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In reply to the discussion: "Bush aide: 'GOP is shrinking daily before our eyes'" [View all]Chemisse
(30,811 posts)14. If the Republican primaries are any indication, the answer is no.
Nobody (other than Huntsman) dared breathe a word that did not thoroughly kiss the asses of the racist and sexist teapartiers.
It was a shocking display, epitomized by the cheering of the execution of a Texas prisoner, applauding of the death of an uninsured young man, and the booing of a gay soldier.
An SNL skit soon afterward had the primary moderator apologizing for a late start, saying, "There was a six car pile-up on route 20 that burst into flames," a comment that was met with wild cheering and applause. Really funny, but only because it was so close to what the right-wingers showed they were capable of.
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applegrove
Dec 2012
#1
"If you're only standing on principle to appear taller, then you appear smaller"
dflprincess
Dec 2012
#10
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Jamaal510
Dec 2012
#18
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Lone_Star_Dem
Dec 2012
#19