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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDon't let the GOP's buffoonery distract you from its sinister intentions
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Paul Waldman
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Trump.may be gone, but his combination of buffoonery and sinister intents lives on in the GOP:
Opinion | Dont let the GOPs buffoonery distract you from its sinister intentions
Whether it's voter suppression or rogue foreign policy, the comical and the alarming go hand in hand.
washingtonpost.com
10:54 AM · Apr 30, 2021
Paul Waldman
@paulwaldman1
Trump.may be gone, but his combination of buffoonery and sinister intents lives on in the GOP:
Opinion | Dont let the GOPs buffoonery distract you from its sinister intentions
Whether it's voter suppression or rogue foreign policy, the comical and the alarming go hand in hand.
washingtonpost.com
10:54 AM · Apr 30, 2021
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/30/dont-let-gops-buffoonery-distract-you-its-sinister-intentions/
Over the course of the Donald Trump era, it was sometimes hard to keep two thoughts in your head simultaneously. On one hand, the president was an ignorant fool, a desperately insecure man-baby at whom one could never stop laughing. On the other hand, he was extraordinarily dangerous, causing unspeakable damage to our national spirit and the lives of Americans.
Though Trump may be fading, that combination of stupidity and malevolence is still the signature quality of the party he left behind.
Lets consider two stories about voting, from opposite sides of the country.
The Florida legislature just passed another voter suppression law, one that places restrictions on absentee ballots and drop boxes, requires voters to reapply to receive absentee ballots every two years, and limits who can drop off ballots, among many other things.
Asked for evidence of the fraud Republicans claimed necessitated the measure, one GOP lawmaker said, I dont know, but Im sure it was going on.
Of course, Florida is just one of many states where Republicans have rushed in a panic to address the problem of too many citizens voting. While the Georgia voter suppression law garnered the most attention, the most restrictive effort may be in Texas, where Republicans are trying especially hard to make voting inconvenient in large cities where Democrats are strong. There, as in other places, Republicans are seeking to limit the power of local officials to determine how elections are run.
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Don't let the GOP's buffoonery distract you from its sinister intentions (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Apr 2021
OP
Actually, I think the problem is too many people voting Democrat is their problem. n/t
SheilaAnn
Apr 2021
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underpants
(183,043 posts)1. Yes no don't let it distract you either from that....
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire The A-Team.
Midnight Writer
(21,856 posts)3. I hired the B-Team. I've regretted it ever since.
SheilaAnn
(9,712 posts)2. Actually, I think the problem is too many people voting Democrat is their problem. n/t
Wounded Bear
(58,792 posts)4. Definitely let's keep our eyes on the prize...
all the distractions can't distract us from the necessity of retaining control of Congress, and in fact strengthening our majorities.