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marmar

(77,955 posts)
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 07:45 PM Jan 2021

Quelle surprise! .... Repugs mad that Raffensperger recorded the call


Republicans are lining up not to denounce President Donald Trump's demand that the Georgia secretary of state commit a crime and invent nearly 12,000 votes be "found" for him. Instead, they're denouncing that Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for recording the call.

While Raffensperger hasn't explained his motivations, his lawyer was on the call with him, and that lawyer may have been behind the demand to record the call to protect the Secretary and his office.


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Former Rep. Kelli Ward (R-AZ), who is now the chair of the Arizona Republican Party, lashed out at Raffensperger, saying that when the president calls her, she's just honored to talk to him. ..............(more)

https://www.rawstory.com/gop-leaders-rage-trump-recorded/




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Quelle surprise! .... Repugs mad that Raffensperger recorded the call (Original Post) marmar Jan 2021 OP
Keli, just because you are a fool doesn't mean everyone else is. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #1
Right! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #6
This MustLoveBeagles Jan 2021 #14
"It's humbling to have the opportunity to EarlG Jan 2021 #2
! MerryBlooms Jan 2021 #3
+1 2naSalit Jan 2021 #4
This!👆 SheltieLover Jan 2021 #8
Bwaahahahaaaaa! 😂 👍🏆 electric_blue68 Jan 2021 #12
Oh snap! MustLoveBeagles Jan 2021 #13
I don't know about humbling, but it sure is enlightening Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #20
They can all go straight to hell Blue Owl Jan 2021 #5
Directly to Hell, do not pass Go. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #24
Would she be equally honored if Trump grabbed her by the genitals? lpbk2713 Jan 2021 #7
If it is an honor to talk to a grifter con man molester ... CatMor Jan 2021 #9
She must be the Trumpanzee posting on their Twitter account... regnaD kciN Jan 2021 #10
There's nothing honorable in that transcript Midnightwalk Jan 2021 #11
"While Raffensperger hasn't explained his motivations..." DEbluedude Jan 2021 #15
Well, Dr. Kelli! blogslut Jan 2021 #16
Somebody please remind Kelli Ward the President is a public servant.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2021 #17
She's getting slapped back pretty hard Mz Pip Jan 2021 #18
Honor? Fuck you and your honor. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #19
Oh go sit in the corner. BumRushDaShow Jan 2021 #21
What is this honor of which she speaks? Baitball Blogger Jan 2021 #22
Exactly. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #29
I believe more Georgia repubs will vote because trump is acting like this mucifer Jan 2021 #23
Raffensperger was smart as hell to do that. KUDOS to him. Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #25
Crime has no right to confidentiality. C_U_L8R Jan 2021 #26
There's a simple rule even RW imbeciles ought to be Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #30
FO Ward.. SOS Raffensperger is a Cha Jan 2021 #27
It would not surprise me cojoel Jan 2021 #28
If the leader of the free world were to call me, I'd be honored, too DFW Jan 2021 #31
If it is such an honor, why wouldn't you record it? treestar Jan 2021 #32

Irish_Dem

(55,825 posts)
1. Keli, just because you are a fool doesn't mean everyone else is.
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 07:47 PM
Jan 2021

No one should talk to Trump without a recording device running.

SheltieLover

(59,185 posts)
6. Right!
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 07:52 PM
Jan 2021

None of his coconspirators did.

And with crazy dump lawyer saying Pence should face firing squad, this guy was smart to record & release to press!

EarlG

(22,448 posts)
2. "It's humbling to have the opportunity to
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 07:48 PM
Jan 2021

listen to the President of the United States committing crimes over the telephone."

lpbk2713

(43,182 posts)
7. Would she be equally honored if Trump grabbed her by the genitals?
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 07:53 PM
Jan 2021


I'd like to see her answer that one.

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)
11. There's nothing honorable in that transcript
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 07:57 PM
Jan 2021

I'm still slogging through it and it's a complete disgrace.

Trump is a proven liar. It would be insane to be in any conversation with him without recording it. I'd hang up before not recording it.

blogslut

(38,595 posts)
16. Well, Dr. Kelli!
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 08:10 PM
Jan 2021

May none of us ever have to listen to that man's phone calls ever again.

(who am i kidding? we're going to hear about so many phone calls and bank accounts and crimes, it's exhausting)

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,592 posts)
17. Somebody please remind Kelli Ward the President is a public servant....
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 08:11 PM
Jan 2021

and not a dictator whose words are not public information.

Republicans cannot comprehend the term "public servant" because they are servants of big business.

KY

Baitball Blogger

(47,684 posts)
22. What is this honor of which she speaks?
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 09:06 PM
Jan 2021

They wouldn't be so angry if the conversation didn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump was dishonorable.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,984 posts)
29. Exactly.
Mon Jan 4, 2021, 06:09 AM
Jan 2021

If these Republican fascists think they will fool anyone but their brainwashed cult with this sort of blatant BS, they are more ignorant than I ever imagined.

Vivienne235729

(3,699 posts)
25. Raffensperger was smart as hell to do that. KUDOS to him.
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 09:21 PM
Jan 2021

Trumpers are crying bc they can't lie now. Bwahahaha. How stupid and pathetic.

DFW

(56,311 posts)
31. If the leader of the free world were to call me, I'd be honored, too
Mon Jan 4, 2021, 07:04 AM
Jan 2021

On the other hand, if Donald Trump were to call me, I'd hang up, after telling him he got the wrong number.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
32. If it is such an honor, why wouldn't you record it?
Mon Jan 4, 2021, 07:08 AM
Jan 2021

To share with the whole world?

They are only mad that he got caught, and not with what he said?

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