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    "Donald Trump is so accustomed to bribery and extortion as a way of business that he thinks it is normal operating procedure, and can’t believe he’s done something wrong. So Republicans, who fear his base, are going to make bribery and extortion acceptable for Republican presidents." --John Dean, on Twitter @JohnWDean

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    I think that gaslighting term is overused, often incorrectly. Some may even consider it gaslighting to point that out.
    While that may be true the term seemed apt in this particular case. Another phrase that would have been accurate would be bothsiderism. When Warren or Sanders goes on tv and openly states their intention to act as inappropriately as Moscow mitch feel free to come back and share it with us.

    And since you didn't address my concern about him purjuring himself when he takes the impeacgment oath I guess that means you are cool with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jp1 View Post
    And since you didn't address my concern about him purjuring himself when he takes the impeacgment oath I guess that means you are cool with it.
    I only know that if he does, you'll blame me and I'm cool with that, well, if you confuse cool with accustomed.
    "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein

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    Quote Originally Posted by jp1 View Post
    While that may be true the term seemed apt in this particular case. Another phrase that would have been accurate would be bothsiderism. When Warren or Sanders goes on tv and openly states their intention to act as inappropriately as Moscow mitch feel free to come back and share it with us.

    And since you didn't address my concern about him purjuring himself when he takes the impeacgment oath I guess that means you are cool with it.
    he could shoot someone on fifth avenue, you know. And they would still love him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by flowerseverywhere View Post
    he could shoot someone on fifth avenue, you know. And they would still love him.
    Who are 'they'? The deplorables, the bitter clingers, the great unwashed masses? Or are 'they' all one and the same?
    "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    Who are 'they'? The deplorables, the bitter clingers, the great unwashed masses? Or are 'they' all one and the same?
    Those, plus the oligarchs. Most of them, anyway.

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    When you think the people you disagree with are foolish and misinformed, it’s politics.

    When you think the people you disagree with are evil and willfully ignorant, it’s tribalism.

    When you operate on the assumption that you are intellectually and morally superior to the people you disagree with, it’s snobbery.

    When you base your politics on snobbery, you probably need to look into maintaining a secret police capability or get used to losing elections to unsavory demagogues.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    I only know that if he does, you'll blame me and I'm cool with that, well, if you confuse cool with accustomed.
    It'll not be your fault when he does but assuming that you react with unconcern over the event it'll be clear that your motivations regarding perjury aren't upholding the rule of law but the simple base politics of IOKIYAR.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
    When you operate on the assumption that you are intellectually and morally superior to the people you disagree with, it’s snobbery.

    When you base your politics on snobbery, you probably need to look into maintaining a secret police capability or get used to losing elections to unsavory demagogues.
    I find it difficult to argue for the moral and intellectual parity of people who would support a greed-driven, partisan megalomaniac as the official guardian and representative of The People - all of us. There's a difference between snobbery and egalitarianism.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    Who are 'they'? The deplorables, the bitter clingers, the great unwashed masses? Or are 'they' all one and the same?
    It’s what he calls his base.

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