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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 05:29 PM Oct 2016

Breitbart escalates war on Paul Ryan

Source: The Hill

A right-wing website closely tied to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is taking its war against House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to new levels.

Breitbart News on Saturday published as its lead story an article written by Julia Hahn, headlined: “He’s with her: Inside Paul Ryan’s months-long campaign to elect Hillary Clinton president.”

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The piece is brutal even by the standards of Breitbart’s proudly scorched-earth approach to journalism, asserting that Ryan “leads the pro-Islamic migration wing of the Republican party.”

The 2,800-word attack on Ryan comes amid a concerted strategy by the pro-Trump nationalist wing of the GOP to ensure Ryan isn’t re-elected Speaker in January.


Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/302315-breitbart-escalates-war-on-paul-ryan



The White Nationalist wing of the Republican party is getting a head start on its post-election purge.
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BumRushDaShow

(128,979 posts)
1. The question here is whether this will last into 2018
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 05:48 PM
Oct 2016

This part was interesting -

A source close to Bannon told the Hill earlier this week that he wouldn't be surprised if Trump continued attacking Ryan after Nov. 8, as Trump has a long memory and doesn't forget “disloyalty.”

“I fully expect Donald Trump to continue to forcefully expose the danger that Ryan presents to the American public atop the House of Representatives,” the source went on. “If conservatives thought Boehner was bad, Ryan is worse.”

“And Trump is going to rip that phony scab off that wound so fast after the election — no matter who wins — it's not even funny.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/302315-breitbart-escalates-war-on-paul-ryan


I'm sure the original Cheeto is glad he's not in that hot seat. They are facing the wrath of the beast they created, nurtured, and unleashed on this country.

cstanleytech

(26,291 posts)
2. Whats happening to the GOP eerily sounds like what happened to the Nazi party back in
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 05:51 PM
Oct 2016

the 1930s and that didnt end well for alot of people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
7. Exactly. What is scary is that the Republican Party is still getting more crazy...
Sun Oct 23, 2016, 12:37 AM
Oct 2016

...and typically, the opposition party gains seats during the mid-terms. So, what if the Republican party gets even more racist and xenophobic, then wins seats during the midterms. We could very well have a party hell bent on impeaching Hillary Clinton. Look at how the Republicans almost default on the National Debt during once they gained a Congressional majority.

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
5. That will give them............
Sat Oct 22, 2016, 07:16 PM
Oct 2016

something to talk about after they (our "sainted" Republican leaders) meet to announce that their new policy platform is:

"We are committed to making sure that President Clinton will be a 1-term President."

That's about the best they can ever do in their "service" to our country.

Oh, by the way, how did that plan work out for you 8 years ago?

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