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I dont even need 14 words I can tell you whats wrong with the republican
party in 10 words: Trump, Mitchell, Boehner, Bushes, Gabacho wanna-bes
Cruz, Rubio, Jindal and Carson, puppeteer KKKarl Rove and a few others such as
Slick-Rick Perry who do not even figure in the equation. Placido Salazar

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In the coming months, Republican lawmakers will be fighting tooth and nail against the agenda
President Obama laid out during Tuesday's inaugural address: his call to action on equality, immigration
reform, reducing gun violence, protecting social programs, addressing climate change and more.
And Republican Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan neatly explains why the upcoming fights might be a
problem for the GOP:

The public is not behind us, and thats a real problem for our party. Unfortunately, Republicans don't
give a damn what the public wants. And that's a real problem for the country. Originally posted to
Barbara Morrill on Wed Jan 23, 2013 at 08:08 AM PST. Also republished by Daily Kos Classics and Daily
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by Barbara Morrill on Wed Jan 23, 2013 at 08:08:46 AM PST
And It's What's Wrong With All Their Factions.(27+ / 0-)
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From the dominionists to the financiers, oligarchs and militarists, all their factions mean to rule the
people and take from the people. The right has been able to fool the people in supporting them but the
people have finally begun to wake up. They are not behind any of the factions that have made up the
Republican Party for half a century.
But we're not out of the woods, because this national trend is not reproduced in a large fraction of
states whether through actual support or gerrymandering that makes Democratic wins impossible. And
that last fact is coming to the Electoral College in a number of states for 2016.
We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for victims of our nation and for those it calls
enemy.... --ML King "Beyond Vietnam"
by Gooserock on Wed Jan 23, 2013 at 08:13:52 AM PST
Rep Amash(2+ / 0-)
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Rep Amash is way too independent for the current repubs. I doubt if he wins again in 2014.
by brabc1 on Wed Jan 23, 2013 at 09:05:23 AM PST
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Maybe...maybe not(1+ / 0-)
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House Republicans from the Far West and from the Northeast favored the Senates compromise bill by
large margins, and Midwesterners were split; but in the South, Republican opposition was
overwhelming, 8112, accounting for more than half of the total Republican no votes. In other words,
Republicans outside the South have begun to turn pink, following the political tendencies of the country

as a whole, but Southern Republicans, who dominate the Party and its congressional leadership, remain
deep scarlet. These numbers reveal something more than the character of todays Republican Party; a
larger historical shift is under way.
http://www.newyorker.com/...
by Chitown Kev on Wed Jan 23, 2013 at 09:40:21 AM PST
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A symptom perhaps of the dominance(1+ / 0-)
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of bible thumping Baptists in the south?
by noman on Sat Apr 18, 2015 at 04:29:16 PM PDT
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Narrow-minded in the South!(0+ / 0-)
Narrow minds, filled with hate for a Black President, and filled with ignorance of what is happening even
to them too, perpetrated by the Republicans, continue to support those Members of Congress who
misrepresent the South.
Never forget that Lex Luthor ... er, Rick Scott, governor of Florida, refused the Medicaid Expansion for
his own state. Then he got the brain fart to sue the Obama administration for withholding the Expansion
from Florida.
And the voters down here in Florida don't know the difference. Their inbred hatred of our President is
overwhelming, and closes their minds to the possibility that their own governor has well and truly
screwed them. 800,000 or more Floridians cannot get the healthcare they need, because of their
governor.
And the Republicans will make sure that they lay the blame at the feet of the Democrat in the White
House!
Sometimes, you need a sensa uma!
by HashHoward on Tue Apr 21, 2015 at 06:51:37 AM PDT
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he seems too intelligent for the present GOP(0+ / 0-)
so he has surely gotta go?
or is this quote unusual for him ...
by Sue B on Wed Jan 23, 2013 at 10:22:07 AM PST
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he's a libertarian...From Wiki dictionary:(0+ / 0-)
"At the age of 30, Amash assumed office as the second youngest sitting U.S. Representative, behind 29year-old Aaron Schock of Illinois. As of 2013, Amash was the 6th youngest U.S. Representative. He is
Chairman of the House Liberty Caucus[2] and associated with the Tea Party movement.[3][4][5][6][7]"
1. Hope he doesn't follow Schock into the shadows, for his sake. Not likely.
2. Youth is a factor in his background proclivity toward libertarianism. Favored R Paul and J. McCain
early. Beat the other Repub and Demo in Michigan 60+ in 2010 and 2012. (I don't know why 2014 was
left out, but the info was probably dated before that time, hence the reference to that year in the diary
response).
3. Other Repubs think he's a jerk on the mold of Gohmert but with a lot more brains. He does have some
redeeming values, but in a deep red district, unlikely to be unseated any time soon.
Methinks he's just thinking out loud as a libertarian in a Republican cage; the public IS behind him and
he's probably having a hissy fit trying to figure out why things aren't going his way (hasn't been able to
pass any of his 12 bills submitted over the years).
There. now I can go back to sleep, perchance to dream...

aures lupi
by pj1941 on Sun Apr 19, 2015 at 05:47:47 PM PDT
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His statement is why they need to suppress the (2+ / 0-)
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vote, demand ID's, gerrymander and bootlick the billionaires and heavyweight millionaires.
Without that they are finished.
Soon, they will be finished and they will have to come back as something other than republicans.
Though they will always be ultra-conservatives at heart.
by Baileywick on Sun Apr 19, 2015 at 03:33:46 PM PDT
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Want their own contry(1+ / 0-)
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Southern Republicans used to be Dixiecrats, until LBJ jammed the Civil Rights Act down their throats,
and they switched to the Republican Party in retaliation. They would be happiest in their own country,
but don't want a repeat of what happened the first time they tried it.
by SJ Jolly on Mon Apr 20, 2015 at 12:49:15 AM PDT
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That won't happen.(0+ / 0-)
But I'd be more than happy to GIVE THEM Florida.
It looks like a limp penis, which is a perfect image for their "flag".
by Baileywick on Mon Apr 20, 2015 at 11:45:38 AM PDT
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Yes, increasingly they just don't care(3+ / 0-)
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what the public wants and are putting all their balls in voter suppression and gerrymandering. And so
far, it's working. Scarey. When are these gerrymandered states going to do something about it?
Even Democrats can be asses. Look at Rahm Emanuel.
by Helpless on Wed Jan 23, 2013 at 09:26:53 AM PST
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In most cases, 2020(0+ / 0-)
Most states do redistricting in census years so, absent some extraordinary intervention (ballot initiative,
etc) it'll be a while.
Movements that begin by stirring up hostility against a group of people end by denying to them all
human qualities. --John Dewey
by kingubu on Wed Jan 23, 2013 at 11:50:52 AM PST
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I don't think so(0+ / 0-)
What's gonna happen in 2018 to suddenly turn these new red states blue? Any new redistricting will
make them even more red.
No, I think the only hope these states have is via the proposition process.
1. Turn redistricting over to a non-partisan commission.
2. Order an immediate redo by this commission.
Even Democrats can be asses. Look at Rahm Emanuel.
by Helpless on Thu Jan 24, 2013 at 09:21:23 AM PST

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The puzzle(1+ / 0-)
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Voter suppression tactics to date actually don't target people by race, but by economic class. Even when
free voter IDs are made available, those who live in small towns/rural counties often don't have cars,
and the nearest DMV (to get ID) might be miles away. This is especially a problem for the elderly and
disabled. (Most of these people are white.) This is a very large number of voters nation-wide,
The poor are targeted on the notion that they always vote for Democrats, and that's no longer true.
Many who do vote, choose a third party. Over the past 6+ years, Dems and libs have only more deeply
alienated this chunk of the population, so why would Republicans still be hell-bent on voter
suppression?
by DHFabian on Sat Apr 18, 2015 at 10:29:59 PM PDT
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