Posted on 07/23/2016 12:27:50 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
WASHINGTON — At an Irish pub popular among those who work on Capitol Hill, a coffin covered in black was placed across from the bar where people order pints of beer.
The attendees, former and current Republicans who once worked on Capitol Hill, gathered for a traditional Irish wake in honor of the political party they said they once knew.
“We said we should get together and have a drink and toast the death of party, as we sit here and watch it dying on us,” said Chris Scheve, one of the event organizers.
Those who walked into The Dubliner in downtown D.C. were initially greeted by a wreath with white flowers surrounding a sign that read “R.I.P. GOP.” On the bar, jelly beans — a favorite of former President Ronald Reagan — were available for those in attendance.
Also at the wake were Democrats who got word of the event and wanted to see what it is all about.
“I am fully supportive of the Republicans that are saying Trump is not the direction that we want to go,” said Democrat Angelina McIntire, of Vienna, Virginia.
A picture of Ronald Reagan sat in front of the small coffin next to portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The event took place on the night that Donald Trump accepted the GOP’s nomination in Cleveland. Most of those toasting the party are upset that Donald Trump is the Republican Party’s choice for President of the United States.
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Ladies and gentlemen: Team Cruz, in all its “glory.”
The DC Uni-Party having a hissy fit.
What, exactly, is it?
Did they sing O Danny Boy?
Just be glad no blood was spilt, you goobers. Y’all killed your own party by refusing to stand up to the subverts in Washington and nearly killed the Republic.
The corrupted-beyond-repair Old Guard has been, and will continue to be, replaced by fresh faces. Fresh faces who, unlike you, have functioning moral compasses.
Your "funeral" would make more sense if you were mourning your loss of political influence and access to the White House.
As Donald J. Trump, the next President of the United States might put it, you're fired. We'll all miss you. NOT!
I’d like to piss on the GOPe grave for them.
Yes, the globalist cheap labor importer party is dead.
Thank you, Mr. Trump
I hope the existing Republican Party is dead; good riddance. Let’s build a Constitutional revival from the ashes of the old and corrupt body.
They should form their own third party.
They could call themselves the RINOs.
That’s good. Next have a sun setting on the British Empire party for all I care. I think all attendees should be tarred, feathered, and run out of town on a rail, but thats just me.
Regarding point number one and Cruz asking the DNC for money, Sundance over at Conservative Treehouse briefly touched on this I believe:
“Sundance says:
July 23, 2016 at 12:42 am
Yes. It’s for real. –> https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/9203
But it’s not what it seems.
The DNC guy has subscribed to campaign notification from Ted Cruz etc. The email is a blasted out fundraising letter from the Cruz campaign”
I suspect that that particular point, which serves as the draw on this thread, is nothing to get excited about.
The DNC need to be prosecuted under RICO.
GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD GOP-E RUBBISH!
GO TRUMP! BEAT HILLIARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did anybody jump up onto the bartop and take their clothes off?//.....Bernie did and people just turned their backs.
Lol!
Yep...RINOS Party is dyin!
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