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In reply to the discussion: Taibbi: We may not have that many outright Nazis... but we have plenty of cowards and bootlickers [View all]Bernardo de La Paz
(49,007 posts)19. President Obama's Brutal Assessment of the Rise of Donald Trump
President Obama's Brutal Assessment of the Rise of Donald Trump
How can you be shocked? he asked to laughter from the crowd, according to a transcript. This is the guy, remember, who was sure that I was born in Kenya who just wouldnt let it go. And all this same Republican establishment, they werent saying nothing. As long as it was directed at me, they were fine with it. They thought it was a hoot, wanted to get his endorsement. And then now, suddenly, were shocked that theres gambling going on in this establishment.
How the Republican Party created Donald Trump
How the Republican Party created Donald Trump
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Taibbi: We may not have that many outright Nazis... but we have plenty of cowards and bootlickers [View all]
phantom power
Mar 2016
OP
Yes, no content but lots of posturing, ridicule and repetition. Classic pitch for RWA followers
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2016
#15
I want to believe that even Americans still remember enough about Hitler's rise...
phantom power
Mar 2016
#4
"I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half." Attributed to Jay Goul
jtuck004
Mar 2016
#12
I agree, while the number of outright Nazi's at Drumpf rallies may be low, there is no shortage of
Snarkoleptic
Mar 2016
#5
I think Taibbi's talking about people who don't even identify with the mindset, but...
phantom power
Mar 2016
#8
They are cowards. Stephen Colbert mocked them mercilessly playing the buffoon on his old show.
backscatter712
Mar 2016
#7
Political cowardice and street fighting men cannot be the basis of any "better deal"
ancianita
Mar 2016
#32