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Skidmore

(37,364 posts) Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:12 PM Jun 2017

I heard a GOP Rep today on MSNBC say that a good place to start unity and moderating tone

between parties was campaign ads. I snorted. How convenient.

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I heard a GOP Rep today on MSNBC say that a good place to start unity and moderating tone (Original Post) Skidmore Jun 2017 OP

Feh. They can go first. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #1

I suggest that the DEMs in Congress stop NCjack Jun 2017 #2

Muzzling Steve King would help, also, along with whoever Warpy Jun 2017 #3

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,693 posts)

1. Feh. They can go first.

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:17 PM

Jun 2017

And get their trolls and Russian bots off the Internet.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

2. I suggest that the DEMs in Congress stop

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:21 PM

Jun 2017

calling GOPers names that are SOBs and worse, except in cases where it is factually true -- as a start, to see if a toe hold in civility can be established.

Warpy

(111,261 posts)

3. Muzzling Steve King would help, also, along with whoever

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Fri Jun 16, 2017, 09:27 PM

Jun 2017

was running the telephone terrorist campaign on his behalf.

However, the worst rhetoric of all is coming out of the pulpits. Somehow all the vomiting of hatred from religious right churches is not what Jesus had in mind.

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