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"The President left everyone at the Capital for Dead" (Original Post) Peacetrain Feb 2021 OP
To the greatest page with all haste Sedona Feb 2021 #1
Thanks! Peacetrain Feb 2021 #8
I probably shouldn't admit this dflprincess Feb 2021 #2
I could not believe what I was watching with both Schumer and Romney running for their lives Peacetrain Feb 2021 #4
The people of SC, Tx, MO, FL, should all be so embarrassed. Funtatlaguy Feb 2021 #5
Post removed Post removed Feb 2021 #11
My response was to post about Cruz not Castro. Funtatlaguy Feb 2021 #12
I live in FL. Why the hell should I be embarrassed? babylonsister Feb 2021 #15
Because they represent you. Same for me re Florida. Funtatlaguy Feb 2021 #17
Wrong answer. That is not a reason for me to be embarrassed imo. babylonsister Feb 2021 #18
That's cool. But this Floridian is embarrassed by Rubio/Scott/DeSantis. Funtatlaguy Feb 2021 #20
All three are cut from the same fascist cloth and would sacrifice US without a thought. Ford_Prefect Feb 2021 #24
Exactly. And that's how they got in. Florida politics is full of corruption. judesedit Feb 2021 #33
DeSantis is an even dumber, less charismatic version of Trump. Funtatlaguy Feb 2021 #47
As I traveled in other parts of this world it became quite clear: Magoo48 Feb 2021 #55
Believe me, we are ashamed of most of our reps in Congress. We do have some great ones though. northoftheborder Feb 2021 #49
The mob would not have hurt them wnylib Feb 2021 #19
Ah, Corgigal Feb 2021 #25
An out of control mob may not have recognized them dflprincess Feb 2021 #31
Exactly Leith Feb 2021 #34
Good point about bright bulbs. wnylib Feb 2021 #59
I agree with people like Boebert and Hawley in their midst. nt live love laugh Feb 2021 #58
Actually they did come across Cruz and said "he's one of us" so he escaped harm. George II Feb 2021 #28
Yeah, I don't think that happened. Got a link? Bongo Prophet Feb 2021 #54
None of them seem to understand they don't like any of them lettucebe Feb 2021 #53
The terrorists would not have discriminated between GQP and Dems; all would have been killed. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #56
Maybe Ivanka will primary Rubio IronLionZion Feb 2021 #60
Joaguin. sheshe2 Feb 2021 #3
I can't tell them apart and never remember which one has the beard.. Peacetrain Feb 2021 #6
Me too. sheshe2 Feb 2021 #16
well only one of them is in Congress - Joaquin yellowdogintexas Feb 2021 #35
My ticket for 2028 is Harris/Castro. Funtatlaguy Feb 2021 #7
I could definitely get behind that! 😁 ShazzieB Feb 2021 #23
He knew that Pence couldn't hand him a victory, so this would be the way to declare martial law. nature-lover Feb 2021 #9
yeah, the mob was not the end game. martial law was. mopinko Feb 2021 #13
Watching this today North Shore Chicago Feb 2021 #10
Interesting for sure! Peacetrain Feb 2021 #36
That was an extremely stark line, indeed. Music Man Feb 2021 #14
It just floored me when I heard it Peacetrain Feb 2021 #37
Left everyone for dead and then blamed Antifa and BLM. nt NoRoadUntravelled Feb 2021 #21
Isn't it funny that once "Antifa" turned out to be "MAGA", we stopped hearing about the former. flibbitygiblets Feb 2021 #26
Yup. Exactly. nt NoRoadUntravelled Feb 2021 #57
No kidding Peacetrain Feb 2021 #38
A few words that pretty much summed it all up. BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #22
Yes it did.. Peacetrain Feb 2021 #42
He seems to have expected no less from his loyal troops. Ford_Prefect Feb 2021 #27
And from what I can extract from various news stories.. Peacetrain Feb 2021 #41
KICK orangecrush Feb 2021 #29
Well said.. Mahalo, Peacetrain! Cha Feb 2021 #30
Cha!!.. I did not get to hear it all Peacetrain Feb 2021 #40
I haven't seen any of it but Cha Feb 2021 #43
It is jarring.. how they laid it out.. its just jarring Peacetrain Feb 2021 #44
I know.. I can tell by Cha Feb 2021 #48
Rachel reported that MSNBC would be rerunning today's events starting at 12 AM northoftheborder Feb 2021 #50
TY notb! Cha Feb 2021 #51
He could not have cared less how many died. n/t Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #32
I don't think he would have cared either.. Peacetrain Feb 2021 #39
He is a very sick, damaged person. Unfortunately, he and his cult are choosing extreme violence. n/ Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #62
Has anyone made the case that Trump made the calls to delay the hearings... Beartracks Feb 2021 #45
If they did I missed it.. Peacetrain Feb 2021 #46
Chilling Joinfortmill Feb 2021 #52
He did and would have turned away as fast as he did... pandr32 Feb 2021 #61

dflprincess

(28,079 posts)
2. I probably shouldn't admit this
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 08:24 PM
Feb 2021

but I'm beginning to wish the mob had gotten their hands on Graham, Cruz, Hawley, or Rubio. Those smug SOBs sit there making a big deal of ignoring the evidence and thinking the insurrectionists were their friends. They aren't smart enough to afraid of a mob in a frenzy.

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)
4. I could not believe what I was watching with both Schumer and Romney running for their lives
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 08:26 PM
Feb 2021

in the videos..

Response to Funtatlaguy (Reply #5)

babylonsister

(171,070 posts)
15. I live in FL. Why the hell should I be embarrassed?
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 08:47 PM
Feb 2021

I didn't vote for either senator or the bloody damn governor either.

babylonsister

(171,070 posts)
18. Wrong answer. That is not a reason for me to be embarrassed imo.
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 08:52 PM
Feb 2021

Whatever boneheaded decisions they make or crap they say has not been approved by me, ever.

Ford_Prefect

(7,901 posts)
24. All three are cut from the same fascist cloth and would sacrifice US without a thought.
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 09:28 PM
Feb 2021

They believe that power belongs to those willing to take it by any means available and willing to use it to perpetuate that power. They may be in Trump's shadow for now but they can't wait to try it on for themselves.

judesedit

(4,439 posts)
33. Exactly. And that's how they got in. Florida politics is full of corruption.
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:17 PM
Feb 2021

As it is in many states. It seems to be the nature of the beast anymore, unfortunately. We have to get money out of politics. It's the main cause of the problem.

Magoo48

(4,716 posts)
55. As I traveled in other parts of this world it became quite clear:
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 09:15 AM
Feb 2021

everything our politicians do and our nations does is to some extent done in all our names.

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
25. Ah,
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 09:31 PM
Feb 2021

they are stupid to gamble with their lives that way. I think they would have hurt them, live on their cell phones.

dflprincess

(28,079 posts)
31. An out of control mob may not have recognized them
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:06 PM
Feb 2021

until they had broken a few bones (or worse).

These aren't the brightest bulbs when they're not in a mindless rage.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
34. Exactly
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:19 PM
Feb 2021

There are more than 500 members of both houses of Congress. You can't count on every one of the hundreds of rabid rioters to recognize every member.

I think that could be the quote of the day for some of the rethugs whose lips aren't that tightly sealed to the orange ass.

wnylib

(21,487 posts)
59. Good point about bright bulbs.
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 12:42 PM
Feb 2021

However, the mob did know what their "enemies" looked like. I think they might have known a few of their most prominent friends, which is who we're talking about.

Bongo Prophet

(2,650 posts)
54. Yeah, I don't think that happened. Got a link?
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 01:30 AM
Feb 2021

I did see the video of insurrectionists in the Senate chamber looking at the ledger and saying that ABOUT him, though one of the yahoos was confused on that point. But he was in hiding at that time.

Misinformation spreads like a virus, so I like to make sure when possible.
I will gladly admit if I was wrong, though.

lettucebe

(2,336 posts)
53. None of them seem to understand they don't like any of them
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 12:03 AM
Feb 2021

Most of the violence, IMO, was caused by anti-govt people. tRump just gave them permission to act.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
56. The terrorists would not have discriminated between GQP and Dems; all would have been killed.
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 10:13 AM
Feb 2021

And Trump would have applauded it; he'd have all the power to himself.

These Qpublican morans are too stupid to grasp that.

yellowdogintexas

(22,264 posts)
35. well only one of them is in Congress - Joaquin
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:22 PM
Feb 2021

I have met Joaquin two or three times at various Democratic functions around Texas

nature-lover

(1,469 posts)
9. He knew that Pence couldn't hand him a victory, so this would be the way to declare martial law.
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 08:32 PM
Feb 2021

Timing was everything. If the insurrection occurred before the election was certified, he had one last chance.

North Shore Chicago

(3,316 posts)
10. Watching this today
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 08:35 PM
Feb 2021

the amalgamation of audio, video and text, twitler should be happy his social media has been slowed down. Imagine all the new evidence the management team would have!

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)
37. It just floored me when I heard it
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:35 PM
Feb 2021

I wonder if those republicans who have been such Trump supporters have stopped to think about that..

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
26. Isn't it funny that once "Antifa" turned out to be "MAGA", we stopped hearing about the former.
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 09:34 PM
Feb 2021

Like magic, they suddenly disappeared from the rhetoric and fearmongering.

Ford_Prefect

(7,901 posts)
27. He seems to have expected no less from his loyal troops.
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 09:35 PM
Feb 2021

He clearly wanted congress to succumb to the crowd he sent there. Hence the delays built into the commands withholding the national guard and the way that was arranged, including the direct orders regarding how they were to be equipped, and distributed.

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)
41. And from what I can extract from various news stories..
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:40 PM
Feb 2021

His loyal troops are starting to turn on him.. the withholding the guard with all those people trying to contact him should end him up in prison time..

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)
40. Cha!!.. I did not get to hear it all
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:38 PM
Feb 2021

but I got to catch pieces of it today.. and once again I am amazed at what a great job of laying this out the managers have been doing. And the new video lays out how close some came to harm..

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)
44. It is jarring.. how they laid it out.. its just jarring
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:43 PM
Feb 2021

its so scary to think what would have become of our country if that man had been reelected..

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)
39. I don't think he would have cared either..
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:36 PM
Feb 2021

he has no compassion for his fellow human in his black heart

Beartracks

(12,816 posts)
45. Has anyone made the case that Trump made the calls to delay the hearings...
Wed Feb 10, 2021, 10:44 PM
Feb 2021

... specifically to buy more time to see if the insurrection was going to succeed?I

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pandr32

(11,588 posts)
61. He did and would have turned away as fast as he did...
Thu Feb 11, 2021, 01:50 PM
Feb 2021

...from the old rich guy that was on the marble floor bleeding right in front of him.
He has that psychopathic callousness.

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