Quit Picking on the Republicans

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The greatest threat to America? Republicans

The takeover of American conservatism by evangelical Christianity, Fox News and a handful of shadowy billionaires has transformed the Republicans into the party of wilful ignorance: doctrinal purity is more valued than intelligence; tolerance has been supplanted by persecutory moralising; paranoia has replaced realism.
This process may be reaching its logical conclusion with the emergence of property billionaire Donald Trump as the front-runner for the party's presidential nomination.

Trump personifies everything the rest of the world despises about America: casual racism, crass materialism, relentless self-aggrandisement, vulgarity on an epic scale. He is the Ugly American in excelsis.
You might expect a tycoon/buffoon cross to be a political player in some Latin American failed state or backward former Soviet republic, places with no democratic tradition or public institutions that have stood the test of time and no such thing as "the people" in the sense of an educated, civic-minded citizenry.
The fact that so many Republicans are comfortable with the thought of this monumentally unqualified individual in the Oval Office shows how warped the party has become. To borrow the rhetoric of their candidates, the party is now an existential threat to America's leadership of the global community.


More: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11482176
 
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I know you are, butt am I
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FTFY.

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You Can Definitely Skip Dave Chappelle's New Netflix Special 'Sticks & Stones'

The comedian doubles down on misogyny and transphobia in both the special and the hidden bonus scene that follows.


https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/...ppelles-new-netflix-special-sticks-and-stones

Yes, you racists POSh!t(s) hate black people and are out to destroy any that aren't pedoes and who don't unkle tom your fakenews.
 
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Cliffy said:
The greatest threat to America? Republicans
The takeover of American conservatism by evangelical Christianity, Fox News and a handful of shadowy billionaires has transformed the Republicans into the party of wilful ignorance: doctrinal purity is more valued than intelligence; tolerance has been supplanted by persecutory moralising; paranoia has replaced realism.
This process may be reaching its logical conclusion with the emergence of property billionaire Donald Trump as the front-runner for the party's presidential nomination.
Trump personifies everything the rest of the world despises about America: casual racism, crass materialism, relentless self-aggrandisement, vulgarity on an epic scale. He is the Ugly American in excelsis.
You might expect a tycoon/buffoon cross to be a political player in some Latin American failed state or backward former Soviet republic, places with no democratic tradition or public institutions that have stood the test of time and no such thing as "the people" in the sense of an educated, civic-minded citizenry.
The fact that so many Republicans are comfortable with the thought of this monumentally unqualified individual in the Oval Office shows how warped the party has become. To borrow the rhetoric of their candidates, the party is now an existential threat to America's leadership of the global community.
More: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11482176
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No, you Racist COMMUNIST free speech hating child traffickers are.
 
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Lobbyists: Money to Congress


House # of Members Average Contribution Total Contributions Democrats 216 $7,942 $1,715,512 Republicans 179 $11,832 $2,118,010 Independents 0 $0 $0 TOTAL 395 $9,705 $3,833,522 The US House of Representatives has 435 members and 5 non-voting delegates.
Totals may exceed 440 due to mid-term replacements. Senate # of Members Average Contribution Total Contributions Democrats 39 $25,359 $989,038 Republicans 52 $27,928 $1,452,299 Independents 0 $0 $0 TOTAL 91 $26,828 $2,441,337 The US Senate has 100 members.
Totals may exceed 100 due to mid-term replacements.Party Split: Dems:
Repubs:
Others:
$2,967,880
$3,680,213
$1,500
All Candidates:
$6,649,593 Incumbents Only:
$6,278,609
Repubs:
Others:
$2,967,880
$3,680,213
$1,500
All Candidates:
$6,649,593 Incumbents Only:
$6,278,609



https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=K02++




Hmmm... looks like the Republicans are on the take more then the Democrats
 
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Cliffy said:
Lobbyists: Money to Congress


House # of Members Average Contribution Total Contributions Democrats 216 $7,942 $1,715,512 Republicans 179 $11,832 $2,118,010 Independents 0 $0 $0 TOTAL 395 $9,705 $3,833,522 The US House of Representatives has 435 members and 5 non-voting delegates.
Totals may exceed 440 due to mid-term replacements. Senate # of Members Average Contribution Total Contributions Democrats 39 $25,359 $989,038 Republicans 52 $27,928 $1,452,299 Independents 0 $0 $0 TOTAL 91 $26,828 $2,441,337 The US Senate has 100 members.
Totals may exceed 100 due to mid-term replacements.Party Split: Dems:
Repubs:
Others:
$2,967,880
$3,680,213
$1,500
All Candidates:
$6,649,593 Incumbents Only:
$6,278,609
Repubs:
Others:
$2,967,880
$3,680,213
$1,500
All Candidates:
$6,649,593 Incumbents Only:
$6,278,609



https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=K02++




Hmmm... looks like the Republicans are on the take more then the Democrats
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Than, not then.
 
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pgs

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Cliffy said:
Lobbyists: Money to Congress


House # of Members Average Contribution Total Contributions Democrats 216 $7,942 $1,715,512 Republicans 179 $11,832 $2,118,010 Independents 0 $0 $0 TOTAL 395 $9,705 $3,833,522 The US House of Representatives has 435 members and 5 non-voting delegates.
Totals may exceed 440 due to mid-term replacements. Senate # of Members Average Contribution Total Contributions Democrats 39 $25,359 $989,038 Republicans 52 $27,928 $1,452,299 Independents 0 $0 $0 TOTAL 91 $26,828 $2,441,337 The US Senate has 100 members.
Totals may exceed 100 due to mid-term replacements.Party Split: Dems:
Repubs:
Others:
$2,967,880
$3,680,213
$1,500
All Candidates:
$6,649,593 Incumbents Only:
$6,278,609
Repubs:
Others:
$2,967,880
$3,680,213
$1,500
All Candidates:
$6,649,593 Incumbents Only:
$6,278,609



https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=K02++




Hmmm... looks like the Republicans are on the take more then the Democrats
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Drain the swamp .
 
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