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kpete

(71,994 posts) Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:21 AM Aug 2018

A young woman is dead and this is how a former Speaker of the House reacted

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A young woman is dead and this is how a former Speaker of the House reacted (Original Post) kpete Aug 2018 OP

FWIW Killer worked for prominent Republican leader dalton99a Aug 2018 #1

gingrich is a former human being spanone Aug 2018 #2

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2018 #7

I really hope her family slaps this shit down. GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #3

There are over 17,000 homicides a year in America and they talk about one by an illegal immigrant. Doodley Aug 2018 #4

Exactly... HipChick Aug 2018 #5

Another prop. Republicans will exploit ANYTHING to hold onto political power. nt procon Aug 2018 #6

Makes you wonder if this is not a malaise Aug 2018 #8

Alternative number two is attempting to get some DU airtime... LanternWaste Aug 2018 #9

dalton99a

(81,512 posts)

1. FWIW Killer worked for prominent Republican leader

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:25 AM

Aug 2018

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/education/article/mollie-tibbetts-death-missing-iowa-how-did-suspect-13171225.php

spanone

(135,838 posts)

2. gingrich is a former human being

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:28 AM

Aug 2018

uponit7771

(90,344 posts)

7. +1

Reply to spanone (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:44 AM

Aug 2018

GoCubsGo

(32,084 posts)

3. I really hope her family slaps this shit down.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:31 AM

Aug 2018

It bad enough they lost their loved one, without her being turned into a cheap political talking point on top of it.

Doodley

(9,092 posts)

4. There are over 17,000 homicides a year in America and they talk about one by an illegal immigrant.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:35 AM

Aug 2018

That is how we got Trump in the first place, by them scapegoating groups of people and playing the bigot card.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

5. Exactly...

Reply to Doodley (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:41 AM

Aug 2018

procon

(15,805 posts)

6. Another prop. Republicans will exploit ANYTHING to hold onto political power. nt

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:44 AM

Aug 2018

malaise

(269,010 posts)

8. Makes you wonder if this is not a

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:49 AM

Aug 2018

Setup- way too neat

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

9. Alternative number two is attempting to get some DU airtime...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:53 AM

Aug 2018

but thankfully, it's getting shot down as soon as it takes off.

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