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NanceGreggs

(27,819 posts)
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 08:38 PM Feb 2020

GOP Panics Over Romney Vote

Republicans are raising the alarm that Mitt Romney ‘following his conscience’ and ‘taking his oath to God seriously’ could lead to the ruin of the GOP’s current policies.

“What next?”, asked one Republican senator. “Speaking the truth? Honouring oaths of office? Actually looking at facts?”

Romney is being excoriated by party colleagues who fear the idea of having a conscience could start a trend. Said another GOP office-holder: “We’ve worked tirelessly for three years now to rid the party of truth-tellers and fact-seekers. And now this nobody from Utah comes along and tries to destroy everything we’ve worked for.”

“After building our party upon a strong foundation of ignoring the truth, accepting lies as fact, excusing corruption, and turning a blind eye to the undermining of the Constitution and the rule of law, we Republicans will not tolerate those who think for themselves.”

Republicans who feel they are susceptible to developing a conscience have been urged to seek counselling immediately. “It’s a slippery slope,” opined one GOP leader. “It starts innocently enough. But before you know it, you stop believing the lies and the fact-less propaganda – at which point you can no longer claim to be a member of the party.”

Many Republicans balked at the notion that Mitt Romney was once a GOP presidential candidate, dismissing the idea as “fake news”.

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GOP Panics Over Romney Vote (Original Post) NanceGreggs Feb 2020 OP
This is golden Nance, many thanks..LOL. n/t monmouth4 Feb 2020 #1
Tell me this is The Onion... please! beastie boy Feb 2020 #2
I think this is all Nance. PatrickforO Feb 2020 #3
In this case, my hat's off to Nance! beastie boy Feb 2020 #4
Geez Nance bdamomma Feb 2020 #23
Borowitz will be proud... BadGimp Feb 2020 #5
My thoughts exactly! BlueMTexpat Feb 2020 #19
Excellent! warmfeet Feb 2020 #6
⭐️⭐️⭐️K&R⭐️⭐️⭐️ spanone Feb 2020 #7
Republican conscience: That little voice inside that says somebody is watching... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #8
LOL Kali Feb 2020 #9
Just what the Doctor ordered proud patriot Feb 2020 #10
Another good one Nanc n/t DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #11
Excellent... Peacetrain Feb 2020 #12
The truth malaise Feb 2020 #13
A Repubic with a conscience The Wizard Feb 2020 #14
THE TRUTH is the biggest antidote to fascism, dictatorship, totalitarianism bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #15
WOW super! greymattermom Feb 2020 #16
it's time robleb Feb 2020 #17
Wonderful! K&R crickets Feb 2020 #18
Well written. I love it! Brother Mythos Feb 2020 #20
I think it for sure did some damage. A just knocked a few moderates off the fence over to Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #21
Gotta' ask........... MyOwnPeace Feb 2020 #22
Satire at its best. llmart Feb 2020 #24
Good one! Had me going! n/t man4allcats Feb 2020 #25
Perfect Democratic Ad True Blue American Feb 2020 #26

PatrickforO

(14,593 posts)
3. I think this is all Nance.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:24 PM
Feb 2020

Good satire, eh?

They'd never admit any of this, but if all of a sudden they actually told the truth, this is what they'd tell.

bdamomma

(63,923 posts)
23. Geez Nance
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 07:50 PM
Feb 2020

had me going I can hear them saying something like this. Satire okay, now I can breathe again.

The Wizard

(12,549 posts)
14. A Repubic with a conscience
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 05:11 PM
Feb 2020

What a concept. Funny shit, and unfortunately as close to the truth as anything else you'll read. Mitch told everyone it was going to be predetermined.

bucolic_frolic

(43,311 posts)
15. THE TRUTH is the biggest antidote to fascism, dictatorship, totalitarianism
Fri Feb 7, 2020, 09:00 PM
Feb 2020

Nazi Germany thrived on brutality enabled by lies. No one dared question. And Social Darwinism is part of that - the triumph of the strong over the weak. Take this seriously. It's now getting bigger than Donald Trump.

Quixote1818

(28,979 posts)
21. I think it for sure did some damage. A just knocked a few moderates off the fence over to
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 01:29 AM
Feb 2020

our side. Even if it's just 1 or 2% that is just enough to put is over the top in close swing states.

MyOwnPeace

(16,940 posts)
22. Gotta' ask...........
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 07:45 PM
Feb 2020

How could you stand to be in that smoke-filled room when you heard that gang of old, white conniving SOB's reviewing the misdeeds of Brother Mitt and not suffer gut-retching convulsions?
While I certainly appreciate your efforts to "keep your ear to the ground" I'm always worried that you're gonna' get trampled by the "elephant" or that big orange thingie!

Thank you for being out there on the front line for us!

llmart

(15,555 posts)
24. Satire at its best.
Sun Feb 9, 2020, 08:12 PM
Feb 2020

I especially liked "Republicans will not tolerate those who think for themselves."

Isn't that the truth.

True Blue American

(17,989 posts)
26. Perfect Democratic Ad
Mon Feb 10, 2020, 07:12 AM
Feb 2020

Nance!

Bloomberg is starting the ball rolling by using Trumps own words compared to former Democratic Presidents.

I would add that wind blown bronze picture to the Ad.



I do not feel like adding lighting a candle. Right now I feel like that donkey!

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