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In reply to the discussion: No Republican president since Eisenhower has been legitimately elected, says Thom Hartmann [View all]mountain grammy
(26,676 posts)66. The sad truth is, many Americans can't handle the truth, have no interest in the truth
and even would rather believe almost anything but the truth. Reagan would have won even if the hostages were released before the election. Interests rates were in the double digits, we waited in line for gas, and Americans were held hostage in Iran. The time was ripe for a right wing takeover, and many forces were at work to ensure it happened. Once they got their foot in the door, well, the last thirty years tell the story, including the Supreme Court coup and rigged voting.
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No Republican president since Eisenhower has been legitimately elected, says Thom Hartmann [View all]
HomerRamone
Apr 2014
OP
A decision that Sandra Day O'Connor later said they probably shouldn't have made...
KansDem
Apr 2014
#33
the supreme court needed to fix THEIR RITE MAJORITY. gore was never going to win.
pansypoo53219
Apr 2014
#17
Love it! Although, I think these sociopaths are focused on trying to rewrite history...
tofuandbeer
Apr 2014
#70
And of course this is only one of the ways they've stolen elections. When people blame Dems for not
DesertDiamond
Apr 2014
#11
Oh goodie... that thing where no president from the other party can be legitimate.
cthulu2016
Apr 2014
#18
Because he wasn't...Raygun however did delay the release of hostages until AFTER the election...
truebrit71
Apr 2014
#39
There is truth to that, but people like Ted Koppel had Carter looking weak (to the easily led) long
merrily
Apr 2014
#80
Team B also seditiously leaked their report to the press in order to undermine Carter
Major Nikon
Apr 2014
#23
I'm fairly confident Ronald Reagan legitimately won, whether we like it or not.
Shoulders of Giants
Apr 2014
#35
Any basic banana republic would be proud to have our banana Republican's record. nt
MrScorpio
Apr 2014
#46
The sad truth is, many Americans can't handle the truth, have no interest in the truth
mountain grammy
Apr 2014
#66
The RW never cares about illegitimate elections when an R wins, and they fabricate illigitimacy
Dark n Stormy Knight
Apr 2014
#67
Since Eisenhower, how many Congresses have we had where Democrats controlled both houses?
merrily
Apr 2014
#73
I have long said, the only way republicans can win elections is by cheating
liberal N proud
Apr 2014
#78
If a Presidential candidate commits treason and then a majority who don't know about it vote for him
HomerRamone
Apr 2014
#82