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    Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
    I agree. God knows I'm not a fan, but I've seen all kinds of stuff on social media from people angry that Obama was smiling at something Trump said. I mean, really??? Let's see what real problems we have to face as a country once the new administration is in.
    Yeah. Biden’s running all over the place with “cement his legacy” speeches, interviews and op-eds, but it almost feels like Trump’s already been President for a month based on all the outraged coverage he’s been getting. And you can bet he’s loving it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
    Yeah. Biden’s running all over the place with “cement his legacy” speeches, interviews and op-eds, but it almost feels like Trump’s already been President for a month based on all the outraged coverage he’s been getting. And you can bet he’s loving it.
    Today, David Brooks in "We Deserve Pete Hegseth":

    "The lesson for Democrats over the next four years is clear: Don’t fly into moral outrage every day. Focus on Trumpian incompetence."
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    Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
    Today, David Brooks in "We Deserve Pete Hegseth":

    "The lesson for Democrats over the next four years is clear: Don’t fly into moral outrage every day. Focus on Trumpian incompetence."
    Brooke has been watching Bill Maher then, because that’s what Maher said weeks ago. This time around in this Trump presidency he’s not gonna get all heated up about every little Trumpism, it’s the big stuff we need to pay attention to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
    Today, David Brooks in "We Deserve Pete Hegseth":

    "The lesson for Democrats over the next four years is clear: Don’t fly into moral outrage every day. Focus on Trumpian incompetence."
    I do not want to see Hegseth confirmed, not so much because he seems like a loathsome human being, but because he seems to be totally unqualified for this really important position.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rosarugosa View Post
    I do not want to see Hegseth confirmed, not so much because he seems like a loathsome human being, but because he seems to be totally unqualified for this really important position.
    That should be the new bumper sticker for the Republican Party:

    Loathsome, Unqualified, Republican!

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    I watched Pam Bondi being grilled by Durban and Chuck Shumer. Both pressed her on the 2020 election out come and election interference. She would go as far as saying Biden was the legitimate president, but was pressed for a direct answer on whether Trump lost in the election and would not answer. She was vague about charging Liz Cheney with unknown crimes and pardoning the 1/6 rioters. I hardly expect impartiality. Why these folks continue to espouse the big election lie is at the very least curious.
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    Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
    Brooke has been watching Bill Maher then, because that’s what Maher said weeks ago. This time around in this Trump presidency he’s not gonna get all heated up about every little Trumpism, it’s the big stuff we need to pay attention to.
    James Carville has talked about the need to “rub off the stench” of “NPR language”, and I think he has a point. I heard a joke that every time someone says “Latinx” or “Community of Color” a new Republican is born.

    It also seems to me that the people who gave us the Russia hoax and the Biden coverup lack a certain minimal level of credibility in lecturing the country on ethical compromise. And all the hysterical “end of democracy” stuff will not serve them well if the promised detention camps don’t appear.

    In practice, I’ve no doubt at all Trump will be vulnerable on any number of governance issues. That will hurt his cause with the electorate much more than indulging in absurd morality plays.

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    I seem to remember a time not so long ago when the *ahem* conservative element derided liberals of being such lily-livered pansies that they could be upset by language that did not agree with their "delicate sensibilities". My, how the tables have turned. . .

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    Quote Originally Posted by early morning View Post
    I seem to remember a time not so long ago when the *ahem* conservative element derided liberals of being such lily-livered pansies that they could be upset by language that did not agree with their "delicate sensibilities". My, how the tables have turned. . .
    I don’t think Maher and Carville could be fairly characterized as overly sensitive conservatives. I think they are concerned about a party elite and designated chatterers pursuing luxury beliefs and boutique policies that trigger the gag reflexes of the people they purport to represent.

    Conservatives are still the same lovable fascist racist misogynist deplorables who learned to discount such language long ago.

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    Conservatives are still the same lovable fascist racist misogynist deplorables who learned to discount such language long ago.
    I'm with ya up until the part about learning to discount such language, lol

    luxury beliefs? boutique policies? That's some funny stuff, lol.

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