‘Almost Treasonous’: Romney Decries Pro-Putin Sentiment Within GOP

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) on Sunday called out members of the Republican Party who have defended Russian President Vladimir Putin as he wages war on Ukraine.


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Almost spine there Mittens!

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It’s not ‘almost’, Willard.

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Willard is soooooooo close to getting it. It’s not “almost treasonous.” It’s just plain treason.

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Yep. I wish I had some sort of rubber stamp for when the best of a very bad lot dance almost close enough to decency to feel the warmth. I suppose white nationalism, radical fundie Christianity, and Putin’s money all played a role over the years, but this insanity is about 90 percent because of Trump’s toadying and that would be nice to point out.

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“Almost treasonous.”

Brave Sir Romney!

Really putting yourself out on a limb there, eh, Mittens?

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The last time I saw something as courageous as Mitt Romney, it was lime-flavored, made by Jell-O, and served to me in a cup while I was in the hospital with pneumonia in 2004.

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Mitt Rmoney, still stupid:

Romney argued that Putin backers within the GOP throw their support behind the Russian president for “shock value.”

That’s not why they’re doing it, you dumb fuck: it’s because they actually support him.

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I ALMOST stopped clicking by CNN while Mittens made his comments.

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I found that even if I didn’t always win when I did the correct thing, I never really lost either.

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In Romney’s confused world, giving aid and comfort to the enemy is not quite treason. He’s been neutered by Republicanism.

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“Almost Treasonous”.

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At least he’s speaking out, come on, he’s a Rethug but he does have a few principles.

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“Almost” = “Weasel”

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Yeah, Mittens seems to think that all of this pro-Putin/pro-white nationalist/anti-democracy sentiment now widely evident in the politicians and the base of the Republican Party has just magically sprung out of the ether like it was conjured by some kind of Hogwart’s spell, while Trump is the actual reason. Of course, Mittens being the usual Mittens doesn’t have the cojones to place the blame where it truly belongs. CNN would have been better off asking Rafalca.

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Which party does he belong to again? I mean post - “almost treason”.

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That qualifier will make it easier to tap dance around the statement when he runs for President, again…

…almost.

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“It’s almost treasonous, but if it doesn’t affect tax cuts for the 1%, it’s free speech!” - Mitt Romney McDaniel

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Challenge Republicans to place country over party and they choose the wrong country. Amazing!

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