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TheBlackAdder

(28,189 posts) Fri Nov 6, 2020, 02:00 PM Nov 2020

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A Modern Day JOKE of a Political Historian compares Trump's loss to the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
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LOL! Newt compares Trump's apparent loss with the battle of Gettysburg
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If by what Newt means is Americans versus Traitors, I guess he'd be right.

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A Modern Day JOKE of a Political Historian compares Trump's loss to the Battle of Gettysburg. (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 OP

If anyone had a shot at being a worse President than Trump, it was Newt. Midnight Writer Nov 2020 #1

He's right... regnaD kciN Nov 2020 #2

It's just like Gettysburg. You guys lost and this is a turning point in history MaryMagdaline Nov 2020 #3

But Washington and Lincoln had integrity. Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #4

Well sure, Pickett's charge maybe... Thomas Hurt Nov 2020 #5

talk about someone whose shelf life is long past icwlmuscyia Nov 2020 #6

It was like Gettysburg in that the bad guys lost YessirAtsaFact Nov 2020 #7

Midnight Writer

(21,753 posts)

1. If anyone had a shot at being a worse President than Trump, it was Newt.

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Fri Nov 6, 2020, 02:01 PM

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regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)

2. He's right...

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Fri Nov 6, 2020, 02:02 PM

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...in that it marked the beginning of the end of the band of racists running half the country.

MaryMagdaline

(6,854 posts)

3. It's just like Gettysburg. You guys lost and this is a turning point in history

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Fri Nov 6, 2020, 02:02 PM

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Sneederbunk

(14,290 posts)

4. But Washington and Lincoln had integrity.

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Fri Nov 6, 2020, 02:02 PM

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Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

5. Well sure, Pickett's charge maybe...

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Fri Nov 6, 2020, 02:03 PM

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icwlmuscyia

(296 posts)

6. talk about someone whose shelf life is long past

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Fri Nov 6, 2020, 02:03 PM

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YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)

7. It was like Gettysburg in that the bad guys lost

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Fri Nov 6, 2020, 02:05 PM

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It was also like Gettysburg in that the Confederates initially had the advantage, but more and more Union troops kept arriving at the battlefield until they significantly outnumbered the Confederates.

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