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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
1. What will these flatlanders do when they finally see the mountain
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 09:43 AM
Jul 2017

of evidence against the Putinites in the White House.


Freddie

(9,257 posts)
5. They certainly are
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 09:54 AM
Jul 2017

I have one repug FB friend and the stuff he posts is unreal. Not just the usual (list of Trump's "accomplishments in office&quot but the latest is an article claiming that the Obamas have no children but BORROWED their daughters (with a pic of the "real" parents) so they would look good to run for office. You can't make this stuff up but someone is. Hopeful laughing while doing so. Plus the Obama/Hillary obsession is unreal. Who's President now?

DFW

(54,302 posts)
8. It's not a question of stupid
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 11:30 AM
Jul 2017

They are under the impression that there is no crime they can't get away with. So far, I have seen no reason for them to change their minds.

GreenEyedLefty

(2,073 posts)
9. Yes, but for most the water in the pot is still cold.
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 11:32 AM
Jul 2017

Or they're sipping tea while the house burns down around them ("this is fine&quot .

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
12. GOP voters are not stupid. This is exactly what they want. Because,
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 12:22 PM
Jul 2017

even the poorest, most downtrodden, Trump voter believes to the very depths of his heart and soul that he is simply a temporarily inconvenienced multi-millionaire and that soon, just as soon as the GOP balances the budget, cut entitlements, bring back jobs, and get rid of all them damn <insert favorite minority group here>, then their fortunes will change and they will join all those other millionaires.

LudwigPastorius

(9,111 posts)
15. The GOP is willing to back the insane man-child in the Oval Office until...
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 12:30 PM
Jul 2017

they get the end of corporate and capital gains taxes, the crippling of Medicare and Social Security, and an unassailable, multi-decade majority on the Supreme Court.

If Trump destroys the world in the mean time,....well...you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs!

As for Trump voters, they don't care what happens as long as Their Man keeps Muslims and Mexicans out of the country, and makes sure 'the blacks' don't get too uppity.

ffr

(22,665 posts)
18. 4th grade education and short attention spans prohibit reading.
Sat Jul 22, 2017, 12:32 PM
Jul 2017

What am I saying? That's giving RW'ers too much credit.

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