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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:03 AM Nov 2018

I would like to thank House Democrats for singlehandedly solving the migrant caravan crisis.


I'm assuming that's what happened, because Republicans all stopped talking about the caravan, and all that changed in the interim was Democrats won the House.



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I would like to thank House Democrats for singlehandedly solving the migrant caravan crisis. (Original Post) kpete Nov 2018 OP
Bluster and lies to gin up his base. gademocrat7 Nov 2018 #1
So true DownriverDem Nov 2018 #15
Bingo!!! I said it was a dog whistle when he did it to try and get the base out unfortunately cstanleytech Nov 2018 #17
DU predicted this. Cha Nov 2018 #2
Caravan? kentuck Nov 2018 #3
Dammit HuskyOffset Nov 2018 #10
SO AGREED!!!! AZ8theist Nov 2018 #13
That's the irritable emotion they are trying to provoke. Just tsk tsk and pity their poor grammar. Marcuse Nov 2018 #25
'Democrat' is arguably grammatically correct here, actually ... mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #29
It's just, like, my opinion, man HuskyOffset Nov 2018 #33
I guess it depends whether the investigators themSELVES ... mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #34
Oh, I think I see HuskyOffset Nov 2018 #38
Nihilists? Threatening Castration? mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #39
LOL love the pic onetexan Nov 2018 #26
beautiful Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #32
Proving once again that, when republicans and russia get out of the way Achilleaze Nov 2018 #4
A blue caravan funded by We the People! In It to Win It Nov 2018 #5
and Birthright Citizenship peekaloo Nov 2018 #6
It's some kind of miracle! PatSeg Nov 2018 #7
Don't worry NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #8
So will M13 or whatever that was. llmart Nov 2018 #9
They will be MS-20 by the time they get here world wide wally Nov 2018 #16
Good one! In It to Win It Nov 2018 #20
There's a NEW Caravan...Caravan of Lawyers sent into Florida by the Dems !!! OnDoutside Nov 2018 #11
The caravan turned around now that the Rams aren't going undefeated... Blue_Tires Nov 2018 #12
When a Republican starts talking some new bullshit, tell them rusty quoin Nov 2018 #14
+1 Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2018 #19
And I remember, going way back in the Repuke Fear Machine packman Nov 2018 #24
Yup Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2018 #28
Pssh.......The Caravan is soooooo last Monday. Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2018 #18
Trump tried to reignite it with his illegal Executive Order. joshcryer Nov 2018 #21
K&R UTUSN Nov 2018 #22
Admit it, Democrats are miracle workers! pazzyanne Nov 2018 #23
Caravan? Turbineguy Nov 2018 #27
we haven't taken power yet Kurt V. Nov 2018 #30
LOL! Yeah...boy they sent those "invaders" packing in a hurry, didn't they?! lol! nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #31
hmmm elmac Nov 2018 #35
Caravan crisis had to give up its spot in the fakkke news cycle to the war on Christmas. nt hay rick Nov 2018 #36
Hope displaces fear RainCaster Nov 2018 #37
another way to win bora13 Nov 2018 #40

cstanleytech

(26,286 posts)
17. Bingo!!! I said it was a dog whistle when he did it to try and get the base out unfortunately
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 10:58 AM
Nov 2018

for the Repugnants it largely failed as their got their butts kicked out of the House as well as alot of governorship's and in 2020 its going to be out of the Senate and out of the White House for them.

HuskyOffset

(888 posts)
10. Dammit
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:53 AM
Nov 2018

To the artist: the word you’re looking for is “Democratic”. STOP USING NOUNS AS ADJECTIVES.

That is all.

/rant

AZ8theist

(5,459 posts)
13. SO AGREED!!!!
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 10:11 AM
Nov 2018

That's one of my pet peeves.....

While phone banking in AZ last month, one of the callers used that insult while making a call.....and she was one of us!!!

I grind my teeth every time I hear it...

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
29. 'Democrat' is arguably grammatically correct here, actually ...
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 11:50 AM
Nov 2018

They are depicted as 'Investigators' ... who are being sent by 'House Democrats'.

Thus ... 'the House Democrat ... Investigators'.



 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
34. I guess it depends whether the investigators themSELVES ...
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 05:37 PM
Nov 2018

Are, in fact, Democrats. If they definitely ARE, then House Democratic Investigators would be more correct.

If the investigators are a separate entity (as depicted by the dudes in the Holmes outfits), then they may or may not be 'Democrats', although SENT by House Democrats to investigate.

In which case, House Democrat Investigators ... would be correct.

Also ... you're out of your element!

HuskyOffset

(888 posts)
38. Oh, I think I see
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 11:04 PM
Nov 2018

but you're still wrong. If the investigators were sent by House Democrats, it would be: House Democrats' Investigators (the investigators belong to the House Democrats.)

There is one way it works though: if the Investigators were sent to investigate the House Democrats, then it would indeed be: House Democrats Investigators. I think. It's still a little clumsy. Saying: the Investigators of the House Democrats would be more clear in that case.

I think we've probably exhausted the subject now, having thoroughly beaten it to death. I think Walter would be proud of us, although he would keep going. And then, out of nowhere, some nihilists would ambush us.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
39. Nihilists? Threatening Castration?
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 11:09 PM
Nov 2018

I NEED MY F****** JOHNSON, MAN!

Fair Enough ... though I might still argue it works grammatically, even w/o the explicit possessive you've insisted upon (even if it is ambiguous as written, as you point out indirectly), but ... yeah ... we covered it

Good Talk

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
8. Don't worry
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:41 AM
Nov 2018

the caravan has called a temporary halt to their march. They plan to resume their journey in September or October of 2020.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
12. The caravan turned around now that the Rams aren't going undefeated...
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 10:10 AM
Nov 2018

The Rams bandwagon is overflowing anyway... That's the REAL migrant crisis...

 

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)
14. When a Republican starts talking some new bullshit, tell them
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 10:13 AM
Nov 2018

that we gotta fix this caravan thing first.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,412 posts)
19. +1
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 10:59 AM
Nov 2018


And Ebola.....

And Clinton's E-Mail server........

And Benghazi........

And Whitewater........

And Lewinsky.............

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
24. And I remember, going way back in the Repuke Fear Machine
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 11:43 AM
Nov 2018

Commies
Hippies
Blacks
Immigrants
Gays
Women
Atheists
The Elderly
Socialist
And the all-time-favorite --- LIBERALS

joshcryer

(62,270 posts)
21. Trump tried to reignite it with his illegal Executive Order.
Fri Nov 9, 2018, 11:01 AM
Nov 2018

Asylum seekers are not illegal immigrants, they're asylum seekers. 90% of them are denied and put on the other side of the border. The other 10% of them have very valid claims that the US will look at.

bora13

(860 posts)
40. another way to win
Sat Nov 10, 2018, 03:21 AM
Nov 2018

leak a story that immigrants are rushing to gun shows nationwide to buy guns to protect themselves.

there's one loophole that will be fixed quickly!

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