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Pride Goeth Before the Fall: Politics, Hubris & Eric Greitens
Townhall.com ^ | February 26, 2018 | Brian Birdnow

Posted on 02/26/2018 10:38:51 AM PST by Kaslin

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Greitens is what is called a genuine RINO.
1 posted on 02/26/2018 10:38:51 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

He was a Trump-style outsider.

BTW, the Democrat running against him was a former Republican!


2 posted on 02/26/2018 10:43:10 AM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Forever))
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To: goldstategop

And the slobbering over Clinton and his enabling wife continues.


3 posted on 02/26/2018 10:46:54 AM PST by Midnitethecat
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To: goldstategop

Not Trumpian at all

Sleazy opportunistic democrat who thought he could switch parties and win....kind if like Arlen Specter


4 posted on 02/26/2018 10:53:56 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Kaslin

In his basement, where he has a gym set up, including some kind of hanging rings. He taped her hands to the rings, over her head, and blindfolded her. She was naked.

Then he took a picture of her, from her front.

For real.

And threatened to send it to people, if she ever revealed their affair.

This guy is a monster.


5 posted on 02/26/2018 11:08:40 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (SEDITION! Obama DOJ colluded to try overthrow the President!)
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To: goldstategop
"He was a Trump-style outsider."


6 posted on 02/26/2018 11:14:37 AM PST by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: Kaslin

“””photo that Greitens, a married man, allegedly snapped of a partially clad lover during a sexual tryst”””


If true, this action seems to confirm Greitens is an idiot.


7 posted on 02/26/2018 12:02:01 PM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: goldstategop

The name of the woman should be public, as well as that of her labor-union husband. And Greitens made Missouri a right to work state. It is
pretty easy to make charges when you can stay anonymous.


8 posted on 02/26/2018 12:18:18 PM PST by MHT (,`)
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To: Kaslin

Yeah, we knew greitens was a snake when we elected him.

Anyone that expects a politician to be anything other than a snake is a dumb@$$.


9 posted on 02/26/2018 12:25:50 PM PST by Augie
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In the liberal rag small newspaper there was an article on this subject! Has anyone on this board here of Democracy Now? They are trying to flip red states to blue states! This liberal newspaper reported the prosecuter in St Louis had received $200,000 in donations from a PAC backed by George Soros! I new this was a set up the minute it was announced!I got on twitter shortly after the evening news and they were already with a hash-tag regarding Greitens. They are currently trying to “flip” Texas to blue!! Look what they did to Alabama last December! We MUST pull our collective heads out of the sand before we loose this country!
10 posted on 02/26/2018 12:46:24 PM PST by elephant
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

have you seen the pic? Have you talked to anyone who has? didn’t think so.
It isn’t uncommon these days for a woman to allow a boudoir pose, and this may well be just her ex trying to humiliate her.


11 posted on 02/26/2018 1:17:05 PM PST by steve8714 ("My name is Rod Blagojevich and I need cash now!" (all) "Call JB Pritzker, 87DirtyCashNOW!")
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To: Kaslin

Greitens?
Isn’t that what they used to call kidney stones?


12 posted on 02/26/2018 1:34:11 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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Have YOU seen any pics? I have not seen the woman but only her voice as reported per local news. Greitens stated he did tell his wife before the election! Do you ever get out and research any yourself?


13 posted on 02/26/2018 1:44:17 PM PST by elephant
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To: Nifster
Greitens exploited the outsider label at just the right time. The three candidates in the primary had all run for office before, two of them were then holding state offices.

He seemed to appear out of nowhere and had this stellar resume. I think a lot of conservatives had a bad feeling about him from the beginning, but once he was able to beat out the others in the primary, we just fell behind him in support in the general. I had reservations, but still voted for him because I would never vote for a Democrat. Especially one that had switched parties like Chris Koster(his general election opponent) did.

14 posted on 02/26/2018 2:12:35 PM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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A fall, not the fall...

"Pride goeth before a fall, and a haughty spirit before destruction."

Redundant? Hardly. It's reiteration.

15 posted on 02/26/2018 2:39:36 PM PST by dr_lew
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To: Kaslin

The author asks, “Who is Eric Greitens?”
That’s easy, someone who’s set up his whole life with an eye on running for POTUS, and I mean since childhood. The military service, the non-profit, the books, the picture-perfect family, the sucking up to Trump at every opportunity; every single move extremely calculating and aimed at breaking into national politics.
Yes, it’s possible this whole scandal could be a union honey trap, but it wouldn’t be happening if he hadn’t been arrogant enough to think he could cheat and get away with it. The Mike Pence rule could have saved his career.


16 posted on 02/26/2018 10:14:20 PM PST by GnuThere
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To: elephant; Augie

I did not vote for him in the primaries. Just didn’t come across as trustworthy to me. I have to admit, he has no one to blame but himself.

However, it is true that this is a tactic that has been used to flip red states blue. Most well known is Colorado. Where they waited for the “October” surprise to put out propaganda regarding wrong doing.

It worked for the most part. Even though later, it was shown that most of it was not true. The damage was done.

I have little sympathy for this the Gov. However, I do detest the DEMs for using the Courts to accomplish what they could not do at the ballot box. At this point, we don’t have the facts. Yet we do have Engler (Republican) leading the effort to get him tossed out so to speak.


17 posted on 02/26/2018 10:32:00 PM PST by greeneyes
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I am thinking that Farm Boy Parsons is preferable to Rhodes Scholar G. Boy. Any one attending Oxford under the Rhodes Scholar is thoroughly indoctrinated to support the Global Cabal.


18 posted on 02/26/2018 10:37:13 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: steve8714

Probably got a twofer. Humiliate her/get back at him. Plus strike against the right to work as the former hubby was union per other reports.


19 posted on 02/26/2018 10:39:13 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: Kaslin; Impy; BillyBoy; LS; AuH2ORepublican; NFHale

Non-story. Period. He’s been an excellent Governor, best the state has had in the modern era. Media hates him for being a Conservative Jewish Republican.


20 posted on 02/27/2018 3:37:30 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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