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TonyPDX

(962 posts)
27. Those who pity the GOP/Tea Party are better people than me.
Tue Oct 25, 2016, 10:57 AM
Oct 2016

I won't forget the families in my community that lost their homes, or couldn't afford to fill much-needed prescriptions, or parents sometimes skipping meals so their children can have a full serving. I don't care if it's a character flaw for me to remember the suffering those greedy bastards caused innocent people. Sometimes only the disgust and commitment to DO SOMETHING got me through the day. A year ago I became a precinct committee person for the Democratic party in my county, and the recent canvassing I've done broadened my understanding. While circumstances in recent months may have improved for some of us, half of the people I spoke with volunteered that they were still struggling. One shared that she prays for Hillary multiple times every day.

Pardon me if I reserve my tears for innocent folks who still worry about losing everything, and for those who lost their "everything" long ago and somehow hang on. The privileged few are due for a stiff reckoning and it can't happen soon enough for me.

I hope Trump and all his properties go broke starting with his Hotel in D.C.. gordianot Oct 2016 #1
Looks like the new hotel in DC may grant your wish NastyRiffraff Oct 2016 #36
Good thing his foreign investors have deep pockets. gordianot Oct 2016 #37
Two semby2 Oct 2016 #2
my theory's close to yours barbtries Oct 2016 #24
Almost a year ago my eye doctor told me what is needed is for the Enoki33 Oct 2016 #32
Excellent post WiffenPoof Oct 2016 #44
That is an excellent post.. Thank you, Enok~ Cha Oct 2016 #46
nice photo! n/t handmade34 Oct 2016 #3
Yes, lovely photo of Hillary. anamandujano Oct 2016 #33
Did they mention that they failed to take the advice of their own 2012 "autopsy report", Tanuki Oct 2016 #4
Nope, nothing like that. They could have been a threat with a little effort. Rose Siding Oct 2016 #7
GOP built the base & tRump. They will schism: either mainline leaves or Ts are ejected. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2016 #15
Thank you, Rose.. well said! Cha Oct 2016 #6
They're not going to win Utah rpannier Oct 2016 #9
I keep on seeing these predictions about McMullin winning Utah, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2016 #40
He's been rising in the polls rpannier Oct 2016 #43
Yes, he's rising in the polls but one and only one poll PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2016 #45
I feel sorry for them vlyons Oct 2016 #10
Very well said. n/t Beartracks Oct 2016 #18
Of course they were morally corrupt well before Trump happened. Akamai Oct 2016 #21
"Look to their shock jocks and Fox" justgamma Oct 2016 #11
Personality Responsibility was just a buzz phrase NewJeffCT Oct 2016 #12
They politicized it for sure but the belief pre-dated the slogan Rose Siding Oct 2016 #14
Actually, it started in 1976, not 1996 tledford Oct 2016 #13
1964 GulfCoast66 Oct 2016 #39
Maybe they will finally take down that picture on their wall that they bow to. tonyt53 Oct 2016 #17
This is what happens when you become the #1 consumer of your own propaganda. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2016 #19
Exactly. Don't get high on your own supply. nt Codeine Oct 2016 #22
Goes back to the 50s and early 60s with Ayn Rand vlyons Oct 2016 #20
Point well said! BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2016 #23
I guarantee you that the deplorables will double down in 2020 workinclasszero Oct 2016 #25
I think you're right. Nt BainsBane Oct 2016 #28
Agree that we need two parties: the Ds and a more-liberal-than-the-Ds party. stopbush Oct 2016 #26
Those who pity the GOP/Tea Party are better people than me. TonyPDX Oct 2016 #27
GOP can not recover Cryptoad Oct 2016 #29
They still gerrymander districts. Amonester Oct 2016 #31
Great pic of Hillary! ailsagirl Oct 2016 #34
Um, "They built that". Coventina Oct 2016 #38
K & R. Great post Rose! Maru Kitteh Oct 2016 #47
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