2021-02-13, 17:57 | Link #101 |
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Here comes the gloating/whining from trumpies, who will pretend, yet again, that Trump was a victim of another witch hunt by the baby eating democrats, ignoring that Moscow mitch himself stated trump was guilty.
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2021-02-13, 20:19 | Link #104 |
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That is not the reading I am getting. The repubs have painted themselves into a corner, for four years they made trump their leader and admiting he is guilty is and admittance of their own guilt. They could do some soul searching, but they have already sold their souls. They could grow a spine, but after decades of evolution they have become a cowards. Now it is only a matter of time before trump takes control and he will defenestrate any true republican that is left in the new trump party.
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2021-02-13, 20:45 | Link #105 | |
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2021-02-13, 23:46 | Link #106 |
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There was never a chance of a conviction. Republicans fear Trumps voting base. They saw what they were willing to do to those not loyal enough to Trump. Quite a few said he was guilty but just refused to vote so on dubious constitutional grounds. They voted to acquit but most think he’s guilty lol cowards... however they are going to have a much rougher time of swaying the moderate voting base in their favor after this.
However Trump isnt out of hot water over this. The acquittal only means there’s a chance that he could run for office again. HOWEVER he is still liable to be held on federal charges over it. An impeachment acquittal doesn’t mean he can’t see jail time over this. However I fear what Trump might do now that he thinks the Republican Party will let him get away with anything. However now he has no presidential immunity to stop him from getting arrested and the senate can no longer bail him out. So it will be... interesting to see what he might try next... and terrifying.
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2021-02-14, 01:03 | Link #107 |
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I suspect this is what's going on: McConnell is no idiot; he's very, very smart when it comes to politics. And he probably realizes that your "rational" Republican voters are truly a dying breed. Instead, we have the new MAGA-level Republicans. Mitch might HATE Trump... but goddamn does he want those votes. So he will literally do ANYTHING to keep those votes going for Republicans. There is no bottom.
If America were to turn fully Nazi Germany level, as long as he gets the MAGA votes, Mitch will would say something like, "Don't worry; we're only killing the people who don't like Trump." And that group would not only eat it up, they'd effing CELEBRATE!
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2021-02-14, 01:07 | Link #108 | |
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2021-02-14, 01:27 | Link #109 |
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Oh, they were going to blame Liberals no matter what.
And on top of that, they'd keep voting Mitch and other such Republicans in. Right until they (the voters) breathe their last breath. There's a small part of me that thinks these folks literally believe that "the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat"- and even worse, I swear I've heard a person or two actually say this. It's the full Southern Strategy at work- no matter how much someone is suffering, as long as a minority is suffering even more, they're happy. The old "cut off your nose to spite your face", if you will. And it's WORKING.
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2021-02-14, 03:07 | Link #110 | |
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2021-02-15, 18:58 | Link #112 |
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^hey, was wondering when you were going to show up. What i like most about you is how you dont seem to blink an eye at how Moscow mitch himself stated Trump was guilty, minutes after voting to acquit him. Apparently that "false evidence" was enough to make mitch at least admit that, instead of just saying Trump was innocent.
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2021-02-15, 19:26 | Link #113 |
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That “false evidence” was enough to get 7 republicans to vote in favor of conviction and possibly enough to convict if they hadn’t stuck to the constitutionally dubious idea that a former president can’t be impeached. A narrative they came up with on the fly to avoid dealing with Trumps voter base. No where in the constitution says that they can/can’t impeach a former president.
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2021-02-15, 23:01 | Link #114 |
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@JanNWolfe Actual quote from a PA GOP official, explaining why Sen. Toomey should be censured: “We did not send him there to vote his conscience. We did not send him there to ‘do the right thing’ or whatever”
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2021-02-16, 04:16 | Link #117 | |
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