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Each of the 52 repub. senators were invited by chuck todd to talk to him about trump on MTP daily (Original Post) spanone Aug 2017 OP
Refering to the animal kingdom we have either a Boogle of Weasels or a Drove of @$$es CentralMass Aug 2017 #1
Or a murder of crows GeoWilliam750 Aug 2017 #4
A redundancy of Republicans ? grantcart Aug 2017 #11
And here I've always thought of Bob Loblaw Aug 2017 #15
"A shitpile of Republicans." That's really good. Ilsa Aug 2017 #21
Perfect! n/t Permanut Aug 2017 #32
Haha! nt Lucky Luciano Aug 2017 #36
I like the drove of @$$es irisblue Aug 2017 #30
They are a smack of jellyfish ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #33
I've been calling Senator Cornyn's office all afternoon. 7wo7rees Aug 2017 #2
It may just be Chuck himself that is the problem katmondoo Aug 2017 #3
Shep Smith Ccarmona Aug 2017 #5
Feckless eleny Aug 2017 #6
Blitzer said the same thing malaise Aug 2017 #7
and these are egos that love being on the teevee... spanone Aug 2017 #8
Looks that way although most of them are also racists malaise Aug 2017 #9
Reep and racist. ananda Aug 2017 #27
Yep. murielm99 Aug 2017 #22
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Aug 2017 #24
The Chickenshits Are Too Cowed Leith Aug 2017 #10
It shall all be revealed. It has been planned and is being well-executed. erronis Aug 2017 #12
You cannot reach anyone (including Ryan) to voice your outrage. LuckyLib Aug 2017 #13
Disappointing. But not surprising. They have nothing to gain, vote-wise. Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #14
I called it yesterday when Trumpy went off the rails (again). FSogol Aug 2017 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author dlk Aug 2017 #17
CNN reported similar mcar Aug 2017 #18
later wolf on cnn said 'they're hiding out' spanone Aug 2017 #19
Wolf's grandparents were all murdered in the Holocaust mcar Aug 2017 #23
It's the GOP's stamp of approval for Trumpy. Eyeball_Kid Aug 2017 #20
Vote Democratic BainsBane Aug 2017 #25
They Agree With Trump's Agenda DeminPennswoods Aug 2017 #26
Boy, the silence of the goppers has been one of the most bizarre aspects of this entire coup Leghorn21 Aug 2017 #28
Well, That Was a Miscalculation on Their Part DarthDem Aug 2017 #29
Just a thought............ MyOwnPeace Aug 2017 #31
It's not just the Republican Senators Progressive dog Aug 2017 #34
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Aug 2017 #35
Borowitz Oct 8, 2016 - Republican Party Could Recover as Early as 2096, Experts Say L. Coyote Aug 2017 #37
Same thing happened to Shep Smith on Faux yesterday Raine1967 Aug 2017 #38
Shep Smith couldn't get anyone of them on his show either. Stellar Aug 2017 #39
Trump and his crew of sickness.......... BlueJac Aug 2017 #40
An NPR reporter also tried. mantis49 Aug 2017 #41

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
21. "A shitpile of Republicans." That's really good.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 07:27 PM
Aug 2017

It should be an entry into whatever dictionary labels groups.

irisblue

(32,975 posts)
30. I like the drove of @$$es
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 08:14 PM
Aug 2017

Some weasels & definitely ferrets are cute. Republicans are not. Some are right down into the bone.

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)
2. I've been calling Senator Cornyn's office all afternoon.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 05:18 PM
Aug 2017

DC office voice mails. Reached Dallas office, he tweeted was what I was told. I told them not good enough.

Austin office, voice mail, Houston office, voice mail.

Senate majority leader, out.

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, NOT AVAILABLE.

 

Ccarmona

(1,180 posts)
5. Shep Smith
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 05:32 PM
Aug 2017

Said the same thing, except not one of these Repug Senators and Representatives have publicly called out Trump by name. There are still chicken shits.

spanone

(135,836 posts)
8. and these are egos that love being on the teevee...
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 05:50 PM
Aug 2017

does trump have a dossier on each one of them?



this is soooo insane

murielm99

(30,741 posts)
22. Yep.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 07:28 PM
Aug 2017

My tea party congressman is using voice mail. No one is brave enough to take the calls from angry constituents.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
10. The Chickenshits Are Too Cowed
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 06:34 PM
Aug 2017

They must be waiting for shitgibbon to tell them what to say.

Then shitgibbon will say the opposite an hour later.

erronis

(15,258 posts)
12. It shall all be revealed. It has been planned and is being well-executed.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 06:53 PM
Aug 2017

The repuglicans in congress may be dim-shuts but their puppeteers have the end-game planned.

Go back to your milling around, cluster-clucking.

When your destiny is finalized, you'll be the last to know.

"When protesters hit the wall, the last thing they'll see is...."

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)
13. You cannot reach anyone (including Ryan) to voice your outrage.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 06:58 PM
Aug 2017

The response from the Repugs is "crickets" --
the silence continues to be deafening.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
14. Disappointing. But not surprising. They have nothing to gain, vote-wise.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 07:03 PM
Aug 2017

They can only screw up. If they keep their mouths shut, they can later agree with the winning argument, whatever that is.

Congress isn't filled with leaders. They are politicians elected to represent smaller geographical areas. They don't "lead" anything. They vote in response to payola or for their districts.

Governors and Presidents are supposed to be the leaders. Former Governor Romney has spoken. The two former Bush Presidents have spoken. Obama has spoken.

I didn't see statements by the Clintons or Carter.

The governors aren't on a national stage, so unless they're asked, we probably won't see statements by them...except McAuliffe, because he's the Gov of VA.

FSogol

(45,485 posts)
16. I called it yesterday when Trumpy went off the rails (again).
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 07:14 PM
Aug 2017
They've all scurried back to their hidey-holes. Repubs will disappear from the airwaves for the rest of the week.


https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9467693

Response to spanone (Original post)

mcar

(42,332 posts)
23. Wolf's grandparents were all murdered in the Holocaust
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 07:29 PM
Aug 2017

He made a fairly emotional (for Wolf) statement about it last night.

Former CIA director Brennan sent him a note today completely disavowing the Nazi in the White House.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
20. It's the GOP's stamp of approval for Trumpy.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 07:27 PM
Aug 2017

They're all in on Trumpy. They like his work. They approve of Nazis and white supremacists-- which MAKES them Nazis and white supremacists themselves.

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
26. They Agree With Trump's Agenda
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 07:55 PM
Aug 2017

never forget that. They want tax cuts, privatization of gov't functions, elimination of the social safety net. That's why if you're waiting for Republicans to grow a spine, you'll be disappointed.

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
28. Boy, the silence of the goppers has been one of the most bizarre aspects of this entire coup
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 08:07 PM
Aug 2017

to me. Shit happens - zzzzz. More shit - zzzzz. Now Charlottesville - nobody to be found anywhere.

And it always makes me wonder, jeeze, does this criminal outfit - in its entirety- know something I don't? Is there a master plan/endgame they're hip to, and we're not?

Obviously...I dunno.

DarthDem

(5,255 posts)
29. Well, That Was a Miscalculation on Their Part
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 08:09 PM
Aug 2017

They probably would have gotten a warm reception from Toad and a comfy environment for parroting talking points. At the very least they would almost certainly have evaded any difficult questioning.

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
31. Just a thought............
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:47 PM
Aug 2017

perhaps a landslide could take place with the "underlings" if someone in leadership had the balls and stood up to take the first step.
But you're not gonna' see that from "Lying Ryan" and "McTurtle" for sure!

Progressive dog

(6,904 posts)
34. It's not just the Republican Senators
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:14 AM
Aug 2017

it is almost every Republican, in government and out. Their base still supports that pro Nazi, pro KKK racist by 79% according to the Marist poll.




L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
37. Borowitz Oct 8, 2016 - Republican Party Could Recover as Early as 2096, Experts Say
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 11:46 AM
Aug 2017

Genius! And a psychic too ....

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/republican-party-could-recover-as-early-as-2096-experts-say

..... "In order for the G.O.P. to become even a marginally functional political party again, all memory of the 2016 campaign will have to be obliterated," Klugian said. "That means everyone who witnessed it will have to be dead, and probably those people’s children, and their children's children, too. I wouldn't bet on the Republican Party recovering any earlier than the year 2132." ........


mantis49

(813 posts)
41. An NPR reporter also tried.
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 06:24 PM
Aug 2017

(I forgot exactly which one.) None of them would go on. She tried to contact every one of them.

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