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flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:15 AM Oct 2013

Harry Reid: "They don't believe in government, they're anarchists!"

We've come full circle if the Republicans now = anarchists when
anarchists = the Occupy movement!



Edit: this was just on Piers Morgan from an interview with Reid by Dana Bash

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Harry Reid: "They don't believe in government, they're anarchists!" (Original Post) flamingdem Oct 2013 OP
Link? ffr Oct 2013 #1
I just added that this was in an interview on CNN right now flamingdem Oct 2013 #3
Photo of Grover Norquist from interview he gave E. Klein Tuedsay >>> KittyWampus Oct 2013 #18
I found this video of Harry Reid's comments about anarchists rollin74 Oct 2013 #19
Thanks for posting that. Dana's a shill. Harry's uber polite and logical. freshwest Oct 2013 #26
To take it one step further they don't believe in "We the People" either. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #2
I think anarchist is nicer than traitor or fascist flamingdem Oct 2013 #4
I suppose it is, but I imagine that argument won't carry much weight in Somalia. n/t Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #5
I tend to think they are nihilists. roamer65 Oct 2013 #6
I think that word is too artsy for Harry flamingdem Oct 2013 #8
True, most Americans would have to run for a dictionary. roamer65 Oct 2013 #13
Ve believe in nothing, Lebowski! Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2013 #29
Ve cut off your funding, Lebowski! deutsey Oct 2013 #30
Touche! Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2013 #31
That would be hilarious! deutsey Oct 2013 #32
Oh they believe in government... YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #7
Is there even a one word description for them? flamingdem Oct 2013 #9
"Reactionary assholes" is two words, but it works... YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #10
Opportunist might fit in there somewhere flamingdem Oct 2013 #11
The sad thing is, I (and many other Democrats0 wish this wasn't the case... YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #12
Why sugar coat it? Control-Z Oct 2013 #16
Agreed, Z. All the words above didn't quite suit what I think Cha Oct 2013 #22
Let's call it right Jim Warren Oct 2013 #14
That would be a great zinger flamingdem Oct 2013 #15
Naw, Harry. I'm an anarchist. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #17
I can't stand horse faced Dana Bash. Harry did a good job. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #20
When it comes to Reid, I have to ask: blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #21
Muchas Gracias for the thread, Cha Oct 2013 #23
Reid has it wrong; Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #24
Um, no, they're not. Deep13 Oct 2013 #25
They are not anarchist LostOne4Ever Oct 2013 #27
kick rollin74 Oct 2013 #28

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
3. I just added that this was in an interview on CNN right now
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:17 AM
Oct 2013

Harry Reid being interviewed by Dana Bash.

He repeated "anarchist" twice with emphasis.

Uncle Joe

(58,362 posts)
2. To take it one step further they don't believe in "We the People" either.
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:16 AM
Oct 2013

Thanks for the thread, flamingdem.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
4. I think anarchist is nicer than traitor or fascist
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:18 AM
Oct 2013

and wonder if Reid will go there next week at this rate!

roamer65

(36,745 posts)
6. I tend to think they are nihilists.
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:21 AM
Oct 2013

There seems to be a dark "nothingness" to how they operate.

Just my opinion.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
8. I think that word is too artsy for Harry
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:24 AM
Oct 2013

He has to chose carefully since "anarchists" was labeled as over the top rhetoric.
Maybe he'll revert to spoiled children.

 

YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)
7. Oh they believe in government...
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:23 AM
Oct 2013

They love the government when it comes to the military, corporate subsidies, and tax subsidies.

They love their government pensions. Their constituents love their government programs like Social Security and Medicare.

They believe in government-just not a government that favors ALL the people.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
9. Is there even a one word description for them?
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:26 AM
Oct 2013

They are in lock step with one another, that's for sure.

I love how they justify their destruction by saying the founding fathers allowed for strategies like theirs to keep government in balance.

I'd pretty much call them con artists.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
11. Opportunist might fit in there somewhere
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:29 AM
Oct 2013

since they just bend rules and undermine order to fit their reactionary asshole goals. Maybe desperate fits in too.

 

YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)
12. The sad thing is, I (and many other Democrats0 wish this wasn't the case...
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:31 AM
Oct 2013

I wish we could all just "get along", but the GOP makes that impossible.

Jim Warren

(2,736 posts)
14. Let's call it right
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:36 AM
Oct 2013

Grifters is what they are. Whatever "ideological" ruse they espouse, their bottom line always ends up lining their own pockets carrying water for some lobbyist.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)
15. That would be a great zinger
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 12:53 AM
Oct 2013

I hope Harry uses that instead of anarchist.

Though .. grifters are sneaky and slink off into the night. This crew is aggressive and blunt.

Cerridwen

(13,258 posts)
17. Naw, Harry. I'm an anarchist.
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 01:08 AM
Oct 2013

They're fascists who wear hoods and robes. They need a leader; a strong father figure.

They would "heil, hitler" all over their burning crosses and start lynching everyone they hate.

Looks like I have to write him another letter. I hate that. I have to be so restrained.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
24. Reid has it wrong;
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 03:44 AM
Oct 2013

they're cool with government when it comes time to get inside a woman's uterus or block certain people from voting. It's just that they're nothing but filthy haters who are only behaving like this to spite a (Black) president of the opposite party.

Deep13

(39,154 posts)
25. Um, no, they're not.
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 03:45 AM
Oct 2013

The Rs do not believe in a single, human community that operates by consensus. They are against democratic government, but they are not against authority. They believe in a society where an elite few in government, corporations, religion, and other institutions have all the power and all the resources. Rather than demanding rights from them, the rest of us would need to be satisfied by charity or favors extended by the grace of the rulers.

LostOne4Ever

(9,288 posts)
27. They are not anarchist
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 04:05 AM
Oct 2013

The LOVE government when it comes to oppressing minorities, women, and homosexuals. They love war, the military, and creating a police state.

They are selfish authoratarian bigoted fascists! They are radical regressionist determined to turn this country into a totalitarian theonomy.

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