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2016 Postmortem

Cha

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32. It is a fascinating story in GreedOpulence&Pissing on their so-called "family values!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 09:10 PM

Sep 2014

Indeed, how could someone who's gotten that far in life think they could get away with it.. and why would they even want to?

There was always the gop nom for President calling.. if they had the right story to tell. I think the republicon party is full of arrogant sociopaths.. or is that redundant?

Mahalo Don~

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Bob McDonnell’s shocking stupidity: How could a politician have been this dumb? [View all] DonViejo Sep 2014 OP

Truly amazing underpants Sep 2014 #1

It is shocking NastyRiffraff Sep 2014 #2

McDonnell was half right atreides1 Sep 2014 #20

Excellent point. He is very stupid, being elected increases ones IQ by somewhere around 0 points. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #35

he was headed this way for me the first time I saw him roguevalley Sep 2014 #29

Well, fredamae Sep 2014 #3

He's a graduate of Regent and Liberty Universities n2doc Sep 2014 #4

aha..THAT explains it. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2014 #15

+1 Enthusiast Sep 2014 #26

He had seen George Allen ride into the governorship on "family values" crap carolinayellowdog Sep 2014 #31

So, he spent years being thoroughly brainwashed in Christian madrasahs? Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #36

Kinda makes Louie Gohmert look like Einstein. nt valerief Sep 2014 #5

How could a politician have been this dumb? SmittynMo Sep 2014 #6

they DESERVE heaven05 Sep 2014 #7

I have a lot of flaws TNNurse Sep 2014 #8

It's the Republican way Zorro Sep 2014 #9

I know right? MynameisBlarney Sep 2014 #11

But steel is a "Precious Metal" Throckmorton Sep 2014 #22

GOOOOD MOOOORNIN' SCHADENFREUDE!!!! MynameisBlarney Sep 2014 #10

Perfect response n/t Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2014 #13

Hubris. Entitlement. Priviledge. dawnie51 Sep 2014 #12

My thinking also. I was always said his name was changed from Hugh Bris. kairos12 Sep 2014 #16

Hugh Bris- is that a rather large celebration of a louis-t Sep 2014 #27

It's not dumb that caught up with him usaf-vet Sep 2014 #14

That's actually quite clever TlalocW Sep 2014 #17

How could they be so dumb, ARROGANCE! olegramps Sep 2014 #18

Politicians are dumb (Dems and Repubs alike). Mass Sep 2014 #19

It probably isn't dumb to think that most people that do things like this aren't caught. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2014 #21

I think I see why the governor fought this through to a conviction... JohnnyRingo Sep 2014 #23

Both firm believers in IOKIFYAR. Bit them in the ass this time. nt COLGATE4 Sep 2014 #24

The French had an answer for these let them eat cake folks--the National Razor. kairos12 Sep 2014 #25

hubris? La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #28

He went to Pat Robertson's Jesus Freak University Submariner Sep 2014 #30

It is a fascinating story in GreedOpulence&Pissing on their so-called "family values! Cha Sep 2014 #32

Great Image. Next??? n/t libdem4life Sep 2014 #37

Considering all the legal bribery available, he really blew it. SunSeeker Sep 2014 #33

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2014 #34

Maybe it was worth it to him. Kablooie Sep 2014 #38

Greed and materialism. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #39

Not sure Rolo Sep 2014 #40