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A GOP led by Donald Trump will fail, and deserve it
Washington Post ^
| July 30 2015
| Michael Gerson
Posted on 07/31/2015 1:17:04 PM PDT by WilliamIII
At this point in the 2016 presidential campaign, the noble, elusive stag of political rhetoric is pretty much road kill.
This judgment is unfair to a few candidates — Rick Perry, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio come to mind — delivering thoughtful speeches. But in portions of the Republican field, the normal limits of civility have been crossed and recrossed in the relentless search for viral attention. Mike Huckabee compared the sitting president to a Nazi prison guard. Ted Cruz accused the Senate majority leader of being a liar. Donald Trump, well, opens his mouth. His opponents are invariably “clowns” and “stupid” and physically ugly. He mocks a war hero and reveals the cellphone number of another candidate.
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To: nascarnation
Damn, he even looks like a rat. Slanted forehead, week chin, the eyes. Yup, that’s a rat.
To: magna carta
better than lad dance from hillary
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posted on
07/31/2015 2:29:09 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: dragnet2
He could sell the pope a double bed
83
posted on
07/31/2015 2:29:50 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: WilliamIII
The GOP under Bonehead, McConnell, Ryan..etc has ALREADY failed!
84
posted on
07/31/2015 2:30:03 PM PDT
by
tennmountainman
("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance.)
To: WilliamIII
A GOP led by Donald Trump will fail, and deserve it A newspaper with the name "Washington Post" is full of $hit.. and then some.
To: WilliamIII
If the Washington Compost is saying this, Trump might really have a chance!
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posted on
07/31/2015 2:31:39 PM PDT
by
piytar
(Good will be called evil and Evil will be called good.)
To: al baby
He could sell some great trade deals too, which actually benefit not just a few super mega-wealthy politico insiders but America and American's.☺
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posted on
07/31/2015 2:36:18 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: mothball
Beat? I had another word that fit.Some people just cant hide it and he is one of them.
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posted on
07/31/2015 2:36:35 PM PDT
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: WilliamIII
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posted on
07/31/2015 2:39:59 PM PDT
by
wac3rd
(Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
To: Forward the Light Brigade
Even the Rinos will not survive.
Now that’s one hunt I would pay to be on....
To: mothball
That guy looks like he used to get his ass beat DAILY!!! And rightfully so!!LOL. I was thinking the same thing.
This little twerp is a sub-beta male.
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posted on
07/31/2015 2:41:01 PM PDT
by
sand88
(We can never legislate our way back to Liberty)
To: GeronL
Stick Rick Perry, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio in the trash can!!!
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posted on
07/31/2015 2:46:02 PM PDT
by
dalereed
To: dragnet2
I agree, guy looks like that wouldn’t last long in these here parts of the West.
To: WilliamIII
Yo, mikey. The GOP has already failed. See my sig line.
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posted on
07/31/2015 2:52:48 PM PDT
by
LouAvul
(There is no more GOP. There is RAT, and RAT lite.)
To: WilliamIII
And it will be all because of your treachery, duplicity and fecklessness.
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posted on
07/31/2015 3:06:38 PM PDT
by
amnestynone
(Political Correction is a tactic based social intimidation to suppress opposing views.)
To: Inyo-Mono
We have a few of them out west. Probably from the east though.
Btw, I was dead serious about the appearance/demeanor of some of these male folks in the MSM and DC.
I find these patterns quite interesting.
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posted on
07/31/2015 3:07:14 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
Btw, I was dead serious about the appearance/demeanor of some of these male folks in the MSM and DC. I find these patterns quite interesting.
I have noticed it too, the "Karl Rove" look seems to be popular in D.C. and among the New York media. Truly, if a man with a haircut and glasses like this guy has showed up around here folks would stare at his strange look.
To: WilliamIII
LOL, this from the most spineless Bushie in the bunch after Rove. FU Gearson.
98
posted on
07/31/2015 3:14:49 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(To hell with the Republican Party. I'm done with them. If I want a Lib Dem I'd vote for one.)
To: miss marmelstein
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posted on
07/31/2015 3:16:41 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(To hell with the Republican Party. I'm done with them. If I want a Lib Dem I'd vote for one.)
To: Fledermaus
What the hell are you talking about?
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posted on
07/31/2015 3:18:57 PM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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