"My daddy helped build this party into what it is today. And I’ll tell you: I’m a grateful, well-earned legacy … [pause, look thoughtful] think of me as another angel in the line moving forward to achieve my father’s good works. [pause for applause] Don’t you agree? [pause for applause] We’re the Republican Party! [pause for applause] My dad, Dick, helped pave the way for people like me to fight for you. [pause for applause.] I say this from the bottom of my heart. [Let crowd settle] Thank you."
— Liz Cheney at a surprise appearance at Porky’s in Cutbank, Montana, possibly
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George W. Bush always said “I do well in the south because the people share my values”. Considering thar over 95% of Blacks in the south voted against Bush, either Blacks and Whites have different values or values in front of the word voter is and has always been code for race.
The overwhelming support for Donald “grab her by the…” and “George W Bush lied America into a disastrous war in Iraq” Trump proves that “values” in front of the word voter is and has always been code for race.
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Christians believe in the prophets, peace be upon them.
Republicans believe in the profits and getting a piece of them.
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“I think the way the party has to go forward is by focusing on policy and by very clearly rejecting what happened on Jan. 6, by very clearly rejecting the symbols we saw on Jan. 6 of anti-Semitism, Confederate flags in the rotunda.”
Good luck with that. The GOP has spent the last fifty years replacing policy with racism, identity politics, and anti-government rhetoric - it’s pretty much baked into the DNA of today’s Republican Party.
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She hopes she is speaking to the electorate in some future Presidential general election. She is enough of a realist to recognize that 1/6 turns voters off.
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Uhhhh, no they can’t. They are not around a wrong corner, they are in a deep hole they were headed for, for years.
Personally, I’m happy about the changes to the comments policy. I had no idea that non-members could comment, anyway.
So many comments are not at all thoughtful, nor useful, and don’t add to anything to anybody’s thinking.
Beyond that, it’s important to remember that any commenter here is “lucky” if 5 people read their comments, especially for comments way down the list. It’s just about irrelevant, and looking for a germ of incite often just takes too long.
Also, even if using a pseudonym, we know that having registered for payment means that our true identities are known by TPM. Which one could only hope would cut down on some of the comments that don’t add a thing to the debate. I’m guilty of that, but do usually try to say something relevant, or ask a question about a story that shows where we might hope the reporting to dig in further. By way of example, I’m still wondering about the the 17 year old Gaetz girl’s parents, and if they are going to sue Gaetz. Now that would be a story. Obviously, she can’t be identified by the media, without permission from the parents and her, but, still, I’ll bet a lot of attorneys are ready to jump in and help file a lawsuit for them.
Not that anyone is reading this comment, or gives a damn if they do. I’m about ready to stop commenting, based on knowing that only 5 people are reading it, at max.
But she did add a few ‘tut-tuts’, an ‘ish’ or two and considered putting a ‘kinda, but not really’ into the mumbled part of the speech. This qualifies as heroism among R-nannies.
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I have been backpacking with women, and the technique you mention prevents the wind from blowing it back at you. If you think about modifying your stance so the stream is directed into the wind, you may get the point of my comment.
Both a poor strategic choice and a metaphor for the human condition.
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Since Nixon’s southern strategy, fifty plus years.
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And pigs can fly. Sorry lady, you are still just one of the swine.
“Cheney then said that both parties have to do their part to condemn extremism.”
Are we really going to try and play whataboutism, seriously, given the history of the last 20 years?
Pissin’ in the wind
Both a poor strategic choice and a metaphor for the human condition.
The metaphor was only supposed to apply to Liz Cheney, but your point is taken.
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