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spanone

(135,888 posts) Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:21 AM Jan 2018

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Are republicans hiding under rocks this morning?

NO ONE defending trump?

NO ONE condemning trump?

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Are republicans hiding under rocks this morning? (Original Post) spanone Jan 2018 OP

I'm sorry, these ARE Republican values now, not American ones. They can't hide. N/T sfwriter Jan 2018 #1

They are probably drinking toasts to what he said, their favorite, a strong racist leader. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2018 #2

didn't even think of that possibility, but you may be right spanone Jan 2018 #3

Nothing happened. All thanks and glory be to Dear Leader. dalton99a Jan 2018 #4

The ones in that meeting are about to be grilled about what Trump said. PubliusEnigma Jan 2018 #5

Dick Durbin was in the room and just confirmed trump SAID IT. spanone Jan 2018 #7

Not a single one denying that he said it, though. tanyev Jan 2018 #6

They are waiting it out. IluvPitties Jan 2018 #8

Remember a lot of them say "I don't respond to the shithole Dotus' tweets' Kirk Lover Jan 2018 #9

The White House says this was a good message for the base. rainin Jan 2018 #10

The Republicans are mute because they agree with Trump HopeAgain Jan 2018 #13

I think there's more to it than that. rainin Jan 2018 #14

They can't see or hear what's right in front of them C_U_L8R Jan 2018 #11

There was a pathetic attempt to excuse him as "not being politically correct" ehrnst Jan 2018 #12

sfwriter

(3,032 posts)

1. I'm sorry, these ARE Republican values now, not American ones. They can't hide. N/T

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:23 AM

Jan 2018

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

2. They are probably drinking toasts to what he said, their favorite, a strong racist leader. n/t

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:25 AM

Jan 2018

spanone

(135,888 posts)

3. didn't even think of that possibility, but you may be right

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:25 AM

Jan 2018

dalton99a

(81,626 posts)

4. Nothing happened. All thanks and glory be to Dear Leader.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:26 AM

Jan 2018

PubliusEnigma

(1,583 posts)

5. The ones in that meeting are about to be grilled about what Trump said.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:26 AM

Jan 2018

We'll see if they defend or condemn.

spanone

(135,888 posts)

7. Dick Durbin was in the room and just confirmed trump SAID IT.

Reply to PubliusEnigma (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:29 AM

Jan 2018

tanyev

(42,628 posts)

6. Not a single one denying that he said it, though.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:29 AM

Jan 2018

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)

8. They are waiting it out.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:30 AM

Jan 2018

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)

9. Remember a lot of them say "I don't respond to the shithole Dotus' tweets'

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:31 AM

Jan 2018

rainin

(3,011 posts)

10. The White House says this was a good message for the base.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:38 AM

Jan 2018

There was an earlier post on DU this morning about it. Outside the WH, everyone is outraged. Apparently, the WH is pleased how the base received the message.

I'm thinking today that if the actual goal is division and outrage, that makes all these moves logical. He bragged about how he can take heat, and seemed happy about it in that meeting he held with congressional leaders on immigration when cameras were rolling.

He gets off on hurting people. It feeds his power.

Republicans are mute because they are compromised. Either trump or putin has the goods on them. How far they have fallen.

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)

13. The Republicans are mute because they agree with Trump

Reply to rainin (Reply #10)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:55 AM

Jan 2018

rainin

(3,011 posts)

14. I think there's more to it than that.

Reply to HopeAgain (Reply #13)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 11:13 AM

Jan 2018

For Mitch McConnell to hold hands with Trump for a Rose Garden love fest after being personally attacked by trump on twitter the weekend before, something else has to be going on.

They act like they have no power. Who is controlling them? That's the question.

Of course, we agree they are evil to their core.

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)

11. They can't see or hear what's right in front of them

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:39 AM

Jan 2018

Apparently, their white hoods make things 'difficult'

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)

12. There was a pathetic attempt to excuse him as "not being politically correct"

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:42 AM

Jan 2018

because he wasn't a "career politician" (a perjorative in the fringe in both parties) by some surrogate.

https://www.npr.org/programs/morning-edition/2018/01/12/577565126

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