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George II

(67,782 posts) Thu Jan 3, 2019, 12:26 AM Jan 2019

Rick Wilson on Don Lemon's show about the republican party:

"the male and pale party just got maler and paler!"

A republican but I love that guy!!

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Rick Wilson on Don Lemon's show about the republican party: (Original Post) George II Jan 2019 OP

Down With Tyranny has an article today House of Roberts Jan 2019 #1

He is quite humorous. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #2

"A republican but I love that guy!!" melman Jan 2019 #3

Had to go back more than 10 years, eh? Sweet. George II Jan 2019 #15

That's who Rick Wilson is melman Jan 2019 #16

Thank you TeamPooka Jan 2019 #19

More than ten years? melman Jan 2019 #23

I guarantee someday you will hate him again, like you should. TeamPooka Jan 2019 #4

same applies to Schmidt, Nicole Wallace, Kristol, Frum and more. TeamPooka Jan 2019 #5

Nary a one has rebuked the policies of the Party that made Trump possible. czarjak Jan 2019 #7

+1, and all act like voter suppression etc came after Red Don and not before uponit7771 Jan 2019 #11

Wallace and Schmidt DeminPennswoods Jan 2019 #12

If it lasts past a Trump presidency I will give them credit TeamPooka Jan 2019 #20

They just reject the part of the party that embraced Trump... czarjak Jan 2019 #22

I disagree davekriss Jan 2019 #8

false equivalence much? AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #9

Don't be fooled by the wolves in sheep's clothing TeamPooka Jan 2019 #17

+1, they don't like Red Don's form ... the rest they're OK with. uponit7771 Jan 2019 #10

True. With NeverTrumpers, it's not an 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' situation... JHB Jan 2019 #14

Very true TeamPooka Jan 2019 #18

I'm reading his book, "Everything Trump touches dies." Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #6

Yep everything Trump touches dies, GWC58 Jan 2019 #13

I'm buying. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend". nt oasis Jan 2019 #21

Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #24

House of Roberts

(5,199 posts)

1. Down With Tyranny has an article today

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 12:32 AM

Jan 2019

about an ex-House member named John LeBoutillier, who lays out why Trump won't last to the end of 2019. Nicole Sandler has interviewed him a couple of times, and he's not the worst R I ever heard.

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)

2. He is quite humorous. nt

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 12:35 AM

Jan 2019

melman

(7,681 posts)

3. "A republican but I love that guy!!"

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 01:15 AM

Jan 2019

Sure, what's not to love about Rick Wilson?

The man who brought you the infamous Jeremiah Wright 'God Damn America' ad

And before that the equally infamous Max Cleland/Osama bin Laden ad

https://ballotpedia.org/Rick_Wilson_(Florida)#Rudy_Giuliani_advisor

So totally lovable.

George II

(67,782 posts)

15. Had to go back more than 10 years, eh? Sweet.

Reply to melman (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 09:35 AM

Jan 2019

melman

(7,681 posts)

16. That's who Rick Wilson is

Reply to George II (Reply #15)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 09:41 AM

Jan 2019

Most people understand history didn't start yesterday.

TeamPooka

(24,304 posts)

19. Thank you

Reply to melman (Reply #16)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:26 AM

Jan 2019

melman

(7,681 posts)

23. More than ten years?

Reply to George II (Reply #15)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 03:59 AM

Jan 2019

Not according to Rick

Link to tweet

TeamPooka

(24,304 posts)

4. I guarantee someday you will hate him again, like you should.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 01:25 AM

Jan 2019

He is only anti-Trump because one of his guys got beat by trump.
I'll take his help now but...
Any of his nominees, like Jeb Bush, McCain, Romney would do the same shit as trump and the GOP are doing now,
they would just say their horrible ideas less offensively and better than trump does.
One of his guys will be the nominee someday and you will get back to hating him when he reverts back to a GOP asshat.
Remember this post then.

TeamPooka

(24,304 posts)

5. same applies to Schmidt, Nicole Wallace, Kristol, Frum and more.

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 01:27 AM

Jan 2019

I can't wait to hate them again

czarjak

(11,344 posts)

7. Nary a one has rebuked the policies of the Party that made Trump possible.

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 01:40 AM

Jan 2019

uponit7771

(90,371 posts)

11. +1, and all act like voter suppression etc came after Red Don and not before

Reply to czarjak (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 06:39 AM

Jan 2019

DeminPennswoods

(15,299 posts)

12. Wallace and Schmidt

Reply to czarjak (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 06:42 AM

Jan 2019

seem to have genuine remorse for their part in bringing about today's GOP.

TeamPooka

(24,304 posts)

20. If it lasts past a Trump presidency I will give them credit

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:27 AM

Jan 2019

czarjak

(11,344 posts)

22. They just reject the part of the party that embraced Trump...

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #12)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 01:26 AM

Jan 2019

They'd go back to Bush in a nano second.

davekriss

(4,644 posts)

8. I disagree

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 01:50 AM

Jan 2019

None of the repub you mention would have gotten us into an imbecilic, ruinous trade war, nor give away 70 years of carefully built strategic alliances to please Russian masters. On the foreign policy front Trump stands completely alone, unique, and traitorous.

Now, on the domestic front, that’s another matter. On that, they’re all Republicans. Calvanists at heart (if they had hearts).

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)

9. false equivalence much?

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 03:29 AM

Jan 2019

all those repubs you mentioned are pro free trade, against russia, pro immigration, etc. - you would certainly never see toddlers in cages with them or flirting with neo nazi militia groups. Yes, they are also anti SS, anti healthcare, anti poor, etc. But there is a difference between fiscal austerity and fascism.

TeamPooka

(24,304 posts)

17. Don't be fooled by the wolves in sheep's clothing

Reply to AlexSFCA (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:25 AM

Jan 2019

uponit7771

(90,371 posts)

10. +1, they don't like Red Don's form ... the rest they're OK with.

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 06:37 AM

Jan 2019

JHB

(37,166 posts)

14. True. With NeverTrumpers, it's not an 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' situation...

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 08:27 AM

Jan 2019

All of these people have been Republican strategists, Republican campaign top staffers, and RW media figures. They spent their careers building what has become Trump's base to give them the margin of victory they needed to get power and enact RW pet policies.

The situation is more like: The temporarily embarrassed creator of my enemy is the guy who will say things I like but will shiv me in the kidneys the moment I've done all the heavy lifting for him.