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RandySF

(59,697 posts)
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:49 AM Dec 2016

Conway: The professional political left is attempting to foment a permanent opposition

But while Mr. Trump’s opponents needed 37 Republican defectors to bring his electoral-vote tally below 270, the bulk of electors who broke ranks — four in Washington State — were Democrats who otherwise would have voted for Mrs. Clinton. Instead, three voted for former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, a Republican, and one for Faith Spotted Eagle, a Native American tribal leader who has led opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline.

Kellyanne Conway, Mr. Trump’s campaign manager, said the election “wasn’t a squeaker.”

“The professional political left is attempting to foment a permanent opposition that is corrosive to our constitutional democracy and ignores what just happened in this election,” she said. Liberals cannot, she added, “wave magic pixie dust and make this go away.”

As for whether Mr. Trump would now begin to offer a hand of friendship to his critics, Ms. Conway noted that he had met with multiple Democrats and spoken with President Obama “several times.” “He said, ‘I’ll be president of all people,’ but the left is trying to delegitimize his election,” she said. “They’re trying to deny him what he just earned. So why is the burden always on him?”


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/us/politics/election-donald-trump.html?_r=0

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Conway: The professional political left is attempting to foment a permanent opposition (Original Post) RandySF Dec 2016 OP
3 million more votes than the illegitimate person the electoral college voted for. onecaliberal Dec 2016 #1
piece of shit JI7 Dec 2016 #2
Speaking of POS.. Cha Dec 2016 #10
The republicans were "attempting to foment a permanent opposition" Merlot Dec 2016 #3
Right. SO where are our professional demos yelling about her lies to the roof tops. Where??? pangaia Dec 2016 #8
Hell no and speaking of POS.. Cha Dec 2016 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author True Dough Dec 2016 #15
Yes, it's a page... True Dough Dec 2016 #16
Attempting? malaise Dec 2016 #20
i wish one of the dumbfuck "reporters" would bring up Trump doing the Birther shit JI7 Dec 2016 #4
Not ever... pbmus Dec 2016 #5
She sure talks the talk! elleng Dec 2016 #6
They are very good at this. pangaia Dec 2016 #7
Speaking of Liars and Lunatics.. Cha Dec 2016 #9
3 times in one thread? Merlot Dec 2016 #12
What's your problem with my posting this Cha Dec 2016 #14
Some people make it their business to crush other's spirits. It sucks to be them! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #32
Yeah, I noticed.. Cha Dec 2016 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #27
Oh god.. I just posted Cha Dec 2016 #38
. stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #28
Oh, Kellyanne, you are so right. HassleCat Dec 2016 #13
Guilty as charged! Meldread Dec 2016 #17
I've always wondered mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #21
Depends on whether or not he gets the full spray tan or not... Docreed2003 Dec 2016 #34
So KC Jamaal510 Dec 2016 #18
She's a wimp JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #24
You mean like Republicans did to Barak Obama? eShirl Dec 2016 #19
"deny him (Trump) what he just earned" Conway says. oasis Dec 2016 #22
She can go fuck herself JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #23
Excuse me, but 'a permanent opposition' is perhaps THE most important feature of democracy LeftishBrit Dec 2016 #25
Saying he's... Mike Nelson Dec 2016 #26
The burden is always on him because he is President-elect quaker bill Dec 2016 #29
I wish Democrats were living up to Conway's whiney critique. Paladin Dec 2016 #30
there is no professional political left fomenting a permanent opposition Justice Dec 2016 #31
We can only hope they will be a permanent WhiteTara Dec 2016 #33
One of the main reasons I wanted Hillary to win was so we wouldn't have to watch this obnoxious,vile Vinca Dec 2016 #35
I know what you mean and I don't even have Cha Dec 2016 #39
Has this lady had her head up her ass for the last 8 years? n/t PRETZEL Dec 2016 #37

onecaliberal

(32,991 posts)
1. 3 million more votes than the illegitimate person the electoral college voted for.
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:54 AM
Dec 2016

Wish she would shut her pie hole

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
3. The republicans were "attempting to foment a permanent opposition"
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:57 AM
Dec 2016

the first day Pres. Obama was sworn in, and he won both the EC and the popular vote.

You think we forgot that, kellyannie?

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
8. Right. SO where are our professional demos yelling about her lies to the roof tops. Where???
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 02:17 AM
Dec 2016

No fucking where, That's where.

Response to Merlot (Reply #3)

JI7

(89,287 posts)
4. i wish one of the dumbfuck "reporters" would bring up Trump doing the Birther shit
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 01:59 AM
Dec 2016

against Obama who actually did win much bigger than trump.

Cha

(298,021 posts)
14. What's your problem with my posting this
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 02:36 AM
Dec 2016

so others will see it who have already replied in this thread?

Response to Merlot (Reply #12)

Cha

(298,021 posts)
38. Oh god.. I just posted
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 09:18 AM
Dec 2016

it again, too.. that makes 5 so far by my count. lol

Good Morning, Stonecutter

Meldread

(4,213 posts)
17. Guilty as charged!
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 03:12 AM
Dec 2016

I *AM* doing everything that I can to delegitimize Donald Trump's election. Just like he worked to delegitimize Obama's presidency with his birther shit.

I *AM* also working to become the permanent opposition, to do everything in my power to ensure that Trump's presidency is a miserable failure. Just like Republicans in Congress did to Obama during his presidency.

Don't like it? Too bad. Go suck Donald's dick. I will never recognize him as President of the United States.

mnhtnbb

(31,416 posts)
21. I've always wondered
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 06:09 AM
Dec 2016

whether orange boy Donald's dick looks like a cheeto. I'll bet Ms. Conway knows.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
18. So KC
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 03:31 AM
Dec 2016

expects people to just sit idly and not fight back against a president who was endorsed by White Supremacists and who worked to delegitimize his perfectly-qualified predecessor?

JustAnotherGen

(32,027 posts)
23. She can go fuck herself
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 06:19 AM
Dec 2016

If she can't take the heat of people thinking she's a disgusting piece of shit then she should retire from being in the public eye. She's disgusting and I hope she is very careful chewing her food - wouldn't want the pig vomit to choke on her food.

Mike Nelson

(9,984 posts)
26. Saying he's...
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 06:50 AM
Dec 2016

...going to be President of "all the people" is the biggest lie there. His choices represent the bigoted minority. Trump is responsible for the permeant opposition and I'm a proud member.



quaker bill

(8,225 posts)
29. The burden is always on him because he is President-elect
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 08:17 AM
Dec 2016

This is the way it works. With ultimate power comes ultimate responsibility. The "burden" will be way more on him after 1/20 than it is now.

There is a reason why people who take this job look a lot older very quickly.

Paladin

(28,283 posts)
30. I wish Democrats were living up to Conway's whiney critique.
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 08:18 AM
Dec 2016

Our efforts to deny Trump what he "earned" and our efforts to delegitimize Trump's "election" ought to be kicking into gear. Where the hell is our leadership? Where's that "professional political left" that Kellyanne is pissing and moaning about? I'm getting more discouraged every day. At some point we have got to move beyond just laughing at the latest "Saturday Night Live" routines and start to take this country back from the brink. I'm old and tired, and I'm looking for support on this. Anybody?

Justice

(7,188 posts)
31. there is no professional political left fomenting a permanent opposition
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 08:33 AM
Dec 2016

It is a strictly a grassroots operation!


foment

ˌfōˈment,ˈfōˌment/

verb
1.
instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).

"they accused him of fomenting political unrest"

synonyms: instigate, incite, provoke, agitate, excite, stir up, whip up, encourage, urge, fan the flames of

"they were accused of fomenting civil unrest"

Vinca

(50,326 posts)
35. One of the main reasons I wanted Hillary to win was so we wouldn't have to watch this obnoxious,vile
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 09:10 AM
Dec 2016

creature masquerading as a political spokeswoman. She's more full of shit than Trump himself, but I suppose someone has to be in charge of super gluing his tiny fingers so he can't Tweet.

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