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You said it in the only way that matters: you voted for it. 

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I told my friends at work today to get ready for some excuse destroying reality.   We are no longer going to be able to excuse the behavior of voters in this election as 'being foolish', 'hoping Trump

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Horn Under a Bad Sign

Horn Under a Bad Sign 20342

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GOP State Senator Mark Green of Tennessee voted to reject billions of dollars worth of federal medicaid dollars because those dollars interfere with people coming to a know who God is:



"Every person who came to Christ came to Christ with a physical need… People go to God because of a physical need and they walk away with a spiritual need met. That’s the story of the Gospels. And so government has stepped in, at least in this country, and done all the work for the church. And so the person who’s in need — they look to the government for the answer. Not God. And I think, in that way, government has done an injustice that’s even bigger than just the entitlement — creation of an entitlement welfare state. I think it’s even bigger. And in this setting, I’ll share the story… I think it interrupts the opportunity for people to come to a saving knowledge of who God is.. "



 


 

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cactusflinthead

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Wow. I don't think Mr. Alembik has ever heard about damage control from a PR standpoint. 

Will he grant any more interviews? I would like to hear more about the language we used to describe other people. I suspect he has more colorful vocabulary for our fellow citizens concerning sexual orientation. 

Yes, let's hear more from ranty old people.

It really seems to be helping DeSantis. 

From the Politico tweet replies 

 

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HenryJames

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10 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

GOP State Senator Mark Green of Tennessee voted to reject billions of dollars worth of federal medicaid dollars because those dollars interfere with people coming to a know who God is:



"Every person who came to Christ came to Christ with a physical need… People go to God because of a physical need and they walk away with a spiritual need met. That’s the story of the Gospels. And so government has stepped in, at least in this country, and done all the work for the church. And so the person who’s in need — they look to the government for the answer. Not God. And I think, in that way, government has done an injustice that’s even bigger than just the entitlement — creation of an entitlement welfare state. I think it’s even bigger. And in this setting, I’ll share the story… I think it interrupts the opportunity for people to come to a saving knowledge of who God is.. "



 


 

 No doubt that dude is running on some type of anti-sharia platform.

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SuingToGetAMessageBoard?

SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3861

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That entire politico aeticle is gold. The writer was having fun in these paragraphs. 

 

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“So somebody like Chris Rock can get up onstage and use the word and there’s no problem? But some white guy says it and he’s a racist? Really?” the 67-year-old Alembik said, noting that what’s considered racially charged language now wasn’t racist when he was a kid. “I grew up in New York in the ‘50s. We were the k----. They were the n------. They were the goyim. And those were the s----.”

On Sept. 8, Alembik acknowledges, he used the full N-word in anger in responding to a tweet from the Republican National Committee that criticized Obama for saying that “over the past few decades, the politics of division and resentment and paranoia has unfortunately found a home in the Republican Party.”

“Without a hint of irony, Obama smears President Trump’s 63 million Republican voters as divisive & resentful,” the RNC wrote, prompting Alembik to quote the tweet and write in all capital letters: “F--- THE MUSLIM N-----.”

Initially, Alembik said he didn’t believe he wrote that but then, after reviewing the tweet, said that “when I write anything inflammatory, it’s because I’m seriously pissed off. I’m an emotional human being. Do I have a filter on what I say? In public, yes. Would I use that word in public? No. This is Twitter.””

 

1) Chris rock says it? I can’t?

2) obama is divisive.  What a [n bomb]!

3) I’m only like this in private! For instance, on twitter! 

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Something about the timing of DeSantis's comment really sunk him.  His super clear dog whistle was no worse than what has become standard fare these days, but for some reason it really sunk in to everyone and everyone at once just yelled that's it, no more of this bullshit.  The veritable straw that broke the camel's back.

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Something about the timing of DeSantis's comment really sunk him.  His super clear dog whistle was no worse than what has become standard fare these days, but for some reason it really sunk in to everyone and everyone at once just yelled that's it, no more of this bullshit.  The veritable straw that broke the camel's back.


He hasn’t lost yet. I’m surrounded by old racist morons that can’t wait to vote for him because the other guy is (internally)“black!” / (externally) “socialist!”
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18 minutes ago, SuingToGetAMessageBoard? said:

Something about the timing of DeSantis's comment really sunk him.  His super clear dog whistle was no worse than what has become standard fare these days, but for some reason it really sunk in to everyone and everyone at once just yelled that's it, no more of this bullshit.  The veritable straw that broke the camel's back.

DeSantis is a great example of what happens when a smart well educated politician tries play Trump politics.  They don’t understand you have to be a legitimate dumbass racist buffoon to pull off the Trump playbook.

Steve Bannon put it best in the Woodward book when he was coaching Trump.  Bannon told Trump he came off as genuine because his statements were so obviously not politically calculated.  It’s what distinguished him from Hillary the most.  

Hillary’s public statements were so calculated, measured, and focus group tested that even when she was telling the truth it sounded like a lie.  People were turned off by that kind of mechanical poli-speak.  Trump could say anything he wanted and seem more credible when juxtaposed with Hillary talk. 

DeSantis tried to cross the streams with Trump and calculated dog whistling and he self destructed. 

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How does one go about locating one of the most endangered Republicans in November’s midterm elections? If you ask Dean Phillips, the Democrat challenging five-term incumbent Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.), the natural answer is to turn to Bigfoot.

The famously elusive creature is the star of a new campaign ad from Phillips as he attempts to track down the Republican congressman who has been accused of dodging constituents in order to avoid questions on his finances and voting record.

Mother Jones

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Brisketexan

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All that tells me is that 20k people - so, around 4% of the GOP pool in the area - changed their designation because they’re embarrassed by the GOP label these days. No worries. They’ll still be reliable GOP votes. They just won’t admit it publicly.

Kind of like how a huge swath of this country is disgustingly racist, but has the decency not to say racist things in public.

Don’t bet on decency and humanity winning out anytime soon. They’re proven losers.
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