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birdographer

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36. I don't think Elmo's end game is a smaller government
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 06:33 PM
Feb 15

I think he is shooting for NO government, but rather him as the CEO of America with a few loyal employees, in charge of everything. No doubt aided by the massive AI installations he is building.

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"We are not a fucking line item." [View all] babylonsister Feb 15 OP
... SheltieLover Feb 15 #1
Suckers! It is really hard to feel sorry for these idiots. FSogol Feb 15 #2
Exactly What I Thought ProfessorGAC Feb 15 #18
She assumed everyone else would get screwed, not her family. Irish_Dem Feb 15 #28
I know. They voted for a convicted felon who once tried to overthrow the government. brush Feb 16 #77
Face... meet leopard. FalloutShelter Feb 15 #3
The operative part of the trump supporter BOSSHOG Feb 15 #4
Imagine that, Trump lied. dem4decades Feb 15 #5
Congratulations! You did get what you voted for. tanyev Feb 15 #6
She needs bdamomma Feb 15 #7
The Felon has never been honest. pandr32 Feb 15 #8
Seriously. How to tell if Donald Trump is lying verbally: tanyev Feb 15 #12
💯 pandr32 Feb 15 #16
All true... Wuddles440 Feb 15 #67
She voted in her last election DBoon Feb 15 #9
No sympathy for these nasty ignorant fools. Dave Bowman Feb 15 #10
The sad reality is that I'm sure she still sees many of us as line items, Ms. Toad Feb 15 #11
Bingo!! Exactly right. Those lazy bureaucrats in Washington have to go and leave my hard working husband alone. Maybe. RussellCattle Feb 15 #49
Thoughts and prayers gab13by13 Feb 15 #13
... roamer65 Feb 15 #14
Voting for trump and "supporting this country" are mutually exclusive... Wounded Bear Feb 15 #15
"I support him on many things, but not on this" Docreed2003 Feb 15 #17
Racism mr715 Feb 15 #20
As long as they're owning the libs and deporting brown people they're fine with it. Liberal In Texas Feb 15 #64
"Ha ha, Suckers and losers. Ha ha." - G.O.P. Felon 47 and Billionaire-Bro Presidont Muck (R) BoRaGard Feb 15 #19
Maybe next time these folks will pay attention rurallib Feb 15 #21
Trump/Musk no longer NEEDS her support. mackdaddy Feb 15 #22
It is what you voted for, but I feel bad for the workers who didn't vote for Trump. Solly Mack Feb 15 #23
As someone who was just like her husband odins folly Feb 15 #24
Early in my career I worked for the feds. spooky3 Feb 15 #35
I don't think Elmo's end game is a smaller government birdographer Feb 15 #36
At this stage of the game JMCKUSICK Feb 15 #45
Anyone remember an asshole, Grover Norquist. 3Hotdogs Feb 15 #61
Started with Reagan wryter2000 Feb 15 #59
Agreed odins folly Feb 16 #74
FELP UpInArms Feb 15 #25
Poor leopard is gonna have some mwmisses4289 Feb 16 #79
They cut off a tree limb they were sitting on. LisaL Feb 15 #26
People are just props in the play the Trump has running in his head. Irish_Dem Feb 15 #27
Psssssh Abstractartist Feb 15 #29
Maybe the Kennedy Center Ol Janx Spirit Feb 15 #30
Good one! Nt spooky3 Feb 15 #37
Bless her heart. ms liberty Feb 15 #31
So Sad! dalton99a Feb 15 #32
Elections have consequences, time for these Emile Feb 15 #33
Oh, but you are! You just refused to accept it thanks to the smoke blown up your ass. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 15 #34
May be time to stop watching him "bust his ass" and go get spooky3 Feb 15 #38
Blah, blah, blah. SamKnause Feb 15 #39
I guess becoming financially destitute can make one "woke". patphil Feb 15 #40
In the words of Jerry Seinfeld bronxiteforever Feb 15 #41
I Don't Care, Do U? Joinfortmill Feb 15 #42
Sounds like the repugs I worked with for 30 years Blue Full Moon Feb 15 #43
Trump and his goons don't care Rebl2 Feb 15 #44
Too little, too late, Cupcake... GiqueCee Feb 15 #46
Yes you are a line item. FAFO. NNadir Feb 15 #47
Sounds just like the repugs I worked with for 30 years Blue Full Moon Feb 15 #48
It's too bad such voters disregarded the warnings just because the warnings came from DEMOCRATS. Beartracks Feb 15 #50
Anti "big" government Godot51 Feb 15 #51
Lol - these people my god Blues Heron Feb 15 #52
zero sympathy moonshinegnomie Feb 15 #53
Fk Trump and fk you for voting for him. OMGWTF Feb 15 #54
She certainly did.... flying-skeleton Feb 15 #55
For maggots as a whole, the empathy meter is pegged at zero. royable Feb 15 #56
What Digby said. JHB Feb 15 #57
We're gonna need more leopards. The ones we have will be full sooner than later. Comfortably_Numb Feb 15 #58
He said at every rally that he intended to cut Demobrat Feb 15 #60
he was only supposed to hurt brown people! Skittles Feb 15 #62
We told her, he would do this! ... aggiesal Feb 15 #63
There is just no way I can feel sorry for these guys. slightlv Feb 15 #65
I feel really bad for her and the people that supported the Buddyzbuddy Feb 15 #66
You get what you voted for you stupid fuck -- now shut the hell up Blue Owl Feb 16 #68
Another victim of face eating leopards sakabatou Feb 16 #69
You are less than a fucking line item. You are barely even shit. Because at least Carlitos Brigante Feb 16 #70
Poor Choice Sober Retiree Feb 16 #71
Um... Morbius Feb 16 #72
What? You won't support him on this Meowmee Feb 16 #73
Absolutely correct. To be a line item you must have a net worth of over $3 Billion. nt Buns_of_Fire Feb 16 #75
I'm sure you can find sympathy somewhere in the Autumn Feb 16 #76
If you voted for trump and republicans, mwmisses4289 Feb 16 #78
Sounds like someone Beausoleil Feb 16 #80
They voted for peoples' misery. Happy Hoosier Feb 16 #81
About to find out what it's like to try and survive in the Klarkashton Feb 16 #82
Still supports Trump on many things. Progressive dog Feb 16 #83
Uh, you're a little late, lady hawkeye21 Feb 16 #84
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