Discussion: Why House Republicans Won't Dump Scalise Despite White Supremacist Flap

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Sahilā€™s piece is way too long. He could have just written:

ā€œCause you donā€™t fire someome for talking to his base.ā€

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Not to mention that it plays right into the GOP Southern Strategy.

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Why dump someone you agree with?

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Since when does THAT get you disqualified from politics? I mean, for starters, youā€™d have a have a sense of shame

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ā€œRepublican leaders wanted an effective liaison to their restive right flankā€

= knows how to do the ā€˜Goose-Stepā€™ and speaks fluent ā€˜Dog Whistleā€™

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SAHILFAIL

Itā€™s simple, bro. White supremacy is the raison dā€™etre of Le GOP.

Must. Appease. Base.

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So ā€œrestive right flankā€ is the new PC term for racist white base ?

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because theyā€™re racist a**holes?

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Racist party needs racist leaders. The fact that itā€™s in the open is the only problem for the wingnuts.

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The Party of Lincolnā„¢ is the party of the Southern Strategy.

You cannot make this shit up.

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http://aattp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/fuusf.jpg

Racist swine in your GOP?

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ā€œHe has proven himself to be a hardworking member of Congress, reaches out, works with everyone. Thereā€™s always rumors about this person, that person in Congress. Iā€™ve never heard anything bad about Steve Scalise until the story broke the other day and heā€™s giving us his explanation. I believe we owe him the benefit of the doubt on this unless more comes out.ā€

Benefit of the doubt??? He admits to making the speech to this racist group. WTF???

Does he literally have to wear a Klan outfit and burn a cross on the White House lawn to be considered a racist? I suppose that minority outreach program of the GOP is dead now.

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Why would the Republicans dump him? Heā€™s a perfect fit for them.

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The bigger flap would be Duke releasing his powerplay list if they canned this racist.
Cruz can relax for a while, dukeā€™s got control of the house for now.
bonehead caves as usual and will smoke and drink himself into being proud by friday

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That sorta thing would probably put him on the fast track to be the speaker

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There is nothing wrong, apparently, for the GOP to have KKK members in their ranks. Believe me, itā€™s coming. Just wait.

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Does anyone assume this hasnā€™t been the case since the 60s?

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ā€œLike many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I know Steve to be a man of high integrity and good character,ā€ Boehner said, adding that Scalise made an error. "He has my full confidence as our Whip, and he will continue to do great and important work for all Americans."

Bonehead continued:
ā€˜Except for blacks, latinos, and Jews.ā€™

jw1

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Everyone: Man, so the House Majority Whip is friendly with white supremacists, thatā€™s pretty fucked up isnā€™t it?
Boehner: Yeah, so?

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