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babylonsister

(171,079 posts)
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:34 PM Mar 2012

"...the Republican Party is populated by absolute whackos and nuts."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/03/02/bonus_quote_of_the_day.html

March 02, 2012

Bonus Quote of the Day

"We want to keep this issue going because voters have come to the conclusion, I think, that the Republican Party is populated by absolute whackos and nuts."

-- Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell(D), telling MSNBC that this "birther stuff" only helps President Obama.
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Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
7. For all intents and purposes, if something is 99.9999999999997% composed of one thing,
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:50 PM
Mar 2012

you can get away with saying "All".

 

DCKit

(18,541 posts)
9. He never said 100%, just populated.
Sat Mar 3, 2012, 10:20 AM
Mar 2012

The rest are simply misguided, but are currently receiving one hell of an education about their party.

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
2. "the Republican Party is populated by absolute whackos and nuts."
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:38 PM
Mar 2012

That should be the motto printed on our money. It would be more truthful than "In God we Trust."

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
3. The nice thing about adding
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:38 PM
Mar 2012

the word Former to your political title is that you're now free to really speak your mind. Rendell is bang on with this one, the more often we can show people with a nice big (R) behind their name acting like moronic tools the better our chances in the fall.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
6. I'll go with big Ed on this one.
Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:45 PM
Mar 2012

Other than the Old West Museum, he was pretty much on target with everything.

Now we've got asswipe "Fracking Dude" Corbett. I'd like to have Ed back.

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