure he can be fired Mz Pip Jul 2018 #23

So guess those calls for #Civility didn't last long did they? Initech Jul 2018 #24