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Old 12-08-2017, 02:54 PM   #1
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he's a piece of work...how bad is the democrat he's running against that they can't defeat this knucklehead...Spence would blame the republicans, if the roles were reversed, for not running a viable candidate against him
Have you ever been to Alabama?
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have you ever been to Rhode Island?
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Old 12-08-2017, 03:20 PM   #3
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Tweet Tweet - I didn't realize Moore was a master politician. Prob. just locked up the seat. MAGA

At a campaign event earlier this year, an audience member asked Moore for his opinion on when the last time America was "great." Moore responded: "I think it was great at the time when families were united—even though we had slavery—they cared for one another…. Our families were strong, our country had a direction."
I have been struggling with Moore, but for me, the creepy yearbook inscription he gave a 17 year-old girl, made me think he was guilty.

Yesterday, that girl (now a woman) admitted that she wrote some of that herself, in her own yearbook.

It's impossible to know what to believe, sometimes.
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Old 12-08-2017, 03:37 PM   #4
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I have been struggling with Moore, but for me, the creepy yearbook inscription he gave a 17 year-old girl, made me think he was guilty.

Yesterday, that girl (now a woman) admitted that she wrote some of that herself, in her own yearbook.

It's impossible to know what to believe, sometimes.
They haven't said what she wrote - I think it was just the last part.

I tend to believe all the woman as they get vilified when they come out and very few get $.
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I'd have to side with Franken's parting comments, that much of what he believes he might have been guilty of doing, pales in comparison to Moore and very likely Trump based on his own comments. I'll give the guy credit, he doesn't think any of what he knows he did isn't cause to resign, he's bowing out to enable someone else from his state to step up to serve.
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I'd have to side with Franken's parting comments, that much of what he believes he might have been guilty of doing, pales in comparison to Moore and very likely Trump based on his own comments. I'll give the guy credit, he doesn't think any of what he knows he did isn't cause to resign, he's bowing out to enable someone else from his state to step up to serve.
Except we had some photo evidence of Franken's wrongdoing, there is zero evidence (I think) that Moore did anything except victim claims.

Not to discount victim claims. But if that's all it takes, then what's to stop both parties from paying people to make these claims against talented politicians in the other party?

EVERYBODY though the Duke lacrosse players were guilty.
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Just as everybody thought the Central Park five were guilty. There's far too many people where there was a rush to judgment and they've ended up in jail even though they were innocent.
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Seems like the Republicans had no problem electing a vile, foul-mouthed person who bragged about assaulting women to the most important position in the world . Now they're going to elect a perverted pedophile to the Senate. But somehow it's about the Democrats LOL
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Seems like the Republicans had no problem electing a vile, foul-mouthed person who bragged about assaulting women to the most important position in the world . Now they're going to elect a perverted pedophile to the Senate. But somehow it's about the Democrats LOL
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Moore and trump are cases of he said, she said. Bill Clinton and ted Kennedy? Little bit more evidence.

But that’s why I don’t like Moore or trump. There is some hypocrisy on my side and I don’t like it. There is mountains of hypocrisy on your side, on this issue at least.

I Don’t think either one is a pedophile either.
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I think Trump will probably look to his favorite TV host Howard Stern to be his running mate next time around, as he truly knows the real Donald. Loved the white house press briefing today, Sarah couldn't wait to beat feet, as there were too many questions about many of the women coming out to reiterate the fact they were sexually abused by Trump. Trump has changed the lyrics to the old Sonny Curtis favorite and the tune now goes "I AM the law and the law wins".
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Have you ever been to Alabama?
Exhibit A in why people not on the East / West coasts give a Big Middle Finger to the talking heads.

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Exhibit A in why people not on the East / West coasts give a Big Middle Finger to the talking heads.
I don't get your exhibit.
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I don't get your exhibit.

I think it's amusing that the same people that voted for, supported, defended people like the Clintons, Kennedies, and many other notable vermin who were elected and reelected to positions in Washington are now aghast and dismayed that the backward state or Alabama NEARLY...sent someone of questionable character and deed to Washington....good grief...yes the "middle of the country" has watched "the coasts" do this for decades and their dirtbags actually WON
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There is some hypocrisy on my side and I don’t like it. There is mountains of hypocrisy on your side, on this issue at least.


you truly are the boy in the bubble .. And your use of Whataboutism in all your counter arguments is with out equal
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There is some hypocrisy on my side and I don’t like it. There is mountains of hypocrisy on your side, on this issue at least.


you truly are the boy in the bubble .. And your use of Whataboutism in all your counter arguments is with out equal
Well, judging by looking at where democrats curently wield any meaningful influence in this country there’s a lot of people in my bubble.
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Republicans have been out of the loop for the past 8 years you finally get 1 elected a real peach . and you beat your chest like Tarzan. at year 1 and they still haven't done anything for America

please dont cite unemployment numbers because now you believe them they were going that way already

please dont say the stockmarket because it didn't count for the last POTUS and only helping the rich

Those richest Americans own far greater amounts of stock. As of 2013, the top 10 percent of Americans owned an average of $969,000 in stocks. The next 40 percent owned $132,000 on average. For the bottom half of families, it was just under $54,000.

52 percent of U.S. adults owned stock in 2016. Since Gallup started measuring this in 1998, that's only the second time ownership has been this low. These figures include ownership of an individual stock, a stock mutual fund or a self-directed 401(k) or IRA.
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Republicans have been out of the loop for the past 8 years you finally get 1 elected a real peach . and you beat your chest like Tarzan. at year 1 and they still haven't done anything for America
This is like your version of a "comment" in the comment section of a Breitbart article.
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This is like your version of a "comment" in the comment section of a Breitbart article.
its funny to use what i said as An example of a vitriolic comment

was it the Tarzan reference or calling Trump a peach
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I am pleasantly surprised to see Moore lose.
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i agree 100%


Seems others not so much

The ONLY way the democrats win anything is by fraud and cheating at
the voting booth! I guarantee that if Moore asks for recount, we will
find it. A lot of people out there know what is going on. DEMAND A RECOUNT!
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Short term it hurts the Repubs. as they loose the seat for 2 years. A Moore win would have hurt the Rep. for years.
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Short term it hurts the Repubs. as they loose the seat for 2 years. A Moore win would have hurt the Rep. for years.
A thoughtful way of looking at it. I swear the gop can’t get out of their own way sometimes. They had Tons of momentum, then they lose a seat in Alabama.
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A thoughtful way of looking at it. I swear the gop can’t get out of their own way sometimes. They had Tons of momentum, then they lose a seat in Alabama.
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Well Trump isn't Bill Belichick, probably the worse thing for Moore was getting Trump's endorsement and as if the women GOP voters didn't need a push; Trump gives them a good one by going after Gillibrand. Thirty plus swing in those counties Trump won by the largest margin tells me this was more of a Trump loss than Moore or the GOP loosing.
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Next election will probably be Kanye West running against Ted Nugent

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Give me Condaleeza Rice - smart, smart, tactful, and she doesn't want the job!!!

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