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clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#339451: Nov 15th 2020 at 4:58:00 PM

If this internal fracturing within the GOP between more moderate conservatives and Trumpsters continues, Dems could potentially gain more voters in future races, so even if the fighting within the GOP gets ugly, Dems should just let it be.

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#339452: Nov 15th 2020 at 4:59:25 PM

I'd prefer Democrats crush the radical section with the Moderates.

The radicals need to be expunged while down.

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#339453: Nov 15th 2020 at 6:19:06 PM

Well, it's as Napoleon said. Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Galadriel Since: Feb, 2015
#339454: Nov 15th 2020 at 6:23:48 PM

Bolton’s not a moderate Republican. He’s just another flavour of extremist.

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#339455: Nov 15th 2020 at 7:17:27 PM

Well I think Bolton is an example of Even Evil Has Standards, and he's certainly more moderate than Bannon or Stephen Miller.

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#339456: Nov 15th 2020 at 7:23:55 PM

He was instrumental in starting a war that has killed hundreds of thousands. Just because he's not openly racist doesn't make him moderate even in comparison to the other two.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#339457: Nov 15th 2020 at 7:25:30 PM

Yeah, Bolton sucks. He's just not "I reject your reality and replace it with my own" level. He's not an elected official, so he doesn't have much of an incentive to lie to please Trump's base like the others.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
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#339458: Nov 15th 2020 at 7:44:24 PM

Bolton's a neocon warhawk who wants to bomb the crap out of the USA's rivals.

Just because he's not a Qanon Flavor-aid drinker doesn't mean he's not complete and utter shit.

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#339459: Nov 15th 2020 at 7:44:53 PM

A good rule of thumb is that if the person is a Republican, they're probably awful.

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Ayasugi Since: Oct, 2010
#339460: Nov 15th 2020 at 7:54:28 PM

[up][up] So I guess he wants the Republican base to stop focusing on spurious accusations of voter fraud and get to fearmongering about foreign threats?

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#339461: Nov 15th 2020 at 7:56:33 PM

he's certainly more moderate than Bannon or Stephen Miller.

If Bolton had his way we would be at war with Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, and who knows else.

He is not anything approaching moderate, in relative or absolute terms.

Neocons are just different kinds of extremists.

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Oh, bother.
#339462: Nov 15th 2020 at 8:00:49 PM

[up][up]Bolton just wants to get to bombing Iran already.

Disgusted, but not surprised
clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#339463: Nov 15th 2020 at 8:04:24 PM

So not only Bolton's attacks toward Trump were a Kick The Son Of A Bitch moment, but so were Trump's attacks on Bolton.

It's nice to see the monsters devour each other from a distance.

Edited by clemont107 on Nov 15th 2020 at 11:17:56 AM

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#339464: Nov 15th 2020 at 8:35:48 PM

Yeah un bolton book he establish he wants the monroe doctrine back, is the same one were he reveal trump though bombing venezuela was cool and were aparently putin talk him to not helping guaido by comparing him to hilary......which is depressing petty in many, MANY levels.

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#339466: Nov 15th 2020 at 10:45:49 PM

Why does he still have a phone?

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#339467: Nov 15th 2020 at 11:17:08 PM

Because of right of purchase?

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#339468: Nov 15th 2020 at 11:29:08 PM

Bolton is one of the few people currently around in politics who can actually match Trump in terms of depravity.

Beggars can't be choosers, but he is certainly not an ally I'd be proud of.

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#339469: Nov 15th 2020 at 11:50:57 PM

Not gonna lie, the Twitter notifications right below his ramblings make the whole thing hilarious to read - it's like a narrator constantly correcting him.

Edited by DrunkenNordmann on Nov 15th 2020 at 8:51:14 PM

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Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#339470: Nov 16th 2020 at 2:39:36 AM

The memes and political cartoons are having a field day with this though. From the respectable political cartoon to Team Four Star getting in on the fun.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#339471: Nov 16th 2020 at 4:36:55 AM

~Cooking Cat, since this is the third time in a row, now, you really need to start telling us what Trump is actually saying when you link to his Twitter.

Partly because plenty of people don't want to give him a click and so are disinclined to visit the link to see for themselves, but primarily because the forum rules include an equivalent of Weblinks Are Not Examples. In short, "Avoid posts that contain only links, without context."

The way I think of it is treat your posts like trope examples. Add enough context so anyone who sees what's going on/what you're talking about.

Maybe it's not a big deal in this specific instance, since this tweet literally is just him screaming "I WON THE ELECTION!", but him screaming in all caps isn't exactly new, either.

Edited by sgamer82 on Nov 16th 2020 at 4:52:39 AM

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#339473: Nov 16th 2020 at 4:54:01 AM

Sorry myself for getting a bit preachy about it.

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#339474: Nov 16th 2020 at 5:30:43 AM

Yeah, just for the sake of not having to visit his Twitter, please just quote the tweet in question in its entirety for future reference.

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#339475: Nov 16th 2020 at 6:15:12 AM

r)selfawaewwolves has a collection of meme worthy comple lack of awareness from Trump supporters.

Including making the Homelander from The Boys into a Trump figure arresting Biden.

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