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Atticus

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35. This white guy would love to hear the answer to that. My answer: because Republicans reliably
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 12:10 PM
Feb 2018

assure white folks, especially white men, that they---we---are just better than those---you know---THOSE people. They reenforce white privilege and tell us it's OK to be bigots and racists. And, since hate and stereotypes are easier---take less thought and effort---than love and tolerance, lazy white people vote for these miscreants because "they think like me!"

They don't think like me. My Mama raised me right.

YES. We cannot back down from this one ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #1
Bush INC was held accountable FOR NOTHING Skittles Feb 2018 #2
I don't think that he used meetings with foreign leaders to promote question everything Feb 2018 #3
the man started a war based on lies Skittles Feb 2018 #9
absolutely agree with this orleans Feb 2018 #11
I didn't even mention STEALING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Skittles Feb 2018 #13
And passed large tax cuts for the wealthy, was complicit in outing a covert CIA spy Bluepinky Feb 2018 #15
Don't forget he authorized torture. summer_in_TX Feb 2018 #22
you didn't have to mention it. at least not to me orleans Feb 2018 #28
I just cringe when one of them comes out with a fucking opinion Skittles Feb 2018 #30
He did not. The Supreme Court did. And that FL secretary of state question everything Feb 2018 #36
BUSH V. GORE Skittles Feb 2018 #39
As bad as he seemed at the time, Bush was nothing compared to Trump. pnwmom Feb 2018 #17
Come on, people in the Bush admin were convicted in the Obama admin there were none uponit7771 Feb 2018 #31
If we had impeached Nixon AND Bush, we would not now have Trump. Atticus Feb 2018 #4
But, but I thought they were the "law and order" party. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #16
why ? the people that voted for Nixon and Bush voted for Trump JI7 Feb 2018 #19
Accountability PdxSean Feb 2018 #23
elections are where elected officials are usually held accountable JI7 Feb 2018 #24
I assume you're kidding. PdxSean Feb 2018 #27
agreed gopiscrap Feb 2018 #29
Nixon was about to be impeached Trumpocalypse Feb 2018 #32
criminal investigations could take a decade Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #5
Amen to that. KPN Feb 2018 #8
There was no hope of getting a conviction in the Senate, requires 2/3rds vote Spider Jerusalem Feb 2018 #6
Dont go bring those silly facts into this rant GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #44
If they had impeached Bush, maybe we wouldn't be in this situation D23MIURG23 Feb 2018 #7
The fucker deserves to go to prison. Still In Wisconsin Feb 2018 #10
That's far too good for him. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #18
That would be my preference too. Still In Wisconsin Feb 2018 #38
Monkeyboy should be in jail, rotting for being a war criminal Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #12
I dont believe Trump will be impeached. Lonestarblue Feb 2018 #14
Many did not want to impeach Bush , nobody ran on impeach Bush platform for office JI7 Feb 2018 #20
Ive been wanting to ask this, but didnt feel like getting 50 *we dont speculate on DU* BamaRefugee Feb 2018 #21
most elected officials were not calling for impeachment. nobody ran for president or other office JI7 Feb 2018 #25
Depends what else is on the agenda question everything Feb 2018 #37
I think there's always a way to find time to impeach a war criminal ;-) BamaRefugee Feb 2018 #42
why do majority of white people keep voting for people like nixon, reagan, bush, Trump ? JI7 Feb 2018 #26
This white guy would love to hear the answer to that. My answer: because Republicans reliably Atticus Feb 2018 #35
Problem then was we had just come off the Clinton impeachment... Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2018 #33
Trump is the poster boy for impeachment dalton99a Feb 2018 #34
I don't think Pelosi wanted to be stuck with Cheney as President meow2u3 Feb 2018 #40
I disagree GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #45
"Impeachment off the table" means Justice and Rule of Law are off the table Martin Eden Feb 2018 #41
+1. We got Trump in part because we let sleeping dogs lie with Bush. meadowlander Feb 2018 #43
It has snowballed since Nixon. Dave Starsky Feb 2018 #46
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