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misanthrope

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1. His manning the point in going after Sessions was the first thing I considered

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Fri Nov 17, 2017, 03:13 AM

Nov 2017

The targeting of Franken is both symbolic and pragmatic. It's tangential to investigating your political enemies after entering office -- an autocratic/fascist move Trump has been itching to exercise against Hillary Clinton since before the election -- but its aims are pretty much the same. Just remove all opposition by hook or crook to make your political path as smooth as possible.

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Randi Rhodes on Al Franken accusations: "He is not a sexual predator" [View all] Adenoid_Hynkel Nov 2017 OP

His manning the point in going after Sessions was the first thing I considered misanthrope Nov 2017 #1

I'll also add Franken was a fool misanthrope Nov 2017 #4

Good to read that. K&R fleabiscuit Nov 2017 #2

Thinking people know this, but nice of her to advocate for Al. BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #3

i remember how she really resented him orleans Nov 2017 #5

This was the first time I'd checked on her in several years Adenoid_Hynkel Nov 2017 #7

agree. n/t orleans Nov 2017 #10

the Sessions thing is what i thought of when Roger Stone Connection came up. remember that These JI7 Nov 2017 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2017 #8

K & R SunSeeker Nov 2017 #9