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Who is the republican party's version of Barack Obama? (Original Post) George II Sep 2018 OP
Oh, THIS is going to be amusing. bearsfootball516 Sep 2018 #1
Move over underpants Sep 2018 #6
dot dot dot left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 #19
here for this.. JHan Sep 2018 #2
Bwahahahaha!!!! sheshe2 Sep 2018 #15
Lol! Nt Quayblue Sep 2018 #33
They don't have one. And they never will. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2018 #3
Lincoln? Funtatlaguy Sep 2018 #4
Ben Carson? He's a friend of Jeebus. CurtEastPoint Sep 2018 #5
Donald Trump. In the same way Obama epitomizes all that is good about Democrats, Trump represents th Doodley Sep 2018 #7
Dwight Eisenhower marylandblue Sep 2018 #8
I agree. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #9
Yup. tonedevil Sep 2018 #26
Probably so leftofcool Sep 2018 #32
Nothing comes close RandySF Sep 2018 #10
They have no individuals, they can't because they are beholden and fearful of their media/propaganda underpants Sep 2018 #11
George, I love you! mcar Sep 2018 #12
I don't know who it is, but I do know WHERE he or she is. JHB Sep 2018 #13
No One Alive Me. Sep 2018 #14
Republican DNA is incapable of forming such a human being. VOX Sep 2018 #16
Lol sheshe2 Sep 2018 #17
Only a Fantasy dlk Sep 2018 #18
There is no one alive in either party that is like Obama Renew Deal Sep 2018 #20
In 50 years could Trump even make the top 50 list of Presidents? populistdriven Sep 2018 #23
He can't do it in 22 years when, theoretically, we could reach #50. Totally Tunsie Sep 2018 #31
No such creature exists. Hayduke Bomgarte Sep 2018 #21
in THEIR eyes? Reagan mnmoderatedem Sep 2018 #22
There isn't one. Never has been, never will be. OhioBlue Sep 2018 #24
Dwight Eisenhower. /nt tonedevil Sep 2018 #25
Goofy question redstateblues Sep 2018 #27
Theodore Roosevelt Meadowoak Sep 2018 #28
Eisenhower. n/t TygrBright Sep 2018 #29
Who is the republican party's version of Barack Obama? LenaBaby61 Sep 2018 #30
I'm going to be a spoiler then: TexasTowelie Sep 2018 #34
People like Barack Obama don't join the Republican Party DFW Sep 2018 #35
Among the living: Rand Paul Shemp Howard Sep 2018 #36
Good one, I see what you did there. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #37
I will always have fond feelings for Rep. Pete McClosky Tom Rinaldo Sep 2018 #38
Maybe Jon Huntsman on a good day? haele Sep 2018 #39
I got zip. nada. But..... Don Jr. thinks it is him, and Jarvanka thinks its them. salin Sep 2018 #40

Doodley

(9,093 posts)
7. Donald Trump. In the same way Obama epitomizes all that is good about Democrats, Trump represents th
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 05:41 PM
Sep 2018

Worst of Republicans.

underpants

(182,826 posts)
11. They have no individuals, they can't because they are beholden and fearful of their media/propaganda
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 06:03 PM
Sep 2018

Even Republicans in super safe districts or states have to repeat the "greatest hits", whatever they are today.

Trump, who Fox desperately tried to put away, echoes what is on they airways.

They are worried about primaries more than general elections but with a few exceptions one false step and they could lose.

JHB

(37,160 posts)
13. I don't know who it is, but I do know WHERE he or she is.
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 06:13 PM
Sep 2018

Buried in the same political mass grave that Movement Conservatives threw all the Rockefeller Republicans into.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
16. Republican DNA is incapable of forming such a human being.
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 06:37 PM
Sep 2018

They completely lack intellect, genuine emotion, empathy, a sense of fair play, honesty, humor and nuance.

Instead, they "function" on two fixed settings: anger and fear. Their attention span is short, and they view the world and its conflicts/issues with a simplistic, comic-book mentality. There is no perception of any "big picture" or "greater good."

The Republican Party is a snake swallowing its own tail, all the while blaming someone/something else about it.

Renew Deal

(81,861 posts)
20. There is no one alive in either party that is like Obama
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 07:32 PM
Sep 2018

Obama will easily be in the list of top ten best presidents for a long time. Washington, Lincoln, and FDR will probably always be ahead of him. Then the arguments begin.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
31. He can't do it in 22 years when, theoretically, we could reach #50.
Mon Sep 3, 2018, 01:45 AM
Sep 2018

He'll be at the bottom of the list until some Manson-like creature is elected.

Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)
21. No such creature exists.
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 08:27 PM
Sep 2018

There's a greater chance of seeing a genuine Unicorn than of seeing a goop "Obama".

No diplomacy. If their collective "Statesmanship" could be bagged, and ant could scurry off with it.

Integrity? Morals? Conscience? LMAO!

OhioBlue

(5,126 posts)
24. There isn't one. Never has been, never will be.
Mon Sep 3, 2018, 12:38 AM
Sep 2018

There are Republicans that we can admire, but none that are a version of Obama.

Lincoln is probably the closest, first Republican President, great orator, called on people to elevate themselves, used his life experiences to develop empathy and understanding, understood "leadership".

But, while they share admirable qualities, they're not different versions of the same person. Very different circumstances and presidencies.

LenaBaby61

(6,974 posts)
30. Who is the republican party's version of Barack Obama?
Mon Sep 3, 2018, 01:43 AM
Sep 2018

Thuglicans tried to make it Bobby Jindal from Louisiana. But the creep and religious hypocrisy factor was HIGH with that one. He was a God awful governor of Louisiana, plus the last time I heard, someone was threatening to reveal something about him being a voodoo doctor casting spells or something like that when he was making his way through college.

I haven't seen nor heard from that ass clown since he left the Governor's office. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!! Hope he takes the Sarah "Dumb as two piles of poo" Palin root and continues to stay irrelevant.

Look at how creepy that son bitch looks:

DFW

(54,403 posts)
35. People like Barack Obama don't join the Republican Party
Mon Sep 3, 2018, 02:52 AM
Sep 2018

Therefore, by definition, there can be no such animal.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,913 posts)
38. I will always have fond feelings for Rep. Pete McClosky
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 02:41 PM
Sep 2018

who challenged Nixon in the New Hampshire Republican primary. But even he years later ultimately became a Democrat.

haele

(12,659 posts)
39. Maybe Jon Huntsman on a good day?
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 02:49 PM
Sep 2018

Of course, any Republican that actually wants to govern the country rather than profit by ruling with a privileged iron fist has long left the party or is wallowing in provincial ignorance or active self-delusion.

They're the "We only represent a quarter of a country/Anti-Liberal" organization. Their Barack Obama is whatever purty talking head that they've just fallen in love with is.

Haele

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