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Scruffy1

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36. I'm not buying it.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Mar 3, 2019, 10:16 AM

Mar 2019

All this talk about the "conservative movement" ever being about anything worthwhile except creating a more powerful oligarchy and having "principles" is pure hogwash. Trump simply does not have filter to cover up what it's always been about:power. Racist can hide behind a pro-life mother hubbard, "free enterprise" is always the first in line for checks from the tax payers, beliefs are more important than facts, and money is the measure of personal worth. He just exposes them for what they are. They will never die because they have all the money and some in the population would rather be ruled than have to take part in a Democracy.

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The Republican Party is dead: GOP strategist stunned by reception to Trump's 'unhinged' CPAC speech [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2019 OP

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Yup Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #18

T H I S Cosmocat Mar 2019 #22

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'... antithetical to the conservative movement.' Volaris Mar 2019 #9

yes, for sure. MBS Mar 2019 #11

Y E P Cosmocat Mar 2019 #23

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Hey TYLER, don't blame trump YOU did this !! pangaia Mar 2019 #33

I'm not buying it. Scruffy1 Mar 2019 #36

Locking... DonViejo Mar 2019 #37