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2016 Postmortem

Koch Ebola

(831 posts) Thu Jun 23, 2016, 12:59 PM Jun 2016

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I have one question to Paul Ryan...

Wasn't the Republican Government Shutdown of 2013 a Publicity Stunt?

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I have one question to Paul Ryan... (Original Post) Koch Ebola Jun 2016 OP

Unfortunately, actual voters rarely get to actually ask questions. guillaumeb Jun 2016 #1

It doesn't matter... Blanks Jun 2016 #2

Doesn't matter if it was or not DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #3

K&R Zippyzagnut Jun 2016 #4

Fugg him malaise Jun 2016 #5

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

1. Unfortunately, actual voters rarely get to actually ask questions.

Reply to Koch Ebola (Original post)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 01:05 PM

Jun 2016

The GOP prefers tightly scripted press conferences with tame reporters.

Blanks

(4,835 posts)

2. It doesn't matter...

Reply to Koch Ebola (Original post)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 01:12 PM

Jun 2016

Of course the 'sit-in' is a publicity stunt.

That's what you do when an issue isn't getting enough publicity. There's no shame in it.

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)

3. Doesn't matter if it was or not

Reply to Koch Ebola (Original post)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 01:13 PM

Jun 2016

They made a POINT. They have been HEARD around the world!

Zippyzagnut

(77 posts)

4. K&R

Reply to Koch Ebola (Original post)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 02:21 PM

Jun 2016

yup

malaise

(268,693 posts)

5. Fugg him

Reply to Koch Ebola (Original post)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 03:05 PM

Jun 2016

He and his side shut down the fugging government

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