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spooky3

(34,472 posts)
Fri Nov 19, 2021, 10:53 PM Nov 2021

The double standard and the unmentioned elephant in the room

Kyle Clark is a Denver anchor who was just interviewed by Rachel Maddow, because he delivered a short editorial on how we call out a public official who makes "one vile statement", but where people like Lauren Boebert make them routinely, we do not. Rachel thought he made a great point.

But no one mentioned (unless it was said while I was typing and I didn't listen carefully enough) that the people making these statements routinely are invariably REPUBLICANS. I can't think of any Democrat who has done so recently or over the time that I have paid attention to politics.

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The double standard and the unmentioned elephant in the room (Original Post) spooky3 Nov 2021 OP
Vile statements are a repug specialty. rickyhall Nov 2021 #1
Republicans Are Simply Ugly Through And Through DanieRains Nov 2021 #2
That was a good segment on Rachel. BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #3
The GQP wants to bait Dem into vile statements, which they then point at as proof maxsolomon Nov 2021 #4
It's part of the "own the libs" brand. hay rick Nov 2021 #5
And the half-assed RW media purposely doesn't say it. nt live love laugh Nov 2021 #6

maxsolomon

(33,397 posts)
4. The GQP wants to bait Dem into vile statements, which they then point at as proof
Sat Nov 20, 2021, 12:23 AM
Nov 2021

that Librulz are worse, or at least just as bad.

Sometimes Dems take the bait (Ilhan Omar most recently), and the RW Media don't even need a lot to work with: "Deplorables" will work.

hay rick

(7,638 posts)
5. It's part of the "own the libs" brand.
Sat Nov 20, 2021, 12:25 AM
Nov 2021

And why do Republicans think "lets go Brandon" is funny? It isn't funny or clever, it's just spite.

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