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2016 Postmortem

C Moon

(12,212 posts) Sun Nov 27, 2016, 02:53 AM Nov 2016

The GOP has gone from, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

To:
"Mr. Putin, help us win elections."

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The GOP has gone from, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" (Original Post) C Moon Nov 2016 OP

Maybe he can get Putin to build his wall doc03 Nov 2016 #1

:D C Moon Nov 2016 #2

Yes LeftishBrit Nov 2016 #3

doc03

(35,325 posts)

1. Maybe he can get Putin to build his wall

Reply to C Moon (Original post)

Sun Nov 27, 2016, 02:56 AM

Nov 2016

Russians are great wall builders.

C Moon

(12,212 posts)

2. :D

Reply to doc03 (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 27, 2016, 03:00 AM

Nov 2016

LeftishBrit

(41,205 posts)

3. Yes

Reply to C Moon (Original post)

Sun Nov 27, 2016, 05:34 PM

Nov 2016

I have noted that it might be:

1987: Reagan goes from America to Germany, and says 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.'

2017: Merkel goes from Germany to America, and says 'Mr. Trump, tear down this wall'.

And yes, he is altogether too friendly with Putin!

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