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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Sat Apr 30, 2016, 02:54 PM Apr 2016

The Republican Platform

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The Republican Platform (Original Post) Playinghardball Apr 2016 OP

Forgot a couple 2naSalit Apr 2016 #1

Gore Vidal Nailed It! CobaltBlue Apr 2016 #2

2naSalit

(86,804 posts)

1. Forgot a couple

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 03:09 PM

Apr 2016

Veterans... send 'em back to war forever

Public Lands... sell them off to extractive industries (since everyone will be enslaved there's no need for places to recreate or vacation and who really needs clean air and water?)

CobaltBlue

(1,122 posts)

2. Gore Vidal Nailed It!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sat Apr 30, 2016, 04:14 PM

Apr 2016

On Election 2008, Gore Vidal—who would die at age 86 in 2012—summed up the Republican Party quite nicely in this interview with BBC.…

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