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robbob

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5. Would that be 1968, when Chicago police thugs attacked young protesters

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 08:26 PM

Aug 2020

Last edited Thu Aug 6, 2020, 09:13 PM - Edit history (1)

outside the convention and savagely beat them? Would that be 1968 when the Democratic Party PTB manipulated the convention to ensure the anti war candidate would not get the nomination so they could shoehorn the establishment pick Hubert Humphrey to be the nominee?

Gee, I wonder why young people didn’t turn out in droves to vote for a candidate who sought to increase the American presence in Vietnam?

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trump and the republicans are afraid [View all] llashram Aug 2020 OP

They should be! RainCaster Aug 2020 #1

If I was going to hazard a guess, IQ45 wants to kill the Microsoft deal because one of his mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #2

sound plausible llashram Aug 2020 #10

I'll be interested in seeing the participation rate of young voters in this election. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #3

Would that be 1968, when Chicago police thugs attacked young protesters robbob Aug 2020 #5

I wonder why young people didn't turn out in droves in 1972? Or 1980? 84? 2004? Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #6

Well whether some people llashram Aug 2020 #7

No offence, but you're moving the goalposts... robbob Aug 2020 #12

?? llashram Aug 2020 #9

Anything Donnie dissed? sheshe2 Aug 2020 #4

++ llashram Aug 2020 #8

'sides...He hates Sarah Cooper for showing him for the fool he is. sheshe2 Aug 2020 #11

Thanks, I hadn't seen that one. dmr Aug 2020 #14

You are welcome! sheshe2 Aug 2020 #15

According to Trump, TikTok is a national emergency, but Covid is no big deal, because it's tblue37 Aug 2020 #13

Umhmmm. sheshe2 Aug 2020 #16