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The Velveteen Ocelot

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1. I don't remember *any* time when a president incited violence against a member of Congress.

Reply to progree (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2019, 01:26 AM

Apr 2019

Even presidents I didn't like at all - Nixon, Reagan, the Bushes - didn't make implicitly violent public statements against any of the opposing party's members of Congress.

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Omar reports more death threats against her since Trump tweet [View all] progree Apr 2019 OP

I don't remember *any* time when a president incited violence against a member of Congress. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #1

We have to assume his fans and vast majority of Congressional Repugs are OK with Trumps dangerous riversedge Apr 2019 #18

Even 2+ years later, Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #21

Nothing better happen to her, or Trump should be charged with reckless endangerment. vsrazdem Apr 2019 #2

Yeah right, watoos Apr 2019 #10

+1 ck4829 Apr 2019 #23

Watching from Australia Aussie105 Apr 2019 #3

Wonder if the Russians are aiding and abetting your political problems too?! democratisphere Apr 2019 #5

Russia Aussie105 Apr 2019 #8

Smart. democratisphere Apr 2019 #9

How do you know 1/3 of our voting population is stupid? watoos Apr 2019 #12

Nobody owns the polls & that thing has a consistent approval rating of 34-40% depending. catbyte Apr 2019 #27

A lot of it is fueled by Murdoch owned right wing rags Blues Heron Apr 2019 #19

CNN and msnbc are also complicit, watoos Apr 2019 #28

Pelosi tells Trump to take it down blm Apr 2019 #4

Never would have believed one giant a-hole and his rethuglicon henchpeople democratisphere Apr 2019 #6

K&R ck4829 Apr 2019 #7

Republicans enabling terrorizing anyone duforsure Apr 2019 #11

There should be consequences ck4829 Apr 2019 #24

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #13

Yes, its been going on for a long time. Our local knuckledraggers hate the Somali community here nt progree Apr 2019 #15

Wingers are cowards... Maxheader Apr 2019 #14

Yep ck4829 Apr 2019 #25

The House can censure a president & tRump has plenty of censurable offenses. nt yaesu Apr 2019 #16

Even the dangerous talk from Trump seems to be OK for his fans and Repugs. riversedge Apr 2019 #17

Twitter, if you can hear me.... Talitha Apr 2019 #20

The President of the US prodigitalson Apr 2019 #22

tRump, when asked if he had any second thoughts on the video after reports of increased threats... PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #26

We know that Trump is a monster, watoos Apr 2019 #29

And trump and the fascist gop duforsure Apr 2019 #30