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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts) Tue Jun 30, 2020, 11:56 AM Jun 2020

Sen Bill Cassidy, R-LA, actually just made a strong statement about killing US troops...weird

Deeply disturbed by the reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban militants in exchange for targeting US troops in Afghanistan. This is unacceptable, and I urge our intelligence community to uncover the entire truth behind these attacks & hold any perpetrators accountable.

Link to tweet

This is the first sign of concern I've seen from this pack of traitors

hmmmm (it's utterly meaningless, at this point, but hmmmm)

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Sen Bill Cassidy, R-LA, actually just made a strong statement about killing US troops...weird (Original Post) Leghorn21 Jun 2020 OP

Visibility. grumpyduck Jun 2020 #1

Well John Cornyn the Enabler is protecting and making excuses for his pResident MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #2

Just early voted an hour ago. May the best one to defeat Cornholio win! Dustlawyer Jun 2020 #6

I like both prospects MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #12

Inhofe (OK), chair of Senate Armed Services Committee, also up for re-election bobbieinok Jun 2020 #7

This might help MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #13

Thanks for link! She's sure a winner---we really have a few! bobbieinok Jun 2020 #14

He didn't try to pin it on Hillary Clinton? Aristus Jun 2020 #3

I consider this to be a HUGE development, A - I checked a ton of GOP tweets on Saturday Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #4

He deleted this!!? Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #5

Ah, somebody grabbed it: Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #8

He is such a coward. fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #11

Rumor has it that Trumpy made a lot of the GOP attendees at his Lucinda Jun 2020 #9

It's good that they make strong statements and all, but...... marmar Jun 2020 #10

Bingo. Goodheart Jun 2020 #15

Uh, Senator Cassidy? gratuitous Jun 2020 #16

grumpyduck

(6,240 posts)

1. Visibility.

Reply to Leghorn21 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:00 PM

Jun 2020

MagickMuffin

(15,943 posts)

2. Well John Cornyn the Enabler is protecting and making excuses for his pResident

Reply to Leghorn21 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:04 PM

Jun 2020

Cornyn is up for reelection this year: Having runoff elections for his opponent

Early voting started yesterday. And just like KY we have a woman veteran and an African American.

MJ Hegar, a former search and rescue and medevac pilot with the U.S. Army, ran for the U.S. House in 2018, losing to incumbent John Carter (R) 50.6% to 47.7%. Hegar says she embodies the Texas values of strength, courage, and independence, and would counter partisan gridlock. Hegar's endorsers include the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, End Citizens United, and the Austin American-Statesman.

Royce West, who has served in the state senate since 1992, says he has a long legislative record, citing election governance, abortion, education, and healthcare as areas of particular concern. His endorsers include four of his state senate colleagues and 16 state house members.

They are both good candidates and I'm still unsure which one I will vote for. But rest assured after we have our candidate they'll need our support en masse to get rid of Cornyn the Enabler.

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)

6. Just early voted an hour ago. May the best one to defeat Cornholio win!

Reply to MagickMuffin (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:15 PM

Jun 2020

MagickMuffin

(15,943 posts)

12. I like both prospects

Reply to Dustlawyer (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 01:25 PM

Jun 2020

A woman Democratic Senator or an African American Democratic Senator from the Great State of Texas!

I'm torn

But rest assured they are both great candidates against Cornyn the Enabler.

Thanks for voting

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

7. Inhofe (OK), chair of Senate Armed Services Committee, also up for re-election

Reply to MagickMuffin (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:15 PM

Jun 2020

Don't know who is running against him

OK dems are apretty dispirited bunch. Have been ever since I moved back in 89 from IA. Talk about a contrast!

The volunteer helping at the dem county headquarters had real difficulty finding my legislative districts so I could know which candidates to check out for my 1st election here.

MagickMuffin

(15,943 posts)

13. This might help

Reply to bobbieinok (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 02:10 PM

Jun 2020

https://nondoc.com/2020/06/25/ten-challengers-look-to-unseat-inhofe-from-u-s-senate/

Here's a loulou

Joan Farr (I)

Joan Farr
Town: Tulsa
Occupation: Business owner
Platform: Farr’s website calls her “a huge Trump supporter,” adding that she “will switch to Republican if elected, just missed the deadline for converting prior.” Farr’s website says she would want to take a poll of voters before voting on any congressional bills. She has proposed a debt-reduction plan wherein a middle-class or poor family that agrees to stop doing drugs, smoking, gambling and drinking for one year would have their personal debt paid by a “rich person.” The proposal would involve monitoring participants with a surveillance device, and those who complete the program would receive a “certificate signed by the president.”

Good Luck!

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

14. Thanks for link! She's sure a winner---we really have a few!

Reply to MagickMuffin (Reply #13)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 05:48 PM

Jun 2020

Aristus

(66,380 posts)

3. He didn't try to pin it on Hillary Clinton?

Reply to Leghorn21 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:04 PM

Jun 2020

That is going off the rez…

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)

4. I consider this to be a HUGE development, A - I checked a ton of GOP tweets on Saturday

Reply to Aristus (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:10 PM

Jun 2020

morning...NOTHING, NADA, ZIP

But between last night’s revelations about when dump was briefed AND his tweet a bit ago saying, “THE LONE WARRIOR!” (he is spooked) and then this crack in the GOP dam...well...hmmmm

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213661792

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)

5. He deleted this!!?

Reply to Leghorn21 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:14 PM

Jun 2020

Damn, I didn’t get a screen shot
I dunno, maybe he’s writing a more powerful one or maybe he chickened out from being an actual American hmmmm

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)

8. Ah, somebody grabbed it:

Reply to Leghorn21 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:16 PM

Jun 2020

What gives, Billy

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

11. He is such a coward.

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:34 PM

Jun 2020

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

9. Rumor has it that Trumpy made a lot of the GOP attendees at his

Reply to Leghorn21 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:24 PM

Jun 2020

party pretty angry yesterday. I wont be surprised to see some jumping ship...

marmar

(77,081 posts)

10. It's good that they make strong statements and all, but......

Reply to Leghorn21 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:25 PM

Jun 2020

..... until they actually do anything to punish him, it's just verbal CYA.

Goodheart

(5,325 posts)

15. Bingo.

Reply to marmar (Reply #10)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:16 PM

Jun 2020

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

16. Uh, Senator Cassidy?

Reply to Leghorn21 (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:19 PM

Jun 2020

It sounds like the intelligence community has uncovered the truth, but the people they reported the truth to seem heavily invested in distorting it or covering it up. In fact, they've gone through three or four different stories already trying to obfuscate things.

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