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PatSeg

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20. My father was a republican

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 02:25 PM

Feb 2018

and very active in politics until Watergate. He would be appalled at what his party has become. By today's standards, republicans would probably call my father a liberal Democrat.

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Ain't that some shit? [View all] bigtree Feb 2018 OP

deflection, always deflection. niyad Feb 2018 #1

If deflection means lying and hypocrisy... Nitram Feb 2018 #42

How Christain of them. njhoneybadger Feb 2018 #2

Tealiban strikes again, lark Feb 2018 #14

Excellent point! Egnever Feb 2018 #3

The era of conservatism is over. Conservatives that shut down discussion are anti-American ffr Feb 2018 #4

"Conservatism" leftieNanner Feb 2018 #7

excellent point and worthy of a thread all its own rurallib Feb 2018 #8

It especially makes me grind my teeth leftieNanner Feb 2018 #12

"Conservative principles" $$ & Power. lastlib Feb 2018 #21

My father was a republican PatSeg Feb 2018 #20

Saint Ronnie couldn't get elected now leftieNanner Feb 2018 #23

That breed of Republican believed in a lot of good and decent things Pope George Ringo II Feb 2018 #27

Yes PatSeg Feb 2018 #29

They're reactionaries, plain and simple. But I guess that label doesn't sound as "serious". nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2018 #39

These kids are not being paid to speak up like this. world wide wally Feb 2018 #5

We need our own version of the Koch funded ALEC OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #16

I aw that yesterday.... that is fucking child abuse world wide wally Feb 2018 #18

But it is not illegal OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #19

Absolutely! jazzcat23 Feb 2018 #31

A progressive version of Koch's ALEC funded by uber rich Progressives. I will volunteer 👍 OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #34

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2018 #6

Nailed it. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #9

Call your reps. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #10

Un mot Mme. Defarge Feb 2018 #11

Greed is all they understand. TeapotInATempest Feb 2018 #13

Obviously pazzyanne Feb 2018 #15

cockroaches run from the light and truth Angry Dragon Feb 2018 #25

They are the ones who have had to pay Soxfan58 Feb 2018 #17

I love that ! LittleGirl Feb 2018 #22

Shaking my head Angry Dragon Feb 2018 #24

And conservatives get mad because we call them "dumb" and "rubes"! Ohiogal Feb 2018 #26

There is, basically, no level to which they won't sink. malthaussen Feb 2018 #28

Oh god.. that's right. A perfect way Cha Feb 2018 #30

Accusing others of what they do, age old tactic. Eternal greed heads. appalachiablue Feb 2018 #32

Great post malaise Feb 2018 #33

CONservatives have NO shame Plucketeer Feb 2018 #35

Yep- that pisses me off RainCaster Feb 2018 #36

I've never seen such projection and hypocrisy on as large a scale as today's GOP IronLionZion Feb 2018 #37

The irony is thick with them lunatica Feb 2018 #38

Republicans: Always accusing others of their own sins. n/t Beartracks Feb 2018 #40

Retweet a Million Times erpowers Feb 2018 #41

They're insane if they believe that Progressive dog Feb 2018 #43