Obama to GOP: You built Trump

[workinclasszero]

Obama to GOP: You built Trump
By EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE 10/13/16 10:26 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio — President Barack Obama on Thursday night tore into Republican leaders for “riding this tiger” of what he repeatedly called “crazy” hoaxes and conspiracies that created the conditions for Donald Trump to become their presidential nominee—and blasted anyone now trying to distance themselves out of what he derided as political expediency.

Clearly veering off-script, Obama turned to the example of proud Obama antagonist Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, whom he didn’t name, but noted had ordered the state National Guard to observe the 2015 Operation Jade Helm military exercises after right-wing media exploded with conspiracy theories about how it was actually secret prep for an Obama led junta. Abbott, Obama said, had said he didn’t know if the talk was true.

“What do you mean, you don’t know? What does that mean?” Obama said, leaning on the podium, his voice rising in anger. “They took it seriously. This is in the swamp of crazy that has been fed over and over and over and over again.”

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/obama-donald-trump-rise-229780

[tonyt53]

1. Yes they did, and they used unskilled nonunion workers in right to work states andno prevailing wage

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Schism. GOP will have to cut off its rump with a rusty hacksaw if it wants meaningful reform.

Either that or mainline Republicans leave en masse and form a new party.