Damned Republicunts

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Poor Jeb.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/jeb-bush...s-tighten/

Jeb Bush puts trust in Jesus as polling plummets and purse strings tighten

The Bush brand has been utterly tarnished by his idiot brother.

Jeb's biggest mistake, strictly from a political perspective, was to place loyalty to his brother above his campaign. If Jeb had just said what the rest of us have known for years -- that W. was a dangerous half-wit who fucked up virtually everything he touched -- he could have claimed some credit for being his own man, perhaps even a maverick within the party. But no.

Now of course, he's reduced to pandering to the religious right in hopes that they might help keep his dwindling hopes alive. They won't. He's not one of them.

And he's the "bright" Bush. Fucking pathetic. His old man, whom I had a lot of issues with, was worth W. and Jeb several times over.

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I don't think there is a bright Bush.  Even daddy was a bit of a dick.

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The elder Bush, whom I never supported to begin with, lost any claim on my respect for several reasons, of which I'll list just a few:

1) Having correctly called out Reagan on his "Voodoo Economics", he became Reagan's lap dog and the chief espouser of the very bullshit he once denounced when he realized he needed it to get elected in '88. This led to his absurd "Read My Lips" stance that he had to renege on when his people finally got it through his head how fucking stupid the pledge was.

2) He lied through his teeth about Iran/Contra.

3) He threw the Iraqi Shia under the bus, first calling on them to rise up against Hussein during the Gulf War, and then allowing Hussein to use his aerial gunships to slaughter them en masse as part of the negotiated peace. And we wonder why the Shia didn't welcome us with open arms when W. blundered into Iraq. Fucking Christ!

There's more . . . much more. But I maintain that, as bad as he was, he was a statesman compared to W. and apparently a hell of a lot brighter than that empty suit, Jeb.

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If you can find Fareed Zakaria's "Long Road to Hell" that aired tonight it is worth watching.

Meanwhile....poor Lindsey Graham.  He just doesn't understand.

http://www.newser.com/story/215053/graha...eople.html

Graham's Lament: 'How Am I Losing to These People?'

SC senator uses 'SNL' line to show how he feels about Carson, Trump

One reason is that you are a warmongering little shit.

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Ben Carson:  Batshit crazy.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/ben-cars...in-6-days/

Ben Carson believes the world was literally created in 6 days

Too fucking stupid to run for anything.

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Ben Carson:  Batshit crazy.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/ben-cars...in-6-days/

Ben Carson believes the world was literally created in 6 days

Too fucking stupid to run for anything.

True. The good news is that he will be an answer to a trivia question by Easter.

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Rand Paul seems to have forgotten how to tell time.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/rand-pau...9-minutes/

Rand Paul’s promised debt ceiling filibuster clocks in at just 19 minutes

He had a bad day yesterday, too.  But his expectations were so bad that no one cares.

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Ben Carson - Stupid enough for the republicunt base but maybe not bigoted enough.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/carsons-...-his-base/

Ben Carson’s boardroom support for gay rights could test his base

Ben Carson, frontrunner in the struggle to become Republican presidential candidate, said on Wednesday that his support for gay rights initiatives when he was a director at major companies does not clash with his opposition to gay marriage.
But some leaders in the social conservative movement that has backed Carson say his more than 15-year record on the boards of retailer Costco Wholesale and food manufacturer Kellogg could pose a challenge for him as he seeks the nomination.
Carson supported various initiatives at both companies, such as barring discrimination based on gender identity, providing health insurance for employees’ domestic partners, and offering more diversity training. Because of such changes the companies now are ranked as some of the best in the United States by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates.
“I think he has to explain this,” said Tony Perkins, president of the Christian conservative lobbying group Family Research Council.

Yes, indeed....they will only back someone who goosesteps perfectly.

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Christian conservatives are busy Googling "Seventh Day Adventist" and they are crapping their pants at all the heresy.

Ellen White was another douche of the Joe Smith variety.

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I fear that Ben Carson will be the second "Great Disappointment."

Meanwhile.... no wonder the republicunts are so fucked up.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/john-boe...vine-plan/

John Boehner: ‘God told me’ Paul Ryan becoming Speaker was part of his divine plan

I guess that makes it fucking god's fault that the republicunts want to fuck over the poor.