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kentuck

(111,079 posts)
Wed Dec 26, 2018, 09:46 AM Dec 2018

"This is exactly what his supporters voted for..."

How many times have we heard that?

Is it true that they voted for the disruption, the chaos, and the corruption? If so, heaven help us all.

Yes, they are willing to accept all of that so long as they get their conservative judges, we are told.

But what good are "conservative" judges in a chaotic and corrupt government? I think the benefit may have been vastly over-rated. It is a traitorous act of self-deception.

The price is much too high.

It is a sickness that must be examined and treated immediately. It is more than a mere headache.

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bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
1. Generally, yes. They wanted someone who would be the opposite of a politician.
Wed Dec 26, 2018, 09:50 AM
Dec 2018

Someone who would cause a stir, make messes, etc.

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
2. There's also the possibility they were motivated by a desire to piss of liberals
Wed Dec 26, 2018, 09:52 AM
Dec 2018

while some of them may be motivated by principals, I think a lot of them, if not most of them, are motivated by the chance to poke liberals in the eye. The fact that we are riled up shows that they are winning.

Bryant

kentuck

(111,079 posts)
5. Some might argue that they are making a huge sacrifice for a little revenge...
Wed Dec 26, 2018, 09:55 AM
Dec 2018

...and that shows an obvious mental deficiency?

lindysalsagal

(20,670 posts)
4. the gop isn't satisfied to make money legitimately: It's too slow for them
Wed Dec 26, 2018, 09:53 AM
Dec 2018

They want a gangster to rig the system for their profits, everyone/everything else be damned.

ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)
6. One Other Issue
Wed Dec 26, 2018, 09:56 AM
Dec 2018

From Friday to Tuesday i heard that "this is what we voted for" nonsense on CSPAN WJ 60 to 80 times.

It's obviously a coordinated talking point.

However, it's so easy to dismiss. Of the total number of votes cast, 8.8 million people voted for someone other than the idiot, and he didn't even gain a plurality.

So, NO, this it NOT what we voted for.

LonePirate

(13,417 posts)
9. The party elites and evangelicals wanted the judges. The bulk of his voters wanted his racism.
Wed Dec 26, 2018, 10:05 AM
Dec 2018

The typical deplorable knows or cares little about the judicial system apart from thinking that the misdemeanor of being in the country illegally is a capital crime that is the worst plague destroying America.

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