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Post by DotRen on Jan 9, 2021 18:03:54 GMT
lani, these are the same people who denigrate Michelle Obama because she's smart, a woman of color, fit and could probably kick all their collective asses in a fight. So yeah, that's all they've got!
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Post by lani on Jan 9, 2021 18:38:41 GMT
DotRen , I have an extra animus for Fox because they masquerade as a news network, and still have a few actual reporters (Chris Wallace for example). I hold them to a higher standard than these creepy Parler people. I haven't seen Fox actually insult Michelle Obama on air, but I admit I may have missed it. I check on Fox when things are really going south for the Repubs, just to see how they are trying to spin things. Their big topic this morning was "Big Tech censorship". Give me a break. (Trump being banned on mulitple platforms.)
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Post by DotRen on Jan 9, 2021 18:55:31 GMT
I still can't wrap my head around so many people so devoted to the "Trump anarchy" that they are willing to kill to make him their grand dragon.. I mean president.
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jan 9, 2021 19:52:34 GMT
Early on, might have even been late on Wednesday, Harold got a tweet and it was a collective picture of pictures of the faces of some of the men that had broken into the Capitol. One of the comments by a woman was: Worse dating website ever.
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Post by lani on Jan 9, 2021 20:19:31 GMT
They are bullies. Bullies aren't very smart. Most not good looking either. Not very popular with the opposite sex, and not good at sports. By threatening others and picking on them, by pretending to be better than others, richer, and stronger, is the only way they get noticed. Deep down they know they are weak and not important. Any attention is better than none. They got that, didn't they? It is sad and pathetic. Sound like anyone we know? Well, he's popular enough with the opposite sex to marry a few times, but other than that...
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Post by bbbearsmom on Jan 10, 2021 1:22:32 GMT
I don't know if you saw it but there was a picture showing a man hanging down from the railing of the balcony in one of the session rooms in the Capitol. Anyway, I think he is from Idaho and has been identified. He said he was telling people not to do any damage and he has issued an elaborate apology for participating. He said he got caught up in the heat of the moment.
The West Virginia state legislator feels like he did nothing wrong. His lawyer says because of the size and momentum of the crowd he in a sense was "carried" into the Capitol. The legislator said he didn't know he was doing anything wrong because he was going into a public place that was already full of the public.
A Republican congresswoman said she had a run in with a woman from her state who had traveled to DC believing she would see the rejection of the results of the election. The woman asked the congresswoman why she didn't overturn the election because that is what her constituents wanted. The congresswoman tried to explain it wasn't possible to do it under the constitution but the woman didn't believe her.
There has been criticism of the representatives and senators that objected because they knew nothing would happen and they were leading people to think it would.
On a local Facebook group someone posted about "Antifa who dressed up as Trump supporters" who got into the Capitol.
Madness.
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Post by lani on Jan 10, 2021 17:53:15 GMT
Now that Dems will control Executive, House and Senate I am extremely concerned that the radical Trump fringe will really go overboard now that they have lost power in government.
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Post by lani on Jan 10, 2021 21:29:51 GMT
birdgal , yeah, I mean they had already lost power, but now that the vote has been certified, they have to believe it. Their whole narrative collapses and I fear the consequences. And thanks to their Dear Leader, the GOP lost the Senate as well. BTW, remember the constant mantra of "elections have consequences"? I guess it only applies if you are a Democrat. According to some people the only elections that aren't rigged are when a Republican wins. Whataya gonna do with these people? I have no answer.
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Post by DotRen on Jan 10, 2021 22:40:44 GMT
lani, the "My voice isn't being heard!" mantra.. welcome to the club! I've seen these a lot, referring to what Clinton voters were told in 2016: "Suck it up, she lost!" "F'k your feelings" "you should have had more votes" Yeah - how's that feel now? They don't want it said to them now.
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Post by lani on Jan 11, 2021 0:47:05 GMT
White guys too. What more do they want? Back to the 1950s.
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Post by DotRen on Jan 11, 2021 13:35:57 GMT
I see so many people saying they were there and just "got caught up in the moment" on twitter. My response: getting caught up in the moment is when you kiss a stranger on TV because the kiss cam was on you at a sporting event. It is NOT trying to overthrow the lawful government and kill people!
I'm sick of people making excuses for their participation already.
Also have you noticed that a lot of the men that were there had beards and moustaches? Then when they were arrested they were clean shaven - like "they can't ID me now!" lol.
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Post by DotRen on Jan 11, 2021 16:42:43 GMT
They should not be having to beg the damned WH for extra $$ for more protection at the inauguration.
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Post by lani on Jan 11, 2021 17:11:12 GMT
Also, all those clever Anifa people growing huge beards and turning into fat white guys. That was some long range planning there.
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Post by doordie50 on Jan 11, 2021 17:42:38 GMT
My next door neighbor finally took down his Trump banners, signs, and lights this morning. One was enormous and hung high up between two giant pine trees using a bucket truck. He's had spotlights on it and others out front since well before the election. It was a real contrast to all the Christmas lights.
ETA - we all get along.
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Post by DotRen on Jan 11, 2021 17:45:20 GMT
I'm not seeing a peep from FB friends that are trumpers, but this morning one posted a nasty comment about "since the democRATS have control now, I guess it's free abortions for everyone". This woman never even commented about the coup, loss of lives, etc -but has a snark post about the democrats. She saw I unfriended her and messaged me asking why -I told her we don't live in the same reality and left it at that.
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