The GQP: Trumpist Death Cult

[JohnnyRage 1,617]

3 hours ago, bluto said:

Fairly regular scene Rockwall
 

Yeah in Rowlett's defense, that's the Rockwall Snuffer's. They often cause a small backup when crossing the Lake Ray Hubbard Bridges. One of the bigger backups that I can remember was a boat parade.

Further south of there is now rather new money wealthy, Heath, Tx. It's where I believe Trump's Secretary of Defense came from.

Edited August 1, 2021 by JohnnyRage

[mdmost 43,301]

Pat Snuffer would've never let that shit happen if he was still in charge of his restaurants.

[pyrohornIII 4,838]

On 7/24/2021 at 2:43 PM, cactusflinthead said:

 

The bumper sticker was a bit of overkill, right?

 

On 7/25/2021 at 5:27 PM, atomheartbevo said:

Lest we forget, "prairie n------" was/is a racial slur used for Native Americans.

And way too many people these days think of reservations as fucking mini-Las Vegases with casinos and all, when it fact they suck shit through a straw and look like something that's damn near 3rd world.

I'll second that.  Go the Little Big Horn and then Wounded Knee, and see which place gets the government bucks to promote what happened at each site.  Pretty fucking dismal.

[MaybeACoordinator 8,350]

On 7/29/2021 at 10:54 PM, WhatTheBuck said:

Trump claimed on more than one occasion that his dad was born in Germany. He was born in the U.S.

In the Art of the Deal, he claimed his family was Swedish somewhere way back, because at that time, thanks to Hitler and all that, even to have a German grandfather would make it a little harder to swing deals with Jewish real estate tycoons. So he just made up a fictional Swedish background, turning a setback into an advantage. Though neutral, Swedes did better than most European countries in saving what Jews they could.

So there he went lying his ass off about his ethnicity in a way that had obvious tangible benefits to his bottom line, and then when Warren came out with that idiotic but extremely common Oklahoma BS about being part-Indian, he was relentless in mocking her. If the Dems had any balls they would have returned every Pocahontas with a Swedish Chef taunt of their own, but we all know that party has been castrated since LBJ left office. 

[MaybeACoordinator 8,350]

11 minutes ago, MaybeACoordinator said:

In the Art of the Deal, he completely denied German ancestry. He claimed his family was Swedish somewhere way back, because at that time, thanks to Hitler and all that, even to have a German grandfather would make it a little harder to swing deals with Jewish real estate tycoons. So he just made up a fictional Swedish background, turning a setback into an advantage. Though neutral, Swedes did better than most European countries in saving what Jews they could.

So there he went lying his ass off about his ethnicity in a way that had obvious tangible benefits to his bottom line, and then when Warren came out with that idiotic but extremely common Oklahoma BS about being part-Indian, he was relentless in mocking her. If the Dems had any balls they would have returned every Pocahontas with a Swedish Chef taunt of their own, but we all know that party has been castrated since LBJ left office. 

Fuck. The ultra-rare self-quote double post. I meant to edit and clarify that in claiming that Swedish heritage, he was denying any German heritage at all, and not saying he was German of Swedish background or something. So in 15 years he went from claiming no German heritage to being fully half German as circumstances changed. 

Edited August 1, 2021 by MaybeACoordinator

[WhatTheBuck 28,830]

I’m not naming names because I don’t want to give them any exposure. But I’m being bombarded by tv ads from Republican candidates all claiming that they’re more pro-Trump, pro-gun, and pro-life than those other guys. It’s really pathetic what Trump has done to the GOP and how spineless they all are caving into copying his style and methodology.

And what exactly does it mean to be a “Trump conservative?” There’s nothing conservative about Trump. Those are just empty words. They’re meaningless. But hey, it worked for Trump so this is the way we do things now. Just toss out bullshit trigger words and phrases to appeal to the rubes and hope for the best. 

[wildcat09 29,453]

9 hours ago, Fletch said:

He listens to those shitass Shapiro and Carlson radio. All day. I’ve told him time and time again this isn’t healthy, he needs to find a hobby or join a softball league or listen to Bill Burr or Doug Stanhope. But nope. He’s totally fine with being brainwashed 

Try telling him Ben Shapiro is a midget and Jewish. Post his reaction.

[Neonmoon 38,130]

The only way you can deprogram someone from a cult is first remove them from the cult. It is impossible to do because the cult isn’t centralized. It is a stream of disinformation from Fox News/OAN/Newsmax/InfoWars/Facebook/Twitter/YouTube 

You have to stop the individual from reading all that insane bullshit. Then slowly, you can introduce the truth, appeal to morality, and humanity. 

The guardrails of truth have been destroyed. I don’t see how this gets fixed to be honest. Unless there are consequences for media sharing lie after lie, then insanity will continue 

[Captainant 27,972]

3 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

And what exactly does it mean to be a “Trump conservative?”

[WhatTheBuck 28,830]

11 minutes ago, Captainant said:

[Underdog 28,870]

1 hour ago, wildcat09 said:

Try telling him Ben Shapiro is a midget and Jewish. Post his reaction.

And double gloves it when playing golf. 

[Guest Lobo]

Well, he's Jewish.  So he's been de-gloved, so when he gloves up, it's not really a double glove...it's just a net of one glove.  

Mus outside shoulda told ya

[Bama Chick 28,596]

Nothing like a little joke about violence against women!

[Js1 85,746]

I don’t think there’s a bigger incentive for Dems to turn out and keep the House than making sure this douche never touches the Speaker’s gavel. 

[Jack Straw 2,954]

3 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

“this picture really makes me proud to be a Republican.  why can’t Democrats be more sincere and genuine and love America like this?”

-Republicans 

[Fletch 5,802]

Good god. Like holy fuck. Yes. Democrats are racist. Sure dude

[Mrs Whiggins 13,050]

22 minutes ago, Fletch said:

Good god. Like holy fuck. Yes. Democrats are racist. Sure dude

"Your people?" That's not fascist at all now is it.....

 

 

Seriously, it is a real shame he isn't spending the truck time hauling with some good audio books. There are so many free ones nowadays. If one isn't into the classics, there are really good genre literature titles. He may not be into romance novels (NTTAWWT), but Westerns, Sci Fi, Clive Cussler or some other novels of intrigue. Heck, you said he was a sports guy, if he hasn't read Ball Four, then listening to that on audiobook might be right up his alley. Or nonfiction. There are so many things better for one's health. Talk radio is bad for the blood pressure.

 

He does have a well of outrage from which he is drawing. Maybe someone can siphon some of that off into a more productive focus.

[Underdog 28,870]

One can only hope that Kevin's boss, Speaker Pelosi, takes action against him.  

[Sawbonz 27,777]

10 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

I’m not naming names because I don’t want to give them any exposure. But I’m being bombarded by tv ads from Republican candidates all claiming that they’re more pro-Trump, pro-gun, and pro-life than those other guys. It’s really pathetic what Trump has done to the GOP and how spineless they all are caving into copying his style and methodology.

And what exactly does it mean to be a “Trump conservative?” There’s nothing conservative about Trump. Those are just empty words. They’re meaningless. But hey, it worked for Trump so this is the way we do things now. Just toss out bullshit trigger words and phrases to appeal to the rubes and hope for the best. 

Hopefully they fare as well as the pro trump candidate for Tx 06

 

[Pancho 45,434]

 

[RDCanecutter 26,551]

9 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

[Biff Tannen 45,763]

30 minutes ago, Pancho said:

 

And 5% of that 47% will actually do so. It’s unfortunate, because they will get slaughtered. Well, unless they try to ransack the Capitol I suppose. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,276]

4 hours ago, Fletch said:

Good god. Like holy fuck. Yes. Democrats are racist. Sure dude

I’m going to have to put Fletch on ignore to not put up with his buddy’s dumbassedness,I guess.

[Fletch 5,802]

49 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

I’m going to have to put Fletch on ignore to not put up with his buddy’s dumbassedness,I guess.

Nah man don’t do that. This is the GQP thread. We need to keep an eye on these fuckers

[Fletch 5,802]

12 hours ago, wildcat09 said:

Try telling him Ben Shapiro is a midget and Jewish. Post his reaction.

Will do man. This fucker is so entertaining but also terrifying. It’s up to us to out vote him and his klan. Midterms coming up. Let’s do our part

[atomheartbevo 90,053]

2 hours ago, Pancho said:

 

2 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

And 5% of that 47% will actually do so. It’s unfortunate, because they will get slaughtered. Well, unless they try to ransack the Capitol I suppose. 

I don't even think it'll be that high.

Trump begged them to do something!

These people did nothing when Biden was sworn in, even though Trump was telling them Biden didn't win, the election was rigged/illegal/etc.

Trump has continued to say the election was rigged, and they do nothing.

The vast, vast majority are fucking pussies.  They talk a big game on Facebook, but when push comes to shove these thousandaires aren't going to jeopardize whatever comfortable lifestyle they have built for themselves in their double-wides with 60" TVs and a lifted dually in the driveway that they'll be paying off for years to come.

Hell, they are watching their fellow "patriots" being arrested over 1/6, and none of them are lifting a fucking finger to help.

[aggie08 21,579]

8 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I don't even think it'll be that high.

Trump begged them to do something!

These people did nothing when Biden was sworn in, even though Trump was telling them Biden didn't win, the election was rigged/illegal/etc.

Trump has continued to say the election was rigged, and they do nothing.

The vast, vast majority are fucking pussies.  They talk a big game on Facebook, but when push comes to shove these thousandaires aren't going to jeopardize whatever comfortable lifestyle they have built for themselves in their double-wides with 60" TVs and a lifted dually in the driveway that they'll be paying off for years to come.

Hell, they are watching their fellow "patriots" being arrested over 1/6, and none of them are lifting a fucking finger to help.

All of this. As long as Costco is open, and the WiFi still works, they aren't doing shit after watching the 1/6 idiots face real consequences.

[Brisketexan 105,572]

Counterpoint: it doesn’t take that many taking violent action to completely fuck shit up. Violent coups don’t take big numbers.

[atomheartbevo 90,053]

14 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

All of this. As long as Costco is open, and the WiFi still works, they aren't doing shit after watching the 1/6 idiots face real consequences.

That and they are lazy and none of these fuckers are at rock bottom.  

Shit, look at the people being rounded up for 1/6.  Many of those folks were nowhere near rock bottom, and they decided to play the part of a terrorist, and they are paying a heavy price.  Their fellow MAGA types are watching that play out and thinking

Trump has begged for them to do something, has told them constantly that he was robbed.

They love the idea of Trump being in office, but they aren't in love with the idea of risking everything they have.

[atomheartbevo 90,053]

5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Counterpoint: it doesn’t take that many taking violent action to completely fuck shit up. Violent coups don’t take big numbers.

No, it doesn't, but they had their chance when Biden was sworn in.  They decided not to fuck around and find out.

[JimmyJames 12,271]

12 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Counterpoint: it doesn’t take that many taking violent action to completely fuck shit up. Violent coups don’t take big numbers.

True. But it only takes slightly fewer to shoot them dead. Or slightly higher to be on the safe side I guess. 

[washparkhorn 9,939]

Is it too soon for me to blame neoliberal economic theory for this mess? There is no exit from this model - we inflate or die thanks to 50 years of this madness. Austerity breeds right populism. Like deflation, it also breeds anger.

How would an Austrian economist put it?

Spoiler

I suppose those economists would employ the old: We must Starve the Beast called right populism. 

This Beast is inefficient and terrible for profits.

The Beast has unfunded negative externalities that amount to a taking under law and economics theory.

There must be an accounting, as this Beast is a burden.

Cordially,

The Ghost of Mises in the Machine

[Anastasis 23,498]

30 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

There is no exit from this model - we inflate or die thanks to 50 years of this madness.

[Hornius Emeritus 12,496]

On 7/31/2021 at 6:22 PM, bluto said:

The ‘twisties’ going on in GQP land over this are fantastic

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/gop-senator-says-grateful-ashli-babbitts-killer-insists-warned-shot-dead-cold-blood/

 

The responses to that article are terrifying. I hope they are mostly bots.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19,243]

 
The responses to that article are terrifying. I hope they are mostly bots.

Gateway Pundit is full of actual fake news. They post nothing but lies and should be removed from the internet as I'm sure some of the shit they post violates their terms of service with their ISP.

[Bozo_Casanova 26,677]

7 hours ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

 

The responses to that article are terrifying. I hope they are mostly bots.

The ones about Starbucks employees spitting in coffee and whether Dr Pepper is part of Coke or not was pretty funny though. 

[Nivek 17,036]

I appreciate how the author is proud he won some award handed out by Breitbart.

[wildcat09 29,453]

12 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

No, it doesn't, but they had their chance when Biden was sworn in.  They decided not to fuck around and find out.

Jesus christ just shut the fuck up with this shit. It's nearly as bad as anti-vaxx shit.

This is like saying racism is over because Obama got elected, TWICE. It's like saying we don't need to worry about a violently radicalizing right because they had their chance when a black guy was being inaugurated and did nothing. Obviously if they did nothing then, they were certainly not going to do anything after that!

Stop acting like shit is going to go back to normal, just because you used to be a Republican and don't want to acknowledge how badly the entire party has radicalized.  Nobody gets to almost-ISIS and goes "oh shit, man, we took this a bit far huh? Let's dial it back guys!" They're going to keep getting worse, they'll have plenty of opportunities to hurt more people, and they have a very good chance of retaking total control of the federal government soon.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,917]

15 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

And 5% of that 47% will actually do so. It’s unfortunate, because they will get slaughtered. Well, unless they try to ransack the Capitol I suppose. 

That assertion got me thinking about what that number actually is. 

According to new Gallup Poll (linky: https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx) only 24% of Americans identify as Republican today (compared to 44% I. no wonder the GOP is freaking out). Negating 0-17, there are approximately 210M adults in the US. That puts is at roughly 50M people identifying as republican. So if 5% show up to overthrow the government, we're fucked. That would be an army of 2.5M people descending on DC (or doing whatever dumb shit they are supposedly planning). I don't think you could get 2.5M to go somewhere if you offered them a free car and blowjob when they arrived. But it doesn't take that many. Let's say it was .1%. That's still 50k people. That may be more like what we saw on Jan 6th. And it damn near worked.

[Doc Sam Beckett 5,807]

18 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

That assertion got me thinking about what that number actually is. 

According to new Gallup Poll (linky: https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx) only 24% of Americans identify as Republican today (compared to 44% I. no wonder the GOP is freaking out). Negating 0-17, there are approximately 210M adults in the US. That puts is at roughly 50M people identifying as republican. So if 5% show up to overthrow the government, we're fucked. That would be an army of 2.5M people descending on DC (or doing whatever dumb shit they are supposedly planning). I don't think you could get 2.5M to go somewhere if you offered them a free car and blowjob when they arrived. But it doesn't take that many. Let's say it was .1%. That's still 50k people. That may be more like what we saw on Jan 6th. And it damn near worked.

Those Independents are majority Republicans 

[OneOfTheOutOfFocusGuys 2,118]

all polls become that much more AIDS ridden with every passing day.  

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,917]

18 minutes ago, Doc Sam Beckett said:

Those Independents are majority Republicans 

you obviously did not scroll down

Edited August 2, 2021 by Longhorn_Fan68

[Doc Sam Beckett 5,807]

32 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

you obviously did not scroll down

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,917]

Interesting to note that the largest disparity in that snippet happened the week of the insurrection

[Asithappens 974]

19 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Counterpoint: it doesn’t take that many taking violent action to completely fuck shit up. Violent coups don’t take big numbers.

That's only if nobody fights back. 

I think, now, that there will be plenty of fighting back.

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20,627]

[Brisketexan 105,572]

Too. Fucking. Late, Olivia.

The time to take a stand was YEARS ago. Now, we have a fully-engaged fascist terrorist organization operating as a “political party,” intent on both taking and holding power by anti-democratic violent means.

[Nivek 17,036]

That's only if nobody fights back. 
I think, now, that there will be plenty of fighting back.

Since I am not a crazy person I am out of the loop as to where the crazies want to attack.

Also for lawyers, if a good guy with a gun was at the Capitol and started firing on the crowd that was trying to kill police, politicians, and overthrow the government, would that be… legal?

[Willfully Horn 8,091]

Led to it by Stonekettle, I read this thread that purports many of the whacknuts, Boebert, et al, were discovered through a talent search. On brand.

 

 

Edited August 3, 2021 by Willfully Horn
Claro

[Macanudo 13,088]

23 hours ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

That assertion got me thinking about what that number actually is. 

According to new Gallup Poll (linky: https://news.gallup.com/poll/15370/party-affiliation.aspx) only 24% of Americans identify as Republican today (compared to 44% I. no wonder the GOP is freaking out). Negating 0-17, there are approximately 210M adults in the US. That puts is at roughly 50M people identifying as republican. So if 5% show up to overthrow the government, we're fucked. That would be an army of 2.5M people descending on DC (or doing whatever dumb shit they are supposedly planning). I don't think you could get 2.5M to go somewhere if you offered them a free car and blowjob when they arrived. But it doesn't take that many. Let's say it was .1%. That's still 50k people. That may be more like what we saw on Jan 6th. And it damn near worked.

Who is giving the blowjob?   Because for a blowjob, I might show up.