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(81,450 posts)ananda
(28,858 posts)Kompromised and complicit with 45
through and through!
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)What have they ever done for the Union?
sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)If she had a real job that she liked, with comparable pay, she wouldn't have been available to take the Cabinet position Trump offered her thereby leaving McConnell to have to kiss his ass everyday to keep her on the payroll.
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)How McTurtle landed a rich, attractive, YOUNGER second wife, whatever her questionable character, is a puzzle. She was forty and never before married (that I know of) twenty five years ago.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)kimbutgar
(21,129 posts)When he refused to let Merrick Garland even get a hearing I knew he was complicit and the fix was in. I hope Mueller uncovers this and takes him down. I so want to see the turtle in handcuffs led out by US Marshalls and taken to jail.
allgood33
(1,584 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,321 posts)rickyhall
(4,889 posts)Stuart G
(38,414 posts)DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)...although Trumps thefts and numbers of abuses are larger, McConnells evil is somehow deeper? That is, where Trump is a clueless, self-deceiving amateur conman, The Turtle is infinitely more calculating and humorless. They will both roast in Hell, but at least Trump will charm all the deplorables in there as they barbecue each others limbs.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,321 posts)McConnell is better at it; he deceives better and has been able to do more harm to more people over a longer period of time.
DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)pioche4
(114 posts)Let him be taken down quickly
sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)MontanaMama
(23,307 posts)traitor.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)He's known as Bitch McConnell.
MontanaMama
(23,307 posts)UpInArms
(51,280 posts)How could he have known that Hillary would not be the next president?
Collusion
erronis
(15,238 posts)maddiemom
(5,106 posts)so why waste the time with the "last year as president, so no Supreme pick for you, Obama", if a new president won't be a Repub for sure...or so the thinking goes. Of course Mitch is the world's biggest prick; especially when it comes to President Obama.
erronis
(15,238 posts)What a bunch of vituperative snakes are the repuglicons. Is there anything lower?
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)Russians were interfering in the election?
UpInArms
(51,280 posts)That moment, the former Democratic vice president said, made him think the die had been cast ... this was all about the political play.
He expressed regret, in hindsight, given the intelligence he says came in after Election Day. "Had we known what we knew three weeks later, we may have done something more, Biden, a potential 2020 presidential candidate, said.
Biden was speaking at an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations, a block from his old office at the Old Executive Office Building, to discuss his new article in the latest issue of Foreign Affairs, How to Stand Up to the Kremlin.
NBachers
(17,099 posts)Yonnie3
(17,431 posts)A pause for a day or two in a pillory would be a great public morale booster.
NBachers
(17,099 posts)Yonnie3
(17,431 posts)blugbox
(951 posts)and the "Shame" chant
Volaris
(10,270 posts)Because there are circumstances where it is soooooooo tempting.
Sigh...Better Angles,Vol, Better Angles.
NBachers
(17,099 posts)pioche4
(114 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)as punishment for him and all of the GOP traitors actually. It is a good start...then get into the medieval stuff for the worst of them (like Nunes, etc).
True Blue American
(17,984 posts)madamesilverspurs
(15,800 posts)Are tar and feathers illegal?
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sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)diva77
(7,639 posts)to protect special counsel Mueller's investigation and mcturtle what a scumbag he is for blocking the vote
calimary
(81,211 posts)Here are some ideas about calling his office, even if youre 1) not a GOPer, or 2) not in or from Kentucky, humbly submitted:
- If you lived there beforehand, or grew up there. Keep your old address/zip code handy, in case they ask. They often do.
- If you went to school there - keep the campus address/zip code handy in case you were a dormie.
- If you have family there. Keep their address/zip code handy.
- If you have good friends there. Especially if youve visited there.
And what did you do there when you visited?
You supported the local economy. Bought stuff - food, drinks, via restaurant or fast-food or grocery store; you filled the car with gas; you picked up a souvenir or two, postcards, stamps, etc.; went to a movie or other ticketed event or sports pursuit; bought food/other stuff there, and so forth. Longer stays mean youll spend more.
Youre also inevitably using the local infrastructure, acquainting yourself with the neighborhood and general area and the people in it. How they celebrate the holidays or special events. What kinds of signature specialties or iniquities there are. The local cuisine and other public artistic expressions. Dialects and cultures. Youre getting to know the scenic parts, residential enclaves, commercial districts, hot spots and trends, weather, seasons, tourism...
I submit that this gives you a personal stake in that community in that state. However brief. Especially if there are people there about whom you care deeply. When YOU are there, yourself, you ARE one of them. Even temporarily. And you are thus directly and personally affected and personally impacted by the rules, laws, customs, and physical conditions there.
Thats why I feel strongly that this entitles you to have a say. However small.
ALSO - if you contributed to their campaigns. Even from out-of-state. Id even go so far as to say - if your parents voted for whoever the Senator/Rep is, and even if its a GOPer. I still think that gives you a legitimate or at least reasonable authorization to call in and register your opinion.
Ive shared the anecdote here before - about how I called Heidi Heitkamps Senate office to lodge a complaint about something she said on Goid Morning America. But I think its worth repeating. It was right after Newtown and she was asked about the many calls to limit or outlaw assault weapons. She vehemently objected, saying she had no intention of supporting such a move. So I called in, trying to contain my outrage. I told the staffer, politely, that I was a donor to her campaign to win that Senate seat two years earlier, and that her campaign was VERY happy to take MY California money, and didnt reject it because I wasnt a constituent. So by Jove shes going to hear from me now. And her staffer listened rather than scold me because I wasnt a constituent and theyre only interested in callers from her state.
Ive actually received that scolding, calling from California to complain to Susan Collinss office about some position she took. I was rudely confronted by a young male staffer - And WHAT does this have to do with THE STATE OF MAINE???
Oh poo - sorry this is so long...
If phone line is busy, send McConnell a fax at 202-224-2499
Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)the truth is out and many are going to jail. Some under the jail. Bye bye McTurtle
Lanius
(599 posts)Racerdog1
(808 posts)Don't forget his grifter wife works in the orange asshole's cabinet. Not going to do anything to cost her that position and the money that comes with it. They have both sucked on the government teat for far too long.
Volaris
(10,270 posts)Jopin Klobe
(779 posts)... go ahead ... use it ...
... McTurdle is nowhere near being a person ...
BigDemVoter
(4,149 posts)Goddamn turtle. . ..!
world wide wally
(21,740 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Money to oppose him. Hopefully the Kentucky Dems can run a good candidate. The only thing that matters to McTurtle is his power. Challenge him through the vote.
erronis
(15,238 posts)Maybe his bilious nature will dissolve him from within. Or the paymasters that keep his chins well fed determine that he is no longer necessary.
Best if documented/video-taped but just make sure he and his family are long gone to places that have no resurrection.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)The only thing that is a sure bet is to defeat these people at the polls. He is also the least popular senate in the US. Well deserved too,
McConnell had an approval rating of 33 percent, with 52 percent of Kentucky voters disapproving of the Senate leader.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/10/senator-approval-ratings-morning-consult/1590329002/
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)but I'm there.
linuxuser3
(139 posts)Pence isn't doing the Nixon-Agnews favor of going 1st so Trump can pick a Gerald Ford to pardon him after he resigns. So no slick Constitutional side-step moves for Trump-Pence to pull in order to shirk off the charges. Stephanie Miller's show's betting Trump resigns by Jan. 30, 2019. Wasn't hard to catch that traitor, sold out the U.S. for a Moscow hotel agreement, not that there's anything wrong with that, according to Agent Orange
47of74
(18,470 posts)A smart, good woman who will cause numerous Branch Trumpvidian heads to explode as the fuck sticks supporters run off screaming to defend their manly territory.
sprinkleeninow
(20,235 posts)peggysue2
(10,828 posts)as the GOP's complicity in all things Russia-related and dark, thug (blood) money. From mobsters. He would love the Mueller investigation to go away, tout suite.
Because they all lied and they all committed fraud against the United States when winning became everything.
Never forgive, never forget.
Snotcicles
(9,089 posts)True Blue American
(17,984 posts)Toannounce with Obama that the Russians were interfering.
He knew!
Snotcicles
(9,089 posts)C Moon
(12,212 posts)marieo1
(1,402 posts)My prayer is that he get's his...........I know it is wrong to feel that way but I am so disgusted with that man - McConnell!! What is he so afraid of? Seems to me like he is afraid of what the rest of us may find out about him!!
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)red dog 1
(27,792 posts)Phone: 202-224-2541
Fax: 202-224-2499
Rebl2
(13,490 posts)to see Mueller investigate McConnell. I think he is in deep with Putin as well.
cstanleytech
(26,281 posts)The Wizard
(12,541 posts)in Russian bribe money laundered through the NRA. He's banking of Whitaker risking disbarment and firing Mueller.
Nitram
(22,791 posts)czarjak
(11,266 posts)Wasnt your job either,you traitorous piece of Republican bile.