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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRemember when the GOP hated the Russians?
My, how things have changed.
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Remember when the GOP hated the Russians? (Original Post)
bluescribbler
Mar 2017
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RKP5637
(67,107 posts)1. Yep, the Red Scare! It went on and on and on. n/t
Homeoutside
(65 posts)4. Well...it's pretty obvious
NBC poll: 50% of Republicans, 73% of young
Republicans see Russia as an ally or friendly
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/02/22/nbc-poll-50-of-republicans-73-of-young-republicans-see-russia-as-an-ally-or-friendly/
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)2. The Cold War was very good for business. Trillions of dollars. n/t
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)3. Sure. Apparently those days are now over, and
Russian has only the best interests of the United States at heart. Isn't that a strange turn of events?
inanna
(3,547 posts)5. Oh yes. I do remember!
Doodley
(9,088 posts)6. Nothing wrong with wanting close ties to Russia. What is wrong is for president to be Putin's puppet
SHRED
(28,136 posts)7. It's not just Republicans
Greenwald, Stein, Kucinich, etc...
Buns_of_Fire
(17,175 posts)8. Ah, yes. "Get a job, you damned commie pinko!" followed by
either a bottle thrown at me or maybe some invigorating pepper gas.
I kinda miss the good old days.