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Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts) Fri Sep 20, 2013, 08:45 PM Sep 2013

Speaking of moderate Republicans,

a FB friend of mine who currently lives in DC posted the following to his wall today:

At the birthday lunch of a mutual friend, had a lovely chat with former Republican US Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana. When asking what he thought of the state of his party, he had me at "crazy fucks."

Bwa-ha-ha. He swears it's true.

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Speaking of moderate Republicans, (Original Post) Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 OP

"Speaking of moderate Republicans," zbdent Sep 2013 #1

Not any more. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #2

Yes there are. Some of them run as Democrats. Autumn Sep 2013 #3

Not elected ones - they've kind of had a purge el_bryanto Sep 2013 #4

Obama 1ProudAtheist Sep 2013 #5

I didn't think there were any moderate repukes anymore gopiscrap Sep 2013 #6

Dick Lugar dates back to the days of Chuck Hagel... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #7

Hagel voted with the Republicans almost always, anti choice and anti gay he had a 0% rating from Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #13

Obama appointed him Defense Secretary as part of his "Reaching Out" campaign. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author GeoWilliam750 Sep 2013 #8

Nope Iliyah Sep 2013 #9

Good insight, but I don't understand "forgive them for being right". cheapdate Sep 2013 #10

To forgive somebody for being right GeoWilliam750 Sep 2013 #11

kick jessie04 Sep 2013 #12

Brent Scowcroft - Bush Senior's National Security Advisor was reported as referring to the people Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #15

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

1. "Speaking of moderate Republicans,"

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 08:51 PM

Sep 2013

there are some?

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

2. Not any more.

Reply to zbdent (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 10:14 PM

Sep 2013

Autumn

(45,120 posts)

3. Yes there are. Some of them run as Democrats.

Reply to zbdent (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 10:16 PM

Sep 2013

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

4. Not elected ones - they've kind of had a purge

Reply to zbdent (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 10:17 PM

Sep 2013

I mean there might be one or two still, or maybe a few more in state legislaturs in blue states - but not many.

Bryant

1ProudAtheist

(346 posts)

5. Obama

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 11:09 PM

Sep 2013

Is a typical "moderate Republican".

gopiscrap

(23,763 posts)

6. I didn't think there were any moderate repukes anymore

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Fri Sep 20, 2013, 11:17 PM

Sep 2013

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

7. Dick Lugar dates back to the days of Chuck Hagel...

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 11:19 PM

Sep 2013

They used to sit with Democrats.

The traitors.

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

13. Hagel voted with the Republicans almost always, anti choice and anti gay he had a 0% rating from

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #7)

Sun Sep 22, 2013, 09:21 AM

Sep 2013

NARL and a 0% from the HRC. He got a 11% from NAACP and an 8% from AFL CIO. Not sure about where he 'sat' but he sure as fuck voted like a right wing Republican on all matters, including the Iraq War.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

14. Obama appointed him Defense Secretary as part of his "Reaching Out" campaign.

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #13)

Sun Sep 22, 2013, 03:00 PM

Sep 2013

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GeoWilliam750 This message was self-deleted by its author.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

9. Nope

Reply to GeoWilliam750 (Reply #8)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 11:39 PM

Sep 2013

cheapdate

(3,811 posts)

10. Good insight, but I don't understand "forgive them for being right".

Reply to GeoWilliam750 (Reply #8)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 11:45 PM

Sep 2013

GeoWilliam750

(2,522 posts)

11. To forgive somebody for being right

Reply to cheapdate (Reply #10)

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 02:49 AM

Sep 2013

Means to admit being wrong.

jessie04

(1,528 posts)

12. kick

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Sat Sep 21, 2013, 12:19 PM

Sep 2013

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)

15. Brent Scowcroft - Bush Senior's National Security Advisor was reported as referring to the people

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Sun Sep 22, 2013, 03:07 PM

Sep 2013

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dominating Bush Juniors team as "a bunch of right-wing kooks." Keep in mind that Gen. Scowcroft was no liberal - he was a hard-nosed old Reaganite conservative - And considering that they are a lot crazier now than they were even in the Bush Junior days only a few years ago.

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