3 minutes ago, JaneAusten said:

I think the estimates are that he lost by 5 points = we'll see. But if anything less than 10 it spells trouble for GOP IMO.

 

I think the message IMO is we need to go back to going for a coalition of voters. If anything this proved is that these WWC people right now will support the authoritarian types.

 

I always felt Quist was a longshot for a number of reasons(ie his own baggage) and some of these districts just aren't ready yet. there are over 300 districts right now more competitive than this one.

 

Someone should have looked at the profile for Tester and Bullock their dem Governor who beat Gianforte to see the democratic profile that might have won. But Quist did win the primary. I just don't think the Bernie socialist message resonates with WWC voters there. I did phone-banking for Quist the last 2 weekend and I talked to several people who could care less about free college or min wage. And these were democrats we called.

 

You live in Montana, @JaneAusten? If so, right about now, I wanna nuke that state from the union just based off tonight.  

Just now, DRW50 said:

 

I think we're going to see more Republicans being openly violent with reporters and other easy targets. Even if Gianforte was going to win regardless, they are now more emboldened.

 

Well I hope that the GOP knows too that everyone isn't Ben Jacobs either. Many of us will fight back and whoop their asses if need be. They better tread lightly. 

16 minutes ago, Nothin'ButAttitude said:

 

You live in Montana, @JaneAusten? If so, right about now, I wanna nuke that state from the union just based off tonight.  

 

No I live in Illinois but they had people all over the country phonebanking for Quist

 

Gianforte will still be facing assault charges though.

 

I love how Macron realizes that Merkel is the most powerful person in that group. He shakes her hand before Trump's.

 

 

À Bruxelles, unis avec nos alliés de @NATO. pic.twitter.com/7nyaoI8hki

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 25, 2017

Edited May 26, 20178 yr by DramatistDreamer

Trump wanders off in the middle of a press conference.

 

 

3 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

I love how Macron realizes that Merkel is the most powerful person in that group. He shakes her hand before Trump's.

 

 

 

I think that depends on how you define powerful. I'd agree she's more powerful on a personal level.  The thing I find absolutely terrifying about Trump is the sheer amount of military power he has at his disposal.  It's like having a two year old in a room with a button that could destroy the world.  Trump has the might of the world's largest military at his fingertips, but he clearly doesn't have the intellect that should go with that kind of power.  I used to think that we could at least count on Congress to intervene if he tried to do something really crazy, but that was just fantasy.  If we get rid of this bastard without some sort of large scale military atrocity occurring it will be a miracle.

On Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 1:06 AM, Eric83 said:

Why is the right so violent?

It's called fighting back.

 

I guess you missed all the Leftist attacks of Trump supporters prior to the election. Or the Antifa attacks on the Rightist free speech supporters. How many Clinton and Sanders supporters were attacked? 

 

The left started this, the right will finish it. Just a heads up.

Math (and basic reality) is not something that these folks do well.

 

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20 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Math (and basic reality) is not something that these folks do well.

 

Trump Team Stands by Budget’s $2 Trillion Math Error

Truth. I have to laugh at this nonsense. The alternative is too grim.

On 5/25/2017 at 1:06 AM, Eric83 said:

Why is the right so violent? Gianforte is a thug and should be arrested. 

 

Well as you can see by the dick swinging above it's their default setting. The right wing is all about authoritarianism and crushing dissent.They prefer to rule, not govern which is part of the reason Donnie's been such a dismal failure. Of course, what Donnie also shows us is how many of these keyboard warriors talk tough then fold like a lawn chair in a tornado when faced with real opposition.Then they run around the corner and start trash talking all over again.

2 hours ago, Merp said:

It's called fighting back.

 

I guess you missed all the Leftist attacks of Trump supporters prior to the election. Or the Antifa attacks on the Rightist free speech supporters. How many Clinton and Sanders supporters were attacked? 

 

The left started this, the right will finish it. Just a heads up.

here we are again......someone who didn't hear one word that was said. makes me wretch. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-boehner-donald-trump_us_59284e05e4b0065b20b63c80?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000016&section=politics

When THIS MAN says Trump is a failure.....the tides are turning....

3 hours ago, Merp said:

It's called fighting back.

 

I guess you missed all the Leftist attacks of Trump supporters prior to the election. Or the Antifa attacks on the Rightist free speech supporters. How many Clinton and Sanders supporters were attacked? 

 

The left started this, the right will finish it. Just a heads up.

Maybe you need to expand your news sources beyond Breitbart and Daily Caller.

 

And I don't see anyone on the left justifying attacks in fact here in Chicago a man who was allegedly a Trump supporter was  beaten on the south side by black youths months ago and the entire community here called them out on their actions. They were also arrested. That professor was arrested by the way, while a new congressional rep said "I'm sorry" after assaulting a reporter(an incident witnessed by a Fox News crew) and gets off because he's a mediocre white male billionaire. And the only GOPer calling it out was Mark Sanford believe it or not.

 

I guess you have also missed the number of hate crimes that have increased mostly by white males by the way, ,including the murder of a man of Indian descent in Kansas who worked in the area, went to a bar for drinks, and was shot and killed because the white guy with a gun thought he was a muslim.

 

Edited May 26, 20178 yr by JaneAusten

You guys who responded are lovely, patient souls. I guess in an ideal world, I'd be more open to trying to call out and rectify ignorance when I see it but it was simply easier to hit the ignore option. Tee-hee!

 

Speaking of giggles, I was reading this blog post by Awesomely Luvvie and have to applaud her for the new nicknames she's managed to come up, as I had believed I'd heard them all. The NATO G7 Summit Group Texts We Won’t Get To See 

 "Fanta Fascist" and "Mango Mussolini".  I know we're in serious times but I have to have a sense of humor, if I'm going to get through this wasteland of an administration.

 

 

Comey acted on Russian intelligence he knew was fake...