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FlightRN

(194 posts)
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 04:24 AM Jun 2017

FOA- Friends of Abe? I'm new so this has probably been discussed before but...

someone posted an article on here awhile back and I was so disturbed/shocked that I had to research this.
This is (from looking at their FB page) an extreme alt-right segment of Entertainment industry people. Founded by Gary Sinese, who I have enjoyed watching in several movies.
I suppose I am naive as hell, but their FB page is disgusting. Calling for the ban of immigrants, using Breitbart as an actual news source, denigrating a Trans person in the comments...the Obama birther thing?

Holy Hell. I don't want to give these sick celebrities a dime. No full list of names is available. But speakers have included Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Mitt R, and Trump among many others currently still in office.

All the talk of liberal Hollywood-well aside from the WWE, I believed it. Does anyone have names of the members? I watch no television aside from the News and Films. I love and enjoy spending my days off watching films of all genres.

I'm sorry if this has been discussed before, I'm on my phone and cannot search threads. I'd just like any information my DU friends could provide. Or even thoughts on this group. I'm new to politics in general. My first time voting was Obama. I'm so new and uninformed I only found out about the existence of Alec last year.

I am trying to learn as much as possible and be as vocal as possible, so please...be gentle. Thanks very much.

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FOA- Friends of Abe? I'm new so this has probably been discussed before but... (Original Post) FlightRN Jun 2017 OP
Welcome, FlightRN. I think I heard of this group TexasProgresive Jun 2017 #1
Thank you very much TexasProgressive FlightRN Jun 2017 #2
Google is your friend SharonClark Jun 2017 #3
Yes I didn't want to be redundant if it's been discussed to death. FlightRN Jun 2017 #4

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)
1. Welcome, FlightRN. I think I heard of this group
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:02 AM
Jun 2017

Anyway I did a DU search and there has been some posts about "The Friends of Abe." Here's a link to a recent one which has a link to "The Guardian" article on the group.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1029872
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/13/hollywood-republicans-friends-of-abe-club-trump

FlightRN

(194 posts)
2. Thank you very much TexasProgressive
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 06:39 AM
Jun 2017

Last edited Fri Jun 16, 2017, 07:28 AM - Edit history (1)




Edit: So they have active trolls on twitter going after us. Saying those using Medicaid are lazy people who don't want to work. Horrible comments about Clinton and Obama. Boycotting every last one of them that I can find. They also had the FBI open a case against them for IRS, charitable funds, funny stuff. Not sure where that went. And wow, WE are NAZI's and have ruined their country with our "perverted" liberal ideals. They are racists, but we are Nazi's.
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