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Aristus
(71,138 posts)"I just don't like her..."
"She stayed with Bill...'
I want to thank all of those bobbleheaded fuckweasels for their "concern".
Looks what it's done for us...
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GP6971
(36,987 posts)lapucelle
(20,761 posts)
lapucelle
(20,761 posts)https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/us/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-no-fan-of-donald-trump-critiques-latest-term.html
DeeDeeNY
(3,842 posts)In an interview after RBG's death, her daughter said that she waited to resign so that her successor could be appointed by Hillary Clinton.
W_HAMILTON
(9,706 posts)But keep on blaming the dead for the stupid assed actions of the living -- some of which dared to call themselves progressive -- who apparently couldn't tell the difference between Hillary and Trump. Real good look.
inthewind21
(4,616 posts)the excuses tossed about.
MiniMe
(21,863 posts)There is no guarantee that Mitch would have let a justice get through
Celerity
(52,641 posts)
MiniMe
(21,863 posts)I think that was the "need 60 to pass cloture thing"
Celerity
(52,641 posts)and McTurtle refused to give him a vote in 2016. If RBG had stepped down in 2013 or 2014, we would have, if we had to, done another filibuster exception for SCOTUS (we had already done so for other POTUS nominees earlier). The Rethugs did the SCOTUS mini nuke themselves in early 2017 to confirm Neil Gorsuch after they had previously refused to take up Merrick Garland's nomination in 2016.
Cha
(315,169 posts)Hillary for their own Agenda.
TY
republianmushroom
(21,697 posts)brer cat
(27,175 posts)SYFROYH
(34,212 posts)
Voltaire2
(15,377 posts)it really was a massive calamity.
Nixie
(17,869 posts)you voted for as long as you voted. Now that was the massive calamity. Someone posted her quote in a recent thread a great reminder of what that kind of attitude cost us. What has recently happened certainly isnt progressive. Hillary warned us.
Voltaire2
(15,377 posts)Another thing somebody said.
Nixie
(17,869 posts)by suggesting it doesnt matter if you vote for her is the reason were here discussing Donald trumps Supreme Court instead of Hillary Clintons Supreme Court.
Voltaire2
(15,377 posts)Nixie
(17,869 posts)had to run against the far left and the right. So those people who undermined her also get a big buck stop. When you try to influence people against our nominee then this is the result. She warned us about the Supreme Court. No one else seemed to care about that. Now look at the damage.
Politics are sure different than when Truman ran for office. Im sure George Washington and Abraham Lincoln also ran different campaigns.
inthewind21
(4,616 posts)Seriously? I call bullshit! What's unfortunate, the absolute ignorance of how few in this country know how their own government works and depend on everyone BUT themselves to make their decisions for them. Guess what, Republicans count on that. And sad to say, it's a pretty safe bet for them. But go ahead, keep blaming it all on RBG or Hillary's "failure" or Russia or Fox of who/whatever is the blame of the day. Anyone or anything that lets the voters off the hook right? But, it won't change the FACT, we are where we are BECUSE of the voting and non voting public. Period!
betsuni
(28,464 posts)didn't 'splain things well enough, make enough populist promises, hold enough rallies for rural white people and explain hard enough at them. They vote for anti-immigration, culture wars, racial identity, this is well documented and it's completely wrong that Hillary ignored the swing states. We've discussed this many times with facts.
It's that populist myth that the majority of Trump/Republican voters will stop voting against their economic interests if you just tell them they are. Then they turn into democratic socialists. It's easy! You just have to have the right magical populist candidate. And of course this was proved wrong too.
Voltaire2
(15,377 posts)In my lifetime all of the above ran a failed campaign for president. They failed to persuade enough people in critical states to vote for them. It would be ridiculous to instead blame the voters for failing to be persuaded.
LetMyPeopleVote
(171,729 posts)Nixie
(17,869 posts)Its such a shame. How can they live with themselves giving an absolute con man like Trump so much power. Hillary did warn us.
betsuni
(28,464 posts)2016 was all about a Hillary that didn't exist. Should've listened to Oprah when she said who cares if you like her or not, she's not coming over to your damn house. Next election they'll try to make it all about Biden. But he's old, what if this or what if that, oh no, something might happen in the future. Anything to distract people from realizing it's about party, about majority in legislature, the end. We have a society here and it's not about me me me, what I think, what I want. Ugh.