The Republicans Off The Sinking Ship Thread

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by Raoul the Red Shirt, Dec 14, 2020.

  1. Tuckerfan

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    [So, your brother runs a mercenary company and you decide to bail on the government that likes hire his company, there's a problem. (Lots of them, actually, but that's another matter.)
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  2. MikeH92467

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    Betsy DeVos has resigned citing Trump's conduct yesterday as an "inflection point." I don't know what the effective date is. Developing...

    ETA: ninja'd by Tuckerfan. Well played, sir!
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    As Secretary of Education, this move and her reasons are par for the course. She's an idiot and was in no way qualified for the job.
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    on hold for 25 minutes? He should have asked to talk to his supervisor! Oh wait.....
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    Twitter's having none of her shit:



    For Steve and other Luddites, it's about her meddling with Title IX rules forcing student survivors of sexual assault to have to keep confronting their assaulters.
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    Spaceturkey i can see my house

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    adjusted for the latchkey generation...

    seriously, they were telling us that before the cohort even had a name.
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    Is Chris Wallace asking everyone at Fox News that question before or after he asks the politicians?
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  10. matthunter

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    Jeanine fucking Pirro was on last night telling her co-hosts off for suggesting Antifa was behind the attack.

    Yes, THAT Jeanine Pirro. She's now the voice of reason at FOX all of a sudden.
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  11. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Have you been following THAT Jeanine Pirro for a long time or just the past days? I'm guessing the past few hours actually.
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  12. matthunter

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    No, I've been aware of her batshittery for quite a while now. Crooksandliars picks up on her insanity quite often.
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    You mean she ISN"T the voice of reason at Fox News? I thought you didn't watch it? :spock:
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  14. oldfella1962

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    I don't watch Fox exclusively.