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Caliman73

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10. Perhaps...

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 23, 2019, 07:30 PM

Sep 2019

However, there was Lewindowski's aggressive performance at the hearing which had conservatives claiming victory. There was Candace Owens, who has no business ever being in front of congress as any kind of witness doing so for the second time in the last two years. There was a lobbyist MacDonald also in front of Congress pushing disgusting discredited studies during a hearing on Policing.

They aren't necessarily intelligent, but they have had success at framing the discussion. The question is what motivates them?

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"Owning the libs..." Right wing motivators? [View all] Caliman73 Sep 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #1

Thanks for the comment. Playing Devil's advocate... Caliman73 Sep 2019 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #8

"We have no real ideas. But if tearing families apart and putting kids in cages struggle4progress Sep 2019 #2

I think they have real ideas... horrible ones, but real. Caliman73 Sep 2019 #7

Obama was respectful and smart. And black. GOP couldn't have picked a more opposite cretin to fling NCLefty Sep 2019 #4

I think it is part of a larger strategy Caliman73 Sep 2019 #16

Racism. Pure, unadulterated racism. Moostache Sep 2019 #5

Own the libs? C_U_L8R Sep 2019 #6

Perhaps... Caliman73 Sep 2019 #10

My sister is one. C_U_L8R Sep 2019 #17

Authoritarians Cary Sep 2019 #9

Because "sticking it to the libs" makes them feel like WINNERS and Baltimike Sep 2019 #11

Many are indeed trolls just trying to get an angry reaction out of people they perceive, or in coti Sep 2019 #12

I prefer to own the magatards world wide wally Sep 2019 #13

The politics of spite lame54 Sep 2019 #14

disagree, it's just bigotry. the fact that they supported a fucked up pervert like trump JI7 Sep 2019 #15