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GiqueCee

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4. As much as I love and admire Michelle...

Reply to TurboDem (Reply #2)

Thu May 21, 2026, 07:03 AM

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... "When they go low, we go high" was not her best moment. But then, that was probably her speech writer's contribution. If we're talking lofty principles of statecraft, sure, but when we're in a do-or-die battle with psychopaths, and trying to survive in a blood puddle, as we are now, sound bites won't save us.

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He's been a terrible disappointment JBTaurus83 Yesterday #1

What else has he done FHRRK1 20 hrs ago #28

Fantastic! TurboDem Yesterday #2

As much as I love and admire Michelle... GiqueCee Yesterday #4

When she said that, I was in Malaysia. I just yelled out "we just lost." AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #8

100 % agree. TurboDem Yesterday #9

She has explained it over and over again newdeal2 Yesterday #11

Really? AZ8theist 20 hrs ago #30

Her husband said, "Look forward, not backwards" in regards to Cheney/Bush war crimes and corruption. displacedvermoter Yesterday #12

I, too... GiqueCee Yesterday #18

I love Obama but that was a big mistake MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #20

As I recall Pelosi was saying that in 06 n/t FHRRK1 20 hrs ago #27

She wasn't President taking over from what was, at the time, the most evil Administration in our history... displacedvermoter 20 hrs ago #29

When the Speaker of the House comes out against it two years before taking office .... FHRRK1 18 hrs ago #32

The Buck Stops Wherever... displacedvermoter 18 hrs ago #33

that is lame FHRRK1 18 hrs ago #35

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Polis is hereby banned from speaking or being honored at party events. Cha Yesterday #3

I don't know why he didn't hold the line MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #21

It is important to remember this was not some minor transgression of youth. Bluetus 17 hrs ago #36

TY for Pointing All That OUT!.. Exactly. Cha 16 hrs ago #37

And after all of this, there are still people here attacking me Bluetus 6 hrs ago #38

That's a good start CDP. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #5

Imagine Deathsentence or Abbott doing this for a Dem. House of Roberts Yesterday #6

Good. Humiliate him. Indyfan53 Yesterday #7

So now what? Maybe he quits the party? FakeNoose Yesterday #10

I wonder if he'll lose any future support for running for any office in the future from them as well. cstanleytech Yesterday #14

If he tries to run for US Senate in the future, he will be crushed in the Democratic primary. This is far from his only Celerity Yesterday #19

GOOD! spanone Yesterday #15

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Good riddance to a bootlicking coward. dalton99a Yesterday #17

Yeah but Dump got his way Clouds Passing Yesterday #22

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Super proud of our Secretary of State! colorado_ufo 19 hrs ago #31

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