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Lodestar

(2,388 posts) Thu Mar 3, 2016, 09:27 PM Mar 2016

Matt Taibbi - Revenge of the Simple. How Bush Gave Rise To Trump

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But Washington is freaking out about Trump in a way they never did about Bush. Why? Because Bush was their moron, while Trump is his own moron. That's really what it comes down to.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/revenge-of-the-simple-how-george-w-bush-gave-rise-to-trump-20160301#ixzz41tJ6BW15
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Matt Taibbi - Revenge of the Simple. How Bush Gave Rise To Trump (Original Post) Lodestar Mar 2016 OP

We've become Idiocracy incarnate. Wednesdays Mar 2016 #1

Yep...spreading Idiocracy across the globe. n/t Lodestar Mar 2016 #2

Superb article. 3catwoman3 Mar 2016 #3

Wednesdays

(17,353 posts)

1. We've become Idiocracy incarnate.

Reply to Lodestar (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 09:38 PM

Mar 2016

Lodestar

(2,388 posts)

2. Yep...spreading Idiocracy across the globe. n/t

Reply to Wednesdays (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 09:42 PM

Mar 2016

3catwoman3

(23,973 posts)

3. Superb article.

Reply to Lodestar (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 10:23 PM

Mar 2016

To this day, whenever I see a picture of Dubya, I continue to be incredulous that he was president for 2 terms. 2 days would have been too long. Total doofus.

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