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George II

(67,782 posts) Fri Aug 25, 2017, 10:22 AM Aug 2017

Ex-senator John Danforth: Trump is 'the most divisive president in our history'

Source: USA Today

Published 10:59 p.m. ET Aug. 24, 2017 | Updated 5:40 a.m. ET Aug. 25, 2017

WASHINGTON — Former Missouri GOP senator John Danforth called President Trump "the most divisive president in our history" and warned Republicans not to let him tarnish the GOP's image.

"Trump is always eager to tell people that they don’t belong here, whether it’s Mexicans, Muslims, transgender people or another group. His message is, “You are not one of us',” Danforth wrote in a Washington Post op-ed posted online Thursday evening. "And when he has the opportunity to unite Americans, to inspire us, to call out the most hateful among us, the KKK and the neo-Nazis, he refuses."

Danforth's op-ed is a harshly worded rebuke from a GOP elder statesman, coming at a time when Trump is already under fire for his response to the racially charged violence in Charlottesville, where white supremacists rallied earlier this month.

Danforth, an ordained Episcopal priest and three-term senator, called on Republicans to "disassociate ourselves from Trump" and tell voters that "he does not represent what it means to be a Republican." He suggested Republicans were at risk of losing their historical connection to Abraham Lincoln and the crusade to end slavery during the Civil War.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/24/ex-senator-john-danforth-trump-the-most-divisive-president-our-history/600288001/

Powerful statement from a republican ex-Senator.

(whew, got this in just under the 12-hour wire!)

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Ex-senator John Danforth: Trump is 'the most divisive president in our history' (Original Post) George II Aug 2017 OP

From his first day in office he wasn't even interested in trying to bring the country together still_one Aug 2017 #1

They don't make moderate Republicans like John Danforth anymore IronLionZion Aug 2017 #2

Too late. BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #3

Trump is the GOP IMAGE thbobby Aug 2017 #4

Excellent. brer cat Aug 2017 #5

Wasn't he the one who "looked after" Clarence Thomas during his Senate hearings? Fuck him! winstars Aug 2017 #6

Ya think? spiderpig Aug 2017 #7

HE'S NUMBER ONE!!!111 forgotmylogin Aug 2017 #8

"No kidding, Sherlock." 😠 eom sprinkleeninow Aug 2017 #9

He should've thought about divisiveness when he put Thomas on the SC catbyte Aug 2017 #10

I posted something very similar at the same time as you oberliner Aug 2017 #12

Great minds think alike, lol. He will be forever burned in my memory for that travesty. catbyte Aug 2017 #13

John Danforth was pretty damn divisive himself oberliner Aug 2017 #11

still_one

(92,394 posts)

1. From his first day in office he wasn't even interested in trying to bring the country together

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 10:32 AM

Aug 2017

IronLionZion

(45,528 posts)

2. They don't make moderate Republicans like John Danforth anymore

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 10:37 AM

Aug 2017

Trumpster fire has forever destroyed any good image of the grand old party beyond hope of repair. The should just disband their party and start over.

WaPo link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-exactly-what-republicans-are-not/2017/08/24/9909a320-8832-11e7-a50f-e0d4e6ec070a_story.html?utm_term=.1d28d44cafb1

BumRushDaShow

(129,440 posts)

3. Too late.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 10:40 AM

Aug 2017

You all saw how he campaigned and bowled-over the other 16 in the GOP clown car, and yet far too many of you remained silent. It's 8 months later and now you show up?

The brand isn't just "tarnished", it is forever BRANDED as a right wing white supremacist-embracing, CT-hugging, racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic, misogynistic, fascist-promoting treasonous party that puts Russian oligarchs above the average American people.

thbobby

(1,474 posts)

4. Trump is the GOP IMAGE

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 10:47 AM

Aug 2017

Trump is a non-politically correct image of GOP morals and values.

Divisive? GOP has used "Southern Strategy" since the 1960's. They have learned not to use n word, but dog whistles like welfare queens, young bucks, etc have dominated their quest to crush the safety net.

McCain was campaigning on building a "wall". GOP house refused to vote on immigration bills.

GOP loved the POPE when he was against abortion or birth control. But when he disagrees with them, he should not interfere in politics.

The party of "Family Values" clearly cares nothing about family values.

The party that loves the constitution blocked Obama's supreme court pick for almost a year. They have no problem with Jim Crow like voter suppression. Wars are great as long as the congress does not have to do its constitutional duty of declaring war.

All proclaimed Republican values have been lies to mask to mask their desire for power and love of rich people. Trump is exposing their dishonesty.

Trump is a rotting animal carcass hanging around the GOP's neck. Let them bask in it.

brer cat

(24,605 posts)

5. Excellent.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 11:44 AM

Aug 2017

Truth is in short supply among republicans. It is good to see one speak out.

winstars

(4,220 posts)

6. Wasn't he the one who "looked after" Clarence Thomas during his Senate hearings? Fuck him!

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 12:25 PM

Aug 2017

Or am I mistaken?

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)

7. Ya think?

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 12:30 PM

Aug 2017

PS, Danforth - he's already tarnished your party's image, in case you haven't noticed.

forgotmylogin

(7,530 posts)

8. HE'S NUMBER ONE!!!111

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 12:49 PM

Aug 2017

Finally, he's bestest at something.

sprinkleeninow

(20,255 posts)

9. "No kidding, Sherlock." 😠 eom

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 12:58 PM

Aug 2017

catbyte

(34,447 posts)

10. He should've thought about divisiveness when he put Thomas on the SC

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 01:16 PM

Aug 2017

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

12. I posted something very similar at the same time as you

Reply to catbyte (Reply #10)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 01:17 PM

Aug 2017

Some of us remember him from those hearings all too well.

catbyte

(34,447 posts)

13. Great minds think alike, lol. He will be forever burned in my memory for that travesty.

Reply to oberliner (Reply #12)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 01:21 PM

Aug 2017

The way Anita Hill was treated by him & other Republicans was so shameful, but given who's pResident, it proved their mindset.

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

11. John Danforth was pretty damn divisive himself

Reply to George II (Original post)

Fri Aug 25, 2017, 01:17 PM

Aug 2017

I remember him from the Clarence Thomas hearings.

Clarence Thomas: Sen. Danforth is 'the reason why I'm here'

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reunited Friday with his mentor and the man who stood beside him through a difficult confirmation hearing, telling former Missouri Sen. John Danforth he owes him his career.

Thomas spoke at a Law Day event sponsored by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. During the speech he turned to Danforth, 80, and told him, "You are the reason why I'm here."

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/2017/05/clarence_thomas_sen_danforth_is_the_reason_why_im_here

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