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Cha

(298,461 posts)
16. Thank you, Coyotl! I read boner says there will be no raising of
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 12:45 AM
Oct 2013

the debt ceiling until they "negotiate" about what's causing it to be so high.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
2. Looking at the likes of Boehner...
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 11:27 PM
Oct 2013

and Beck I have to ask- could you imagine Lincoln publicly crying? I cannot.

Cha

(298,461 posts)
12. That's right! I didn't even think of that.. From Honest Abe to
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 12:21 AM
Oct 2013

freaking Liars and Drunks who Lie their damns heads while dancing to Koch tunes..

sheshe2

(84,215 posts)
3. To me it looks like they went from the "Right",
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 11:37 PM
Oct 2013

to what is very Wrong!

From a party that had strength and integrity to one that only preaches fear and loathing. Talk about spine, they lost theirs long ago.

Cha

(298,461 posts)
4. Spot on analysis, she.. "..From strength and integrity to one that only
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 11:46 PM
Oct 2013
preaches fear and loathing". It's unbelievable that this would happen to the Party of Lincoln but here we are.. fighting the results of this mass brainwashing by the becks et al, every damn day.

Cha

(298,461 posts)
7. It would be so wonderful if they could just wake up one day..
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 11:57 PM
Oct 2013

and shed the bullshit from their lives.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
8. Yep. Been knowing that for years.
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 11:58 PM
Oct 2013

What has saved them from ridicule is hiding behind their false GAWD while portraying themselves as GAWD - lite with the help of corporate media, nra, and a whole much of money from families from the WW2 era, ya'know, the families that supported the wrong side of history.

Cha

(298,461 posts)
11. Yes, it all started as money-making brainwashing scheme to soak
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 12:16 AM
Oct 2013

the masses into believing that "God" and "Jesus" were vengeful and didn't care about helping the poor.. only about the government having power over women's bodies and their choices and everyone(including the mentally ill and criminals) had the right to AKAs.

Cha

(298,461 posts)
13. They knew they had to start lying because the Dems were too
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 12:23 AM
Oct 2013

appealing otherwise? Like the Kochs know now that Obamacare will attract too many in the future to the Dem party?

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
15. In my opinion the GOPers and the money and ideology
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 12:32 AM
Oct 2013

that follows them is insanity. I'm a Christian, and the things that I was taught from the Christians are totally not what these so called Christians are saying and living today.

Jesus Christ - and the 7 deadly sins. The present GOPers, GOPers' supporters, and their so called ministers are within the sins while preaching otherwise. They are evil.

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