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Hermit-The-Prog

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42. nobody anticipates a blue tsunami

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 30, 2018, 06:43 PM

Nov 2018

We were close to having to live under permanent GOPer rule. Demands for paper trails and a blue wave too big to hold back by the cheats that were in place are what saved us, so far. Putin and oligarchs haven't quit yet, and neither should we.

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Much more to Russia story than the Trump Tower in Moscow [View all] kentuck Nov 2018 OP

Yep ck4829 Nov 2018 #1

It is simple: Trump is a filthy traitor who is willing to sell out his country. olegramps Nov 2018 #36

Good synopsis ananda Nov 2018 #2

K&R thbobby Nov 2018 #3

K&R gademocrat7 Nov 2018 #4

Putin, not really understanding our Ilsa Nov 2018 #5

Yes I believe you're right FakeNoose Nov 2018 #20

nobody anticipates a blue tsunami Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #42

Yes. When the Repub house intelligence committee shut down Hortensis Nov 2018 #6

I keep pushing this; watoos Nov 2018 #8

Me, I blame the electorate, heavily the right of course, Hortensis Nov 2018 #22

They get brainwashed. watoos Nov 2018 #32

MSNBC feeds an appetite for a product created to do just that. Hortensis Nov 2018 #34

I agree. Zoonart Nov 2018 #35

To me, it looks like the Russian mob conspires to take over the world. vlyons Nov 2018 #7

Well said, but scary. watoos Nov 2018 #10

The energy sector TwistOneUp Nov 2018 #9

Rex was awarded the Freedom medal or whatever by Russia. watoos Nov 2018 #12

The big energy movement is suicidal, but Russians, Trumpy, the Kochs, et al don't care. Eyeball_Kid Nov 2018 #23

Of course they care! TwistOneUp Nov 2018 #29

This is a really astute observation, volstork Nov 2018 #28

Thank You! nt TwistOneUp Nov 2018 #30

Nah, they are okay with any mobster who supports fascist white Christianity. hunter Nov 2018 #41

k and r Achilleaze Nov 2018 #11

Trump tweeted that he " lightly looked" at a deal Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2018 #13

Dots, Meet Connector Roy Rolling Nov 2018 #14

Our country was stolen from us, the American people The Liberal Lion Nov 2018 #15

Preach, brother or sister... not_the_one Nov 2018 #39

What is most difficult to understand... ewagner Nov 2018 #16

K & R malaise Nov 2018 #17

btw Kentuck... ewagner Nov 2018 #18

Yeah, they postponed it for optics. kentuck Nov 2018 #31

True for either Trump or Putin n/t ewagner Nov 2018 #33

That panic attack and scared shitless look on Donnie's face... llmart Nov 2018 #19

Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2018 #21

I have thought so, too... kentuck Nov 2018 #40

Some of their worst nightmares... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #24

Well said. H2O Man Nov 2018 #25

Plus, of course, it's not just Russia... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #26

Right. H2O Man Nov 2018 #37

Russia story is ... MFGsunny Nov 2018 #27

KICK bluestarone Nov 2018 #38