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maddogesq

(1,248 posts)
42. Dear Wimpocrats,
Mon Dec 2, 2024, 04:10 PM
Dec 2024

In an age where half the adults can’t read above the 6th grade level, where 40 percent worship the Orange Sociopath, the days of holier than thou as a political strategy just ain’t gonna fly.

That double standard that has existed since Reagan exists because we “fair minded Democrats” keep buying into it.

I’m not suggested criminal behavior is good: no, I am suggesting we call the double standard for what it is, and point out targeting the minute it happens.

It doesn’t pay to be nice anymore.

And maybe, just maybe, this case will point out the need for more resources to help those with addiction issues.


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I think Joe Biden has no fucks left to give. Ray Bruns Dec 2024 #1
and neither should we. Think. Again. Dec 2024 #29
Absolutely. There are tons more important issues than Biden Jr. Let them go in peace. SWBTATTReg Dec 2024 #60
And nor should he. kacekwl Dec 2024 #51
Right Roy Rolling Dec 2024 #106
This Democrat is frustrated with the Democrats who are frustrated over that pardon. City Lights Dec 2024 #2
Well said! yardwork Dec 2024 #13
exactly pspro Dec 2024 #73
It's another case of both siderism MadameButterfly Dec 2024 #109
Too bad. We have bigger fish to fry. There are no "norms" anymore LymphocyteLover Dec 2024 #3
They would Simon Pure us right into the gas chamber. Klarkashton Dec 2024 #4
"Some Democrats" can wax profound, it's easy when one has no flesh and blood in the game. Magoo48 Dec 2024 #67
Polis not done fellating TFG I see durablend Dec 2024 #5
Given who Trump pardoned in 2020, I don't see how anyone is complaining. ificandream Dec 2024 #6
Are you kidding union rep Dec 2024 #7
He ought to issue an addendum pardon on January 5 marshall Dec 2024 #47
Sighhhhh. Could we PLEASE stop using slang for male genitalia as a niyad Dec 2024 #92
Ohh I'm Sooo Sorrrrry! Cha Dec 2024 #8
The "justice system," under tsar tsf BlueKota Dec 2024 #9
the "justice" dept. can't be trusted to keep ANY of us safe. Think. Again. Dec 2024 #30
Anonymous accusations Fullduplexxx Dec 2024 #10
Not really Polybius Dec 2024 #14
And this one... Bet There Ae More than Khana Cha Dec 2024 #26
How are/were Democrats expected to reform or curtail a President's pardoning power when in2herbs Dec 2024 #36
There is not going to be a whole lot of "reforming" the president's pardon power without a... LudwigPastorius Dec 2024 #94
I know Colorado is a state noted for its high elevation... Montauk6 Dec 2024 #66
IKR.. Yeah, I was born and raised in the Mile High City Cha Dec 2024 #97
NO Not "anonymous". Cha Dec 2024 #25
These people keep pretending everything is going to be fine. Think. Again. Dec 2024 #31
Thank you, Just-Us Democrats... smh Montauk6 Dec 2024 #65
Right.... agenda. Not working . Cha Dec 2024 #72
Meh iemanja Dec 2024 #11
Shame to those Ds. All of them would pardon their children if given the opportunity. Clouds Passing Dec 2024 #12
President Biden has lost 2 of his kids. Dulcinea Dec 2024 #62
Giving pardons is part of being President. Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2024 #15
Because he didn't think the sociopath would win. JohnSJ Dec 2024 #16
Then all the more reason to pardon him. Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2024 #68
I agree. JohnSJ Dec 2024 #69
My thought EXACTLY!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2024 #78
If I was president Biden I would worry his son might not make it alive out of jail Stargazer99 Dec 2024 #89
Absolutely. ShazzieB Dec 2024 #111
Oh, FFS. ramedy Dec 2024 #17
Exactly claudette Dec 2024 #34
Use a firehose yankee87 Dec 2024 #18
I agree, now is the time to use ANY power we have... Think. Again. Dec 2024 #33
Biden should declare war on maga truthisfreedom Dec 2024 #19
The goal was to torture Joe thru his son. He did what he had to do. I'd like to think most parents would. Joinfortmill Dec 2024 #20
That Gov. Jared Polis is still on X says a lot about him. nt TBF Dec 2024 #21
DINO ramedy Dec 2024 #24
yup, agree. nt TBF Dec 2024 #50
Who cares we can do it Dec 2024 #22
"bad precedent...abused by future presidents".... SERIOUSLY? CousinIT Dec 2024 #23
Trump pardoned his daughters father-in-law for no reason, and Steve Bannon Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #39
I agree. Also kacekwl Dec 2024 #54
Disarray! it's Disarray I tells ya! Think. Again. Dec 2024 #27
He didn't used to. intheflow Dec 2024 #44
Trump will use his powers in a partisan way no matter what, BUT he will use Hunter Biden's pardon as a justification andym Dec 2024 #28
Protecting ANY citizen from further persecution by the right... Think. Again. Dec 2024 #35
The convicted new king will go after both Bidens no matter what. Justice matters. Dec 2024 #77
Too bad claudette Dec 2024 #32
You can disagree with a decision and stay quiet Raven123 Dec 2024 #37
The squeaky wheel gets the grease. And, the attention. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #115
LOL...probably would have 90+% approval among rank and file Democrats Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #38
Fuck 'em.... Blue_Tires Dec 2024 #40
With Democratic friends like that, who needs Republican enemies? Ocelot II Dec 2024 #41
Dear Wimpocrats, maddogesq Dec 2024 #42
Holy fuck, what is going on with Jared Polis? intheflow Dec 2024 #43
Probably auditioning for his grand party switch. He seems like a pure political animal. /nt spudspud Dec 2024 #49
That ship has sailed Blue Dotty Dec 2024 #45
it'd be lovely to think that an unbending decision to hold the moral high ground, however painful muriel_volestrangler Dec 2024 #46
Still too many Dem leaders with their heads up their ass... spudspud Dec 2024 #48
Two words gay texan Dec 2024 #52
My sentiments exactly: Fuck em. (nt) Paladin Dec 2024 #55
Such Democrats need to be primaried Yavin4 Dec 2024 #53
Really, AP? Four Democrats. Quelle horreur. Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #56
This is the kind of stupidity that allows the GOP to divide and conquer. VegasVet Dec 2024 #57
Those will make excellent candidates to be primaried. Basso8vb Dec 2024 #58
What will the reaction be when he pardons his brother ? MichMan Dec 2024 #59
I hope it bothers you even more RandiFan1290 Dec 2024 #110
LOL. "Some democrats." LOL. Biden was forced to do this. PSPS Dec 2024 #61
Joe Biden, I have no doubt at all... The Unmitigated Gall Dec 2024 #63
Malicious bullshit... GiqueCee Dec 2024 #64
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2024 #70
Welcome back!!! Bye again!! GP6971 Dec 2024 #71
The fact that we're being inundated by trolls over this guarantees that it was the right move Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #75
Yep...and I wasn't surprised by the reaction. GP6971 Dec 2024 #91
Are these Democrats also 'frustrated' by tRump pardoning mzmolly Dec 2024 #74
President Biden saw the people 45 is putting in his cabinet MacKasey Dec 2024 #76
100% InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2024 #80
What father would not pardon BunkieBandit Dec 2024 #79
Fuck them. bamagal62 Dec 2024 #81
Boo hoo hoo! Oopsie Daisy Dec 2024 #82
Who can possibly read that first sentence and not realize that the Associated Press ZZenith Dec 2024 #83
Once again you can't reason or rationalize anything regarding TSF! Hope22 Dec 2024 #84
He did the right thing Botany Dec 2024 #85
They can get the fuck over it. . . . BigDemVoter Dec 2024 #86
Biden said that when he believed his son would be treated fairly though. cstanleytech Dec 2024 #87
Well then, they are stupid Quanta Dec 2024 #88
it was a farce from the beginning azureblue Dec 2024 #90
Oh you are? Gee I'm sorry. lees1975 Dec 2024 #93
I agree with President Biden's decision because..... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2024 #95
That's fine I won't vote for any of them MistakenLamb Dec 2024 #96
Gee, attack Trump with pardoning Jared's Dad, Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, Mike Flynn, the list goes on. 33taw Dec 2024 #98
Them and their felling can F 'off NotHardly Dec 2024 #99
"Some Democrats." The way the media covers this shit pisses me off and I've been seeing through it for a long time now. Karasu Dec 2024 #100
Other than raising billions and losing elections, not sure what the party stands for. Hassler Dec 2024 #101
It won't tarnish his reputation with me. To hell with all of them, President Biden did the right thing. LoisB Dec 2024 #102
Not me. diane in sf Dec 2024 #103
No f*cks to give BlueMTexpat Dec 2024 #104
Oh dear Keepthesoulalive Dec 2024 #105
Sanity has long left the building Afrocat Dec 2024 #107
This is the right CONTROLLING THE MESSAGE........AGAIN! Hope22 Dec 2024 #108
It's time to use the term Fascist sympathizer. nt Hotler Dec 2024 #112
Polis has been a real disappointment lately. This is all BS. Media loves Dems in disarray stories LymphocyteLover Dec 2024 #113
Let's See DownriverDem Dec 2024 #114
Have they not read the room? ejbr Dec 2024 #116
Screw Them... OhioTim Dec 2024 #117
Polis seems like a first class idiot. travelingthrulife Dec 2024 #118
Some Democrats are frustrated over Joe Biden reversing course, damn that's to bad. republianmushroom Dec 2024 #119
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