GOP Seeks Absolution For Trump And Themselves With Risible Calls For Unity

In lieu of any better argument or possible defense of President Donald Trump’s and their own actions, Republicans have settled on a patently ludicrous call for unity. 


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1354157

What is not healthy is trying to sweep sedition and insurrection under the rug. All that does is make it ok, with zero consequences.

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“In lieu of any better argument or possible defense of President Donald Trump’s and their own actions, Republicans have settled on a patently ludicrous call for unity.”

Al Qaeda on September 12: “Now is a time for unity and healing.”

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Cancer doesn’t heal itself.

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I’m holding up both middle fingers and pointing them straight at these weaselly mother fuckers.

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Unity? Lol. They are calling for surrender and appeasement. Unity. Lol. Unity requires taking unified action, not taking no action.

How about we unite against these traitors? That is unity.

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It was clear over the weekend that they’d all agreed to start beating the “unity” drum. So it’s as clear as it’s ever been: they are not going to change anything. FOXs needs to be taken down next.

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What ‘worked’ for these complicit anti-American boot-licking bastards pre-coup d’état attempt will not any longer work for them post-coup d’état (failed) attempt. The signs of their failure and their inability to control and/or redirect the narrative are everywhere. The non-cultist public has lost faith in the domestic-terrorist enemy party.

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MAGA =
Material
Assistance to
Government
Attackers

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Thanks for using the word “laughable” in the headline, treats the treasonous shits with the contempt they deserve

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I am going to repeat what I said above, because it is critical: unity requires action. The way we get “unity” is with a “unified” message that attacking the capital is wrong. We don’t get “unity” by ignoring descent. That is, in fact, how we get more descent and more terrorist attacks.

I call for unity too. I call for the Republicans to fucking surrender for once.

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No, Mitch will just dump Trump. dust hands and say “all better now!”

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Here’s the deal. All House and Senate members who supported the Stop the Steal election fraud hoax and voted for the AZ and PA Letter of Ascertainment objections should RESIGN. After that happens the remainder can ask for unity with the rational half of WDC.

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Agreed we do need unity at this time.

Republicans and Democrats must demonstrate unity in defense of our democracy and against Trump and his insurrectionists.

Impeachment would do that. Isolate the autocrats. Show that they are a very small minority. That would be a real act of unity.

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A great way to promote unity would be to calm their base.

Have they tried that yet?

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So Liz Cheney comes out for impeachment.

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Was the congressthing from colorado promoting unity when she alerted the invaders to the Speaker’s movements? Brazen assholes, all of them.

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Yep, and methinks those who are demanding unity and claiming impeachment is so divisive are gonna need to first convince dozens of members of their own caucus who are either in favor or are leaning towards doing so.

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And you should have just heard a woman reporter in Congress sing Liz’s praises. That woman is clearly eyeing on a path for a far more important office.

Ugh. No. Just no. Not a Cheney. Not after her father, who knew he couldn’t win the nomination for prez, so he named himself Bush’s VP.

And then became the president anyway.

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I would think absolution would be off the table if a man sent an angry mob your way.

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