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Eliot Rosewater

(31,106 posts)
28. In defense of the negativity, I know I say those things to GET THE ATTENTION
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 07:35 PM
Jan 2020

of people that if we dont act and NOW that this IS going to be our result.

I have said since day one we are in way worse shape than we realize. We are.

Plus, even if you win an election, 45% of the electorate and the entire media will hold any dem accountable for ONE lie and no con accountable for 20,000 lies.

So we need to scare PEOPLE into ACTION!

It is deeply disturbing. We've traveled from "Crazytown" to I don't know where. NT Mike 03 Jan 2020 #1
Mafiatown. DavidDvorkin Jan 2020 #2
That's it. Mike 03 Jan 2020 #8
It's the mob bdamomma Jan 2020 #34
if not from Trump's goons lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #3
When con-men (preachers) tell idiots (their flock) how to vote, this is what we get. FiveGoodMen Jan 2020 #4
When I first learned that we are the flock of sheep and Jesus is the shepherd, OMGWTF Jan 2020 #16
That's what he does D_Master81 Jan 2020 #5
I did forget leftieNanner Jan 2020 #7
It was ". . . if something happened to her mother." nt tblue37 Jan 2020 #14
I forgot all about that.😳 dewsgirl Jan 2020 #27
Admit Nothing. Deny Everything. Make Counter Accusations. Brother Buzz Jan 2020 #6
I've been waiting for the night of long knives for a while.... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #9
I worry about this often, when the subject comes up, I always think dewsgirl Jan 2020 #29
This is not surpising to me... Newest Reality Jan 2020 #10
I appreciate this post. Duppers Jan 2020 #25
Gee... Newest Reality Jan 2020 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Jan 2020 #31
Wolfowitz, Cheney, and Rumsfeld were sinister. Trump is unhinged. Duncan Grant Jan 2020 #11
If your jaw is hitting the floor now, Eyeball_Kid Jan 2020 #12
Please don't write such a negative script Perseus Jan 2020 #22
In defense of the negativity, I know I say those things to GET THE ATTENTION Eliot Rosewater Jan 2020 #28
Scare the people is correct bdamomma Jan 2020 #36
WWPD? moondust Jan 2020 #13
Raven, have no fear. saidsimplesimon Jan 2020 #15
Yes, no matter who is the Democratic nominee, full support. Perseus Jan 2020 #21
Terrified? REJOICE! Saturn is devouring its children! slumcamper Jan 2020 #17
The Constitution is vague to most people bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #18
Fascism's root way of functioning is by terrorizing. It holds that might makes right. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #19
And I bleieve it answers the question about all those GOP members who seem to be changed people Perseus Jan 2020 #20
Mobsters associated with tRump should be afraid of their treasonous actions. ffr Jan 2020 #23
OP, do you have anything in writing to share? ffr Jan 2020 #24
Gosh, how about the newspapers. I have read about Raven Jan 2020 #32
Oh, I thought you said 'in tRump's orbit' to mean 'in tRump's orbit,' not outside tRump's orbit. ffr Jan 2020 #33
Hopefully, the best 'flips', are yet to come. empedocles Jan 2020 #26
"flips' keithbvadu2 Jan 2020 #38
Trump set a policy of abusing children of people seeking help!! What did they expect uponit7771 Jan 2020 #35
this place gives me... stillcool Jan 2020 #37
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