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In reply to the discussion: Guess what, folks? [View all]

DFW

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5. No accusations here
Thu Apr 4, 2019, 04:59 AM
Apr 2019

Last edited Thu Apr 4, 2019, 06:23 AM - Edit history (1)

To me, you seem to get it just fine. Take heart in the fact that the most vocal of the quick-to-condemn crowd are a group whose numbers you can count on the fingers of your hands.

Keep in mind also that the quick-to-condemn presidential candidates, especially this time, obviously have presidential ambitions of their own to promote, some of them stretching back to the Al Franken outrage. With each lightning jump to assumption of guilt, they demonstrate a poverty of presidential fortitude that the office deserves. Cheney, with his worship of Machiavelli, is history, and deserves to stay there. I have been in touch recently with an old friend whose life Cheney ruined by just such tactics (typical Republican--he let someone else take the fall when it got to that). It is time these tactics were no longer rewarded with success--and certainly not with the Oval Office.

Guess what, folks? [View all] NanceGreggs Apr 2019 OP
That bad bad naughty universe vlyons Apr 2019 #1
K&R 2naSalit Apr 2019 #2
Agree,100%! True Blue American Apr 2019 #7
+1,000 malaise Apr 2019 #8
But nobody has done that melman Apr 2019 #10
Really? The entire Republican party has proferred. watoos Apr 2019 #26
Oh I would wager it isn't just the republican party... SlogginThroughIt Apr 2019 #41
THIS! A million times over Bettie Apr 2019 #44
Nance called it with that paragraph! 2naSalit Apr 2019 #46
it surely has gotten ridiculous. We put a sexual predator secondwind Apr 2019 #3
We have TWO sexual predators on the Supreme Court. GoCubsGo Apr 2019 #36
K&R, there has to be some moderation uponit7771 Apr 2019 #4
No accusations here DFW Apr 2019 #5
Thank you for this. True Blue American Apr 2019 #6
We call it the "T". boston bean Apr 2019 #21
Yeah, I wanted to say L:) True Blue American Apr 2019 #22
The L Is Chicago ProfessorGAC Apr 2019 #24
Another thing I learned True Blue American Apr 2019 #29
I Spent A Fair Amount of Time On It ProfessorGAC Apr 2019 #39
And thank you for THIS ... NanceGreggs Apr 2019 #25
Was saying much the same to SO last night mcar Apr 2019 #38
It may not be popular, but I agree with you Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 #9
100% True Blue American Apr 2019 #23
The "Me Too" movement has been corrupted. madaboutharry Apr 2019 #11
This thread is really gross melman Apr 2019 #12
No, melman.. it's not the thread that's "gross". Cha Apr 2019 #14
+1 nt Kahuna7 Apr 2019 #37
People having a different opinion is gross? Discussion forums may not be for you. Blue_Adept Apr 2019 #27
Yeah, thinking women have COOTIES! nt Atticus Apr 2019 #32
Mahalo, Nance.. Cha Apr 2019 #13
Thank you, Nance. Silver Gaia Apr 2019 #15
K & R Arkansas Granny Apr 2019 #16
I agree; there is a point where we just hand right wingers treestar Apr 2019 #17
Exactly. Are those children in cages comfortable? Were the physically challenged comfortable when judesedit Apr 2019 #18
The problem is even simpler than that Scully Apr 2019 #19
I completely agree with you Nance Pachamama Apr 2019 #20
What else did you expect? OldBaldy1701E Apr 2019 #28
The Media has also contributed True Blue American Apr 2019 #30
Oh, you DO get it. Thanks for the common sense. nt Atticus Apr 2019 #31
You disappoint me sfwriter Apr 2019 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author Canoe52 Apr 2019 #34
Nancy, your first paragraph is what I've been saying on twitter and du.. Kahuna7 Apr 2019 #35
WELL SAID as usual, Nance! K&R a million times. MFGsunny Apr 2019 #40
I've been thinking of saying the same thing, but chickened out-- may be better a woman say it... TreasonousBastard Apr 2019 #42
I think attacking Joe will probably be to the good. Hortensis Apr 2019 #43
Donald Trump Makes Me Feel "Uncomfortable" Constantly. MineralMan Apr 2019 #45
Great post. dalton99a Apr 2019 #47
After a review by forum hosts...locking. Omaha Steve Apr 2019 #48
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