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I said I wouldn’t back Donald Trump at the GOP convention. Then the threats began.
The Washington Post's PostEverything ^ | April 15, 2016 | Craig Dunn, Chairman, Howard County Republican Party

Posted on 04/17/2016 3:37:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The first email I opened had the subject line, “Trump Bull****.” The message was pretty simple: “You sorry mother******! I hope the worst for you and yours!”

The next email had the unambiguous subject line, “Traitor of the people and what was the Conservative party/now the conjoined twin of the Progressive left.” This missive carried a religious message: “God calls me to pray for my enemies and you are my enemy. Your thinking causes you to be a traitor to the citizenry. Imagine the disgrace U R.”

What was the heinous offense that I committed that made me, according to one person, “the biggest traitor since Benedict Arnold?”

I made the mistake of expressing my opinion....

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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Mr. Chairman,
Try saying you support Trump. You’ll get a flat tire and called a racist.


21 posted on 04/17/2016 3:49:23 PM PDT by donna (Radicalized Christians become missionaries; then, they tell everyone that Jesus loves them!)
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To: Defiant

Did you ever look up what a bundler does? And when are you going to start volunteering for the Trump campaign? Or do you consider your attacks on Cruz supporters here as “doing your part” for the campaign?


22 posted on 04/17/2016 3:51:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What a hero the author is. So brave! So principled!

Such a liar.


23 posted on 04/17/2016 3:52:45 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: deport

Most of these asshats were endorsing Rubio early on.

Todd Rokita, Dunns local Establishment buddy, was one of the first out of the gate last years to endorse foam Boy.


24 posted on 04/17/2016 3:54:31 PM PDT by digger48
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To: trisham

Hmmmm....maybe we’ve discovered what Michelle Fields’ new job is....

....to coach the GOPee operatives on how to fake *threats*.


25 posted on 04/17/2016 3:57:13 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Liar, liar, ...


26 posted on 04/17/2016 3:58:16 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

LOL!
snowflakes come in all shapes and ages, don’t they?


27 posted on 04/17/2016 3:59:10 PM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The threats are coming from all sides. Politics is a blood sport.


28 posted on 04/17/2016 4:00:26 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: Jane Long

I guess so.


29 posted on 04/17/2016 4:01:31 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
It's very emotional. Actually, it's not. "I received mean emails" is a weak attempt at damage control by the establishment.

Trump has a lot of people who support him. A lot. A real Lot. A lot more than Cruz. Some of them are going to be loons, assuming he actually got those emails.

To turn it into a histrionic and cheap emotional appeal in a national paper is transparent damage control - when you're justifiably being accused of being a scam -> run and play the victim, calling your accusers bullies.

Deflection award for the day.

30 posted on 04/17/2016 4:03:30 PM PDT by tinyowl (A equals A)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"It’s an amazing grass-roots organization that begins and ends with the great loyal Republicans who stuff envelopes, walk neighborhoods, work phone banks, attend Lincoln/Reagan Dinners, vote consistently, and contribute to the election of council people, commissioners, auditors, sheriffs and legislators."

Of course this guy seems to be forgetting that those "great loyal Republicans" he is counting on to win in the general election probably aren't going to do a thing to get his guy John Kasich elected.

How many Freepers are going to be out walking neighborhoods or working phone banks if the Republican nominee ends up being John Kasich? None that I know.

31 posted on 04/17/2016 4:05:48 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What a phony story! Not a single threat referenced. NONE!

The poor GOPe guy was interviewed for publication, and said that he might vote for Trump IF the only other candidate was Satan, and Satan was one vote away from winning. Stupid, provocative statement, and guess what? People told him they thought he was a horses ass. What “threats”?


32 posted on 04/17/2016 4:06:00 PM PDT by The Continental Op
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
“You sorry mother******! I hope the worst for you and yours!” is not a threat but an insult.

This also is an insult and not a threat: e, “Traitor of the people and what was the Conservative party/now the conjoined twin of the Progressive left.” This missive carried a religious message: “God calls me to pray for my enemies and you are my enemy. Your thinking causes you to be a traitor to the citizenry. Imagine the disgrace U R.”

Please learn the difference, special snowflakes.

33 posted on 04/17/2016 4:08:09 PM PDT by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Are there situations where there are Trump delegates who do not support him, and thus are an assured vote for someone else after the first ballot?

That doesn't seem right. If they're Trump delegates, representing voters who chose Trump, they should stay with their guy as long as they can, unless compromises have to be made. Trump delegates should go into any negotiations with an attitude of what best represents the Trump voters they represent.

Otherwise, they're undermining the whole process.

And the CO and WY mess? That's absurd. How can they represent the voters if they don't let the voters express themselves by voting. "Delegate" means you've been entrusted with representing the will of what the members of the party want, not what the elite of the party want.

34 posted on 04/17/2016 4:08:16 PM PDT by grania
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I said I wouldn’t back Donald Trump at the GOP convention. Then the threats began.

I only assume he thinks I'm interested in what he has to say.

35 posted on 04/17/2016 4:08:25 PM PDT by inkfarmer
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To: The Continental Op

What a phony story! Not a single threat referenced. NONE! - exactly - they are trying to spin insults as “threats”.


36 posted on 04/17/2016 4:08:42 PM PDT by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Lyin’ Craig Dunn


37 posted on 04/17/2016 4:08:48 PM PDT by Third Person (Andmoreagain)
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To: digger48

He needs to find a new kind of work


38 posted on 04/17/2016 4:10:23 PM PDT by stratboy
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Cruz = Lose.
Kasich = Lose.
Trump = probable win and a change in elections.
GOP = DEAD PARTY, a dying corpse since nobody wants their culture and thefts with Cruz anymore.

Hillary = Next President unless Trump takes her on.

That is the bottom line. BOOKMARK

39 posted on 04/17/2016 4:12:26 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

40 posted on 04/17/2016 4:15:23 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
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